LevelOne KVM-0830 User Manual
LevelOne KVM-0830 User Manual

LevelOne KVM-0830 User Manual

8/16-port combo kvm switch w/ remote console port

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KVM-0830/KVM-1630
8/16-Port Combo KVM Switch
w/ Remote Console Port

User Manual

Ver. 1.00-0701

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    LevelOne KVM-0830/KVM-1630 8/16-Port Combo KVM Switch w/ Remote Console Port User Manual Ver. 1.00-0701...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ......................3 2. KEY FEATURES ......................4 3. PACKAGE CONTENT.....................4 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION..................5 5. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT....................5 6. CABLE DIAGRAM ......................6 7. FRONT PANEL........................7 8. REAR PANEL........................8 9. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................8 10. OPERATION........................ 11 11. DAISY CHAIN CONNECTION..................14 12.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Users can save their time and cost when building their system. Besides the USB console port, KVM-0830/1630 provide an Cat.5 remote console port for users to access KVM switch remotely with the KVM-9007 Cat.5 Receiver. After making connection between KVM switch and Cat.5 receiver by Cat.5/5e/6 cable, users can control...
  • Page 4: Key Features

    LED display for easy status monitoring Buzzer sound for switching port confirmation Built-in one daisy chain port for cascading up to 8 KVM-0830/KVM-1360 * The KVM-9007 Cat.5 Receiver is required for the Cat.5 remote control, it is highly recommended to use Cat.5e cable when the connection is shorter than 150 meters, and to use Cat.6 cable when the connection is between 150 and 300 meters.
  • Page 5: Technical Specification

    19” Rack Mount / 1RU Weight (g) 2090g 2300g Dimension (mm) 445(L) X 160(W) X45 (H) * Cascading 1 KVM-0830 + 7 KVM-1630 together 5. System Requirement Model No. KVM-0830 / KVM-1630 One VGA Monitor Local Console One USB Keyboard...
  • Page 6: Cable Diagram

    6. Cable Diagram PC Port Special Cable: (ACC-2101, ACC-2102, ACC-2103) HDDB15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin male, one Mini Din 6 pin and one USB special cables ------------ Daisy Chain Cable: (ACC-2109) VGA Cable: HDDB15 pin Male to Male Cat.5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C...
  • Page 7: Front Panel

    7. Front Panel KVM-0830: KVM-1630: 7-Segment BANK LED indication This KVM switch has three 7-segment LEDs to indicate which bank and port is selected. The first digit of 7-segment LED indicate the bank you selected and the last two digits indicate which port you select on this bank.
  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    KVM-1630: 9. Hardware Installation Before installation, please make sure all of peripherals and computers have been turned off. This example of installation is based on KVM-0830 and the procedure of KVM-1630 is the same. Step 1 KVM-0830 / KVM-1630 can be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or on a desktop.
  • Page 9 Step 3 Connect an USB keyboard to the KVM Switch. Step 4 Connect an USB mouse to the KVM Switch. Step 4-1 (Remote Console) Extending your PC console up to 1000 feet away: (1) Make sure that the Cat.5 cable is straight through type. (2) Plug one end of Cat.5 cable into the remote console port of KVM switch and the other end of Cat.5 cable into the RJ-45 port of KVM-9007 Cat.5 receiver.
  • Page 10 Step 5 The PC port connector is HDDB-15 pin type. Plug the HDDB-15 end of the KVM cable (HDDB-15 to VGA+PS/2+USB type) into PC port on the rear of KVM switch unit. The Rear Side of PC (a) For PS/2 computers - Plug the PS/2 connector into the PS/2 mouse port of PC. And to use the USB to PS2 adaptor to convert the USB connector into PS/2 interface, then connect it to the keyboard port of PC.
  • Page 11: Operation

    10. Operation The power on state of KVM-0830/1630: When you power on the KVM switch, it will prompt a login window for key-in USER NAME and PASSWORD. For more details, please refer to OSD menu operation. The push buttons 1~8: To switch from one to another port, please press the push button for the destination port on the front panel.
  • Page 12 Caps Caps ↓ Next Channel Lock Lock (Note: You can press “up arrow key” or “down arrow key” for longer time to speed up the selecting) Caps Caps Page Previous Bank Lock Lock Caps Caps Page Next Bank Lock Lock Down Port No.
  • Page 13 Example: A. To access a computer at port 4 of the 3rd bank, you can press through hot key as below: Caps lock + Caps lock + 3 + 04 B. To access a computer from Bank 3 to Bank 4, you can press through hot key as below: Caps lock + Caps lock + Page Down Note: Bank no.
  • Page 14: Daisy Chain Connection

    11. Daisy Chain Connection Note: Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up have been turn off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers. A. Turn on the KVM switches first then connect the daisy chain cable (ACC-2109). Use one end of daisy chain cable to connect the chain in of daisy chain ports of bank 1 KVM switch and the other end of daisy chain cable for chain out of daisy chain ports of bank 2 KVM switch.
  • Page 15 Daisy Chain Operate and Display The BANK button: If you want to view the KVM switch on next bank, please press “BANK“ button. The bank LED will be changed from bank 1 to the maximum daisy chain level and then to press “BANK“...
  • Page 16: On Screen Display

    12. On Screen Display On Screen Display Menu provides a menu driven interface to handle a multi-language menu, access security, computers switching process, to name a PC name or server name, to set up the password/window display time and to search PC port name if you don’t remember it.
  • Page 17: User Name

    To type default user name is eight zero “00000000” and press “Enter”. USER NAME 00000000 PASSWORD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To type default password is eight zero “00000000” and it will prompt eight star symbol “********” and then press “Enter“. USER NAME 00000000 PASSWORD...
  • Page 18: Main Menu

    “MAIN MENU” window on your monitor as below after passing user name and password checked. There are two ways to operate the on screen display (OSD) menu: 1. Keyboard Operating: In MAIN MENU window, use the Up or Down arrow key to select a category and press “Enter”...
  • Page 19 09 OSD MOUSE: To set up the mouse moving speed in OSD menu. HELP ESC : CANCEL/QUIT ENTER : COMPLETE →/↑/←/↓: SELECT INSERT : EDIT PgUp/PgDn : BANK SELECT Please operate the options in HELP window by using keyboard ESC, ENTER, INSERT, UP/DOWN arrow keys, and Page Up/Page Down keys on your keyboard or by using mouse to move cursor instead of arrow key command of keyboard and clicking mouse left button instead of keyboard ENTER command.
  • Page 20 The default language is ENGLISH. To move the high light bar by up or down arrow key or mouse to select language as you need. To press ENTER key or double click the language by mouse and return to MAIN MENU. To press ESC key to cancel the selection and return to MAIN MENU.
  • Page 21 PORT NAME: To activate “PORT NAME” window, use keyboard or mouse to move the highlight bar to “PORT NAME“ and press ENTER key or double click the left mouse button. MAIN MENU SELECT OPTION : 01 LANGUAGE 02 PORT NAME 03 PORT SERACH 04 USER SECURITY 05 CONSOLE SECURITY...
  • Page 22 a. The 1 column is Bank no. b. The 2 column is your PC system name list. You can define your PC name in maximum 10 characters. The factory default PC names of 16 ports KVM switch are from “SYSTEM 01”, “SYSTEM 02”……, “SYSTEM 16” and the factory default PC names of 8 ports KVM switch are from “SYSTEM 01”, “SYSTEM 02”,…, “SYSTEM 8”.
  • Page 23 To press Insert key or click the right mouse button to edit PC name. To use Esc key to cancel editing PC name without any change or Enter key to complete new PC name. PORT NAME BANK 1 : 01 ☼ SYSTEM 01 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SYSTEM 03 04 ☼...
  • Page 24 To activate “PORT SEARCH” window, please move the highlight bar to “PORT SEARCH“ and press Enter key or double click left mouse button. MAIN MENU SELECT OPTION : 01 LANGUAGE 02 PORT NAME 03 PORT SEARCH 04 USER SECURITY 05 CONSOLE SECURITY 06 ACCESS LIST Y 07 HOTKEY 08 TIME SETTINGS...
  • Page 25 Example: Key in “COMPUTER “ as port name to search port name which matched “COMPUTER“ and press Enter key to get port name list. If no PC matched the string “Computer”, a “PORT NAME NOT FOUND” message will be displayed. PORT SEARCH ENTER NAME COMPUTER...
  • Page 26 USER SECURITY: The “USER SECURITY” is for user to avoid all PC systems to be intruded by the unauthorized people. MAIN MENU SELECT OPTION : 01 LANGUAGE 02 PORT NAME 03 PORT SEARCH 04 USER SECURITY 05 CONSOLE SECURITY 06 ACCESS LIST 07 HOTKEY 08 TIME SETTINGS 09 OSD MOUSE...
  • Page 27 Moving cursor to the NAME list or PASSWORD list and pressing INSERT key to edit them. Or move the mouse cursor to the NAME list or PASSWORD list to edit them. After editing NAME or PASSWORD, to press ENTER key to complete it and the cursor will be moved to the next following NAME or PASSWORD.
  • Page 28 To change “ON “ state to “OFF“ state or “OFF “ state to “ OFF “ state, use Up or Down arrow key or mouse click. And press Enter key or ESC key to go back to MAIN MENU. CONSOLE SECURITY ACCESS LIST: To activate “ACCESS LIST”...
  • Page 29 up which PC system port could be enabled or disabled access. After finishing set up, press ESC key to return to main menu. ACCESS LIST BANK 1 : USER 12345678 SYSTEM 01 XXXOOOOO SYSTEM 02 OOOOOOOO SYSTEM 03 OXOXOOOO SYSTEM 04 OOOOOOOO SYSTEM 05 OOOXOXXO...
  • Page 30 Use the Up or Down arrow key to select port for destination system name. Use “PgUp“ key or “PgDn” key for selecting previous or next Bank. Only SUPERVISOR has the right to edit ACCESS LIST. If an ADMISTRATOR try to edit it, the KVM switch will response a warning message and stop the operation.
  • Page 31 TIME SETTINGS: Use the Up or Down arrow key on keyboard to move the highlight bar to “Time Settings” and then pressing Enter Key or Moving the mouse cursor to Time Settings and double click the left mouse button. MAIN MENU SELECT OPTION : 01 LANGUAGE 02 PORT NAME...
  • Page 32 OSD MOUSE: You can change the move speed of mouse cursor in this window. There are three levels of mouse speed: “FAST”, “MIDDLE” and “SLOW”. Use the Up or Down arrow key on keyboard to move the highlight bar and select what move speed you want to use.
  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    13. Troubleshooting Ensure that all cables are well seated. Label all of cables with the number for each respective computer to avoid confusion. Don’t press any key on the keyboard while the selected computer is booting up. Otherwise, it might cause the keyboard error or keyboard is not detected at PC side. If the keyboard or mouse does not work when connected to the KVM switch, please make sure the keyboard or mouse works when directly plug into the computer.
  • Page 34: Certification

    14. Certification This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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