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JUNE 2002
KV130-UPG
Serial Upgrade Kit for
ServSwitch™ Affinity
CUSTOMER
Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500)
SUPPORT
FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746
INFORMATION
Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com
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- Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
- 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 Serial Upgrade Kit for ServSwitch™ Affinity, including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. For an introduction to the Serial Upgrade Kit, see Chapter 2.
- Page 3 SERIAL UPGRADE KIT FOR SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY 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 4 NOM STATEMENT 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 5 TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch and ServSwitch Affinity are trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IBM and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
3. Installation ....................8 4. Operation ....................11 4.1 Overview and Cabling ............... 11 4.2 Configuration ..................12 4.3 The Terminal Display and Scroll Buffer ......... 13 5. Troubleshooting ..................15 5.1 Calling Black Box ................15 5.2 Shipping and Packaging ..............15... -
Page 7: Specifications
SERIAL UPGRADE KIT FOR SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY 1. Specifications The Serial Upgrade Kit adds these characteristics to the ServSwitch™ Affinity: Interface: Serial: EIA/TIA RS-232 proprietarily pinned on DB25 Protocol: RS-232: Asynchronous Data Format: RS-232: 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (fixed) Data Rate: RS-232: 50, 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps (user-selectable) -
Page 8: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The Serial Upgrade Kit for ServSwitch™ Affinity consists of a pair of replacement chips for the Port Cards with user ports (KV1301C) in an Affinity system. When combined with current versions of the Affinity firmware, these chips give the Affinity the ability to conduct communication sessions with serial equipment (PCs, routers, hubs, etc.) attached to their CPU ports. -
Page 9: Installation
Serial Upgrade Kit at your site, but if it’s an earlier revision, the Upgrade Kit’s chips won’t be compatible with the OSD daughtercard, and you’ll need to call Black Box Technical Support. Without messing around with the Affinity’s hardware at all, you can check the revision level in one of two ways: (a) Cycle power to the Affinity and watch the monitor screen at one of the attached user stations (the OSD firmware revision will scroll by quickly);... - Page 10 If the large right-hand chip is labeled with a revision earlier than O4.2, you won’t be able to install the Upgrade Kit in the field. Please skip the remainder of this procedure and call Black Box Technical Support. If the large right-hand chip is labeled with revision O4.2 or later, use a PLCC chip puller to carefully remove the two chips from the daughterboard.
- Page 11 Port Card to a PC, download the latest serial-supporting version of the Affinity’s main firmware files from our Black Box Web site or FTP, and download the files from the PC to the Affinity. Follow the directions for doing these things in the “Using the Serial Port”...
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Page 12: Operation
If you need some other type of cable or adapter to reach some other type of serial port or device—for example, the serial ports on some Cisco routers or the 8-pin DIN serial ports on legacy Sun computers—call Black Box Tech Support. We might be able to give you a quote. -
Page 13: Configuration
SERIAL UPGRADE KIT FOR SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY 4.2 Configuration To configure a CPU port on an upgraded ServSwitch Affinity as a serial port, press left-[Ctrl] [F12] at the keyboard of a user station attached to your Affinity system. This will bring up the on-screen display. Press the down-arrow key to move the highlight to the “Configure computers”... -
Page 14: The Terminal Display And Scroll Buffer
CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.3 The Terminal Display and Scroll Buffer With the Serial Upgrade Kit, the ServSwitch Affinity implements industry-standard VT100 terminal emulation. You can also use it in standard TTY mode and it will automatically scroll incoming data. Figure 4-2 shows a typical screen from a UNIX computer. - Page 15 SERIAL UPGRADE KIT FOR SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY At times you might see a rapidly changing screen when you switch to a serial port. This is because the first time you connect to a serial port with no data in the buffer, you will get a blank screen with the cursor in the upper left-hand corner.
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Page 16: Troubleshooting
• If you are shipping the Affinity for repair, make sure you include its power cord, all of the Cards installed in it, and the CPU Cables, User Cables, and Expansion Cables you’re using with it. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number. - Page 17 © Copyright 2002. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...