Tripp Lite B060-032 manual

Owner’ s Man ual NetDirector ™ Matrix KVM Switc h 32 P or t (4 User) Model #: B060-032 T ripp Lite W orld Headquar ters 1111 W . 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA (773) 869-1234, www .tripplite.com Note: Follow these instructions and operating procedures to ensure correct performance and to prevent damage to this unit or to its connected devic[...]

2 Introduction ......................................................3 Intr oduces you to the B060-032 System. Its purpose, featur es and benefits are pr esented; its fr ont and back panel components ar e explained; and the modules used to connect to it are described. Features ......................................................................3 [...]

3 Introduction Features • Four consoles independently and simultaneously control up to 32 directly connected computers • Daisy chain up to 7 additional units • Cascade up to 32 compatible KVM switches from each station on the chain • Control up to 4,096 computers on a daisy chained/cascaded installation • Compact design - RJ-45 connectors[...]

4 Introduction (continued) P OWER S TATION ID R ESET 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 2 3 5 1 4 B060-032 Front View 1. Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch During normal operation and while performing a firmware upgrade, this switch should be in the NORMAL position. If a firmware upgrade operation do[...]

5 Introduction (continued) 6 4 2 1 5 3 B060-032 Rear View 1. P ower Soc ket The power cord to the AC source plugs in here. 2. P ower Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit On and Off. 3. Console P ort Section The Cat5e cables from the Console Interface Modules plug in here. 4. Firmware Upgrade P ort The Firmware Upgrade Cable [...]

6 Console Interface Modules Rear View 1. P ower Jac k The power adapter cable plugs in here. 2. I/O Jack The cable that links the module to the B060-032 plugs in here. 3. Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch During normal operation and while performing a firmware upgrade, this switch should be in the NORMAL position. See p. 4 for details about this swi[...]

7 Installation Overview For convenience and flexibility that allows mixing the PS/2 and USB interfaces, the B060-032’ s design utilizes Console Interface Modules that act as signal translation intermediaries between the consoles and the switch, and Server Interface Modules , that serve as intermediaries between the switch and the computers: A sep[...]

8 Installation (continued) Single Stage Installation In a Single Stage installation, there are no additional KVM switches daisy chained or cascaded down from the first unit. T o set up a single stage installation, refer to the diagram on p.9 (the numbers in the diagram correspond with the numbers of the instruction steps), and do the following: 1. [...]

9 Installation (continued) 6 2 1 4 3 5 Multiple Modules Multiple Modules B062-001-PS2 B062-001-USB USB Cab le Connection PS/2 Cab le Connection 3 Single Stage Installation 200701032 93-2287 B060-032 OM Update.qxd 1/15/2007 11:53 AM Page 9[...]

10 Installation (continued) Multilevel Installations The number of computers that can be added to your installation can be greatly expanded by performing a multilevel installation. The B060-032 supports three types of multilevel installation: • Daisy chained • Cascaded • Daisy chained plus cascaded Overview Daisy chaining refers to connecting[...]

11 Installation (continued) Multilevel Installations 1 Multiple Modules Multiple Modules Multiple Modules Multiple Modules B062-001-PS2 B062-001-USB Cascading Another way of adding capacity to your installation is to cascade additional KVM switches from the B060- 032’ s CPU ports. Up to 32 additional KVM switches can be cascaded. Cascading does n[...]

12 Installation (continued) Multilevel Installations Protocol Interface Cascading Protocol Interface Cascading refers to cascading to a second stage KVM switch (such as the eight port T ripp Lite B007-008) that uses the same data transfer protocol as the first stage B060-032. W ith this type of cascade, all of the separate switch OSDs are integrate[...]

13 Installation (continued) Multilevel Installations Physical Interface Cascading Physical Interface Cascading refers to cascading to a second stage KVM switch (such as the T ripp Lite B022-016) that doesn’t utilize the same protocol as the first stage B060-032, but uses the same physical interface (PS/2 or USB ports, for example). The advantage [...]

14 Installation (continued) Multilevel Installations 1 Multiple Modules Multiple Modules Physical Interface Cascading B062-001-PS2 B054-001-PS2 B022-016 B022-016 200701032 93-2287 B060-032 OM Update.qxd 1/15/2007 11:53 AM Page 14[...]

15 Installation (continued) Daisy Chaining Plus Cascading Expansion B060-032 units can be daisy chained to other B060-032 units to produce extremely large KVM matrixes. Under Protocol Interface Expansion, up to 8 daisy chained 32-port B060-032s can have an 8-port B007-008s cascaded from each port, allowing up to 2,048 computers and 32 consoles in a[...]

16 Installation (continued) Daisy Chaining Plus Cascading Expansion Physical Interface Expansion T o set up a daisy chained/cascaded installation under Physical Interface Expansion, refer to the diagram below , and do the following: 1. Follow the cabling up procedures given in the Daisy Chaining sections. 2. Power up the daisy chained B060-032 Stat[...]

17 Installation (continued) T opology Considerations The use of RJ-45 CPU connectors, combined with our Auto Signal Compensation (ASC), allow signals to travel up to 500 feet (150 meters) and still maintain reliability and high video resolution. This allows the B060-032 installation to take advantage of the internal Cat5e and Cat6 wiring built in t[...]

18 Installation (continued) Basic Operations Cascaded Protocol Interface Installations The Port ID for computers on Protocol Interface cascaded installations is made up of three parts: • The Station Number of the B060-032 • The Port Number on the B060-032 that the cascaded KVM switch links back to. • The Port Number on the cascaded KVM switch[...]

19 OSD Operation OSD Overview The B060-032 On Screen Display (OSD) provides a visual, menu-driven, mouse enabled, interface that offers quick and convenient computer access and control, as well as ef ficient system administration includ- ing user management (access rights, passwords, etc.). Each OSD menu option activates a function that configures [...]

20 OSD Operation (continued) OSD Main Screen Headings Heading Explanation SN This field shows the Station Number that the currently selected port is connected to. The first number is the Station’ s position in the chain; the second number sho ws the total number of stations in the chain. PN This column lists the P ort Numbers for all the CPU por [...]

21 OSD Operation (continued) F1 GO T O GOTO allows you to switch directly to a port either by keying in the port’ s Name , or its Port ID . • T o use the Name method, key in 1; key in the port’ s Name; then press [Enter] . • T o use the Port ID method, key in 2; key in the Port ID ; then press [Enter] . • Key in 3, to go to a Station on t[...]

22 OSD Operation (continued) The settings are explained in the following table: Setting Function OSD HOTKEY Selects which Hotkey activates the OSD function: [Scroll Lock] [Scr oll Lock] or [Ctrl] [Ctrl] . Since the Ctrl key combination may conflict with programs running on the computers, the default is the Scroll Lock combination. POR T ID Allows y[...]

23 F4 ADM F4 is a Super Administrator and Administrator only function. It allows them to configure and control the overall operation of the OSD. T o change a setting Double Click it; or use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to move the highlight bar to it then press [Enter] . After you select an item, a submenu with further choices appears. Double Click t[...]

24 OSD Operation (continued) CLEAR THE NAME LIST This is similar to Restore Default V alues. The difference is that it also clears the Names settings along with undoing all changes and returning the setup to the original factory default setting. ACTIV A TE BEEPER Choices are Y (for Y es), or N (for No). When activated, the beeper sounds whenever a [...]

25 F5 SKP This function enables you to easily skip backward or forward - switching the console focus from the cur- rently active computer port to the previous or next available one. • The selection of computers to be available for Skip Mode switching is made with the Scan/Skip Mode setting under the F3 SET function (see p. 21). • When you are i[...]

26 OSD Operation (continued) F8 LOUT LOUT (Log Out) logs you out of OSD control of the computers, and blanks the Console screen. This is different from simply pressing [Esc] to deactivate the OSD when you are at the Main Screen. W ith this function you must log in all over again to regain access to the OSD, whereas with [Esc] , all you have to do t[...]

27 Hotkey Operation Hotkey P or t Control Hotkey Port Control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard. Note: Hotkeys work best in single stage and basic cascaded or daisy chained installations. For complicat- ed daisy chain+cascaded installations, it is simpler , more convenient and mor e efficient to use[...]

28 Hotkey Operation (continued) A uto Scanning Auto Scan switches among all the CPU Ports that are accessible to the current Operator at regular intervals (see Scan/Skip Mode , p. 22, for information regarding accessible ports). This function is convenient for automatically monitoring the activity of the computers on the installation. Setting the S[...]

29 Hotkey Operation (continued) Skip Mode This feature allows you to switch between computers in order to monitor them manually . In contrast to Auto Scanning, which automatically switches after a fixed interval, Skip Mode lets you dwell on a particular port for as long or as little as you like. T o invoke Skip Mode, key in the following Hotkey com[...]

30 Multiplatform Support The B060-032 provides the utmost in flexibility for your installation by offering multi-platform support. Through the use of Console Modules and KVM Adapter Cables, PS/2 and USB interfaces can be mixed and matched at the console side, and PS/2, USB and Sun interfaces can be mixed and matched at the computer side. W ith this[...]

31 The Firmware Upgrade Utility Introduction Purpose The purpose of the W indows-based Firmware Upgrade Utility (FWUpgrade.exe) is to provide an automated process for make upgrading the KVM switch’ s firmware as smooth and painless as possible. The program comes as part of a Firmware Upgrade Package that is specific for each device. As new firmwa[...]

32 The Firmware Upgrade Utility (continued) P erforming the Upgrade Starting the Upgrade T o upgrade your firmware: 1. T o run the downloaded Firmware Upgrade Package file, either double click the file icon, or open a command line and enter the full path to it. The Firmware Upgrade Utility W elcome screen appears. 2. Read and Agr ee to the License [...]

33 Appendix Connection T ables The following tables indicate the relationship between the number of KVM units and the number of computers that they control: B060-032 Daisy Chain B060-032s Computers 1 1 - 32 2 33 - 64 3 65 - 96 4 97 -128 5 129 - 160 6 161 - 192 7 193- 224 8 225 - 256 B060-032 Cascade to T ripp Lite B007-008 KVMs Computers KVMs Compu[...]

34 Appendix (continued) OSD Factory Default Settings Clear Login Information If you are unable to perform an Administrator login (because the Username and Password information has become corrupted, or you have forgotten it, for example), you can clear the login information with the following procedure: 1. Power off the switch and remove the top cov[...]

35 Specifications B060-032 Function Specification Computer Connections Direct 32 Max 256 (via 8 le v el daisy chain) 256 (via 2 lev el cascade) 2,048 (via 8 lev el daisy chain + 2 le vel cascade) Console Connections 4 Direct; 32 Max. (via 8 le vel daisy chain) P ort Selection OSD (On Screen Display); Hotkeys LEDs On Line/Selected 32 dual colored (G[...]

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