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- Page 1 MiniView™ Ultra 8 Port KVM Switch User Manual (GCS138)
- Page 2 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora- tion. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Package Contents & Requirements………………………...……... Features………………………………..………………………...…... Introduction ... Overview... Installation ………………………….……...…... Powering Off ..…………..…...……...… Hot Plugging... Port ID Numbering .………...………...… Port Selection …...…...………..………...… OSD Operation ………………..………... Function Keys …...………..………...… OSD Security …..……………..……...…...… PC Connection Table …..…………...……...… Specifications …..…...……..……..…...… Trouble Shooting... Technical Support .………………..………...… Radio &... -
Page 4: Package Contents & Requirements
Package Contents & Requirements Package Contents: • 1 MiniView Ultra KVM switch • 1 Power Adapter • 1 Rack Mount Kit • 1 Installation Manual • 1 Quick Start Guide • 1 Warranty Registration Card Note: Please check to make sure that all components are included and nothing is damaged. -
Page 5: Features
• Control up to 512 computers by connecting multiple GCS138s together • On Screen Display provides a convenient method for accessing the computers • Add Macintosh support with IOGEAR’s optional Mac Adapter (GCV160) • Connected computers can be added or removed from the setup without disturbing the other computers •... -
Page 6: Introduction
Introduction The MiniView™ Ultra GCS138 is a KVM switch that controls access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Before the development of the MiniView™ Ultra, the only way to control multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly network system. Now, with the MiniView™... -
Page 7: Overview
ULTRA, use a thin object (such as the end of a paper clip, or a ballpoint pen), to press this recessed switch in to initiate a warm reset. If the switch is kept in for longer than three seconds, a cold reset takes place. - Page 8 Overview Back 1. Port for optional power adapter 2. Console ports 3. CPU ports to connect computer, keyboard and mouse via our premium bonded KVM cables 4. VGA CPU ports to connect to your computer via our premium bonded KVM cables...
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Page 9: Installation
Installation Console Connection (power adapter connection) To connect your console to the MiniView™ Ultra, you will need your VGA monitor, PS/2 mouse, PS/2 keyboard and the MiniView™ Ultra power adapter. Attach the power adapter to your MiniView™ Ultra and plug the other end of the adapter into a standard surge protector. - Page 10 Installation Console Connection (console ports on GCS138) Step 1. Connect your monitor cable into the console side of the MiniView™ Ultra video port. Step 2. Plug your PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard into their designated ports on the console side of the MiniView™ Ultra.
- Page 11 Installation CPU Port Connection Step 1. Connect the female VGA end of your IOGEAR KVM cable into the male video port on the MiniViewTM Ultra labeled with a CPU port number. Step 2. Plug in the PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard connectors located on the same end as the female video connector.
- Page 12 Installation Connecting the Computer (ports on the back of the computer) Step 3. Plug in the remaining PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard connectors into your computer’s keyboard and mouse ports. Step 4. Repeat steps 1-3 for any additional computers you wish to connect NOTE: You may need to attach a PS/2 to AT adapter on the keyboard cable if your computer has an AT keyboard connection.
- Page 13 Cascading MiniView™ Ultra units Use standard IOGEAR PS/2 KVM cables to cascade units. Step 1. Connect the female VGA end of your IOGEAR KVM cable into the male video port on an available CPU port of the MiniView™ Ultra. Step 2.
- Page 14 Installation Cascading MiniView™ Ultra units (continued) Step 3. Now, plug the male end of the video cable into the female video port on the secondary MiniView™ Ultra’s console port. Step 4. Plug in the remaining PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard connectors into the keyboard and mouse ports on the secondary MiniView™...
- Page 15 Root/Slave Switch Cascading units works in a pyramid format. The root unit is the first unit (top of pyramid) and the cascaded MiniView™ Ultras are the secondary slave units. Only the first unit will be set to root while the preceding switches will be set to slave mode. There is a maximum of three levels of MiniView™...
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Page 16: Powering Off
(3) It is not necessary to shut down and restart any of the stations or computers above the station you powered off. 2. Wait 10 seconds, then power on the MiniView™ GCS138 stations starting with the last station in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down. -
Page 17: Hot Plugging
2. The mouse cable must be plugged in before the keyboard cable. 3. After plugging the cable back in, you must perform a KVM Reset on the First Stage unit (by pressing the Reset switch). • Hot Plugging Console Ports: 1. -
Page 18: Port Id Numbering
Port ID Numbering Since each CPU Port on a MiniView installation is assigned a unique Port ID, you can directly access any computer on any level. Specify the Port ID using the Hotkey port selection method or the On Screen Display menu. The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is determined by the Stage Level and CPU Port number of the MiniView unit that the computer is connected to. -
Page 19: Port Selection
Manual Simply press the appropriate port selection switch on the MiniView Ultra’s front panel. After you press the switch, the Selected LED lights to indicate that the port is currently selected. The On Screen Display automatically switches to highlight the PC that you have selected. -
Page 20: Osd Operation
Although HotKey switching still works, using OSD is a great deal more convenient - especially in large, daisy chained installations where a great number of computers are connected to several MiniView™ Ultra GCS138 units, and it is difficult to keep track of which port a particular PC is attached to. - Page 21 OSD Main Menu Headings: This column lists the Port ID numbers (Station Number - Port Number) for all the CPU Ports on the installation. The simplest method to access a particular PC (assuming you know which port it is attached to), is to use the Navigation Keys to move the Highlight Bar to the desired location, then press [Enter].
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Page 22: Function Keys
Pressing a Function Key brings up a related submenu that is used to conveniently configure and control the OSD. For example, you can rapidly switch to any port, scan selected ports only limit the list you wish to view, designate a port to be included in the Quick View scan group, create or edit a port name, or make OSD setting adjustments. - Page 23 Highlight Bar to it, then pressing [Enter]. (2) If you select a port that does not have a PC attached to it, or if the attached PC is powered Off, the OSD will still switch to it, and will not show an error. Function Keys...
- Page 24 Function Keys F4 QV. The QuickView function is disabled in GCS138. F5 Edit: For convenience in remembering which PC is attached to a particular port, every port can be named. The Edit function allows you to name the currently highlighted CPU Port (if it doesn’t already have a name), or to modify/delete the Port Name if it...
- Page 25 F6 Set When you press [F6] an OSD configuration submenu opens. To change a setting, move the highlight bar to the choice you want, then press [Enter]. On the submenu that appears next, move the highlightbar to the choice you want and press [Enter]. An icon of a pointing finger indicates which choice is the currently selected one.
- Page 26 Function Keys Setting Function Clears all settings from memory, and returns the unit to the factory defaults. You are asked to confirm before the procedure goes on. Key in Y, then press [Enter] to confirm. While the settings are being cleared, a Restore Default Values message appears on the display to indicate so.
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Page 27: Osd Security
Access Authorization The OSD password function is used to control locking and unlocking consoles. To prevent unauthorized switching, the administrator can use the password to lock the console on a particular computer, or even a null port to prevent unauthorized access of any computers. OSD password also gives the administrator control over the value stored in the KVM, any time someone wants to alter the value stored in KVM such as station name, he will be asked to provide the password. -
Page 28: Pc Connection Table
PC Connection Table Mini View Ultra - PC Connection Table The following table indicates the relationship between the number of MiniView Ultra units and the number of PCs that they control: 57 - 64 113 - 120 8-15 64 - 71 120 - 127 15 - 22 71 - 78... -
Page 29: Specifications
Function Specification Direct PC Connections 512 (via Daisy Chain) Front Panel Switches Port Selection Hot Keys On Screen Display Power 1 (Blue) LEDs On Line Port 8 (Orange) Selected Port 8 (Green) 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN female (PS/2 style) - Console Keyboard 8 x 6 pin mini-DIN female (PS/2 style) - CPU Ports 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN female (PS/2 style) - Console... -
Page 30: Trouble Shooting
PCs that are connected to it that have the Keyboard ‘Power On’ function, otherwise the switch will still receive power from the PC. After involking the hotkey Incorrectly keying in the Port function iwth [Ctrl+Alt+Shift}... -
Page 31: Technical Support
To help IOGEAR® customers obtain the highest level of performance form their ION™ Drive, IOGEAR® Service Support team is available to answer your technical questions. Do not hesitate to call if you are having trouble getting your drive to work correctly. Service Support can be reached at IOGEAR® from 8am to 5pm Pacific Standard Time,... -
Page 32: Radio & Tv Interference Statement
Radio & TV Interference Statement & Limited Warranty Radio & TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. - Page 33 Contact info. 23 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618 • (P) 949.453.8782 • (F) 949.453.8785 • www.iogear.com...