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- Page 1 The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide...
- Page 2 Emerson, Emerson Network Power and the Emerson Network Power logo are trademarks or service marks of Emerson Electric Co. Avocent, the Avocent logo and LongView are trademarks or service marks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. This document may contain confidential and/or proprietary information of Avocent Corporation, and its receipt or possession does not convey any right to reproduce, disclose its contents, or to manufacture or sell anything that it may describe.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Overview Features and Benefits Video support EDID management USB support Audio support Serial support Unit Overview Operating modes Basic Operation Upgrades Receiver Video display connections EDID management USB connections Link connection Audio connections Power connection Using hotkeys Dashboard Appendices Appendix A: ... - Page 4 Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide...
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Page 5: Product Overview
Product Overview ® The Avocent LongView™ 5000 series high performance KVM extender system is a DisplayPort KVM extender that enables you to locate your critical computing hardware in a secure and temperature controlled environment away from the user workstation while maintaining the same user desktop experience. Using either one or two CATx cable links you can achieve separation distances of up to 150 meters/492 feet between the transmitters and receivers. -
Page 6: Serial Support
2..The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide Serial support The transmitters and receivers each have serial options ports which are used for firmware upgrades. The ports can also be used for transferring high speed serial data across the CATx link. - Page 7 Product Overview..3 LongView™ 5000 Series Receiver Receiver Descriptions Number Description Number Description Headphone input Audio line-in Microphone input Optional B link USB port Main A link Front panel indicators Secondary DisplayPort video input Hi-speed USB port Primary DisplayPort video input System reset Multi-function serial port Audio line-out Power input...
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Page 8: Operating Modes
4..The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide The following table contains indicator descriptions for both the transmitter and receiver. Front Panel Indicator Descriptions Indicator Mode Description Main A link is connected. Flashes Main A link is not connected. -
Page 9: Basic Operation
Basic Operation The Options port on the rear panel of every extender operates as a serial connection that can either: • Be used to update the firmware of the unit • Provide an RS232 serial connection that is passed between the transmitter and receiver. When the extenders are not in upgrade mode, they can be used to transfer serial data between them at rates up to 115200 baud. -
Page 10: Edid Management
6..The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide Support for other video standards Both ports support the DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++) standard, which means that as well as providing high resolution DisplayPort signals, they can also sense when a single-link HDMI or DVI adaptor is attached. -
Page 11: Power Connection
Basic Operation..7 To select microphone mode, press 3. The microphone icon is displayed on the screen to confirm your selection. The selected input is patched through, via the link cable, to the line-out jack of the transmitter. Power connection Each receiver is supplied with a 20 W power adaptor. There is no on/off switch on the unit, so operation begins as soon as a power adaptor is connected. -
Page 12: Dashboard
8..The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide NOTE: If you do not press any key within five seconds, or press any key other than the digits 1 to 7 the keyboard will revert to normal operation. To use another hotkey function, repeat the procedure. -
Page 13: Appendices
Appendices ..9 Appendices Appendix A: Pinouts The options port on each extender accepts either 8p8c or 10p10c connectors, as required. Port Pinouts Port Pinout Description 8p8c 10p10c Signal Not used 5VDC power output (100 mA maximum) GND reference for all signals RS-232 data receive (RXD) RS-232 auxiliary data transmit (reserved) RS-232 auxiliary data receive (reserved) - Page 14 10..The Avocent® LongView™ 5000 Series High Performance KVM Extender System Installer/User Guide...
- Page 15 If you encounter any installation or operational issues with your product, check the pertinent section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following outlined procedures. For additional assistance, visit www.avocent.com/support. Avocent Community Support Site To search product knowledge content, visit community.emerson.com/networkpower/support/avocent.
- Page 16 About Emerson Network Power Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), delivers software, hardware and services that maximize availability, capacity and efficiency for data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power provides innovative data center infrastructure management solutions that bridge the gap between IT and facility management and deliver efficiency and uncompromised availability regardless of capacity demands.
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