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Black Box ACXC32 manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® P r o v id es fl e x i b le an d s up er - f a s t c ro ss po i nt swit ching of Fu ll HD video in K VM enter prises. ServSwitch ™ DKM FX and DKM FX Compact Or der to ll-fr ee in th e U.S .: C all 87 7 - 877- BBOX ( out sid e U.S . call 724 -746 -55 00 ) FREE tec hnical support 24 hours a d ay, 7 days a week: Call 72 4 - 746-55[...]

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    Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T rademark s Us ed in this Manual T rademar ks Use d in th is Ma n ual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are register ed tradema rk s, and Ser vSwitch is a trademark, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Mac is a regi stered tr ademark o f Apple C omputer , Inc. IBM is a regist ered tr ademark of Int ernationa l Bus ines[...]

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    Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com FCC and IC RF I S tatement s / NOM Statement FE DERA L COMM UNIC A TIONS C OMMISSION AND INDUS TRY CA NADA RA DIO FREQUENC Y INTERFERENCE S T A TEMEN TS Th is eq ui pm en t ge ner ate s, u ses , an d can rad i at e ra di o - fre qu ency e ner gy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, i n strict acc or[...]

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    Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatement 4. T odas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cer ca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alber ca, etc. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestal[...]

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    Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatement 17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobr e la cubierta u orificios de ventilación. 18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando: A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derrama[...]

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    Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Safety Ins t ructions Safety I nstruc t ions For reliable and safe long-term operation of your ServSwitch DKM FX, follow these guidelines: In st allati on • Only use in dry , indoor environments. • The ServSwitch DKM FX and the power supply units can get warm. Don’t put them in an enclosed space without any [...]

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    Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 1 . Specifications ......................................................................................... 11 1 .1 I n t e r f a c e s ......................................................................................... 11 1 . 1 . 1 DVI - D Single Link .....................[...]

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    Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 2.5. 6 Ser vSwitch DKM FX C ompact 32 - Port ................................. 28 2.5. 7 Serv Swit ch DKM F X Compact 1 6 - Port ................................. 29 2 .6 Diagnostics and Statu s ................................................................... 30 2.6. 1 S tatus [...]

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    Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 4.5 User S ettings ................................................................................... 96 4 . 5. 1 User Data ............................................................................. 96 4 . 5.2 F avorit es List Users ............................................[...]

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    Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s 5.3 E xtend ed S w it ching ..................................................................... 151 5.4 USB 2.0 Swi t ching ....................................................................... 15 7 5. 5 Preset s ............................................................................[...]

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    Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Sp ecificati ons 1 . 1 Inte rface s 1 . 1 . 1 D VI - D Single Link The vide o in te rfa ce su pports t he D VI- D p ro to co l. All s ig na ls tha t c omp ly wi th D VI -D s in gle-l in k sta nd ar d can be tr an sm itt ed . Thi s inc lu des , f or ex am ple , mon it or resolutions [...]

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    Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . 1 .4 R S-232 ( Serial) The com mu n ica tio n ta k es pl ac e wi th a t r an sm iss io n spee d of up t o 1 1 5.2 kbps , regardless of the file f ormat, eig ht da ta bits and a stop bi t, but without a parit y bit. Limited hardware h andshake ( DSR ) is po ssible. 1 . 1 .5 R J- 45 ([...]

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    Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 1 . CA T x int erconnect cable . Ca ble Type Descri ptio n CAT x s olid -cor e 24 AWG c able This S/ UT P ( CA T5e ) c ab le confoms to EIA / TIA - 568 -B. Uses four pairs of 24 AWG wires. C onnect s according to EIA/ TIA-568-B ( 1000BAS E- T). CAT x s olid -cor e 26 / 8 AWG [...]

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    Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 4. Maximum acceptable fi ber cable length . Ca ble Type Dist ance Single- mode 9 -µm 32,8 00 ft. ( 10,0 00 m ) Mult imod e 50 -µ m ( OM3 ) 3280 ft. (1 0 00 m ) Multimode 50 -µm 1 30 0 f t. ( 40 0 m) Multimo de 62.5µm 650 f t. (20 0 m ) NO TE: If yo u u se s in gle-mo de S[...]

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    Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 .3 Su ppor ted Periphe r als Y ou can use the KVM ext en ders desc rib ed i n T ab les 1 - 7 an d 1 -8 wit h th e Ser vSwitch DKM FX : T able 1 - 7 . KV M ex tender with CA T x c onnec tion . Pro duc t Co de Desc ript ion A C X1 T - 11 - C K VM CP U unit , singl e- head, 2x US B HI D [...]

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    Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 -9 . D VI- D s i ng le-li nk con ne ctor pin ou t. Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 T .M .D.S. d ata 2- 9 T .M. D .S . dat a 1- 17 T .M .D.S. d ata 0 - 2 T .M .D.S. d ata 2+ 10 T.M. D .S. data 1+ 18 T .M .D.S. d ata 0 + 3 T .M .D.S. d ata 2 GN D 11 T .M .D.S. d ata 1 GN D 19 [...]

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    Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 1 2. RJ - 4 5 con nec tor . Pic ture Pin Signal Color Signal 1 D1+ 5 N ot connec ted 2 D1- 6 D2- 3 D2+ 7 N ot connec ted 4 Not connected 8 Not connected 1 .4 .2 I / O Boa rd CA T x T able 1 - 1 3. R J- 45 CA T x connector . Pic ture Pin Signal Color Signal 1 D1+ 5 D 3- 2 D1- [...]

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    Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 .5 Power Sup ply Power — AC XC 48, A CXC 32 , AC X C 1 6: 90 –2 40 V AC , 50 – 6 0 Hz i nt ern al p ow er su pply ; A ll other mo dels: Voltage: 1 00 –2 40 V AC , 50 – 60 Hz; ACX 2 88 , ACX 2 88 -P S: 2 02 W max. w ithou t I / O boards; ACX 1 60, A CX 1 6 0 -PS : 1 88 W max.[...]

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    Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. Over view 2. 1 Des cription 2 .1 .1 A p p l i c a t i o n The Ser vSwit ch DKM F X is used t o establish connec tion s fr om con sole s (m on itor , k ey boa rd , mo use , an d ot her per iph er al devi c es) t o va ri ous sou rc es (com pu te r , C PU ). In a maxi mum con fig ur at ion [...]

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    Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. 2 System O verview A Serv S witch DK M F X s ystem consists of a Ser vSwit ch DKM F X or DKM FX C omp act an d, fo r K VM appl icat io ns , one or mo re C PU un its /C ON un its. The Ser vSwitch connect s to the CPU units / C ON units by inter connect cables or is con - nec t ed directly[...]

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    Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view See Sec tion 3.2 f or in st al lation e xamples. 2. 3 A vailable Produc ts T able 2 -3 . Av ailable produc ts. Number Descri ption Se rv Swit ch DK M F X ACX 04 8 Ser vSw itch DK M F X 4 8- por t wi th cont rol c ard and powe r supp ly A CX080 Ser vSw itch DK M F X 8 0- por t w ith con trol[...]

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    Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view A C X 048, A CX80 A C X 1 60 , A CX288: • ( 1) S e r vSwitch DKM F X (ACX04 8, ACX08 0, ACX 1 60, or ACX 2 88 ) • ( 1) p o wer c ord per built-in power su pply unit • ( 1) DK M F X controller card • ( 1) s e rial c ontrol c a ble • ( 1) s e t of mounting accessories • This users[...]

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    Page 23 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5 Devi c e View s In Se ctio ns 2 .5 . 1 thr ou gh 2. 5.4 , Fi gu res 2 - 2 thr ou gh 2 -5 ill ustr ate the ServSwi t ch DKM FX chassi s models. T ables 2 - 4 through 2 - 7 describe their componen t s. 2.5. 1 Se rv Switch DKM FX 28 8 -Por t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 2 -2 . Fron t view , A CX[...]

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    Page 24 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 4. A CX 288 components . Number Component 1 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 1 2 Slot for Fan T ray 1 3 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 2 4 Slot for Fan T ray 2 5 Slot for I / O Board s 1–36 6 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 3 7 Slot for CP U boa rd 8 Grounding 2.5. 2 Ser v S witch DKM F[...]

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    Page 25 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -5. A CX 1 60 components. Number Component 1 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 1 2 Slot for Fan T ray 1 3 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 2 4 Slot for Fan T ray 2 5 Slot for I / O Board s 1–36 6 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 3 7 Slot for CP U boa rd 8 Grounding 2.5. 3 Ser vSwitch DK M FX [...]

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    Page 26 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5. 4 Ser vSwitch DKM F X 48 - Por t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 2 -5. Front vi ew , A CX04 8. T able 2 - 7 . A CX0 48 c omponents. Number Component 1 Slot for fa n tray 2 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 1 3 Slot for I / O Board s 1–1 0 4 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 2 5 Slot for CP U boa rd 6 Slo[...]

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    Page 27 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 8. A CXC 4 8 front - pa nel components. Number Component 1 I / O p ort s 1–1 6 2 I / O p ort s 1 7–32 3 I / O p ort s 33 – 48 4 Ser ial con necti on (RJ- 4 5) 5 Net w ork connection ( RJ -45) 1 2 3 Figure 2 - 7 . Back view , A CXC 4 8. T able 2 -9 . A CX C 48 bac k -pan el [...]

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    Page 28 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5.6 S erv Switch DKM F X Compac t 32 - Por t 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 - 8. F ront view , A CXC3 2 . T able 2 - 10 . A CXC3 2 components. Number Component 1 I / O p ort s 1–1 6 2 I / O p ort s 1 7–32 3 Ser ial con necti on (RJ- 4 5) 4 Net w ork connection ( RJ -45) 1 2 3 Figure 2 -9. Back view[...]

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    Page 29 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5.7 Ser v S witch DKM F X Compac t 1 6 - Por t 1 2 3 Figure 2 - 1 0. F ront vi e w , A CXC 1 6. T able 2 - 1 2. ACXC 1 6 componen t s. Number Component 1 I / O p ort s 1–1 6 2 Ser ial con necti on (RJ- 4 5) 3 Net w ork connection ( RJ -45) 1 2 3 Figure 2 - 1 1 . Bac k view , ACX C 1 6. [...]

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    Page 30 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.6 Diagno stics and Sta t u s 2.6 . 1 Status LED s The Ser vSwit ch DKM F X and DKM FX C o mpact L ED ind ica t ors a re s how n in Figures 2 - 1 2 throug h 2 -22 , and described in T ables 2 - 1 4 throug h 2 -2 5. 1 2 Figure 2 - 1 2. CPU b oar d, f ront v iew .[...]

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    Page 31 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 1 4. S tatus LEDs on t he C PU board. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 1 White CP U boa rd is in reg istrati on pr ocess Blue f lashing Regis tration at the matr ix is star ted Red f lashing Regi strati on is in pro ges s Green flashing Operating condition Green CPU board[...]

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    Page 32 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 1 5. Status LEDs on the I / O boards. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 1 Light blue I / O b oard i n bo ot pro cess Red f lashing I / O bo ard in regis tratio n pro cess Green flashing Op erating condit ion, I / O board regis tered at th e matr ix Green I /O bo ard de-reg[...]

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    Page 33 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 1 2 3 Figure 2 - 1 5. S tatus L E Ds on the fan tray . T able 2 - 1 7 . S tatus LEDs on the fan t ray . Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 1 ( green ) On Operating condition 2 Status 2 ( blue ) Off Operating condition On Error indic ation 3 Hot swap (bl ue) Off Hot swap op tion deact [...]

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    Page 34 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 1 8. S tat us LE Ds on th e pow er sup ply uni t (A CX2 88 -PS or AC X 1 60 -PS). Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 AC in put O K (g reen) On Operating condition 2 DC outpu t OK (gre en) On Operating condition 3 O / T ( yello w) Off Nor mal temperature On High temp erature 1 Fi g[...]

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    Page 35 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -2 0. Status LEDs on the ACX C 1 6, ACXC3 2, a nd A CXC 4 8. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 2 White CP U boa rd is in reg istrati on pr ocess Red f lashing Registratio n at t he matrix is s tarted Off Operating condition 2 Status 1 White CP U boa d is in regi strati on pr[...]

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    Page 36 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view I / O Por t LEDs o n the A C X C1 6, AC X C32, an d A C X C4 8 1 2 F ig ur e 2 - 2 0. I /O po rt L E D s o n A CX C 1 6 , A CX C 3 2 , a nd A CX C 48. T able 2 -2 2. I / O port LEDs on A CXC 1 6, A CXC 3 2 , and ACX C48. Number LED 1 Link st atus po rt 1 2 Link st atus po rt 2 T able 2 - 2 [...]

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    Page 37 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 2 4. Po we r su ppl y un it LEDs of t he ACX C 1 6, ACXC3 2, a nd A CXC 48 I / O boards. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status PSU 1 ( gree n) On Operating condition Off Pow er sup ply un it of f 2 Status PSU 2 ( gree n) On Operating condition Off Pow er sup ply un it of f Fan[...]

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    Page 38 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.6 .2 Por t Status The con nec tions and the sw it ching st a tus between the various consoles and CPUs are shown in this men u. Y ou can access t he menu in two wa ys : OSD or Java. Figure 2 -2 3. OSD and Java ic ons. OSD An on- scr ee n di spl a y (ab br evi at ed OSD) is an im age sup e[...]

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    Page 39 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view Figure 2 -2 5. Menu Status— Matrix View screen, Example # 1 . T able 2 - 26. C onnec tion status. Color Descri ption Gray Por t not connected Ye l l o w Video connection Green K VM con nec tion Red Fau lt y P or t The symbo l in T abl e 2 - 2 7 in di cat es th e exte nde r th at is r eco [...]

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    Page 40 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -2 7 . Ex tender recognized. Symb ol Descr ipt ion Por t co nnec ted to a CPU unit Por t co nnec ted to a CON u nit Por t co nnec ted to a US B 2.0 CPU unit Por t co nnec ted t a USB 2.0 CON unit Por t is config ured a s a CON por t for custo mer-spe cific appli catio ns. Por t is [...]

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    Page 41 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -2 8. Ex t ender in formation. Symb ol Descr ipt ion Ex tender name Nam e of t he se lec ted e xtend ers Ex tender t ype T y pe of the s elec ted exte nder Por t I D Num ber o f the sele cted por t Device name N ame o f the connec ted consol e or CPU Connect ions Lis ting of assi g[...]

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    Page 42 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.6.3 Extender OSD Al l exte nde rs u sed wi th the m at rix swit ch ha ve a n i ndi vi du al O SD t o di sp la y th e connection status of the console. Figure 2 -2 6. Example view o f extender OSD . T able 2 -30. E xtender O SD in formation . Field Descript ion CO N Nam e of t he ex tend e[...]

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    Page 43 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view NO TE: If the Mou se C on nect or K ey boa rd C on nect opt io ns are us ed, t he n am e of th e c on sol e wi th ke yb oar d /mou se c on tr ol wi ll be di sp la yed a t th o se c on sol es tha t do no t ha ve K /M co nt ro l a t th e mom en t . The con so le is displ ayed in yellow under [...]

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    Page 44 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in the Net work Stat us menu: T able 2 -3 1 . Network status. Field Descript ion DH CP Infor mation if t he ne twor k set tings are a pplie d dy namica lly . Display Y ( Y e s) o r N ( N o) IP addre ss Info rmatio n abo ut the IP addre ss as provi ded m[...]

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    Page 45 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2 . Us e the left -mou se bu tto n to cl ick on th e ne twor k port o f the C PU boa rd . The cor re spo nd in g ne twor k stat us wil l be sho wn in the rig ht part o f the workin g are a. 2.6 .5 Fi rmware Status The curr ent fi rmware s tat us of the i nstalled boards is shown in this men[...]

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    Page 46 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -3 2. Menu status—firmware . Field Descript ion Name D escrip tion of the modu les T ype T ype nu mber Port s Numb er of por ts Ver si on Comp lete d escr iption of th e firm ware ve rsion Date Date of th e firm ware ve rsion Status M odule status J a v a To o l 1 . Selec t Stat [...]

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    Page 47 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view C lic k on the p lu s re sp . mi n us sym bol in th e up per rig ht cor ne r of the wo rk in g ar ea t o expa nd and ret ra ct al l mod ul e in f orm at io n wit h one cl ic k of the left-mouse button. 2.6 .6 F irmware Status E xten der The curr ent fi rmware s tat us of the c onnec t ed ex[...]

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    Page 48 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view S elect “S tatus > E X T Firmware ” in the task area. Figure 2 -34. M en u status— E XT firmwar e. 2.7 T race F unc tion Al l ev en ts—fo r exa mp le , act ivi tie s an d swit chi ng ope ra ti on s of the S ervSw it ch DKM FX— are logged and displayed in this menu. This f uncti[...]

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    Page 49 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T ra ce pos sibili ties • Sel ect “ S tat us > T ra ce IO Boa rd ” in th e ma in men u t o che ck the e ve nts o n yo ur current I / O boards . • Select “S t a tus > T race M a trix” to check the Serv Swit ch DKM F X events. 2. 8 S ys log Monitoring Th is me nu log s ma tr[...]

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    Page 50 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view Log gi ng syste m acti vit ies start wh en op en in g the Mon it ori ng men u, a nd r em ai n acti v e un til the appropriate tab is closed. Du ri ng logg in g, the activi ti es ar e writt en con ti n uou sl y in to lo ggi ng fi les a nd sto re d locally . T hi s process can be set with var[...]

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    Page 51 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view The f ollowing fi lter o p tions ar e av ailable: T able 2 -36. Filter o p tions. Opti on Desc ript ion Date Me ssa ges o f a d efined range will be f iltered. Facility M ess ages of a defin ed faci lity will be fil tered. Severity M ess ages of a defin ed s everit y wi ll be filtere d. Hos[...]

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    Page 52 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2 . Se t the opt ion SNMP Ag en t t o “Y ” ( Y es) u nde r Netwo rk Servic es. Activ ati ng this option gra nts permission t o run an active q uer y of the SN MP agen t. 3 . Set the IP a dd res s of the S NMP se r v er und er Ne twor k Servic es. Th is ena ble s acti v e sendin g of tra[...]

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    Page 53 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3. Ins tallation 3. 1 Syste m Setup NO TE: If you a re a first -t im e us er , w e rec omm end tha t you se t up t he sys tem in the same roo m as a t est set up . Th is wil l al lo w yo u to i den tify an d so lv e any cabling proble m s, and e xperiment with you r system more c onvenie[...]

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    Page 54 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 7 . If yo u ha ve a vide o ma tr ix, c on nect t he vi deo s ou rc e di rectl y to the ServSwi t ch DKM F X by u si ng the i nt er con nect cabl es (c oax, fibe r ). 8. C onnec t the 5 - V DC power s upply units t o the CPU units. 9. Start the s ystem. 3. 2 Example A pplications The Serv[...]

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    Page 55 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3. 2. 1 K VM M atrix In s in gl e-head mode , up t o 2 88 ports ca n be us ed ei th er a s an i np ut or as a n output p ort, depending on componen t s and equi pment. At the same time , al l us ers h ave non-b loc ki ng a cc ess (use r ac c ess i s no t li mi te d by the activi ti es o [...]

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    Page 56 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3. 2.2 V ideo Matrix If y ou u se th e Se r vS wi tc h DKM FX as a vi deo m atr ix, it ca n swit ch up to 2 88 inp ut po rts t o u p t o 2 88 o ut pu t po rts , de pe nd i n g o n c om po ne nt s a nd eq ui pm e n t. 1 2 3 2 4 Figure 3-2 . Video us ing Serv S witch DK M F X application. [...]

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    Page 57 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion If you send a s wit ching command via the OSD , the slave matrices w i ll al so switch. NOTE: Switchi ng o f stack ed devic es migh t be de l ayed b y several seconds. 1 2 3 4 6 3 7 8 Figure 3-3. Parallel operation (stacking) application . T able 3- 3. P arallel operation (st ac king) co[...]

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    Page 58 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3.2. 4 Cas cadi ng For application s that exceed the number of av ailable p ort s , you can extend the sys t em by casc ad ing. In t hi s cas e , the ServSw it ch DKM FX dev ic es a re c onn ecte d by “t ie l ine s. ” The ti e l i ne s a r e d yn am ic a l ly c o n fi gu re d t o s u[...]

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    Page 59 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. Configu r ation 4. 1 Comm and Mode The ServSw it ch DKM FX ha s a C omm an d Mode tha t en ab les sev er al fun ctio ns via keyboard command dur i ng normal use. T o en ter C om ma nd Mod e , use a ho tk ey seq ue nc e , an d to exit C om ma nd Mod e , pr ess < Esc> . Whi le in [...]

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    Page 60 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can ch an ge th e ho tk ey seq ue nc e t o en te r C omm an d Mode . The f ol lo win g table li st s the hotk ey cod es for the avai lable k ey sequences: T able 4-2 . C ommand mo de components. Ho tkey cod e Hotkey 1 < Lef t-Ctrl > + <L eft-Shif t> + < i> 2 2x <[...]

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    Page 61 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. 2. 1 Control via OSD Figure 4 - 1 . OSD icon. Vi a OSD (on-sc re en di spl ay), you set t he c on fi gu ra tio n of the ServSw it ch DKM FX operating sy stem . The settings of the Con figurat ion menu are described in this chapt er . All other menu s are described in later chapters. Y[...]

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    Page 62 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Menu Struc ture Figure 4 - 2. M enu struc ture . The general layout of the OSD i s structured i nto three ar eas: • Upper s tatu s are a (top-m ost t wo tex t lines) • Working area • Low er status area (lowest two text l ines)[...]

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    Page 63 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Ke yb oard control Y ou can selec t between the following keyboard commands: T able 4-3 . K eyboard comm ands. Func tion Keyboard command Lef t cu rsor— onl y wit hin an input field or a swi tching s creen <Cursor - Left> Rig ht cur sor— only within an in put fi eld o r a s wit[...]

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    Page 64 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Sor t ing Func t ion Y ou can sor t list s and tables i n the Java T ool. T able 4- 4. Sorting fu nc tions. Func tion Keyboard command Sort I D numbers in a descending order or in an ascendin g order by pres sing the key board command tw ice ( I D) < F1 > Sort I D names in a descen[...]

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    Page 65 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Ac cess to the c on fi gu ra ti on me nu req ui re s ad mi ni str a to r rig h ts. Us er lo gi n is mandator y . T able 4-5. Menu login par ameters. Field Inpu t User admin Pass word admin NO TE: For sec ur ity rea so ns, cha ng e th e ad mi ni str a to r pass wor d as soon as pos sible.[...]

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    Page 66 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Compu ter Conn ection to th e Ser v Switch DKM FX NOTE: For a direc t connec t ion betwe en the c omputer and Ser vSwitch DKM FX , use a cross-wired n et work cable. F or a c o n ne ct i on be twe en th e c om pu t er a n d S ervS wi tc h DK M FX v ia switch or hub, use a straight - pi n[...]

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    Page 67 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration NO TE: Up to 1 2 co nn ecti on s be tween th e ma tri x an d th e Ja va tool can be established at t he same time because available sockets are limit e d . Menu s truc ture Fi gu re 4 -6. Exa mpl e me nu view (syste m-swi tc h). The menu struc tur e of the Ja va t ools is subdivided int [...]

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    Page 68 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The Jav a tool contains it s own support function. Y ou can ac tiva te or deac tivat e the integr ated hel p text s in the working area of the Java tool by checking the box in the upper right corner . Mou se Control Y ou can selec t between the following mouse comm ands: T able 4- 6. Mou[...]

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    Page 69 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 7 ( C on ti n ued). K ey boa rd com ma nd s. Func tion Keyboard command • L eave t able s • J ump fro m ta bles into th e prev ious f iled <Ctrl> + < Left- Shift> + <Ta b > NO TE: V ar io us fun ctio ns wit hi n th e me nu s in the men u bar can be exec u[...]

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    Page 70 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Filt er Fun ct ion Li sts an d tab les in th e Ja va too l off er a fil te r f un ction th at e na ble s a f ast a nd smo oth se arch. 1 . T o act iva t e a fi lt er , use the rig ht -mou se b utt on t o cl ic k on the he ad er o f the colum n you want to filt er and selec t S e t Filt e[...]

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    Page 71 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration On -li ne Configur ation C onf ig ur at io ns and syste m sett in gs can be also edi te d vi a the Ja va t ool in On-li ne mode with an active connection between matrix and Jav a tool . Figure 4 - 7 . Menu System —S ystem Da ta. T o edit a con figuration in onl ine mode , proceed as fo[...]

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    Page 72 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The def ault settings parameters a re: T able 4- 8. Def ault set tings. Opti on Desc ript ion IP / Hostna me Default IP addre ss of the m atrix require d for conne ctio n. User De fault us er nam e use d for conne ctio n. Con figuration Direc tory Defaul t dire ctor y fo r confi guratio [...]

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    Page 73 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration F ig ur e 4-8 . M en u F il e > R ep ort . NO TE: Th e repo rt fun cti on ca n be used in bo th On-l in e or Off -li ne mode of the Jav a tool. 4.2 .3 Co n tr ol vi a S er i a l I n te r f ac e Figure 4 -9 . RS - 232 icon. The ServSw it ch DKM FX ope ra ti ng syste m off ers var io us[...]

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    Page 74 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The Ser vSwit ch DKM F X has an option that provides a n echo of all affec ted swi tc hi ng oper ati ons via ser ia l in te rfa ce or ne twor k in t erf ac e. It en ab les you to tr ac k th e cu rr en t c on fig ur ati on s of the m at rix at an y tim e so y ou ca n up da te y our own ap[...]

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    Page 75 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ A ssignments > Vir tua l C PU Devices ” in the main menu. F ig ur e 4- 1 1 . Me nu A s s i gn me n ts – Vi rt u a l C PU De vi ce s . For an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . Sel ect th e vi rtua l C PU in t he lis t Virt ua l Dev ic es th at ha s t o be as si g[...]

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    Page 76 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “ A ssignment > Virtual C P U Devices ” in the task area. F ig ur e 4- 1 2 . Me n u a ss i gn me n t —V i rt ua l C PU de vi ce s sc re en . For an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . S el ect a v i rt u a l C PU in th e “ Vi rt ua l C PU ” li st . 2 [...]

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    Page 77 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The sele ctio n bo xes in t he Re al C PU co lu mn con tai n a fi lt er f uncti on for an ea sy selec tion of si ngle c onsoles from a larger poo l of consoles. The Jav a tool al so off ers th e poss ib il ity to g o di re ctly f ro m th e A s si gn men t m en u t o the Def in it ion men[...]

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    Page 78 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ A ssignments > Vir tua l C ON Devices ” in the ma in menu . F ig ur e 4- 1 4 . M e n u As s ig nm e n ts – V i rt u al C ON De v ic es . For an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . From the “Vir tu al Devices ” list, s elect the real c onsole tha t has to b e a[...]

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    Page 79 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “ A ssignment > Real to Virtual Console ” in the task a rea. F ig ur e 4- 1 5. Me nu A s s i gn me n t —V i rt ua l C o n so l e D e vi c e s s c r ee n . T o plac e an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . Selec t the req uired real con sole in the “Re a[...]

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    Page 80 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The sele ctio n bo xes in t he Vi rtua l C ons ole col um n c on tai n a fi lte r fu nct ion so yo u ca n ea si ly se lect a s in gle C PU fr om a la rg er poo l of C PUs (see Sect ion 4.2 .2). 4. 4 S ys tem Set tings Y ou can configur e the following s ystem set tin gs at the Ser vSwit [...]

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    Page 81 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Selec t from the following set ti ngs: T able 4- 1 1 . S ystem data set tin gs. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Dev ice Tex t Enter the d evice name of the matri x (d efault : SW ITCH 01) Name Te x t Enter the name of the con figuration that is used to save the current settings (default:[...]

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    Page 82 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 1 1 (con tin ue d). Sy ste m da ta se tti ng s. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Double click time 1 00 –800 m s Adjus ts the t ime sl ot for a do uble click ( defaul t valu e: 20 0 ms ) Keyboard layout Region S et th e OSD keyboa rd layo ut acco rding t o the used keyboa rd;[...]

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    Page 83 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 2. Cancel and Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes J a v a To o l Figure 4 - 1 8. Menu S ystem —S ys t em D ata. 4. 4.2 Au t omatic I D Fr om th is men u, you can a ut om at ica ll y cr ea te CP U an d C ON dev ic es ‘ sett[...]

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    Page 84 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4- 1 3. Aut omatic I D set ting s. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Enable Auto Con fi g Ac tivated Autom atica lly cre ates a new C P U or C O N de vice if new ex tender unit s are connec ted (defa ult) Deac tivated Func tion not[...]

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    Page 85 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 4. C ancel and Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes J a v a To o l Selec t “System > Aut omatic I D ” in the task ar ea. Figure 4 - 2 1 . Menu S ystem —Automatic I D screen. 4. 4. 3 Access The ac cess con figuration is[...]

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    Page 86 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 5. Access settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Force User Login Ac tivated The user has to log in with a user name and a pass wor d code to ente r OSD . Thereafter , the user rema ins logged in unti l he explicitly logs out or an auto log out is effe cte d. Deac tivated [...]

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    Page 87 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > Access ” in the mai n menu . Figure 4 - 23. Menu Con figurat ion Acc ess screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4- 1 6. C ancel and Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes[...]

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    Page 88 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “System > Ac cess” in the task are a. Figure 4 - 24. M en u S ys t em —Access screen . 4. 4.4 Switch The con figuration of t he switchin g para meters is set in this men u. Y ou h ave the followi ng possibilit ies to access the menu: Figure 4 - 25. OSD and[...]

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    Page 89 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4- 1 7 . Swit ch settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Video Sharing Ac tivated The user can switch to any CPU as an obser ver , even to ones that are already assigned to another user ( observer without k eyboard /mouse acces[...]

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    Page 90 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 1 7 (c on ti nu ed). S wi tc h se ttin gs . Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Release Time 0 –9 99 seconds Per iod of inac tivi ty o f a co nnec ted co nsole afte r whi ch K / M control can be r eques ted b y othe r cons oles connec ted to the CPU. • N O TE: Set “0” for [...]

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    Page 91 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 8. Can cel an d Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes J a v a To o l Selec t “System > S witch ” in the task a rea. Figure 4 - 27 . Menu sys t em — switch. 4. 4.5 Ne twork The network con figuration is set in th is menu[...]

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    Page 92 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 1 9. Net work s ettings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on DH CP Ac tivated Th e net work set tings are au tomatic ally s upplie d by a DN S ser ver (d efaul t) Deac tivated Func tion not ac tive IP addre ss By te Inpu t of t he I P add ress in the form “ 192. 168. 1. 1 , ” [...]

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    Page 93 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration NOTE: T o ac tiva te the modified network parameters, restar t the Serv S witch DKM . CAUTI ON: Co ns ul t yo ur syste m adm in i str at or bef or e mod ifyi ng the netwo rk pa ram et ers. Othe rwis e, u nex pect ed res ults and fai lu re s can occ ur in combin ation with the net work . [...]

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    Page 94 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “System > Net work ” i n the task area . Figure 4-30. M enu s ystem — network. 4. 4.6 Date and Time Dat e and Time are set in this menu . Y ou can access t he menu via OSD: Figure 4 - 3 1 . OSD icon.[...]

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    Page 95 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-2 1 . Da te an d time set tin gs. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Mont h 1– 12 Enter m onth Date 1– 31 Enter d ate Ye a r 1–9 9 Ent er yea r Day 1–7 Ente r day o f the week Hour s 0–2 3 Enter ho ur Minutes 0 –59 Enter minute Seconds 0 – 59 Enter s econd OSD Selec t[...]

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    Page 96 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-2 2. Cancel and Sav e selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes 4.5 U ser Set tings Y ou h ave the possibility to configu re the following user settings: 4.5 . 1 Use r Data New users and the[...]

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    Page 97 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4-2 3. U ser data s ettings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Name Te x t User name ( case-sensitive) Pass word Te x t User password ( case-sensitive) Repeat Pass word Te x t Repeat user password ( case-sensitive ) HT TP Ac tivate[...]

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    Page 98 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > Us e r” in the main menu . Figure 4-34. Menu C onfiguration — User screen. T able 4-2 4. OSD s e t ti ngs. But ton Func tion New Create a ne w use r Edit Edit an ex istin g use r Dele te Delete an e xisti ng use r Cance l Reject change s Save Save[...]

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    Page 99 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “User > User D ata” in the task ar ea. Figure 4-3 5. Menu User— User Data screen. T able 4-2 5. OSD s e t ti ngs. But ton Func tion New Create a ne w use r Dele te Delete an e xisti ng use r Apply Create a ne w use r accoun t Cance l Reject change s T o co[...]

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    Page 100 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o crea te a new user , proceed as follows: 1 . Press t he “New” but t on. 2 . Se lect a t em pla t e of an exi sti ng us er if app li cab le (c hoos e te mp la te). 3. Press the “ OK ” button. 4. Set a user name. 5. S e t password. 6. Set general access p e rmissions. 7 . Set [...]

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    Page 101 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 37 . Menu A ssignments – User F avorit es. T o crea te a Fa vorites l ist f or you own user , pr oceed as follows: 1 . Sel ect C PUs f rom the li st C PU De vic es th at ha ve t o be mo ve d t o the F av ori t es li st . By pr ess i ng t he k ey <a>, a C PU de vic e w[...]

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    Page 102 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Se lect th e re spect iv e use r in the wor ki ng a re a of the U ser men u fo r th e F av orit es list and open the Fa vorites tab . Figure 4-38. Definition – Us er . T o crea te a favori te l ist for any user , proceed a s fol lows : 1 . Sel ect th e C PU s in the C P[...]

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    Page 103 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4.5 .3 User M acros In t hi s men u, y ou ca n cr ea te mac ro com ma nd s f or swi t ch in g, dis co nn ectio n, or user ad ministration . The m acro c ommands are cr eated f or each user separ ately . A m acro can execute u p to 1 6 switch ing c ommands successively . Y ou wi ll u se [...]

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    Page 104 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can access t he menu in two wa ys : OSD or Java. Figure 4 - 39 . OSD and Ja va ic ons. OSD Sel ect th e us er th at yo u wa n t to cre at e a u ser mac ro for fr om th e “ C on fi gu ra ti on > User Macros ” in the ma in menu . Figure 4 - 40. M en u C onfiguration - User Mac[...]

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    Page 105 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. Se t th e nec essa ry par am et ers P1 a nd P2 (f or exa mp le , C ON De vic es or C PU Devices) f or the sel ected m acro c ommand. 5. C on fi rm y ou r in pu ts by p res si ng t he < E nt er> k ey and repe at the proc ess f or further macr o comm ands, i f necessar y . J a v [...]

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    Page 106 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration For an ef fic ient m acro c onfigura tion, the followin g con tex t functions ar e av ailable: Vi a rig h t -cli ck on th e tab M ac ro s, m acr os can be assi gn ed t o ot he r us ers b y us in g th e “ A ss ig n Mac r os t o . . . ” fun ctio n an d ca n be c opie d fr om oth er us[...]

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    Page 107 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > E X T Unit s ” in the main menu. Figure 4 - 4 3. M en u C onfiguration— E X T Unit s screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-2 9. E xtender ( E X T) units s ettings. But ton Func tion New Create an e xten der un it Edit[...]

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    Page 108 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 4 4. Menu Def inition — E X T U nits scre en. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-30. OSD settings. But ton Func tion New Create a ne w ex tende r unit Dele te Delete an e xisti ng unit Apply Confir m chan ges o f an e xten der u nit Cance l Reject ch[...]

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    Page 109 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration CAUTI ON: Crea ted exte nd er un its are alwa ys se t as fix ed-port exte nde rs. Th ese c on fig ur a ti on s ar e nec essa ry , if yo u wa nt to sw itc h , for exa mpl e, US B 2 .0 connec tion s via the m atrix. 4.6 . 1 Creating Flex- Port E x t en der Units Exte nde rs wit h ID f unc[...]

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    Page 110 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o m ak e a fix ed po rt av ai la ble aga in fo r Fle x-Po rt exte nde r un its afte r del et in g a f ix ed- po rt ext en de r u ni t, r es ta rt th e m a t ri x . 4.7 CPU Se ttings New C PU devices are c onfigured in th is menu includi ng their assignment to ex tenders. The ass ign m[...]

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    Page 111 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > CPU Un it s ” in the mai n menu . Figure 4- 4 6. M enu Con figuration — CPU D evices s creen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-3 2. C PU unit but t ons. But ton Func tion Ne w R. Create a ne w real CPU un it N e w V. Cre[...]

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    Page 112 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > C PU Devices ” in the task ar ea. Figure 4 - 4 7 . Menu Definition— CPU D evices screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-3 3. CPU devic es buttons. But ton Func tion New Create a ne w CPU device Dele te Delete a ne[...]

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    Page 113 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can select bet w een the following keyboard c ommands: T able 4-34. Keyboard com mands. Func tion Keyboard Command Change assi gnment number of th e ex tende r unit upward s <+> Change assi gnment number of th e ex tende r unit dow nwards <-> T o crea te a new C PU devi[...]

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    Page 114 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. 8 Console S etting s Y ou can per form the f ollowing console settings: 4. 8. 1 CON Devices New C ON devi ce s ar e cr ea te d in thi s me nu inc lu di ng ac ce ss ri gh ts an d ass ig nm en t to e xtenders. Y ou can access t he menu via OSD or Jav a : Figure 4 - 48. OSD and Ja va ic[...]

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    Page 115 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > C ON Devices ” in the ma in men u. Figure 4 - 4 9. M en u C onfiguration— C ON Devices scr een. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-36. C ON devices but ton s. But ton Func tion Ne w R. Create a real consol e N e w V. Creat[...]

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    Page 116 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > C ON Devices ” in the task area. Figure 4-50. Menu C o n figuration — C O N D evices s creen. T able 4-3 7 . Menu configur ation — C O N d evices but tons. But ton Func tion New O pen a new C O N d evice Dele te Delete a ne w CON d evice A[...]

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    Page 117 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following keyboard commands: T able 4-38. K eyboard c ommands. Func tion Keyboard Command Decrease assignment number of the ex tender unit <+> Increase assignment number of the ex tender unit <-> T o crea te a new con sole, p roceed as follows: 1[...]

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    Page 118 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 2 . Open the “ CPU Access Contr ol” tab. 3 . A s sig n ne w ac c ess r igh ts by us i ng t he ri gh t mo us e butt on or th e re spe ctiv e k ey boa rd com ma nd s (see belo w). 4. C onfirm t he con figuration by pr essing the “ A pply ” button. NO TE: Onc e crea ted , a ne w us[...]

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    Page 119 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration NO TE: Th e mou se an d k eyboa rd sett in gs a re c on so le s peci fi c. Y ou ca n se t t hem separately for every console . OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > E X T Unit s ” in the main menu. Figure 4 -5 2 . Menu Con figuration— E X T Unit s screen. Y ou can selec t between the[...]

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    Page 120 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > EX T Units ” in the task area. NOTE: Set mous e and ke ybo ar d settings using t he O SD Da ta tab . Figure 4 -53. M enu Definiti on — EX T Unit s scree n .[...]

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    Page 121 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. 8. 3 Ex tender OSD In t hi s men u, th e se ttin gs fo r the Ex t ende r OS D sett in gs can be adj ust ed . The se are lo cal set ti ngs th at can be made i ndividually for each console. Y ou can selec t between the following E xtender O SD settings: T able 4- 42 . Mouse and k eyboa[...]

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    Page 122 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 -5 5. Menu Con figuration – EX T Units T o cha nge the E xtender OSD set ti ngs, pr oceed as follows: 1 . Sel ect th e co ns ole exten der in t he l ist E XT -Un its who se Exte nde r OS D se ttin gs has to be adjusted. 2 . Whe n co nf ir mi ng the select ion by p res si ng t[...]

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    Page 123 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > EX T Units ” in the task area. Figure 4 -56. Menu Defini tion – E X T Unit s. T o cha nge the E xtender OSD set ti ngs, pr oceed as follows: 1 . Sel ect th e co ns ole exten der in t he l ist E XT -Un its who se Exte nde r OS D se ttin gs ha[...]

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    Page 124 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ A ssignments > C ON F avorit es” in the main menu. Figure 4 -58. M en u As s ignments – C ON F avorites. T o crea te a Fa vorites l ist f or your own con sole, pr oceed as follows : 1 . Se lect s uc ce ssi ve ly t he C PUs f ro m the li st C PU D evi ce s th at ha[...]

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    Page 125 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Se lect th e re spect iv e use r in the wor ki ng a re a of the “ C ON De vic es ” men u for the F avorites list and open the tab Fav orites. Figure 4 -5 9 . Menu D e finition – C O N Devices T o crea te a Fa vorites l ist f or an y con sole, pr oceed as follows : 1[...]

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    Page 126 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration A m acro can execute u p to 1 6 switch ing c ommands successively . Execute the macros v i a “ Hotke y” an d the < F 1> - < F 1 6 > function k eys. Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4- 43. C onsole macros set ti ngs. Field S elec tion Descr ipti [...]

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    Page 127 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Via “ Con figurat ion > C ON Macros ” i n the main men u, s elect the console f or which a console macro h as to be crea ted. Figure 4 - 6 1 . Menu C onfigura tion - C ON Macros T o crea te a macro for the selec ted console, proceed as follows : 1 . Selec t the n umber k ey ([...]

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    Page 128 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l In the working area of the “ Definition > C O N Devices” menu, sele ct the console for which a console macr o has to b e created and open the “Macr os” tab. Figure 4 - 6 2. Menu Definition - C ON Devices T o crea te a macro for the sele cted console, proceed as[...]

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    Page 129 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration • Rig ht -cli ck on th e ma cr o li st t o co py mac ro s of the se lect ed k ey in to t he ca che by us in g the “ C opy Ke y Mac r os ” fun ctio n. Y ou can pa st e th e mac r os fr om the cac he in to a k ey b y us in g th e “ Pa ste Ke y Mac r os ” fun cti on an d yo u ca [...]

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    Page 130 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration In De f au lt and Fil e #1 to Fil e # 8, the n am e an d the deta il ed i nf orm ati on of th e respec tive saved c onfigura tion are shown. Y ou c an over writ e these s t orage locations. The sto ra ge lo cat ion to b e ov erwri tte n by the c ur re n t co nf ig ur at ion mu st be sel[...]

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    Page 131 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l T o save the con figuration into the i nternal matrix m emory , pr oceed as follows : 1 . Selec t “File > Upload t o… ” in the menu bar . 2 . E nt er the IP addr ess of the mat rix , yo ur user na me , an d yo ur passw or d, and and confirm the inputs. Press the [...]

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    Page 132 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration In a ddi ti on t o th e def aul t c on fig ur ati on , yo u can loa d up t o ei gh t f urth er confi guratio ns. Se lect th e co nf ig ur a tio n to be loa ded fro m ei gh t pe rson al iz ab le c on fig ur ati on s an d the default set tings. The sele cted con fig ur at ion wil l be imm[...]

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    Page 133 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4- 69. M en u Administration —Ac tivate Configura tion on Switch scre en . 4.9.4 Saving of Co n figurations ( Ex ternal ) Y ou can sav e cr ea te d co nf ig ur a tio ns as a fi le , so th at the y wil l be in depe nde n t of the ma trix and transpor table. Y ou can access t he [...]

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    Page 134 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 7 1 . Menu File —Save A s scr een. 4.9.5 Loading of Co n figurations ( Ex ternal ) Ex terna lly saved configur ations are opened an d activated i n thi s menu . Y ou h ave the followi ng possibilit ies to load confi gurations from files : 1 . Sel ect “ Fi le > Ope n ?[...]

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    Page 135 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 72 . Menu File – Open screen. 4. 10 Expo rt and I mpor t Options The ServSw it ch DKM FX off ers the poss ibi l ity to re ad ou t av ail ab le c on fi gu ra ti on li sts (ext end er , C PUs , c ons ole s an d use rs) f or exporti ng an d im porti ng ag ai n vi a Java tool. [...]

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    Page 136 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 3. Sele ct the storage location for the exp ort file . 4. C onfirm t he expor t with the “Finish ” button. F ig ur e 4- 7 4 . M e n u F il e– E xp ort sc r ee n . 4. 10.2 Imp or t Options C on fi gu ra ti on li sts a r e i mp ort ed i n t hi s m e n u. T o im po rt, pr o ce ed as [...]

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    Page 137 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration F ig ur e 4- 7 5 . M e n u F il e– I mp ort sc re en . 4. 1 1 Firmware Update 4. 1 1 . 1 Matrix Update The firmw are o f the matrix can be updated in th is menu . T o acc ess the menu, u se the Java ic on : Figure 4 - 7 6. Jav a ic on. NO TES : T o upda te the matrix, only u se com pu[...]

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    Page 138 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Prepa r ation Follow these steps to prepare for the matrix upda te: 1 . Save the mat rix con figuration ex tern ally . 2 . Op en “Ex tr as > Options ” in the menu bar and insert the d irec t or y from which the u pdated fi les should be sourc ed in the ” Firmware Direc t or y?[...]

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    Page 139 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 2 . T o sta rt the upd at e , pr ess t he “Up da te ” bu tto n in the p opu p wi ndo w th at appears. 3 . Resta rt th e ma tri x aft er the u pda te by p re ssi ng th e “ Rest art ma tr ix ” bu tto n in the lo wer part of the worki ng are a. CA UTI ON: Fo r a sa f e st a rt of t[...]

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    Page 140 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 79 . Menu Administrat ion – U pda te EX T Fi rmware . 2 . Before the actual upda te pr ocess, all firmware files tha t ha ve t o be uploa ded to the r espec tive I / O boards on the ex tenders w i ll h ave to be u pdated. B y selec t - in g th e up da te fil es, the I / O b[...]

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    Page 141 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 -8 0. Menu Admi nistration – Update E X T Firmware . 5. Star t the actual update p rocess by pressing the “Update ” button. NO TE: Just bef or e th e upd a te proc ess , al l a ffected I / O boa rd s wi ll be se t to Servic e Mode and retrieved gradual ly a f ter finishin[...]

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    Page 142 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Per forming th e Upd ate in Expe rt Mode ( Seque nti al Update ) Follow these steps to prepare for the ex tender update: 1 . Sel ect “ Adm in is tr at ion > Upda t e EX T Fi rm wa re ” an d se lect “ Expe rt Mode ” in the u pper part of the working area. A l l updat eable ext[...]

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    Page 143 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration FIgure 4- 82 . OSD View Ser vice Mod e . 3 . S tart th e up da te b y pre ssi ng the “Up da te ” bu tto n in the l owe r pa rt of t he workin g are a. 4. Qu it Servic e Mode afte r up da ti ng u po n req ue st in the popu p win do w or vi a “Matrix > Deactivate S ervice Mode ?[...]

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    Page 144 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o activate a function bund le, follow the se steps : 1 . Selec t “ Administration > Licen se Management ” in the task area. Figure 4 - 84. Menu Admini stration – License Managem en t. 2 . E nt er you r li c en se k ey in th e wo rk in g ar ea unde r “ Activ a te B un dl es [...]

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    Page 145 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 5. Op erat ion Y ou can operate the Ser vSwitch DKM FX in three differen t wa ys : 1 . Dire ct Switching • via a keyboard connec t ed to a C ON por t and the hotk eys • b y a m a cr o k e yb oa rd c o n ne ct ed to a c on so le po rt 2. OS D • via k ey board /mouse directly con nec t[...]

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    Page 146 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation Example : Switchi ng t o f avorite CPU 3 in Private Mode < left Shift > , <l eft Sh if t>, <3>, <lef t Sh if t>, < Enter> Direc t Switching of V ideo 1 . S ta rt C omm an d Mod e wit h th e ho tk ey . For con tro l, the LEDs Sh ift an d Sc rol l flashes at the[...]

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    Page 147 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 1 . S ta rt com ma nd mode wi th the h ot k ey . For c on tr ol , th e “ Sh ift” and “S cr oll ” LEDs fl ash at the k eyboard if command mode is ac tivated . 2 . Pr ess t he “ < Le ft Sh ift> ” k ey and hol d it do wn . Y ou can now e n te r th e in dex nu mb ers o f th e[...]

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    Page 148 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation NOTE: The selected main /sub matrix mode is p ermanen tly activa ted un til ano ther mod e i s ma nu al ly act iv at ed . Thi s mean s t ha t if yo u sel ect <s> for exam pl e, al l pr os pect ive co mm and s wil l be se nt to t he s ub ma tr ix, b ut n ot if th e Comma nd Mode i s l[...]

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    Page 149 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in this men u : T able 5- 1 Menu switch . Field Descript ion CO N d e v ic e A ssign ed phy sical ex tender unit (CON u nit) C ON as signed Vir tual CON devic e that is as signe d to t he rea l C O N dev ice CPU co nn ec ted Currentl y conn ecte d CPU [...]

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    Page 150 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation J a v a To o l Selec t “Swit ch > Switch C onsole to CPU ” in the task area. Figure 5 - 3. M e nu S witch—Switch Con sole to CPU. All c onnec t ed consoles and the ass oci ated C P U connections are shown in column s in the working area in this menu. NO TE: Swi tc hi ng oper at io[...]

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    Page 151 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation T able 5-2 . Swit ching but t on. But ton Func tion Send Se nd ef fec ted s witchin g ope rations to th e matr ix NO TE: By acti va ti ng the fun cti on A ut o Sen d in the left lo wer co rne r of the wo rk ing are a, swi tc hi ng oper at io ns wil l be do ne imm edi a tel y wi th out con [...]

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    Page 152 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation OSD T o switch any c onsole to any available CPU , pr oceed as follows : Selec t “Ex tended Switch ” in the m ain men u. Figure 5-5. Menu Ex tended S witch. 1 . Sel ect th e C ON dev ic e fr om the “ C ON Dev ic es ” li st th a t yo u wa nt to swi tc h t o a C P U device a nd open [...]

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    Page 153 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in this men u : T able 5-3 . Ex te nded switch men u fields. Field Descript ion CO N d e v ic e Th e ass igned physic al e xtend er uni t. C ON as signed V irtual C O N dev ice th at is assign ed to the r eal CON device. CPU co nn ec ted C ur rently co[...]

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    Page 154 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation J a v a To o l Y ou can s wit ch u sing the Java T o ol in two wa ys : Pos sibilit y 1 : Selec t “ Con trol > E xtended Switch ” in the task area. Figure 5 - 6. Menu C ontrol – E xtended S witch. All c onnec t ed consoles and the ass oci ated C P U connections are shown in column [...]

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    Page 155 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation NO TE: CPUs wit h re spect iv e co ns ol es t ha t do no t ha ve a cc ess righ ts wil l no t appear in the li st. The f ollowing symbols a re shown in the connection overv iew: T able 5-5. Connection overview fields. Field Descript ion The C ON device is connected via Shar ed Access with a[...]

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    Page 156 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation Possibility 2: Selec t “S tatus > Matrix View” in the task area . Figure 5 - 7 . Menu Status – Matrix V iew T o perform switchi ng operation s betwe e n C ON and CPU devic es, fol low these ste ps: 1 . Move the mouse cur sor to the por t that h as to be switched. 2 . Ho l d down t[...]

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    Page 157 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation T o disc onnec t an existing link b etween C ON and CPU d e vices, f ollow these s t eps: 1 . C lick on the por t th at is to b e disconnected by using the righ t mouse but t on. 2 . Sel ect th e “ Dis co nn ect” f un ctio n in the po pu p th at a ppe ars . The con ne cted ports wi ll [...]

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    Page 158 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation Selec t “ Con trol > Preset s ” in the task area. Figure 5 -9 . Menu Con trol – Preset s. T o crea te a new switch macro, proceed as follows: 1 . Ope n a new swit ch mac ro by p res si ng on the “Ne w” symbo l in the r igh t colum n of the workin g area . Y ou’ ll be ask ed [...]

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    Page 159 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation T o load a predefined s witch ing, proceed as follows : 1 . Sel ect th e swit ch m acr o i n the rig ht co lu mn o f th e wor ki ng are a th at ha s t o be loaded. 2 . Act iva t e the sele cted swit ch mac ro by pr ess i ng t he “ Sen d ” bu tto n on t he bottom righ t of the worki ng [...]

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    Page 160 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 5.7 . 2 Reset Use the OSD t o reset the extender: Figure 5 - 1 2 . OSD icon. CAUTI ON: If yo u do a f act ory res et , al l cu rr en t se tti ng s an d al l co n fig ura ti on s st ored in t he m at ri x wi ll be los t. T hi s al so ap pl ies to th e ne t w ork parameters (reset to DHCP ) [...]

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    Page 161 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control 6. Se ri al Control Us e the fo llo wi ng par am et ers to c on tr ol t he Se r vS wit ch DKM FX via its se ri al int er fa ce. 1 1 5.2K, 8, 1 , NO ( 1 1 5.2 kbps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity) Command <S TX >, < c ommand by te ( C MD )>, [data b y tes ( D0…DN )] [...]

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    Page 162 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Spe ci al character s : AC K 0x06 N A K 0 x 15 ST X 0x02 E TX 0x03 CR 0x0D E S C 0 x1B HT AB 0x09 LF 0x0A Sequ ence of a D at a Commu n ica t ion T able 6- 1 . D ata commu nication sequence . Se rv Swit ch K VM DKM F X Co ntrol C PU — 1 . Send a comma nd 2. Acqu ire a command, proc[...]

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    Page 163 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Input por t’ s request for output Por t 1 60 0x 1 B 0x5B 0x42 0x07 0x0 0 0x A0 0x0 0 T ab le 6- 3 . Re tu rn o f i np ut po rt f or ou tp u t p o rt. By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver indentification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0 x42 2 Req ueste d out [...]

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    Page 164 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T ab le 6-5 . R e qu est of i n pu t p ort fo r o u tp ut po rt wi th a f ix e d t o ta l po rt nu mb e r . By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0x4 4 2 T ot al le ngth o f tele gram ( 9 by tes , binar y) 0x09 0x00 2 Number[...]

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    Page 165 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T ab le 6- 7 . C on n ect i on of i n pu t p ort wi th ou t pu t p ort wi th a fi x e d t ot a l p ort n um be r . By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0 x45 2 T ot al le ngth o f tele gram ( 7 by tes, binar y) 0x0 7 0x00 2[...]

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    Page 166 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: R et ur n i n p ut P ort 1 7 f or a ll ou t pu t p orts 0x 1 B 0x5D 0x46 0x0 7 0x00 0x 1 1 0x0 0 T able 6 - 1 0 . Req ues t of CP U (in pu t) f or C ON (out pu t). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0x4 6 2 T ot [...]

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    Page 167 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Return of C P U 34 for C onsole 23 0x 1 B 0x5D 0x4 7 0x09 0x0 0 0x 1 7 0x0 0 0x 2 2 0x0 0 T able 6 - 1 2 . C onn ecti on o f C PU (i npu t) with C ON (out pu t). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0x4 8 2 T ot al[...]

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    Page 168 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Request of CPU ( in put) f or C onsol e 23 with 50 con soles in total 0x 1 B 0x5B 0x4 9 0x09 0x0 0 0x3 2 0x00 0x 1 7 0x00 T able 6 - 1 4. Re tu rn o f CP U (in pu t) f or C ON (outp ut ) with a fixed c onsole number . By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1[...]

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    Page 169 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6- 1 6. Request of C O N ( in put) f or C PU (output). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0 x 51 2 T ot al le ngth o f tele gram ( 7 by tes, binar y) 0x0 7 0x00 2 T ot al num ber of conso les (binar y, 1 …max . C[...]

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    Page 170 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Request of Con sole 23 for C P U 23 0x 1 B 0x5D 0x09 0x00 0x2 B 0x0 0 0x 1 7 0x00 T able 6- 1 8 . C onnec tion of C ON (input) w i th C PU (output). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0 x52 2 T ot al le ngth o f [...]

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    Page 171 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Request for CPU 43 with 50 C PUs i n to tal 0x 1 B 0x5B 0x5 3 0x09 0x00 0x32 0x00 0x2B 0x00 T ab le 6- 2 0. Re t u rn o f C ON (In p u t) f or C PU (Ou t pu t) wi th a fi x e d C P U n um b er . By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification[...]

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    Page 172 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: C onnec tion of C onsole 23 with C PU 43 with 50 CPUs in t otal 0x 1 B 0x5B 0x54 0x0 7 0x0 0 0x3 2 0x0 0 0x2B 0x00 0x 1 7 0x0 0 T able 6 - 22 . C on necti on of C ON (i npu t) with C PU (ou tpu t) an d C PU (in put ) wi th C ON (ou tp ut). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Cont[...]

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    Page 173 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 . T roubleshooting T able s 7 - 1 th ro ug h 7 - 7 in Sect ion s 7 . 1 th ro ug h 7 . 7 pro vide sup port f or p rob le ms wi th th e Se r vS wit ch DKM FX ma tri x. Th is hel p ass umes a fu ncti on al ext en der route . Bef ore running, make sure your extenders’ m atrixes work[...]

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    Page 174 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 . 4 Power Supply Unit s Malfunc t ion T able 7 - 4. Pow er supply units malfu nc tion . Problem Pos sibl e Cau se Solut ion Ser v Switch D KM F X can not be st arte d Powe r supp ly un its not lo cked corre ctly Check the p ower supply unit ’ s lock and plug -in No powe r supp l[...]

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    Page 175 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 .7 Blank Screen 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 Figure 7 - 1 . LEDs on the Serv Swit ch DKM F X. T able 7 - 7 . LED indications. Problem Pos sibl e Cau se Solut ion Monitor rem ains dark after sw itching opera tion Switc hing to a CPU port without ac tive source (computer , C PU ) Connec t t he com[...]

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    Page 176 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting • the natur e and duration of the problem. • when the problem occurs. • the components in volved i n the problem. • any par tic ular ap pl ication tha t, when used, appears t o crea te the problem or mak e it worse. 7 .9 Shippin g and Packaging If you need to transport or sh[...]

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    Page 177 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y App endix. Glo ssar y The fo llo wi ng ter ms are com mo nly use d in t hi s g ui de or i n video and K VM tec hnology: AES / EBU — D ig ita l au di o stan da rd offi ci al ly k now n as AE S3 , u sed f or carryi ng digital audio sign als bet ween devices. C A Tx — Any CA T5e (CA T6, C[...]

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    Page 178 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y Fib er — Single -mode or multimode fiber cable s. EGA — The En ha nc ed G ra ph ics A dap ter ( E GA) i s an o ld ana log gr aph ics st andard , introduced by I BM ® i n 1 984 . It u se s a D B 9 c on ne ct o r . F B AS — Th e an al og c olo r vid eo ba seb an d si gn al ( FB AS) is[...]

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    Page 179 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y USB HID — U SB HID de vi ce s (h u m an in te rf ac e d e vi c e s) a ll ow f or da ta i np ut . Y o u don’t need a sp ecia l driver during installation; “ N ew USB- HI D device f ound” is re port ed. T ypi cal HID devi ce s in cl ude k eyb oar ds , mi ce , gr aph ics tab lets , an[...]

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