DigiBird DB-AVCLink User Manual

AV KVM Over Fiber Matrix Switcher

User Manual

Version 2017 V1

Contents

Contents

WELCOME 1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1

CAUTIONS AND NOTES 1

COPYRIGHT 1

TRADEMARKS 2

DISCLAIMER 2

INTRODUCTION 3

MATRIX DEVICE 3

FRONT PANEL 3

REAR PANEL 5

SET IP ADDRESS 7

OPTIC TRANSFER UNIT 8

SETUP 10

SOFTWARE 11

LOGIN 11

OVERVIEW 12

DASHBOARD 12

SETTINGS 13

SWITCH 13

KVM 15

SET KVM CHANNEL 15

OSD 16

PREVIEW OF CURRENT STATUS 21

SCENE 21

SAVE 21

PREVIEW 22

RECALL 23

RENAME 23

DELETE 23

Contents

PORT CONFIGURATION 23

CONFIGURE PORTS 24

RENAME THE PORT 25

KVM STATUS 25

AUDIO CONFIGURATION 26

RESOLUTION 26

ALARM 29

USERS 30

ADD A USER 30

AUTHORITIES 31

EDIT 34

DELETE 34

BACKUP AND RESTORE 35

BACKUP 35

RESTORE 36

UPGRADE 38

FACTORY CONFIGURATION 38

RUNNING RATE 39

SINGLE FIBER MODE 39

FACTORY CONFIG 40

LICENSE 41

APPENDIX 42

GLOSSARY 42

Welcome

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Welcome

About This Manual

This Manual is applicable to AVCLink (AV KVM Over Fiber Matrix Switcher). Thank you
for choosing DigiBird, please read this manual carefully before using the product.

All pictures in this manual are only for reference, information in this document is subject

to change without notice.

Cautions and Notes

The following symbols are used in this manual:

Notes

The necessary hints, additions and explanations to help you to understand the con-

tent of the manual more clearly.

Cautions

This symbol indicates best practice information to show recommended

and appropriate manner to use this product efficiently.

Warnings

The important operating instruction that should be followed to avoid any potential
damage to hardware or property, data loss, or personal injury.

The following spellings are used in this manual:

Spelling

Description

<key>

Description of a key on the keyboard

<key + key>

Press keys simultaneously

<key, key>

Press keys successively

[Menu item]

Description of a menu item in the software

Copyright

All rights reserved by DigiBird®, © 2017.

No portion of this manual may be reproduced in any manner without the prior written
consent of DigiBird®.

Welcome

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Trademarks

All trademark and trade names mentioned in this document are acknowledged to be
the property of their respective owners.

Disclaimer

While every precaution has been taken during preparation of this manual, the manufacturer
assumes no liability for errors or omissions. The manufacturer assumes no liability for damages
resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

The manufacturer reserves the right to change specifications, functions, or circuitry of the prod­uct without notice.

The manufacturer cannot accept liability for damage due to misuse of the product or due to

any other circumstances outside the manufacturer’s control (whether environmental or instal-

lation related). The manufacturer shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or injury arising di­rectly, indirectly, incidentally, or consequently from the use of this product.

Introduction

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Introduction

DB-AVCLink is a powerful KVM matrix switcher, which completely transmits audio,
video and KVM signal via fiber optical or twist pair without losses and latency, widely
used in application of utility, security, government, and financial industry, etc.

DB-AVCLink consists of Matrix Device and Optic Transfer Unit. The chassis sizes are 8U
and 26U; and the Optic Transfer Unit means Transmitter and Receiver.

Matrix Device

Front Panel

8U chassis (160x ports)

The front panel of the 8U chassis is shown as below. You are able to change the IP
address via the front panel，see Set IP Address for details.

26U chassis (576x ports)

The Front Panel of 26U chassis is shown as below. You are able to change the IP address
via the front panel，see Set IP Address for details.

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Introduction

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Rear Panel

The rear panel consists of below main slots:

Input / Output Port

Mixed dual-optical I/O ports, which can be defined to be input when connected
with the transmitter/ Tx or to be output when connected with the receiver/Rx.

Input Slot

The slot to populate the input card, that includes eight (8x) pairs of dual-optical
ports to be connected with the transmitter/Tx.

Output Slot

The slot to populate the output card, that includes eight (8x) pairs of dual-optical
ports to be connected with the receiver/Rx.

CMC Slot

The Confidence Monitoring Slot to populate the CMC (Confidence Monitoring
Card) card for local monitoring.

Control Slot

Slot for control board. There are two control board to ensure the system running
as normal.Populated with Dual Control cards for backup.

Power Slot

The slot for the PSU (Power Supply Unit).

Fan Slot

The slot for the cooling fans with auto adjustment feature.

Please tighten the screws when insert the card into the slot.

8U chassis (160x ports)

The 8U chassis includes twenty (20x) I/O slots (no matter input or output), two (2x)
control slots, one (1x) CMC slot, and two (2x) PSU slots.

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26U chassis (576x ports)

The 26U chassis includes thirty-six (36x) input slots, thirty-six (36x) output slots, two
(2x) control slots, one (1x) CMC slot, and two (2x) PSU slots.

Introduction

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Set IP address

Operation

OSD

Introduction

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Indicators

POWER

Power indicator.

IR

IR indicator. (Reserved for future use.)

RUN

RUN indicator: illuminate when operating normally.

Optic Transfer Unit

Introduction

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DVI Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

DVI Receiver

Front Panel

Rear Panel

HDMI Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

HDMI Receiver

Front Panel

Rear Panel

4K HDMI Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

4K HDMI Receiver

Front Panel

Rear Panel

DP Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

4K DP Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

VGA Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

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SDI Transmitter

Front Panel

Rear Panel

SDI Receiver

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Setup

For the first time, users are recommended to test your matrix prior to install for your
project. This will assist you to avoid any cabling problems, and start to integrate with
your system more efficiently.

Setup of the matrix

1. Install the I/O cards (usually be populated well by DigiBird)

2. Connect RX and TX to the I/O ports

3. Connect keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the RX

4. Connect sources (server, DVD, computer, media player, workstation…) to the TX

5. Connect the matrix to the power supply

6. Connect the control computer to the control card via RJ45 or RS232 port.

Software

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Software

Darwin AVCLink Control System is a web-based software platform.

This manual is based on an 8U Matrix. The connection diagram is shown as below.

Login

You should open the Browser, such as chrome, to visit the Darwin AVCLink Control
System. The control computer and the Matrix must be in the same LAN network under
the same domain.

 Open the Chrome and input the IP of the Matrix, then press the <Enter> key. The

default IP address of the Matrix is 192.168.1.200. You can change the IP address
through the push buttons on the front panel, see “Set IP address” for details.

 You can input the user name and password in the Login page. The default user

name is “admin”, the password is “123”, which can be changed after login.