Black Box ServSwitch Wizard DP USB manual

Sh are a h igh r esol ut ion Dis pla yPo r t vid eo disp la y , st ereo a udi o , US B k e yboa rd, mouse and two o ther US B de vic es b etween u p to fo ur s yst ems . Y o u can swi t c h per ip he r al s i n un ison o r mi x th em se pa ra te ly be t we en th e syste ms t o s ui t yo ur i mme di at e need s. ServSwitch™ Wizard DP USB K V980 4A[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 2 T r ademark s U sed in this M anual Black Box a nd the Double Diamond logo are register ed trademarks, and Ser vSwitch is a tr ademark, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Mac is a registered tr ademark of Apple C omputer , Inc. Linux is register ed trademark of Lin us T or valds. Wi[...]

FC C and IC RFI S tatemen ts 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 3 Feder al Comm uni cati ons Comm ission a nd Industr y Canad a Radi o F requency Interferenc e S tatements This equipmen t generates, uses, and can r adiate r adio -fr equenc y energy , and if not in stalled and used properly , that is, in strict acc ordance with the ma nufactur[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 4 Ins trucciones d e Seguridad ( Norma s O fici ales M exicanas E lec trical S afet y Statement) 1 . T odas las instruc ciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas ant es de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2 . L as instruc ciones de seguridad y operación deb[...]

T able of Co ntents 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 5 Contents 1 . Spe cific ations .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1 . 1 What ‘ s In cluded .....................................................[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 6 1 . Spec if icat ions Approvals: C E, FC C Hardware C ompatibility: All compute rs w ith Displ ayPor t video interfaces and U SB por ts Soft ware C ompatibility: Operates with all known soft ware a nd operating systems includ ing Windows® , Linux® , Unix® , BSD , all Sun[...]

Cha pter 2: Over vi ew 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 7 2. O ver view Thank you for choosing the S erv Swit ch ™ W izard DP USB ( K V98 04 A) w hic h offers high quality video s witch ing ( DisplayPort 1 . 1 compli ant) together with ind ividual shari ng of peripheral s bet ween up to f our comput ers. The K VM, sp eak er s and two sepa[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 8 2. 1 Wiza rd DP USB f eat ures The Wizard DP USB unit is housed withi n durable , metallic enclos ure with all c onnec tors situ ated at the rea r panel. The smart front f ace featu res the contr ol buttons and the operation indi cators. Figure 2 - 2. F ront and r ear panel[...]

Cha pter 3: Ins tal lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 9 3. Inst al lat ion 3. 1 Mount ing the modu les – de sk or r ack The Wizard DP USB unit can be situa ted on a desk or alternat ively , for larger in st all ations, moun ted within an option al rack moun t chassis. Note: Both t he Wizard DP USB u nit and its power supply generat[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 10 3. 2 Connections C onnections do not need to be carried out in the order given within thi s guide, ho wever , where possible connect the pow er in as a final ste p. 3.2. 1 User console The por t s tha t mak e up the user console are where y ou att ach the peripher als th[...]

Cha pter 3: Ins tal lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 11 4 Vide o monitor : A t tach the Displa yPor t lead from the video monitor t o the connector within the user con sole area. Figure 3- 4. C onnecting the video m onit or to the Displa yPor t socket 5 Aud io : Where requi red, con nec t the lead from you r speakers to t he audio[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 12 3. 2.2 Computer connec ti ons Each comput er sy stem is c onnec ted t o the Wizard DP USB using u p to three cables. 3.2. 2. 1 Connecting a c omputer sys te m 1 Ensur e that power is d isconnected from the Wizard DP USB unit a nd the sy stem t o be connec ted. 2 Use a US[...]

Cha pter 3: Ins tal lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 13 4 5V 2.5A INDOOR USE ONLY OPTIONS USER CONSOLE USER CONSOLE 3. 2.3 Power con nec tion The Wizard DP USB unit is s upplied with a 1 2 .5W power adapte r . There is no on / off s witch on the u nit, so operation begins as soon as a power adapter is c onnec ted. 3. 2.3. 1 Connec[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 14 3.2. 4 Opti onal remote control The optional remot e contr ol unit can be used to provide dir ec t push button acc ess to any c hannel fr om your desktop. The remote contr ol is supplied with a 3 metre cable tha t is used to li nk with the OPTIONS por t on the rea r pane[...]

Cha pter 3: Ins tal lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 15 3.3 Synchron iz ing multip le unit s T wo Wizard DP USB units can be connec ted t ogether so that they operate i n a sy nch roniz ed manner . Whenever an Wizard DP USB cha nnel is switched, it sends a n RS232 com mand out on its serial inte r fac e (marked OPTIONS on the rear[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 16 3.4 Channel switching by ex ternal control The OP TI ONS por t featur ed on ever y Wizard DP USB allo ws ex ternal con trol of the cu rrent ch annel either by the op tional RC 4 contr oller , comm ands sent via RS - 232 serial i nput or by switchin g one of the four c ha[...]

Cha pter 3: Ins tal lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 17 3.4. 2 Control by R S -232 s erial Where the ex tern al contr ol is via RS - 23 2 signal , ensur e that the c onfigur ation menu option is set t o or t o enable RS - 23 2 contr ol. 3.4. 2. 1 Seri al port para meter settings Ens ure tha t the chosen serial por t is con figured[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 18 4. Configur ation 4. 1 Using the conf igur ation menu The configur ation mode allows you to determi ne numerous a spec t s of the Wizard DP USB un it capabilities. Enter the OPTIONS port Baud rate menu 1200 (default) 38400 2400 57600 9600 115200 19200 Enter the Functions[...]

Chapter 4 : Configur ation 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 19 4. 2 General c onfig urat ion 4. 2. 1 Cha ngi ng hotk eys Wizard DP USB units use and as their standard ho tkeys. These can be changed if they cl ash with o ther soft ware or hard - ware within the ins tallation. 4. 2. 1 . 1 T o change t he hotkeys 1 Ente r the C onfigur ation[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pa g e 20 4. 2.4 OP TIONS por t ch annel c ontro l behav ior Y ou can determine ho w the OP TI ONS por t responds to chan nel contr ol inputs. 4. 2.4. 1 T o de fine t he OP TIONS por t beha vior 1 Ente r the C onfigur ation menu. 2 Press to en ter the Options por t menu and then pr[...]

Chapter 4 : Configur ation 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 21 4. 2.6 Mi scel lan eous functions 4. 2.6. 1 T o reset con fig ura ti on to f ac tor y def aults 1 Ente r the C onfigur ation menu. 2 Press to en ter the Fun ctions m enu 3 Press and then . The displa y will show momentar ily . 4 Pres s and then to exit the menu and save c hang[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 22 4. 3 Per for ming up grades The Wizard DP USB unit is fu lly upgradeable via flas h upgrade. S uch upgrades requi re a Windows- based comput er sy stem to be link ed via the OPTIONS por t. 4.3. 1 Items requi red t o per for m an upgr ade • O ption al upgrade c able (se e[...]

Chapter 4 : Configur ation 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 23 5 - Run the KV M Firmwa re Uploader utility From that f o lder , select the K V MUploader icon to run the upgrade util ity . The K V M Firmw are Uploader dialog will be displa yed : 6 - Quer y the Wizard DP USB unit Cl ick the Quer y Unit but ton t o confi rm that com munication[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 24 7 - Selec t the upgrade file t o be used From the mai n K VM Firmware Uploader dialog, clic k the B r o w s e ... but ton and select the upgrade file . The upgrade file details will be displa yed within the di alog. IM PORT AN T : Check that t he ‘Intended T arget Unit[...]

Cha pter 5: Operat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 25 5. Ope ra t ion 5. 1 Selecting a compu ter There are fo ur main wa ys to switch the common periphera ls to specific comput er chan nels: • Using the front panel controls (below) • Using hotkeys • Using mouse button presses • Using external switching control (re[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pa g e 26 5. 1 .2 Selec ti ng a comp uter usi ng hotkeys Using ho tkey c ombination s, you can quickly switch the k eybo ard , video monitor( s) , mouse and speak er s and US B peripherals t o any c omputer channel . 5. 1 .2. 1 W hat a re hot k eys? The and k eys when press ed in c[...]

Cha pter 5: Operat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 27 5. 1 .2. 3 Add iti ona l hotk ey pr ess combi nat ions In addition to the standard hotk ey press combination s (shown lef t), you can also add additional k eypresses in order to determine which periphera ls are switched: 1 Simultaneously press and hold and . 2 Press and release a [...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pa g e 28 5. 1 . 3 Selec ti ng a computer using the mouse but tons Using the mou se but ton s, you can quickly switch the k eyb oard , mouse, video monitor(s ), speakers and / or USB peripher als to an y computer ch annel. Note: These procedures work only with th ree -but ton or In[...]

Cha pter 5: Operat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pa g e 29 5. 1 .4 Locki ng acc ess to the c omputers When privac y is requ ired, you can lock ac cess to the connected compute rs v ia the u nit. 5. 1 .4. 1 T o loc k the un it 1 Simultaneously press and hold and (or other hotk eys, if altered). 2 While still holding and , press . The displa[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pag e 3 0 5. 2 Au tos c anni ng When enabled, the aut oscan mod e switches betwe en the c onnec ted comp uters in sequence . This is useful t o allow you t o sample acti vity among the connected computers. T wo s canning m ode s are availabl e: • C ycle all port s – This mode v[...]

Cha pter 5: Operat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P a g e 31 5.2. 2 T o selec t an aut os can per iod 1 Ente r the C onfigur ation menu. 2 Press and then press either : to choose Autoscan disabled , to choose 2 seconds , to choose 5 seconds , to choose 7seconds , to choose 1 5 seconds , to choose 30 seconds , to choose 1 minute , or to c[...]

Ser vSwit ch ™ Wiz ard DP U SB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com Pa g e 32 63 TXD RXD 22 GND GND A . 1 C able pin - out s The OP TI ONS por t uses a 1 0p 1 0 c socket whic h can accommodat e both 1 0 p 10c connectors as well as the much more c ommon 8p8 c con nec tors, which are used on E thernet leads and pat ch cables. The pin- out s are li st[...]

Ap pe ndice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.com P ag e 33 A .2 Safe t y Inform ation • Fo r use in dr y , oil free indoor envi ronments only . • Do not use to link bet ween buildings. • N ot suitable for use in hazardous or explosive environmen ts or nex t to highly flammable materia ls. • Ensur e that all t wisted pair in terc onnec t cab[...]

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