Network Technologies ST-2U User's Manual
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1. 15 Figure 20 Connections for video cables on the 2 0 222 sitne nnne 15 Figure 21 Keyboard types etuer iae Dieter Ata ie co utate iae A Eee iei nete tueri tese ities 16 042 Rev Date 4 15 2004 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH INTRODUCTION The NTI ST 2U 2 PORT UNIVERSAL KVM Switch allows a single keyboard monitor and mouse to communicate directly with any two PC MAC or SUN CPUs connected to the switch These CPUs can be file servers network managers etc The microprocessor driven circuitry in the NTI switch allows all CPUs to boot simultaneously without keyboard or mouse error Available Options e Built in 13W3 video port for use with SUN multi scan monitors Add 13W3 to the part number i e ST 2U 13W3 e Built in USB type B ports to connect to USB compatible CPUs Add U to the part number ST 2U U e Built in serial port for use with touch screen monitors Add TS to the part number i e ST 2U TS e Audio support to enable user to connect stereo speakers to receive audio signals from connected CPUs add A to the part number i e ST 2U A RS232 support for alternative control using RS232 connection Add RS to the part number i e ST 2U RS Dual Video option supports CPUs with two video outputs Add DV to the part number i e ST 2U DV See our catalog visit our website at http www nti1 com or conta2. 29m NETWORK 1275 Danner Dr Tel 330 562 7070 wm m m TECHNOLOGIES Aurora OH 44202 Fax 330 562 1999 ww oo INCORPORATED www ntil com NODEMUX Series ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual NODEMUX CPU Select 1 CPU2 dae Der T KFE See INCORPO PU2 CPU 1 DEVICES 00 Ole MANO042 Rev Date 4 15 2004 Warranty Information The warranty period on this product parts and labor is one 1 year from the date of purchase Please contact Network Technologies Inc at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH or 330 562 7070 or visit our website at http www nti1 com for information regarding repairs and or returns A return authorization number is required for all repairs returns COPYRIGHT Copyright 2004 by Network Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users 042 Rev Date 4 15 2004 T
3. SKTINT xx MM VEXT xx MM 8 Pin miniDIN Male Connector Orange Figure 9 Connect SUN CPU to ST 2U NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH WARNING If a serial mouse port is being used on a PC to connect a serial CPU to an ST 2U switch do not use a generic 9D to 6mD adapter to make connection to the PS 2 cable use a VOPEX IM9D to convert the signal from the serial port to PS 2 See Fig 10 9D Male 9D Mele 6 Pin miniDIN TE Male Wi nana 00000000 Do not use with NTI products e t 6PinminiDIN TS Male Generic 9D to 6mD adapter VOPEX IM9D Figure 10 Use a NTI VOPEX IM9D with serial type mouse port Units with audio support optional Connect the 3 5mm plug from speakers to the 3 5mm jack labeled AUD OUT Attach SA xx MM audio cables purchased separately between the audio port on each CPU and the 3 5mm audio jacks marked AUD 1 on the NODEMUX switch sure to connect the audio cables from each CPU to audio jacks of the same number as the keyboard mouse and video cable ports connected to See Fig 11 CPU2 CPU1 USER iiy Rear View of 3 5mm St PS 2 CPU ey Plug Audio Port e out ONE WILL BE MARKED line out spkr headphones OR WITH THIS SYMBOL gt 3 5mm Stereo Plug Plug Figure 11 Connect audio signal and speakers to a ST 2U A NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH Units
4. 00000 00000 00000 9 ooooo 9 ooooc 09 00000 00000 00000 o ros EXT xx MM 8 Pin miniDIN Male 15HD male Connector Video Connector Figure 7 Connect PS 2 CPU to ST 2U NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH e MAC Attach a MKTINT xx MM cable between the keyboard port of the CPU and a 8 pin miniDIN female CPU x port on the ST 2U switch Using a 15DM 15HDF adapter attach a VEXT xx MM cable between the video port on the CPU and a 15HD female VIDEO x port on the ST 2U switch See Fig 8 CABLE ATTACHMENTS FOR A MAC CPU VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR 9VDC 15HD male CPU2 CPU1 USER SA 00000 00000 00000 e e o Video Connector 4 TAR o vero S 00000 00000 00000 A 8 Pin miniDIN Male Connector 4 pin miniDIN Male Connector MAC CPU 15DM 15HDF EN Mac 15DB Male Video Connector Figure 8 Connect MAC CPU to ST 2U SUN Attach an SKTINT xx MM cable between the keyboard port of the CPU and a 8 pin minilDIN female CPU x port on the ST 2U switch Using a 13W3M 15HDF adapter attach a VEXT xx MM cable between the video port on the CPU anda 15HD female VIDEO x port on the ST 2U switch See Fig 9 8 Pin miniDIN Male Connector Orange CABLE ATTACHMENTS FOR A SUN CPU SUN CPU 9 2 0660 15HD male VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR 00000 Video Connector PUES E 55922 T 55899 A CPU GRUT USER feces Sun 13W3 Male y j j f
5. Fig 8 are used to configure the baud rate and address of the NODEMUX The default baud rate is 9600 Use the charts below to change the baud rate and address as needed The default address is 1 OFF 12345678 ON Figure 17 RS232 Dipswitches BAUD RATE DIP SWITCH SWITCH FUNCTION DEF The rate batrba BIPSWITGH RATE The unit powers up with a default AULT changed by powering 4 3 2 baud rate of 9600 and a fixed data 1 loopback down the unit OFF OFF OFF 300 protocol of 8 data bits no parity and changing the DIP OFF OFF ON 600 1 Stop bit To change the baud rate switch and then OFF ON OFF 1200 Unit address and loop back more on powering back up ON ON 2400 the unit address and loop back later This table shows how OFF OFF 4800 8 SPST DIP switch on the panel 6 unitaddress 1 to set the baud rate ON OFF 9600 near the DB 9 connectors can be ON ON OFF 9600 used This table shows the DIP switch 8 unitaddress3 OFF ON ON ON 9600 functions and their default positions UNIT ADDRESS DIP SWITCH To allow multiple units to be controlled from a single host ERR ie 25 reas port the remote interface is designed to allow daisy chaining of up to 15 units By setting the appropriate OFF ON 1 DIP switches each unit can be given a unique address lorrF OF
6. transformer end of the AC adapter into a power outlet Turn on the ST 2U Turn ON power to the monitor attached to the ST 2U Turn ON power to either or both CPUs attached to the ST 2U POWER DOWN SEQUENCE 1 Turn OFF power to either or both CPUs attached to the ST 2U 2 Turn OFF power to the monitor attached to the ST 2U 3 Turn OFF power to the ST 2U switch USING THE NTI ST 2U 2 PORT UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH Control over the CPUs attached to the NTI ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM switch is achieved through operation of the ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM switch Once the ST 2U switch is properly connected the ST 2U switch will enable a connection to be made between the CPUs attached to its CPU x ports and the keyboard monitor and mouse attached to the MONITOR and USER ports The LEDs on the control panel of the ST 2U switch will illuminate depending on which port and subsequent associated CPU is being connected to the keyboard monitor and mouse ST 2U switch can be operated by the front control panel or by keyboard control Front Panel Control Pressing momentarily the CPU SELECT button on the front panel will toggle between CPU 1 and CPU 2 and connect the selected CPU to the keyboard monitor and mouse Pressing and holding in the CPU SELECT button on the front panel for more than 2 seconds will cause the switch to cycle through all modes of operation COMMAND SCAN BROADCAST and NORMAL modes Release the button
7. when the desired mode has been selected All three LEDs above the numeric keypad of your keyboard will illuminate to indicate that Command Mode is enabled When the LEDs resume their previous state of operation LEDs illuminated only because CapsLock NumLock and or ScrollLock are ON the user is in Normal Mode controlling directly the CPU to which the user is connected through the ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM switch Keyboard Control Keyboard control of the ST 2U switch can be achieved through Command Mode Command Mode is operated by using keyboard commands as instructed under Command Mode on page 8 By pressing Ctrl lt gt accent key the user enter Command Mode in Command Mode typing a series of commands will cause the ST 2U switch to connect the user to any one CPU Command Mode In order to control the ST 2U switch with the keyboard Command Mode must be enabled To enter Command Mode from the keyboard ACCENT Press ew NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH When the COMMAND LED is illuminated all 3 LEDs on the numeric keypad of the keyboard will illuminate if they aren t already due to CapsLock NumLock and ScrollLock to indicate Command Mode is enabled and the following functions are available NOTE The user must exit Command Mode in order to type to a CPU To exit Command Mode press the lt 5 gt key KEY SYMBOLS LEGEND OF PRESS EITHER KEY CHORDED SEQUENCE PRESS CONS
8. with touch screen support optional 1 Connect the 15HD male connector from a VGA multi scan monitor to the port labeled MONITOR on the rear of the NTI ST 2U TS switch lf a touch screen type monitor is being used connect the 9D male serial connector from the touch screen monitor to the port in the USER set labeled SERIAL on the rear of the NTI ST 2U TS switch See Fig 12 VGA Multi Scan Touch Screen Rear View of ST 2U TS Monitor 2 cput USER o 0 000 jo 0000 23 9 SERIAL 2 SERIAL 1 SERIAL p ooo VIDEO 2 15HD Male Video Connector Figure 12 Connect a touch screen monitor to ST 2U TS 2 If the CPU is using a touch screen type monitor connect the serial cable MMEXT xx from the serial port of the CPU to the serial port of the ST 2U TS switch CPUx SERIALx with the same port number as the keyboard and video cables See Fig 13 VKTINT xx MM PS 2 COMPUTER ATTACH ONE COMPUTER TO PORTS LABELED FOR CPU 1 Rear View of ST 2U TS CPU2 E f 00000 0000 9 9 SERIAL 2 SERIAL 00000 915906 CPU2 CPU1 USER 9 00000 00000 90000 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR PWR MMEXT xx Figure 13 Connect serial device cable from CPU to ST 2U TS NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH Power Up Down POWER UP SEQUENCE Plug the jack at the cable end of the AC adapter into the ST 2U Plug the
9. 1 Ne Figure 5 Connect a MAC keyboard mouse to ST 2U NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH e SUN Plug the SUN keyboard directly into the USER port 8 Pin miniDIN Male Connector Rear View of ST 2U onnon ooooonpnopnponnnn So Baas c onon ono on VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR svoe CPU2 CPU1 USER 5A oeo SUN Keyboard Mouse Figure 6 Connect SUN keyboard mouse to ST 2U 5 For each CPU connect the appropriate NTI input device and video cables to the proper ports on the ST 2U switch using the methods detailed below NOTE Make sure the cables from a single CPU are connected to the ST 2U at a keyboard port and a video port with the same number e PS 2 Attach VKTINT xx MM cable between the keyboard and mouse ports of the CPU and a 8 pin miniDIN female CPU X port on the ST 2U switch See Fig 7 Ensure that the green 6 pin miniDIN mouse connector is in the mouse port on the CPU and that the purple 6 pin miniDIN keyboard connector is in the keyboard port on the CPU Attach a VEXT xx MM cable between the video port on the CPU and a 15HD female VIDEO x port on the ST 2U switch VKTINT xx MM PURPLE KEYBOARD ATTACH ONE CPU TO PORTS LABELED FOR CPU1 SHOWN HERE IS A PS 2 CPU PS 2 CPU GREEN MOUSE 6 Pin miniDIN Male Connector VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR
10. 9 When power has been turned OFF replace the keyboard re configure the switches and then power up following the proper Power Up Sequence also on page 9 However if replacing the keyboard with one from the SAME PLATFORM it can be hot swapped without powering down Switch 1 OFF Switch 1 OFF Switch 1 ON Switch 2 OFF Switch 2 ON Switch 2 OFF CE EXISTING SUN MKTINT 1 KEYBOARD MOUSE CABLE Multi Scan Monitor Multi Scan Monitor Multi Scan Monitor a ooon onon a gooo oono non onoo onannnaanoOOnOa gion a a onun con nono ononon jo DOOD onnon eR See SESS BEE zum ja aoanaonocnn onnon a pa onoono ec 5 2 porem amp Mouse MAC Keyboard Mouse SUN Keyboard Mouse Figure 1 Keyboard dip switch configuration 3 Connect a VGA multi scan monitor to the port labeled MONITOR on the ST 2U switch Fig 2 or a SUN multi scan monitor if the switch model number is ST 2U 13W3 as shown in Fig 3 VGA Multi Scan Monitor Rear View of ST 2U VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR syne 15HD male Video Connector Figure 2 Connect VGA multi scan monitor to ST 2U NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH Sun Monitor Port Optional Rear View of ST 2U 13W3 SUN M
11. ABLE OF CONTENTS Introd ctOni Eee le t ette tide d iut im Odd 1 Materials 45 5 ti teat ALi ss peat cls png eset dus daten dest DEL cte Eder 1 Features and Functions nte eee Gc cuit aset iate etie nitet iate diit 2 Installations ies bene ntc satt n Mta 3 Units with audio support optional eee ene ee 7 Units with touch screen support 8 Power p DOWn 1 2 m pede tee oO CU oli d eut ed ded 9 Using the NTI ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM Switch ssssssssssesseseese ener sete innen nnns nnn en nennen 9 Front Panel Control anal ttu d d e e Hec da eh Pa ede eA ee ee 9 Keyboard Control eran ieee Re ree pU e dd dde iet EO E da nda 9 Gommand Mode iz accede nec a E t gu EH RR A dece He eet td de er d di ERR 9 Scam Mode ned t nd RE N Eq HR td Od de aloe cet p ee ees 10 Broadcast MOGE anistia i tarte Hed eek ap tt d ee cde de de E a A aped A 10 Normal lee IEEE 10 USB CPU Support citt tee de Ep eredi E UR Pug d 11 IN OCUCTION e aie a Hecate 11 GeneralNotes noci Rag en deiude t teu n gu i ease dd rca a o E 11 Keyboard translation oC Ee ete REC e net e p pH eee Se 11 Cables iin LE 11 LEED Operation Aad e dp He E V e
12. ECUTIVELY F AND KEEP KEYS PRESSED UNTIL ALL ARE PRESSED PRESS CONSECUTIVELY or gt or D o Function Keystroke To change port r 10 Lx POx would be P01 or P02 Switch to a specific port Enable disable Broadcast mode Toggle Scan mode ON and OFF xxx from 002 to 255 1002 would set the time out period for 2 seconds Sets scan time out period for each port Exit Command mode Hiei Scan Mode Scan Mode is indicated by a flashing CPU port LED on the front panel of the ST 2U The ST 2U 2 port Universal switch scans to either port with a CPU powered ON That port remains active while in use until it becomes idle for the configured dwell time default time out period is 5 seconds before switching to the other powered ON CPU port See Command Mode section above for configuring the scan time out period A flashing CPU LED CPU 1 CPU 2 means that CPU is lt being scanned and active NOTE The keyboard and mouse must remain idle for the full scan dwell time before the switch selects the other port Broadcast Mode use with extreme caution commands intended for one CPU will be broadcast to all CPUs Broadcast Mode is indicated when both CPU LEDs are illuminated Broadcast Mode is enabled through the Command Mode menu and allows the user to send keystrokes to both active CPUs simultaneously NOTE Broadcast Mode must be OFF when booting any attached CPU CPU 1 CP
13. F ON OFF 1 15 Then the unit will only respond to commands on lorF OFF ON 3 the bus if its address is embedded in the command The lorFF OFF loop back DIP switch should be ON for the last unit in OFF ON 5 the chain and OFF for all other units If only one unit is ON OFF 6 being controlled DIP switch 1 should be left ON This table shows how to set the unit address UNIT ADDRESS o ON ON 7 ON ore Ore Orr 8 foe ore 9 RS232 Interface Test Program RS232 communication is configured using the RMTEST program located on the supplied floppy disk This software allows a user to test the functions of an NTI NODEMUX or Multi user Multi platform switch RS232 interface The RMTEST program generates a main menu with the 3 selections described below MAIN OPTIONS 1 Matrix Options send commands to the unit 2 Setup Options set COM port baud rate and unit address 3 Quit quit the program 13 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH If Matrix Options is selected the following menu which has 7 options is displayed MATRIX OPTIONS 1 Reset single unit reset single matrix to power up defaults not applicable 2 Reset all units reset all daisy chained matrix units not applicable 3 Change single output connect an input to one output 4 Change all outputs connect a
14. ONITOR e VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 9vDC 5 SUN Multi Scan Sun 13W3 Male Video Connector Monitor 00000 OO Figure 3 Connect SUN monitor to ST 2U 13W3 4 Connect the user device s to the port labeled USER on the rear of the ST 2U switch using one of the methods detailed below e PS 2 Attach the 8 pin miniDIN male end of a VKTINT 1 to the ST 2U switch at the USER port The keyboard will plug into the purple 6 pin miniDIN female connector with the keyboard symbol on it see Fig 4a and the mouse will plug into the green 6 pin miniDIN female connector with the mouse symbol on it see Fig 4b 8 Pin miniDIN Male 6 Pin miniDIN Male Connector Connector Keyboard Symbol Mouse Symbol Fig 4a Fig 4b Rear View of ST 2U o opea aa eo a cruz cour user V Mouse zs s Ses GREEN VKTINT 1 PURPLE Figure 4 Connect PS 2 keyboard and mouse to ST 2U e Attach the 8 miniDIN male end of a MKTINT 1 to the ST 2U switch at the USER port Attach the keyboard mouse assembly to the 4 pin miniDIN female end of the MKTINT 1 8 Pin miniDIN Male Connector Rear View of ST 2U aa Be E WEE Keyboard Mouse VIDEO 1 MONITOR VIDEO 2 svn CPU2 CPU1 USER 25266 25246 esey o y 20009 9 9906 E 622 62 aa 4 miniDIN Male Connector MKTINT
15. U 2 Twoilluminated CPU LED s means that the switch is 36 6 BROADCAST mode Normal Mode When only one CPU LED on the ST 2U switch is illuminated the user is in Normal Mode controlling the CPU to which the user is connected through the ST 2U switch The illuminated CPU LED indicates which CPU the user is connected to 10 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH USB CPU SUPPORT Optional Introduction The NTI ST 2U U UNIVERSAL KVM Switch has 2 additional female USB type B ports that allow USB compatible CPUs SUN MAC or WINxx to be connected to the switch General Notes The ST 2U U should have all cables attached before powering up If no cable is plugged into either of the 8 pin miniDIN CPU ports labeled CPU 1 or CPU 2 see Fig 15 on the ST 2U U then their respective USB ports labeled for CPU 1 USB and CPU 2 USB on the ST 2U U will become the default active CPU port s The USB ports on the ST 2U U are HOT PLUGGABLE The 8 pin miniDIN cables are not HOT PLUGGABLE They must be plugged in at power up to operate correctly Rear View of ST 2U U 8 pin miniDIN user ports USB Ports Figure 14 USB device ports on the ST 2U U Keyboard translation The chart below shows the capabilities of devices controlling certain CPU types through the ST 2U U KVM switch KEYBOARDS CPUS PS 2 WINxx SUN USB SUN USB MAC USB WINxx PS 2 Normal See charts See charts See charts See chart
16. UX switch Rear View of ST 2U A Audio signals from CPUS 8 AUD2 AUD1 AUD 2 5 5 OUT Aai L V audio signal out to speakers VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR CPU2 CPU1 USER 00000 00000 00000 000000 9 6 9 00000 00000 00000 eo e Nee e e PWR Figure 19 Control CPU audio with ST 2U A DUAL VIDEO SUPPORT Optional Dual Video support enables CPUs with two video outputs to be connected to the NODEMUX switch and two user monitors to be connected to view both sets of video signals Both monitors must be of the type VGA multi scan Rear View of ST 2U DV a 6 00000 00000 00000 CPU2 CPU1 USER 9 29 559 09 0000 2 00000 0000 HM 9l VIDEO 1 VIDEO1 MONITOR 1 PWR E EE II 1 SS 00000 00000 00000 amp 00000 29 1 4oooooJ VIDEO2 2 VIDEO2 1 MONITOR2 Connections for two Connections for video cables from two monitors each CPU Figure 20 Connections for video cables on the ST 2U DV 15 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH KEYBOARD TO CPU TRANSLATION The NTI ST 2U Universal KVM switch enables the connection of otherwise incompatible peripheral computer components to each other This is accomplished by performing key
17. ard mouse to ST 2U sss seen nennen nnns tenerte s nnns inneren 5 Figure 7 Connect PS 2 CPU to 5 20 5 Figure 8 Connect MAC CPU to ST 2U senis entente etre s nnns 6 Figure 9 Connect SUN CPU to 6 20 1 0 nnns 6 Figure 10 Use a NTI VOPEX IM9D with serial type mouse 2 01 7 Figure 11 Connect audio signal and speakers to a 6 20 2 2 1 261 00000 00 enne 7 Figure 12 Connect a touch screen monitor to 5 20 75 8 Figure 13 Connect serial device cable from CPU to 5 20 6 2 2 44 0000000 8 Figure 14 USB device ports on the 5 20 0 11 Figure 15 Addressing a daisy chain of NTI switches sse nnne nene n nnne nnn 12 Figure 16 Pinout for the Matrix Y 1 cable enn sn 12 Figure 17 H9232 DIpSWIICh8S ee ameet ie D ae e ri era sd sa cce ad ra ka e RAD na 13 Figure 18 Three types of ports on the ST 2U TS sssssssssssssssseee enne enne rnit 14 Figure 19 Control CPU audio with 200
18. board to CPU translations automatically i e connect a MAC keyboard and mouse to a PS 2 type CPU The charts below show the key commands that will be recognized and translated for the different types of CPUs Following the charts below find the desired key character then follow the row across for the key or series of keys to press to achieve that equivalent function on the keyboard currently in use See Fig 21 for keyboard buttons reference Key Equivalences PS 2 101 WIN95 Apple Extended SUN SUN TRANSLATION Keyboard PS 2 Keyboards SUN Extras L Ctrl L Ctrl L Ctrl L Ctrl SB F1 Stop L1 L Alt L Alt L Opt L Alt SB F2 Again L2 R Ctrl R Ctrl R Ctrl Compose SB Props L3 R Alt R4Alt Aplcn R Opt Alt Graph SB F4 Undo L4 SB Alt Logo Cmnd Meta SB F5 Front L5 SB RT Arrow SB RT Arrow Power Power SB F6 Copy L6 SB Space Bar SB F7 Open L7 L and R Left and Right keys when two keys are marked the same on a SB F8 Paste L8 keyboard SB F9 Find L9 SB F10 Cut L10 With a SUN keyboard attached to the switch the following emergency SB F11 Help startup keys are supported SB UP Arrow Vol SB DN Arrow Vol Stop Bypass POST SB LF Arrow Mute Stop A Abort SB RT Arrow POWER Stop D Enter diagnostic mode SB Space Bar Stop F Enter Forth on TTYA instead of probing Stop N Reset NVRAM contents to default values To emula
19. ct an NTI sales representative at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH or 330 562 7070 for more details MATERIALS Materials Supplied with this kit e NTIST 2U 2 PORT UNIVERSAL KVM Switch e 120VAC or 240VAC at 50 or 60Hz 9VDC 0 5A AC Adapter Materials Not Supplied BUT REQUIRED NOTE A VGA multi scan monitor must be used with this product Exception If an ST 2U 13W3 with built in SUN video port has been purchased then a multi scan SUN monitor can be used e A set of 2 cables for each CPU being connected to the switch must be used PS 2 CPU to switch VEXT xx MM for video interface VKTINT xx MM for keyboard and mouse interface VEXT xx MM for video interface 13W3M 15HDF adapts 15HD VGA to 13W3 SUN SKTINT xx MM for keyboard mouse interface VEXT xx MM for video interface 15DM 15HDF adapts 15HD VGA to 15D MAC MKTINT xx MM for keyboard mouse interface SUN CPU to switch MAC CPU to switch e One of the following cables may be required to connect the keyboard mouse PS 2 keyboard and mouse e 1 SUN keyboard mouse None SUN keyboard connects directly to switch MAC keyboard mouse 1 e Other cables that be required if additional features are used MMEXT xx e Connect CPU serial port to ST 2U TS SA xx MM e Connect CPU audio port to ST 2U A USB AB xx e Connect the USB CPU to the ST 2U U Matrix Y 1 e Control more than one ST 2U RS via a CPU Legend xx is the length of the cable in feet MM indicate
20. den ee 11 RS292 CONTO tate serito tote es edente e eram s 12 RS232 Connections and Configuration 12 Remote Connection EE 12 ir Mti EE 12 Unit Address die eene decre rie eie E eu 12 Dips wr ehes eia teme eb en tl ined d esque dicet 13 RS232 Interface Test Programs eot repe nir Een tede ee iste Ded red 13 euch Screen SuppoFl t Dude t dete eb ee f eerte MA a e rd a eti i tu 14 Audio SUDpOLt iot 15 Dual Video SUppOEL c ouod ed ne e ten eet eb p een I iiie t eter ded 15 Ke yboard To CPU TranslatiOni eet nt eret e a ee dte et eee E ata aids 16 Troubleshootlhg cian tete reno hei tide Pe ie 17 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 Keyboard dip switch configuration esses enne enne en nennen 3 Figure 2 Connect VGA multi scan 05 3 Figure 3 Connect SUN monitor to 5 20 13 3 2 2 1 0 0000 enne nennen senten nennen nsns nnns en nennen 4 Figure 4 Connect PS 2 keyboard and mouse to 5 20 0 2 0 0 000000 eene trennen sensn 4 Figure 5 Connect MAC keyboard mouse to ST 2U sese nnne nennen 4 Figure 6 Connect SUN keybo
21. n input to all outputs 5 Read single output read which input is connected to an output 6 Read unit size read how many inputs and outputs the unit has 7 Return to main menu go back to the MAIN OPTIONS menu The Setup Options main menu selection only needs to be executed if the switches baud rate or unit address have been changed from the factory defaults 9600 baud and unit address 1 When this option is selected the following menu which has 4 options is displayed SETUP OPTIONS 1 Set COM port default COM1 set port to COM1 COM3 2 Set baud rate default 9600 set baud rate see interface manual for supported baud rates 3 Set unit address default 01 set the unit address if multiple units are daisy chained 4 Return to main menu Go back to the MAIN OPTIONS menu For any selection that requires user input the user is prompted When commands are sent to the NODEMUX the command string and NODEMUX responses are echoed to the screen All commands generated by the program are formatted according to the information provided in the sections above If any transmission problems are detected an error message is displayed TOUCH SCREEN SUPPORT Optional The NTI ST 2U TS 2 PORT UNIVERSAL KVM Switch allows a single touch screen monitor and MAC SUN or PS 2 mouse and keyboard to communicate directly with any two PS 2 workstations connected to the switch The NTI ST 2U TS includes serial cable connection ports in addi
22. nnection of serial device cable from CPU SERIAL optional 9D male for connection of serial cable from touch screen monitor USB x optional USB Type B Female for connection of USB device cables from USB CPU Rear View of ST 2U DV Rear View of ST 2U A CPU2 CPU1 USER AUD S AIDS cur 11 eo 599 699 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 MONITOR i VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 12 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 MONITOR 2 13 15 16 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR CPU2 CPU1 USER CPU2 CPU1 USER D HG VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR CPU2 CPU1 USER oso voc A NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH INSTALLATION 1 Turn OFF power to all CPUs that will be connected to the NTI ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM Switch before connecting or disconnecting any cables to or from them Warning Damage to the CPU may result if power is not turned OFF before connecting or disconnecting cables 2 Configure the ST 2U for the keyboard type being used as per Fig 1 below SUN PS 2 or MAC The dip switches on the front panel must be configured for the platform of the keyboard mouse that will be used to operate the ST 2U This action must be completed prior to powering up the ST 2U Should it be necessary to replace the keyboard of one platform with a keyboard of a different platform the dip switches will need to be re configured accordingly To do this first power down the ST 2U by following the proper Power Down Sequence see page
23. s Normal on pg 10 on pg 10 on pg 10 on pg 10 SUN5C Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal MAC ADB Normal No SUN Normal No SUN Normal Normal translation translation Normal No translation necessary keyboard functions normally Cables Connect the USB CPU to the NTI ST 2U U KVM switch using a USB AB xx cable not supplied LED Operation The LEDs do not operate as described earlier in this manual for the ST 2U for SCAN and BROADCAST e For SCAN the LED does not flash LED stays on continuously while the indicated port is active e For BROADCAST both LEDs might not illuminate depending on the type of CPU connected 11 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH PLEASE NOTE It is necessary to configure a Sun CPU such that the Sleep Mode is not enabled If a Sun CPU goes into sleep mode either automatically or manually the user must reboot the Sun CPU in order to resume use of the Sun CPU To disable the Sleep Mode perform the following steps Select Power Manager Look for Device Idle Time Before Power Saving Starts Select Always ON Look for Override Device Idle Time For Make sure neither Monitors nor Disks are selected oP RS232 CONTROL Rear Vi f ST 2U RS Optional ear View o OFF 12345678 ON RS232 Connections and Configuration wotos CPU2 CPU1 USER 0 00090 00000 00000 9 9 PWR Remote Connection The RS232 Interface i
24. s designed to meet the RS232C standard and can be controlled from any host CPU or other controller with an RS232 communications port A straight through DB 9 cable not null modem will work for most CPUs Baud Rate The baud rate of the host CPU can be changed by using the menus in the RMTEST program see RS232 Interface Test Program below The desired baud rate of 9600 2400 1200 or 300 may be set A data protocol of 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit is used for communications baud rate of the KEEMUX is configured using dipswitches see Fig 17 Unit Address To allow multiple units to be controlled from a single host port the RS232 control interface is designed to allow daisy chaining up to 15 units In order to connect multiple NODEMUX units together a Matrix Y 1 cable must be used See Fig 15 See Fig 16 for the pinout of the RS232 RS232 Matrix Y 1 cable RS232 Matrix Y 1 Matrix Y 1 Matrix Y 1 Serial Port y dd dew RS232 NTI NTI SWITCH SWITCH First Unit Second Unit Last Unit NTI SWITCH Figure 15 Addressing a daisy chain of NTI switches Wiring Schematic of Matrix Y 1 cable 9D Male 9D Female 9D Male Unit 1 Source Unit 2 m Ft 3 3 Not connected to 5 5 5 Source connector 2 2 A Jumper 1 a Jumpers 6 Figure 16 Pinout for the Matrix Y 1 cable 12 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH Dipswitches The dipswitches located next to the RS232 connection
25. s male to male connector Cables can be purchased from Network Technologies Inc NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Front View of ST 2U Rear View of ST 2U 13W3 q4 NODEMUX SUN MONITOR AQ OWL VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS c I4 o0 QW de GO oc k Ln 4 4 4 CO 15 16 17 CPU Select Switch push to manually toggle between CPUs CPU LEDs for visual indication of connection between the user and a specific CPU and to indicate mode status Power ON OFF switch Dip switches for configuring user keyboard type CPU x 15HD VGA connectors for connecting video cables from CPUs MONITOR 15HD VGA connectors for connection of the user monitor CPU x 8 pin miniDIN female connectors for connecting CPU device cables keyboard and mouse USER 8 pin miniDIN female connector for connecting user devices keyboard and mouse 9VDC connection jack for the AC adapter SUN MONITOR 13W3 female connector for connecting a SUN monitor 13W3 option only AUD OUT optional for connection of audio cable to audio output devices speakers AUD x optional for connection of audio cables from audio sources SWITCHES optional for configuring RS232 communication and addressing functions RS232 optional for attaching RS232 interface cable from a CPU to control the functions of one or more Switches SERIAL x optional 9D female for co
26. te the right button click using an Apple 1 button mouse hold down the CMND key x while pressing the mouse button Keyboard Features The keyboard configuration of each CPU is ae E saved in the ST 2U switch For example if the rrr CPU attached to Port 2 had CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK selected the last time that CPU was accessed then they will automatically be set when that CPU is accessed again Power ON Power ON key HA EHE LL T IL III SUN Keyboard Figure 21 Keyboard types 16 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH TROUBLESHOOTING If the ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM switch is not working properly consider the suggestions below to see if a solution can be found Verify that all cables are securely connected Verify that the CPU is connected to a Keyboard port and Video port with the same CPU port number If a CPU seems to be locked up press the CPU SELECT button a couple of times If the problem persists unplug the keyboard and mouse cables not the CPU keyboard and mouse from the ST 2U and reconnect them e Power up the NTI switch first then the CPUs Note always follow the power up sequence See page 9 e Compaq Proliant 2000 or non Intel architecture Unix machine with PS 2 ports such as HP9000 does not detect keyboard or mouse attached when booting booster cables VKTINT 1K 1 may be needed for both
27. the keyboard and mouse CPU ports If booster cables are used they must first be connected to both PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors on the VKTINT 1 adapter cable that is then connected to the CPU port on the switch If the suggestions above have been tried and the NTI ST 2U 2 Port Universal KVM switch is still not functioning properly a solution to the problem may be found on our website at http www ntit com in our FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section or please call us directly at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH in the US amp Canada or 330 562 7070 Worldwide and we ll be happy to assist in any way we can ST 2U Options SERIAL NO 13w3 u DATE L RS L A INSPECTED BY g TS Dv Man 042 Rev 4 15 04
28. tion to the video and keyboard mouse ports see Fig 18 The Serial ports may be used for the data communications DATA I O from a VGA multi scan monitor with touch screen features if the monitor has touch screen features The Keyboard mouse ports may alternatively be used for the data communications DATA I O if a keyboard and mouse are used At least one set of DATA ports must be used either the Serial ports the Keyboard mouse ports or both If a VGA multi scan monitor with touch screen features is used then a keyboard and mouse are not necessary lf a keyboard and mouse are going to be used then a standard VGA multi scan monitor without touch screen features can be used It is also possible to use both the monitor with touch screen features and a keyboard with mouse Rear View of ST 2U TS Serial ports Keyboard mouse ports Video ports VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 Figure 18 Three types of ports on the ST 2U TS 14 NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH AUDIO SUPPORT Optional Audio support provides the following additional features e Audio signals from the same CPU that keyboard mouse and video signals are from can be received by the user e Audio inputs accept any standard line level audio 1Vrms or 2 5Vp p e Audio outputs are capable of driving an 8 Ohm speaker load with 200mW of continuous RMS power Audio signals are switched along with the keyboard mouse and video signals using the buttons on the NODEM
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