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    MAN077 Rev Date 7/2/2007 KEEMUX-Px PS/2 KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual KEEMUX ® 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 TRADEMARK KEEMUX is a registered trademark of Net work Technologi es Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 1999-2007 b y Net work Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduc ed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical, photocopy[...]

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    ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 MATERIALS ..................................................................................................................................................[...]

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    iii TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1- Keyboard dip-sw itch confi guration ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2- Connect the monitor to the KEEM UX .....................................................................................................[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 1 INTRODUCTION The KEEMUX PS/2 KVM switch (KEEMUX) enables access to severa l IBM PC-AT, PC-AT Clone or PS/2 CPUs from one monitor, keyboard and PS/2 mouse (up to 32 CPUs a s a single switch or 152 CPUs when switches are cascaded). These CPUs can be file servers, network managers, etc. In ternal microprocessor driv[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 2 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Power ON/OFF sw itch 2. Mode LEDs- for visual indi cation of switch mode status 3. CPU Status LEDs- for visual indication of connection betwee n the user and a specific CPU. 4. CPU Select Switches- push to manually s witch to a specific CPU 5. Dip-switches- for configuring keyboar d type[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 3 INST ALLA TION Prepare To Connect 1. Before connecting the KEEMUX to the CPUs , make sure all CPUs, the mo nitor, and th e KEEMUX are turned OFF. WARNIN G! D A M AGE MAY OCCUR TO THE CPU IF POWER IS NOT DISCONNECTED BE FORE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING C ABLES . 2. The dip-switches on the front panel are c onfigur[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 4 AT S tyle Conn ector 2. Connect the keyboard cabl e to the 6 pin miniDIN female port label ed “KEYBOARD” on the rear panel of the s witch. Connect the mouse cable to the 6 pin miniDIN female port labeled “MOUSE” on the r ear panel of the KEEMUX. Figure 3- Connect the user keyboard and mouse 3. Connect eac[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 5 Power Up 1. Turn the KEEMUX power ON first. The mode LEDs on the KEEMU X should flash twice. 2. Turn the monitor power ON. 3. Turn any or all of the CPUs ON. FYI: Do not press a ny port buttons on the front panel until the PORT 1 LED on the front pane l illuminates. CASCADING The KEEMUX switch can be expanded to [...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 6 Configuration All 4, 8, and 16-port units are configured us in g the 8-pos ition dip-switch (located on th e front of each unit) according to tab les 1 and 2 below. Front Panel Configuration Switches Table 1 * (default settings) Sw itc h SW1 SW5 SW6 STAND-ALONE SWITCH OFF* OFF* OFF* SLAVE ON OFF OFF MASTER W/4-PO[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 7 2. Connect Local CPUs to any remaining co nsecutive ports on the master as described under INSTALLAT ION on page 3. 3. Connect the RMT extension c ables: a. With an RMT extension cable (REXT -SR- xx ), connect the master’s “DAISY OUT” port to slave #1’s “DAISY IN” port. b. With another RMT extension c[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 8 Keyboard Control Keyboard control of the KEEMUX can be achiev ed using either of two methods: • Basic Command Mode - oper ated strictl y by using keyboard commands as instructed belo w. Basic Command Mode is only applicable if the OSD option is not built into the s witch. • OSD Command Mode (o ptional)- opera[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 9 Figure 8- Connec tions grouped by port number Please note: If the switches are b eing cascaded (such as th at illustrated in Fig. 5 on page 5 under “Cascading”), make note of which port each of the CPUs is connected to on each slave and w hich port each slav e is connected to on the master. • The ports on t[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 10 OSD CONTROL (Optional) OSD superimposes a menu system on the user’s vid eo scr een with a list of all connected CPUs. OSD allows CPUs to be name d (with up to 12-character names). OSD then allo ws selection of CPUs by that name. Connecte d CPUs can be listed by name or by port number. OSD Search Mode enables t[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 11 User Login Mode (Cont 'd) Function: Keystroke: Submit user name/password Exit User Login Mode and return to previous mode. This function is only availabl e if securit y is not currently active. . Additional Modes Available With Security NOTE: The lists tha t follow are only ava ilable if the administrator i[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 12 Function: Keystroke: Add character to password string or verify password string Delete previous character in edited string Save new password. Move to next field to be edited Return to Admini stration Mode User Name List The User Name List displays the list of users and prov ides control for adding ne w us ers, c[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 13 User Access Functions Introduction The OSD menu enables a us er to name the CPUs connected to the KEEMUX and co nnect to them using that name from a single keyboard and mouse. T he OSD is positi oned on the user's monitor, displa yi ng 8 CPU names at a time. The screen can be use d for switching as well as [...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 14 OSD Command Mode (Cont'd) Function: Keystroke: Selects the last port on the switch Switch to a selected port Exit OSD Command Mode The mouse can also be used to control Comm and Mo de. The mouse cursor can be moved to the Scan, He lp, and Exit fields where the user can then click on the left mouse button to[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 15 Edit Mode Edit Mode allows the user to modify the names of the CPUs conn ected to the s witch. Names of CPUs can be up to 12 characters in length. To enter Edit Mode press <Ctrl> + <E> from Command Mode. When in Edit Mode, multiple ke ystroke comb i nations are not valid (<SHIFT>+<P>, <[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 16 Search Mode Search Mode allo ws the user to enter and maneuver throug h a lis t of CPU names. As the user t ypes, the best matching CPU name is selected. The list of CPUs may also be searc hed fo r a specific (or similar) name. From Command Mode, type any alphabetical or numeric character to enter Search Mo de. [...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 17 Maintenance Mode (Cont’d) Function: Keystroke: Make OSD window taller Make OSD window shorter Change user pass word. (Present only when a standard user is logged in.) Log current user out and return to User Login Mode. Activate security features . Present only when securit y is available but not active. Enter [...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 18 RS232 CONTROL (Optional) RS232 Connections and Configuration Remote Connection The RS232 Interface (optional) is desi gne d to meet the RS232C standard and can be co ntro lled from any CPU or other controller with an RS232 communications port. T he pin-out for t he DB-9 connector(s) on the unit is as follows: RS[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 19 Unit Address and Loop Back To allow multiple units to be controlled from a sing le CPU port, the RS232 control interface is des igned to allow "dais y chaini ng" up to 15 units. By setting the appropriate RS232 d ip switches, each unit can be given a unique addr ess (1-15). Then the unit wi ll only res[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 20 Command Protocol CPU controller commands supported by the u nit are defi ne d bel ow. All commands should be terminated with a <CR> (carriage return). When a command is sent, the entire string is echoed back along with a response from the addressed unit . All characte rs in the command string should be upp[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 21 NTI Switch Control Program For Windows 9X, NT, 2000 And XP The Matrix Switcher's Control Program is an easy and po werful graphical p r ogram that co ntrols NTI switches through an RS232 interface. The NTI Switch Control Program is inclu ded on the CD packaged with the KEEMUX. The NTI Switch Control Program[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 22 8) Change Volume for Audio Out put/User (on ly applicable to models with audio support) - change Audio port output volume 9) Read Connection for Output/User - read what input is connecte d to the specified output a) Read Connection for Audio Output/User (onl y applicable to models with audio support) - read what[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 23 HOW TO DISABLE OPERA TING MODES The operating modes of the KEEMUX can be disabled if a user desires to do so. The Comm and Mode can be disabled which would also disable the Scan and Broa dcast Modes, or, the Scan and/or Broadcast Modes can be indivi dually disabled leaving the other features in Command Mo de en [...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 24 NOTE: Before proceeding, it is important to disch arge an y static charge you may be carrying b y touching any large metal object (away from the KEEMUX). 4. With it loosened, grasp firmly the front pan el and slide the fr ont panel up out of the slots in the plastic case that suppor t it. Once clear of the case,[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 25 AUDIO SUPPORT (Optional) Audio support provides the follo wing additional features: • Audio signals from the same CPU that keyboard, mouse, a nd vid eo signals ar e from can be received b y the user. • Audio inputs accept any standard l i ne level audio (1Vrms or 2.5Vp-p). • Audio outputs are capable of dr[...]

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    NTI KEEMUX Series PS/2 KVM Switch 26 SPECIFICA TIONS FOR STRAIGHT -THROUGH RS232 SERIAL CABLE KEEMUX to PS2 CPU (9 PIN) KEEMUX PS/2 CPU 9 pin Signal 9 pin Function Pin # Direction Pin # Function RxD 3 3 T xD TxD 2 2 RxD CTS 7 7 RTS RTS 8 8 CTS DSR 4 4 DT R DTR 6 6 DSR SG 5 5 SG Terminals 7 and 8 are jumper ed toget her and terminals 4 and 6 are jum[...]