Belkin F1DW116C manual

O mniView ™ KVM Switch with CA T5 Extension U ser Manual ENTERPRISE Quad-Bus Series F1DW116C F1DW216C Control up to 16 servers located up to 1000 feet away from your KVM Switch with up to two consoles • Expand able for con trol o f up to 256 servers from f our consoles P74342 _ F1DWXXXC _ man . qxd 12/5/03 3:14 PM Page 1[...]

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ackag e Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Feature Overvi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

INTRODUCTION Congr atulation s on your purchase o f this Belkin OmniView ENTERPRI SE Quad-Bus Series KVM Switch with CA T5 Extensi on (the Switch). Our diverse lin e of KVM solution s ex emplifies th e Belkin commitmen t to delivering hi gh-quality , dur able prod ucts at a competitive pri ce . Design ed to give you control over m ultiple computers[...]

2 INTRODUCTION This man ual pr ovid es detailed inf ormation about your n ew Switch, from in stallation and oper ation to tr oubleshootin g—in the unlik ely event of a pr oblem. From tim e to time , Belkin m ay release upd ates to this prod uct; updated user inf ormati on will be available from our website at belkin.com For quick, easy in stallat[...]

3 OVERVIEW F eatur e Overvie w Quad-Bus T echnology Our propri etary way to enable m ultiple Switches to be d aisy-chained tog ether; Belkin quad-bus KVM pr odu cts let you expan d up to a maxim um of four con soles to simultan eously contr ol up to 256 computers. CA T5 Extension T echnology This inclu ded featur e lets users contr ol their servers[...]

4 OVERVIEW Hot Keys H ot k ey functi onality allows you to select a port usin g key comm ands; hot k ey sequences let you select on e computer from as m any as 256 computers , instan tly . Reprogr ammable Hot Ke y Initiator Sequence The Switch allows you to select up to six altern ate keys to initi ate hot k ey comman ds; this creates compatibility[...]

5 OVERVIEW Equipment Requirements To connect th e Switch to each computer , a specialized Belkin OmniView ENTERPRI SE Series Server In terface M odule (F1DE101A -AP) and a CA T5 or CA T6 patch cable is r equir ed per computer . T o connect m ultiple BANKs tog ether , a specialized Belkin OmniView ENTERPRI SE Quad-Bus Seri es Daisy-Chain KVM Cable i[...]

6 OVERVIEW Product Specifications P art No.: F1DW116C, F1DW216C P ower: 100-240V AC @ 47–63Hz, single phase , 0.25A @ 117V AC, 0.15A @ 240V AC Daisy-Chain: Maxim um of 16 B ANKs, in cludin g 4 consoles M ax. N umber of PCs: 16 per BANK = 256 total K eyboar d Emulati on: PS/2 & USB M ouse Em ulation: PS/2 & USB M onitors Supported: VGA, SV[...]

OVERVIEW Unit Display Diagrams Front Vie w of the Switch (F1DW216C) Dual man ual direct-access port selectors A utoScan button with LED to indicate A utoScan Mode is active 7-segment LED f or selected B ANK add ress i dentifi cation (in daisy-chain mod e) Console LED to indi cate that this BANK is a Primary console LEDs for selected port and consol[...]

OVERVIEW PS/2 mouse console port U SB Console ports, T ype A Video con sole ports VGA IEC power connector Daisy-chain port, In Daisy-chain port, Out P ower switch PS/2 keyboard console port Back View o f the KVM Switch (F1DW216C) Console 1 Console 2 Flash-upgrade port, U SB T ype B B ANK selection DIP switch Reset button Flip-down fron t fascia Fro[...]

9 INST ALLA TION Pre-Configur ation The en closure o f the Switch is d esign ed for desktop or r ack-moun t configur ation. Th e Switch is rack-m ountable in stan dar d 19-inch server r acks. Rack-moun t hard ware is inclu ded with th ese Switches f or a sturdy r ack installati on. Anti-ski d feet are inclu ded f or stable desktop confi gurati ons.[...]

1. Remove th e brack ets from th e box. 2. Align th e brack et with the fr ont of th e Switch for flush in stallation in your r ack. 3. A ttach th e brack et to the si de o f your Switch with the screws pr ovid ed. 4. M oun t the Switch to th e rack r ail assembly . *** Cautions and W arnings *** Befor e attempting to conn ect anythin g to the Swit[...]

11 INST ALLA TION 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 f or each additi onal computer you wish to conn ect. Connect the Console 1. Set BANK ad dr ess (The B ANK a ddr ess is preset to zer o at the factory). 2. Connect th e monitor to th e Switch. Attach your m onitor cable to the HDDB15 female port on th e back of th e Switch labeled “Console” . NOTE: 2[...]

INST ALLA TION Connecting Multiple Switches (Daisy-Chaining) Y ou can d aisy-chain up to 16 Switches an d Expand ers togeth er; this will give a server administr ator contr ol over a maxim um of 256 computers . In addition, wh en a second Switch is d aisy-chained , additi onal con soles can be added , creatin g a configur ation o f up to four con s[...]

13 INST ALLA TION DIP SWITCH # B ANK ADDRESS 12 3 4 DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN B ANK 00 (Def ault) UP DOWN DOWN DOWN BANK 01 PRIMARY/SECOND ARY DOWN UP DOWN DOWN BANK 02 SECOND ARY UP UP DOWN DOWN B ANK 03 SECONDARY DOWN DOWN UP DOWN BANK 04 SECOND ARY UP DOWN UP DOWN BANK 05 SECONDARY DOWN UP UP DOWN BANK 06 SECONDARY UP UP UP DOWN BANK 07 SECOND ARY DOW[...]

14 INST ALLA TION 3. Connect the console m onitor , keyboard , and m ouse to the con sole ports of th e primary Switch(es), as previ ously described f or stand alone units , skipping steps 5 and 6. Note: Dual-console support available on 2x16 model only. 4. Connect the computers to the Switch as pr eviously d escribed for stan dalon e Switches . F1[...]

15 INST ALLA TION Connecting the Daisy-Chain Cable: 5. Begin with BANK 00. Usin g the Daisy-Chain Cable (F1D9402-XX), conn ect one end to the “Daisy-Chain OUT” port on th e first Switch. 6. Connect the oth er end o f the Daisy-Chain Cable to the “Daisy-Chain IN” port o f the n ext Switch. Note: It does not matter which unit is the primary u[...]

16 INST ALLA TION 9. If the primary B ANK is set to a ddr ess 00, the KVM ad ministrator must confi gure the Switch f or daisy-chain usag e . T o d o this, take th e followin g steps: (Note: Y ou may see lines across some of the consoles , which is normal since it is in an invalid configuration until the “Daisy-Chain this Switch” option is acti[...]

17 USING YOUR S WITCH N ow that you have conn ected your consoles an d computers to your Switch, it is read y for use . Y ou can select conn ected computers by the dir ect-access port selectors, located on the fr ont pan el of th e Switch, hot key comm ands , or the On-Scr een Display . Selecting a Computer Using Dir ect-Access P ort Selector s The[...]

18 USING YOUR S WITCH Daisy-Chain Configur ation • The 7-segm ent display o f a second ary Switch will always display its BANK add ress . All other button s and LEDs on secon dary BANKs will be disabled . Static Mode (Idle) • The 7-segm ent LEDs will display th e curren t BANK ID. • The P ort Selecti on and Shift LEDs will be o ff. • The Co[...]

19 USING YOUR S WITCH Selecting a Computer Using K eyboar d Hot Ke y Commands To send comm ands to th e Switch, the Scr oll Lock (SL) key m ust be pressed twi ce within about half a second (you will h ear a beep for confirm ation); th en, input the k ey sequence f or the specifi c comman d (you will have appro ximately three secon ds after the beep[...]

20 USING YOUR S WITCH U sing the A utoScan Function from the Fr ont P anel Pressin g the A utoScan button on the Switch activates it. In A utoScan Mod e, th e Switch rem ains f ocused on one port f or a configur ed interval (1–99 seconds), bef ore toggling to th e ne xt port. A utoScan Mode • AutoScan M ode will con tinue in definitely until te[...]

21 USING YOUR S WITCH IntelliView Gr aphical On-Screen Display Menu Contr ol The In telliView Gr aphical On-Scr een Display (OSD) is inten ded to have a look and feel similar to popular Wind ows-based operatin g systems f or PCs. T o activate IntelliVi ew , press on “Scroll Lock + Scr oll Lock + space bar” on your keyboar d. (Th ere are oth er [...]

22 USING YOUR S WITCH • Pressin g the space bar will activate In telliView con trol in focus (sam e as clickin g on the con trol). If th e list box is in f ocus, th en pressing th e space bar gives the console con trol o f the hi ghligh ted computer . • Pressin g “Enter” activates th e contr ol in focus , if the contr ol is on a button, or [...]

23 USING YOUR S WITCH The Main P age The M ain page displays inf ormati on regar ding the curr ent conn ected severs. A t a glance , th e user can view th e server’s group, computer n ame , port location s, connecti on status, an d security mod e . The Main pag e could also be used to navi gate through th e connected server . Group Column The Gr [...]

24 USING YOUR S WITCH Mouse Column The m ouse column displays the status o f the curr ent m ouse connection, an d is updated in r eal time . If th e connecti on to the computer is via a PS/2 cable , a small m ouse i con is displayed. If th e mouse conn ection to th e computer is via USB, th e U SB tri den t symbol is displayed. If n o mouse is d et[...]

25 USING YOUR S WITCH The Setup P age The Setup pag e is only available to the A dmin user an d is used to set the gr oup name , computer nam e , and computer scan tim es. Th e scan time is depen den t on the port being scann ed, an d is global (i.e . it’s ind ependen t of th e console or user). While scan times ar e ind epend ent o f the user , [...]

26 USING YOUR S WITCH Scan Time an d “Chang e All” Button The user can r eset the scan tim e for all computers by en tering a value fr om 1–99 in the edit bo x and cli cking on th e “Chang e All” button. The user will be asked to confirm the acti on befor e the n ew time is appli ed. Console Column The con sole curren tly viewin g the com[...]

27 USING YOUR S WITCH Group Column The Gr oup column displays the n ame o f the gr oup to which the computer has been assign ed. Th e computer list can be sorted on this field by cli cking th e mouse on the column h eader . Computer Name Column The Computer N ame column displays th e nam e of each conn ected computer . The computer list can be sort[...]

28 USING YOUR S WITCH P assword En try Fields Ther e is a “ chang e password” button associ ated with each user; clicking th e button displays the passwor d entry di alog. The ad ministrator is r equired to type the passwor d and th en confirm it; the n ew password will n ot be accepted until th e entries m atch (passwords ar e up to eigh t cha[...]

29 USING YOUR S WITCH Broad cast P asswords This check bo x for ces all other con soles to overwrite all of th eir user passwords with the passwor ds contain ed in the curr ent con sole. This m akes it simple f or the administr ator to synchr onize the passwor ds of all con soles (e.g. wh en addin g a new console to an e xisting confi gurati on). O[...]

30 USING YOUR S WITCH Display Banner This check bo x enables a bann er to be displayed for system even ts: pressin g a fron t-panel button, powerin g-on the Switch, etc . The bann er is either always displayed, or displayed f or a configur ed time (1–99 secon ds). If the tim ed selection is enabled , the tim e input determin es how lon g the bann[...]

31 USING YOUR S WITCH A dvan ced Button A ctivatin g this button will take th e user to the advan ced option scr een. Disable Viewin g When “Disable Vi ewing” is ch ecked , only another ad ministrator m ay view chann els occupied by th e administr ator . This function will be active by d efault in In telliView by desi gn. For security reason s,[...]

32 USING YOUR S WITCH Error Messages and Dialogs From tim e to time , it will be n ecessary to display messag es to the user indi cating errors or r equesting simple an swers to question s. Th ese pop-up screens use th e f amili ar form at of title bar an d wind ow body , which contain s the te xt of th e m essag e . It in clud es appropriate r esp[...]

33 USING YOUR S WITCH The AutoUpdate Firm war e Update Utility Updating Firmw are The A utoUpdate appli cation is d esign ed to inspect your hard ware an d guid e you through th e process o f updatin g the firm ware (if necessary) on your Switch. A utoUpd ate downloads ar e available by calling Belkin T ech Support at 310-898-1100, e xt. 2263. The [...]

34 34 USING YOUR S WITCH To start the upd ate process , you must run th e AutoUpd ate applicati on by selecting “A utoUpdate .ex e” from th e start men u, or a desktop sh ortcut. The first scr een of th e AutoUpd ate applicati on will prompt the user to select an automati c or man ual upd ate . Y ou should g ener ally select automati c, unless [...]

35 USING YOUR S WITCH Updating Devices via the W eb When you start th e AutoUpd ate applicati on, it search es your computer for devi ces that support the upd ate process . It also autom atically conn ects to the W eb and search es for available upd ates for th e devi ces that are foun d. Wh en the appli cation has gather ed the r elevant inf ormat[...]

36 USING YOUR S WITCH Befor e the A utoUpdate begin s, a warnin g screen will be displayed, inf orming th e user of th e risks involved in proceedin g with the upd ate , and action s that should be avoid ed while the upd ate is in progr ess. Note: It is crucial that the PC and the Switch remain powered-on, and the USB cable remains connected to the[...]

37 USING YOUR S WITCH When th e update is started , a dialog pops up, displayin g the file tr ansfer progr ess f or each sub-d evice , an d for th e Switch, as a whole . If multiple d evices have been selected, th e dialog r emain s up and r epeats the update pr ocess for each d evice . When th e update is complete , th e “Ne xt” button will be[...]

38 USING YOUR S WITCH The “ Advan ced” button allows the user to m anu ally for ce updates into th e targ et d evi ce . AutoUpd ate does minim al checking to d etermine wh ether th e selected file is valid in this m ode . Belkin d oes not r ecommend usin g Advan ced Mod e unless directed to do so by Belkin T echnical Support. The A dvanced butt[...]

39 USING YOUR S WITCH When th e update is complete , th e Ne xt button will become active , allowing th e user to complete the upd ate . If the d ownload fails f or any r eason, a dialog bo x will appear with an option to retry the upd ate . If the appli cation has completed su ccessfully , this screen will be displayed. If a r eboot is r equired ,[...]

40 USING YOUR S WITCH Completing the Firmw are Update The Switch n eeds to be power-cycled (or reset) after a su ccessful download , so that it can progr am its intern al componen ts. Th e update process will n ot be complete until th e devi ce has been power-cycled. W arning! If th e update pr ocess failed or was disrupted , DO NO T power-cycle th[...]

41 TROUBLESHOOTING I’ve dais y-chained multiple Switches; now I w ant to add another console . What do I need to do to get it running? • If you want to ad d your console to a Switch that is alr eady in your d aisy-chain with its DIP switches set fr om 00 through 01, you simply have to conn ect your m onitor , keyboar d, an d mouse . • Connect[...]

42 GLOSSAR Y The f ollowing d efinition s are used through out the m anu al. A utoScan: A m ode o f operati on wher e the KVM switch scans fr om one port to anoth er , on an ongoin g basis, as confi gured by th e user . B ANK: Th e add ress o f a daisy-chain ed KVM (0–15, set by the DIP switch). Console: The all-in-on e term for th e keyboar d, v[...]

43 43 GLOSSAR Y Standalone: A single KVM switch that oper ates ind epend ently (n ot connected to others). Static Mode: The pr edomin ant m ode o f operation o f the KVM switch. Th e switch enters this state wh enever it has n ot received a button pr ess for at least five secon ds. OSD: On-Screen Display , a Graphi cal User In terface that can be u[...]

44 FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP ATIBILITY We, Belkin Corporation, o f 501 W est Waln ut Street, Compton, CA 90220, d eclare und er our sole r esponsibility that th e produ cts: F1DW116C F1DW216C to which this d eclaration r elates: Comply with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operati on is subject to th[...]

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