ATEN ServerMaster CS12 CS12 CS12 manual

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    Please read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation procedures to prevent any damage to the CS-12 and or the connecting devices. ©Copyright 1999 A TEN ® International Co ., Ltd . Manual P art No. P APE -1143-100 Printed in T aiwan 02/1999 All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners[...]

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    Over view 1 F eatures 2 Hardware R equirements 3 Console 3 PC 3 Cables 3 Unpacking 4 T op View 5 CPU P or t View 6 Console View 6 Installation 7 Operation 8 Manual P or t Selection 8 Hot K ey P or t Selection 8 Appendix 11 T roubleshooting 11 Specifications 12 R adio & TV Inter ference Statement 13 Limited W arranty 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS[...]

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    Overview T he M as te r V ie w C S- 1 2 K V M S wi t c h i s a c o nt r ol un i t t h at a ll ow s a ccess to two PC syst ems from a sin g le c onsol e ( key b oa r d , mouse, and mon it o r). Be f o re the de v el opmen t of the Master V i e w , the o n ly w a y t o c o n t r o l m u l t i p l e c o m p u t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o n s f ro m a[...]

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    Features • Supports Microsof t IntelliMouse, Logitech MouseMan+, F irstMouse+ and IBM Scroll P oint Mouse.... • Keyboard and Mouse Emulation for Er ror F ree PC booting. • Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock States are Saved and Restored When Switching • Suppor ts 1920 x 1440 Resolution • Easy to Install - No Sof tware Required - Standar[...]

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    Hardware Requirements Console • O ne VGA, SVGA, or Mu l tis y nc monit or capable of th e highest resolution that you will be using on any PC in the installation • One PS/2 mouse • O n e P S / 2 s t y l e k e y b o a r d o r A T s t y l e k e y b o a r d p l u s k e y b o a rd adapter PC The following equipment must be installed on each PC th[...]

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    Unpacking Chec k to make sure tha t th e unit w as n ot d amaged i n ship p i ng . If y o u d i s c o v e r a p r o b l e m, c o n t a c t y o u r d e a l e r . R e a d t h e m a n u a l t h o r o u g h l y , and f ollo w t h e i nsta lla ti on and op e r ation p rocedures c arefully in order to pr e ve n t any damag e t o the u n it and/ or a ny d[...]

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    T op V iew: 1. P or t Selection Button P r e s s i n g t h e S e l e c t i o n B u t t o n s w i t c h a c c e s s b a c k a n d f o r t h between the PCs. The Selected LED lights to indicate which port is the active one. 2. Selected LEDs: L ig ht s to i nd i c a te th e cu r r ent ly selec t ed po r t. Dep end ing on th e p o r t’ s sta tus , th[...]

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    CP U P or t V iew: 1. V ideo Connector 2. PS/2 Style Keyboard Connector 3. PS/2 Style Mouse Connector Console View: 1. PS/2 Style Mouse Connector 2. PS/2 Style Keyboard Connector 3. Monitor Connector 6[...]

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    Installation B efo re you be gin , m ake sur e tha t power to al l the d ev ices ( Mast er V iew C S- 12 and both PCs) you will b e c onnecting up have been tur ned off . 1 . Pl ug t he mon itor , key boa rd, and m ouse i nto t he Conso le po rt connectors of the Master V iew CS-12 unit. 2. U s e t h e e x t e n d e r c a b l e s ( a s d e s c r i [...]

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    Operation Controlling both PCs in your Master View CS-12 installation from a sing le console cou ld n o t b e ea s ier . T wo p ort se lect i on method s that provide instant access to either PC are available: • Manual P or t Selection • Hot Key P or t Selection Note: The CS -12 ’ s Power O n defa ult is to link t o P o r t 1 . If the PC atta[...]

  • Page 11

    Selecting the Active P or t: Each CPU port is assigned a numeric ID (CPU1 or CPU2). You access the PC attached to a port by specifying the Port ID as part of the Hot Key combination as follows: 1. Press and release Alt+Ctrl+Shif t 2. K ey in the appropriate P or t ID (1 or 2) 3. Press [Enter] Auto Scan Mode: Th e Ma st er V iew CS-12’ s Auto Scan[...]

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    T o invoke Last/Next Mode , key in the following Hot Key combination: 1. Press and release Alt+Ctrl+Shift 2. Press and release 9 3. Press [Enter] O n ce Last/Next Mode i s a ct i ve p re s si n g the le f t S hi f t k ey ( L Sh if t ) , s wi t c hes to t he pr evi ou s co mp ute r (f r om the c ur r ent ly ac t i v e one ) ; pressing RShift switche[...]

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    Appendix SELECTED LED Display: T r oubleshooting Note: If you are experiencing problems, first make sure that there are no problems with the cables, and that they are all properly connected. 11 Activity Off On (Steady) Flashing (On and Off equal) Flashing (On long; Off short) Meaning P ort is not selected. P ort is connected to an active PC. P ort [...]

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    * The Master V iew CS-12 is designed to work with A T and PS/2 keyboards. Older XT (84 key) and some older A T keyboards ( those with the function keys on the side), will not work. ** Some Notebook computers, notably the IBM Thinkpad and T oshiba T ecra, have trouble working with the Master V iew CS-12 when their mouse and keyboard por ts are used [...]

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    R adio & TV Inter ference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fo r a Cla ss B d igi tal d ev i c e , pur sua nt to P a r t 1 5 of t he FCC R u l e s . Th e se lim its a r e desi gne d to prov ide reaso n a b l e protec t ion ag ain st h a r mf ul i n t er fe r e nc e i n a re s i de nt i al i n sta ll at[...]