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8 Port K VM Switc h User Manual CS-128A[...]

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Packing List The compl ete Maste r View Pro package co nsists of: w One CS-128A KVM Switch w One Power Adapter w One User Ma nual Check to m ake sure that the u nit was not damaged in shipping. If you e ncounter a problem, contac t your dealer. Please read th is manual thoroughly and follow the i nstallation and ope ration procedures carefully to p[...]

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Overview The Master Vie w CS-128A KVM Switch is a control unit that allows access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Before the develop ment of the Master View, the only way to control multiple compute r configurations from a single co nsole was through a complex and costly network system. No w, with the Mas[...]

Features w Cascadabl e To Thre e Levels - Control Up to 512 co mputers F rom a Singl e Console w No Software Required - Computer Selec tion via Front Panel Switches, Hot Keys, or OSD (On Sc reen Displ ay) w Quick View Sca n Feature for Monitoring Se lected Computers w PS/2 and Ser ial Mous e Emulat ion For S ystem Bo otup w Console’s PS/2 Mouse C[...]

Hardware Reqireme nts Console w A VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highes t resolution that you will be using on any computer in the installation . w A PS/2 st yle mouse w A PS/2 style keyboard PC w The following equ ipment must be installed on ea ch computer: w A VGA, SVGA or Multis ync card. w Either a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), o[...]

Introductio n Front View 1. Port LE Ds On Line: Lights ORANGE to indicate that the computer attached to the corresponding port is up and running. If the LED is flashing, it indicates that th e Port is being used for Casc ading to a nother Master Vi ew switch . Selected : Lights GREEN to indicate the currently sele cted port. The LED is steady unde [...]

Rear View: 1. Power Jac k The unit is desig ned to be n on-powered (no e xternal powe r required). It gets its power from the computers it con nects to. Generally spe aking, the only time that external power is require d is when you daisy chain it, or if opera- tion become s erratic because the unit isn’t obtaining enough power from the computer.[...]

Install ation Before you Begin 1. Make su re that power to all the devices you will b e connecting up have b een turned off. You must unplug the powe r cords of any compute rs that have the Keyboard Pow er On function. Otherwise, the switc h will receive power from the com puter. 2. To preve nt damage to y our installation due t o ground potential [...]

4. Turn on the power to the compute rs. Note: If you choose t o use externa l power, the CS-128A must be plu gged in and receiv ing power before turning on the power to the c omputers. Two Stage Ins tallation To control eve n more computers, up to eight ad ditional CS-128A units ca n be cascaded from the CP U port s of t he Firs t Stag e unit. T he[...]

Three Stage Ins tallat ion The procedure s for setting up a three stage inst allation are e ssentially the same as fo r a two stag e instal lation. With a three sta ge setup, as ma ny as 512 computers can be controlled in a comple te installation. A table showing the relation be tween the number of c omputers and the number of Maste r View units ne[...]

4. Repe at steps 1 - 3 for any other Third Stage units you wish to connec t. 5. For each T hird Sta ge unit , plug th e power adapt er cable in to the Maste r View’s Power J ack; plug t he power adapt er into an AC sou rce. 6. Pl ug in the pow er adapte rs for all the Sec ond Stage M aster Vie w units. 7. Pl ug in the pow er adapte r for the Firs[...]

Operation Hot Plugging The Master Vie w CS-128A supports ho t plugging - components can be removed an d added back into the insta llation by unplugging their cables from the CPU ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work prop erly, ho wever, t hese proc edures mus t be followe d: w Hot Plugging CPU Ports: CPU po[...]

Powering Of f and Restar ting If it becomes nec essary to Power Off one of th e Master View units, before starting it back up you must do the following: 1. Shut do wn all the co mputers that are atta ched to it, a s well as all the stations and all the computers that are daisy chain ed down from it (all the child stat ions an d the com puters at ta[...]

Port Selection The Master Vie w CS-128A provides thre e methods to obtain insta nt access to any computer in your installation : Manual; Hotkey ; and OSD (On Screen Display). w Manual Simply press the appropriate Port Selec tion Switch on the Master View’s front panel. After you p ress the switch, the Selected LED lights to indicate that the port[...]

Port ID Numbering ID Numbering Overview Each CPU Port o n a Master View insta llation is assigned a unique Port ID. You can direc tly acces s any comput er on any leve l of the inst allati on by spe cifying the Port ID of the C PU Port that the computer is conne cted to - either with the Hotkey port selection method, or from the OSD. The Port ID is[...]

Port Key In Examp les 1. To ac cess a computer attached to Port 3 of a Single Stage installation, key in 3 for the Port ID, as follows: [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Shift] 3 [Enter] 2. To ac cess a compute r attached to Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that is cascaded do wn from Port 2 of the First Stage unit, keyin 23 for t he Port ID, as follows : [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[S[...]

OSD Operation OSD Overview OSD (On Screen Display), provide s a menu driven in terface to handle the compute r switching procedure . Although Hotkey switching still works, using OSD is a grea t deal more convenient - e specially in la rge, daisy cha ined installations whe re it is difficult to keep trac k of which port a particular compute r is att[...]

OSD Men u Navigation w [Esc] can cels the current selec tion, or dismisses the c urrent menu and moves back to the menu one leve l above. If you are at the highest menu level, it dea ctivat es OSD. w Use the Up a nd Down Arrow Keys or clic k on the Up and Down Triangle symbols ( st ) to m ove up or down through the list one line at a time. w Use [P[...]

OSD Main M enu Headin gs Heading E xplanat ion PN This col umn lists t he Port ID number s (Station Numbe r - Port Number) for all the CPU P orts on the instal lation. The s implest method to ac cess a particul ar compu ter is move the Highl ight Bar to it, then pr ess [Ente r]. QV If a port has been selec ted for Quic k View scann ing (see F2 and [...]

w F2 Scan: Pressing [F2] i nitiate s Quick View Scanning , in whi ch the OSD cycl es through all the ports th at are currently selecte d in the List view (see F3 , below), and displa ys each one for the a mount of time specified with the Se t Scan Duration setting unde r the F6 SET function (see p. 20). When yo u want to stop at a particular l ocat[...]

Move the Highlight Ba r to the choice you wa nt, then press [Enter]. An icon appears before the choice to indica te that it is the currently selected one. Note: 1. Yo u can ac cess any port on a ny list by usin g the Navig ation Keys then pressing [Enter]. 2. If yo u select a port that does not hav e a compute r attached to it, or if the a ttache d[...]

w F6 Set: Pressing [F6] brings up th e OSD configuration m enu. To chang e a setting : 1. Move the highlight bar to the choice you want, then press [Enter]. 2. On the submenu that appears next, move the highlight bar to the choice you want a nd press [Enter]. An icon of a pointing finge r indicat es which c hoice is the c urrently sele cted one. An[...]

Settin g Functio n SET PASSWORD Allows you to set a password in order to control access to: Clearin g the Name Li st; Restori ng Default V alues ; and Locking /Unlocking t he Console . See the OSD Security Features s ection, bel ow, for passwo rd setting detai ls. CLEAR THE NAME LIST* Clears all P ort Names from the Name List. You are asked to conf[...]

Factory D efault Sett ings The factory default settings are a s follows: Setting Def ault Displa y Duration Alway s On Displa y Mode The Port Numb er plus the Port Name Scan Dur ation 3 Secon ds OSD Sec urit y In order to preve nt unauthorized a ccess to the computers, the OSD provides a password se curity feat ure. If a passwo rd has been s et, th[...]

Appendix Master View - Com puter Connect ion Table The foll owing t able indi cates t he relatio nship b etween th e number of Mas ter View Units and the numbe r of computers that they control: MVs Compu ters M Vs Comput ers MVs C omput ers MVs C omputers 1 8 20 134 - 141 39 267 - 274 58 400 - 407 2 8-15 21 141 - 148 40 274 - 281 59 407 - 414 3 15 [...]

Troubles hooting Sympto m Possibl e Cause Act ion Erratic behavio r. Unit not r eceiving enough power und er self- powered operati on. Use the Power Ada pter that was supplie d with the unit to pr ovide exter nal power. Pressing Hot Keys get s no respons e. The conne ction from the selec ted port to the targe t computer has been brok en, or the com[...]

Specifications Funct ion Spe cifi catio n Computer Connecti ons Direct 8 Max 512 (via Daisy Chain ) Port Sele ction Front Pa nel Switc hes Hot Keys On Screen Display LEDs On Lin e Port 8 (Orang e) Sele cted Port 8 (Green) Console Connector s Keyboa rd 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN fem ale Mouse 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN fem ale Vide o 1 x HDB-15 female (s td. VGA/SV[...]

Federal Com municatio ns Commission Stat ement This dev ice comp lies with Pa rt 15 of the FC C Rule s. Operati on is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interferenc e, and (2) this device must accept any interfe rence received, including interference t hat may ca use undesire d operation. Limited W arrant[...]