MASTER CS-1004, CS-1008, CS-1016 User Manual

User Manual

CS-1004 CS-1008 CS-1016

2001-06-9

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

! Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ! Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ! Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that

which the receiver is connected.

! Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help

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Packing List

The complete Master View package consists of:

One Master View KVM Switch (CS-1004, CS-1008, or CS-1016)

One Power Adapter

One User Manual

Check to make sure that the unit was not damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem, contact your dealer.

Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit, and/or any of the devices connected to it.

Manual Part No. PAPE-0150-400

Printed in Taiwan 05/2001

All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.

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Contents

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

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Single Station Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Daisy Chaining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hot Plugging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Powering On/Off and Restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Port Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

OSD Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

OSD Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Port Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OSD Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OSD Main Menu Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

The Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

OSD Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Master View - Computer Connection Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Station Numbering Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Overview

The Master View KVM Switch is a control unit that allows access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Before the development of the Master View, the only way to control multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly network system. Now, with the Master View, you can easily access multiple computers in a cost effective manner.

Depending on the model a Master View unit can control up to 4, 8, or 16 computers. Up to 31 additional Master Views can be daisy chained (for a total of up to 32 units), which means that up to 128, 256, or 512 computers can all be controlled from a single keyboard-monitor-mouse console.

Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. There is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems. Since the Master View intercepts keyboard input directly, it works on any hardware platform and with all operating systems.

The Master View provides two convenient methods to access any computer connected to the system: using the port selection switches located on the front panel and using the menu driven OSD (On Screen Display) feature with mouse or keyboard.

A powerful Quick View Scan Mode feature allows you to auto scan and monitor the activities of all operating computers on the installation one by one. Responding to the growing use of multimedia in the workstation space, the Master View has been designed with built in microphone and speaker support - a feature that will be increasingly essential over time. By allowing a single console to manage all the attached computers, the Master View eliminates the expense of purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each computer as well as saving all the space they would take up. It also eliminates the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving around from one computer to another.

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Features

Special ASIC Technology - Enhances Compatibility and Reliability

Daisy Chain Up To 31 Additional Units - Control Up to 128, 256, or

512 Computers From a Single Console No Software Required - Computer Selection via Front Panel

Switches or OSD Broadcast Function - Used to Install Software on Multiple Computer

Systems or Shut Them All Down. Quick View Scan Mode for Monitoring Selected computers

PS/2 and Serial Mouse Emulation Provided For System Bootup

Console’s PS/2 Mouse Controls All Connected Computers - Even

Those With Serial Mice Support Microsoft Intellimouse Pro, Logitech FirstMouse, MouseMan.

SVGA, VGA and Multisync Monitor Support

LED Display For Easy Status Monitoring

Rack Mountable in 19" System Rack

Audio Support Built In

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Hardware Requirements

Console

A VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest

resolution that you will be using on any computer in the installation. A PS/2 style mouse

A PS/2 style keyboard

The following equipment must be installed on each computer:

A VGA, SVGA or Multisync card.

Either a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), or DB-9 (standard serial),

mouse port. Either a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) keyboard port with +5V DC on

pin 4 and Ground on pin 3, or a 5-pin DIN (AT style) keyboard port with +5V DC on pin 5 and ground on pin 4.

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Cables

For optimum signal integrity and to simplify the layout, we strongly recommend that you use the following high quality CS Custom Cable sets:

Connector Type CS Custom Cable

AT (5 pin DIN) Keyboard and Serial Mouse 2L-1701P + Keyboard & Mouse Adapters PS/2 (6 pin mini-DIN) Keyboard and Mouse Daisy Chained Units

Note: The keyboard and the mouse cables have PS/2 style connector at

each end:

If your computer uses a standard AT style keyboard socket and

standard 9 pin serial ports, you will need to purchase a PS/2-to-AT keyboard adapter (Part No. 2A-106, or any standard keyboard adapter), and a PS/2-to Serial mouse adapter (Part No. 2A-105; a standard mouse adapter will not work) in order to plug the cable into the computer’s keyboard port.

Because of the wiring and the pin assignments, you cannot use a

Serial-to-PS/2 adapter at the end that plugs into the Master View. Therefore attempting to use a standard cable extender with adapters at both ends will fail.

2L-1701P

2L-1700

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Introduction

Front View *

K/M Reset

1. Port LEDs

OnLine: Lights ORANGE to indicate that the computer attached to

the corresponding port is up and running

Selected: Lights GREEN to indicate the currently selected port.

2. Power Switch

3. Port Selection Switches

! Press a switch to access the computer attached to the corre-

sponding port.

! Simultaneously pressing Switches 1 and 2 for three seconds per-

forms a Keyboard and Mouse reset.

4. Power LED

Lights ORANGE to indicate that the Master View has been turned On and is receiving power.

* The figure shows a CS-1016 model. The only difference between it

and the other models is the number of Port Selection Switches.

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Rear View *

1 2

45 6

1. Daisy Chain Selection

If you daisy chain units, the cables plug in here.

2. CPU Port Section

The cables that link to the computers plug in here.

3. Power Jack

The power adapter cable plugs in here

4. DIP Switch

SW 1 - 5: Sets the Station No. (see the table on page 25 for details)

5. Link

Link is reserved and has no function at this time.

6. Console Port Section

If this is a first station unit, your monitor, keyboard and mouse plug in here.

7. Microphone and Speaker Jacks

Your microphone and speakers plug in here.

* The figure shows a CS-1016 model. The only difference between it

and the other models is the number of CPU Ports.

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