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Avocent SWITCHVIEW OSD Installation & User Manual

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  • Page 1 SwitchView ® Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 2 INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 SwitchView ® Installer/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, the Power of Being There, SwitchView and AutoView are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. © 2004 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 FCC Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ® SwitchView Installer/User Guide Contents Chapter 1 - Product Overview Feature Overview ....... . .3 Compatibility .
  • Page 7 C H A P T E R Product Overview Contents Feature Overview ......3 Compatibility ......4...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Product Overview

    Chapter 1: Product Overview Product Overview Feature Overview The SwitchView OSD allows you to control up to 64 PCs with one keyboard, monitor and mouse. Each computer can be up to 30 feet away from the SwitchView OSD. The SwitchView OSD works with IBM PC/AT and PS/2 systems, and 100% compatible machines with support for VGA, SVGA, XGA and XGA-II video.

  • Page 10: Compatibility

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide entire system. This utility will also read and save your current configura- tion for extra security. Push-button & keyboard switching In addition to using the on-screen menus, you can switch computer chan- nels with a simple keyboard sequence. You can also cycle through active channels with SwitchView OSD’s select button.
  • Page 11 C H A P T E R Installation Contents Basic Install ......7 Advanced Install .

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: Installation Installation Basic Install 1. Power-down all computers that will be part of your SwitchView OSD system. Connecting your Peripherals 2. Locate your PS/2 keyboard, VGA video monitor and PS/2 mouse. 3. Plug your VGA monitor cable into the blue port on the back of your SwitchView OSD in the user console section.
  • Page 14 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Connecting Computers to the SwitchView OSD 4. Locate your first expansion cable. There will be one 6-foot cable ending with three connectors on each end: one 15-pin “HDD ” for your video, one 6-pin miniDIN connector for a PS/2 keyboard connection, and one 6-pin miniDIN connector for a PS/2 mouse connection.
  • Page 15 Chapter 2: Installation 7. Locate the power cord that came with your SwitchView OSD unit. Plug it into the power socket on the rear of the SwitchView OSD unit. Plug the other end into an appropriate AC wall outlet. 8. Power-up your SwitchView OSD unit first, then power-up all attached computers.

  • Page 16: Advanced Install

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Advanced Install Attaching Multiple SwitchView OSD Units to your System 1. Follow steps 1-6 of the Basic Install section. 2. Locate an available set of expansion cables. Choose an unused port, labeled A-H, on the rear of your SwitchView OSD unit. Plug the video expansion cable connector into the blue port of your chosen channel.
  • Page 17 C H A P T E R Basic Operations Contents Overview ....... 13 Keyboard Control .

  • Page 19: Chapter 3: Basic Operations

    Chapter 3: Basic Operations Basic Operations Overview Your SwitchView OSD may be operated in a non secure (no password required) or secure (password required) mode. All units ship defaulted to the non-secure mode. For information on implementing password security see the “Administrator Functions ”section of chapter 4. PCs may be powered-up one-at-a-time or all at once.

  • Page 20: Keyboard Control

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Keyboard Control The following notational conventions appear throughout this chapter to illus- trate commands for operating the SwitchView OSD. Whenever you see one of the symbols listed on the left side of the table, substitute the corresponding steps or values listed on the right side of the table.

  • Page 21: Keyboard Switching

    Chapter 3: Basic Operations Keyboard Switching One of the ways to change the active channel in a non-secured SwitchView OSD system is by entering a short sequence of keystrokes on the keyboard. This is called keyboard, or hot-key, switching. Note: Hot-key switching is only available in the default non-secure state. For more information on secure versus non-secure operation, see the ‘Administrator Functions’...

  • Page 22: System Control & Maintenance

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide System Control & Maintenance The following commands are used for system control and maintenance. Enter the command sequences to perform the actions described in the table below. Key Sequence Action <CM> n <Enter> Sets the keyboard scan set where is a scan set number 1-3.
  • Page 23 C H A P T E R On-Screen Display Operations Contents Activating OSD ......19 The OSD Window ..... . . 20 The Command Menu .

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 - On-Screen Display Operation

    Chapter 4: On-Screen Display Operations On-Screen Display Operation Activating OSD Activate on-screen display (OSD) by pressing either of the keyboard Control keys twice within one second. In nonsecure mode, this brings up the main OSD Window, “Administrator Channel List”. In secure mode, activating OSD will bring up the “User Login” window. Type in your user name and press .

  • Page 26: The Osd Window

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide The OSD Window This window lists all named channels in your SwitchView OSD system. They will be listed alphabetically with their channel addresses and access status beside them. When in secure mode, only the channels that are acces- sible to the logged in user will be listed.

  • Page 27: The Command Menu

    Chapter 4: On-Screen Display Operations The Command Menu Once you have activated the main OSD Window, you can open the Com- mand Menu by either pressing the key twice or by typing Control ALT-M Avocent Control Panel Administrator Command Menu Channel Maintenance Administrator Functions Turn Scanning ON...

  • Page 28: Basic Channel Maintenance

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Basic Channel Maintenance The Channel Maintenance Menu is accessed from the Administrator Com- mand Menu, and is available if you are operating in non-secure mode or if you are the system administrator. Here you can add, delete or alter individual channels.
  • Page 29 Chapter 4: On-Screen Display Operations Deleting an Existing Channel 1. Highlight the channel you wish to delete in the main OSD Window. 2. Press the key twice or type to access the Command Menu. Control Alt-M 3. Select ‘Channel maintenance’ from the Command Menu. 4.

  • Page 30: The Id Window

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide The ID Window The ID Window appears when you change channels and displays the name of the selected channel. This window can be individually config- ured for each channel in your system. The characteristics of the ID Window can be changed from the Channel Maintenance Menu.
  • Page 31 Chapter 4: On-Screen Display Operations Setting the ID Window Dwell Time This menu selection lets you set the time that the ID Window remains on screen after a channel switch. Each channel can be configured indepen- dently. The default time is set for 5 seconds. 1.

  • Page 32: Administrator Functions

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Administrator Functions The Administrator Functions Menu is accessed from the Command Menu. Here, you can create an administrator password, set a system logout time and create individual user logins with specific access and privileges. This menu If you config-ure an is only used if you are running your system in secure mode.
  • Page 33 Chapter 4: On-Screen Display Operations Creating the Administrator Password 1. Press the key twice or type to access the Command Menu. Control Alt-M 2. Select ‘Administrator Functions’ from the Command Menu. 3. Select ‘Administrator Password’ from the Administrator Menu. 4. Type your password and press .
  • Page 34 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide 6. Choose the ‘Access’ sub-menu. Here, you will see a listing of all attached servers in the channel list. For each server, choose a level of access for this user by selecting one of the function keys listed on the screen: F5 for no access, F6 for video only or F7 for video and keyboard/mouse capability.
  • Page 35 C H A P T E R Channel Scanning Contents Choosing a Scanning Method ... . . 31 Setting the Scanning Order ....32 Turning Scanning On and Off .

  • Page 37: Chapter 5: Channel Scanning

    Chapter 5: Channel Scanning Channel Scanning Choosing a Scanning Method SwitchView OSD's scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan, your computer channels without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected, scanning is suspended until all keyboard activity stops. Scanning then resumes with the next channel in sequence. Mouse activity will not affect scanning in any way.

  • Page 38: Setting The Scanning Order

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Setting the Scanning Order 1. From the main OSD Window, press the key twice or type Control Alt-M to access the Command Menu. 2. Choose ‘Scanning order’ from the menu. 3. Select either ‘Sequential order’ or ‘Alphanumeric order’. 4.

  • Page 39: Setting The Scanning Dwell Time

    Chapter 5: Channel Scanning Setting the Scanning Dwell Time (System Administrators and non-secure mode users.) For Sequential Scanning 1. From the main OSD Window, press the key twice or type Control Alt-M to access the Command menu. 2. Choose the option ‘Sequential Scan Dwell Time. ’ 3.

  • Page 40: Scanning And Security

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Scanning and Security In non-secure mode, you may scan your channels either alphanumerically according to your channel list or sequentially through all attached servers. Note that with sequential scanning, you will pause at every active channel, regardless of whether that channel has been added to the channel list or not.

  • Page 41: Chapter 6 - Appendices

    C H A P T E R Appendices Contents Specifications ......37 Pairing ....... . 38 Troubleshooting .

  • Page 43: A: Specifi Cations

    Chapter 6: Appendices Appendices Specifications Mechanical Height: 1. 7" (4. 5 cm) Width: 17. 2" (43. 7 cm) Depth: 6. 5" (16. 51 cm) Weight: 4. 2 lbs (1. 91 kg) Environmental/Power Operating Temperature: 41° (5°C) to 104° (40°C) Storage Temperature: -4° (-20°C) to 122° (50°C) Input Power: 8.

  • Page 44: B: Pairing

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Pairing Pairing connects two SwitchView OSD units serially, allowing access to 16 computers with one keyboard, monitor and mouse without using a computer port. It is used in place of cascading two units. To pair your SwitchView OSD units, use the instructions below instead of those given in the Installation chapter.
  • Page 45 Chapter 6: Appendices 5. Press the key twice more to activate the Administrator Com- Control mand Menu. Avocent Control Panel Administrator Command Menu Channel Maintenance Administrator Functions Turn Scanning ON Scanning Order Sequential Scan Dwell Time Reset Standard Mouse/Keyboard Reset Wheel Mouse/Keyboard Version Information ENTER-accept ESC-previous...
  • Page 46 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Pairing Connections 1. Locate the pairing cable kit. (CDUAL) It will contain a Y-video cable with two 15-pin male VGA connectors and one 15-pin female VGA connector. It also contains a 9 pin male serial cable. 2.
  • Page 47 Chapter 6: Appendices Connecting Computers to the SwitchView OSD 1. Power down the computers that will be part of your SwitchView OSD system. Make sure that both of your SwitchView units are turned off. 2. Locate your first expansion cable. There will be one 6-foot cable ending with three connectors on each end: one 15-pin “HDD”...
  • Page 48 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide 4. Locate the power cords that came with your SwitchView OSD units. Plug each one into the IEC power connectors on the SwitchView OSD units. Make sure that the power switches are off, then plug the other end of the power cords into appropriate AC wall outlets.
  • Page 49 Chapter 6: Appendices Uninstalling Pairing 1. Press either key twice to bring up the On-Screen Display Admin- Control istrator Channel List menu. 2. Press twice again, select ‘Administrator Functions’ and press Control Enter 3. Select ‘Unit Configuration’ and press Enter 4.

  • Page 50: C: Troubleshooting

    SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Troubleshooting Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or hardware problems you encounter with your Avocent product. If a problem should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: 1.
  • Page 51 Chapter 6: Appendices Symptom Action No video Verify that the video cable between the PC and the SwitchView OSD is correctly connected. Verify that the monitor cable is correctly connected to the SwitchView OSD. Power down the computer. Connect the monitor directly to the computer and power up again.
  • Page 52 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide Symptom Action Keyboard is inoperable If keyboard does not function on one channel, verify that on one computer channel the cables from the computer to the SwitchView OSD are connected properly. If you are operating in secure mode, verify your keyboard and mouse privileges.
  • Page 53 Chapter 6: Appendices Symptom Action Unable to change Verify that the channel is powered. Check channels using OSD the address confi gured in OSD. If the computer is powered and the address is correct, call Avocent Technical Support. Administrator password Call Technical Support.
  • Page 54 SwitchView OSD Installer/User Guide...
  • Page 55 LIMITED WARRANTY Avocent Corporation warrants to the original retail purchaser that this product is and will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 24 months from the date of purchase. Additionally, all Avocent products carry an unconditional thirty-day satisfaction guarantee. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfi...
  • Page 56 For Technical Support: Email: support@avocent.com www.avocent.com Avocent International Ltd. Avocent Corporation Avocent House, Shannon Free Zone 4991 Corporate Drive Shannon, County Clare, Ireland Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +353 61 715 292 Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +353 61 471 871 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent Germany Avocent Asia Pacifi...

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