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Minicom Switches manual

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    International H Q Jerusale m, Israel Tel: + 972 2 535 9666 min ic o m@mi ni c o m.c o m North Am erican HQ Linden , New Jersey Tel: + 1 908 4862100 info.usa@m inicom.com European HQ Dübendorf , Sw itzerlan d Tel: + 41 1 823 8000 inf o.europe@m in icom .com Italy Rome Tel: + 39 06 8209 7902 info.italy@m inicom .com www.mi nicom .com Custom er suppo[...]

  • Page 2

    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Table of Contents Introduc tion ................................................... .............................. 2 Features of t he Smart 2 ........................................ ...................... 2 Installing the Sm art 2 system .................................. .................... 4 Connecting cables to the fr[...]

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    USER GUIDE Introduction Minicom Advanced System s L td (Minicom) is a leading manufacturer of KVM switches for multiple server control. Minicom also m anufactures inter active systems for Com puter Equipped Learning Environm ents. It is al so the world l eader in the developm ent and deploym ent of cutting edge CAT5 technology . The Supervisor Sma [...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Figure 1 illustrates the basic co nfigu ration of the Smart 2 System. 1 2 Computer 1 Computer 2 Monitor Keyboa rd Mouse Smart 2 KB/MS VIDEO VIDEO KB/MS Figure 1 The Smart 2 configuration 3[...]

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    USER GUIDE Installing the Smart 2 sy stem Before installing the system do the fo llowing: • Switch off bot h com puters . • Place cables away from fluores cent lights, air conditioners, and machines that are likely to generate electrical noise. Connecting cables to the front panel Connect a keyboard, screen and m ouse to the front panel using t[...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Moni t or Keyboard To Screen Out p o rt To Mouse port To KB port Mouse 1 2 SELECT CPU SCREEN OUT MO U SE 6VDC KB To wal l socket To Power connecter Power adapter Figure 2 The Smart 2 front panel connections Connecting cables to the Smart 2 back panel Important! Always connect the front panel connecti ons before the back pa[...]

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    USER GUIDE Figure 3 illustrates the connections of the VGA and Keyboard/Mouse cabl es to t he Sma rt 2 back panel. 1 2 To c omp uter's Keyboar d port To c omp uter's Mouse p ort To KB/MS port HDD15F to Video port s To KB/M S po rt To computer's Mouse port To computer's Keyboa rd port HDD1 5M t o comput er's Video port HDD15[...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Operating the Smart 2 To prepare the system for operation: 1. Connect the cables to the front panel. 2. Connect the cables to the back panel. 3. Switch on the com puters. Sw itching betw een computers There are two ways to swi tch between com puters. 1. Press the button on the front panel of t he Smart 2. 2. On the keyboar[...]

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    USER GUIDE Scanning computers The Smart 2 can scan the two conn ected computers at intervals of between 1 and 99 seconds. The default t im e period is 0 seconds (disabled) – change thi s in the Settings mode see the paragraph below. During scanning y ou cannot work on the computers. To scan comput ers: Press the hotkey Shift then, S . Release Shi[...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Setting the scan time period To set the scan time period: Press T followed by a 2-di git ti me period of between 01-99 seconds. The 3 keyboard LEDs b link and the new setting is now functional . Changing the hotkey You can change the hotkey from Shift to Alt or Ctrl . Once changed, all references in t his Guide to Shift no[...]

  • Page 11

    USER GUIDE When connected and switched on as set out above, t he Sm art 2 autom atical ly operate s with the com puter and mouse ty pes connected to it. Replacing a computer When a computer is replaced with a different computer type while the Sma rt 2 is in use, w e recomm end turning t he new comput er off before connecting it to the Sm art 2. Whe[...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Mouse settings w hen replacing a computer For Type the letters 5-button m ouse EP Wheel mouse, or Intellimouse IN 2 or 3-button m ouse PS Set m ouse setti ngs to EP when operating com puters with Operating Systems that suppor t wheel mouse functionality: (Windows XP). Set m ouse setti ngs to IN when operating com puters wi[...]

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    USER GUIDE Viewing the settings View the sett ings and firm ware revision in any t ext editor. To view the settin gs: 1. Before entering t o the Setti ngs m ode switch y our keyboard lay out to Engli sh. 2. Open any text editor, e.g. Notepad. 3. Press Shift , Tab to enter the Settings m ode. 4. Press F . The settings appear in the text editor. Exit[...]

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    Supervisor Smar t 2-por t Summary of the settings mode operations The table bel ow sets out the Set tings m ode operations. Operation Press Enter Settings mode Shift, Tab Exit and save changes Esc Set the scan time period T, xx (00-99) Change Hotkey to Alt HA Change Hotkey to Ctrl HC Change Hotkey to Shift HS Mouse setting - 5-button mouse EP Mouse[...]

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    USER GUIDE 14 Technical Specifications Resolution Up to 1920 x 1440@75 Hz Video Signal Analog Signal: Red Green Bl ue 0.7Vp-p / 75 Ω positive, HD15 Video Sy nc TTL Compatible positive/negative Keyboard PS/2 type, MiniDIN6 Mouse Microsoft In tellimouse, Wheel mouse, 5-but ton m ouse, PS/2 type mouse. M iniDIN6 Computer ty pes Intel, Alpha compatib[...]