Digitus DS-16202-1, DS-15202-1 User Manual

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CAT.5 IP COMBO-KVM SWITCH

8-PORT/16-PORT

User Manual

DS-15202-1 / DS-16202-1

Index

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 5

2. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 7

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 8

4. INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................ 8

4.1. FRONT VIEW .............................................................................................................................. 8

4.2. REAR VIEW ................................................................................................................................ 9

4.3. SINGLE STAGE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 9

4.3.1. Precaution: ............................................................................................................................. 9

4.3.2. Console connection: ........................................................................................................... 10

4.3.3. System connection: ............................................................................................................. 10

4.4. CASCADE CHAINING ................................................................................................................. 12

4.5. FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD CONNECTOR ......................................................................................... 14

4.6. RACK MOUNTING ..................................................................................................................... 14

5. OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 14

6. HOT KEY OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 15

6.1. CALL OSD MENU .................................................................................................................... 15

6.2. LEADING HOT KEY SELECT ...................................................................................................... 15

6.3. CHANNEL SELECT - SINGLE KVM ............................................................................................. 15

6.3.1. Specific channel selection .................................................................................................. 15

6.3.2. Arrow Key Channel Shift Function .................................................................................... 16

6.3.3. <ALT> Channel Shift Function ........................................................................................... 16

6.4. CHANNEL SELECT - CASCADE CHAIN LAYER ............................................................................ 17

6.5. BUZZER SOUND DISABLE / ENABLE ........................................................................................... 17

6.6. AUTO-SCAN FUNCTION ............................................................................................................ 18

6.6.1. Start auto-scan function ...................................................................................................... 18

6.6.2. Stop auto-scan function ...................................................................................................... 19

6.6.3. Auto-scan mode ................................................................................................................... 19

6.6.4. Auto-scan time interval ....................................................................................................... 19

6.7. CONSOLE LOCK ....................................................................................................................... 19

6.8. CALL ADJUST VIDEO MENU ...................................................................................................... 19

7. OSD OPERATION .................................................................................................................................. 20

7.1. OSD MAIN MENU ..................................................................................................................... 20

7.1.1. KVM layer number ............................................................................................................... 20

7.1.2. Channel name ...................................................................................................................... 20

7.1.3. Computer & KVM status ...................................................................................................... 20

7.1.4. Current active channel number .......................................................................................... 21

7.1.5. Cascade parent channel number ....................................................................................... 21

7.1.6. Page down / up indicator .................................................................................................... 21

7.1.7. Function Control Menu ....................................................................................................... 21

7.2. CHANNEL SELECTION IN OSD ................................................................................................... 22

7.2.1. Channel select to computer ................................................................................................ 22

7.2.2. Channel select to cascade port .......................................................................................... 22

7.2.3. Return from cascade port ................................................................................................... 22

7.3. SETUP IN OSD: <F1> .............................................................................................................. 23

7.3.1. Scan Mode ............................................................................................................................ 23

7.3.2. Scan Time ............................................................................................................................. 23

7.3.3. Banner Time ......................................................................................................................... 23

7.3.4. Position ................................................................................................................................. 24

7.3.5. Hot key .................................................................................................................................. 24

7.3.6. Sound .................................................................................................................................... 24

7.3.7. Language .............................................................................................................................. 25

7.4. AUTO-SCAN IN OSD: <F2> ...................................................................................................... 25

7.4.1. Start to auto-scan in OSD ................................................................................................... 25

7.4.2. Stop auto-scan ..................................................................................................................... 25

7.4.3. Auto-scan mode ................................................................................................................... 25

7.4.4. Auto-scan time interval ....................................................................................................... 25

7.5. CONSOLE LOCK IN OSD: <F3> ................................................................................................ 25

7.6. CHANNEL RENAME: <F4> ......................................................................................................... 26

7.7.

SECURITY SETUP: <F5> ........................................................................................................... 27

7.7.1. Security mode login............................................................................................................. 27

7.7.2. Security Mode ...................................................................................................................... 27

7.7.3. Change administrator password ........................................................................................ 28

7.7.4. Authorized user setup ......................................................................................................... 28

7.7.5. User Authority setup ........................................................................................................... 28

7.8. LOCK PORT: <F6> ................................................................................................................... 29

7.8.1. Lock Port .............................................................................................................................. 29

7.8.2. Channel selection of the locked port ................................................................................. 30

7.8.3. Unlock Port ........................................................................................................................... 30

7.9. EXIT OSD: <ESC> .................................................................................................................. 30

7.10. ADJUST VIDEO IN OSD ............................................................................................................ 30

8. SUN MICROSYSTEMS FUNCTION KEY EMULATION: ....................................................................... 31

9 CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................................................. 32

9.1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION USING PSETUP UTILITY ................................................................... 32

9.2 CONFIGURATION SETUP VIA SERIAL CONSOLE .......................................................................... 37

9.3 KEYBOARD, MOUSE, AND VIDEO CONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 38

9.3.1 CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM keyboard settings ......................................................... 38

9.3.2 Remote Mouse Settings ...................................................................................................... 38

9.3.3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization .................................................... 39

9.3.4 Single and Double Mouse Mode ......................................................................................... 39

9.3.5 Host system mouse settings .............................................................................................. 40

9.3.6 Video Modes ......................................................................................................................... 41

10 USAGE .................................................................................................................................................... 42

10.1 PREREQUISITES ....................................................................................................................... 42

10.2 LOG IN/OUT CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM ....................................................................... 44

10.2.1 LOG IN THE CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM ........................................................................ 44

10.2.2 LOG OUT FROM THE CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM ........................................................... 46

10.3 THE REMOTE CONSOLE............................................................................................................ 46

10.3.1 MAIN WINDOW OF REMOTE CONSOLE ....................................................................................... 47

10.3.2 CONTROL BAR OF REMOTE CONSOLE ...................................................................................... 48

10.3.3 STATUS LINE OF REMOTE CONSOLE ......................................................................................... 60

11 MENU OPTION ....................................................................................................................................... 61

11.1 REMOTE CONTROL ................................................................................................................... 61

11.1.1 KVM CONSOLE ...................................................................................................................... 62

11.1.2 TELNET CONSOLE/SSH CONSOLE ............................................................................................. 62

11.1.3 REMOTE WAKEUP ............................................................................................................... 66

11.2 VIRTUAL MEDIA ............................................................................................................................... 69

11.2.1 DRIVE REDIRECTION ................................................................................................................ 70

11.2.2 VIRTUAL DRIVE ........................................................................................................................ 71

11.2.3 CD/DVD IMAGE ....................................................................................................................... 73

11.2.4 FLOPPY DISK ........................................................................................................................... 78

11.2.5 CREATING AN IMAGE ................................................................................................................ 80

11.2.5.1. CREATING A FLOPPY IMAGE ..................................................................................................... 80

11.2.5.2. CREATING A CD/DVD ISO IMAGE ............................................................................................ 81

11.2.6 MAKING A DRIVE REDIRECTION ................................................................................................ 82

11.3 USER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 86

11.3.1 CHANGE PASSWORD ................................................................................................................ 86

11.3.2 USERS AND GROUPS ............................................................................................................. 87

11.4 KVM SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 88

11.4.1 USER CONSOLE ....................................................................................................................... 89

11.4.2 KEYBOARD/MOUSE .................................................................................................................. 93

11.4.3 VIDEO ...................................................................................................................................... 94

11.5 DEVICE SETTINGS .................................................................................................................... 95

11.5.1 NETWORK ................................................................................................................................ 95

11.5.2 DYNAMIC DNS ......................................................................................................................... 98

11.5.3 SECURITY .............................................................................................................................. 100

11.5.5 SERIAL PORT ......................................................................................................................... 107

11.5.6 DATE/TIME ............................................................................................................................ 110

11.5.7 EVENT LOG ........................................................................................................................... 111

11.5.8 AUTHENTICATION ................................................................................................................ 115

11.5.9 USB ..................................................................................................................................... 118

11.5.10 CONFIG FILE .......................................................................................................................... 119

11.6 MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................... 119

11.6.1 DEVICE INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 119

11.6.2

EVENT LOG ............................................................................................................................ 121

11.6.3 UPDATE FIRMWARE ................................................................................................................ 122

11.6.4 UNIT RESET ........................................................................................................................... 125

11.6.5 RESET FACTORY DEFAULTS ................................................................................................... 126

12. FAQ ....................................................................................................................................................... 128

13. TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................... 129

14. KVM FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURES .................................................................................... 135

15. ADDENDUM ......................................................................................................................................... 139

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing CAT5 8-Port / 16-Port Combo Free KVM Switch Over IP

(or CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM for simplicity)! You now have a high quality,

durable system to control 8 or 16 computers through PS/2 and/or USB connection

from one console (PS/2 & USB Mouse, PS/2 & USB Keyboard, and Monitor). And

it allows you to control one or more computers locally at the server site or remotely

via the Internet using a standard browser. You can securely gain BIOS level access

to systems for maintenance, support, or failure recovery over the Internet.

Communication is secure via SSL authentication and encryption. Use in

conjunction with a KVM switch for multiple-server access.

 Features

CAT5 KVM Over IP

1. 1-Console 8/16-Port CAT5 KVM switch

2. Each server can be 40 meters away from this KVM Switch by CAT5 UTP cable

3. Manage servers remotely around the world

4. Remote KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) access over IP or analogous telephone

line (modem needed)

5. Console your Keyboard / Mouse via PS/2 and/or USB at will

6. Connect computers via PS/2 and/or USB at will

7. Full control under all OS, in BIOS level, during boot, or at Blue Screens

8. On-Screen-Display (OSD) & Cascade Chain functions

9. OSD is intuitive menus driven for quick and efficient navigation

10. Supports cascade chain with 3 level cascades: up to 3 levels; control up to

8 / 64 / 512 ( for 8-Port only ) and 16 / 256 / 4096 PCs ( for 16-Port only ),

from a single console; cascaded chaining units does not need special configuration

11. Emulates PS/2 or USB keyboard on each PC to allow your computers to boot

normally without a keyboard error

12. Supports hot-pluggable. All devices connected to the KVM can be added or

removed at any time, without shutting the unit down

13. Supports 3 types of switching:

 Hardware Front Push Buttons

 Hot-Keys on PS/2 and/or USB of keyboard

 Menu driven OSD (On Screen Display)

14. Supports Auto-Scan function to switch video inputs automatically among computers

in present intervals sequentially by OSD menu driven

15. Supports LED display for PC and/or server status monitoring

16. Supports VGA resolutions up to 1920x1200@60 Hz

17. Supports Beeper during Switching enabled

18. Adjustable control of focus and brightness to improve video quality by Hot-Keys

19. Fully compliant with the USB 1.1/ 2.0 specification

20. Rack Mountable in 19” system tack (1U )

21. KVM firmware is upgradeable via on-board mini-USB download connector

and external mini-programmer

22. Remote power wakeup on the target computer

23. Remote mass storage control and redirection

24. Remote control over Java-enabled Browsers

25. No additional software necessary on client console side

26. SSL Secure access through certificate authentication and data encryption

27. 256-bit SSL encryption of all transmitted data

28. Persistent logging of all important events

29. Up to 63 users profile with definable, three categories users authorized levels.

30. Auto-optimize the frame rate and video quality according to the bandwidth

availability.

31. Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture

32. High-performance mouse tracking and synchronization

33. KVM firmware is upgradeable via on-board mini-USB download connector and

external mini-programmer and web interface

KVM Transmission

1. Transmission of video signals with up to resolution 1600x1200@ 60 Hz

With 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bit video encoding, manual and automatic adjustment.

2. Supports of all standard VGA and VESA modes (graphics and text)

3. Video resolution at the local video port up to 1920x1200@60 Hz

4. Works with all states of the web browsers

Network access

1. Access via 10/100 Mbps LAN

2. Communication over TCP/IP port 80 and port 443 (reconfiguration possible)

3. IP-configuration via DHCP/BOOTP or static

4. HTTP and HTTPS (secure) Web Server

5. Supports of standard Hayes compatible modems

6. Speed of modem up to 115200 bps

7. Automatic adjustment of video compression ratio to available bandwidth

2. Specifications

Specification

Number Of Computer Controlled 8 or 16

Selection Method

Push Button and Hot-Key (PS2 and/or USB keyboard)

Or On-Screen-Display(OSD)

LEDs

Red for PC Selection

Green for PC ON-Line ready

Compliant with USB Version USB1.0 / USB1.1 / USB2.0

Compliant with HID Version USB HID 1.11

PC port Connectors 8 / 16 RJ45 connector

CAT5 Dongle

(DS-19202)

Video 8/16 x HDB-15 male

(KB/MS) (PS2 & USB signal combined)

Data transmit RJ45 connector

Console port

Keyboard 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN female

Mouse 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN female

Video 1 x HDB-15 female

Keyboard 1 x USB – A type female

Mouse 1 x USB – A type female

Firmware upgrade connector 1 x Mini USB female

Serial port 1 x RS232 male

Ethernet port 1 x RJ45

Virtual Media port 1 x Mini USB female

Remote console screen resolution Up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz

DDC,DDC2 monitor

Supports DDC2B,

max resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz

Operating system supported

Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/2003

Mac OS9/X, Linux, Sun Micro OS

Power By External Adaptor DC 12V 2A

Hot Pluggable Yes

Device driver No

Dimensions (LxWxH) 44 x 15.7 x 4.5 cm (17.3 x 6.1 x 1.5 inch)

Unit Weight 1810g/1960g

Housing material Metal

Operating Temperature 32~122 ℉ (0~50℃)

Storage Temperature 4~140 ℉ (-20~60℃)

Humidity 0%~80%RH

3. System Requirements

 Hardware

 Local Host side :

The following equipment must be equipped with each computer or server

A VGA, SVGA or Multisync card Type A USB port or PS/2 6 pin mini-DIN for Keyboard and Mouse.

 Local console side:

A VGA, SVGA, Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution. PS/2 and/or USB Keyboard/Mouse.

 Remote Console side:

One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network

 Cables

The CAT5 IP-KVM Switch must be used CAT5 UTP cables with specific

custom CAT5 dongle (such as DS-19202). To purchase the specific dongle,

please contact your dealer.

 Remote Console side

1 Java Runtime Environment : version 1.5 or above.

2 Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or above or Netscape or

Mozilla or Safari.

4. Installation

4.1. Front View

 8-Port

Figure 1: CAT5 8-Port IP-KVM front view

 16-Port

Figure 2: CAT5 16-Port IP-KVM front view

 LED Indicators:

 Selected:

RED LED indicates that the CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM is selected to the

corresponding PC.

 On-Line:

GREEN LED indicates that the CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM is ready to the

corresponding PC

 Reset Switch :

Press Reset switch when you want to reset the system. This switch must be pushed

with a thin object like the end of a paper clip, or a ball point pen.

4.2. Rear View

 8-Port

Figure 3: CAT5 8-Port IP-KVM rear view

 16-Port

Figure 4: CAT5 16-Port IP-KVM rear view

 Ethernet LED Indicators:

 IP-Ready:

ORANGE LED blinking per second when system is ready.

 Ethernet-Link:

GREEN LED indicates that Ethernet connection established.

4.3. Single stage installation

4.3.1. Precaution:

 Please turn off computers and devices when you start to install KVM Switch.

 For computers with Keyboard Power On function, please unplug the power cords

in advance. Otherwise, the switch might not work properly.

 If your computeres work under Windows 98, please connect KVM switch to

computers via PS/2 ports, because Windows 98 does not support installation at

first time as through USB HID installation driver.

 Some kind of old computers must enable USB setting in BIOS in advance to

make USB interface work.

 This KVM switch does not guarantee to fully support USB keyboard with USB

HUB.

 (Optional) Connect the USB connectors of USB A-mini cable to the host

computer and the CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM module while for remote

mass storage control.

 Connect one end of Ethernet cable to ethernet jack of CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT

IP-KVM, and the other end to the Remote Console computer.

4.3.2. Console connection:

Plug keyboard, mouse and monitor to the console ports on the real panel of

CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM (Figure 5).

Figure 5: Console connection

4.3.3. System connection:

Please use Custom CAT5 cable to connect your computers.

Please refer to the figures and instruction shown below for System connection.

Note: Please contact your dealer to purchase the custom combo 4-in-1 CAT5

dongle (DS-19202) if you need.

Figure 6: Custom combo 4-in-1 CAT5 dongle (DS-19202)

You can connect CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM to computers via three methods

shown below:

A. Connect USB, PS/2 (keyboard/mouse) and VGA connectors to computers.

We recommand users to connect computers in this way.

Figure 7: USB & PS/2 (Keyboard & Mouse) and VGA connected

B. Connect only PS/2 (keyboard/mouse) and VGA connectors to computers.

Figure 8: PS/2 (Keyboard & Mouse) and VGA connected

Connect only USB and VGA connectors to computers.

Figure 9: USB and VGA video connected

4.4. Cascade Chaining

CAT5 Combo Free 8-Port & 16-Port KVM switch support 3 level cascades; control

up to 8/64/512 PCs ( for 8-Port only ) and 16/256/4096 PCs ( for 16-Port only ),

from a single console; cascaded chaining units do not need special configuration.

Cascaded configuration expands system ability and allows you to select computers

connected to the Master or Slave. After connected, KVM Switches automatically

configure Master and Slave.

Note: CAT5 8-PORT/16-PORT IP-KVM should be the master KVM Switches,

and the second & third layers could use Standard KVM Switches

without Over-IP function ( Combo KVM Switches connected to 2

& 3rd

layers ).

To Install cascade chain, please follow the instruction below:

A. Please turn off computers and devices when you start to install KVM Switch.

B. Uses the custom combo 4-in-1 CAT5 dongle (DS-19202) (See

Figure 6) to

connect one or more Slave KVM Switches to any PC port of Master KVM Switch.

The connection between KVM to KVM must be connected through PS/2

connection. ( Please refer to Figure 7 & Figure 8 ).

C. You can do console Master KVM Switch via either USB and/or PS/2

keyboard and mouse at will.

D. Plug in the power adapter of the first level Master KVM Switch and connect

Master KVM switch to computers.

E. Next, plug in power adapter for each level Slave KVM Switch and connect Slave

KVM switch to computers .

F. The power on sequence should be:

1. Master KVM Switch

2. Second level Slave KVM Switch (connecting to Master KVM Switch) if any.

3. Third level Slave KVM Switch (connecting to second level Slave KVM

Switch) if any.

4. All computers connecting to Master/Slave KVM Switch.

G. After all KVM Switches are powerd by power adaptor, trun on the computers.

 Initial Plug-in Process:

Please plug in the Master KVM Switch first before turning on any other

devices like montior or computers.

 Hot plug and Hot Swap:

Combo Free 8-Port & 16-Port KVM switch support Hot plug and Hot swap

function.

Figure 10: Cascade chaining

4.5. Firmware download connector

The min-USB female connector on the rear of KVM switch is for firmware upgrade

function. To update your KVM firmware, please contact with your dealer.

4.6. Rack Mounting

Figure 11: Rack mounting

Figure 11 shows you how to attach mounting brackets to the KVM Switches unit for

standard 19-inch rack cabinet.

1. Screw the mounting brackets into the sides of the KVM-Switches unit. ( See

Figure 11)

2. Install the KVM-Switches unit into the rack cabinet.

5. Operation

You can control computers via CAT5 8-Port or 16-Port Combo Free KVM Switch

Over IP by push button, hot key and OSD.

 Push button operation

Press the front panel push button to select the PC and operate it.

 Hot Key operation

Please refer to section 6. Hot Key Operation.

 OSD operation

Please refer to section 7. OSD Operation.

6. Hot Key Operation

6.1. Call OSD Menu

Press < Scroll Lock> twice and <Enter>, then the OSD “Main Menu” will be displayed

on the monitor screen. All of the KVM parameters can be setup in OSD mode. You can

also execute some KVM functions in OSD.

6.2. Leading Hot Key Select

The two-steps hot key sequence is used for quick function execution.

The leading key is <Scroll Lock> by default. However, you can change the leading

hot key if you want.

By pressing <CTRL> twice, <New Hot Key>, then press <Enter>, you can change the

leading hot key.

The available leading hot key are <Scroll Lock>, < Num Lock > or < Caps Lock >

for option.

 Setup leading hot key to < Scroll Lock >

< CTRL > → < CTRL > → < Scroll Lock > → < Enter >

 Setup leading hot key to < Num Lock>

< CTRL > → < CTRL > → < Num Lock > → < Enter >

 Setup leading hot key to < Caps Lock >

< CTRL > → < CTRL > → < Caps Lock > → < Enter >

Note: You can also change leading hot key by pressing <F1> in OSD main menu.

Please refer to section 7.3.5 Setup in OSD – Hot Key.

6.3. Channel Select - Single KVM

6.3.1. Specific channel selection

You can select the connected computers by using the two-step Hot Key

sequence. Press <Scroll Lock> key twice (Step 1), then press key (1 to 16) and

<Enter> (step 2) to select the computer you want to control.

Figure 12: Specific channel selection hot key

<Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <1> → <Enter> or <Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <2> → <Enter> or

… …

Note: You can also select computers in OSD menu. Move the indicator bar to

the channel to switch by using <arrow key>, <Page Up> or <Page Down>,

then press <Enter> to select the connected computer. Please refer to

section 7.2 Channel Selection in OSD.

6.3.2. Arrow Key Channel Shift Function

Press <Scroll Lock> twice, and press <Left Arrow> or <Right Arrow> key to

shift left/right one channel.

 Switch to left one channel

 Switch to right one channel

6.3.3. <ALT> Channel Shift Function

1. Start <ALT> Channel shift Function

< ALT > channel shift function default was off. You can press Hot-Key <Scroll

Lock> twice, <ALT> and then press <Enter> to turn on or turn off this function

alternately.

2. Shift the channel by <ALT> key

Press left < ALT > or right < ALT > key twice, the PC channel will automatically

shift to left or right one channel (channel decrease / increase to next) when <

ALT > channel shift function is enabled.

 Enable/Disable <ALT> channel shift function

 Switch to left one channel

 Switch to right one channel

6.4. Channel Select - Cascade Chain Layer

You can select the active channel directly under cascade chain connection.

The following hot key sequence is used for quick channel selection.

Press <Scroll Lock> twice, <D>, the cascade channel number (1, 2, 3……16), and

Press <Enter>.

 Channel select to first layer

< Scroll Lock > → < Scroll Lock > → <D> → < CH-L1 > → < Enter >

 Channel select to second layer

< Scroll Lock > → < Scroll Lock > → <D> → < CH- L1 >

→ <D> → < CH-L2 > → < Enter >

 Channel select to third layer

< Scroll Lock > → < Scroll Lock > → <D> → <CH-L1 >

→ <D> → < CH-L2 >

→ <D> → < CH-L3 > → < Enter >

Note: With cascading 3 layers, you can select last layer directly;

Example: press <Scroll Lock> twice, then D2D5D7, and <Enter>:

D2 : layer 1 channel 2 links to

D5 : layer 2 channel 5 links to

D7 : layer 3 channel 7 selected

Note: You can also select active channel of cascade chain in OSD menu. Move the

indicator bar to the chanel selected to switch by using <arrow key>, <Page

Up> or <Page Down>, and then press <Enter> to switch to the target port.

Please refer to section 7.2.2 Channel select to cascade port.

6.5. Buzzer sound Disable / Enable

Press <Scroll Lock> twice, then <B> and <Enter>. The buzzer sound will be disabled

/ enabled alternately. The buzzer sound default setting is ON.

Note: You can also enable/disable buzzer sound by pressing <F1> in OSD main menu.

Please refer to section 7.3.6 Setup in OSD - Sound.

Figure 13: Buzzer setup hot key

6.6. Auto-Scan Function

You can enable Auto-Scan function by pressing <Scroll Lock> twice, then <S> and

<Enter>. The KVM Switch will shift through all the ports and display them on the

monitor.

The mouse and keyboard will be disabled under this mode. This is necessary to

prevent errors such as erratic movement and wrong characters to display when using

the mouse or keyboard in accident.

6.6.1. Start auto-scan function

<Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <S> → <Enter>. The auto-scan banner will

be shown on screen to indicate the scanning channel.

Figure 14: Auto-scan hot key

─┬── ┬ ──┬──────

│

│ └─ Channel Name

│ └────────── Channel Number

└─────────────── Indicate now is Scan Mode

Figure 15: Auto-scan Banner

6.6.2. Stop auto-scan function

Press any key on keyboard to STOP the auto-scan function. Press the push

button on KVM front panel to select active port can stop the auto-scan function,

too.

6.6.3. Auto-scan mode

There are two auto-scan modes, please refer to section 7.3.1 Setup in OSD –

Scan Mode to setup the auto-scan mode.

 Scan all working computers.

 Scan all computers which are marked for auto-scan.

6.6.4. Auto-scan time interval

The auto-scan time interval can be adjustable by pressing <F1> in OSD main

menu. Please refer section 7.3.1 Setup in OSD – Scan Time.

Note: You can also start auto-scan function by pressing <F2> in OSD main menu.

Please refer section 7.4 Auto-Scan in OSD.

6.7. Console Lock

If the security mode is enabled in OSD mode (by pressing <F5> in OSD mode), you

can lock console by pressing <Scroll Lock> twice, and then <H> and <Enter>. The

KVM will be locked until an authorized user login.

To UNLOCK console, please press any key according to screen message, then key in

User Name and Password. The KVM switch and console devices will be unlocked and

back to normal status.

Note: You can also execute console lock function by pressing <F3> in OSD main

menu. Please refer to section 7.5 Console Lock in OSD.

6.8. Call Adjust Video Menu

Press < Scroll Lock> twice, then <C> and <Enter>, then the OSD “Adjust Video” will

be displayed on the monitor screen. You can adjust video quality for current active

channel in first layer.

7. OSD Operation

7.1. OSD Main Menu

Press < Scroll Lock> twice and <Enter>, then you will enter to OSD (On Screen

Display) main menu. The channel number, names and the status will be displayed on

the monitor screen. Please refer to (Figure 16)

Figure 16: OSD main menu

7.1.1. KVM layer number

1st, 2nd or 3rd. indicates the current cascade level.

7.1.2. Channel name

 The channel name can be defined by using function key F4, it can remind user

which computer is connected to this channel.

 A highlighted pink bar is shown in the selected channel row.

 A plus mark (+) showing in the left of channel name indicates that the port has

cascades.

7.1.3. Computer & KVM status

 KVM buzzer stauts

 Buzzer sound on

Buzzer sound off

 Logined user name

The system has one administrator and 3 users for security management. The

name of current logined is displayed here.

 Channel LOCK indicator ( Status STA )

L: Indicating this channel is locked. BLANK:Indicating this channel is normal without locked.

 Computer power on indicator ( Status STA ), OSD menu will update the flag

automatically if the computer status is changed

A: Indicating this computer is powered on and ready to select. BLANK:Indicating this computer is not connected or powered on.

 Channel scan indicator ( Status STA )

S: This channel is marked for auto-scan if the scan mode is Select type. BLANK:Indicating this computer is not marked for auto-scan.

7.1.4. Current active channel number

Indicate current active channel number. The channel of the currently selected

computer is displayed in the right-upper corner.

If the active channel is in 2nd or 3rd cascade layer, the display string is like

XX-YY-ZZ. For example, 02-05-07 means the active channel is layer 1 channel 2

links to layer 2 channel 5, and layer 3 channel 7 is selected as active channel.

7.1.5. Cascade parent channel number

Indicate the parent channel of this cascade layer. The number at the left-upper

corner below KVM layer number shows the number of port for the upper layer,

i.e. 8 means link from channel 8 of upper KVM.

It’s valid only for 2nd and 3rd cascade layer. It will show blank for 1st layer since

there is no parent channel.

7.1.6. Page down / up indicator

This is for 16-Port KVM only. The information of port 1 ~ 8 are display in the first

page, and information of port 9 ~ 16 are display in the second page. Since the

port information is divide to two pages, the page down / up indicator can

remind you to switch to alternative page by using <page down> and <page up>

key.

7.1.7. Function Control Menu

The detail of control functions will be described in later sections. The list of

control functions:

F1: Set up: basic set up menu

F2: Scan: autoscan function

F3: Lock: setup lock/unlock, only available when F5 Security is enabled.

F4: Rename: rename selected channel name.

F5: Security: security function and user authority settings

F6: Lock Port: PC port lock function (for administrator only)

7.2. Channel selection in OSD

7.2.1. Channel select to computer

Use the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys to highlight a computer and then

<ENTER> to select it and leave OSD menu. A banner with the channel name will

be shown on left-upper corner of the screen.

┬ ────┬────── │ └ Channel Name └──────────── Channel Number

Figure 17: Channel Banner (Single Layer)

7.2.2. Channel select to cascade port

A plus mark (+) showing in the left of channel name indicates that the port is

under cascade channing. Pressing <ENTER> in this channel will enter one level

down, and the screen pops up the listing of the computers of the slave KVM.

┬ ┬ ┬ ────┬────── │ │ │ └ Channel Name │ │ └─────── Channel Number │ └────────── 2

Layer Channel Number

└────────────── 1

Layer Channel Number

Figure 18: Channel Banner (Cascade Layer)

7.2.3. Return from cascade port

After entering cascade port, press <R> will return to upper layer OSD menu.

7.3. Setup in OSD: <F1>

Please use <Up> or <Down> arrow key to select the item you want to change,

and use <Left> or <Right> arrow key to change the settings. Press <ESC> to

exit and save the setup settings.

Figure 19: OSD Setup

7.3.1. Scan Mode

 Select:

Scan the selected channels marked with S in STA column on OSD main menu.

 PC ON:

Scan all powered on PC channels

7.3.2. Scan Time

The default scan time is 5 seconds. It can be changed up to 90 seconds by

stepping 5 seconds.

7.3.3. Banner Time

The default banner time is 5 seconds. It can be changed to 10 seconds, 15 seconds, or always on (∞).

7.3.4. Position

 Menu:

Use four arrow keys to move the OSD main menu to the desired position. Press

<ESC> to save the changed menu position.

Figure 20: Menu Position Setup

Note: The different resolution setting between PC and KVM will change the

desired position of OSD block shown on screen.

 Banner:

Use four arrow keys to move the channel banner to the desired position. Press

<ESC> to save the changed banner position.

Figure 21: Banner Position Setup

7.3.5. Hot key

 Scroll Lock: <Scroll Lock> becomes the hot key.

 Num Lock: <Num Lock> becomes the hot key.

 Cap Lock: <Cap Lock> becomes the hot key.

Note: You can also change leading hot key via hot key by using < CTRL > → <

CTRL > → < New Hotkey > → < Enter > outside the OSD mode. Please refer

to section 6.2 Leading Hot Key Select.

7.3.6. Sound

 ON: Buzzer sound enabled.

 OFF: Buzzer sound disabled.

Note: You can also enable/disable buzzer sound via hot key by using

<Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <B> → <Enter> outside the OSD mode.

Please refer to section 6.5 Buzzer sound Disable / Enable.

7.3.7. Language

English (En) / Deutsch (De) / Francais (Fr), 3 languages are available.

7.4. Auto-Scan in OSD: <F2>

7.4.1. Start to auto-scan in OSD

Press <F2> in OSD main menu. The auto-scan banner will be shown to indicate

the scanning channel.

─┬── ┬ ──┬────── │

│ └─ Channel Name

│ └────────── Channel Number └─────────────── Indicate now is Scan Mode

Figure 22: Auto-Scan Banner

Note: You can also start auto-scan function via hot key by using

<Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <S> → <Enter> outside the OSD mode.

Please refer to section 6.6.1 Start Auto-Scan Function.

7.4.2. Stop auto-scan

Press any key on keyboard to STOP the auto-scan function. The auto-scan

banner will be disappeared when the scan stopped.

7.4.3. Auto-scan mode

There are two auto-scan modes, please refer to section 7.3.1 Setup in OSD –

Scan Mode to set up the auto-scan mode.

 Scan all computers which are power on.

 Scan all computers which are marked for auto-scan.

7.4.4. Auto-scan time interval

The auto-scan time interval of each port displayed can be adjustable by pressing

<F1> in OSD main menu. Please refer to section 7.3.2 Setup in OSD – Scan

Time.

7.5. Console Lock in OSD: <F3>

If the security mode is enabled in OSD mode (by pressing <F5> in OSD mode,

please refer to section 7.7 Security Setup in OSD). You can logout to lock console

by pressing <F3> In OSD mode. The Console Lock Banner will be shown on the

screen.

Figure 23: Console Lock Banner

The KVM will be locked until an authorized user login.

Figure 24: Unlock window

Note: You can also logout to lock console via hot key by using

<Scroll Lock> → <Scroll Lock> → <H> → <Enter> outside the OSD mode.

Please refer to section 6.7 Console Lock.

Note: If you forget the password, the only way to permanently disable the

security function is to key in a universal password to unlock KVM. You need to

key in this unlock password to release your device and KVM, and then you can

restart everything. Please contact with your agency/distributor to get the

universal password.

7.6. Channel rename: <F4>

Select the channel to rename by using up/down arrow key and press <F4> in OSD

main menu. The channel rename window will be shown for setting up the channel

name. Press <ENTER> to save the renamed channel name or <ESC> to cancel.

Figure 25: Channel Rename window

7.7. Security Setup: <F5>

7.7.1. Security mode login

Press <F5> in OSD main menu to enter security setup mode, the administrator

Figure 26: Security mode login window

The default administrator account is:

User Name: admin

Password: 123456

After login, the security setup main window will be shown on the screen. Please

select the security item to setup via <up arrow> and <down arrow> key, and

press <left arrow> or <right arrow> key to change the settings.

Figure 27: Security setup main window

7.7.2. Security Mode

To change the security mode setting, please move the highlight bar to Security

Mode, and press <left arrow> or <right arrow> key to change it. The <F3>

Console Lock and user authority functions can not be executed until the

security mode is enabled.

7.7.3. Change administrator password

To change the administrator password, move the highlight bar to

Admin/password, and press <left arrow> or <right arrow> key. The

administrator password setup window will be shown on the screen. Input the

new password twice and press <ENTER> to confirm, or press <ESC> to exit.

Figure 28: Administrator password setup window

7.7.4. Authorized user setup

3 authorized users are admitted to manage the KVM switch. To change the user

name and password, please move the highlight bar to the user for editing.

Press <left arrow> or <right arrow> key, the user name and password setup

window will be shown on the screen. Please Input the new user’s name and

password twice, then press <ENTER> to confirm or <ESC> to cancel.

Figure 29: User name password setup window

7.7.5. User Authority setup

You can setup the authority which only supports Layer 1 and Layer 2, and

Layer 3 authority always enable for each user. Different user has different

access right for each channel. To change the access authority of each channel

for certain user, please move the highlight bar to the channel, and press <A>,

<1>, <2> or <3> to setup the channel access authority for all or certain user. You

don’t have to setup the authority of administrator since the administrator has all

channel access authorized right.

Please refer to section 7.2.2 and 7.2.3 to operate OSD menu properly.

Figure 30: User authority setup window

7.8. Lock Port: <F6>

7.8.1. Lock Port

Only administrator can lock port. Please move the highlight bar to the channel to

lock, and press <F6> to lock the selected channel. A red L mark will be shown in

STA column of locked port.

Figure 31: Lock port in OSD main window

7.8.2. Channel selection of the locked port

If anyone selects the channel of the locked port either by panel push-button or

hot key, the system will enter OSD mode waiting for administrator to unlock the

port.

7.8.3. Unlock Port

Only administrator login with correct password can unlock the port. After the

administrator login, the red L mark in STA column will disappear.

7.9. Exit OSD: <ESC>

Press <ESC> to exit OSD and to return to the selected computer. A banner with the

channel name will be shown on left-upper corner of the screen.

7.10. Adjust Video in OSD

Please use <Up> or <Down> arrow key to options for video adjustment, and use

<Left> or <Right> arrow key to change the value. Press <ESC> to exit and save the

setup settings.

Figure 32: Adjust video window

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