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    KEEMUX-P2 (2-Port PS/2 KVM Switch) INSTALLATION / USER GUIDE MAN049 Rev Date 4/8/2004 KEEMUX ® Series[...]

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    WARRANTY INFORMATION The warranty period on this product (parts and labor) is t wo (2 ) years from the date of purc hase. Please contact Network Technologies Inc at (800) 7 42-8324 (800-RGB-TECH) in the US an d Canada or (330) 562-7070 ( worldwide) or at our website at http://www.networktechinc.com fo r information regarding repairs a nd/or returns[...]

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    1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRO DUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1 MATERIALS ...................................................................................................................... .........[...]

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    2 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. CPU Status LEDs- for visual indication of connection b etween the user and a specific CPU. Also used for visual indication of switch mode status 2. CPU Select Switches- push to manually switch to a specific CPU 3. Remote- (optional) for connecti on of RMT-2-ST remote cont rol 4. PC x VIDEO- 15HD female connectors- for at[...]

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    3 INSTALLATION 1. Turn OFF power to all CPUs that will be connected to t he NTI S witch before connecting or disconnecting any cables. WARNING! Damage to the CPU may result if power is not turned OF F before connecting or disconnecting cab les. 2. Connect PS/2 keyboard to “USER KEYBD” port on the rear panel of the switch. (See Fig. 1) 3. Connec[...]

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    4 Units with audio support (optional) Connect the 3.5mm plug from speakers to the 3.5mm jack labe led "AUD OUT". Attach SA-xx-MM audio cables (purchased separately) betwee n the audio port on each CP U and the 3. 5mm audio jacks marked "AUD 1" on the KEEMUX s witch. Be sure to connect the audio cables from each CP U to audio jac[...]

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    5 Keyboard Control In order to control the switch with the keyboard, COMMAND Mode must be enabl ed. To enter/exit COMMAND Mode from the keyboard: Press COMMAND Mode When the COMMAND Mode is ON, all 3 status LEDs on the ke yboard will illuminate to indicate that COMMAND Mode is enabled and the following functions ar e available: ( NOTE : The user mu[...]

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    6 Keyboard Features The keyboard configuration o f each CPU is saved in the NTI Swit ch. 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. AUDIO SUPPORT (Optional) Audio support provides the follo wing additional [...]

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    7 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dipswitches The dipswitches located next to the RS232 c onnection (Fig. 8) are used to configure the baud rate and address of the KEEMUX. The default baud rate is 9600. The default address is 1. Use the charts below to change the baud rate and address a s needed. DIP SWITCH The unit powers up with a default baud rate of 960[...]

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    8 RS232 Interface Test Program RS232 communication is configur ed using the RMTEST program, locate d on the supplied floppy disk. This soft ware allows a user to test the functions of an NTI KEEMUX or Multi-user/Multi-platform switch RS232 interface. The RMTEST program generates a main menu with the 3 selections described below: MAIN OPTIONS 1. Mat[...]

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    9 RS232 Port (DB-9 MALE) PIN SIGNA L FUNCTION 1 - No connection 2 RXD Receive dat a 3 TXD Transmit data 4 DTR Data terminal ready 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 RTS Request to send 8 CTS Clear to send 9 - No connection REMOTE (RMT-2-ST) 5 DIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 LED1 TTL output, low = port 1 selected 2 LED2 TTL output, low = port 2 sel[...]

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    10 SERIAL NO.: DATE: INSPECTED BY:  KEEMUX-P2  KEEMUX-P2-RMT  KEEMUX-P2-AUD  KEEMUX-P2-DV Man049 Rev. 4/8/04[...]