Digitus 8/16-Port Combo KVM OSD Switch For Usb And PS/2 User Manual
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Digitus 8/16-Port Combo KVM OSD Switch For Usb And PS/2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index 1. INTRODUCTION ......................3 1.1 F .........................3 EATURES 1.2 P ......................3 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2. SPECIFICATIONS ......................4 2.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATION… ..… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ...4 3.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing our Combo KVM Switch! You now have a high quality, durable system that will enable you to control 8 or 16 Host computers and/or servers by using PS/2 and/or USB Connectors from one console (PS/2 &...

  • Page 4: Specifications

    2. Specifications 2.1 General Specifications Specification Number Of Computers Controlled 8 or 16 Push Button, Hot-Key (PS/2 and/or USB Keyboard) Selection Method or On-Screen-Display (OSD) & Cascade Chain LEDs Red for PC Selection Green for PC On-Line ready Video 1 x HDB-15 male ( PS/2 &...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    3. System Requirements Console A VGA, SVGA, Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution. PS/2 and/or USB Keyboard/Mouse Computer or Server The following equipment must be equipped with each computer or server. - VGA, SVGA or Multisync card. - Type A USB port or PS/2 6 pin mini-DIN for Keyboard and Mouse. Cables The Combo KVM Switch must be used specific custom 3-in-1 cables.

  • Page 6: Rear View

    4.2 Rear View 8-Port 16-Port 4.3 Single stage installation Precaution: 1. Make sure all of devices are turning off as connecting up with KVM Switch. You must unplug the power cords of any computers which might have the Keyboard Power On function in advance. Otherwise, the switch will receive power from the computer.
  • Page 7 ( Fig. 1 ) Console connecting: Plug either your USB keyboard, mouse or PS/2 keyboard, mouse arbitrarily and VGA video into the Console ports located on the KVM Switch’ s rear panel. ( Fig.1) ( Note: No matter what you plugged even thought USB mouse with PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse with USB keyboard are working with the KVM Switch unit.) System connecting: Use KVM custom cable sets to connect any available PC ports to the video and...
  • Page 8 1. Plug USB, PS/2 ( keyboard/mouse) ports and VGA video into PCs at same time, recommended in priority. ( Fig. 3 ) ( Fig. 3 ) PS/2 & USB and VGA video connected at same time. 2. Plug only PS/2 (keyboard / mouse) ports and VGA video into PCs ( Fig. 4 ). ( Fig.

  • Page 9: Cascade Chaining

    ( Fig. 5 ) USB and VGA video connected. 4.4 Cascade Chaining 3 level cascades: up to 3 levels; control up to 64/256/4096 PCs, from a single console; cascaded units don’ t need special configuration. To set up cascade chained installation, please do the following: 1.
  • Page 10 3. All PC ports of Master and Slave KVM Switches support connecting PCs or Servers via through methods ( Fig 3 ), or ( Fig.4 ) or ( Fig. 5 ). 4. You can do console operating your Master KVM Switch via either USB and/or PS/2 keyboard and mouse arbitrarily, even USB mouse with PS/2 keyboard, or PS/2 mouse with USB keyboard both are available to Master KVM Switch.
  • Page 11 ( Fig. 6 )

  • Page 12: Rack Mounting

    4.5 Rack Mounting ( Fig.7 ) Figure 7 shows you how to attach mounting brackets to the KVM Switch unit for standard 19-inch rack cabinet. 1. Screw the mounting brackets into the sides of the KVM Switch unit. 2. Slide the KVM Switch unit into the rack cabinet and secure it to the rack.

  • Page 13: Hotkey Operation

    5. Hotkey Operation The 8-Port or 16-Port Combo KVM Switch has the ability to switch the keyboard, video, mouse simultaneously 5.1 Call OSD Menu Press < Scroll lock> twice and <Enter>, and then the OSD “ Main Menu” will be on the screen. Note: Hot-Key can be changed to become <Caps Lock>.

  • Page 14: Auto-Scan Function

    You can synchronize the PC selection, by using the following two-step Hot Key sequence. To send commands to the Combo KVM Switch, press the [Scroll] key twice (Step 1), then press key ( 1 to 16 ) and [Enter] (step 2) to assign the PC to a particular PC.

  • Page 15: Setup Mode

    The Buzzer sound default setting is “ Enable” . While the switching connections are activated and Buzzer sound is in “ Enable” status, the beeper has a short beeping sound. 5.5 Setup Mode OSD: Call OSD “ Main Menu” , and then press <F1>. No Hot-Key operating.

  • Page 16: Console Unlock

    5.9 Console unlock OSD: Display the message only. Hot-Key via PS/2 and/or USB Keyboard Press any key into the Unlock window, and then enter the correct User Name and Password. KVM and console device will unlock and be back to normal operation.

  • Page 17: Osd Operation

    7. OSD Operation OSD (On-Screen-Display) Operation OSD Main Menu for Administrator Figure 8: Administrator OSD 7.1 OSD Main Menu 1. KVM layer number: 1 2. PC name (defined by user): 31 characters (Max.) 3. PC Status: (Status: STA, See above figure 8) X Buzzer sound on Buzzer sound off L Locked port indication, and normal is blank...
  • Page 18 OSD Main Menu for Other User (1, 2, 3) ● Figure 9 : User OSD By pressing <Scroll Lock> twice and <Enter>, you will see an OSD 'Main Menu' popped up in the screen with channel number, names and other status and other function keys, please see figure 8 above.
  • Page 19 ● F1: Setup Mode Figure 10: OSD Setup All changes are enabled by left/right arrow key (← →) to select it. ■Scan Mode: Select – Scan selected channels in ‘ STA’ column with ‘ s’ on OSD main menu. PC ON – Scan all powered-on PC channels only. ■Scan Time: 5 sec(Default) to 90 sec., 5 sec.
  • Page 20 Position Adjustment ● Figure 11: Select Items to Setup Into the banner Display Position, the display will become: Channel Banner ( Single Layer ) (Max. 22 characters) ┬ ────┬────── │ └PC (Channel) Name └───────────── Channel (PC) Number n PC powers on or change channel by OSD/Hot-Key, this banner will display 5 sec, and disappear.
  • Page 21 Channel Banner (Scan Mode) ─┬── ┬ ──┬────── │ │ └─PC (Channel) Name │ └──────── Channel (PC) Number └───────────── Scan Mode n Stop scan: press any key. n Banner will disappear when the scan stops. F4: Rename (New Name: 31 characters Max) Figure 12: F4 Function Setup...
  • Page 22 F5: Security Mode Entry Password: (Default User Name: admin, Password: 123456) After entering correct password, Security function is enabled. Figure 13: Security Function Setup (1) After the Security mode is ‘ ON’ status, and F3 Lock Mode will be enabled automatically (it will display on the Main Menu).
  • Page 23 Change User Name and Password: ● Figure15: Security Function Setup (3) User PC Channel Authorization Setting ● F6 Lock Port ● Figure16-17: Security Function Setup (4-5)
  • Page 24 After PC port locked, “ L” mark will show in its STA column until unlock status. (Select F6 and keyin password again, and the PC port unlocks.) F3 Console Lock Mode Banner: Into the Security lock mode, this banner will display until Unlock status. The console device and KVM button will lock (no any function could be enabled while back to unlock status);...

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    8. Troubleshooting : Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Solution Keyboard and/or Mouse Keyboard and/or Mouse need To unplug from console not working. to be reset port(s), and then replug it / them into console in. Failed connection to the Check the cable connected computer.

  • Page 26: Fcc Statement

    FCC Statement This device generates and uses radio frequency and may cause interference to radio and television reception if not installed and used properly. This has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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