ATEN Master View CS-114A User Manual
User Manual
CS-114A
Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the units and/or any devices that connect to them.
This package contains:
M 1 Master View CS-114A KVM Switch
M 1 Power Adapter
M 1 User Manual
If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.
© Copyright 2000 ATEN International Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No. PAPE - 1151-200
Printed in Taiwan 06/2000
All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.
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Overview
The Master View CS-114A 4 Port KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mous e), Switch
is a control unit that allows access to four computer systems from a singl e
PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and monitor console in a cost effective
manner.
There are three convenient methods to access the computers: Pushbutton
Selection Switches; Hotkey combinations; and a Foot Switch (optional).
Setup is easy; just plug cables into their appropriate ports. There is no
software to configure, nor any installation routines, or incompatibility
problems. Since the CS-114A intercepts keyboard input directly, it works
on any hardware platform and with all operating systems.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a Master View
CS-114A installation. Since a single console manages all of the attac hed
computers, the Master View CS-114A eliminates the expense of
purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each system.
Additionally, it saves all the extra space they would take up, and el iminates
the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantl y having to move
from one computer to the other.
Features
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Supports MS Intellimouse
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Mouse Conversion: One PS/2 Mouse Controls All Connected
Computers Those That Use PS/2 Mice As Well As Those That Use
Serial Mice
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Superior Video Quality; 1920x1440; DDC; DDC2; DDC2B
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Easy to Install - No Software Required - Connecting Cables Is All It
Takes
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Easy to Operate - Computer Selection Via Push Button Switches,
Hot Keys, or Optional Foot Switch
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Hot Pluggable: Computers Can Be Added or Removed for
Maintenance Without Powering Down the CS-114A
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Auto Scan Function Automatically Switches Through the Powered
Up Computers to Monitor Computer Operation
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Last/Next Function Allows Users to Skip to the Previous or Next
Computer on the Installation Without Leaving the Keyboard
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More Logical, Efficient, and Reliable, Connector Layout; Follows PC
99 Color Specifications
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On Line and Status LEDs for Easy Status Monitoring
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Lock Key States are Saved and Restored When Switching
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Cascadable to Three Levels - Control Up To 64 ComputersSaves
Time, Space, Power, and Equipment Costs
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Hardware Requirements
Console
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One VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest
resolution that you will be using on any PC in the installation
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One PS/2 Mouse
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One PS/2 Style Keyboard
Computers
The following equipment must be installed on each PC that is to be
connected to the system:
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A VGA, SVGA or Multisync card.
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Either a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), or DB-9 (standard serial),
mouse port.
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Either a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 Style) keyboard port with +5V DC on
pin 4 and Ground on pin 3, or a 5-pin DIN (AT Style) keyboard port
with +5V DC on pin 5 and ground on pin 4.*
* See the note under Cables in the next section.
Cables
Although it is possible to use standard cables to connect the PCs to the
CS-114A, for optimum signal integrity and to simplify the layout, we
strongly recommend that you use the following high quality CS Custom
Cable sets:
PC Connector Type CS Custom Cable
AT (5 pin DIN) Keyboard and Serial Mouse 2L-1001 P/C (1.8m); or
PS/2 (6 pin mini-DIN) Keyboard and Mouse 2L-1001 3P/C (3m)
Dasiy Chain Master View CS114A Units
Note: 1. These cables have PS/2 style keyboard connectors. If your
computer only has an AT style keyboard socket, you will
need a keyboard adapter (Part No. 2A-106), in order to plug
into the computer’s keyboard port.
2. These cables have PS/2 style mouse connectors. If your
computer uses a 9 pin serial port, you will need a special
PS/2-to-Serial mouse adapter (Part No. 2A-105); a standard
mouse adapter will probably not work.
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Introduction
Front View
1. On Line and Selected LEDs:
M When an On Line LED is lit, it indicates that the computer at-
tached to the corresponding port is up and running.
M When a Selected LED is lit, it indicates that the port it corre-
sponds to is the currently selected port. Depending on the port’s
status, the LED may flash according to a specific pattern (see the
LED Display table in the Appendix for details).
2. Port Selection Switches
M Press a switch to access the PC attached to the corresponding
port.
M K/M Reset: If the keyboard and mouse get stuck and need to be
reset, simultaneously press this Port1 / Port2 switch combination
for three seconds.
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Rear View
1. Power Jack
The CS-114A is designed to be non-powered (external power is not
required - its operation power comes from the computers). In
general, the only time that external power is required is when you
daisy chain it, or if operation becomes erratic because the unit isn’t
obtaining enough power from the computer connections. If you
choose to use external power, the power adapter cable plugs in
here.
2. DIP Switch
Switches 1 and 2 select the Scan Time; Switch 3 selects the Hotkey
Combination; Switch 4 selects the operation type for Last/Next
Mode. See DIP Switch Settings in the Appendix for details.
3. Console Port Section
M If this is a first station unit, your monitor, keyboard and mouse
plug in here.
M If this is a daisy chained unit, the cables that link back to a port
on a higher Master View unit plug in here.
4. CPU Port Section
The extender cables that connect the unit’s monitor, keyboard and
mouse ports to the computer’s monitor, keyboard and mouse ports
plug in here.
5. Optional Foot Switch Connector
If you are using an optional foot switch, its cable plugs in here.
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