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Revision 2.5
October 2014

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  • Page 1 ® ANUAL Revision 2.5 October 2014...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this document represents the current view of Amulet Hotkey® as of the date of publication. Because Amulet Hotkey must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Amulet Hotkey, and Amulet Hotkey cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5. 3 Command line installations with install.cfg..12 9. Using the K4u with trading keyboards....33 5. 4 Mouse Point menu..........14 9. 1 Amulet Hotkey AHK3000D keyboard....33 5. 5 Disable Mouse Point menu items .....14 9. 2 Bloomberg keyboards........35 5. 6 Mouse Point registry values.......15 10.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    It enables up to four computers to be controlled from a The Amulet Hotkey K4u switch is designed for use in mission- single keyboard and mouse. The stereo audio outputs of the...

  • Page 5: Your K4U + At A Glance

    2. Your K4u at a glance The K4u has various LEDs and connections on the front and 3 Hot-plug port rear panels. These are described below. Use this port to connect un-hosted USB devices (such as a printer or memory stick) to an attached computer. This 2.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    This RS232 port provides a method for updating firmware on section 7. the K4u . Amulet Hotkey provide a utility to manage firmware updates. You can run this utility on any Windows 2. 2 Rear panel computer with an appropriate serial port. See section 8.
  • Page 7 Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 6 Feature connector 7 Power socket This socket supports the following features: Use this socket to connect power to the K4u . This is a DC inlet and relies on a supply from the PSU (CA-XX01-0002) K4 Controller (CA-HKCT-0004) ●...

  • Page 8: Dip Switches

    3. DIP switches The K4u has a two sets of DIP switches fitted to the underside A6: Confirmation Beeps of the case. A label alongside these switches indicates the Factory default: A6=ON function of each switch. This section describes the individual When A6 is ON, the K4u gives a confirmation beep switches.
  • Page 9 Sharing Indicators show the current status of the shared ● channel, regardless of the keyboard and mouse focus. Contact your local Amulet Hotkey sales team for more information about sharing indicators. See item 6 in section 2.

  • Page 10: Hot Keys

    4. Hot Keys The K4u uses hot-key combinations to invoke various functions. (Sun USB keyboards only) Disables channel changing with the Typically, you hold down two predefined hot-keys and then single ‘channel’ keys. See section 7.1.5. press a third key ie, you press all three keys together. For example, you can switch channels on the K4u by holding down Note: You must apply this hot-key combination every time...

  • Page 11: Installing Mouse Point

    1 Download the zip file containing the Mouse Point installer. The zip file is available on the Support > Downloads page of the Amulet Hotkey website, www.amulethotkey.com. Mouse Point installer, Choose Components screen 2 Extract the Mouse Point installer from the zip file. The...

  • Page 12: Command Line Installations With Install.cfg

    <file path> Specifies the full UNC path of the folder containing the Typically, your Amulet Hotkey contact will provide a template package file for scheduled firmware updates. For example: install.cfg file that you can edit as required. An example file is...
  • Page 13 Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual installPath <folder path> 5.3.3 Example install.cfg file Specifies a default installation folder when the Mouse Point The following example shows a typical installer setup. For installer runs (see section 5. 2). This setting defaults to : example, scheduled firmware updates run at 3 a.m.

  • Page 14: Mouse Point Menu

    Only choose this menu item under the To configure the Mouse Point installer to disable these menu guidance of Amulet Hotkey technical staff. items automatically, add the following lines to install.cfg. Then Update Mouse Point Configuration...

  • Page 15: Mouse Point Registry Values

    5.6.2 Firmware update results Locate the following registry key: Locate the following registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Amulet Hotkey\USB updating config HKLM\SOFTWARE\Amulet Hotkey\USB updating results Within this key, the following registry values configure Mouse Within this key, the following registry values indicate the results Point operations, including firmware updates.

  • Page 16: Setting Up The K4U

    6. Setting up the K4u Follow these steps: This section describes how to set up the K4u . In particular, it explains how to: 1 Right-click the Mouse Point icon in the system tray Set up channel changing with a mouse pointer ■...

  • Page 17: Set Up Saversync™ And Remember Last Channel

    Mouse Point v1.61 or above. You can download the between screens. Mouse Point applet from the Support > Downloads page of the Amulet Hotkey website, www.amulethotkey.com. Host PC: Verify that Mouse Point is installed on a computer ■ attached to the K4u .

  • Page 18: Set Up A Cascade Of Multiple Switches

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual To set up the cascade: 6. 4 Set up a cascade of multiple switches Cascading two or more K4u switches allows you to increase the 1 Plug a USB cable into the channel 1 USB port on the rear of...
  • Page 19 Caps Lock + Alt. keys (such as the Amulet Hotkey AHK3000E) to change channels. If you need to change channels using hot keys: In the example below, a master K4u...

  • Page 20: Set Up Channel Sharing

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 6. 5 Set up channel sharing 6.5.1 Share a computer In these instructions, the master K4u is attached directly to the You can connect two K4u switches to allow two users to computer that you want to share. The secondary K4u control a single shared computer.

  • Page 21: Check The K4U Status

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 3 Plug a USB cable into any hosted USB port (A to D) on the 6. 6 Check the K4u status front of your master K4u and into any rear panel USB port The Status dialog and About dialog, both launched from the on the secondary K4u (channel 1 in this example).

  • Page 22: Log Files

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 6.6.2 About dialog 6. 7 Log files The About dialog contains status details for Mouse Point, Details about the firmware updates are written to local and, including details about log file locations and recent and optionally, remote log files. Log files are named <computer scheduled firmware updates.

  • Page 23: Using The K4U

    7. Using the K4u This section explains the key operations that end users need to 7.1.2 Mouse Point know when using computers attached to a K4u . These include: Mouse Point® is an intuitive secure system for changing channels on the K4u using your mouse.

  • Page 24: Hot Plugging Usb Devices

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual Mouse Point operates over the USB connection from the K4u 7.1.6 Skip unused channels (active sensing) the attached computers and requires an application to be With active sensing enabled when you switch channels, the K4u running on each computer.

  • Page 25: Audio Switching And Mixing

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 7. 3 Audio switching and mixing 7. 4 Synchronize screen savers You can set up the K4u to switch or mix the stereo audio output By activating the SaverSync™ feature, you can synchronize from each attached computer through to the common audio...

  • Page 26: Support For Smart Cards

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 7.5.2 Security Note the following: A user must log into each attached PC individually ie, they ■ must switch to each PC in turn and enter their PIN. The K4u does not log the user into all attached PCs automatically.

  • Page 27: Control Extra Computers By Cascading Multiple K4U + Switches

    (such as the activity is detected. Specifically, control is relinquished when Amulet Hotkey AHK3000E) to change channels. You cannot the sharing timeout expires. This timeout is set by DIP use Mouse Point or mouse buttons to change channels.

  • Page 28: Updating The Firmware

    Mouse Point from the source computer. If you register on the Amulet Hotkey website, you can choose to Mouse Point: Firmware updates are driven by the Mouse ■...

  • Page 29: Remote Manual Updates (Usb)

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 5 In the Locate Package dialog, select the .pkg file containing 7 In this registry key, edit the following registry value: the firmware package. oneShotUpdateResult Set this registry value to 1. This registry change alerts Mouse 6 In the resulting ‘Auto-Switch’...

  • Page 30: Remote Scheduled Firmware Updates (Usb)

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 11 When the update completes, the results are written to the 4 In this registry key, edit the following registry values: local and remote log files. See section 6. enableScheduledUpdates Also, the oneShotUpdateResult registry value (see step 7) Set this value to Yes to enable scheduled firmware now indicates the update outcome.

  • Page 31: Firmware Updates Over A Serial Connection

    When the update completes, the final message reads port using a direct M-F serial cable. If required, a suitable “Package copied successfully”. cable is available from Amulet Hotkey Technical Support (part no. CL-XX01-2014). See section 2. 2 for port details.

  • Page 32: Firmware Update Failures

    Amulet Hotkey K4u Manual 6 Update the main processor firmware: 8. 6 Firmware update failures a. Click the Update Firmware button in the K4u section. If a user changes channels away from the source computer b. In the Load Firmware dialog, browse to the required .DLD...

  • Page 33: Using The K4U + With Trading Keyboards

    If you want to use the AHK3000D keyboard to control a remote Dealing 3000 keystation and up to four computers attached to the K4u , you must use an extender such as the Amulet Hotkey PCs attached 3 (CL-DXDL-0001) Dealing 3000 keystation...
  • Page 34 Note: The AHK3000D keyboard layout can be customized. Do not plug the cable into the K4u hot-plug port! Contact your local Amulet Hotkey sales office for more 4 Connect a USB mouse to the K4u or, as shown previously, information.

  • Page 35: Bloomberg Keyboards

    To use the recent Bloomberg Keyboard 4 (model STB100), the 5 Connect a mouse to the USB 'Mouse' port on the front of must have Amulet Hotkey concession CN661 note applied; the K4u contact Amulet Hotkey technical support for details.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    10. Specifications Power supply 12V 1.25A external supply Power consumption (switch only) Less than 5 W Dimensions (W x H x D) 250 x 31 x 155 mm (9.8 x 1.2 x 6.1 inches) Unit weight: 1.38 Kg (3.03 lbs) Channel PS/2 &...

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