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    MAN070 Rev Date 2/24/2006 UNIMUX-DVI-4 4-Port USB DVI KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual UNIMUX TM Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGI ES INCORPORATE D Te l:33 0-5 62 -70 70 Fax :33 0-5 6 2-1 999 1275 D an ner Dr Aurora, OH 44202 www.netwo rkt ec hinc.co m NTI R[...]

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    i MAN070 Rev Date 2/24/2006 TRADEMARK UNIMUX is a trademark of Net work Technologi es Inc in the U.S. and other countries COPYRIGHT © 2006 Network Technologi es Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repr oduced, stored i n a retrie val system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic , mechanical, photocopying[...]

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    ii MAN070 Rev Date 2/24/2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The UNIMUX-DVI-4 4-Port USB DVI KVM switch (UNIMUX) allo ws access to any four Windows, MAC, or SUN USB CPUs from one USB keyboard and mous e and a DVI video-enabl ed m onitor. Internal microprocessor circuitr y allo ws all USB CPUs to be booted simultaneously without keyboard error. Port selectio[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 2 DEFINITIONS • USB Composite Device A USB device that contains multiple endp oints each representing input devi ces that cann ot be separated (i.e. a keyboard with a built-in mouse) • USB Hub A USB device that allows one or more USB i nput devic es to plug in to the USB. The hub has exactly on e upstream po[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 3 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. CPU Status LE Ds- for visual indication of connection bet ween the user and a specific CPU. 2. CPU Sel ect Switches- push to manually switch to a specific CPU or change the switch operating mo de 3. Mode Status L EDs- for visual i ndication of switch operating mode 4. Po wer Switch- t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 4 RACKMOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS This NTI switch was designed to be mou nte d to a rack or to se t on a deskt op. It includes rackmount ears to make attachment to a rack easy, and rubber feet to be appli ed to the bottom of th e case if it will instead sit on a flat surface. If this will sit on a flat surface, simply[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 5 INSTALLATION 1. It is not necessary to turn the CPUs or monitors OFF during th is installation. 2. Con nect the cable from a DVI multi-scan monitor to the DVI-I connector labeled “MONIT OR” on the UNIMUX (See Fig. 3 below.) Figure 3- Connect a DVI multi-scan monitor 3. Con nect the male USB type A connecto[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 6 5. Con nect the 5VDC AC adapter to the UNIMUX. (See Fig. 5 bel o w.) Figure 5- Connect the AC Ada p ter 6. Con nect each CPU to the USB switch using a DVI-IS-xx-MM video cab le and USB-AB-xxM input devic e interface cable – REQUIRED (not supplied). (See Fig. 6 below .) 7. Group the input device and monitor i[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 7 Power-Up Sequence • The UNIMUX can be po wered at an y time. • The CPUs can be powered at any time alth ough if a CPU ne eds a keyboard and/or mo use at power-ON it should be powered after connecting to and powering-ON the UNIMUX. • USB input devices (keyboard and mouse) ca n be hot plugged to and from t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 8 USING THE UNIMUX USB KVM SWITCH Once the UNIMUX is properl y connecte d, the UNIMUX will enable a connection to be made b et ween the CPUs attached to its VIDEO and CPU ports and the monitor and input dev ices attac hed to the MONITOR and DEVICES ports. T he LEDs on the control panel of the UNIMUX will i llumi[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 9 Selects a specific port Configure port to connect To a MAC CPU Configure port to connect To a WINDOWS or SUN CPU Exit Command Mode Scan Mode When in Scan Mode the switch scans to each port with a CPU po wered-ON. (The SCAN LED on the front panel will illuminate and remain ON while in Scan Mode. ) The port with[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 10 Select Country Code It is possible to configure the UNIMUX to em ulate a sp ecific international Sun ke yb oard regardless of what actual keyboard is connected. This is recommended when the CPU needs the la yout code (i.e. a SUN CPU) and the keyboard doesn' t hav e an explicit layout code (i.e. some W in[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 11 KEYBOARD FEA TURES The keyboard configuration o f each CPU is saved in the UNIMUX. For example, if the CPU attached to Port 2 had CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK selected the last time that CPU was accessed, t hen they will automaticall y be set when that CPU is accessed again. Keyboard-To-Computer Translation The UNI[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 12 Figure 9- Ke yboard Layouts International Sun Keyboards The UNIMUX can recognize international l ayouts for Sun keyboard s. In order to use an internati on al Sun keyboard, follo w t his procedure: 1. Pow er-OFF the CPU from the UNIMUX 2. Connect the international keyboard to be used to the UNIMUX 3. Pow er-O[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX SERIES USB DVI KVM SWITCH 13 . TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM: Keyboard Errors SOLUTION: Check ca ble connections on each CP U an d the switch. PROBLEM: No Vid eo SOLUTION: Check ca ble connections on each CP U an d the switch. Make sure thumbscrews are fully ti ghtened. Verify that keyboard and video con nect from each CPU to matching ports. A[...]