Hawking Technology MC4-H2 User Manual

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1163 Warner Ave.

Tustin, CA 92780

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Model MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW

Dual Head KVM Switch

Control 4 Dual Video output PC's from one set of

Monitors, keyboard and mouse

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT....................................... 2

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 2

GENERAL ...................................................................................................................................... 2

SUPPORTED SYSTEMS AND PERIPHERALS.......................................................................... 3

FEATURES .................................................................................................................................... 3

SETUP ............................................................................................................................................ 4

OPERATION .................................................................................................................................. 5

SWITCHING ................................................................................................................................... 5

SETTING THE ADDRESS OF THE MC4-H2 OR MC4-H2-SW................................................... 5

FRONT PANEL PUSH BUTTONS: .............................................................................................. 6

STACKING (DAISY-CHAINING) OF MULTIPLE MC4-H2 OR MC4-H2-SW UNITS ................. 7

HOT SWAPPING MICE AND KEYBOARDS ............................................................................... 7

HOT SWAPPING PC’S.................................................................................................................. 8

MC4-H2-SW MONITOR FRONT PANEL MONITOR SELECTION ............................................ 8

SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 8

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement

This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. This equipment has been designed to comply with
the limits for a Class A computing device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Harmful interference when operated in a
commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case
the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference.

Introduction

MC4-H2 allows two monitors, 1 keyboard, and 1 mouse to control 4 different PC’s or servers. By chaining up to 3 MC4-
H2’s, up to 12 PC’s can be controlled. Alternatively, the MC4-H2-SW will allow the user to use one monitor at the user

console and switch between them with a front panel pushbutton.

General

The MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW switch both local
video outputs to display the selected PC’s video
outputs at full resolution using buffered and
wideband video circuits. It also routes the signals
from the mouse and keyboard to the selected pc,
while, at the same time, emulating a keyboard and a
mouse for the unselected PCs so that they can detect
and communicate with a “virtual” mouse and
keyboard in order for the PCs to operate normally.

Upon power up the MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW will
locate and identify the type of mouse plugged into
the mouse port and initialize that mouse. The same
will then be done for the keyboard.

The power supply included with the MC4-H2 and

MC4-H2-SW will power up to 3 MC4-H2 or MC4-H2-SW units. Only 1 power supply is need to power 3 MC4-H2 and
MC4-H2-SW units.

There are 3 ways the MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW can switch from one PC to another. The first is through the buttons
located on the front panel, the second is through a hot-key sequence from the keyboard and the third is through RS-232
control (MC4-H2 ONLY).

The unit supports 2-button, 3-button, and wheel mice. 4-button mice and above are not supported. It is highly
recommended that a wheel mouse be used.

When the MC4-H2 and MC4-H2-SW is powered up or reset, the PC that was last selected will be selected by default.

There are two different types of LEDs on the front panel. When the LED labeled PWR is illuminated then the PC
attached to that port is powered on. When the LED labeled SEL is illuminated, then the PC attached to that port is the
selected PC. The selected PC is the PC currently being controlled by then keyboard and mouse.

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