Lindy 2X8 User Manual

CPU Switch MultiMedia 2X8

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2 User @ 8 PC, LINDY Art. Nr. 32812 4 User @ 8 PC, LINDY Art. Nr. 32814

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Packing List / Packl iste

The complete LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia package consists of:

1. 1 LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia

2. 1 Power Adapter

3. 2 Rack Mounting Brackets (screws included)

4. 4 Stacking Elements

5. 1 LINDY User Manual Please read this manual thoroughly, and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the LINDY CPU Switch unit, and/or any of the devices connected to it. We have tried to keep this manual as short as possible but complete also.

Table of Contents

Overview...............................................................................................................1

Features................................................................................................................1

Hardware Requirements ......................................................................................3

Cables.....................................................................................................................

Front panel switches and connectors ......................................................................

Installation...............................................................................................................

Operating the CPU Switch ....................................................................................1

OSD Operation......................................................................................................1

Function Keys .......................................................................................................1

Troubleshooting....................................................................................................1

Specifications........................................................................................................ 2

Stacking and Mounting..........................................................................................2

CE Conformity, Warranty......................................................................................2

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Overview

The LINDY CPU Switch is ideally suited for the following: KVM access for keyboard, video (monitor), mouse and stereo audio Simultaneous access from up to 4 independent consoles / users for up to 8 PCs. The CPU Switches are not cascadable with each other or themselves. If you need more than 8

PCs connected you should use non-multi-user CPU Switches in the upper cascade near the consoles. At the moment LINDY is preparing the introduction of new audio enabled CPU Switches: Please read t he latest news at www.lindy.co.u k, in t he LINDY catalogues or the LINDY newsletters.

The installation of the system is quick and simple. You only need to install the units and connection cables. There is NO configuration software, other software, jumper settings or anything to be done. This is a pure hardware concept that therefore causes no software incompatibles. The LINDY CPU Switch operates with almost any hardware platform as long as it complies with PC compatible standards.

The LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia offers you the most efficient and ergonomic solution to access multiple servers from multiple consoles / users independently at the same time. No more running between different server enclosures, just operate all machines from your regular desk

(speaker + microphone).

The switching between the connected PCs / servers is easily done by selecting the PCs from the On-Screen-Display (OSD) of the CPU Switch. All PCs are displayed arranged together with their given name and status of operation. If another user operates a particular PC, then the OSD will show a simple message to inform you. An extended Auto-Scan mode makes it possible to view all connected PCs, one after the other by a definable dwell time.

Features

Multi-User Access up to 8 PCs

Access to all PCs without changing desk

Full Audio Stereo Support

PC selection via OSD (On-Screen-Display)

Multi-Level & Multi-User password protection

Quick View Scan function for watching all connected PCs

Permanent emulation of all console peripherals ensures simultaneous boot-up without selecting the PCs directly

Support of PS/2 compatible as RS-232 mouse connections at the PCs

Support of wheel mice, like the, LINDY Dual Wheel Mice, Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer and Logitech FirstMouse*.

High Resolution Video Quality up to 1920 x 1440 @ 75Hz; DDC Support

Desktop housing with stacking elements or 19“ Rack-mountable – mounting brackets included

Hot-plug-enabled, PCs can be disconnected and reconnected during operation of the CPU switch

* PS/2 compatible mice include 3 button mice and wheel mice. The function Change Device in the program Logitech Mouse Ware does not work on Wi ndows NT systems. It is strongly recommended to use MICROSOFT drivers for all Logitech products.

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Hardware Requirements

Console

VGA Monitor for resolution up to 1920 x 1440 Pixel, up to 75 Hz

PS/2 compatible mouse

PS/2 compatible keyboard

Audio Stereo microphone and speaker, optional

VGA graphics card

6 pin Mini DIN (PS/2) or 9 Way D (standard serial-port) mouse connection *

PS/2 keyboard port (6 pin Mini DIN) or AT keyboard port (5 pin DIN, 5V on Pin 5,

ground on pin 4)

Audio Stereo Input/Output for microphone and speaker, optional

* At a PC with a 9 Way D Type port, a PS/2 – serial adaptor (LINDY Art. No. 70058) has to be used. The adaptor cable for the AT keyboard port is LINDY Art.No. 70139

Cables

Because of limited space on the rear side of the CPU switch and the many necessary connections to be made, special system cables have to be used with this CPU Switch.

The first two consoles are connected via standard connection cables for SVGA, PS/2 and Audio Stereo with 3.5mm Stereo connectors, but also LINDY KVM cables including SVGA and 2x PS/2 can be used together with standard LINDY audio cables. To connect the consoles 3 and 4 of the CPU Switch MultiMedia 4x8 special system cables ha ve to be used.

Console to L INDY CPU Switch:

Length Art. No. Description 2m 33801 Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Audio-Console-Cable (2x PS/2 + 1x VGA + 2x Audio) 5m 33803 Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Audio-Console-Cable (2x PS/2 + 1x VGA + 2x Audio)

PC to LINDY CPU Switch: (uses special system cables)

Length Art. No. Description 1,5m 33811 Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Audio-Cable (2x PS/2 + 1x VGA + 2x Audio) 3m 33812 Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Audio-Cable (2x PS/2 + 1x VGA + 2x Audio) 5m 33813 Monitor/Mouse/Keyboard/Audio-Cable (2x PS/2 + 1x VGA + 2x Audio)

Extension Cables:

A wide range of extension cables can be found from LINDY:

- Combo extension cables for KVM, 1m up to 10m

- Standard extension cables, available also for audio up to 10m

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Front View and Keys and Backside Connectors

1 – Port LEDs:

All 8 switches for the appropriate PCs have two status LEDs.

ONLINE: SELECT:

2 – K/M Reset

If the keyboard and mouse get stuck and need to be reset, carefully insert a pointed object in here and push.

5 – Power LED

Lights blue to indicate that the LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia is turned on and receiving power.

1 2

1 – Power switch ON/OFF 2 – Power Input Jack

From external power supply, 9V DC, 1,2 A, positive on centre pin.

3 – Console connectors for CONSOLE 1 and CONSOLE 2

Connectors for monitor, mouse, keyboard, microphone and speakers. To be used with standard cables.

4 – Console connectors CONSOLE 3 and CONSOLE 4

Connectors for monitor, mouse, keyboard, microphone and speaker s. To be used with LI ND Y system cables only, see chapter CABLES.

5 – PC, Workstation, Server Ports

Ports to connect the PCs or cascaded CPU Sw i tches. To be used w it h LI N DY system cabl e onl y, see chapter CABLES.

LED lights orange and shows that the connected PC is online. If this LED flashes orange it means that this port is cascaded to another CPU switch. LED lights green: the attached PC has just been selected by another user. LED Stops when the PC is again available for access.

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Installation

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

1. Make sure th at power to all the devices you will be connecting up have been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function. O therwise, th e switch will receive power from the computer.

2. To prevent damage to your equipment due to ground potential difference, make sure that all devices on the installation are properly grounded. Consult your dealer for technical details, if necessary.

Single Stage Installation

For an installation without cascading please use the following steps:

1. Connect the console cables to keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers and microphone.

2. Connect the PCs with the appropriate PC ports of the CPU Switch. Use the appropriate LINDY systems cables as described before in chapter CABLES.

3. Connect the enclosed power supply to the mains and plug in its DC power cable to the CPU Switch.

4. Switch on the CPU Switch. The Switch now undergoes a short Power-On-Self-Test. If there is a problem the LEDs will flash according to one of the following patterns:

LED Lighting Pattern Indication

ONLINE LEDs 1-8 flash simultaneously Internal RAM memory error ONLINE LEDs 1-8 flash one after the other External RAM memory error ONLINE LEDs 1-8 pairs flash: 1+2, then 3+4, then

5+6, then 7 + 8, one after the other pair.

If any of these occur turn off the switch and then turn on again. If this does not help please detach all cables from the rear side of the CPU Switch and turn off and switch on again. If the error still is pres ent please contact the L INDY support hotline or your local dealer.

5. Complete all cable connections to the PCs that shall be connected.

6. Switch on all the PCs only after this procedure is complete.

ROM Test error

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Installation of cascaded LINDY CPU Switches

At the moment no LINDY CPU Switches with integrated Audio support are available for cascading. Please check for new products on the LINDY homepage www.lindy.com

IMPORTANT: The LINDY CPU Switch Multimedia 2x8 and 4x8 cannot be cascaded with each other.

Users that do not require the audio function but multiple user access may use one of the following possibilities for cascading:

(1) Solution for non fully simultaneous access for a certain amount of servers:

Users are connected to the CPU Switch MultiMedia. The CPU Switch MultiMedia can be connected to up to 8 PCs or LINDY CPU Switch LITE OSD-8 in the second cascade. The maximum number of servers connected is 64 servers. Restriction: only one user c an acc ess the PCs connected to the second stage units CPU Switch LITE OSD-8 at the same time. The other uses have to wait until the previous user ends the access.

(2) Solution for fully simultaneous access for a certain amount of servers:

Users are connected to the CPU Switch LITE series switches (LITE OSD-8 or LITE-2 or LITE-4). Multiple CPU Switch MultiMedia can be cascaded to the ports of the CPU Switch LITE, each CPU Switch MultiMedia to one port of the CPU Switch LITE’s. Fully simultaneous access for instance is possible up to 4 users and 32 servers by using 4 CPU Switch LITE-4 or OSD-8 and 4 CPU Switch MultiMedia 4x8. Restriction: No audio support.

To set up a cascaded installation over two stages please follow the following steps:

1. Make sure the power is switched off at all units that will be insta lled in the syst em including PCs.

2. Connect all cable connections using the appropriate LINDY system cables and/or LINDY 3-in-1 KVM cables (refer to section CABLES).

3. Switch on first the devices and CPU switches in the first stage at the user consoles.

4. After they have completed their boot-up procedure switch on the CP U Sw i tc hes i n the sec ond stage.

5. After they have completed their boot-up procedure switch on the CPUs, servers and PCs.

Please note: to ensure proper operation, please make sure to follow the sequence in the aforementioned order.

to find new product releases.

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Operating the CPU Switch MultiMedia

Hot-Plugging

LINDY CPU Switch MultiMedia supports ‘Hot-Plugging’. This means single components like PCs, cascaded LINDY CPU switches, and mice, etc. can be removed and reattached to the installation without powering down and rebooting the CPU Switches on the installation. To ensure proper functionality in this case some rules have to be regarded: If cables (or devices) are removed from the installation they can only be reattached at the same position/port. The type of mouse cannot be changed. The mouse should be reattached before the keyboard gets reattached. After the cables and unit is reattached, a RESET has to be performed via the front side RESET switch at the CPU Switch. But also just switching between different ports may cause the devices to function properly again.

Powering down and restarting

If it is neces sar y to sw i tch off single C PU sw i tc hes or the c om plete i nst all ati on pl ease foll ow the follow ing steps: First pow er dow n al l PCs or dow nstr eam cas caded C PU s wi tc hes and PC s connec ted to the CPU s wi tc h you want to power down. Then power down the CPU Switch itself.

Please note:

Also the mains cables of all PCs that support the ‘Keyboard Power On’ function have to be unplugged. Alternatively all keyboard and mouse cables may be unplugged. Otherwise the CPU Switch will still be powered on via the PCs and their keyboard and mouse connections.

Switch off the CPU Switch or unplug the power supply from the mains. Wait for approximately 10 seconds until you power the units on again. When powering on follow the order m enti oned above i n the or der st ar ting from the c onsol es goi ng dow n, stage by stage until the PCs.

PC / Port selection: OSD (On-Screen-Display)

All PCs connected to the CPU Switch can be easily selected by OSD.

The OSD is used to display and select all connected PCs and their status of operation clearly.

Every attached PC can easily be given and identified by a user selectable name.

The port selection can be done by moving the cursor up and down. Alternatively you can use the mouse cursor, highlight and click the selected choices in the OSD.

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The OSD is activated by pressing the CONTROL key twice. This hotkey can also be changed to the SCROLL LOCK key.

OSD Main Menu Information

Heading Explanation

This column li sts the Por t- I D - num ber s for al l C PU Por ts. The m os t si m ple m ethod to

select a port is to move the highlighted line to the selected port using the cursor keys and then pressing the ENTER key or to select and click the port using the mouse.

The symbol + marks the ports that can be accessed from this console. Ports not showing the + symbol cannot be accessed (see also password protection and multi

level user rights) QV PC Lists all ports/PCs that are connected and powered up with a symbol like a sun.

NAME If a name was given it will b e showed here.

For security purpose the OSD also includes a multi level password protection for up to 4 users and one administrator. Single users have different passwords and can have different access rights.

In factory default setting the password protection is disabled. All consoles log in with administrator rights and complete access. Password protection is enabled via OSD.

The following function keys are used to configure and control the switch via OSD menu:

F1 HELP Basic HELP list of OSD menu options F2 EDIT Edit and enter the OSD names of attached servers F3 LIST Edit the settings and select the display lists of the OSD F4 SCAN Edit the Auto-Scan list and settings F5 ADM Administration of the switch, passwords, rights, ... (administrator only)

The triangle symbol marks all ports that are selected for the Quick-View-Scan-

Mode.

F6 SET Administration of individual consoles, settings and user password F7 QV Start Quick-View-Auto-Scan Mode F8 OUT Logs out the c onsole, Log in only with password

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OSD Functions

Navigation via OSD Menu

[ESC] goes up one level higher in the OSD. When already in highest level the OSD will be closed.

Use cursor Up/Cursor Down keys to move the highlighted bar. To make selections then press ENTER.

Or click with the mouse at the triangle symbols (▲▼) or move the highlighted mouse cursor and click the options to be selected.

After having made a selection the OSD automatically will go one level up or quit the OSD when already in highest level.

ATTENTION:

(1) If a port or server was switched to PRIVATE MODE by a user, the screen will stay dark when

another user selects this port. The OSD will display a me ssage ‘Port is in private mode’.

(2) If a port or server is already being used and operated by another user the server screen will

appear and the OSD displ ays the m ess age ‘Port is in use’. Input to this server or por t is pos si ble until the first user is disconnected (see F5 ADM / Set Access Timeout). Also if cascaded no input to this port is possible AND the screen stays dark.

OSD Display window of selected port / server

The OSD can show the s elec ted por t / ser v er per m anentl y in a small w i ndow includi ng the ac ces s s tatus . These settings can be adjusted via OSD Menu F6 CHANNEL DISPLAY DURATION and CHANNEL DISPLAY POSITION.

Status information:

- S in front of the port number marks that this port is regularly accessed.

- S and R in front of the port number marks that this port can be displayed only, for instance because another user is using the attached server. Input to this port is not possible as long as SR is displayed.

- Z

in fron t of th e port number marks that this port will be free for access by other u sers afte r the

adjustable ‘ACCESS TIMEOUT’ time (2-255 sec., F5 SET ACCESS TIMEOUT) has passed.

- P in front of the port number indicates that this port is set to Private Mode by another user. The monitor shows the OSD message ‘PORT IN PRIVATE MODE’ only.

Port Numbering

The port-ID is a one or two digit number. All servers connected directly to the CPU Switch MultiMedia have a one digit port-ID (1 to 8).

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