Installer/User Guide
AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide
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AutoView Commander
Installer/User Guide
Cybex Computer Products International Ltd.
Cybex House
Shannon Free Zone
Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland
(Tel) 00353 61 471 877 (Fax) 00353 61 471 871
www.cybex.ie
AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance may void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
Note: 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. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A
prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le
Ministère des Communications du Canada.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 4 - On-Screen Display Operations
Activating OSD ...................................................................................................................................... 13
The OSD Window .................................................................................................................................. 14
The Command Menu ........................................................................................................................... 15
Basic Channel Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 16
The ID Window ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Administrator Functions ..................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 6 - Appendices
A: Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 27
B: Pairing .................................................................................................................................................. 28
C: Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................ 34
D: Problem Report................................................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 5 - Channel Scanning
Choosing a Scanning Method .......................................................................................................... 23
Setting the Scanning Order ............................................................................................................... 24
Turning Scanning On and Off........................................................................................................... 24
Setting the Scanning Dwell Time .................................................................................................... 25
Scanning and Security ......................................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 2 - Installation
Basic Install ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Advanced Install ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Feature Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Compatibility ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 3 - Basic Operations
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
Keyboard Control .................................................................................................................................. 10
Keyboard Switching ............................................................................................................................. 11
System Control & Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 12
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INSTRUCTIONS: The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
PROTECTIVE EARTHING TERMINAL: A terminal which must be
connected to the earth prior to making any other connections to
the equipment.
POWER ON: This symbol indicates the principle on/off switch is in
the on position.
POWER OFF: This symbol indicates the principle on/off switch is in
the off position.
Product Overview
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Feature Overview
The AutoView Commander allows you to control up to 64 PCs with one
keyboard, monitor and mouse. Each computer can be up to 30 feet away
from the AutoView. The AutoView works with IBM PC/AT and PS/2 systems,
and 100% compatible machines with support for VGA, SVGA, XGA and
XGA-II video. PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse peripherals are supported
through the rear of the unit.
An AutoView unit will support from one to eight attached PCs, or channels.
If more than eight channels are needed, multiple units can be cascaded
together for expansion. Up to 2 tiers of units can be connected for a total
of 64 attached computers in one system.
The AutoBoot feature boots all attached servers during initial power up or
after a power failure. PCs are booted transparently without operator
intervention, and may be powered up one at a time or all at once. When the
power stabilizes, a channel may be selected. The first available channel is
automatically selected upon power-up of the base AutoView.
Configure and control your AutoView with on-screen menuing! Name
your computer channels anything you wish, then select the desired
computer from an easy-to-use menu. Secondary menus let you configure
and initiate channel scanning and other system features.
Use the advanced two-level security feature to configure and control
server access for every type of user in the system. The administrator has
full access privileges; individual users can have viewing or viewing/
editing capability for each attached server.
The AutoView offers full support for the Microsoft IntelliMouse.
AutoBoot
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Expansion for up
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The OSD Configuration Utility allows the administrator to easily configure
and download a channel list with defined users and access privileges to
the entire system. This utility will also read and save your current
configuration for extra security.
In addition to using the on-screen menus, you can switch computer
channels in one of three easy ways: via the AutoView channel pushbuttons, with the Scan button or with a simple keyboard sequence.
AutoView’s “Keep Alive” feature allows attached servers to power the unit
in the event of an AutoView power failure. This prevents attached PCs
from locking up and keeps you from losing time and data.
For added compatibility with your current equipment, AutoView features
PS/2 mouse translation capability. Operated through the AutoView, your
PS/2 mouse will work with any attached PC - regardless of whether the
computer is serial or PS/2 mouse compatible!
A built-in scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan,
your PCs without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected,
scanning is suspended until all activity stops. Scanning then resumes with
the next channel in sequence.
Indicator LEDs give you constant readings on the status of your AutoView
unit. Status, scanning and channel LEDs take the guesswork out of system
operation and diagnostics.
A typical AutoView configuration is shown below.
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keyboard switching
PS/2 mouse
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Built-in scanning
capabilities
Status indicator
LEDs
“Keep Alive”
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OSD Configuration
Utility
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The AutoView requires a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. The following mice
are known to be compatible:
IBM PS/2-style Logitech Trackman
Kensington Microsoft Serial-PS/2 mouse
Logitech Mouseman (PS/2) Microsoft IntelliMouse
Other manufacturers' mice may operate with the AutoView. If you
experience problems using an untested mouse, contact Cybex Technical
Support with the manufacturer and model number of the mouse.
If you wish to use XGA or XGA-II video, you will need to purchase an
adaptor available through Cybex.
PS/2 peripherals
Compatibility
XGA/XGA-II
support
Product Overview
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Installation
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Basic Install
1. Power down all computers that will be part of your AutoView
system.
Connecting your Peripherals
2. Locate your PS/2 keyboard, VGA video monitor and PS/2 mouse.
3. Plug your VGA monitor cable into the port labeled
on the back of
your AutoView. Plug your PS/2 keyboard cable and your PS/2 mouse
cable into the ports labelled
and respectively.
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Connecting Computers to the AutoView
4. Locate your first input cable. It will have a 25-pin “D” connector at one
end. Plug this cable into any lettered channel port on the rear of the
AutoView. The other end of the input cable will have five connectors:
a 15-pin “HDD” connector for your video, a 5-pin DIN/6-pin miniDIN
connector for an AT or PS/2 keyboard connection, and a 9-pin serial/
6-pin miniDIN connector for a serial or PS/2 mouse connection. The
PS/2 mouse connector is designated by a yellow band or mouse icon.
Use only the keyboard and mouse connectors which are
appropriate for your PC, and leave the others unconnected.
Plug these connectors into the matching ports on your computer.
5. Locate your next input cable. Repeat step 4 until all computers are
properly attached to the AutoView.
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6. Locate the power cord that came with your AutoView unit. Plug it into
the IEC power connector on the AutoView. Make sure that the power
switch is off, then plug the other end of the power cord into an
appropriate AC wall socket. This socket must be near the equipment
and easily accessible to allow for unplugging prior to any servicing of
the unit.
7. Power up your AutoView unit first, then all attached computers.
The AutoView and all attached computers should be
powered-down before servicing the unit. Always disconnect
the power cord from the wall socket.
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Attaching Multiple AutoView Units
1. Follow steps 1-6 of the Basic Install section.
2. Plug the 25-pin “D” connector of your input cable into any available
channel port on the rear of your base AutoView unit.
3. Plug the 15-pin video connector on the other end of the cable into the
port labelled
on your first cascading AutoView unit. Plug the PS/2
mouse connector, designated by a yellow band or mouse icon, into the
port. Plug the remaining 6-pin miniDIN keyboard connector into the
port. The 9-pin serial and 5-pin DIN connectors are not used for
cascading.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 for every cascaded AutoView unit in your system.
5. Power up your AutoView unit(s) first, then all attached computers.
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Advanced Install
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Basic Operations
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Overview
Your AutoView may be operated in a non-secure (no password required)
or secure (password required) mode. All units ship defaulted to the nonsecure mode. For information on implementing password security see the
“Administrator Functions” section of chapter 4.
PCs may be powered up one at a time or all at once. No operator
intervention is required during booting. As the system stabilizes, the
green LEDs over each channel will illuminate, indicating that the attached
computer is powered on. The amber LED will illuminate at the active
computer. A PC may now be selected via the on-screen display menu or,
if you are in non-secure mode, channel push-buttons, the Scan button or
keyboard hot-key sequence.
The Scan push-button has two LEDs over it. Press the button momentarily
to switch to the next computer in sequence. The amber LED will illuminate
briefly during the channel switch. Press and hold the button for 1 second
to initiate channel scanning. The green LED will illuminate while you are
in scan mode.
There are two status LEDs. The red LED illuminates if an internal failure
occurs. The green LED will blink for several seconds during power up
while the system performs a self-diagnostic. After initialization, the green
LED remains illuminated during normal operation and blinks only when
you are in Command Mode.