D-Link KVM-440 manual

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2 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual T able of Cont ents Introduction ............................................................................... 4 P ackage Cont ents ......................................................................4 Specications .............................................................................5 Sy stem Requir [...]

3 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual T able of Cont ents Sun Keyboar d Emulation ...................................................... 42 F irm ware Upg rade P roc edures ............................................ 43 T roubleshooting ..................................................................... 48 Con tacting T echnical Suppor t ...........[...]

4 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • 8-P ort or 16-Port PS2/USB Combo KVM Switch • P ow er A dapter • CD-ROM with M anual and Soft ware • Quick Installation Guide • Rack M ount Bracket Kit Set • 4-in-1 PS2/USB Combo KVM cable P ack age C on t en ts Thank you for pur chasing the D -Link Combo K VM Switch. The[...]

5 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Specications Number of Computers C ontrolled 8 or 16 Selection M ethod Switch Button, Hot-Key (PS/2 Keyboar d) and On-Screen-Display (OSD ) LEDs Red for PC Selected Green for PC On-Line/ Ready PC Connectors 8 / 16 x HDB-15 female, Supports both PS/2 and USB interfaces Console P orts[...]

6 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F or best r esults, the f ollo wing Syst em Requirements ar e rec ommended: • Console 1. High-Resolution monitor ( VGA,SVGA, et c.) 2. PS/2 Keyboard 3. PS/2 Mouse • Comput er or Ser ver The f ollowing equipment must be equiped with each c omputer or ser ver: 1. VGA, SVGA, Multisync[...]

7 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view F ea tures The KVM-440/450 is designed for easy installation and f eatures on-screen displa y providing clear and easy na vigation: • Connect your console keyboar d/mouse via PS/2. • Connect computers via PS/2 and/or USB . • Suppor ts Windo ws, Linux, Mac OS9/OSX, and Sun Microsy[...]

8 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • Supports Aut o -Scan function to switch video inputs automatically among the multiple comput ers sequentially at preset int er vals via OSD menu. • Supports front panel LED display f or PC and/or ser ver status indication • Supports monitor resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 • A u[...]

9 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation F ron t V iew Installation F igure 1- KVM -440 F ront P anel A B C D A B C D F igure 2 - KVM -450 F ront P anel Item F eature Description A Status LEDs Selec ted (Red): A Red LED indicates that the corr esponding PC is selec ted. Online (Gr een): A Green LED indicates tha t the correspondi[...]

10 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Rear V iew A B C D F igure 3 - KVM -440 Rear P anel F igure 4 - KVM -450 Rear P anel A B C D Item F eature Description A PS/2 Mouse Console P or t Connects to the PS/2 mouse B PS/2 Keyboard C onsole P or t Connects to the PS/2 keyboard C VGA Monitor Console P or t Connects to the VGA moni[...]

11 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Single Stage Installation Pr ecautions • Please turn o comput ers and attached devices befor e installing the K VM Switch. • F or computers with Keyboard Po wer On func tion, please unplug the power cords in advance. O ther wise, the swit ch ma y not work properly . • Some older [...]

12 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation C onsole Connection Plug the keyboard , mouse, and monitor into the c onsole por ts on the rear panel of the KVM Switch. (F igure 5) CO NS O LE UP G R AD E S 5V 2A CO NS O LE UP G R AD E S 5V 2A CO NS O LE UP G R AD E S 5V 2A CO NS O LE UP G R AD E S 5V 2A CO NS O LE UP G R AD E S 5V 2A F[...]

13 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Sy stem C onnec tions Use the 4-in1 K VM combo cable to connec t your computers. Refer to the gures and instruc tions shown below for information about connecting the K VM to PCs . Note: Please con tac t your reseller t o purchase additional 4-in-1 K VM combo cables . CO N SO L E UP G [...]

14 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Y ou can connec t the KVM switch to computers using one of the thr ee methods shown below : A. Conn ect U SB, PS /2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mous e and VGA connec tors to your computer . W e recom mend that users conne ct computers in the manner sho wn below . (F igure 7) F igure 7 - USB, PS/2 and [...]

15 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation C. Connect only USB and VGA connectors to your c omputer (Figur e 9). F igure 9 - USB and VGA Setup[...]

16 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation C ascade Chaining The K VM switch suppor ts cascades of up to 3 lev els. C ontrol up to 64/256/4096 PCs from a single console. Cascaded units do not requir e any special conguration Once connected, the K VM Switches will automatically congure themselves appropriately as the Master o[...]

17 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A F i g u r e 3 CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A CON SO LE UP GR AD ES 5V 2A Scroll 1 2 ! @ Scroll B Scroll S F igure 10 - Casca[...]

18 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation R ack Mounting Fig u re 1 1 sh o ws yo u h ow t o at t a ch t h e mo u n ti n g brackets to the K VM Switch unit for a standard 19-inch rack cabinet. 1. Attach the mounting br ackets onto the sides of the KVM Switch unit using screws . (Figur e 11) 2. Install the K VM Switch unit int o th[...]

19 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Y ou can selec t a computer to c ontrol with the KVM switch front panel buttons , hotkeys, or OSD . 1. Button Operation Pr ess the front panel button to select the PC and operat e it. 2. Hotkey Operation Please ref er to the Hot Key Opera tion sec tion. 3. OSD Operation Please ref er to the O[...]

20 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Hot K ey Opera tion C all OSD M enu Pr ess <S croll Lock> twice and press <Enter> , the OSD “ Main Menu ” will be display ed on the monitor screen. All of the K VM parameters can be setup in OSD mode . Y ou can also execute some KVM func tions in OSD . <Scroll Lock><S[...]

21 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Channel Selec t - Single K VM Specic Channel Selec tion Y ou can selec t the connected computers using the two -step Hotkey sequence. P ress the <S croll Lock> key twice (Step 1), then press the number key (1 to 16) and pr ess <Enter> (step 2) to select the computer y ou want t[...]

22 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Arr ow K ey Channel Shif t F unc tion Pr ess <S croll Lock> t wice , and press the <Left Arrow> or <Right Arr ow> key to shift the channel to the lef t or right by one channel. Switch one channel t o the lef t <Scroll Lock> <Scroll Lock> <Left Arro w> Switc[...]

23 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Channel Selec t - Cascade Chain La y er Y ou can select the active channel directly under a cascade chain connec tion. The following hotkey sequence is used for quick channel selection. Press <Scroll L ock> twice, <D> , the cascade channel number (1, 2, 3……16) , and Pr ess <[...]

24 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Enable / Disable Buzzer Sound Pr ess <S croll Lock> twice, then <B> and <Enter> . The buzzer sound will be disabled / enabled. The buzzer sound default setting is ON . <Scroll Lock ><Scroll L ock><B ><Enter> (F igure 13) Note: Y ou can also enable/dis[...]

25 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Enter the A uto-scan mode <Scroll Lock> <Scroll Lock> <S> <Enter> . The aut o -scan banner will be shown to indicate the scanning channel. (F igure 14) Exit the A uto-scan mode Pr ess an y key on keyboar d t o STOP the auto-scan function. Alternatively you may st op th[...]

26 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation A uto-scan M ode Options There ar e t wo aut o -scan modes, please ref er to the Setup in OSD – Scan Mode sec tion to set up the auto-scan mode. • Scan all computers. • Scan any comput ers which are marked for auto-scan. A uto-scan Time Interval Th e aut o-sca n time in terval can be ad[...]

27 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation T o unlock the console, please press any key accor ding to the screen message, then key in the User Name and Passw ord. The KVM switch and console devices will be unlocked and returned to the normal status . Note: Y ou can also execute the console lock function by pressing <F3> from the[...]

28 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation OSD Opera tion OSD Main M enu Pr ess < Scroll Lock> twice and <Enter> , you will enter the OSD (On Screen Display) main menu. The channel number , names and the status will be display ed on the monitor screen. 1. KVM Switch la yer Number 1st, 2nd or 3rd . indicates the current cas[...]

29 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation 3. Logged-in U ser Name The system has one administrator and 3 user accounts for security management . The name of the current logged-in user is display ed here . 4. KVM buzzer status Buzzer sound on Buzzer sound o 5. Channel L OCK Indicator (Status S T A ) L: Indicates that this channel i[...]

30 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation 7. C urrent P arent Channel Number This in dicates the par ent channel of the cascade la yer . The number a t the upper-left corner below the KVM switch la yer number shows the linked channel number of the upper layer (i.e. 8 indica tes a link from channel 8 of the upper K VM switch). I t wil[...]

31 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Channel Selec tion in OSD Channel Selec t to C omputer Use the <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys to move the highlighted bar to a computer and then press <ENTER> to select it and exit the OSD menu. A banner with the channel name will be sho wn on the left-upper corner of the screen[...]

32 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Setup in OSD: <F1> Pr ess <F1> from the OSD main menu to enter the basic setup menu. Please use the <Up> or <Down> arro w keys to selec t the item you w ant to change , and use the <Left> or <Right> arr ow keys t o change the settings. P ress <ESC> to[...]

33 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Banner: Use f our arro w keys to mov e the c hanne l banner t o the de sired p osition. Pre ss <ESC> to save the adjus ted bann er positio n. Hotkey Scroll Lock: <Scroll L ock> becomes the leading hotkey . Num Lock: <Num L ock> becomes the leading hotkey . Cap L ock : <Ca[...]

34 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Sound ON: Buzzer sound is enabled. OFF: Buzz er sound is disabled. Note: Y ou c an also enable/disable buzzer sound via hotkey using <Scroll Lock> <Scroll Lock> <B> <Enter> outside the OSD mode. Please r efer to the Buzzer sound Disable / Enable sec tion. Language Engl[...]

35 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation A uto -Scan in OSD: <F2> Enter the A uto-scan mode in OSD Pr ess <F2> from the OSD main menu. The auto-scan banner will be shown to indicate the scanning channel . Note: Y ou can also enter the auto-scan mode via hotkey using <S croll Lock> <Scroll L ock> <S> <[...]

36 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation If the security mode is enabled in OSD mode (by pr essing <F5> in OSD mode. Y ou can lock the console by pressing <F3> from the OSD main menu . The Console L ock Banner will be shown on the screen. The KVM switch will be locked until an authorized user logs in. Note: Y ou can also[...]

37 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Channel Rename: <F4> Selec t the channel to rename using the up/down ar ro w key and press <F4> from the OSD main menu. The channel rename window will be shown on the screen. Then you can rename the channel and press < ENTER> to sav e the new channel name or < ESC> to [...]

38 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Securit y Setup: <F5> Security mode login Pr ess <F5> from the OSD main menu to enter the security setup mode. The administra tor login is required to enter the security mode. The default administrat or account is: User Name: admin P assword: 123456 After logging in, the security [...]

39 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Security M ode T o change the secur ity mode setting, please move the highlighted bar to Securit y M ode , and press the <lef t arrow> or <right arrow> key to change it. The <F3> Console Lock, <F6> Port L ock and user authority functions cannot be executed without the [...]

40 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Up to 3 authorized users can manage the KVM switch. T o cha nge the us er na me an d pas sword, pl eas e move the highlighted bar to the user tha t you want to edit. Pres s t he <l ef t ar row > o r < ri ght ar row > k ey . Th e us e r name and password setup window will be displa[...]

41 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Lock the P or t Only the administrator can lock the por t. Please move the highlighted bar to the channel that you wish to lock , and press <F6> to lock it. The locked por t will hav e a red L in the ST A c olumn. Channel Selec tion of the Lock ed Port If an yo ne sele cts the lo ck ed [...]

42 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 3 - Operation Sun K eyboard Emula tion The PS/2 keyboard can emula te the func tions of the sun keyboard . The emulation mappings are list ed in the table below : T o ac tiva te the SUN ke yboa rd emu lati on on the PS /2 keyboard , you must press the <LEFT W indow> key rst (this key is usually lo[...]

43 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 5 - Firmwar e Upgrade F irm war e Upgrade P roc edur es The KVM switch provides the rm ware upgrade f or the following functions: • USB console: Upda te for USB console keyboar d/mouse compatibility . The rmw are lename for USB console is like Dlink_KVM_Vxxx_bx.USB . • PS/2 console: Updat e fo[...]

44 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 5 - Firmwar e Upgrade 5. Ins er t th e CD-ROM into your CD Dri ve. Click on Ins tall Ut ility fr om th e aut orun m enu. The F irmw are updat e util ity win do w will appear on the screen. 6. Use the mini-USB cable to c onnect the rmware upgr ade por t of the K VM switch and the USB por t of your c ompu[...]

45 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 5 - Firmwar e Upgrade 7. The utility will scan the KVM programmer automatically . 8. Selec t USB console, PS/2 console or OSD for the r m ware upgrade. T hen, click the le brow sing button to selec t the rmwar e le to update. F igure 35 F igure 36[...]

46 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 5 - Firmwar e Upgrade 9. Selec t the rmw are le to update . 10. Click the “Pr ogram ” button to star t rmwar e programming . F igure 37 F igure 38[...]

47 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Section 5 - Firmwar e Upgrade 11 . A status bar is shown belo w the status window to indica te the update progr ess 12. The rmw are is updated successfully . 13. Unplug the power adapt er for a moment, and plug it back in to r estar t the device. F igure 39 F igure 40[...]

48 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix A - T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting Sympt om P ossible Cause Recommended Solution Keyboard and/or Mouse do not work properly • Keyboard and/or Mouse need to be reset. • Unplug the cables from the console port(s), and then plug them back in. • F ailed connec tion to the computer . • Check the ca[...]

49 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix B - Contacting T echnical Suppor t C ontac ting T echnical Suppor t D-Lin k pr ovid es fr ee t echni cal s upport f or cu stom ers w ithin th e Unit ed S tate s and with in Ca nada for the d urat ion o f the warr anty period on this product. U .S. and C anadian customers can contact D-Link technical suppo[...]

50 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix C - W arranty W arr anty Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, D-Link Systems, Inc. (“D-Link ”) pro vides this Limited Warran ty : • Only to the person or entity that originally purchased the pr oduc t from D-Link or its authorized reseller or distributor , and • Only for products [...]

51 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix C - W arranty Limited Soft ware W arranty: D-Link warrants that the sof tware por tion of the product (“Sof tware ”) will substan tially conform to D-Link ’ s then cur ren t functional specications for the S oftware, as set for th in the applicable documentation, from the date of original r etail[...]

52 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix C - W arranty • After an RMA number is issued , the defective product must be packaged secur ely in the original or other suit able shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA number must be pr ominently marked on the outside of the pack age. Do not include any manuals[...]

53 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix C - W arranty Limitation of Liability: T O THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY LA W , D-LINK IS NO T LIABLE UNDER ANY C ONTR A C T , NEGLIGENCE, STRIC T LIABILIT Y OR O THER LEGAL OR EQUIT ABLE THEORY FOR ANY L OSS OF USE OF THE PRODUC T , INC ONVENIENCE OR D AMAGES OF ANY CHARAC TER, WHETHER DIRECT , SPECIA[...]

54 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix C - W arranty FC C Statemen t: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de reasonab le prote ction against harmful interferenc e in a residential installation . This equipment [...]

55 D-Link K VM-440/450 User Manual Appendix D - Registration V ersion 1.0 July 6, 2011 Pr oduc t reg istration is entir ely voluntar y and failure to c omplete or return this form will not diminish your w ar ranty rights. Registr ation[...]