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The products covered by this instruction manual are manufactured and/or sold by Vertiv. This document is the property of Vertiv and contains confidential and proprietary information owned by Vertiv. Any copying, use or disclosure of it without the written permission of Vertiv is strictly prohibited.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Product Overview 1.1 Products Supported 1.2 Features and Benefits 1.3 System Requirements 2 Basic Operation 2.1 Switch Overview 2.2 Control Options 2.2.1 Rear panel status LED indicators 2.2.2 Important notes about keyboard shortcuts...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 1 Product Overview With the Vertiv™ Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch, you can securely connect to and switch between multiple computers at varying classification levels. You can simultaneously view as many as 16 active computers on one or two displays and seamlessly switch between them by moving the mouse across window borders while pressing the left CTRL key.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 1.3 System Requirements Ensure a minimum of one of the following operating systems is installed on the computers to be connected: • Microsoft Windows 8.1 and 10 or higher • Red Hat, Ubuntu or any other Linux platform •...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2 Basic Operation The keyboard and mouse console ports support only USB HID (Human Interface Device) keyboards and mice. Non-standard keyboards, keyboard with integrated USB hubs, or keyboards with other USB-integrated devices may not be supported.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.2.1 Rear panel status LED indicators The keyboard and mouse ports only accept USB HID (human interface device) keyboard and mouse devices. The 4- and 8- port models offer a Dedicated Peripheral Port (DPP). By default, the DPP supports authentication devices, such as smart card and biometric readers.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2. Press and hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to resize the windows as desired. NOTE: Window resizing is affected by the Auto Scaling Video Setting (See Auto Scaling on page 21.)
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NOTE: If the switch with custom DPP configuration is restored to factory settings, the DPP feature will revert to authorizing only authentication devices after the restart. See the Vertiv Cybex™ SC Series Secure Switches Additional Operations and Configuration Technical Bulletin for detailed DPP configuration procedures.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.7 Keyboard Lock LED Indicators All secure switches block communication from the computers to the keyboard to prevent potential data leaks. You can enable Caps Lock, Scroll Lock or Num Lock from a connected keyboard; however, the connected keyboard status indicators do not illuminate to indicate the settings are enabled.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide Table 2.4 Numeric Keypad Sequences Description Numeric Pad Sequence Example Layout with N windows 6 windows for computer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8: <ENTER> N X1 X2 … Xn Press: <ENTER> 6 1 5 4 3 8 2 Extended Screen Mode –...
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NOTE: You can change the password at any time. Restoring factory defaults does not reset the primary admin username and password. If you forget your username or password, contact Vertiv Technical Support for assistance. WARNING! After three failed log-on attempts, the device admin console locks. You can power cycle the switch to try again.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10 Presets The MultiViewer switch provides several predefined screen layout presets, and you can create up to eight custom presets for each screen layout. 2.10.1 Full-screen mode The selected computer displays in full screen.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10.2 Tile-screen mode The screen is divided into four, eight or 16 equal-sized windows. Figure 2.5 Tile-screen Mode Example To enable tile-screen mode: Enter L-CTRL | L-CTRL | q 2 Basic Operation...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10.3 Scale-screen mode The selected window is larger. Figure 2.6 Scale-screen Mode Example To enable scale-screen mode: Enter L-CTRL | L-CTRL | s 2.10.4 Using dual displays In single-screen mode, the primary display is active and the secondary display is disabled.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10.5 Extended-screen and Tile-screen Modes When combining extended-screen mode with tile-screen mode, the computers are displayed in four, eight or 16 equal-sized windows distributed across both displays. Figure 2.7 Extended-Screen and Tile-Screen Mode Example...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10.6 Extended-screen and Scale-screen Mode When combining extended-screen mode with scale-screen mode, the selected computer is shown on the primary display in full screen and all computers are shown on the secondary display in tile-screen mode. The selected computer is blank in the lower right corner of the tile screen.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 2.10.7 User-defined preset mode You can create and save as many as eight presets to enable you to quickly switch between customized layouts. To create a preset, first customize the display with the desired window arrangement.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 3 On-Screen Display Operation The MultiViewer switch is managed by an intuitive On-Screen Display (OSD) menu system. To activate the OSD: Press L-CTRL | R-CTRL | o The OSD of the SCMV2160DPH switch is shown for the following description of OSD functions. On each OSD screen, click the X ...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide • Half Border – Only works in full-screen mode. Provides a border on the right and bottom edges only to minimize screen usage while providing situational awareness of the selected computer.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide • Admin Mode – Allows windows to be resized and presets to be created. Mouse movement controls the MultiViewer switch and is not sent to any computer. Keyboard input is sent to selected computer. A large blue cursor displays while in Admin mode.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 3.2 Channel Settings Figure 3.2 Channel Settings Screen NOTE: The features on this screen are channel dependent. Select a channel to configure options. Repeat for remaining channels. 3.2.1 Select Channel •...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 3.3 USB Settings Figure 3.3 USB Settings Screen 3.3.1 Mouse Parking • Enable (default) - When you switch away from a computer, the mouse cursor is moved to the bottom right corner of the window.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 3.3.4 Keyboard Shortcuts • Enable (default) – keyboard shortcuts (L-CTRL | L-CTRL) are enabled. • Disable – keyboard shortcuts are disabled. 3.3.5 Keypad Presets • Enable – keypad presets are enabled. See Numeric Keypad Presets on page 10...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide Figure 3.4 Audio Settings Screen 3.4.1 Active channel only • Only digital audio from the selected computer is heard. • This is the default setting with a default volume level of 9.
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide 3.5 Advanced Operations Figure 3.5 Advanced Operations Screen 3.5.1 Reset to Factory Defaults • When the switch is restored to factory default settings, all user-defined configurations are erased including DPP custom configurations and user-defined presets.
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Appendices Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts Table A.1 Keyboard Shortcut Options Description Shortcut Reset to factory defaults L-CTRL | L-CTRL | F11 | r Activate the OSD L-CTRL | R-CTRL | o (letter ‘o’) Enter User mode L-CTRL | L-CTRL | u Enter Admin mode L-CTRL | L-CTRL | o (letter ‘o’) Disable CNS...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide Appendix B: Product Specifications Table B.1 Product Specifications Switch Models SCMV245DPH SCMV285DPH SCMV2160DPH Computers Ports Video Type DP / HDMI universal port Max resolution UHD 4K (3840x2160) @ 30 Hz Keyboard and Mouse 1 x USB 2.0 Type B...
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Vertiv Cybex™ SCMV Secure Desktop MultiViewer Switch Installer/User Guide Table B.2 Computer Cables Single Head Dual Head Computer Video Length Video Type (ft/M) Audio/USB Audio/USB/DPP Audio/USB Audio/USB/DPP 6/1.8 CBL0102 CBL0104 CBL0106 CBL0108 DP-to-DP 10/3.0 CBL0103 CBL0105 CBL0107 CBL0109 Mini DP mDP-to-DP, TAA 10/3.0...
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