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- Page 1 JULY 2003 SW625A-R3 SW626A-R3...
- Page 2 ServSwitch system that’s just right for you. The ServSwitch ™ family from Black Box—the one-stop answer for all your KVM- switching needs! This manual will tell you all about your new Personal ServSwitch™ unit, including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. For an introduction to the Personal ServSwitch, see Chapter 2.
- Page 3 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch and Personal ServSwitch are trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
- Page 4 FCC/IC STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
- Page 5 PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
- Page 6 NOM STATEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
5.1.1 With the Unit Itself ..............17 5.1.2 With Video ................17 5.1.3 With the Mouse ............... 17 5.1.4 With the Keyboard ..............18 5.2 Calling Black Box ................19 5.3 Shipping and Packaging ..............19 Appendix: Keyboard Commands ..............20... -
Page 8: Specifications
User Controls — Keyboard commands; (1) Front-mounted CPU SELECT pushbutton Indicators — SW625A-R3: (4) Front-mounted LEDs: (2) CPU operating, (2) CPU selected; SW626A-R3: (8) Front-mounted LEDs: (4) CPU operating, (4) CPU selected Connectors —... - Page 9 PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ Connectors (continued) — For each computer port (SW625A-R3 has 2, SW626A-R3 has 4): (2) 6-pin mini-DIN female: (1) To keyboard ports, (1) To PS/2 mouse ports; (1) HD15 female: To video cards; (1) DB9 female: To RS-232 serial mouse ports Temperature Tolerance —...
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Page 10: Introduction
60 seconds each. • Cascadable expansion: Add up to two additional tiers of Personal ServSwitch units for system expansion. With cascading, the SW625A-R3 supports up to 8 PCs; the SW626A-R3 supports up to 64 attached computers. • Hot-pluggable: New PCs can be added or removed without powering down the Switch or other attached PCs. -
Page 11: Installation
PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ 3. Installation 3.1 Basic Installation 3.1.1 B EFORE NSTALL You will need the appropriate kits of straight-through-pinned cables in order to connect your PCs to the Personal ServSwitch, one kit for each PC. These kits consist of 6-pin mini-DIN male-to-male cables for keyboard connections, HD15 male-to-male for video connections, and either a second 6-pin mini-DIN male-to- male for PS/2 type mouse connections (our product code EHN405-PS2) or a DB9 male-to-female for serial mouse connections (our product code EHN405-AT). -
Page 12: Connecting Your Computers
Personal ServSwitch. The computer ports are labeled A and B on the SW625A-R3 and A through D on the SW626A-R3. Next, plug your mouse patch cable into the appropriate connector of the same port. -
Page 13: Cascading
“expansion units,” can be added to the system by connecting cables between the labeled ports on the base unit and the User Console connectors of the expansion unit. (Ports are labeled A and B on the SW625A-R3, A through D on the SW626A-R3.) See Figure 3-3. - Page 14 CHAPTER 3: Installation At this point, you can either connect PCs to the ports on the expansion units, or expand your system further by adding a second tier of expansion units, as shown in Figure 3-4. (The maximum size of a cascaded system is one SW626A-R3 base unit, four first-tier SW626A-R3 expansion units, sixteen second-tier SW626A-R3 expansion units, and 64 PCs.) Expansion unit...
- Page 15 PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ 0 . 7 Figure 3-5. Cascade: Cable interconnection. 3. For cascaded operation, you should use the optional 6-VDC power supply— our product code PS626 for 110-VAC operation or PS626E for 220-VAC operation—with any Switch that does not have at least one attached PC. (You should not need this power supply with any Switch that can get power from an attached PC.) Plug the transformer into the power socket on the Switch’s rear panel, as shown in Figure 3-6.
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Page 16: Operation
CHAPTER 4: Operation 4. Operation You can turn on your PCs one at a time or all at once. The green LEDs over each port letter on the Personal ServSwitch will light, indicating that the attached computer is powered on. After power-up, the Switch will light the amber LED of the currently selected port. -
Page 17: Scanning Pcs
PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ 4.2 Scanning PCs The Personal ServSwitch’s scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan, each PC in your Switch system. If you use the keyboard during scanning, the scan will pause until you finish, then resume with the next PC. (You can set the Switch to pause scanning on mouse activity as well if you want.) The scan “dwell time”... -
Page 18: Troubleshooting
CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting 5. Troubleshooting 5.1 Problems That Might Occur 5.1.1 W ITH THE TSELF Green channel LED not lit Verify that the computer is powered on. Check the cabling between your computer and the Personal ServSwitch. Verify that a keyboard works when plugged directly into your PC. -
Page 19: With The Keyboard
PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ 5.1.4 W ITH THE EYBOARD Keyboard is inoperable on one or more channels Verify that the cables from the PC to the Personal ServSwitch are connected properly. Verify that the keyboard is plugged into the keyboard port in the User Console section on the rear panel of the single or base unit. -
Page 20: Calling Black Box
If you need to transport or ship your Personal ServSwitch: • Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • Before you ship the unit back to Black Box for repair or return, contact us to get a Return Authorization (RA) number. -
Page 21: Appendix: Keyboard Commands
PERSONAL SERVSWITCH™ Appendix: Keyboard Commands These are all of the keyboard commands that you can currently use to operate the Personal ServSwitch. Key Sequence Action Selects the PC on the single or base unit’s port X. [CTRL][CTRL] X [ENTER] Selects the expansion unit on the base unit’s [CTRL][CTRL] XY [ENTER] port X and the PC on that expansion unit’s port Y. - Page 22 NOTES...
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- Page 24 Customer Support Information: FREE tech support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746. Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Dr., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com © Copyright 2003. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.