Tripp Lite B004-VUA2-K-R User Manual

Model: B004-VUA2-K-R

Owner’s Manual

2-Port Compact USB

KVM Switch with Audio

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Introduction

Installation

Operation

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Console

Step 3. Connect the console (USB keyboard, mouse, monitor, speaker/headphone and

microphone) to the respective ports on the KVM Switch.

Step 4. Connect each KVM PC port to a computer, using the slim 3-in-1 KVM combo cable

and the audio/mic cable. After you have connected the KVM and computers properly, you

Installation (continued)

can operate the KVM Switch immediately.

users, it provides innovative, easy-to-use KVM Switcher

and Macintosh

need to manually enable the USB option in the

BIOS settings before you can use any USB devices.

If your USB interface does not work, please check

the USB option in the BIOS.

not yet installed a USB mouse on your computer,

there may be an error message telling you that

mouse is not detected and prompting you to decide

whether to ignore the same message in the future.

You will also ﬁ nd that there isn’t any mouse

movement to disable this message. You will need

to install your USB mouse on your computer ﬁ rst,

• Some older computers with USB interface might

• If you use Windows 95/98/SE or Mac OS and have

before connecting it to this KVM Switch.

Operation

There are three methods to control your KVM Switch for PC and Audio/Mic channel

selection: using (1) the face-panel push buttons, (2) the hot key sequences, or (3) the KVM

Switching Software.

Manual Push-Buttons

Current active PC channel

Hot key sequence = Ctrl - Alt - [command key]*

the switching action will be executed.

* Please refer to the next section for keys that are qualiﬁ ed to be used as a command key.

• Note that these 3 keys should be pressed and held together. And it is upon the release of all three keys that

is on port 2

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The manual push-buttons on the unit allow you direct control over KVM switching

operation. Simply press the button to switch to the corresponding PC port (and audio/mic

you use keyboard hotkeys or the KVM Switcher software, you will not be able to switch to an empty port.

channel, if binding is enabled). By default, PC port switching and audio/mic port switching

are bound together, unless you specify the audio to be ﬁ xed a speciﬁ c port.

• You can use the face-panel button to switch to an empty port that is not connected with any computer. If

Keyboard Hot Keys

User-deﬁ nable hot keys for PC selection:

is on port 1

Current active PC channel

No live connection detected

Window Mac OS

Introduction

The B004-VUA2-K-R is a 2-port Compact USB KVM Switch with optional audio and

microphone switching function. It allows you to access, control, boot and reboot multiple

USB-enabled PCs. The independent audio/mic switching function allows an uninterrupted

audio signal from either PC even when you switch to the other PC.

For Windows

Software—a small windows client application to facilitate your KVM switching operations

such as PC selection and hot key sequence programming, auto-scanning, auto-scan delay

time programming, independent/simultaneous audio & PC switching and more.

Take the companion CD-ROM and the KVM Switch out of the box and follow the steps

below for installation.

Step 1. Insert the companion CD-ROM into

Installation

your CD drive, and the Auto-run screen

will pop up (If the Auto-run feature has not

been enabled on your computer, just ﬁ nd the

Autorun.exe on the CD-ROM and double-

click it to start).

Step 2. For Windows/Mac: Click the

“Software Installation for Window/Mac”

to start the installation. (If the Mac version

software does not start, you will need to copy

for use on Windows 98 SE or later. The Mac

switching software is recommended for use on Mac

OS 10.4 [Tiger].

and Mac OS operating systems. For other OS

it to your local hard drive on your Mac).

Follow the instructions to completion. When

the installation is complete, you will see a

KVM Switcher icon on the system tray of your desktop. Right-click to evoke the operation

menu and double-click to evoke the conﬁ guration box. For operation details of the KVM

Switcher software, please refer to the KVM Switcher Operation Reference.

• The Windows switching software is recommended

platforms such as Linux, you can still use the

• The KVM Switcher Software supports both Windows

keyboard hot key - ScrLk + ScrLK - to switch PCs.

However, this switching hot key is not available on

non-PC platform such as Mac OS.

KVM Switching Operation Reference (continued)

Start Auto-Scan

Right-click the KVM Switching icon to evoke the operation menu, then select Start Auto-

Scan to activate auto-scanning.

Stop Auto-Scan

While auto-scanning, right-click the KVM Switching icon to evoke the operation menu,

then select Stop Auto-Scan to de-activate auto-scanning. Or you can press any of the manual

buttons to stop Auto-scan.

Auto-Scan Period

Select the Auto-scan period from 10 ~ 60 seconds with an increment of 5 seconds. The Auto-

the connected computers, since the hotkey setting is stored within each connected computer.

other keys on the keyboard, including number keys on the number pad, are all keys that are qualiﬁ ed to be

used as hot key command keys. In addition to the software, KVM Switching by the operation menu and the

scan period is the time your KVM Switch will wait before switching to next PC.

KVM Switcher Conﬁ guration

Right-click the KVM Switcher icon and select Settings or double-click the icon to bring up

the conﬁ guration dialog box.

Deﬁ ne Hot key Commands

You can specify the command key you desire by typing it in. For example, you can specify

the hot key for switching to PC 1 as CTRL - ALT - A by typing an A (not case-sensitive) in

the editable ﬁ eld.

Hot key Sequence = CTRL - ALT - [command key]*

* The command key is user-deﬁ nable via the conﬁ guration dialog box

• Please note that if you intend to modify the command key, you have to modify them on each and every of

user-deﬁ ned hot keys, you can always use the universal hot key for PC switching – ScrLk + ScrLk

• Except those control keys such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift, CAPS, Tab, Esc and those functions keys and edit keys, all

Mac OS

Window

Fix Audio Port to One PC

Check this option and then select the PC to ﬁ x the audio/mic channel to the selected PC.

Once this option is checked, the audio/mic channel will be ﬁ xed and become non-switchable.

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switching. This special hot key is not available for Mac.

Universal hot key for switching to next port:

Universal hot key sequence = ScrLk + ScrLk

• For other operating systems on PCs such as Linux, you can still use this special hot key to facilitate PC

Operation (continued)

• Both the universal hot key, ScrLk + ScrLk and the user-deﬁ nable hot key, Ctrl - Alt - [command key] WILL

NOT allow you to switch to an empty port that is not connected with any computer. To force your KVM to

switch to an empty port, just press the manual push-button to switch.

sequence will not be validated.

perform the next switch.

• Each keystroke within a hot key sequence should be pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise, the hot key

• After port switching, you have to wait until the KVM Switching icon shows the target port before you can

BIOS/pre-boot stage, press the face-panel button to switch.

• All the hot keys are functional only after your PCs are booting into the OS. If you want to switch PC in the

KVM Switcher Software (for Windows and Mac)

In addition to PC switching, the KVM Switcher Software also allows you more advanced

functions such as described in the next section.

KVM Switching Operation Reference

Switching PCs Using Operation Menu

Right-click the KVM Switcher icon to evoke

the operation menu, then select whichever PC

that is available for switching. Once you select

a PC channel, it will immediately switch to

that PC. Note that the unconnected port(s) or

the active port will be grayed-out and hence

non-selectable.

Switching PCs Using Keyboard Hot keys

Hit the hot key using your current hot key deﬁ nition:

Hot key sequence = Ctrl - Alt - [command key]*

* The factory default hot key setting is Ctrl + Alt + 1/2 for PC 1/2. You can also use ScrLk + ScrLk to

switch PC.

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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,

pursuant to Part15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference when theequipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequencyenergy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radiocommunications. Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be

required to correct the interference at his own expense. The user must use shielded cables andconnectors

with this product. Any changes or modiﬁ cations to this product not expressly approved by the

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