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1. 23 can access 00 02 and 23 97 can access 00 09 and 97 etc These channel groups can be accessed by these user groups 00 00 through 99 all users 0x 01 through 09 00 0x and x0 through x9 For example 01 can be accessed by 00 01 and 10 through 19 02 can be accessed by 00 02 and 20 through 29 etc xy 10 through 99 00 Ox and xy For example 10 can be accessed by 00 01 and 10 45 can be accessed by 00 04 and 45 86 can be accessed by 00 08 and 86 etc APPENDIX A Group Settings Access Rights We recommend that your main system administrators be assigned to the user group 00 which can access all CPUs and that your assistant administrators be assigned to user groups between 01 and 09 Correspondingly we recommend that CPUs which all users will need to access such as application or document servers be assigned to channel group 00 and that computers which need the most security protection be assigned to channel groups from 10 to 99 Appendix B USM Direct Mode A ServSwitch Summit USM set to Direct Mode can be directly connected to a CIM either temporarily for emergency crash cart access or permanently for non switched extension purposes without having to go through a Base Unit To make this kind of Direct Mode connection take these steps 1 If you haven t already done so follow the instructions in steps 5a and 5b of Section 4 2 to attach the CIM to the CPU 2 If
2. ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 5 The left end of the Channel Configuration Menu after devices have been configured Channel Configuration Summit 16x64 Page 1 8 ChID Group 00 01 00 iT 00 Edit G FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 6 The right end of the the Channel Configuration Menu after devices have been configured CHAPTER 6 Administrator Functions 6 5 User Station Profile Administrators can select option 4 at the Administration Menu to bring up the User Station Profile shown in Figure 6 7 They can use this menu to set the global keyboard type and video delay The Summit s OSUI supports three types of keyboard mappings You can select either English U S English the default French or German If you want to use a non English keyboard at your user station temporarily attach an English language keyboard use any of its arrow keys to move the highlight to the Keyboard Type field press Enter to turn the highlight green use any of the arrow keys to toggle the field to the correct keyboard type and press Enter again to select it You can now swap in the type of keyboard you want to use If your monitor is doing too much switching between resolutions or is taking too long to sync up if it s an LCD monitor when you scan or switch channels on the Summit you can set a video delay for channel switching at your user station If you se
3. c Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected d Consult the supplier or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded cables must be used to connect other compliant devices to this equipment in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances COMB V C CI owy CESS 27 2AAf SB EE CS CORE RARE CH SLE HRZ TZELA ET TOBARRA AS ZRELSBRKRENATERBSVET SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 10 11 NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS NOM ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomend
4. 1 8 pin mini DIN female to Sun keyboard and mouse 1 DB9 female RS 232 serial admin port for firmware upgrades 1 IEC 320 male power inlet SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Connectors continued Maximum Altitude Temperature Tolerance Humidity Tolerance Vibration Tolerance Enclosure MTBF calculated On all CIMs 1 HD15 male to CPU s video port 1 RJ 45 female to Base Unit On KV1515A and 1519 2 6 pin mini DIN male 1 to CPU s PS 2 keyboard port 1 to CPU s PS 2 mouse port On 1519 1 RJ 45 female to USM On 1516 1 8 pin mini DIN male to Sun keyboard mouse port On 1517 1 USB Type A male to USB keyboard mouse port On 1518 1 DB25 female to RS 232 serial port DTE can t be directly connected Operating 10 000 ft 3048 m Storage 40 000 ft 12 192 m Operating 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Operating 20 to 85 noncondensing Storage KV1518A 20 to 90 noncondensing All other Summit devices 10 to 90 noncondensing Passes testing at 5 55 5 Hz 0 38 mm 1 minute per cycle 30 minutes for each axis X Y Z Base Units and USM Steel and Lexan CIMs Injection molded plastic KV1500A and 1501 117 000 hours KV1502A 853 000 hours KV1503A 131 000 hours KV1510A 813 000 hours KV1515A 8 844 000 hours KV1516A 2 399 000 hours CHAPTER 2 Specifications MTBF continued KV15
5. 16x64 02 NT40 Mail Figure 5 4 The ID Display that appears on screen after a selection CHAPTER 5 User Functions To choose a computer from the Selection Menu take these steps 1 Press F12 to toggle the menu to your desired sort order view by channel ID number or alphabetically by device name The entry for the channel you currently have selected if any will be highlighted and will have a small red arrow to the left of its channel name NOTE In the channel ID view only the Selection Menu can display either all channels or only those channels that the user is allowed to select The latter is the default but if the system administrator has set the Display All Computers option in the System Configuration menu see Section 6 2 to Yes you can press F10 to toggle between the restricted and unrestricted views In the unrestricted all channels view the Summit displays a red S next to the scan rate of any channel that the you aren t allowed to access Use the up and down arrow keys and in large systems the PageUp and PageDown keys to move the highlight bar to the channel you want to select then press Enter Note that although the highlight will move the small red arrow to the left of the channel name will remain where it was and continue to indicate your currently selected channel until you choose a new one In the channel ID sorted by ID view once your desired channel s page is on screen you can
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7. Color Function Pair 1 White Orange TX Pair 2 2 Orange White RX Pair 2 3 White Green TX Pair 3 4 Blue White RX Pair 1 5 White Blue TX Pair 1 6 Green White RX Pair 3 7 White Brown TX Pair 4 8 Brown White RX Pair 4 APPENDIX 6 Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A Appendix G Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A 6 1 Introduction to the KV1518A If you want to use your ServSwitch Summit system to access a CPU or other device through an RS 232 port attach one of our RS 232 serial CIMs product code KV1518A to the device s serial port as described in Section G 2 of this Appendix The KV1518A CIM is designed to emulate an ASCII terminal converting keyboard input to RS 232 data input and converting RS 232 data output for display on a VGA monitor This conversion allows any device that can be accessed by an ASCII terminal to be operated with a user station attached to your Summit system across an end to end distance of up to 500 ft 152 m as opposed to the normal RS 232 maximum of 50 ft 15 m Here are some of the KV1518A s useful features t maintains eight pages of data in a circular buffer e In its Buffer Edit Mode see Section G 3 3 you can edit data copy it mark it and or resend it to the computer or other device In its On Line Mode see Section G 3 2 you can operate the ASCII device as if it were attached to a text terminal e It has twelve programmable keys for frequently performed character stri
8. Help Single LineLocalPC On Edit P S Fkey Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 5 5 The User Profile Menu To view or change your user profile take these steps 1 If the OSUI isn t already active activate it by pressing the hotkey factory default is Scroll Lock twice in quick succession 2 Press F4 to access the User Profile screen The topmost fields are identifiers that can t be changed by the user The Connected field displays the name and channel ID of the currently selected device or computer if you re currently connected to a channel The User field displays the user name you entered at login The User Port field shows which user port on the Base Unit your USM and user station are attached to The Admin field shows whether or not you have administrator privileges The Group field displays the user s group ID s see Appendix A SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 3 If you want to change the value of any of the other fields use your keyboard keys to select the field you want to edit Press Tab to move forward through the editable fields Shift Tab to move backward the up and down arrow keys to move up and down and the left and right arrow keys to move left and right Press Enter to begin editing the highlighted area will turn green and the prompt in the prompt message bar will change to Change Ent Done ESC Cancel Follow the instructions below for interpreting and editing each specific U
9. No is the channel s key number internally assigned by the Summit and not changeable by the user and Scn is its currently selected individual scan delay time in seconds see Section 6 4 unless the channel has a subsidiary Base Unit attached to it in which case the Scn column will show The Selection Menu can display eight channels per page it will show you how many total pages there are and which of them you re viewing in its upper right hand corner Page 2 5 for the second of five pages for example Use the PageUp and PageDown keys on your keyboard to move between the pages Once you ve selected a CPU as described on the following pages the Summit system will switch to that channel if you ve enabled it see Section 5 3 an ID Display shown in Figure 5 4 will pop up on screen to identify the chosen channel for the number of seconds you ve set SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Selection Menu Main 16x64 Page No Ch ID 03 NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack 03 Matrls 8x32 NT40 Fax Mrktng_8x32 PubSrv_8x32 Page FKey Ent Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 5 2 The Selection Menu ordered by channel number Selection Menu by Name Main_16x64 Mrktng_8x32 07 Matrls 8x32 05 NT40 Fax 06 NT40 Mail 02 PubSrv_8x32 08 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack 04 Page PCName FKey Ent Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 5 3 The Selection Menu ordered by name Purchas
10. USM against the plate so that the screws heads go through the three double keyed holes on the plate s main surface then slide the USM in either direction that will move the screws into a keyed end of the holes to lock the USM in place APPENDIX E Surface Rackmounting Figure E 6 Permanently attaching the plate to a surface Figure E 7 Attaching the USM to the plate Appendix F CAT5 Cable Guidelines Use only straight through pinned four pair eight wire Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cables terminated with standard RJ 45 plugs for the CAT5 cabling links in your ServSwitch Summit system We recommend CAT5 patch cables such as product code EYN737MS and or 5 bulk cable such as our EYN840A The bulk cable should be terminated with high quality RJ 45 plugs such as those included in our FM732 25 pack If your existing CAT5 site wiring system meets these requirements feel free to send the signals through your site s patch panels existing wiring etc but you should keep the number of patches and splices to a minimum to avoid degrading the video signals Maximum end to end cabling distance from any CPU to any user station should not exceed 500 ft 152 m Looking into an RJ 45 socket on any Summit component or looking at the cable plug from behind with the tab on the bottom Pin 1 should be on the left and Pin 8 on the right and the wires should be arranged this way as per the TIA 568B standard Pin
11. also press the desired channel s key number 1 through 8 to move the highlight to that channel instantly In the name view you can also type the first few characters of the desired channel s name to move the highlight to the first channel whose name begins with that character sequence If you type enough characters the highlight should eventually move to the precise channel you want When you press Enter to select a channel and there s a computer CPU attached to that channel that you are allowed to access the Summit automatically switches you to that channel for normal computer operation and the OSUI disappears If there s a cascaded Base Unit attached to that channel an additional dedicated OSUI Selection Menu will appear for that device keep moving through the Selection Menu layers until you reach the CPU you want To return to the main Selection Menu from any second or third tier device specific Selection Menu press the Home key on your keyboard once or press Esc once or twice depending which tier you re on Once you ve switched to a different channel you can continue switching by pressing the hotkey factory default is Scroll Lock twice in quick succession to bring the Selection Menu back on screen If instead you want to go back to your previously selected channel without seeing any OSUI menus you can press the previous channel command key factory default is Num Lock twice in quick succession S
12. can t support all of these settings you must temporarily attach one that can Also if you want to perform initial configuration with a local user station it must consist of a PS 2 keyboard and VGA monitor Available data rate Baud Rate settings are 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 bps You can select even odd or no None parity 7 or 8 data bits and 1 or 2 stop bits but 7 data bits requires 2 stop bits The terminal type is fixed at VT100 To force local VGA output even when your local keyboard is a Sun type access the KV1518A from a user station with a PS 2 keyboard and a VGA monitor Bring up the Setup Screen and change the video option for Sun keyboard to VGA You can then access the KV1518A from Sun type user stations 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Black Box Corporation Copyright 2002 V1 05 ASCII Terminal Converter Model KV1518A EE Line 03 Position 10 Page 8 9600 Baud e a etes eese SEACE MC O ASCII Terminal Converter Setup Screen m Baud Rate Parity Data Bit 8 Stop Bit Terminal Type VT100 Video Output 5 2 Keyboard VGA Only Sun Keyboard Sun Composite N Oo OTI 0 10 U Set up Default Use lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt to go to a field to edit Use T or lt l gt to change parameter in a field Esc to return to On Line Ej lt Alt F1 gt Di
13. cascade A soft reset allows each Base Unit to retain all user and system profiles but also auto detect the current status of its channel and user ports Follow the installation steps in this section to install the new cascade but when you power on each Base Unit which must be done in proper tier order use the pinhole reset button on the back of each unit to reset them individually So starting with a subsidiary Base Unit in the third tier if there is one power on the unit press and hold the pinhole reset button until the LED panel flashes release the button and wait until the LEDs cycle through and return to their original state Repeat for any other third tier units then all second tier units and finally the master SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 5 User Functions This chapter discusses how to use the On Screen User Interface OSUI to configure and operate your ServSwitch Summit system See Appendixes and C for information about using the KV1518A CIM or using the KV1519A with a local PC 5 Login You need to login in order to access computers and other devices connected to the Summit system The Login Menu shown in Figure 5 1 is automatically displayed on every user station monitor after the single or master Summit Base Unit is powered on after being powered off to bring up the Login Menu on a user station monitor at any other time press the system s hotkey the factory default is Scroll Lock twice in quick succession
14. e KV1501A supports 4 users and 42 CPUs KV1502A supports 8 users and 32 CPUs e KV1503A supports 16 users and 64 CPUs There are also several different CIMs for different types of computers all must output VGA video e KV1515A and KV1519A support CPUs with IBM PS 2 type keyboard and mouse ports KV1519A has an extra RJ 45 port to support a local CPU installed between a USM and a Base Unit see Appendix C e KV1516A supports CPUs with Sun type keyboard and mouse ports KV1517A supports CPUs with USB keyboard and mouse ports KV1518A supports CPUs connected through their RS 232 serial ports There is one universal USM KV1510A that supports either a PS 2 or Sun type keyboard and mouse We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard if there are any Sun CPUs in your system if you must use a PS 2 keyboard to control Sun CPUs see Appendix H for how to produce a Sun keyboard s special characters If you want to connect one user station to one CPU across a long stretch of CAT5 or higher cable you can run such a cable between a direct mode USM and a CIM see Appendix B SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 3 2 Features and Benefits Some useful features of the Summit Base Unit available in models to which you can directly attach 2 users and 42 computers KV1500A 4 users and 42 computers KV1501A 8 users and 32 computers KV1502A or 16 users and 64 computers KV1503A Cascade Matrix Switching Units to expand to up to 2048 se
15. in this mode if the ID Display parameter is enabled for your account see Section 5 3 message boxes will appear on screen as you and other users select various CPUs When you select a computer that someone else is already controlling the message below showing the name of the computer being viewed will be displayed on your monitor for the currently set ID Display interval Press Esc to return to the main Selection Menu P View Win95 Bob e If another user chooses to view the video of a computer you have already selected you will see the messages shown below bearing that user s name for the currently set ID Display interval You ll see the top message when the second user begins viewing you ll see the bottom message when they stop viewing because they ve switched to another channel or logged out P View Active Jason P View Off Jason CHAPTER 5 User Functions 5 3 Customizing How the USM Operates for You When the OSUT is active you can bring up the User Profile Menu shown in Figure 5 5 by pressing function key F4 This menu is for displaying the Summit s configuration and for setting preferred operating parameters for individual user accounts User Profile Connected Main 16 64 User ADMIN User Port 1 Admin Yes Group 00 Scan Mode Global Global Scan Rate 03 Seconds ID Display On 03 Seconds Green Mode Off 05 Minutes Hotkey Scroll Lock Display Position Menu ID Previous Channel Key NumLck
16. manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada TRADEMARES USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks and ServSwitch and ServSwitch Summit are trademarks of Black Box Corporation Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Lexan is a registered trademark of GE IBM PC AT PS 2 and RS 6000 are registered
17. on the back of one of your Summit Base Units or to the RJ 45 port on the back of a USM if you want Direct Mode access see Appendix B If the CIM is installed properly and the attached device or port is configured correctly you re ready to start using the CIM for your serial communication 6 3 Operating the KV1518A G 3 1 SCREEN LAYOUT The KV1518A produces eight color video at 800 x 600 resolution which can accommodate 32 lines of 80 text characters each A typical ASCII terminal uses 24 lines so the KV1518A uses the eight extra lines to provide system status and help information As shown in Figure G 1 these eight lines are divided so that four are at the top of the screen and four are at the bottom In line 1 of the top pane the KV1518A s firmware version is displayed at the right In line 3 of the top pane the cursor position and buffer page number are displayed at the left and the terminal type and data rate are displayed at the right In line 4 of the top pane the communication status is displayed in the center This status can be On Line The KV1518A is communicating with the computer and displaying the interactions in its terminal screen area Help Alt F1 has been pressed so the Help screen is being displayed Set Up Alt F2 or Alt F3 has been pressed so the KV1518A is in Setup Mode or Buffer Edit Alt F4 has been pressed so the KV1518A is in Buffe
18. sure that your monitor can handle 800 x 600 video resolution at a refresh rate of 60 Hz If you re at a remote user station s monitor make sure that you aren t trying to run CAT5 cable too far end to end The total length of CAT5 cabling from the serial device to the monitor shouldn t be greater than 500 ft 152 m If you re using a Sun keyboard at the local user station the KV1518A will by default try to output legacy Sun compatible composite video on its HD15 connector You ll need to temporarily attach a PS 2 keyboard press Alt F2 to bring up the Setup Screen see Section G 4 of this Appendix and change the video setting so that the KV1518A outputs VGA video even when a Sun keyboard is attached APPENDIX H Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard Appendix H Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard and mouse at your user stations if there are any Sun CPUs in your ServSwitch M Summit system If you must use a PS 2 keyboard to control a Sun CPU attached to your Summit system the Summit is able to perform some keyboard emulation To emulate most of the special extra keys that are present on Sun keyboards but not PS 2 keyboards first press and hold either Scroll Lock or the combination of Ctrl and Alt these function as permanent Sun keystroke hotkeys If Scroll Lock is your OSUI hotkey or previous channel key see Section 5 3 you ll want to use Ctrl
19. the serial administration cables included with each Base Unit or if that has been lost an equivalent DB9 male to female straight through pinned not null modem serial cable between the DB9 female administration port of an active USM and a DB9 male serial port on the PC with the firmware files and Update Utility installed on it 2 If you haven t already done so log into the Summit system at the user station attached to that USM that the OSUI s Selection Menu is on screen at its monitor Press F12 to switch the display to Selection Menu by Name rather than the standard channel ID ordering 3 At the PC with the Update Utility installed on it launch the Utility by double clicking on its icon The main window shown in Figure D 1 should appear SERVSWITCH SUMMIT lt gt Untitled Summit Update V 2 2a File View Tools Help Black Box Firmware Update Program Black Box Corporation File Options Communication Upgrade Information Hex File Serial Port Load Hex File esere eran For Help press F1 NUM Port Inactive Z Figure D 1 The main window of the Update Utility Select the correct serial port COMI COM2 COM3 or and click on the Activate Port button to initiate communication with the USM Glick on Load Hex File and select the USM firmware contained in the firmware distribution file these will be named S10A xxx where xxxis a hexadecim
20. to bring up the OSUI then press function key F9 NOTE If a user station monitor displays the message No Connection to Summit instead of the Login Menu either the USM isn t connected properly to the Base Unit the Base Unit is powered off or the Base Unit is malfunctioning Make sure that the cabling between the USM and the Base Unit is intact and is securely connected at both ends Also make sure that when you turn the Base Unit off and back on the LEDs run through the sequence described in step 1b of Section 4 2 The Device ID field in the login menu will initially contain the single or master Base Unit s default device name Summit followed by 2x42 for a KV1500A 4x42 for a KV1501A 8x32 for a KV1502A or 16x64 for a KV1503A The administrator can assign it a different name The User Port is the number of the user port on the Base Unit from 1 to 16 depending on the model that this USM and user station are attached to Please Login ServSwitch Summit Device ID Summit 8x32 User Port 1 User ME Password Enter Name and Password Figure 5 1 The Login Menu for a KV1502A CHAPTER 5 User Functions To login at the Login Menu and start operating the system take these steps 1 Type in the user name that you ve been assigned by the system administrator If user names haven t been assigned yet the defaults are user01 through user15 depending on the model for regular use
21. to the master Base Unit Check for loose connections and make sure you re using good intact CAT5 cables See Appendix F for UTP cabling information NOTE If your video image is fuzzy especially if you re using an LCD flat panel monitor you can adjust the video gain to focus the video image If the OSUI isn t already on screen at a given monitor activate it by pressing the Scroll Lock key twice rapidly then use the numeric keypad s and plus and minus keys to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration 6 Configure the channels in your system Check the Scroll Lock LED on one of your user station keyboards If it s blinking the Summit is ready to accept hotkey commands from that user station Hotkey commands can be used with the OSUI to login select computers or administer the system a At the Login Menu type admin in the User Name field and press Enter In the Password field type the default password blackbox all lowercase and press Enter b The monitor should display the OSUT s Selection Menu indicating that the USM is correctly installed After you ve finished installing and configuring your cascaded system this menu might resemble Figure 4 8 Selection Menu Main 16x64 Page No Ch ID NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack 03 Matrls 8x32 NT40 Fax Mrktng_8x32 PubSrv_8x32 Page FKey Ent Esc ScrlLoc
22. trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Sun and Sun Microsystems are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY VCCI STATEMENT EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in the European standard EN55022 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions might cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that harmful interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off you can correct the interference with one or more of the following measures a Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna b Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
23. 17A 2 308 000 hours Power Size KV1518A 1 691 000 hours KV1519A 879 000 hours All Base Units and USM From utility power mains outlet through detachable power cord and IEC 320 inlet to internal transformer Input 100 to 240 VAC at 47 to 63 Hz up to 600 mA Average consumption at 110 VAC KV1500A KV1510A 17 6 watts KV1501A 19 8 watts KV1502A 25 3 watts KV1503A 34 watts KV1518A From utility power mains outlet through detachable power cord and IEC 320 inlet to external transformer Input 100 to 240 VAC at 47 to 63 Hz and up to 500 mA Output 5 VDC at up to 300 mA All other CIMs 5 VDC from attached keyboard port KV1515A and KV1516A At 120 mA KV1517A At 150 mA KV1519A At 200 mA KV1500A and 1501 1 75 H x 17 2 W x 10 4 D 4 4 x 43 7 x 26 4 cm KV1502A 1 75 H x 16 7 W x 11 3 D 4 4 x 42 4 x 28 7 cm KV1503A 3 5 H x 17 25 W x 10 75 D 8 9 x 43 8 x 27 9 cm KV1510A 1 75 H x 11 4 W x 10 1 D 4 4 x 29 x 25 7 cm KV1515A 1516 0 6 H 1 3 W x 3 D 1 5 x 3 3 x 7 6 cm plus a 4 10 2 cm cord from the CIM to its HD15 connector which is 1 9 4 8 cm long and a 13 33 cm cord from its HD15 connector to its keyboard mouse connector s KV1517A 0 6 H x 1 3 W 3 D 1 5 x 8 8 x 7 6 cm plus a 4 10 2 cm cord from the CIM to its HD15 connector which is 1 9 4 8 cm long and a 14 35 6 cm cord from its HD15 connector to the end of its USB Type A connec
24. 7 Glick on Check Device Information SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 18 19 20 21 Click on Send to Summit to begin uploading the new firmware to the Base Unit Both the PC and the Base Unit need to remain powered on during the transfer and you should be careful not to disconnect the cable between them If either device loses power or the cable comes loose this will not cause the Base Unit to run with incomplete firmware or any other serious problems but you will have to restart the upload process from scratch This upload typically takes about thirty seconds Once the Base Unit successfully finishes receiving the new firmware it should reset itself automatically watch for the LEDs to cycle in the same way that they would when the Base Unit is powered off and back on again If the automatic reset doesn t occur you can manually reset the Base Unit by cycling power to it no data loss will occur If you do so check the firmware version that the Base Unit reports when you click on Check Device Information again If the Base Unit is still reporting the version it was running previously the upload wasn t successful and you ll have to start it again When the upload is finished click on Disable Port and exit the Update Utility Do this even if you re planning on upgrading more Base Units later Disconnect the serial cable from the Base Unit s administration port Repeat steps 12 through 20 for each Base Unit whose f
25. Alt Then press the corresponding character on the PS 2 keyboard While pressing a character hotkey lo generate this press this PS 2 keyboard key Sun keyboard keystroke F2 Again Props F4 Undo F5 Front F6 Copy F7 Open F8 Paste F9 Find F10 Cut F11 Help F12 Mute on the keypad Compose on the keypad Vol on the keypad Vol The one exception to this procedure is the Sun keyboard s Stop character To generate Stop with a PS 2 keyboard hold down the Pause Break key and press the letter A NOTES NOTES NOTES BLACK BOX Customer Support Information FREE tech support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Dr Lawrence PA 15055 1018 World Wide Web www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com O Copyright 2001 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved
26. CHONS 2er id 32 5 1 Eogm a a A Ai 32 5 2 Selecting a Computer eee eee OO 5 3 Customizing How the USM Operates for You 37 5 4 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions 41 5 5 The Information Menu sesde 42 6 Administrator Functions 43 6 1 The Administration Menu 4 eee eee en 43 6 2 System Configuration essere nie RETE REPRE EISE R 44 6 9 User Config ralon iun tee ee gr nen erai 47 6 4 Channel Configuration 2 eere emhnDp IHRER 49 6 5 User Station Profile 7 ete er repe 51 6 6 Refresh Configurations satinado 52 6 7 Autoscanning and Autoskipping 52 6 8 Resetting a Base Unit to Its Factory Defaults o oo 52 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 7 Troubleshooting 2 ceo aaa 53 1 1 Calling Black d eee eterne e Eo 53 7 2 Shipping and Packaging oo es eese 53 Appendix A Group Settings Access Rights 54 Appendix B USM Direct Moderniseren en a nennen 55 Appendix C Using a KV1519A to Access a Local CPU 56 Appendix D Updating the Summit s Firmware esee 59 Appendix E Surface Rackmounting 1 eee e 63 Appendix F CAT5 Cable Guidelines eee 68 Appendix G Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A 69 G 1 Introduction to the KV1518A sss 69 G 2 Instal
27. CIM You can change the device name individual scan rate device type and group IDs associated with each computer or device When you save Channel Configuration changes the Summit system will update each affected CIM as necessary Use the arrow keys Tab Shift Tab PgUp page up PgDn page down Home and End to move within this menu and its submenus Press Enter to edit a highlighted field it will turn green When you finish editing a field either press Enter followed by S to save the changes or press Esc to abort them This menu displays one channel s information in each row If the Summit system detects a powered device on that channel it will display the text in that row in green otherwise it will display it in black Here s what the fields and columns in the left end of this menu see Figure 6 5 mean e ChID The channel s channel ID number Name The name of the device attached to that channel Device names are case sensitive and may be up to twelve alphanumeric characters long As shown with channel 1 in Figure 6 5 and elsewhere you can leave a device name blank if you want to although we don t recommend this Scn Displays the device s individual scan rate the length of time that the system pauses while scanning that channel for any user with Scan Mode set to Individual rather than Global see Section 5 3 Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number
28. ERVSWITCH SUMMIT In the Selection Menu each channel s availability is visually indicated by the following text colors For more information about Private Mode Public View Mode and PC Share Mode see Operation Mode in Section 6 2 e Black No device is connected or the connected device is powered down Green Computer CPU is connected and the channel is active and available However if the Summit system is in PC Share Mode another user may currently be accessing the computer Red Channel is unavailable currently being accessed by another user This only happens when the Summit system is in Private Mode e Yellow Channel is unavailable for control being controlled by another user but video can be viewed This only happens when the Summit system is in Public View Mode Also refer to the paragraphs below for information about other OSUI displays that appear when the system is in Public View Mode Purple A second or third tier cascaded Base Unit is connected to this channel see Section 4 3 White Channel s current status is unknown This should not happen if the Summit is operating normally When the Summit system is set to Public View Mode see Section 6 2 if one user has already selected a computer another user can also select it but the second user will only be able to view its video output they won t be able to control it or input any data with the keyboard and mouse While the system is
29. FEBRUARY 2003 BLACK BOX KV1500A KV1501A KV1502A KV1503A lt gt BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES THE SERVSWITCH FAMILY Welcome to the ServSwitch Family Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX ServSwitch Brand KVM switch We appreciate your business and we think you ll appreciate the many ways that this product will save you money time and effort Our ServSwitch family is all about breaking away from the traditional expensive model of computer management and display You know the one size fits all even ifit doesn t model that says One computer gets one dedicated monitor or user station no more no less Why not a single user station monitor keyboard and mouse for multiple computers even computers of different platforms Why not a pair of user stations each of which can control multiple computers Why not many monitors or user Stations for the same computer Why not access or display any of your computers anywhere in the world with any of your user stations or monitors With our ServSwitch products there s no reason why not We carry a broad line of robust solutions for all these applications Do you have just two PCs and need an economical alternative to keeping two mice keyboards and monitors on your desk Or do you need to share many computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple Macintosh Sun Microsystems and SGI types among multiple worldwide users with different access
30. Screen F9 Logout Shift F9 Release Channel F10 Toggle Disp 11 Ch On Off FKey Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 5 6 The Help Menu 5 5 The Information Menu When the OSUT is active you can bring up the Information Menu shown in Figure 5 7 by pressing function key F8 This menu displays the vital statistics of the USM that your user station is attached to including its firmware and hardware revisions its serial number which console port user port on the Base Unit it s attached to and the number of KVM switches and PC CPUs that can be accessed through it Information Menu Firmware Ver AL3 Hardware Ver OB FPGA Ver el Serial Number D3C80002 Console Port T Accessible KVM Sws 2 Accessible PCs 105 Edit P S FKey Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 5 7 The Information Menu CHAPTER 6 Administrator Functions 6 Administrator Functions This chapter discusses the special On Screen User Interface OSUI functions with which an administrator can configure and operate the ServSwitch Summit system including assigning access rights discussed in more detail in Appendix A 6 1 The Administration Menu Administrators can use the Administration Menu to set security classes maintain user names and privileges and manage the system configuration including controlling user access to the Summit system and all connected devices To reach any of the Administration Menu s s
31. Second tier CPUs suela Base Units wr B i B i B suc Ei Pia 0 USMs _ AL A Master 16 x 64 User stations Base Unit User stations Figure 4 7 A sample cascaded system SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Take these steps to install a cascaded system with multiple Base Units 1 Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to user port 1 on the back of the master Base Unit If the cascade consists of both 16 x 64 Base Units and other Base Unit models a 16 x 64 Base Unit must be the master Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 45 CAT5 port on the back of the USM Connect a PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse and VGA monitor to the USM In an all PC installation almost any PS 2 compatible pointing device should work as long as all of the attached PCs have a driver for it Don t plug in or turn on the USMs or mo
32. ado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato NOM STATEMENT 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las line
33. al representation of the firmware s version number The text on the first button in the Upgrade Information pane of the window should change to Send to Summit Click on Test Hex File The Utility will verify the file s integrity Click on Check Device Information to confirm that the PC is successfully communicating with the USM and that it would in fact be desirable to replace the USM s current firmware with the version you ve downloaded Click on Send to Summit to begin uploading the new firmware to the USM Both the PC and the USM need to remain powered on during the transfer and you should be careful not to disconnect the cable between them If either device loses power or the cable comes loose this will not cause the USM to run with incomplete firmware or any other serious problems but you will have to restart the upload process from scratch APPENDIX D Updating the Summit s Firmware The upload typically takes about two minutes Once the USM successfully finishes receiving the new firmware it should beep and reset itself automatically If the automatic reset doesn t occur you can manually reset the USM by cycling power to it no data loss will occur If you do so check the firmware version that the USM reports when you click on Check Device Information again The USM will also report this in the OSUI s Information Menu see Section 5 5 If the USM is still reporting the version it was runni
34. ands which can be used with the OSUI to login select computers or administer the system If the monitor instead displays a No connection to Summit message the USM isn t properly connected to the Base Unit Check for loose connections and make sure you re using good intact CAT5 cables See Appendix F for UTP cabling information Please Login ServSwitch Summit Device ID Summit 8x32 User Port 1 User ME Password Enter Name and Password Figure 4 3 The Login Menu for a KV1502A b Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter In the Password field type the default password blackbox all lowercase and press Enter c The monitor should display the OSUT s Selection Menu as shown in Figure 4 4 indicating that the USM is correctly installed SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Selection Menu Summit 8x32 Page No Ch ID 03 NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 91111598 Jack 03 Wins98 Jana 03 NT40 Fax 03 Wins95 Paul 03 Wins98 Sher 03 Page FKey Ent Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 4 The Selection Menu for a KV1502A shown after a hypothetical basic system configuration is finished 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each USM you want to connect to the Base Unit 5 Connect a CIM and its computer CPU a Connect the cable strands of an appropriate CIM to the desired ports on a computer CPU e KVI1515A IBM PS 2 compatible CPUs Plug the HD15 strand into the CPU s HD15 VGA video p
35. as de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o C El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Contents Chapter Page l Quick Install Guide sss enne 8 2 1 Basic Installation eter eee e ER Rhet 9 1 2 Initial Administrative Testing sese 10 Edo tei eii 12 Sy Introduction 35 nitet orent So DIB Rura Det hens 17 Del OVCIVIGW aeter n e PRG E IE ER FERES EET REFER ica 17 3 2 Features and Benefits eee 18 5 3 Complete Packages inet hne enpeenme PE 19 3 4 The Summit Illustrated en 20 4 Installation and Initial Configuration 21 4 1 Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration sse 21 4 2 Installing a Summit System with a Single Base Unit 22 4 3 Installing a Cascaded Summit System eese 27 b User FUN
36. ces a Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to user port 1 on the back of the Base Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 45 CAT5 port on the back of the USM Both rear panels are shown in Figure 4 2 b Run the USM s included power cord from the IEC 320 inlet on its rear panel to a working AC outlet c Turn ON the USM s power switch It will power up and establish communication with the Base Unit d Connect a PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse and VGA monitor to the USM If there will be any Sun CPUs in your system you can connect a Sun keyboard and mouse later after you ve configured the system for Sun input If you must control Sun CPUs with a PS 2 keyboard see Appendix H In an all PC installation almost any PS 2 compatible pointing device should work as long as all of the attached PCs have a driver for it e Plug in and turn ON the monitor CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration Power Ed Emb ON OFF SUN VGA zB re uw AC IN 0 64 Admin Mouse Keyboard Monitor CATS Port tits 2055 P Tp Figure 4 2 Rear of a ServSwitch Summit USM 1510 top and 8 x 32 Base Unit KV1502A bottom not shown at the same scale 3 Initially configure the USM a The Login Menu shown in Figure 4 3 should be displayed on the USM s attached monitor If the Scroll Lock LED on the USM s attached keyboard is blinking the Summit is ready to accept hotkey comm
37. ctions with the ASCII device as if it were the screen of an ASCII terminal Simultaneously the data stream being output by the device is stored in an eight page circular buffer so you can not only access and operate the device but you can also review its historical data as needed Because the buffer is circular it always retains the most recent eight pages of data from the device the newest data will overwrite the oldest data Conveniently you may program any of the PC keyboard s twelve function keys to trigger your most often used data stream commands see Section G 4 Pressing any key you ve set this way causes the Summit to send the corresponding command to the device During the online session you can also send any of the following key combinations press and hold Ctrl or Alt press and release the command key and release Ctrl or Alt to control your communication with the device or to access the KV1518A s help and setup screens e Ctrl Break the Pause Break key next to the Scroll Lock key Resets both the KV1518A and the serial communication with the device e Ctrl S not case sensitive Sends an X OFF command to the device to temporarily stop it from sending any data until the flow is allowed to resume all output data will be queued by the device If the device doesn t support X ON X OFF flow control this command has no effect e Ctrl Q not case sensitive Sends an X ON command to allow the de
38. e OSUI temporarily disappears and press Enter to highlight it then use the arrow keys to move the chosen window as desired the left arrow key to move the whole window to the left for example When you re finished press Enter to save the change Previous Channel Key The keyboard key that when quickly pressed twice causes the Summit to switch back to the previously selected channel without going through the OSUI provided that that channel is still available The six alternatives are Scroll Lock Caps Lock Num Lock the default left Shift left Alt and None no Previous Channel Key disables this function use any of the arrow keys to switch between them You can t select the key that s currently being used as the hotkey see the earlier Hotkey entry Help This parameter determines the format of the help message at the bottom of each OSUI menu It s always set to Single Line it can t be selected or altered Local PC Use any of the arrow keys to toggle Local PC Mode on or off the default for the attached USM Only turn this on if you ve used a KV1519A CIM to attach a local PC between the USM and the Base Unit see Appendix C for more information You can also change your password or delete or reinstate it if Allow Blank Password is set to yes see Section 6 2 while the User Profile Menu is on screen by pressing P to bring up a prompt window Type your old password at the first promp
39. e a subsidiary Base Unit is installed and press Enter The highlight should turn light blue Type in the name that you want to assign to the subsidiary Base Unit on this channel the highlight should turn green when you start typing Press Enter when you re finished then press S to save the new name All other paths channels by which that subsidiary Base Unit is attached to the Base Unit above it will be given the same name automatically Press F2 to reopen the Selection Menu make sure that the channel s of the second tier Base Unit are properly established All paths to that Base Unit should be displayed in purple Press F5 to go back to the Administration Menu Select Channel Configuration again Select a channel that has been configured for the subsidiary Base Unit you just set up Press G to bring up a dedicated Channel Configuration menu for the subsidiary Base Unit Edit the names of all computer CPUs attached to this subsidiary Base Unit Each highlight should turn green as you start typing Press Enter when you re finished with each name Press S to save all of the new names CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration Press Enter to access the dedicated Selection Menu for that subsidiary Base Unit Verify that new names appear in the Selection Menu in green If you are configuring a second tier subsidiary Base Unit and there are any third tier Base Units attached to it repeat ste
40. e within this menu and its submenus Press Enter to edit a highlighted field it will turn green When you finish editing a field either press Enter to save the changes or press Esc to abort them This menu displays one user s information in each row Here s what the fields and columns in the left end of this menu see Figure 6 3 mean User Your user name This field can t be edited Name The user names assigned to all user accounts Except for the special user name admin these user names can be edited You can type in new names up to eight alphanumeric characters long not case sensitive Group The ID numbers of the security groups that users are assigned to see Appendix A Adm Indicates whether any given user has administrator privileges You can use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between Yes and No the default setting You can press Tab or the right arrow key to move to the right end of this menu see Figure 6 4 and display users connection information The Connection column displays which channel if any each active user is currently connected to You can also perform three other functions at this menu You can add a new user by pressing the Insert key A new default user name will be added to the existing list for example if users user01 through user25 already exist and you add a new one its default name will be user26 you can then edit the name as desired T
41. ell you can do this by inserting a KV1519A dual access CIM between a USM and a Base Unit as shown in Figure C 1 Other CPUs 10 011 Local A A PC Bb y KV1519A CIM Base Unit USMs and user stations Neun with no access to the a local CPU a m with access to the local ELT AE ES CPU EA 0 MEA O MEA O Figure C 1 A Summit system that uses a KV1519A to support a local CPU To do this for a given user station take these steps 1 If you haven t already done so install your Summit system as described in Chapter 4 2 Take the cable that connects the user station s USM to the Base Unit and disconnect it from the Base Unit s user port SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 3 Connect the free end of this cable to the RJ 45 port labeled UTP OUT on the KV1519A Run another CAT5 cable not included we recommend product code EYN737MS from the RJ 45 port labeled UTP IN on the KV1519A to the same user port on the Base Unit from which you disconnected the other cable Plug the KV1519A s HD15 strand into the HD15 VGA video port of the CPU you want the user station to have local access to Plug its purple 6 pin mini DIN keyboard strand into the CPU s 6 pin mini DIN keyboard port Plug its light green 6 pin mini DIN strand into the CPU s 6 pin mi
42. en press Enter The System Configuration Menu will appear displaying the current settings of its parameters described below and on the following pages 2 Press the down arrow or Tab to move the highlight forward or the up arrow or Shift Tab to move the highlight backward to a desired field Press Enter to edit the field The highlighted area will turn green Some fields have character or numeric values you can type in others have values you can toggle between with the arrow keys When editing is complete either press Enter followed by S to save your changes or press Esc to abort the changes and continue using the previous settings System Configuration Device ID Summit 16x64 Display 11 Computers No Logoff Timeout Off 05 Min Operation Mode Private P View Admin Silent No PC Share Timeout 01 Sec Login Blank Off 05 Minutes Allow Blank Password No Default Login Name Blank Yes Edit FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 2 The System Configuration Menu Device ID Type in your desired name for the single or master Summit Base Unit It s important for the Base Units in a cascaded system with multiple Base Units to have distinctive names so users can tell them apart The system will assign each Base Unit the default name Summit users x channels each KV1500A will be named Summit 2x42 each KV1501A Summit 4x42 etc CHAPTER 6 Administrator Functions Di
43. enu or screen prompt message bar ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 1 Format of OSUI screens SERVSWITCH SUMMIT You can use function keys F1 F2 F4 and F8 to switch between first level menus Pressing F1 while the OSUI is active brings up the help screen which lists all available options While the OSUI is on screen the userstation keyboard s Scroll Lock LED indicator blinks See Chapter 5 for more information 4 2 Installing a Summit System with a Single Base Unit If you ll be installing a single ServSwitch Summit Base Unit keep in mind the maximum numbers of user stations and computer CPUs you can connect 2 user stations and 42 CPUs to a KV1500A e 4 user stations and 42 CPUs to a KV1501A 8 user stations and 32 CPUs to a KV1502A or 16 user stations and 64 CPUs to a KV1503A Take the following steps referring to Figure 4 2 on the next page All Summit components CPUs and monitors must be turned OFF and unplugged 1 Initialize the Base Unit a Run the Base Unit s included power cord from the IEC 320 inlet on its rear panel to a working AC outlet b Turn ON the Base Unit s power switch The Base Unit will begin its self tests It will light all of its LEDs briefly then light them one at a time in quick sequence then blink them all twice then light the LEDs of all of its active ports After this process is complete proceed to the next step 2 Connect a USM and its attached devi
44. guration User Station Profile Refresh Configurations Edit FKey Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 5 The Administration Menu Channel Configuration Summit 8x32 Page 1 8 ChID Name Scn Device 03 NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack 03 Wins98 Jana 03 NT40 Fax 03 Wins95 Paul 03 Wins98 Sher 03 Edit G FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 6 The Channel Configuration Menu of a KV1502A shown after a hypothetical basic system configuration is finished CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration 4 3 Installing a Cascaded Summit System The ServSwitch Summit s channel capacity can be easily expanded by installing a cascade of Base Units as shown in Figure 4 7 In a two tiered cascaded system one or more subsidiary Base Units are connected to the channel ports of a master Base Unit If you fully populate a second tier you can add a third tier by connecting additional subsidiary Base Units to the channel ports of Base Units in the second tier Three tiers is the maximum depth of a cascaded system only CIMs may be attached to the channel ports of Base Units in the third tier A three tier system can accommodate up to 2048 CPUs NOTE In cascaded configurations the subsidiary Base Units in the third tier if there is one must be powered ON first then the subsidiary Base Units in the second tier then the master Base Unit USMs can be powered ON and OFF at any time as needed
45. he maximum number of users is 127 the default names of users added after user99 will contain three digits You can delete a user by moving the highlight to a user name and pressing Delete You ll be asked for confirmation if you respond Y that user account will be deleted from the system SERVSWITCH SUMMIT You can login as a different user by highlighting a user name and pressing L The user name will appear in a Login Menu prompting you to login Caution If you define a new user but login as that user before pressing S or doing something else to permanently save that account the account will exist only as long as you are logged in it will be lost as soon as you log out User Configuration User ADMIN User01 User02 User03 User04 User05 User06 User07 Page 1 3 Adm Group Yes 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Edit Ins Del FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 3 The left end of the User Configuration Menu default state User Configuration User ADMIN Connection Page Wins95_Bob NT40 Mail NT40 Mail None None None Edit Ins Del FKey S Esc ScrlLock scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 4 The right end of the User Configuration Menu after users have been configured CHAPTER 6 Administrator Functions 6 4 Channel Configuration Administrators can use the Channel Configuration Menu shown in Figures 6 5 and 6 6 to edit or initialize a
46. in mini DIN connector or a Sun keyboard into its 8 pin mini DIN connector Plug a VGA monitor into the KV1518A s HD15 connector NOTE This local station will contend for keyboard control with the remote user stations attached to Summit USMs based on a fixed one second activity timeout As soon as there has been no keyboard activity from the local station for one second a remote station can take keyboard control and vice versa Plug in and turn on the device If possible set it to communicate at 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit These don t have to be the permanent serial settings but the device must be set this way to establish initial communication with the KV1518A later you can configure both the device and the KV1518A to better settings see Section G 4 of this Appendix If the device can t be configured for these settings you ll need to temporarily attach a CPU or other device that can be APPENDIX 6 Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A 4 Plug the KV1518A s power supply into the KV1518A and a working AC outlet If the KV1518A and its power supply are installed and operating properly the KV1518A s green LED will start blinking once per second while the CIM is idle more quickly while it s passing data in either direction 5 Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable not included we recommend product code EYN737MS to the RJ 45 port on the KV1518A Connect the other end of the cable to RJ 45 channel port 1
47. ion NOTE This chapter includes full instructions for how to install single Base Units or cascades of multiple Base Units If you want to install a simple Summit system with a single Base Unit you might be able to do so by following the simplified procedure in Chapter 1 If you want to install a direct mode USM to CIM system with no Base Units see Appendix B If you want to install a KV1519A CIM and a local PC in your system see Appendix C 4 1 Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration You ll be using the ServSwitch Summit s On Screen User Interface OSUI at various points while you install the Summit system so here are some basics of the OSUI that you can familiarize yourself with before starting your installation Once your USM and user station equipment are in place and powered on you ll be able to activate the OSUI by rapidly pressing the default hotkey Scroll Lock twice on an attached keyboard Each OSUI menu contains the following sections as shown in Figure 4 1 a menu title line a menu screen body for text and fields a prompt message bar and a status line that consists of the current OSUI hotkey e Scan Skip status NCS Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock status indicator and a communication speed indicator L for low or H for high which will depend on your Summit components showing the communication speed between the User Station and Base Station Menu Title Main body of m
48. irmware you want to upgrade Appendix E Surface Rackmounting ServSwitchTM Summit USMs and most Base Units can be mounted in 1U 1 75 4 4 cm of vertical space in a standard 19 equipment rack KV1503A Base Units can be mounted in 2U 3 5 8 9 cm of space To rackmount a Base Unit use the brackets and screws that came with it for a USM use the RMKSMU rackmount kit If you lose or damage a Base Unit s brackets replace them with the RMKSMI kit for any IU Base Unit or RMKSM2 for a KV1503A You can mount a Base Unit or USM either facing toward the front of the rack or facing toward the rear To mount a USM or Base Unit facing forward as shown in Figures E 1 and E 2 take these steps matching the step numbers to the numbers in the figures 1 Secure the cable support bar to the back end of the side brackets using two of the included screws 2 Slide the USM or Base Unit between the side brackets with its rear panel facing the cable support bar until its front panel is flush with the ears of the side brackets 3 Secure the USM or Base Unit to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your own screws bolts cage nuts etc 5 When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the USM or Base Unit drape them over the cable support bar Figure E 1 Frontward rackmo
49. ithout causing a viewing notification message to appear Use the up and down arrows to toggle between Yes and No the default Active Jason e PC Share Timeout If the Operation Mode is set to PC Share see the previous page and more than one user has selected a computer the first user to operate their keyboard or mouse will have control of the computer However another user can gain control of the computer if the first user s keyboard and mouse remain idle for the length of this timeout Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 99 or use the up and down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 01 Login Blank If enabled the amount of time in minutes that a user station can remain inactive no keyboard or mouse activity at the Login Menu before the system blanks the monitor screen Press any of the keys on the keyboard to restore normal video Possible values in the first field are On login blank is enabled and Off login blank is disabled the default value Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between these values If the login blank is set to On the number in the second field is how many minutes of inactivity must elapse before the timeout is triggered and the screen is blanked Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the up a
50. k Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 8 A Selection Menu shown after a hypothetical cascaded system configuration is finished Press F5 to bring up the Administration Menu shown in Figure 4 5 in Section 4 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry and press Enter to select it d The Channel Configuration menu should appear Use the up and down arrow keys and PageUp and PageDown keys to approach channels that subsidiary Base Units are connected to These will be shown in white with their default device names in the Name column and their types in the Device column S242 for a 2 x 42 Base Unit KV1500A S442 for a 4 x 42 Base Unit KV1501A S832 for an 8 x 32 Base Unit KV1502A or S1664 for a 16 x 64 Base Unit KV1503A After you ve finished installing and configuring your cascaded system this menu might resemble Figure 4 9 SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Channel Configuration Summit 16x64 Page 1 8 ChID Name Scn Device 03 NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack Matrls 8x32 NT40 Fax Mrktng_8x32 PubSrv_8x32 Edit G FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 4 9 The Channel Configuration Menu for a KV1502A shown after ga a hypothetical cascaded system configuration is finished Continue using the up and down arrow keys and PageUp and PageDown keys to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the channel number wher
51. levels Do you have to send video from one computer to two different local monitors Or do you need to send video from multiple computers to dozens of remote monitors Does your switch have to sit solidly on a worktable and use regular everyday cables Or does it have to be mounted in an equipment rack use convenient many to one cables and have a rackmounted user station that folds and slides into 1U of space No matter how large or small your setup is no matter how simple or how complex we re confident we have a ServSwitch system that s just right for you The ServSwitch family from Black Box the one stop answer for all your video and KVM switching and extension needs This manual will tell you all about your new ServSwitch Summit including how to install operate and troubleshoot it For an introduction to the Summit see Chapter 3 The Summit product codes covered in this manual are KV1500A KV1501A KV1502A KV1503A This manual also includes information about the ServSwitch Summit s User Station and Computer Interface Modules some of which have their own manuals or installation guides KV1510A KV1515A KV1516A KV1517A KV1518A KV1519A SERVSWITCH SUMMIT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the
52. ling the KV1518A eene enn 70 G 3 Operating the KV1518A aisneis tade ie Nenias ra PK ETE 71 G3 Screen Layout aucti Cre ttd etse 71 G 3 2 One Line Modest etta edens 73 G 3 3 Buffer Edit Mode 73 G 4 Configuring the KV1518A eee en 76 G 5 Troubleshooting the KV1518A 78 Appendix Emulating Sun Keys with a PS 2 Keyboard 79 1 Quick Install Guide T o OCN E Hog uorsuedx3 B i T zoo ow os ss 4 e 1 9 S p e zo Y t Tb ac id 9 SC t tL OL 6 9 2 9 urojs s jrurmumsg YOJIMGAJaS V Jo UIW au T I IMSY Huey ay uo sda s uonejjeisul 9ISEq 19 91 SISQUINN CHAPTER 1 Quick Install Guide 1 1 Basic Installation CAUTION The Summit and all devices you want to attach to it must be unplugged and powered OFF prior to installation To install a ServSwitch Summit system with a single Base Unit take the following steps referring to Figure 1 1 on the facing page For cascaded systems with two or more Base Units see Chapter 4 For rackmounting instructions see Appendix E 1 Plug the Base Unit s included power cord into the power inlet on the rear of the Base Unit 2 Connect one end of a Category 5 cable to RJ 45 user port 1 on the rear of the Base Unit You can use
53. lusively by only one user at a time No other users can see or control that device until its controlling user selects a different channel Public View While one user is accessing a computer or other device on a specific channel other users can select that channel and view the video output from that device but only the first user will have keyboard and mouse control until they select another channel When the first user selects another channel the first other user to type at their keyboard or move their mouse will be given keyboard and mouse control Status messages showing users identities appear on video sharing users monitors when Public View mode is in effect PC Share A computer or other device on a specific channel can be selected and accessed by more than one user but only one user has keyboard and mouse control at any one time If the PC share timeout is enabled see the next page and the user in control is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for the duration of the timeout the first other user to type at their keyboard or move their mouse will be given keyboard and mouse control of the PC SERVSWITCH SUMMIT P View Admin Silent When the Operation Mode is set to Public View see the previous page the user in control of a computer is normally notified when other users start and stop viewing their channel s video However when P View Admin Silent is set to Yes administrators can view other users video w
54. n used appears to create the problem or make it worse and the results of any testing you ve already done 7 2 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship a Summit device Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container e If you are returning the unit make sure you include everything you received with it Before you ship for return or repair contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization RA number SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Appendix A Group Settings Access Rights If you d like to assign access rights to users and security levels to computer CPUs in a ServSwitch M Summit system you can assign users to user groups with defined rights and CPUs to channel groups with defined accessibility Each group can have multiple users or CPUs assigned to it Cascade channels can t be assigned to groups By default all users start out assigned to user group 00 and all CPUs start out assigned to channel group 00 You can create groups numbered from 00 to 99 for both users and CPUs each user can belong to a maximum of five user groups and each CPU can belong to a maximum of eight channel groups These user groups Can access these channel groups 00 00 through 99 all CPUs 0x 01 through 09 00 0x and x0 through x9 For example 01 can access 00 01 and 10 through 19 02 can access 00 02 and 20 through 29 etc xy 10 through 99 00 0x and xy For example 10 can access 00 01 and 10
55. nd down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If the logoff timeout is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Allow Blank Password Determines whether a user can specify a blank password that is delete any existing password and have no password at all Newly created users will always start with no password regardless Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between Yes users may delete their existing passwords and No the default setting starting with the first time they change their password users must always have a non blank password CHAPTER 6 Administrator Functions Default Login Name Blank Determines whether the User Name field in the Login Menu see Section 5 1 will be blank when the menu appears or will contain the default user name the first available userxy name where xy isa two digit number with leading zeroes user01 user02 and so on Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between Yes the field is blank the default and No field contains the user name 6 3 User Configuration Administrators can use the User Configuration Menu shown in Figures 6 3 and 6 4 to add delete and edit user names and security rights and to display the current connection status for each user Use the arrow keys Tab Shift Tab PgUp page up PgDn page down Home and End to mov
56. nds Ctrl Break Reset Serial Communication and KV1518A Ctrl S Ctrl Q Stop Resume output from Computer Up Commands lt Alt F1 gt Display Help Menu lt Alt F2 gt Setup Screen lt Al1t F3 gt Set up Programmable keys lt Alt F4 gt Review Edit Buffer lt Esc gt Exit Buffer edit lt Home gt lt End gt Go To First Page Last page lt PageDown gt lt PageUp gt Go To Next Page Previous Page Tele Move Cursor lt Insert gt Toggle insert mode lt Delete gt lt Del gt Erase a character in position lt Back Space gt Erase a character on the left F6 Begin Mark F7 Send Marked buffer to computer and return On Line lt F10 gt Clear Buffers and return on line lt Esc gt Exit return to On Line Display Help Menu Screen Alt F2 Setup Screen Set Up Programmable Keys lt Alt F4 gt Review Edit Buffer M lt Ctrl Break gt Reset Serial Communication and KV1518A Figure G 3 The Help screen SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 6 4 Configuring the KV1518A Press Alt F2 to bring up the Setup Screen shown in Figure G 4 where you can select your desired serial communication parameters baud rate data rate etc and type of local video output The initial parameters will always start at their factory defaults so make sure that the serial port or device to which the KV1518A is attached is temporarily configured for 9600 bps 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit If the port or device
57. ng commands see Section G 4 You can directly attach a local PS 2 or Sun user station keyboard and monitor if necessary see Section G 2 SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 6 2 Installing the KV1518A Take these steps to attach a KV1518A CIM to the serial port of a computer CPU or other device and to your Summit system 1 Run an appropriate cable from the KV1518A s DB25 female DTE connector to the device s serial port The type of cable will depend on what type of connector the port is and whether it s pinned as DTE for a data source destination such as a CPU or DCE for a data communicating device such as a modem Here are the product codes of some cables we recommend if the port is DB9 male DTE most PCs some routers etc EVMBMC 0006 for a 6 ft 1 8 m cable DB25 male DTE some older PCs routers etc EYN250 0005 MF for a 5 ft 1 5 m cable DB25 female DCE many external modems muxes BC00703 for a 6 ft 1 8 m cable If the device has some other type of serial port call Black Box Technical Support If you need temporary crash cart access or permanent local control you can attach a local user station consisting of a keyboard and VGA monitor only to the KV1518A The user station s keyboard can be either be PS 2 or Sun type a Sun keyboard will require a special setting in the Setup Screen see Section G 4 To install a local user station plug a PS 2 keyboard into the KV1518A s 6 p
58. ng previously the upload wasn t successful and you ll have to start it again 9 When the upload is finished click on Disable Port and exit the Update Utility Do this even if you re planning on upgrading more USMs later 10 Disconnect the serial cable from the USM s administration port 11 Repeat steps 1 through 10 for each USM whose firmware you want to upgrade To proceed to use the downloaded files and Update Utility to upgrade the firmware of your Base Unit s take these steps unless the current release notes specify otherwise 12 Run the DB9 cable you ve been using to upgrade the USMs between the PC and the DB9 female administration port of an active Base Unit You don t have to disconnect the Base Unit from any attached devices or existing cascade cascaded Base Units don t have to be upgraded in any particular order 13 At the PC with the Update Utility installed on it launch the Utility by double clicking on its icon 14 Select the correct serial port and click on the Activate Port button to initiate communication with the Base Unit 15 Click on Load Hex File and select the Base Unit firmware contained in the firmware distribution file these will be named SO3A xxxx where xxxx is a hexadecimal representation of the firmware s version number The text on the first button in the Upgrade Information pane of the window should change to Send to Summit 16 Click on Test Hex File 1
59. ni DIN mouse port Plug in and turn on the CPU If the CIM is installed and operating properly the CIM s green LED will start blinking once per second while the CIM is idle or more quickly while it s passing data in either direction Once this installation is finished you can activate Local PC Mode on the USM by taking these steps Login at the attached user station Press the hotkey Scroll Lock is the default twice in quick succession to bring up the OSUI Press F4 to bring up the User Profile Menu see Section 5 3 Use Tab or the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to the Local PC field Press Enter The Local PC field will turn green Use the up or down arrow key to toggle the value of the field to On Press Enter The highlight will turn yellow Press S to save the change and return to the User Profile Menu If you really don t want to do this at this time press Esc to abort the change and return to the User Profile Menu Once you ve turned on Local PC Mode you can access the dedicated local PC CPU from this user station by pressing the Home key twice in quick succession while the OSUI is on screen The USM will immediately switch you to the local PC To return to the Summit system and its switched CPUs bring up the OSUI by pressing the the hotkey twice Scroll Lock is the factory default then press F2 to bring up Selection Menu and access any
60. nitors yet Don t attach anything to the Base Unit s channel ports and don t plug tin or turn it on yet either For each subsidiary Base Unit you want to attach directly to the master run CAT5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on the master Base Unit to the subsidiary Base Unit s user ports If yow re installing a third tier Run CAT5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on a second tier Base Unit to the user ports on a third tier Base Unit Repeat for all other subsidiary Base Units in the third tier Follow step 5 in the single Base Unit installation see Section 4 2 to attach CIMs and CPUs to the channel ports of any third tier Base Units any free channel ports on your second tier Base Units and any free channel ports on your master Base Unit Following step 1 of the single Base Unit installation see Section 4 2 plug in and turn on any third tier Base Units then plug in and turn on your second tier Base Units then plug in and turn on your master Base Unit Following steps 2b 2c and 2e of the single Base Unit installation plug in and turn on your USMs and monitors The master Base Unit should automatically recognize the connected subsidiary Base Units and update its configuration automatically All monitors should display the Login Menu see Figure 4 3 in Section 4 2 If any monitors instead display a No connection to Summit message the USM they re attached to isn t properly connected
61. nt and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 03 CHAPTER 5 User Functions ID Display The ID Display is a small window that can pop up on screen to show you the name and ID of each channel as you switch between them or scan them You can edit the two fields of this parameter to determine how the system will show you this window Possible values in the first field are On ID Display is shown the default value and Off ID Display isn t shown Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values If the ID Display is set to On the number in the second field is how many seconds it will stay on screen Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the up and down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively If you type in a number greater than 24 the second field will be filled with a indicating that the ID Display will be shown at all times The default setting is 03 If the ID Display is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect The setting of this parameter also controls whether and for how long the Public View Mode message boxes are displayed on screen see Section 5 2 e Green Mode A power saving mode that blanks the monitor screen if the user station is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for the specified amount of time You can edit the two field
62. of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the up and down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 03 Device Displays the type of device connected to the channel Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle the device type between CPU computer S242 2 x 42 Base Unit S442 4 x 42 Base Unit S832 8 x 32 Base Unit and 1664 16 x 64 Base Unit If you select a non CPU device type the system assumes that you ve connected a cascaded subsidiary Summit Base Unit to that channel as described in Section 4 3 The system creates a default device name for that Base Unit such as Summit 16 x 64 for a 16 x 64 Base Unit We strongly recommend that you change the name to something that will be meaningful to you and your coworkers because this device name will be programmed into the CIM attached to the Base Unit and so will follow the Base Unit if you have to relocate it in the system SERVSWITCH SUMMIT While the cursor is in the Device column you can press Tab or the right arrow key to move to the right end of this menu see Figure 6 6 and display devices group information The Group columns display which groups if any the device has been assigned to see Appendix A Channel Configuration Summit 16x64 Page 1 8 ChID Name Scn Device 03 NT40 Mail 03 Wins95 Bob 03 Wins98 Jack Matrls 8x32 NT40 Fax Mrktng_8x32 PubSrv 8x32 Edit G FKey S Esc
63. of the listed computers Appendix D Updating the Summit s Firmware The ServSwitch Summit Update Utility is a 32 bit Windows based program that handles the transfer of new firmware to Summit Base Units and USMs If you need new firmware for your system Black Box Technical Support will tell you where to get the firmware distribution file and the Update Utility both in zip archives Download these copy them to a PC not one of the switched CPUs attached to the Summit system that can be placed close enough to your USMs and Base Units to reach them with the Summit s included 10 ft 3 m serial cable unzip the archives read the firmware distribution s release notes very important these might describe new or changed procedures and you should be ready to proceed with the firmware update NOTES All Summit components and attached CPUs can remain powered on during a firmware upgrade The Summit s modular redundant design assures that devices can continue to operate unaffected during the update process It might be possible to use a high quality DB9 extension cable to extend the total cabling distance between a USM or Base Unit and the PC running the Update Utility up to 50 ft 15 2 m but we can t guarantee that this will work in any given situation First to use the downloaded files and Update Utility to upgrade the firmware of your USMs take these steps unless the current release notes specify otherwise 1 Run one of
64. one of the Summit s included CAT5 cables for this purpose if you want to 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 45 CAT5 port on the rear ofa User Station Module USM 4 Plug the USM s included power cord into the power inlet on the rear of the USM Power ON the USM 5 Connect an IBM 5 2 type keyboard PS 2 type mouse and VGA monitor to the USM Plug in and power ON the monitor Repeat steps 2 through 5 for all other keyboard monitor mouse user stations you want to attach 6 Connect one end of a Category 5 UTP cable to RJ 45 channel port 1 on the rear of the Base Unit Again you can use one of the Summit s CAT5 cables 7 Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ 45 port on a Computer Interface Module CIM 8 Plug the CIM s keyboard video and mouse cords into a computer CPU s keyboard video and mouse ports 9 Power ON the CPU Repeat steps 6 through 9 for all other CPUs you want to attach SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 1 2 Initial Administrative Testing To verify that an attached computer can be viewed and controlled through the ServSwitch Summit system take these steps 1 When you first power ON the ServSwitch Summit Base Unit an attached USM and the USM s attached monitor a Login Menu will be displayed on the monitor as shown in Figure 1 2 Type admin all lowercase in the User Name field and press Enter Type blackbox all lowercase in the Password field and press En
65. ort Plug the purple 6 pin mini DIN keyboard strand into the CPU s 6 pin mini DIN keyboard port Plug the light green 6 pin mini DIN strand into the CPU s 6 pin mini DIN mouse port e KV1516A Sun compatible CPUs Plug the HD15 strand into the CPU s HD15 VGA video port Plug the 8 pin mini DIN strand into the CPU s 8 pin mini DIN keyboard mouse port KV1517A USB CPUs of any platform Plug the HD15 strand into the CPU s HD15 VGA video port Plug the USB Type A strand into one of the CPU s USB Type A ports e KV1518A serial CPUs routers etc See Appendix G for installation instructions e 1519 local single user IBM PS 2 compatible CPUs See Appendix C for installation instructions CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration b Plug in and turn ON the CPU If the CIM is installed and operating properly the CIM s green LED will start blinking once per second while the CIM is idle more quickly while it s passing data in either direction c Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to RJ 45 channel port 1 on the back of the Base Unit Connect the other end of cable to the RJ 45 port on the CIM 6 Configure the CIM and the attached CPU a The monitor attached to the USM should still be displaying the OSUI s Selection Menu with the CPU you just connected displayed in green Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to that entry and press Enter If you can access and operate the CPU normall
66. ps c through j for a third tier path Press S to save the configuration Press F2 to bring up the third tier Selection menu and verify that the third tier Base Unit is properly configured Select a channel for the second tier path and press Enter then a channel for the third tier path and press Enter then a channel for a CPU attached to the third tier Base Unit and press Enter If you can properly access and operate the chosen CPU the third tier Base Unit is properly installed Repeat the first paragraph of this step for all remaining third tier Base Units if any attached to this second tier Base Unit Press S to save the configuration Press F2 to bring up the Selection menu and verify that the second tier Base Unit is properly configured Select a channel for the second tier path and press Enter then a channel for a CPU attached to the second tier Base Unit and press Enter If you can properly access and operate the chosen CPU the second tier Base Unit is properly installed m Repeat steps c through for all remaining if any second tier Base Units attached to the master Base Unit Edit the names of any computer CPUs directly attached to the master Base Unit and verify the master Base Unit s configuration as described in steps 6b through 6e of Section 4 2 CAUTION If you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one and rebuild it differently later you must perform a soft reset on each Base Unit in the new
67. r Edit Mode SERVSWITCH SUMMIT e In addition the access type is shown at the right of line 4 of the top pane The access type can be either LOC the local keyboard monitor user station is active RMT a remote Summit user station is active or NO there is no current user station activity the KV1518A is idle and will grant keyboard and mouse control to the first user station that attempts to assert it The four lines in the bottom pane display command keys specific to the current screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 1 Black Box Corporation 9Copyright 2002 V1 05 2 ASCII Terminal Converter Model KV1518A 3 Line 03 Position 10 Page 8 VT100 9600 Baud RR A a SEARS AR a a ee 5 Ki 6 Login 7 ERES m Terminal screen area 24 lines x 80 characters lt Alt F1 gt Display Help Menu Screen Alt F2 Setup serial communication lt Alt F3 gt Set Up Programmable Keys lt Alt F4 gt Review Edit Buffer Ctrl Break Reset Serial Communication and KV1518A Ctrl s Ctrl Q Stop Resume output from Computer w N M HB O P O 0 U N P O o Figure G 1 KV1518A screen layout an On Line Mode session shown APPENDIX 6 Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A G 3 2 On LINE MODE When you operate the KV1518A in On Line Mode see Figure G 1 the main screen area displays your intera
68. r all other models 1 10 ft 3 m DB9 male to female serial administration cable replacement product code BC00230 1 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord and This manual The ServSwitch Summit USM comes with e 1 User Station Module 1 Surface mount bracket and associated screws replacement product code RMKSMO 1 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord 1 6 ft 1 8 m AC power extension cord for the attached monitor and An installation and operation guide The ServSwitch Summit serial CIM KV1518A comes with 1 Computer Interface Module 1 AC power supply with a 6 ft 1 8 m input cord and a 4 ft 1 2 m output cord An installation and operation guide The other CIMs don t ship with anything besides the Computer Interface Modules themselves and an installation guide If you didn t receive everything or if anything arrived damaged contact Black Box right away SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 3 4 The Summit Illustrated Connectors and power switch on rear panel see Figure 4 2 Figure 3 1 A ServSwitch Summit Base Unit KV1500A shown Color coded 6 pin mini DINs to keyboard and mouse ports Figure 3 2 A ServSwitch Summit CIM KV1515A shown Connectors and power switch on rear panel see Figure 4 2 Bones One power LED on front panel Figure 3 3 A ServSwitch Summit USM KV1510A CHAPTER 4 Installation and Initial Configuration 4 Installation and Initial Configurat
69. r other surface using your own screws and other mounting hardware You can either do this as a temporary type of hanging or slidelocking attachment or as a permanent screwdown attachment To create a temporary attachment refer to Figure E 5 Use four tapping screws not included with heads small and thin enough to fit into the four keyed holes on the plate s flanges without pressing against the USM but with heads large enough and shafts thin enough to be locked by the keyed ends of those holes Screw the screws partially into the surface at four points corresponding to the plate flanges keyed holes then place the plate over the screws so that their heads go through the keyed holes Slide the plate in the direction that will move the screws into the keyed end of these holes to lock the plate in place To create a permanent attachment refer to Figure E 6 Use four tapping screws not included with heads large and thin enough to secure the four circular holes on the plate s flanges without pressing against the USM but with shafts thin enough to fit through those holes Screw the screws through the plate flanges circular holes until the plate is firmly secured 2 Attach the USM to the plate refer to Figure E 7 Screw the three included machine screws into the three matching screwholes on the bottom of the USM until they won t go any further in this should leave enough of the screws length exposed to latch the USM with Place the
70. rom one channel port to the next displaying each channel s video for the duration of the user s global scan rate or the channel s individual scan rate see Section 5 3 starting over at port 1 when it reaches the last channel port In a cascaded system when the scan reaches a channel to which a subsidiary Base Unit is attached it drops down to the subsidiary s channels and scans them before resuming with the higher level channels To take keyboard and mouse control of the CPU on a given channel port autoscanning must be turned off The word Scan at the bottom of the OSUI menus will appear in white when autoscan is off or yellow when autoscan is on In the Summit system s default setting autoscanning will display all of the Summit system s channel ports including vacant ones except those occupied by CPUs that the user has not been granted the keyboard and mouse control rights for that is the CPUs that aren t in one of the user s permitted groups see Appendix A To allow a user to see CPUs that he or she can t otherwise access an administrator must set Display All Computers to Yes see Section 6 2 To force the system to skip over vacant channel ports an administrator must turn on autoskipping While they re logged in to the Summit administrators can press F7 to turn autoskipping on and off When autoskipping is turned on the Summit will automatically skip vacant ports while autoscanning or when a user tries to switch
71. rs and admin for the administrator User names are not case sensitive When you finish press Enter 2 If a password is necessary you ll be prompted to enter a password as well Type your password and press Enter The default password for the admin user is blackbox all lowercase You ll want to change this password right away see the end of Section 5 3 Passwords are case sensitive 3 The Selection Menu will be displayed as shown in Figures 5 2 and 5 3 on the next page To go to other menus use the function keys as described in Section 5 4 You can log out of the Summit system by pressing function key F9 while the OSUI is displayed 5 2 Selecting a Computer Immediately after you login the Summit s OSUI displays the Selection Menu If you re already logged in you ll need to bring up the Selection Menu by pressing the hotkey the factory default is Scroll Lock twice in quick succession then pressing function key F2 The Selection Menu lists devices sorted either by channel ID number Ch ID as shown in Figure 5 2 on the next page or alphabetically by the name of the computer or other device on that channel Name as shown in Figure 5 3 Toggle between these two views by pressing F12 Default sorting is by channel ID number but unless the system is re initialized the last selected sort order will be shown the next time that the Selection Menu is activated As for the other columns in the channel ID view
72. rvers e Base Unit chassis can be mounted in 2U KV1503A or 1U all other models of vertical space in a 19 rack using the included brackets Connect users and computers up to 500 feet 152 m apart Simple plug and play auto configure installation Hot swappable components have no impact on server operation Platform specific Computer Interface Modules CIMs for computer CPUs with PS 2 KV1515A regular or KV1519A for local PC Sun KV1516A or USB KV1517A keyboard and mouse ports or with RS 232 serial KV1518A ports KV1510A User Station Module USM supports both PS 2 and Sun keyboards and mice The USM can be set loosely on a flat surface mounted on a flat surface with the included mounting hardware or mounted in a rack with the RMKSMU kit available separately see Appendix E Supports high resolution video up to 1280 x 1024 at up to 75 Hz Powerful intuitive on screen user interface for simple operation Up to 127 customized user profiles Flexible multi level security for authorized computer access Three system operation modes private public and share Flash upgradable firmware CHAPTER 3 Introduction 3 3 Complete Packages The ServSwitch Summit Base Units come with 1 Base Unit 2 20 ft 6 1 m CAT5 test cables replacement product code EYN737MS 0020 1 Pair of rackmount brackets and associated screws replacement product code RMKSM for KV1503A RMKSMI fo
73. s of this parameter to determine how the system handles this feature Possible values in the first field are On Green Mode is enabled and the screen is blanked after a period of inactivity and Off Green Mode is disabled and the screen displays normal video indefinitely Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values If Green Mode is set to On the number in the second field is how many minutes of inactivity must elapse before it s triggered and the screen is blanked Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the up and down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If Green Mode is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Hotkey The keyboard key that when quickly pressed twice activates the OSUI The five alternatives are Scroll Lock the default Caps Lock Num Lock left Shift and left Alt use any of the arrow keys to switch between them You can t select the key that s currently being used as the Previous Channel Key see the Previous Channel Key entry on the next page SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Display Position Use this parameter to move the OSUI menus and ID Display to the desired position on your monitor screen First move the highlight to Menu for the OSUI or ID for the ID Display which will pop up if it s not already on screen while th
74. ser Profile parameter When you re finished either press Enter to retain the changes the highlighted area will turn yellow or press Esc or any function key that would cause you to leave this screen to cancel the changes The prompt in the prompt message bar will change to Save the changes Y N ESC It will do this before you leave the screen if you pressed a function key Press 5 to save the changes to long term memory to discard your changes or Esc to discard your changes and exit the menu Here s what the User Profile parameters mean and how you can change their settings Scan Mode The method the system uses to determine how long to pause at each channel during autoscanning see Section 6 7 The two possible settings are Global the default in which the system pauses at each channel for the same length of time which you choose see the next paragraph and Individual in which the system pauses at each channel for the length of time that the administrator has set for that individual channel as displayed in the Selection Menu Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values Global Scan Rate If Scan Mode is set to Global see the previous paragraph this parameter determines the length of time that the system pauses at each channel while scanning Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 24 or use the up and down arrow keys to increme
75. splay All Computers You can set this option to Yes or No to respectively allow or disallow users from viewing channel listings for all connected devices through the OSUI even if the user doesn t have the security privileges to access them The factory default setting is No Logoff Time Out If enabled the amount of time in minutes that a user station can remain inactive no keyboard or mouse activity before the logged in user at that station is logged out of the Summit system Possible values in the first field are On logoff timeout is enabled and Off logoff timeout is disabled the default value Use the up and down arrow keys to toggle between these values If the logoff timeout is set to On the number in the second field is how many minutes of inactivity must elapse before the timeout is triggered and the user is logged out Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 or use the up and down arrow keys to increment and decrement the current value by 1 respectively The default setting is 05 If the logoff timeout is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Operation Mode Any of the three ways in which the Summit system handles requests from multiple users for access to the same channel use the up and down arrow keys to switch between them Private A computer or other device on a specific channel can be accessed exc
76. splay Help Menu Screen lt Alt F2 gt Setup Screen 30 SMA Set Up Programmable Keys lt Alt F4 gt Review Edit Buffer M lt Ctrl Break gt Reset Serial Communication and KV1518A Figure G 4 The Setup Screen APPENDIX 6 Using the RS 232 Serial CIM KV1518A If you d like to program any of your keyboard s twelve function keys with commands or data items you frequently have to send the device bring up the Set Up Programmable Keys screen shown in Figure G 5 by pressing Alt F3 Once a string with a maximum length of sixteen characters has been assigned to a key pressing that key while you re in On Line Mode will send the entire string to the device 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Black Box Corporation 9Copyright 2002 V1 05 ASCII Terminal Converter Model KV1518A Line 03 Position 10 Page 8 VT100 9600 Baud HSA Se SS AS RSS ARES SEATUS Aar AEREN AARE SS ASCII Terminal Converter Set Up Programmable Keys F1 D F2 lt default gt F3 U FA default F5 lt default gt F6 default F7 default lt default gt F9 lt default gt F10 default F11 lt default gt F12 This is my name lt Tab gt lt Shift gt lt Tab to a field to edit max of 16 characters Use lt Ctrl V gt to enter special character e g lt Ctrl V gt lt Esc gt Ctrl V Ctrl C lt Ctrl V gt lt Ctrl M gt or lt Ctrl V gt lt Enter g
77. stem read the rest of this manual Selection Menu Summit 8x32 Page No Ch ID Wins98 Jack 03 Wins98 Jana 03 NT40 Fax 03 Wins95 Paul 03 Wins98 Sher 03 Page FKey Ent Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 1 3 The Selection Menu for a KV1502A shown after a hypothetical basic system configuration is finished SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Cable Required Compliance Standards Interfaces Resolution and Refresh Rate Serial Characteristics 2 Specifications Between Base Units USMs and CIMs Four pair eight wire Category 5 solid core unshielded twisted pair UTP pinned and paired according to TIA 568B EMI RFI radiation CE FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A IC Class classe A EMI RFI immunity CE Electrical safety UL cUL VGA SVGA XGA or XGA 2 video On all units Proprietary composite of supported keyboard video mouse and when any KV1518As are involved serial signals On the Base Unit Serial EIA TIA RS 232 pinned to TIA 574 DCE for firmware updates only Expansion Wide SCSI 2 nonfunctional On the USM Video VGA Keyboard and mouse IBM PS 2 or Sun compatible Serial EIA TIA RS 232 pinned to TIA 574 DCE for firmware updates only On all CIMs except KV1518A To computers keyboard and mouse ports KV1515A or KV1519A IBM PS 2 compatible KV1516A Sun compatible KV1517A USB On the KV1518A CIM EIA TIA RS 232 DTE to CPUs RS 232 serial ports Wi
78. t At the next prompt type a new password up to eight characters long and press Enter or just press Enter without typing anything in the field to delete your password Confirm the new password by typing it in again at the third prompt either press Enter to save the new password or Esc to abort the change and continue using the old password NOTES Be careful when you change your password If you forget or lose it administrators have no way of recovering or erasing it for you your account will have to be deleted and recreated CHAPTER 5 User Functions 5 4 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions Use the following function keys to access the Summit s OSUI functions Press When you want to F1 View the Help Menu shown in Figure 5 6 F2 Access the Selection Menu see Section 5 2 in order to view or select channels or view group IDs or scan rates F4 Access the User Profile Menu see Section 5 3 in order to view and change user specific operating parameters F5 Administrator only View the Administration Menu see Section 6 1 F6 Administrator only Toggle autoscan on or off see Section 6 7 F7 Administrator only Toggle autoskip on or off see Section 6 7 F8 View the Information Menu see Section 5 5 in order to see the version numbers of the Summit s firmware and hardware the number of accessible Base Units the total number of accessible computers etc F9 Log out of the Summit sys
79. t for CR key lt F11 gt lt F12 gt Load Save programmable key lt Esc gt return to On Line O Ui i 0 N 10 HP O 0 0 9 lt Alt F1 gt Display Help Menu Screen lt A1t F2 gt Setup Screen Set Up Programmable Keys lt Alt F4 gt Review Edit Buffer M lt Ctrl Break gt Reset Serial Communication and KV1518A Figure G 5 The Set Up Programmable Keys screen SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 6 5 Troubleshooting the KV1518A If you don t get a device prompt 1 If the KV1518A s screen is displayed on your monitor with the top and bottom help windows make sure that it indicates On Line status If not press Esc to return to On Line Mode Make sure that the KV1518A and the attached device are both receiving power The KV1518A s power supply should be securely connected to both the KV1518A and a working outlet Its LED next to the 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 mouse connector should flicker quickly if data is being transmitted and blink once per second at other times Make sure that the cable between the KV1518A and the device is securely attached at both ends Make sure that the serial communication settings of the KV1518A match those of the device Press Alt F2 to check the KV1518A s settings in its Setup Screen If you don t get any video or the video is degraded or distorted 1 2 Make sure that all of your cables are connected securely Make
80. t the video delay to any number of seconds greater than zero the Summit will wait until a video signal is constant for that number of seconds before passing it through to the monitor To do this use any of the arrow keys to move the highlight to the Video delay switching field press Enter to turn the highlight green type in the desired two digit delay from 00 to 30 seconds or use the up and down arrow keys to increment or decrement the field by 1 until you reach your desired value and press Enter again to select it When you finish making any changes to either of these values press 5 to save the changes to nonvolatile memory or press Esc to abort them The changes are applied only to your user station the one from which the change was made User Station Profile Keyboard Type Setting English Video delay switching 00 Sec Edit FKey S Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 7 The User Station Profile SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 6 6 Refresh Configurations If the system is slow to recognize new devices administrators can select item 5 Refresh Configurations from the Administration Menu in order to have the single or master Base Unit they re attached to repoll its attached devices 6 7 Autoscanning and Autoskipping While they re logged in to the Summit administrators can press F6 to turn autoscanning on and off When autoscanning is turned on the Summit switches sequentially and automatically f
81. tem logs user out and causes the login screen to be displayed Shift F9 Jf any OSUI screen is displayed Disconnect yourself from the active channel without logging out F10 If the administrator has set Display All Computers to Yes see Section 6 3 and the Selection Menu is sorted by channel ID Toggle the display of all channels including inaccessible ones on or off F12 If you are at the Selection Menu Toggle the Selection Menu between sorting the channel entries by name or by channel ID Esc Exit the OSUI returns user to the Selection Menu or to the login screen when no channel is selected NOTES If a user does not have administrator privileges then they will see functions F5 F6 and F7 displayed in red in the Help Menu indicating that these functions aren t available to them If a system administrator has set Display All Computers to No then F10 will be displayed in red in the Help Menu for all users indicating that this function is not available even for administrators We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard if there are any Sun CPUs in your system if you must control Sun CPUs with a PS 2 keyboard see Appendix H for how to produce a Sun keyboard s special characters SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Help F1 Help ESC Exit F2 Channel Selection F12 Sort by Channel Name F4 User Profile F5 Administrative Functions F6 Toggle Scan On Off F7 Toggle Skip On Off F8 Information
82. ter NOTE The factory default user names are user01 through up to user15 depending on the model of the Base Unit for regular users and admin for the admin user User names are not case sensitive By default a password is required only for the admin user and that password is blackbox Passwords are case sensitive Please Login ServSwitch Summit Device ID Summit 8x32 User Port 1 Password Enter Name and Password Figure 1 2 The Login Menu for a KV1502A 2 The monitor will display an On Screen User Interface OSUI Selection Menu shown in Figure 1 3 with the channel of the connected CPU displayed in green It will have no default name the Name field will be blank 3 Use the up and down arrow keys on the user station s keyboard to move the highlight to the green computer channel and press Enter 4 Normal computer access and operation indicates a successful connection A video gain adjustment is available to focus the video image which can be especially useful if you re using an LCD flat panel monitor To make this adjustment activate the OSUI if you haven t done so already by rapidly pressing the keyboard s Scroll Lock key twice Use the and plus and minus sign keys on the keyboard s numeric keypad to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus CHAPTER 1 Quick Install Guide For more information about installing configuring operating and troubleshooting a Summit sy
83. th premium CAT5 cable Up to 1280 x 1024 at up to 75 Hz Base Units and USMs Proprietary communicate with firmware upgrade program only CHAPTER 2 Specifications Serial continued KV1518A Supports X ON X OFF flow control to attached device other characteristics are user selectable 2400 4800 9600 or 19 200 bps 7 or 8 data bits even odd or no parity and 1 or 2 stop bits if 7 data bits has been selected there must be 2 stop bits Maximum Distance End to end from CPUs to user stations 500 ft 152 m User Controls On Screen User Interface OSUI Keyboard commands Rear mounted ON OFF rocker switch on each Base Unit and USM Indicators On Base Units All front mounted 1 Unit power LED 1 port power LED for each user and channel port On USMs 1 Front mounted unit power LED On CIMs 1 Power activity LED near 6 pin mini DIN connector on KV1518A near RJ 45 on other models Connectors On Base Units All rear mounted RJ 45 female to USMs KV15004 2 1501 4 KV1502A 8 KV1503A 16 RJ 45 female to CIMs KV1500A and KV1501A 42 KV1502A 32 KV1503A 64 2 Internal style micro D68 expansion ports reserved for future use 1 DB9 female RS 232 serial admin port for firmware upgrades 1 IEC 320 male power inlet On USM KV1510A All rear mounted 1 RJ 45 female to Base Unit 1 HD15 female to monitor 2 6 pin mini DIN female 1 to PS 2 keyboard 1 to PS 2 mouse
84. to such a port manually The word Skip at the bottom of the OSUI menus will appear in white when autoskip is off or yellow when autoskip is on 6 8 Resetting a Base Unit to Its Factory Defaults If you ever need to return a Base Unit s user or channel configuration to its factory defaults you can reset the Base Unit by pressing and holding the recessed reset button on its rear panel while the Base Unit is on Wait until all of the LEDs on its front panel blink once then release the reset button The Base Unit will self test then resume operating normally in its factory default configuration except that any previously set password for the user name admin and any previously changed System Configuration settings will remain in effect Proceed to reconfigure the Base Unit as necessary If you lose the admin password call Black Box Tech Support 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 Calling Black Box If you determine that any of your ServSwitch M Summit Base Units USMs or CIMs is malfunctioning do not attempt to alter or repair the unit It contains no user serviceable parts Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 Before you do make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that whe
85. tor KV1518A 0 9 H x 4 3 W 3 6 D 2 3 x 10 9 x 9 1 cm SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Size continued Weight KV1519A 1 H x 2 4 W x 3 5 D 2 5 x 6 1 x 8 9 cm plus a 14 35 6 cm cord from the CIM to its HD15 connector and two 18 45 7 cm cords from the CIM to its 6 pin mini DIN connectors KV1500A 8 4 Ib 3 8 kg KV1501A 8 5 Ib 3 9 kg KV1502A 7 4 1b 3 4 kg KV1503A 12 Ib 5 4 kg KV1510A 4 3 Ib 2 kg KV1515A and KV1517A 2 6 oz 74 g KV1516A 2 1 oz 60 g KV1518A 0 7 Ib 0 3 kg KV1519A 0 4 Ib 0 2 kg CHAPTER 3 Introduction 3 Introduction 3 1 Overview The ServSwitch Summit is designed to perform heavy duty multiple user to many computer keyboard video mouse KVM matrix switching without burdening you with big confusing hydra headed cables Instead the Summit uses standard Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cabling like the type that s already installed at many sites It can connect users with computers across as much as 500 ft 152 m of such cabling ServSwitch Summit systems consist of three components Base Units which do the matrix switching Computer Interface Modules CIMs connected to each computer and User Station Modules USMs connected to each set of user station equipment There are a number of Base Unit models that support different numbers of directly attached users and computer CPUs e Product code KV1500A supports 2 users and 42 CPUs
86. ubmenus take the following steps N NOTE Administrative user IDs assigned to group 00 see Appendix A have complete access to all of the Administration Menu s submenus Other administrative users have limited access and can t select the System Configuration and User Configuration submenus Log into the system using the admin user name or your own user name if you have administrator privileges The default password for the admin user is blackbox all lowercase but this password should be changed as soon as the Summit is initially installed The Selection Menu will be displayed Press F5 The Administration Menu should appear as shown in Figure 6 1 Press the corresponding number from 1 through 5 or use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your desired option then press Enter The rest of this chapter describes the submenus that appear Administration Menu Choose Admin Function System Configuration User Configuration Channel Configuration User Station Profile Refresh Configurations Edit FKey Esc ScrlLock Scan Skip NCSL Figure 6 1 The Administration Menu SERVSWITCH SUMMIT 6 2 System Configuration Administrators can use the System Configuration Menu shown in Figure 6 2 for setting certain global parameters 1 From the Administration Menu see Section 6 1 press 1 or use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to System Configuration th
87. unting of a Base Unit IU model shown SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Figure E 2 Frontward rackmounting of the USM To mount a USM or Base Unit facing rearward as shown in Figures E 3 and E 4 take these steps matching the step numbers to the numbers in the figures 1 Secure the cable support bar to the front end of the side brackets near the side brackets ears using two of the included screws 2 Slide the USM or Base Unit between the side brackets with its rear panel facing the cable support bar until its front panel is flush with the back edges of the side brackets 3 Secure the USM or Base Unit to the side brackets using the remaining included screws three on each side 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your own screws bolts cage nuts etc 5 When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the USM or Base Unit drape them over the cable support bar APPENDIX E Surface Rackmounting Figure E 4 Rearward rackmounting of the USM SERVSWITCH SUMMIT The USM also comes with a plate that you can use to mount the USM on a flat vertical or horizontal surface If you lose or damage this plate replace it with an RMKSMO kit the final character in the product code is a zero not the letter O To surface mount a USM with this plate take these steps 1 Attach the plate to a wall counter o
88. vice to resume sending data after being halted by the Ctrl S command e Alt F1 Displays the Help screen shown in Figure G 3 e Alt F2 Displays the Setup screen shown in Figure G 4 e Alt F3 Displays the Set Up Programmable Keys screen shown in Figure G 5 e Alt F4 Switch to Buffer Edit Mode as shown in Figure G 2 G 3 3 BUFFER EDIT MODE The KV1518A stores the most recent eight pages of data from the attached ASCII device in a circular buffer After you switch the KV1518A from On Line Mode see Section G 3 2 to Buffer Edit Mode by pressing Alt F4 you can review the contents of the buffer by moving the cursor with the arrow keys PageUp PageDown Home and End see Figure G 2 You can also edit the data in the buffer with Insert Delete Backspace and the other keys listed in the help screen in Figure G 3 m N w 1 2 E 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Black Box Corporation Copyright 05 ASCII Terminal Converter Model VT100 9600 Baud PERA Status Buffer Edit 1s 1 total 25 IWXIWXIWX 189024 Oct 25 tklaunch exe 14598 Sep 22 1993 touch exe 14078 Sep 22 1993 tr exe 10722 Sep 22 1993 tsort exe 7420 Sep 22 1993 tty exe 9228 Sep 22 1993 uname exe 29074 Sep 28 1993 uncompre exe 11238 Sep 22 1993 unexpand exe 11318 Sep 22 1993 uniq exe 13288 Sep 22 1993 unpack exe 11518 Sep 22 1993 unstrip exe 12670 Sep
89. y you ve connected the CIM successfully We recommend you give the computer a meaningful system name at this time as described in the following paragraphs NOTE If your video image is fuzzy especially if you re using an LCD flat panel monitor you can adjust the video gain to focus the video image If the OSUI isn t already on screen activate it by pressing the Scroll Lock key twice rapidly then use the numeric keypad s and plus and minus keys to adjust the video image until it appears to be in focus b Press F5 to bring up the Administration Menu shown in Figure 4 5 Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry and press Enter to select it c The Channel Configuration menu should appear as shown in Figure 4 6 Use the up and down arrow keys to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the channel number where you installed the CPU and press Enter The highlight should turn light blue d Edit the name it should turn green when you start typing Press Enter when you re finished then press S to save the new name e Press Enter to return to the Selection Menu Verify that new name appears in the Selection Menu in green 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each CIM and CPU you want to connect to the Base Unit s channel ports SERVSWITCH SUMMIT Administration Menu Choose Admin Function System Configuration User Configuration Channel Confi
90. you haven t already done so plug in and turn on the CPU 3 Power off the USM 4 Run CAT5 cabling directly between the USM and the CIM 5 At the user station attached to the USM simultaneously press and hold down the keyboard s Ctrl and Alt keys 6 Continue holding down these keys while you power on the USM The USM should beep twice after the second beep it should display a DIRECT Mode CIM connected message on the monitor 7 Release Ctrl and Alt The DIRECT Mode message will continue to be displayed for ten seconds then disappear While the USM is in Direct Mode if the CAT5 cabling between the USM and the CIM becomes disconnected at any point for more than three to four seconds the USM will exit Direct Mode To re establish Direct Mode repeat the above steps To return a USM that s in Direct Mode to normal operation take these steps 1 Power off the USM 2 Disconnect the opposite end of the CAT5 cabling from the CIM 3 Connect the opposite end of the CAT5 cabling to a user port of a Base Unit 4 Run other CAT5 cabling from the channel port of a Base Unit to the CIM 5 Power on the USM APPENDIX C Using a KV1519A to Access a Local CPU Appendix C Using a KV1519A to Access a Local CPU If you have a local PC CPU that you want only the user s at a certain user station to be able to access but you want that user station to be able to access the CPUs attached to the ServSwitch Summit system as w

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