Raritan Computer MXU28, MXU216 User Manual

Raritan Computer Inc.

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Copyright © 2001 Raritan Computer, Inc.
MXU2-0B
September 2001

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FCC Information MXU2 Manual

FCC Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a commercial 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. Operation of this
equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference.

Product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. Z-Series, Paragon, MasterConsole MX
MasterConsole II, MasterConsole SMX, and their respective logos are registered trademarks of
Raritan Computer, Inc. PS/2, RS/6000, and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation. Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Sun is a
registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. Alpha is a registered trademark of Compaq
Corporation. HP9000 is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard. SGI is a registered trademark
of Silicon Graphics, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents

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FCC INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................I

TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................................................................................................III

CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ......................................................................................................... 1

Welcome................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 1

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

Quick Installation and Test ...................................................................................................................2

MXU2 On-Screen User Interface..........................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2. OPERATING THE MXU2..................................................................................................4

Logging In.............................................................................................................................................4

Selecting a Computer............................................................................................................................ 5

User Customization...............................................................................................................................6

On-Screen User Interface Functions..................................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER 3. ADMINISTRATOR FUNCTIONS.....................................................................................9

Administration Menu............................................................................................................................. 9

System Configuration............................................................................................................................9

User Configuration............................................................................................................................. 11

Channel Configuration........................................................................................................................12

CHAPTER 4. INSTALLING MXU2 ........................................................................................................14

Installations......................................................................................................................................... 14

One-Tier Installation...........................................................................................................................15

Two-Tier Installation .......................................................................................................................... 16

Prepare Second-Tier MasterConsole MXU2...................................................................................... 18

Connect MXU2 Unit for Second-Tier Operation:...............................................................................19

Configure Base MXU2 Reserved Channels As Second Tier MXU2 Devices.......................................20

Connecting Computers to Second-Tier MXU2 Unit(s)........................................................................21

APPENDIX A: SECURITY ACCESS......................................................................................................22

Security Access Mode.......................................................................................................................... 22

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................... 24

APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................27

APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................29

MXU2 Models .....................................................................................................................................29

Universal Cable Kits: For connecting computer to MXU2 or connecting a base MXU2 to a second

tier MXU2 ........................................................................................................................................... 29

Accessories.......................................................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX E: MXU2 AND PARAGON.................................................................................................. 30

Chapter 1. Getting Started MXU2 Manual

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of Raritan Computer’s MasterConsole MXU2.

Introduction

Raritan's keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches are engineered to provide reliable, cost­effective, central control of multiple computers. This eliminates the cost and clutter of
unnecessary equipment, reclaims space, and improves productivity for a host of applications.

Figure 1 MXU2

MXU2 is a 2 user KVM switch that enables up to two simultaneous users to select and operate

connected computers. Each user will have exclusive control of any selected computer.
Raritan's unique emulation technology dedicates a keyboard and mouse emulator for each

computer to ensure that each computer always “sees” its own keyboard and mouse.
Each user is provided with an on-screen user interface (OSUI) menu to facilitate operation. The

firmware control program can be upgraded via a built-in communication port.

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Features

• Models to connect up to 8 or 16 computers

• Direct connect MXU2 to Raritan’s Paragon

• Ability to cascade units to control up to 128 computers from 2 user stations.

• Locate computers or cascaded units up to 1,000 feet away from the MXU2 using Cat5 Reach

• Locate one user station up to 1,000 feet away from the MXU2 with Raritan’s Cat5 receiver—

URKVMG receiver included with optional kit (Part number MXU28G orMXU216G).

• Tangle proof, double-shielded coaxial cable in lengths of 2, 6.5, 13, 20, and 30 feet

• Built in dedicated keyboard and mouse emulators for flawless operation

• Includes Keep-alive design to ensure non-stop computer operation in case of power loss to

the switch

• Supports high-resolution video to 1600 x 1200

• Allows a mix PCs, Macs, Suns, Alphas, RS/6000s, HP9000s, and SGIs with Raritan

Guardian converters

• Contains a powerful On-Screen User Interface (OSUI) for simple operation and system
management

• Assign meaningful names to connected computers and select from pop-up, on-screen menus

• Stores up to 120 user names, each with personalized operating profile and optional password

for security

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• Contains individual user-controlled functions to AutoSkip inactive channels and to
AutoScan computers at variable rates

• Engineered with multilevel security to ensure authorized access to each computer by
each user

• Expand capabilities by cascading MXU2

• OSUI supports English, French, and German keyboard layouts

• Available firmware upgrades via built-in DB9 administration port

Quick Installation and Test

Chapter 4 specifies a detailed installation procedure. For a quick installation and test of MXU2,
perform the following:

1. Unwrap the MXU2 unit from the packing box.

2. Plug the power cord into the MXU2 and turn the power switch to ON.

3. Plug a user console-keyboard, monitor, and mouse-into the connectors marked keyboard,
monitor, and mouse on the back panel of the MXU2.

4. Plug in monitor’s power cord and power on monitor.

5. Login Menu will now be displayed on the monitor. The keyboard’s <Scroll Lock> LED will
be blinking.

6. Enter ADMIN as user name, and press <Enter>. Enter ”raritan” (case sensitive) and press
<Enter>. The Selection Menu will be displayed on the monitor.

7. Unwrap a universal cable, CCPnn. Plug the DB25 connector into a channel on the back panel
of the MXU2 unit.

8. Plug the other end of the cable into a PC’s keyboard/mouse/VGA ports.

9. Power on the PC.

10. The PC channel on the Selection Menu will turn green.

11. Use the keyboard <!> and <"> keys to select the green line, and press <Enter>.

12. You will now be able to operate the PC connected to MXU2.

Congratulations! This quick test is complete.

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To go back to the MXU2 selection menu, press the <Scroll Lock> key twice rapidly. This
activates the on-screen user interface. The <Scroll Lock> LED on the user console
keyboard blinks, indicating the on-screen user interface has been activated.

units using 1 or 2 ports.

MXU2 On-Screen User Interface

The MXU2 on-screen user interface (OSUI) consists of a simple hierarchy of menus and screens.

Each menu (except Login Menu) contains the following sections (Figure 2):

• Title Line

• Menu/Screen Body (for text and fields)

• Help Messages

• Status Line (displays Skip/Scan status and OSUI activator)

Function keys F1, F2, F4, and F5 switch between different first-level menus.

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The symbol # provides hints and tips.

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# Pressing <F1> while the on-screen user interface is active invokes the Help Screen. The

Help Screen lists all menu options available to the user.

# Whenever the on-screen user interface is activated on a user console, that console

keyboard’s <Scroll Lock> LED indicator blinks.

Menu Title

OSUI Main Body

Help Messages

Status Line

Figure 2 OSUI Menu Structure

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Chapter 2. Operating The MXU2

This section describes how a user operates MXU2 functions to access computers.

Logging In

# You must first login to access the computers connected to the MXU2.

When the system is first powered on, the Log-in Menu is displayed on the monitor of each user
console. (Figure 3).

• Device ID: Name of this MXU2 unit.

• User Port: Indicates the physical MXU2 user port to which this user console is currently

connected.

Please Login
Device ID : Base MXU2
User Port : 1

User Name :
Password :

Help Messages

Figure 3 Log-in Menu

1. Enter your user name assigned by your administrator. If user names have not been
assigned, there are 5 available defaults − usera, userb, userc, and userd for users, and
admin for the administrator (See Chapter 3. Administrator Functions). User names are not
case sensitive.

2. Press <Enter>. If a password is necessary, you will be prompted to enter it, and press
<Enter> again. Passwords are case sensitive. (See Changing Password on page 8.)

3. The Selection Menu will be displayed (Figure 4 or Figure 5)

4. To go to other menus, use the function keys. (See On-Screen User Interface Functions on

page 8.)

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Selection Menu

MC: Base MXU2 Page 1/ 1

Ch.ID Name Stat

- ------- ------------ ----­1 01 Untitled-001 A0 03
2 02 NT4.0-Mail A0 03
3 03 Wins95.Bob B0 03
4 04 Wins98.Jack A0 03
5 05 Untitled-005 A0 03
6 06 NT4.0-Susan A0 03
7 07 Untitled-007 A0 03
8 08 Untitled-008 A0 03

- ------- ------------ -----

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Help Messages

Status Line

Figure 4 Selection Menu

Selection Menu by Name

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Name Ch.ID Stat

------------ ------- -----­NT4.0-Mail 02 A0 03
NT4.0-Susan 06 A0 03
Wins95.Bob 03 B0 03
Wins98.Jack 04 A0 03
Untitled-001 01 A0 03
Untitled-005 05 A0 03
Untitled-007 07 A0 03
Untitled-008 08 A0 03

------------ ------- ------

Help Messages

Status Line

Figure 5 Selection Menu by Name

Selecting a Computer

1. Activate the on-screen user interface by pressing the <Scroll Lock> twice rapidly. The
Selection Menu will be displayed (See Figure 4 & Figure 5).

2. The Selection Menu lists channels sorted either by channel ID (Ch. ID) number (Figure 4) or
alphabetically by computer name (Figure 5). Default sorting is by channel ID number. Press
<F12> to toggle sorting by—Channel ID Number or Computer Name.

• The Selection Menu displays up to eight channels.

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• The Ch. ID column indicates the physical channel to which each computer is
connected.

• The Name column lists the computer name.

• The Stat column shows each channel's security class on the left side of the

column, and the channel-specific scan rate—in seconds—on the right side of the
column. (See Channel Configuration on page 12 for instructions on changing a
channel’s computer name, security class, and scan rate.)

3. The highlight bar is used to select a channel for connection to the local user console.
Each channel’s availability is visually indicated by the following text colors:

• Black—no computer connected or computer is powered down

• Green—channel is active and available

• Red—unavailable, in use by another user

• Purple—connected to a second tier unit, first path.

• Blue-connected to a second tier unit, second path.

• White—current status unknown

# If the security class of a channel is shown in red, the channel cannot be selected due

to security restrictions.

# A small red triangle points to the name of the computer—if any—to which you are

currently connected.

4. To select a computer:

• Press the <Page Up>, <Page Down>, <!>, or <"> keys to highlight the desired

computer and press <Enter>,

• Note: When the Selection Menu is sorted by channel ID number, press the desired

computer's key number—shown in the left-hand column—and press <Enter>,

• Note: When the Selection Menu is sorted by Name—arranged alphabetically— you can

type the first character(s) of the desired name to quickly jump to the name that most
closely matches the characters you type, and press <Enter>.

5. When you select a computer, you are connected to the active operation at the selected computer.

• If you select a MasterConsole device, a list of that device’s channels will display. To
return to the base MXU2 Selection Menu press the <Home> key.

User Customization

The User Profile screen is for displaying a user’s MXU2 configuration and for setting/changin g
the user’s preferred operating parameters (Figure 6).

1. Activate OSUI by pressing the hot-key <Scroll Lock> key twice rapidly.

2. Press <F4> to access the User Profile screen.

• The Connected field displays the name and the channel ID number of the currently
selected computer.

• The User field displays the User Name entered at login.

• The Station field displays the physical MXU2

• The Security field displays your security class.

• The Admin field displays your administrator privileges.

user port you are connected to.

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3. Select the field you want to edit by pressing the <Tab> (forward) <Shift-Tab> (backward)

keys to move to the desired field. Press <Enter> to begin the edit. The highlighted area will
turn green. When the editing is completed, either press <Enter> to retain the changes or
press <Esc> to cancel them.

• Scan Mode: Use the <!> and <"> keys to toggle between Global and Individual. The
Global Scan Mode scans each channel for the same amount of time, indicated by the
Global Scan Rate. The Individual Scan Mode scans each channel for the specified

time as shown in the Selection Menu. The default setting is Global. (Setting the channel’s
individual scan rate is an administrator function—see page 12.)

• Global Scan Rate: Type a number from 01 to 24, or use the <!> and <"> keys to
increment or decrement. The default setting is 3 seconds.

• ID Display: The ID Display is a small window that shows the computer name and the
channel ID number when you switch or scan between channel s. It is controlled by two
fields:

 On/Off: Use the <!> and <"> keys to toggle on and off.
 Time: Type a number from 01 to 24, or use the <!> and <"> keys to increment

and decrement. When incremented beyond 24, it displays “ − − “, indicating that the
ID window will be shown all the time. The default setting is On/03 seconds.

• Green Mode: The Green Mode (PowerSave mode) turns the monitor off if the user
console is idle for the specified amount of time. It is controlled by two fields:

 On/Off: Use the <!> and <"> keys to toggle on and off.
 Time: Type a number from 01 to 99 or use the <!> and <"> keys to increment and

decrement. The default setting is On/05 minutes.

• Hot-key: Use the <!> and <"> keys to select <Scroll Lock>, <Caps Lock>, or <Num
Lock>. Press the selected hot-key twice rapidly to activate the on-screen user interface.
The default setting is <Scroll Lock>.

• Display Position: This lets you position the On-Screen menu and ID Display window.
Use the <!>, <">, <%> and <&> keys to position the selected window.

• Help Mode: Use the <!> and <"> keys to select the preferred help mode. This controls
how the help messages are presented on the on-screen user interface menus and
screens. The default setting is Circ Left.

User Profile
Connected: Wins95.Bob Ch 3
Name: Susan

Station: 1

Security: A0 Admin: Yes
Scan Mode: Global

Global Scan Rate: 03 Seconds
ID Display: On 03 Seconds
Green Mode: Off 05 Minutes
Hotkey: Scroll Lock
Display Position: Menu ID
Help Mode: Circ Left

Help Messages

Status Line

Figure 6 User Profile Menu