Black Box ServSwitch Wizard VGA/USB manual

Ex te nd on e or two * V GA video l inks pl us f ou r US B de vic es and spea k ers up t o ne ar ly 1 0 0 0 feet f rom y o ur comp uter . Use s on e or two * le n gt h o f C at egory 5, 5e , 6, 7 or 7 a twist ed-pai r cabl e . ServSwitch Wizard VGA/USB ™ ACU5050A - R 2 ACU5250A- R 2 Ord er toll -free in th e U.S . : C all 877- 877-B BOX (ou t sid[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 2 T rademark s Use d in this Manual Black Box a nd the Double Diamond logo are regi stered trademarks, and Ser vSwitch is a t rademark, of BB T e chnologies, Inc. Mac is a registered tr a demark of Apple C omputer , Inc. Linux is register ed trademark o f Linus T or vald s. W[...]

FC C and IC RF I S t at ements 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 Feder al Co mmun icati ons Comm issi on and Ind ustr y Canada Rad io Fr equency Interferenc e S tatements This equipmen t generates, u ses, and can radia te radio-frequency energy , and if not installed and used properly , that is , in strict acc ordance with t he manuf ac t[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 4 Ins trucciones de Se guridad ( N ormas O ficiales Me xicanas Elec trical Safet y Statement) 1 . T odas las i nstrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leíd as ant es de que el aparat o eléc trico sea operado. 2 . Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deber[...]

T abl e of Content s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 5 Contents 1 . Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2. O v er v i e w ..............................................................[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 6 1 . Spec ifi cat ions Ser vSwitch W izard V GA / US B single -variant Casi ngs (w x h x d) : 118.4mm (4.66”) x 26mm (1.02”) x 74.8mm (2.94”) C ons truction : 1 U compact c ase, r obust metal design Weight: 0.33kg (0.72lbs) Mount kits: Rack mount Power to ada pter: 1 0[...]

Cha pter 2 : Over vi ew 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 7 2. O ver view Thank you f or choosing the Serv Switch Wizard V GA - USB extender s which pro vide a ver y effec tive way to p ut distance bet ween your comput er and it s peripherals. The compact c asings an d ease of use of the modules belie the in genuity of their operation . Usi[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 8 3. Inst al lat ion 3. 1 Mounti ng the modul es – desk or rac k The modules can be situated on a desk or altern atively , for l arger installa tions, moun ted within an opt ional rac k mount ch assis. 3. 1 . 1 Desk mount Apply the supplied self-adhesive ru bber feet to the[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 9 3. 1 . 2 Rack m ount Note: T he module switches are not ac cessible once i t is inserted int o the rack, ther efor e, c heck all settings before i nsertion. 1 Place the rack securing plate (available as a separate kit) onto the front of the module and secure it with the two co[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 10 3. 2 Connec tions Installation of the modules is stra ightforward and requir es minim al con figur ation in most cases. • C onnec tions at thel ocal module • C onnec tions at theremote module IM PORT AN T : T he Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 11 3 Optionally connect a local vid eo display t o the video out feed-through con nec tor on the local module as shown in Figu re 3-5: Figure 3- 6. Attaching two VGA video displays to the du al-variant local module LINK POWER OUT T O REMO TE ON h Wizard VGA/USB ™ KVM EXTENDE[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 12 3. 2. 1 .2 USB connections IMPORT ANT : The Wizard VGA / USB can be use d with other USB h ubs in the s ystem, but please not e that due t o power con - strain ts, the loc al unit shou ld not be connected to the downstream port of a bus-powered USB hub . Additional ly , [...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 13 3. 2. 1 .3 Audio connec tions 1 Optionally connect an audio link from the computer’s speaker port to the audio input port on the local module as shown in Figure 3- 8. Figure 3-8 . Attaching an au dio input t o the sing le - and dual-varia nt local modules 2 Optionally con[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 14 3. 2. 1 .4 Link con nec tions 1 Con nect the link cable (up to 98 4 feet /3 00 m eters in length) to the local module socket l abeled TO REM OTE as shown in Figur e 3 -1 0 : Figure 3- 1 0. A tt aching t he CA T x link cable Figure 3- 1 1 . Attaching two CA T x link cable[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 15 3.2. 1 .5 Local modu le power The single- and dual-variant local modules differ in the way t hat they ar e powered: • The single-variantlo cal module isd esignedto derive its p owerfrom the host computervia the USBconn[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 16 3. 2. 2 Connec tions at the r emote module 3.2. 2. 1 Video co nnections 1 Where pos sible ens ure tha t power is disc onnected from the computer system to be con nec ted. 2 Attach the lead from the video display to the video out socket on the remote module as shown in Fi[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 17 Figure 3- 1 6. Attaching the k eybo ard , mouse and other USB cables [ Dual-variant on ly] IM PO RT AN T : When connecting four USB devices to the remote module, ensure that their total power requirements do not exceed 1700mA (1.7A). The USB standard states a maximum allowa[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 18 3. 2. 2.4 Link connections 1 Attach the connector of the categor y 5, 5e , 6, 7 or 7 a link cable (up to 984 feet / 30 0 meters in length) to the ‘TO L OCA L ’ socket on the r emote module as sho wn in Figure 3- 1 8 : Figure 3- 1 8. Attaching the CA T x link cable [D[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 19 3.2. 2.5 Remot e modu le pow er 1 Attach the output connector of the power adapte r to the ‘POWER’ socket o f the remot e module as shown in Figur e 3-2 0 : LINK POWER OUT T O LOCAL ON W i z a r d V G A / U S B V M EXTENDER Figure 3- 20. A ttaching the power adapte r 2 [...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 20 3. 2.3 Dual user con figur ation Y ou can combi ne t wo Ser vSwitch Wizard V GA- USB ex tender sets to creat e a dual user c onfigu ration . Such an i nstallation wou ld allow a si ngle comput er to be con trolled from t wo differen t positions, with each position r eceiv[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 21 LOC AL OUT IN IN S e B LOC AL OUT IN IN S e B LINK AL POWER OUT T O REMO TE ON S e r v S w i t c h W i z a r d V G A / U S B ™ L A C K B O X K V M EXTENDER Audio, USB and video from the PC Audio crosslink from first to second local module Video crosslink from first to s[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 22 3.3 Video displ ay ( DDC ) in for mat ion The Display Da ta Ch annel ( or DDC) is an in dustr y standard scheme which allows video monitors to declare t heir capabilities t o the compute r’ s video adapter cir cuitry , allowing the latter to opti mise their outputs acc o[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 23 3.3. 1 DDC indicati ons When power is first applied to the local module ( either from the c omputer’ s USB por t or an optional power adapter ) it will search f or valid DDC da ta on it s video out connector . During thi s process, the green ind icator (built int o the lin [...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 24 What is sk ew and wh y is compensat ion needed ? The twisted pair cabling supported by the ServSwitch Wizard VGA-USB modules consists of four pairs of wires per cable, three of which are used to convey red, green and blue video signals to the remote video monitor. Due to[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 25 This flash sequence indicates that you are at Standby level Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock The indicators on the keyboard linked to the remote unit will begin to flash in sequence. Also, the gr een indicator adj acent t o the C A T x link sock et w ill fl ash. Note: Durin[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 26 3.4 Video com pensati on (cont inued) Once you ha ve ent ered video compensation standby level , you can choose which adjustments to mak e. General ly you should set the cable t ype and cable length options first. Then, if necessar y , use the video gain and color sk ew a[...]

Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 27 3.4.5 T o adjust video g ai n a Fr om standby , use and to decrease or increase the gai n level . If necess ary , press to r eturn t o a neutra l setting. Gain adjustments are saved automatical ly . 3.4.6 T o adj ust color sk ew Y ou will on ly need to use these adjustments[...]

Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 28 4. Oper ati on 4. 1 Gener al use In use, the Serv Switch Wizard V GA - USB modules should be tra nsparen t - the s ystem and its p eriphera ls should opera te exactly as normal, t he only differenc e being that the y are now up t o 98 4 feet (300 m eters) apar t. In some [...]

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Ser v Swit ch Wizard V GA / USB 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 0 App endix A . T roublesh ooting A . 1 Status indicator s The green indicators buil t int o the lin k connectors on each module provide useful f eedback regardi ng the con nec tion and power st atus : Dur ing star tu p (of the l ocal modu le) • One ver y short?[...]

Ap p en dice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 31 App endix B. S afet y Infor mation • For use indr y , oilfree indoor environmen ts only . • Do notuse to linkbet ween buildings. • Ens urethatall t wisted pairinterc onnect c ables areinstalled in comp[...]

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