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ATEN CM1164 User Manual

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  • Page 1 4-port USB DVI-D KVMP Control Center CM1164 User Manual www.aten.com...

  • Page 2: Fcc Information

    CM1164 User Manual FCC Information This is an FCC Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. 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 3: User Information

    CM1164 User Manual User Information Online Registration Be sure to register your product at our online support center: International http://eservice.aten.com Telephone Support For telephone support, call this number: International 886-2-8692-6959 China 86-10-5255-0110 Japan 81-3-5615-5811 Korea 82-2-467-6789 North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988...

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    © Copyright 2010–2012 ATEN® International Co., Ltd. F/W Version: v1.0.097 Manual Date: 2012-08-16 ATEN and the ATEN logo are registered trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. All other brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CM1164 User Manual Contents FCC Information ..........ii User Information .
  • Page 6 CM1164 User Manual Hardware Cursor Mode ........24 Channel Editor .
  • Page 7 CM1164 User Manual Fn Key ..........47 Restore Default Values .

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below. Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the CM1164 system. Its purpose, features and benefits are presented, and its front and back panel components are described.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers: International http://www.aten.com...
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  • Page 11: Introduction

    KVM focus. A Daisy Chain Control (DCC) port allows a user to connect and control up to four CM1164 units via a single console. This enables the use of only one keyboard/mouse over several computers or another CM1164.This is convenient for growing networks that need to monitor and manage more computers –...
  • Page 12 In addition, the firmware upgrade by USB interface simplifies the process and ensures your CM1164 is up-to-date. With its unique design and innovative features, the CM1164 4-port USB DVI- D KVMP Control Center provides both style and functionality for a wide...

  • Page 13: Features

    Firmware upgradeable via a computer’s USB port Power on detection – if one of the computers is powered off, the CM1164 automatically switches to the next powered-on computer Auto Scan Mode Full bass response provides a rich experience for 2.1 channel audio...

  • Page 14: Requirements

    CM1164 User Manual Requirements Console A DVI-D Single Link display capable of the highest possible resolution A USB mouse A USB keyboard Microphone and speakers (optional) Computers The following must be available on each computer: A DVI port Note: The quality of the display is affected by the quality of the display card.

  • Page 15: Operating Systems

    UNIX FreeBSD 3.51 and higher Solaris 8 and higher Novell Netware 6.0 and higher OS 9 and higher On-Screen Display (OSD) Languages The CM1164’s GUI is in English by default. Other languages supported are: French, German, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

  • Page 16: Components

    CM1164 User Manual Components Front View Component Description LED Status Panel This panel contains LED icons that light to indicate mode and port status. The Mode and Port Selection Pushbuttons each have three corresponding LED icons that represent audio, KVM, and USB Link status. See LED Display, page 16, for full details.

  • Page 17: Rear View

    USB peripheral, microphone and speakers plug into this section. DVI KVM Port Section The cables that link the CM1164 to your DVI-D Single Link computers plug in here. Each DVI KVM port is comprised of a microphone jack, speaker jack, USB type B socket, and a DVI Single Link connector.

  • Page 18: Ir Remote Control

    Port Selection Buttons Press these buttons to switch ports (1~4). Station Selection If the CM1164 is daisy chained to one or several units Buttons (up to 4), press the button corresponding to the CM1164 device that you want to configure or operate.

  • Page 19: Hardware Setup

    Keyboard Power On function. Rack Mounting For convenience and flexibility, the CM1164 can be mounted on system racks. To rack mount a unit do the following: 1. Remove the screws attached to the unit as shown in the diagram below:...
  • Page 20 CM1164 User Manual 2. Using the screws provided in the Mounting Kit (not included with this package), screw the mounting bracket into the side of the unit as show in the diagram below: Phillips hex head Phillips hex head M3x6 M3x6 Note: The Mounting Kit is not included in the package.

  • Page 21: Grounding

    To prevent damage to your installation it is important that all devices are properly grounded. 1. Use a grounding wire to ground the CM1164 by connecting one end of the wire to the grounding terminal, and the other end of the wire to a suitable grounded object.

  • Page 22: Single Station Installation Diagram

    CM1164 User Manual 9. Power on the displays and the computers/devices. Note: The recommended power-on sequence is Port 1–Port 2–Port 3–Port Single Station Installation Diagram D V I...

  • Page 23: Daisy Chaining

    Do the following: 1. Use an RJ-45 cable to connect the DCC Out port of the parent CM1164 unit to the DCC In port of the child CM1164 unit (first station out to second station in, second station out to third station in, etc.).
  • Page 24 CM1164 User Manual Daisy Chain Installation Diagram Parent unit...

  • Page 25: Basic Operation

    Chapter 5. Port ID Numbering Each KVM port on the CM1164 switch is assigned a port number (1, 2, 3, and 4). The port numbers are marked on the rear panel of the switch. The Port ID of a computer is derived from the KVM port number to which it is connected.

  • Page 26: Led Display

    CM1164 User Manual LED Display The Mode and Port Selection Pushbuttons on the CM1164’s front panel each have three corresponding LED icons that represent audio, KVM, and USB Link. These light green or orange, depending on status, as shown in the table,...

  • Page 27: Manual Switching

    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Manual Switching The Mode selection pushbutton and the pushbuttons that correspond to each port have three icons – KVM, audio, and USB Link. The icons on the Mode pushbutton light up when the Mode pushbutton is pressed to indicate cycling through the corresponding KVM, audio, and USB modes.

  • Page 28: Display Modes

    CM1164 User Manual Display Modes The CM1164 enables users to use various Display Modes so that the screen can show more than one computer/video source at one time. This feature is useful when requiring information from multiple computers/video sources conveniently.

  • Page 29: Quad View

    Chapter 3. Basic Operation The four Display Modes available are as follows. Quad View Quad View displays all four computers/video sources on the display. By default, the resolution for Quad View uses the resolution of the source device assigned to Port 1. However, you can configure the resolution and choose a better fit via the OSD.
  • Page 30 CM1164 User Manual Triple - shows three computers/video sources, as shown below. Note: There is an option to view Channel 1 in full so that the other channels do not cover the right side of the screen, but it is shown in a smaller resolution that allow all the channels to fit into the display.

  • Page 31: Channel Id

    Chapter 3. Basic Operation Channel ID Depending on the Display Mode selected, the screen may be divided into two, three or four sections to show the corresponding computer(s)/video source(s) connected to the KVM ports. Each section has a designated Channel ID and this assignment remains the same for all Display Modes.

  • Page 32: Pip Quad

    CM1164 User Manual PiP Triple The Channel IDs are ordered in a clockwise direction, with letter A starting at the left panel, and letter B following at the top right panel. PiP Quad Like the previous Display Mode, the Channel IDs are ordered in a clockwise direction, with letter A starting at the left panel, and letter B following at the top right panel.

  • Page 33: Fn Keys

    OSD menu. Use the Fn Key page and select the configuration you want to use. Hot Plugging The CM1164 supports USB hot plugging – components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the USB hub ports without the need to shut the unit down.

  • Page 34: Hardware Cursor Mode

    CM1164 User Manual Hardware Cursor Mode The CM1164 supports Hardware Cursor Mode, which can be enabled via OSD (see Hardware Cursor Mode, page 40). With this feature, you can use the mouse while the OSD is invoked and navigate the OSD menus and select menu options as if you were working with a web browser.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3. Basic Operation Click the port number to highlight the display channel window and click again to go through the window sizes available. Set it according to preference. Highlight the port number of a display channel’s port number that you want to change.

  • Page 36: Powering Off And Restarting

    CM1164 User Manual Powering Off and Restarting If it becomes necessary to power off the unit, before starting it back up you must do the following: 1. Shut down all the computers that are attached to the switch. 2. Unplug the switch’s power adapter cable.

  • Page 37: Keyboard Port Operation

    Chapter 4 Keyboard Port Operation The CM1164 provides an extensive, easy-to-use hotkey function that makes it convenient to control and configure your KVM installation from the keyboard. Activate the OSD To activate the OSD using your keyboard, tap the Scroll Lock key twice: [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] You can close the OSD by pressing the Esc key or the space bar.

  • Page 38: Invoking Hsm

    Esc key, or the spacebar. The following table describes the actions that each combination performs on the CM1164 bar. You have to invoke HSM first then enter the key combinations, and this applies to each hotkey command you want to perform.
  • Page 39 [Station ID] [Port ID] [K] [Enter] Brings only the KVM focus to the computer/ source device that corresponds to the Port ID entered, on the CM1164 that corresponds to the Station ID entered when several units are daisy chained. See Video DynaSync, page 31.

  • Page 40: Auto Scanning

    The KVM focus cycles from port to port at n second intervals. [Enter] Note: The n stands for the number of seconds that the CM1164 should dwell on a port before moving on to the next. Replace the n with a number between 1 and 99 when entering this hotkey combination.

  • Page 41: List Current Kvm Settings

    To invoke Video DynaSync, do the following: 1. Invoke HSM (see page 28) 2. Press [D] Note: When the monitor is disconnected and reconnected, the CM1164 executes Video DynaSync one more time.

  • Page 42: Channel Editor

    CM1164 User Manual Channel Editor When Hardware Cursor Mode is enabled (via OSD, see Hardware Cursor Mode, page 40), the Channel Editor feature allows users to use the mouse to directly manipulate the display size and screen position of a channel, as well as change the port number assigned to it.

  • Page 43: Osd Operation

    Power User - 222222 User - 333333 Guest - 000000 These passwords can be changed in the Security page (see page 43), except for the Guest account. When Security is enabled, the Guest account will be disabled automatically to secure the CM1164.

  • Page 44: Osd Operation And Menu

    Front panel pushbuttons. Use the Function (Fn1~Fn4), Select and OSD pushbuttons located on the CM1164’s front panel. The Fn1~Fn4 buttons are positioned to correspond to the up / down / left / right directions.
  • Page 45 Chapter 5. OSD Operation Menu Page Sub-Menu Page(s) Setting System Hardware Cursor Mode Enable / Disable Hardware Cursor Type OSD Hotkey Scroll Lock / Ctrl Hotkey Selection Mode [Num Lock] + [-] / [Ctrl] + [F12] Video DynaSync Enable / Reload / Default KVM EDID Activate Beeper Enable / Disable Port ID Display...

  • Page 46: Port Selection

    CM1164 User Manual Port Selection Click the Port Selection icon to select which computer/video source device is shown on the display screen or has the audio, KVM, and USB focus. Select the corresponding port number of the computer/video source and click save.

  • Page 47: Display Modes

    Chapter 5. OSD Operation Display Modes Click the Display Mode you want to use to go to a page where you can configure which computer(s)/source device(s) correspond to each channel, and which channels are shown in the display screen. See Channel ID, page 21 for information on how channels work.

  • Page 48: Disable Channel

    CM1164 User Manual (Continued from previous page.) To configure the PiP (Dual / Triple / Quad) screens, do the following steps: 1. Check the port number that corresponds to each channel. 2. Alpha. Checking this option affects the amount of transparency for the port’s display, enabling you to see through it.

  • Page 49: Dcc

    When a source device’s resolution does not match the channel’s video resolution, it is adjusted to fit accordingly and black space may fill the gaps. Up to four CM1164 units can be daisy chained in one installation and users can switch between up to 16 computers/video sources. See Daisy Chaining, page 13 for more information.

  • Page 50: Setting

    CM1164 User Manual Setting The Setting menu can be used to configure the CM1164, and is further divided into three pages: System, Computer and Configuration. There is also a Help submenu. System Use the System page to configure settings related to operating the OSD, optimizing the video display and securing the device.

  • Page 51: Osd Hotkey

    EDID so that boot-up display problems are eliminated. In the Video Dynasync page, check Enable to use this feature. If you want the CM1164 to check and store the EDID of a console monitor at each startup, check Reload.

  • Page 52: Osd Language

    CM1164 User Manual Port ID Display You can assign a different Port ID instead of using the default Port IDs (1 to 4) of each physical port. This is useful in scenarios where there are more than 4 computers/source devices, such as when daisy chaining two or more CM1164s.

  • Page 53: Auto Scan

    Security You can change the passwords of the Administrator, Power User and User accounts for accessing the CM1164 OSD screens. To do this, check Enable and click on the account you want to edit. Enter the new password (6 digits, numeric characters 0 to 9) and click save.

  • Page 54: Login Timeout

    CM1164 User Manual Login Timeout When the CM1164 is not in use, set how long the CM1164 waits (in minutes) before it automatically logs out. Use the minus (-) and plus (+) signs to assign a number from 1 to 99.

  • Page 55: Computer

    Use the Computer page to configure settings related to the hardware components of the CM1164 installation. Keyboard Emulation Check Enable to have the CM1164 support keyboard emulation for error-free booting and hotkey functionality. Click save. Note: 1. PC keyboard combinations emulate Sun/Mac keyboards.

  • Page 56: Power On Detection

    CM1164 User Manual Power On Detection The CM1164 has a Power On Detection feature, which means that if the computer that has KVM focus is powered off, the CM1164 automatically switches to the next powered-on computer. Check Enable and click save to use this feature.

  • Page 57: Configuration

    Chapter 5. OSD Operation Configuration Use the Configuration page to configure settings related to the CM1164’s firmware. Fn Key Use the Fn Key page to store display settings, and select which stored settings to display. Edit - This page lets you save a display configuration to a function key (Fn1~Fn4).

  • Page 58: Restore Default Values

    Selection - This page lets you select the function key you want the CM1164 display device to show. Check the function key (Fn1 to Fn4) that you want the CM1164 to display and click save. The configuration is displayed immediately.

  • Page 59: Firmware Upgrade

    Before you Begin To prepare for the Firmware Upgrade, do the following: 1. Using a computer connected to the CM1164 unit (via the DVI KVM Port Section, see Rear View, page 7), go to our Internet support site and choose the model name of your device (CM1164) to get a list of available Firmware Upgrade Packages.

  • Page 60: Starting The Upgrade

    CM1164 User Manual Starting the Upgrade 1. Run the downloaded AP/Firmware Upgrade Package file – either by double clicking the file icon, or by opening a command line and entering the full path to it. If applicable, follow the on-screen instructions to input customer information.
  • Page 61 Chapter 6. Firmware Upgrade (Continued from previous page.) 3. The Firmware Upgrade Utility main screen appears. The Utility inspects your installation. All the devices capable of being upgraded by the package are listed in the Device List panel. 4. As you select a device in the list, its description appears in the Device Description panel.

  • Page 62: Upgrade Succeeded

    After the upgrade has completed, a screen appears to inform you that the procedure was successful: Click Finish to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility. After a successful completion, the CM1164 exits Firmware Upgrade Mode, and resets itself. Upgrade Failed If the Upgrade Succeeded screen does not appear, it means that the upgrade failed to complete successfully, in which case you should do the following: 1.

  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions. Save them for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the device. Do not place the device on any unstable surface (cart, stand, table, etc.). If the device falls, serious damage will result. Do not use the device near water.
  • Page 64 CM1164 User Manual If an extension cord is used with this device make sure that the total of the ampere ratings of all products used on this cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.

  • Page 65: Technical Support

    Appendix Technical Support International For online technical support – including troubleshooting, documentation, and software updates: http://eservice.aten.com For telephone support, Telephone Support, page iii. North America Email Support support@aten-usa.com Online Troubleshooting http://www.aten-usa.com/support Technical Documentation Support Software Updates Telephone Support 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988 When you contact us, please have the following information ready beforehand: Product model number, serial number, and date of purchase.

  • Page 66: Specifications

    CM1164 User Manual Specifications Function CM1164 Computer Connections Port Selection Front Panel Pushbuttons; Hotkeys; IR Remote Control; On-Screen Display (OSD) Connectors Console 1 x USB Type A Female (Black; rear panel) Ports Video 1 x Single Link DVI-D Female (White) Mouse 1 x USB Type A Female (Black;...

  • Page 67: Troubleshooting

    PC or OS does The CM1164 has a built-in USB 2.0 hub, so not support USB does not support PCs or OS that do not 2.0. support USB 2.0.
  • Page 68 Use the [d] hotkey to invoke Video DynaSync has not passed one more time or switch to another PC to through to the reconnect the CM1164. See highlight the port monitor when number of a display channel’s port number switching ports...

  • Page 69: Mac Keyboard Emulation

    Appendix Mac Keyboard Emulation The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below. PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard [Shift] Shift [Ctrl] Ctrl [Ctrl] [1] [Ctrl] [2] [Ctrl] [3] [Ctrl] [4] [Alt] [Print Screen]...

  • Page 70: Sun Keyboard Emulation

    CM1164 User Manual Sun Keyboard Emulation The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard when the Control key [Ctrl] is used in conjunction with other keys. The corresponding functions are shown in the table below.

  • Page 71: Factory Default Hotkeys And Settings

    Appendix Factory Default Hotkeys and Settings Setting Hotkey Default Port Switching (Default / Alternate) [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] Invoking HSM [Number Lock] [-] Auto Scan Interval [Scroll Lock] 5 seconds [Scroll Lock] [A] [Enter] Keyboard Operating Platform [F10] PC Compatible Mouse Emulation Enabled Keyboard Emulation...

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