ATEN CS72D, CS74D - 2/4-Port USB DVI KVM Switch Quick Start Guide

Also See for CS72D:

User manual (42 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Package Contents
2 Hardware Review
3 Hardware Installation
4 Operation
5 Hotkey Operation
6 Important Notice
7 Online Registration
8 Technical Phone Support
9 Documents / Resources
- 9.1 References
- 9.2 Download manual

ATEN CS72D, CS74D - 2/4-Port USB DVI KVM Switch Quick Start Guide

Package Contents

1 CS72D/74D 2/4-Port USB DVI KVM Switch
1 1.2 m 44-pin Custom KVM Cable Set
1 1.8 m 44-pin Custom KVM Cable Set (for CS74D only)
1 Power Adapter (for CS74D only)
1 User Instructions

Hardware Review

CS72D/CS74D Front View

Port Selection Pushbuttons
Port LEDs

CS72D/CS74D Rear View

DVI Console Port
Computer Port (s)
Power Jack (CS74D only)

CS72D/CS74D Side View

Audio Port
USB Console Ports

Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation Part 1
Hardware Installation Part 2

Plug your USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB Console ports located on the unit's side panel.
Plug your speakers into the Audio port located on the unit's side panel.
Plug your DVI monitor into the DVI Console port located in the unit's rear panel and power on the monitor.
Using the provided 44-pin cable set, plug the 44-pin connector into the Computer port(s) of the switch. At the other end of the cable, plug the USB, DVI-D and speaker connectors into their respective ports on the computer.
(CS74D only) Plug the power adapter that came with your switch into a power source, then plug power adapter cable into the switch's Power Jack.
Turn on the power to the computers.

Operation

Port-Switching

There are three convenient methods to access the computers: Front Panel Pushbuttons, Mouse, and Hotkey.

Switching via Front Panel Pushbuttons

Press and release a Port Selection Pushbutton to bring the KVM focus to the computer attached to its corresponding port.

Mouse Port Switching (Default setting is off)

Double-click the scroll wheel of your USB mouse to cycle through the ports.

Note:

This feature is only supported by USB 3-key scroll wheel mice.
This feature is only supported when Mouse Emulation is enabled.

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Setting Mode

All hotkey operations begin with tapping the [Scroll Lock] key twice. This invokes the Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM), which can be followed by tapping key combinations and the [Enter] key to perform various operations. Refer to the CS72D/74D user manual for detailed key combinations and the complete Hotkey Table.

Port Switching

Hotkey

Action

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll

Lock] [Enter]

Brings the KVM and audio focus from the port that currently has the KVM focus to the next port on the installation ( 1 to 2; 2 to 3; 3 to 4; 4 to 1 for the

CS74D).

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll

Lock] [X] / [x] [Enter]

1. Change [Scroll Lock], [Scroll Lock] to [Ctrl], [Ctrl].

2. Press again to change back.

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll

Lock] [K] / [k] [Enter]

Brings only the KVM focus from the port that currently has it to the next port on the installation.

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll

Lock] [S] / [s] [Enter]

Brings only the audio focus from the port that currently has it to the next port on the installation.

Hotkey Summary Table

After invoking HSM, key in one of the following keys to perform the corresponding function:

Key	Function
[X] / [x] [Enter]	Toggles between the default ([Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]) and alternate ([Ctrl] [Ctrl]) Port Switching keys.
[K] / [k] [Enter]	Toggles the KVM focus.
[S] / [s] [Enter]	Toggles the audio focus.

[D] / [d] [Enter]	Invokes Video Dynasync™, ATEN's exclusive technology.
[M] / [m] [Enter]	Enables/Disables mouse emulation.
[W] / [w] [Enter]	Enables/Disables mouse port-switching.
[E]	Enables/Disables Power On Detection.
[F2] [Enter]	Enables Mac keyboard emulation.
[F3] [Enter]	Enables Sun keyboard emulation
[F10] [Enter]	Automatically detects and sets the keyboard operating platform.
[F4] [Enter]	Lists the current switch settings via the paste function of a text editor.
[F5] [Enter]	Performs a reset on all USB devices.
[F6] [nn] [Enter]	Sets the keyboard language. Note: nn is a two-digit number that represents one of the following keyboard language code: US English: 33; French: 08; Japanese: 15.
[R] / [r] [Enter]	Resets the hotkey settings to their default status.

Important Notice

Considering environmental protection, ATEN does not provide a fully printed user manual for this product. If the information contained in the Quick Start Guide is not enough for you to configure and operate your product, please visit our website www.aten.com, and download the full user manual.

Online Registration

http://eservice.aten.com

Technical Phone Support

International:
886-2-86926959

North America:
1-888-999-ATEN Ext: 4988

United Kingdom:
44-8-4481-58923

All information, documentation, firmware, software utilities, and specifi cations contained in this package are subject to change without prior notifi cation by the manufacturer. Please visit our website http://www.aten.com/download/?cid=dds for the most up-to-date versions.