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1. How cascade connections operate The method for cascading MC5 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy configuration process This is due to the Port Direct communication system that allows them to locate each other and share information The method of linking MC5 units is the same regardless of the cascade level or number of devices attached Put simply e A single cascade link is made by connecting a COMPUTER CONNECTIONS socket of one unit to a CATx USER PORTS socket of the unit below it Such a single link would allow just one user from the higher MC5 unit to access any of the computer systems attached to the lower one However a single link can cause a bottleneck for multi user systems and cause port numbering problems so the minimum permissible group link between MC5 units is a triple quad cascade links are recommended These allow three or four users to simultaneously access computer systems situated anywhere within the cascade tree When triple or quad cascade links are made between units each MC5 will automatically recognise the links and treat them accordingly The links within a triple or quad group will then be allocated to users according to their general availability in that group not as specific individual lines To do this each link group has an access number which is determined by the ports to which they are connected on the switch For instance a quad group connected to
2. GROUP 46 GROUP 44 GROUP 42 COM2 MODEM oCo COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS PN CONNECTIONS 4 4 23 21 16 15 14 1 7 6 5 FURTHER INFORMATION 12 11 10 9 GROUP 45 GROUP 43 GROUP 41 20 19 18 17 ac H See also e Addressing computers in a cascade e Connecting MC5 units in cascade e Testing specific links to cascaded computers 17 Addressing computers in a cascade The addressing format used by the MC5 units incorporates the various group numbers along with a final specific port number to which a required computer is attached In the diagram given here a portion of the previous cascade diagram indicates how the routes to particular computers are formed and addressed Each cascade level requires two digits hence the computer marked in red requires a unique address with six digits because it is at cascade level 3 compared to the blue computer at level 2 with its four digit unique address A computer connected directly to the MC5 at the top level would simply have a two digit port number The group at level 2 is numbered 41 because it is a quad group connected to ports 1 2 3 and 4 on the MCS If it was connected to ports 5 6 7 and 8 then the group number would be 42 and the overall address for the red computer would be 43 42 02 43 41 02 A N o C 6 lt Group 43 at cascade
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4. The confirmation box The MC5 provides the option of a confirmation box that is displayed on screen for three seconds after a computer is selected The confirmation box indicates the current user port and your user name the selected computer and the connection status You can enable or disable the confirmation box as required To enable disable the confirmation box 1 Select the on screen menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing en Car uj e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons If you are not already logged in do so now 2 Press J to select More menus 3 Highlight the User Preferences option and press al to select 4 Highlight the Confirmation Box option and press _sea e to select ENABLED or DISABLED as required 5 Press E to save the settings Press twice more to return to the computer port and view your changes LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION The reminder banner As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar the MC5 provides a reminder banner option that indicates which computer port you are currently viewing The banner is usually displayed at the top of the screen using blue lettering and transparent background You can e Move the banner e Change the banner colours and or e Disable the banne
5. INDEX 91 Misc Shared connection do not dis Scaling No Scaling LINDY VNC Viewer Options VNC Viewer Options No attempt is made to make the screen image fit the viewer window You may need to scroll horizontally and or vertically to view all parts of the screen image Scale to Window Size Adjusts the server screen image to suit the size of the viewer window Custom Size Adjusts the server screen image according to the Width and Height settings in the adjacent fields A drop box to the right of the fields allows you to define the image size by percentage or by pixels as required Preserve Aspect Ratio When ticked maintains a consistent ratio between the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the screen image connect other viewers SS Scaling Inputs Misc Identities Load Save Colour Encoding Scaling Inputs This option does not apply to MC5 Msc identities Load Save IP connections Scaling Options C Shared connection do not disconnect other viewers O No Scaling Scale to Window Size Custom Size Full screen mode When ticked the VNC viewer will launch in full screen mode Use the menu key usually F8 to exit from full screen mode C Full screen mode C Render cursor locally Cl Allow dynamic desktop resizing Scale Width to C Only use protocol version 3 3 Scale Height to Beep when requested to by the server
6. WARNING This function will clear all computer and user lists that are stored within the MC5 When this option is selected you must press J to confirm the action The internal data will be rewritten and a completion message displayed after a short period Power Control The options within this section are usable only when the MC5 is used in conjunction with one or more external power switch units For more details see power switching connections configuration operation via menu or operation via viewer Switch Computer ON Select this option to power on one or more computers Switch Computer OFF Select this option to power off one or more computers Edit Power ON String Select this option to alter the special codes that are sent from the MC5 to the connected power switch es in order to switch computers on Edit Power OFF String Select this option to alter the special codes that are sent from the MC5 to the connected power switch es in order to switch computers off Send Data to RS232 port This option is used to save MC5 configuration information to a specially connected computer A temporary link must be made using the COM1 UPGRADE port at the rear of the MC5 and the computer must run a custom routine available from LINDY Technology Limited The resulting download file can be optionally edited using Microsoft Excel and or reloaded into the MCS5 This option is especially useful in complex cascade arrangements whe
7. and materials for a period of three years from the date of original purchase If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period LINDY will replace or repair it free of charge Any faulty items are to be returned to LINDY at the owner s expense No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside LINDY s control Also LINDY will not be responsible for any loss damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this product LINDY s total liability under the terms of this warranty shall in all circumstances be limited to the replacement value of this product This warranty goes on top of any applicable legal regulation and does not limit any customer rights compared to the legal regulations e Both the MC5 and its power supply generate heat when in operation and will become warm to the touch Do not enclose them or place them locations where air cannot circulate to cool the equipment Do not operate the equipment in ambient temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Centigrade Do not place the products in contact with equipment whose surface temperature exceeds 40 degrees Centigrade e Warning live parts contained within power adapter e No user serviceable parts within power adapter do not dismantle e Plug the power adapter into a socket outlet close to the module that it is powering e Replace the power adapter with a manufacturer approved type only e Do not
8. DoK Logged on users admin Force VNC Protocol 3 3 Idle Timeout minutes Protocol Timeout seconds Mouse Latency Allowance milliseconds Mouse Rate milliseconds im 5 GO r ic Replace oldest conection E M Upgrade Firmware Background Refresh Rate Single Mouse Mode Mouse Switch Behaviour for admin connections when limit reached Use VESA GTF Advanced Unit Configuration Cancel To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Unit configuration option 4 Click the Advanced unit configuration option Force VNC Protocol 3 3 IMPORTANT The use of this option is not recommended Protocol 3 3 is a legacy version that does not offer any encryption Idle Timeout Determines the period of inactivity on a global connection before the user is logged out The idle timeout period can be set to any time span expressed in minutes Note The Screensaver option serves a similar purpose for local connections Protocol Timeout Sets the time period by which responses should have been received to outgoing data packets If the stated period is exceeded then a connection is considered lost and terminated Mouse Latency Allowance This option is used during calibration to account for latency delays caused as signals pass through a device introduced by some KVM switches from alternative man
9. Note The mouse switching option is usable only if the Mouse Switching option is enabled See Global preferences for more details e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons see previous At this point depending on the security settings and the current log in situation one of two things will be displayed either the login screen or the Selection menu The login screen here you enter a valid User Name and Password see Logging in and out for more details When you do so the MC5 selection menu will be displayed The Selection Menu here you can select computers by name Use the LJ and 1 keys or the scroll wheel of an IntelliMouse to highlight the required computer name Alternatively for large configurations press E3 to perform an alphabetical search for a particular port name Note If security has been enabled then only computers to which the current user port has permission will be displayed 3 Select the highlighted port in one of three ways e Shared use press al This standard method allows other users to view the same computer port Control of the port is given to one user at a time on a first come first served basis and is relinquished after a certain period of inactivity e Exclusive use press shit d This mode prevents any other user from viewing or controlling the computer port until you either select another computer or log off This mode should be used with care it can also b
10. Offer to automatically reconnect Render cursor locally This option does not currently apply to MC5 IP connections Preserve Aspect Ratio Try Single Sign On if server allows it Allow dynamic desktop resizing When ticked the viewer window will be automatically resized whenever the host system s screen resolution is altered Only use protocol version 3 3 This option does not apply to MC5 IP connections Beep when requested to by the server When ticked your local system will beep in response to any error beeps emitted by the MC5 IP Z Offer to automatically reconnect x z When ticked the viewer will offer to restore a lost connection with the server T 5 z Try Single Sign On if server allows it Zo This option does not apply to MC5 IP connections Z x isa A z S IMPORTANT If you make any changes to the options given here and wish to retain them for successive connection sessions you must save the changes To do this change to the Load Save tab and click the Save button within the Default section OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E 92 Identities This feature helps your VNC viewer to confirm that a revisited MC5 IP is genuine and not another device masquerading as an MC5 IP The list given will retain the identities of all visited units that have full security enabled When you first make a secure connection to the MC5 IP the security in
11. AT START sets the MC5 to read DDC information from the selected source at power up When DISABLED no new DDC data is sought and existing information is used When viewing this menu press F8 to discover DDC information from the chosen source immediately Power Control The options within this section are concerned with the operation of the POWER CONTROL port when used to command optional system power control units Baud Rate Settings 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Configures the communication speed of the POWER CONTROL port and must match the speed used by the connected power switche s Note The PSU SMASTER and PSU 8SLAVE power switches supplied by LINDY require a setting of 9600 Format Settings NONE 8 1 ODD 8 1 EVEN 8 1 NONE 8 2 NONE 7 2 ODD 7 2 EVEN 7 2 Configures the data format used by the serial port and must match the format used by the connected power switche s The NONE ODD EVEN portion relates to the parity checking the 7 8 value is the size of the data byte and the 1 2 value determines the stop bit s used after each data byte OPERATION CONFIGURATION smazano FURTHER INFORMATION 74 Configure IP port Available only on MC5 IP models the IP port configuration menu allows you to determine settings that relate directly to the global IP user aspects of the unit e Unit Configuration IP admin password encryption settings etc e Network Configuration
12. Encryption Unit Configuration Hardware Version Indicates the version of the electronic circuitry within the MC5 IP unit Firmware Version Indicates the version of the hardwired software within the MC5 IP flash memory This may be updated using the flash upgrade procedure Host Keyboard Layout Use the arrow buttons to match the keyboard layout expected by the host system Admin Password Enter the password that will be used to gain administrator access to the MC5 IP There can only be one admin user and only that user is given access to the configuration menus To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Unit configuration option Unit Name The name entered here will be displayed on the local menus and the remote VNC viewer browser windows Encryption Three options are available Always on prefer off prefer on The one to choose depends on the specific details of your installation see Encryption settings for details The use of encryption imposes a slight performance overhead of roughly 10 but is highly secure against third party intrusion Advanced Unit Configuration LINDY OPERATION conncunaion INSTALLATION E FURTHER z z e Z INDEX 81 Advanced unit configuration Click this button to display advanced options that do not normally require alteration
13. Firewall router address em 8 129 7 1 10 The firewall routes the request from the VNC viewer on port 5900 through to the MC5 IP at local address 192 168 0 3 LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION 40 To discover a DHCP allocated IP address Once a DHCP server has allocated an IP address you will need to know it in order to access the MC5 IP via a network connection To discover the allocated IP address 1 In network section of either the standard configuration menus or the configuration pages via viewer set the Use DHCP option to Yes and select Save Once the page is saved the MC5 IP will contact the DHCP server and obtain a new address 2 Re enter the same Network configuration screen where the new IP address and network mask should be displayed DNS addressing As with any other network device you can arrange for your MC5 IP to be accessible using a name rather than an IP address This can be achieved in two main ways e For small networks that do not have a DNS Domain Name System server edit the hosts files on the appropriate remote systems Using the hosts file you can manually link the MC5 IP address to the required name e For larger networks declare the IP address and required name to the DNS server of your local network The actual steps required to achieve either of these options are beyond the scope of this document LIND
14. For further details e For details of the Syslog protocol RFC number 3164 http www ietf org rfc html To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Logging and status option LINDY OPERATION connconsion INSTALLATION E z PAS me ae Eo Z INDEX 89 Appendix 3 VNC viewer connection options LINDY better performance than the ZRLE when used over a high speed network because there is no need for the MC5 IP to spend time highly compressing the data e Raw This is a primitive uncompressed method that is mainly used for technical support issues You are recommended not to use this method When youare connecting to the VNC Viewer Connection Details Colour Encoding Ea MC5 IP using the VNC viewer a number of options are available N Seve EAEE Auto select l APENE C When ticked this option will eee examine the speed of your te e Load Save gt Click here to connection to the MC5 IP and caen ease Scaling Inputs Z access the options apply the most suitable encoding F Auto select RA z method This option is suggested Preferred encoding Full all available colours for the majority of installations PLE O Medium 256 colours n i i extile Low 64 col Z There are six labeee pages of options Preferred encoding ee om Z e Colour E
15. CLK Nc DCD RD IxD 2 DAT RXD K GD GND z TD GND 5 GND Z GND DTR 4 5V DSR z 12V RTS Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable 3 i Female xd 12y 4pin RJ9 Apin RJ9 Seu 6 NC CTS Z Joe i GND GND S 2 nc 0O TxD _ Ix RD O _ RxD 5 RS232 serial flash upgrade cable GND GND 3 ea 9pin D type female 9pin D type male 5 Do DCD RD RXD ma TD XD me E DR DTR F By GND GND z DSR DSR RS ORS CTS CTS a Z RI RI T 100 Multi head synchronisation cable MASTER end SLAVE end 9pin D type male 9pin D type male TXD Q ___ 8 RXD Use this cable when two MC5 GND GND devices are being synchronised MASTER end SLAVE1 end 9pin D type male 9pin D type male TD _ _ RxD GND GND Q XD Use this cable when three MC5 O RXD L GND SLAVE2 end 9pin D type male devices are being synchronised LINDY OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z g z INDEX 101 Appendix 8 Hotkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences macros for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the special keys on the keyboard Permissible key presses Main control keys see Using abbreviations Backspace Tab Return Ent
16. IP address net mask VNC port etc e Modem Configuration Baud rate initialisation string etc e Reset Configuration Completely resets the IP portion of the MC5 IP unit To get here LINDY MC5 Configuration Network Configuration Modem Configuration Reset Configuration Back Enter Select Esc Exit t Up 4 Down 1 From a local or remote not accessible from a global keyboard log on as the admin user 2 Press m hotkeys can change 3 Press FJ to select More menus A Select Functions 5 Select Configure IP port Unit Configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the MC5 IP LINDY MC5 Unit Config Hardware Rev 1 Firmware 1 0b7 Keyboard Admin Pwd Unit Name AV CATx Time 11 14 44 Date 27 Apr 2006 Encryption Prefer Off Keyboard Use the arrow buttons to match the keyboard layout expected by the host system Admin Pwd Enter the password that will be used to gain administrator access to the MC5 IP There can only be one admin user and only that user is given access to the configuration menus The admin password background will be red until a reasonably secure password has been entered although this is only advisory as any password or no password may be entered Esc Exit Space Toggle Enter Select t Up Down Unit Name The name entered here will be displayed on the local menus and the remote VNC brow
17. If your hotkeys have been changed substitute them for on and at in the examples given here ow ar Oy Selects port 1 en Lar 2J Selects port 2 e e e e few Lat GJ then J Selects port 10 e e fon Lar 2 then 4J Selects port 24 Note When entering multiple digit addresses as above or for even longer cascaded computers keep on and Lat pressed down until all other numbers have been entered om J Lary rap J Selects the next available port en ar AJ Selects autoscan mode where each authorised port is displayed for a period determined by the administrator To cancel autoscan mode simply select any fixed channel using any of the suggested methods cn ar o Switches off the video signal this will cause a power saving monitor to enter its standby mode To awaken the monitor simply select any fixed channel using any of the suggested methods on Car OJ Logs out the current user if security is enabled or selects port 0 to disable the video signal if security is disabled ou Cor amp L C or GI around the screen LINDY Moves the currently displayed on screen menu OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION To select a computer using the on screen menu 1 Select the on screen menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing Len Lat Mj e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or
18. control connections Power switch boxes Box 1 Box 2 Power to computer Box 2 port 6 address 26 Box 3 ai 123 45 67 8 goo0oo0oo0oo0o000a The power ports are connected to the power inputs of each computer system and the power switch box es are then connected to a mains power supply IMPORTANT Power switching devices have a maximum current rating It is essential to ensure that the total current drawn by the equipment connected to the power switching device does not exceed the current rating of the power switching device You must also ensure that the current drawn from any mains socket does not exceed the current rating of the mains socket Setting up configuring and using power switching requires three main steps e Connect and address the switch boxes gt e Configure the power strings e Operate power switching via configuration menu or via viewer To connect and address the switch boxes Note The MC5 P unit can be powered on during this procedure however the switch boxes should be switched off 1 Mount up to four switch boxes in positions where they are close to the computer systems that they will control and not too distant from the MC5 IP unit preferably within 2 5 metres 2 Use a serial cable with an RJ9 and a 9 pin D type connector see Appendix 7 for specification Attach the RJ9 plug to the socket marked IN on the first switch box Attach the other end to the socket marked POWER CONTROL on the M
19. lt csv file gt e sethosts lt csv file gt e setmodes lt csv file gt For instance the command line kvmadmin getconfig kvm1 cfg 192 168 2 1 downloads the current configuration from the MC5 unit at the given address and stores it in the local file kvm1 cfg Whereas the command line kvmadmin setusers users csv 192 168 2 1 configures the usernames and passwords for the same unit from the local file users CSV For more information about KVMADMIN please refer to the user notes supplied with the utility LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 44 Performing upgrades The MC5 and MC5 IP units are fully reconfigurable via flash upgrades as are the individual Computer Access Modules that are used to link all host computers The MC5 IP models operate in a slightly different manner to the non IP models and so are upgraded differently e MC5 models and Computer Access Modules require a Windows based computer system to be linked via the COM1 UPGRADE port e MC5 IP models are upgraded via IP link and require a network connected Windows based computer system Upgrading MC5 models and CAMs The KVM Firmware Uploader utility is available from the LINDY support It allows you to check the current revision of the MC5 unit firmware as well as every Computer Access Module connected to it Items required to use the upgrade utility e Optional serial upgrade cable available fro
20. the permitted users the hot key combinations required to switch to it and if required appropriate power control commands Dok Logged on users admin E Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer 10 Computer 11 Computer 12 Computer 13 Computer 14 Computer 15 Computer 16 Computer 17 Computer 18 xj Erase Host Configuration Add entry for unrecognised host Add entry for unrecognised host When selected any systems visited that are not specified in the Hosts list will be added to the list Use with care when visiting complex cascaded systems Hosts Configuration Cancel Erase Host Configuration Removes all hosts from the list To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Host configuration option To create a new host entry 1 Click one of the host entries to reveal a Host configuration dialog Name Computer 10 Users aamin KUM Port jo Power Control Sequence mo E Power On Power Off OK Clear Cancel Name Enter the name that will be displayed in the viewer window when you click the Host button Users Select the users that will be permitted to connect to this host Either enter to allow all users or a list of users separated by commas e g admin nigel andy steve KVM Port Declare the P
21. 3 up to its OFF position 5 Power up and configure the unit in the normal manner To reset the MC5 IP models 1 Remove all power inputs from the MC5 IP unit 2 Move switch 2 on the rear panel down to the ON position 3 Re apply power to the unit On the local user port a screen menu will provide two options 4 Using the local keyboard or mouse select the Reset Configuration option A warning screen will be displayed select the RESET option and press cl The unit will reset and then prompt you to work through the initial IP configuration screens After you have completed the initial IP configuration remove power and move switch 2 up to its OFF position uw LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Hot plugging and mouse restoration It is strongly recommended that you switch off a computer before attempting to connect it to the MC5 However if this is not possible then you need to hot plug the computer while it is still running There is not normally a danger of damage to the computer however when mouse communications are interrupted often they fail to re initialise when reconnected The MC5 provides a feature to reinstate mouse communications once the necessary connections have been made There are two main types of data formats used by current PC mice these are the older PS 2 or standard mouse format and the more recent IntelliMouse forma
22. 5 to select and adjust any colour channel until the vertical lines of the red green and blue crosses are all aligned When all colours are correctly aligned on all video channels press el to exit configuration mode and permanently save all settings Note Once you have made the skew adjustments it may be necessary to re adjust the image controls to attain optimum screen images LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Autoscanning The MC5 provides an autoscan mode that switches between the connected computers in sequence This mode is useful to allow users and administrators to sample activity among the connected machines Three scanning modes are provided e Scan list Only computers declared within an autoscan list will be viewed Computers connected to cascaded switches can be included in the autoscan list e Active PCs Only computer ports where an active computer is detected will be viewed This mode avoids blank screens from being displayed and helps to prevent the viewing monitor from entering a power down state on every scan cycle Computers connected to cascaded switches will not be viewed in this mode e All PCs This mode visits in turn each computer that is connected directly to the MC5 This mode should be used with care due to the reasons given in the warning below Computers connected to cascaded switches will not be viewed in this mode The scanning mode is a gl
23. Configuration Menu e Create a new computer entry Press n and enter a new name or e Edit an existing computer entry Highlight a computer name and press cl Press lt _J Backspace to delete existing characters and enter the required new name up to 16 characters 4 Press cl and the cursor will move to the computer port column on the right side Change or enter the port address of the computer as required See the Addressing computers in a cascade section for more details z S E z 3 FURTHER INFORMATION Tips when creating editing computer entries e Avoid creating two names for the same computer port e When cascading to other units do not apply individual names to any ports that are forming a link group to another switch i e ports 1 2 3 amp 4 when they form link group 41 26 Video compensation The MC5 units allow computer systems to be placed up to 50m 160 feet away and remote users to be extended by a maximum of 300m 980 feet Such long cable lengths can affect video signals especially when higher screen resolutions are used In order to eliminate any video signal degradation all MC5 units and accompanying User Station modules provide effective software based video compensation features Two main types of video compensation are provided within the MCS installation these are e Computer video compensation operates on video signals between each computer system and the MC5 unit
24. INFORMATION Operation Further information THe tront PANG CONG aoiseanna aie 48 TROUDISSNOOTUNG minina aiai 66 MCS TOGE Binni a 48 Gething assi tan E sanaaa 66 MCSAP MOOSE rres eE E 48 Appendix 1 Configuration MeMNUS ss sssssssssssenssrssrnrsernnsennene 67 Acesso the MGD arisen anaia a 48 PU sotanon E aa 68 z LOGal ana remote user ACCESS 49 User PretereneeS niie a 69 z Selecting a COMPpUtETF areca trachea cctictncaceavsinicutansbsanbinncecdsenchicaees 49 Global PPT cesta asess escsennectebineneetvatecesaeccaeenatveeons 70 J Legging in and GUtesidsisoriaia aaa aa 52 Tayi og OPUORS caei aaa a 72 2 Selecting cascaded COMputers ssisicsacovdscousareciancoiebindelaveddnaonds 52 Advanced OPTIONS ariiraa a 74 j The confirmation ssi scisma eea 52 Configure IP OFU een ae eae ae ere eae ee re 75 z Theremimder Danihel oriona 53 UNE CONIGUT O ecann e Ee a 75 E 0 0 11 910 SEAS ania an mer pne Ceri or erent enrer nr mMear rest eP her ere 53 Network Configuration sssini aiii 76 Power switching via configuration MeNU cceeeee 54 Mogem ConfiguratiOli espmania 77 3 User preferences and functions sssssssssessresrrnnsrnrerrnereen 54 Reset CONMOUIAION ecrini s 77 S Gl Daluser CCEE soei Eai 55 Clearing IP access CO sso aiccsacesrsaicecssayecsserssesiesaeeschianes 78 A Global user access via VNC ViCWEP ccccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeteeetees 56 Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer sses 79 z Global user access via web browsel
25. Routing status feature which provides an at a glance view of all current user connections To use the Routing status feature 1 Select the on screen menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing er Cat m Note The c and at hotkeys may have been changed If the combination fails to work then please contact the system administrator for details e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons If you are not already logged in do so now 2 Press J to select More menus 3 Use 4J or your mouse scroll wheel to highlight the Routing status option 4 Press rl or the left mouse button to select The Routing status screen will be displayed Routing Status Computer Port 01 Internet Gateway EXCLUSIVE USE Technical Server SHARED USE Computer Port 16 Computer Port 00 NOT CONNECTED Computer Port 00 Esc Quit NOT CONNECTED Here you can instantly see which computer ports are being accessed and by whom The screen will be displayed for ten seconds OPERATION conncunaion INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Power switching via configuration menu When used in conjunction with optional power switch boxes the MC5 allows you complete remote control over the connected computers The primary function of the power switching option is to remotely power down and res
26. all IP addresses It is possible to similarly exclude all addresses however take great care not to do this as you instantly render all network access void There is a recovery procedure should this occur If the access control range that you need to define is not possible using one address and one mask then you could break it down into two or more entries Each of these entries could then use smaller ranges of differing sizes that when combined with the other entries cover the range that you require For instance to accurately encompass the range in the earlier example 192 168 142 67 to 192 168 142 93 You would need to define the following six address and mask combinations in the IP access control section Address ranges Although you can define ranges of addresses due to the way that the mask operates there are certain restrictions on the particular ranges that can be set For any given address you can encompass neighbouring addresses in blocks of either 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 etc and these must fall on particular boundaries For instance if you wanted to define the local address range OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E Network address entry Mask entry 192 168 142 67 to 192 168 142 93 The closest single block to cover the range would be the 32 addresses from 192 168 142 64 to 192 168 142 95 The mask needed to accomplish this would be 255 255 255 224 When you look at the mask in binary the picture becomes a
27. and a mixture of upper and lower case and numeric characters By configuration page via viewer e Reserve the admin password for administration use only and use a non admin user profile for day to day access e Use the latest Secure VNC viewer this has more in built security than is available with the Java viewer To download the viewer e Use non standard port numbers e Restrict the range of IP addresses that are allowed to access the MC5 IP to only those that you will need to use To restrict IP access e Do NOT Force VNC protocol 3 3 Configuration page via viewer e Add a further level of inherent security by restricting access only via modem or ISDN dialup e Ensure that the computer accessing the MC5 IP is clean of viruses and spyware and has up to date firewall and anti virus software loaded that is appropriately configured e Avoid accessing the MC5 IP from public computers Security can be further improved by using the following suggestions e Place the MC5 IP behind a firewall and use the port numbers to route the VNC network traffic to an internal IP address e Review the activity log from time to time to check for unauthorised use e Lock your server consoles after they have been used A security white paper that gives further details is available upon request Ports In this configuration there should be no constraints on the port numbers because the MC5 IP will probably be the only device at t
28. auxiliary power adapter using the AUX PWR IN socket if a backup supply is required Note Both the MC5 and its power supply generate heat when in operation and will become warm to the touch Do not enclose them or place them locations where air cannot circulate to cool the equipment Do not operate the equipment in ambient temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Centigrade Do not place the products in contact with equipment whose surface temperature exceeds 40 degrees Centigrade Using two power supplies will ensure that each power supply takes less load and run at a correspondingly cooler temperature LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Power control port The MC5 IP models provide a serial port for connection to one or more optional power control units This allows you to control the mains power being supplied to the connected computer s so that an authorised user can if necessary perform a complete remote cold reboot on a failed system The control connector of the first power switch is attached via serial cable to the rear panel of the MC5 IP Any additional power switches are then attached via a daisy chain arrangement to the first power switch Each power switch box is then given a unique address and access to each power port 8 ports on each power switch box is gained using a combination of the switch box address and the port number POWER SWITCH Daisy chain
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30. firmware version matches the Unit Connected field FIRMWARE UPGRADE Power off the unit and set the upgrade DIP switch Power up the unit and the LCD display should show a lower case u Click Query to verify the device type Click Upload Now to perform the software upgrade Check also that the New firmware version is greater than the Current Unit connected LINDY MCS firmware version Current firmware version Upload Now Upload file read OK Abort Quit 9 Commence the upgrade To begin the upgrade process click the Upload Now button The progress will be shown within the dialog Should you decide not to continue with the upload at any stage click the Abort button response to this is usually immediate however during an erase command the upload will not be aborted until the erase is complete this may take a few seconds 10 Change option switch 1 to the OFF position and cycle the power Click switch 1 on the rear of the MC5 to the OFF position and disconnect the power When the power is re applied the MC5 will operate using the new firmware Issues to consider when performing flash upgrades The upgrade program rewrites the MC5 firmware code If the upgrade process is interrupted then the MC5 will have invalid code and will not be able to operate It is therefore good practice to ensure that the upgrade process is always fully completed A partial or failed upgrade may be rectified by
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32. is displayed SCAN LIST ACTIVE PCs or ALL PCs To select an autoscan period 1 Display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user 2 Highlight Global Preferences and press cl 3 Highlight Autoscan Period and press seace_J until the required time to view each computer is displayed ranging from 2 seconds to 5 minutes To define an autoscan list Note This stage is required only when the Scan List autoscan mode Is selected 1 Display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user 2 Highlight Edit Autoscan List and press al A list of all connected computers will be displayed Only computers that show a marker to the right of the menu box will be autoscanned 3 Select and deselect computers to scan as follows e Individual computer Highlight a computer name then press _seae_ to apply or remove the marker e Mark all computers for scanning Press J e Unmark all computers Press FJ 4 When all settings have been made press l to save and exit Press E to return to the Configuration Menu To view autoscan e Atone of the user ports press Len Car a Note on and at are the standard hotkeys and can be altered to avoid clashes with other devices or software If you change the hotkeys remember to use the new ones in place of ou and Lat when following these instructions LINDY OPERATION CO
33. on the network and hence speed up connections in general Gateway This is the address of the device that links the local network to which the MC5 IP is connected to another network such as the Internet Usually this is a network switch or router and it will be used whenever a device to be contacted lies outside the local network VNC Port This is the logical link through which communications with a remote VNC viewer will be channelled see What is a port The default setting is 5900 which is a widely recognised port number for use by VNC software However in certain circumstances it may be advantageous to alter this number see Security issues with ports for more details Note The VNC port and HTTP port can be set to the same port number in order to simplify router and firewall configuration If this is done then the MC5 IP will listen for both types of traffic on the single port HTTP Port This is the logical link through which communications with a remote web browser will be channelled The default setting of 80 is an established standard for web HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol traffic though this can be changed to suit your local network requirements Clear IP Access Control This option removes all entries from the IP access control feature within the MC5 IP The IP access control feature configurable by a global admin user allows certain network address ranges to be denied access to the MC5 IP If set incorrect
34. performing another upgrade If the upgrade process is interrupted accidentally then you should immediately repeat the upgrade process without moving switch 1 from the upgrade ON position Switch 1 forces the MC5 into flash upgrade mode and prevents the upgraded code from being run Running faulty or partially upgraded code may have unpredictable results and may damage your MC5 or computing equipment WARNING Running faulty or partially upgraded code may have unpredictable results and may damage your MC5 or computing equipment LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 46 Upgrading MC5 IP models The MC5 IP models are upgraded via global connection through the IP network port Upgrades are digitally signed by LINDY using a secure key This prevents unauthorised or altered firmware images being downloaded into the MC5 IP To upgrade MC5 IP models 1 Download the latest firmware revision for the MC5 IP from LINDY support and decompress the download file View the decompressed files and make a note of the name and location of the bin file that was part of the download file collection Make a global connection to the MC5 IP unit and login as the admin user Once logged in click the Configure button in the top right corner of the window Click the Unit Configuration button Click the Advanced Unit Configuration button Click the Upgrade Firmware button The following dialog will be disp
35. specifically requests it If a viewer has its Let server choose setting then an un encrypted link will be set up e Prefer on This setting generally enforces encryption unless an earlier viewer version is unable to support it in which case the link will be un encrypted If a viewer has its Let server choose setting then the link will be encrypted Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers of level 4 0b5S or higher offer four encryption settings e Always on This setting will ensure that the link is encrypted regardless of the MC5 IP encryption setting e Let server choose This setting will follow the configuration of the MC5 IP If the MC5 IP has Always on or Prefer on set then the link will be encrypted If the Prefer off setting is selected at the MC5 IP then the link will not be encrypted e Prefer off This setting will configure an un encrypted link if the MC5 IP will allow it otherwise it will be encrypted e Prefer on If the MC5 IP allows it this setting will configure an encrypted link otherwise it will be un encrypted LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Networking issues Thanks to its robust security the MC5 IP offers you great flexibility in how it integrates into an existing network structure The MC5 IP is designed to reside either on an internal network behind a firewall router or alternatively
36. standard web browser to make remote contact with the MC5 IP see Global user access for more Routing status details User Preferences 2 If the username entry is not blanked out enter admin or another Sa tee login username Then enter the admin password if no password paR is set then just press dih Once logged in the MC5 IP will show OPERATION Your Login name LINDY MC5 Configuration Menu FURTHER INFORMATION Edit Computer List Edit eae the video output from the host system if one is connected or Edit Autoscan List otherwise a No Signal message F1 More menus 3 Click the Controls button and select the KVM Switch menu Enter Select option All options appropriate to the entered username will be Esc Quit Firmware Version 1 02 displayed 3 Use the 4 and J keys to highlight an option then press 1 to select 23 Configuration menus layout General security and configuration steps The menu options are arranged as shown here To enable general security Restore Standard Mouse 1 Display the Configuration menu Restore Intellimouse Configuration Menu Functions Power Control Configure IP port Unit Configuration Reset to Factory Defaults Network Configuration Send Data to RS232 port Modem Configuration Read Data from RS232 port Reset Configuration Routing status LINDY MC5 IP only OSD Colour Reminder Banner Reminder Colour Screen Saver Type Con
37. switch for connection to MC5 IP or standalone Ethernet operation Call LINDY for details LINDY OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Installation Mounting The MC5 units offer two main mounting methods e Supplied four self adhesive rubber feet e Supplied rack brackets Rack brackets The two supplied brackets plus four screws allow the MC5 unit to be secured within a standard 1U rack slot Connections Note Both the MC5 and its power supply generate heat when in operation and will become warm to the touch Do not enclose them or place them in locations where air cannot circulate to cool the equipment Do not operate the equipment in ambient temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Centigrade Do not place the products in contact with equipment whose surface temperature exceeds 40 degrees Centigrade C 6 x OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Connections The MC5 and MC5 IP units provide a great deal of flexibility in their configurations This chapter details the various connections that can be made to achieve the required installation Local Remote user Global user user via User Station IP network port page 9 page 10 page 11 EINDY Power Modem Multiple video in ISDN port head connections page 14 page 13 page 21 COMPUTER SYSTEM Computer system Computer power via CAM control switching page
38. use the power adapter if the power adapter case becomes damaged cracked or broken or if you suspect that it is not operating properly e f you use a power extension cord with the MC5 make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure that the total ampere rating of all the devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating e Do not attempt to service the MC5 yourself Safety considerations when using power switches with MC5 e Follow the manufacturer s instructions when setting up and using power switching products e Always ensure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the Z power switching product does not exceed the power switching product s ae l Ta ampere rating Also make sure that the total ampere rating of all the 5 z devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s 29 ampere rating Z General Public License Linux s The MC5 runs an embedded version of the Linux operating system licensed 2 under the GNU General Public License To obtain the source code for the open source components of the system visit _ 7 http www realvnc com products AdderLinkIP gpl html OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E 104 End user licence agreement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOF
39. 12 page 15 Connections do not need to be carried out in the order given within this guide however where possible connect the power in as a final step Cascading multiple units page 16 OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Local user A locally connected video monitor keyboard and mouse are required during the initial configuration These are also useful during normal use to allow quick local control of any connected computer systems The MC5 unit can directly support either PS 2 or USB style keyboards and mice An audio port is also provided for locally connected speakers if required To connect the local user port 1 Position a suitable video monitor keyboard mouse and speakers if required in the vicinity of the MC5 unit such that their cables will easily reach 2 Attach the video monitor keyboard mouse and speaker connectors to the sockets collectively labelled as USER PORT 1 at the rear of the MC5 unit From PS 2 style mouse From PS 2 style keyboard From speakers From video monitor From USB keyboard and mouse Note The keyboard and mouse can be either PS 2 style or USB respectively as required The two different connection types can even be mixed Recognition of the type used is automatic and requires no extra settings to be made C 6 x OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Remote user via User Station
40. 3 f5 27 b6 49 Do you want to continue connecting This message is displayed if an MC5 IP unit that your viewer has previously visited has had a change of security keys This is not uncommon if a unit is reset for some reason However it could also mean that your trusted unit is being spoofed and you may not be connecting to the system that you think you are Do not click the Yes button until you have checked with your administrator that the trusted MC5 IP unit has been recently reset for some reason LINDY OPERATION conncunron INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Using the viewer window The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the MC5 IP and its host computer s Its operation is almost identical regardless of whether you used the VNC viewer or your Web browser to display it The menu bar The viewer window presents a menu bar similar to that shown below Certain items within the toolbar are displayed depending upon your access permissions and or the MC5 IP configuration Viewer options VNC viewer only Click the VNC icon to view the viewer window options Ctrl Alt Del Controls Sends the Displays a menu Ctrl Alt Del of options sequence concerning to the keyboard video current host and mouse computer operation Power Click to access the power on off options for the current host computer Dialogue area Indicates your username and the host system that you are cur
41. 77 Colour level 90 COM1 baud rate 86 connection 13 COM2 baud rate 86 Compensation for computer links 27 for remote user links 29 Computer connection 12 name editing 26 ports 5 registering 26 selecting 49 Computer Access Module connection 12 Configuration 22 initial IP 37 menus 23 67 overall steps 22 pages 79 saving and restoring 33 Configure IP port 75 Confirmation box 52 Connections 8 Computer Access Module 12 computer system 12 global user 11 host computer 9 ISDN 13 keyboard 9 local user 9 modem 13 multiple video head 21 network port 11 power control 15 power supply 14 remote user 10 Connector specifications 100 Controls viewer options 61 Control menus for remote connection 58 Control strings power switching 43 D Daisy chain cable 100 Date local setting 75 DDC options 74 DHCP discovering allocations 41 during initial setup 36 local setting 76 remote setting 84 Dial up connection 64 DNS addressing 41 E Encryption key 36 Encryption settings 38 viewer 65 End user licence 105 Extender remote user 10 F Firewall 40 Firmware current version 81 upgrade 45 Force encryption 75 Format power control port 74 Front panel controls 48 controls and indicators 48 Full screen mode escape from F8 58 Functions 68 74 75 G Gateway local setting 76 remote setting 84 Global preferences 70 74 Global user access 55 connection 11 LINDY OPE
42. C5 IP 3 For each of the remaining switch boxes if used use a serial cable with RJ9 connectors at both ends see Appendix 7 for specification Attach one end to the socket marked ouT of the previous box and the other end to the socket marked IN of the next box 4 Set the addressing switches on each switch box using the two micro switches marked Box otic U Sn SIct on the front panel The box connected 1 Off Off directly to the MC5 IP is Box 1 and so on 2 On Off down the daisy chain line to Box 4 at the 3 Off On end 5 Attach IEC to IEC power leads between each port and the power input socket of each computer system that requires power switching Carefully note to which power ports on which boxes each computer system is connected If computer systems have multiple power inputs then each input must be connected via separate ports which can be on the same or different boxes 6 Connect each box to a suitable mains power input Now proceed to the configuration stage covered in the Power switching configuration section within the Configuration chapter 4 On On Off switch upwards On switch downwards Switch 1 is on the left side LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Cascading multiple units The MCS5 IP units support up to twenty four directly connected computer systems however this is by no means the limit Thanks to an intelligent communication system ca
43. CAM will be displayed alongside the port number to which it is connected 7 Select the items to be upgraded Using the Device Dongle Selection dialog you can determine which items should receive a firmware upgrade e Use the Program Verify Main Unit option to include or exclude the MCS5 unit itself e Use the Select All CAMs option to upgrade every discovered CAM e Use the Select All USB PS2 Sun CAMs options to upgrade only CAMs of a certain type e Use the individual port options to select particular CAM devices to upgrade When the required options have been selected click OK Note Approximate upgrade times are MC5 unit 4 2 minutes each selected CAM 20 seconds 8 Select the upgrade file to be used From the main KVM Firmware Uploader dialog click the Browse button and select the upgrade file MC5 24 port MC5_Vxxx where Vxxx is the upgrade file version number The upgrade file details will be displayed within the dialog IMPORTANT Check that the Intended Target Units field matches the Unit Connected field If these fields do not match then you may have an incorrect upgrade file check with LINDY before proceeding Check also that the New firmware version is greater than the Current firmware version KVM Firmware Uploader File to upload C Documents and Settings CySc MCS_24 TXT JuNDY Mcs Help l v1 00 Check that the Intended Target Units field Intended Target Units New
44. FURTHER INFORMATION 47 Operation The front panel controls MC5 models Computer button and numeric indicator User button and numeric indicator User port mouse Power activity indicators indicator COMPUTER User port Auxiliary keyboard power activity indicators indicator MCS5 IP models Computer button and numeric indicator User button and numeric indicator User port activity Power indicators indicator COMPUTER VNC 100 DAT LNK AUX Indicators e VNC Indicates that a global user is connected and active e 100 Indicates the Ethernet network speed 10 100Mbs e DAT Network activity indication e LNK Network link present e AUX Auxiliary power input indicator COMPUTER button and numeric indicator These items allow you to select any one of the MC5 computer ports As you press the COMPUTER button the adjacent number will increment to the next available computer channel The computer port selected will then be connected to the current user port USER button and numeric indicator These items allow you to select any one of the MC5 user ports As you press the USER button the adjacent number will increment to the next available user port At the same time as each user port number is displayed the computer channel that is currently associated with that port will be indicated by the COMPUTER indicator Accessing the MC5 The MC5 and MC5 IP offer three main ways to gain access e Local user ac
45. INFORMATION Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers of level 4 0b5S or higher offer four encryption options The resulting actions of certain options depend upon how the MC5 IP to which you are connecting is configured e Always on This setting will ensure that the link is encrypted regardless of the MC5 IP encryption setting e Let server choose This setting will follow the configuration of the MC5 IP If the MC5 IP has a preference to encrypt the link then it will be so otherwise the link will not be encrypted e Prefer off This setting will configure an un encrypted link if the MC5 IP will allow it otherwise it will be encrypted e Prefer on If the MC5 IP allows it this setting will configure an encrypted link otherwise it will be un encrypted Whenever encryption does take place the viewer will first need to create the necessary secure key before the connection process can continue Supported web browsers The following web browsers have been tested and found to work correctly with MC5 Windows e Internet Explorer 5 50 and above with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine release 5 50 with Java Runtime Environment 1 3 or above Linux e Netscape 4 61 and above with Java Runtime Environment 1 1 or above e Opera with Java Runtime Environment 1 1 or above LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Further information This chapte
46. N number where the MC5 IP can be contacted 3 Initiate the call and when the link is made continue with either the standard VNC viewer or browser connection Note For the viewer network connection address you must use the IP address that the admin user has set as the Server address or PPP server IP address within the Modem configuration screen If you need to enter a port number Usually when you make a network connection to the MC5 IP either using the VNC viewer or a Web browser you simply enter the IP address i e 192 168 0 3 However if a special configuration is necessary then you may be asked to specify a port number as well as the IP address What is a port To enter a port number in a Web browser 1 Enter the required IP address in the usual Address box i e http 192 168 0 3 2 At the end of the IP address add a single colon and then enter the port number in this example the required port number is 8000 i e http 192 168 0 3 8000 3 Continue with the standard Web browser instructions To enter a port number in VNC viewer 1 Enter the required IP address in the usual Server box i e http 192 168 0 3 2 At the end of the IP address add two colons and then enter the port number in this example the required port number is 8000 i e http 192 168 0 3 8000 3 Continue with the standard VNC viewer instructions LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER
47. NFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Saving and restoring configuration settings The MC5 can store up to 512 computer names and 16 sets of user access rights MC5 IP models support a maximum of 128 computers Particularly in cascaded configurations manually re entering all computer names port numbers and access rights can be a lengthy process Therefore the MC5 provides a method to save and if required restore configuration settings using one of its serial ports Further to this the saved file can be opened and edited within a spreadsheet and then restored back to the MC5 a useful way to make multiple setup changes Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user for this procedure Preparations for configuration save load e Contact LINDY support and obtain the files XPREAD EXE and XPWRITE EXE e Connect the serial port on the rear panel of the MC5 labelled com1 UPGRADE to a serial port on your computer using the optional serial flash upgrade cable available from LINDY See Appendix 7 for pin out specifications To save configuration settings 1 Run the program XPREAD EXE on the computer that is connected to the MC5 s serial port Follow the instructions given by the program 2 Using one of the MC5 user ports display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user 3 Highlight Functions and press cll 4 Highlight Send Data to RS232 port and press cl The MC5 will send the
48. RATION conscunston INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION INDEX 108 H Hextile 90 95 Hosts changing between 58 59 configuration 87 Host computer connecting 9 connection 12 power switching setup 43 Host configuration 87 Host selection 59 Hotkeys changing 24 codes and macros 102 selecting computers 50 sequences 88 Hot plugging 35 HTTP port initial setup 36 local setting 76 remote setting 84 when altered 40 Identities VNC Viewer 93 Indicators 5 48 Initialise button 86 Initialize port local setting 77 Initial configuration 22 Init string local setting 77 IntelliMouse 35 IP access control 84 85 calculating mask 98 clearing 78 IP address explanation 96 local setting 76 remote setting 84 IP gateway 84 IP network mask 84 IP network port 5 connecting 11 IP port connection 11 initial configuration 36 IP port configuration configuration via viewer 37 ISDN connecting 13 dial up link 64 K Keyboard codes sending 62 Keyboard layout local setting 75 remote setting 81 KVMADMIN utility 44 L Local connection 49 Local network connection 39 Local user connection 9 port 5 Logging 89 Logging in and out section 52 Log on 56 M MAC address 76 83 84 Mask explanation 96 for IP access control 98 Menu bar viewer window 58 Menu key changing 91 Modem connecting 13 dial up link 64 port 5 Modem configuration 77 Mounting 7 Mouse calibration 60 control 61 pointers 59 r
49. See Computer video compensation e Remote user video compensation operates on video signals between each remote user s and the MC5 unit See Remote user video compensation for details Remote user video compensation Computer video compensation REMOTE 7 COMPUTER UER BINDY M Was CAM us SYSTEM i lt gt Overall maximum length between any remote user and any host system must not exceed 300 metres 980 feet _ 50 metres 160 feet maximum E gt 300 metres 980 feet maximum Note For installations where both computers and remote users require video compensation always ensure that the computers are compensated first e A third type of video compensation is provided by User Station C5 Pro extender modules only This type of compensation is called Skew adjustment and combats the effect of uneven twisted pairs within link cables See Remote user skew adjustment for details It is important to note that providing the cabling arrangements do not change the various video compensations need to be applied only once to each computer or remote user link During operation control of video compensation is fully automatic Please take into account the following when configuring links e The MC5 stores a video compensation setting for each computer which defines the level of compensation that is applied whenever the computer is selected This computer video compensation setting is to corr
50. T ENABLED ALLOWED DISABLED Language Hotkeys Keypads Controls Exclusive Use To get here Automatic Logout 1 From a local remote or global keyboard log on as admin user 2 Press m hotkeys can change 3 Press E to select More menus Space Toggle 4 Select Global Preferences t Up 4 Down Esc Quit Security Settings DISABLED ENABLED With security disabled there is no requirement for users to log in to the system All users have full access to all the connected computers and full administration rights With security enabled users are required to log in to the MC5 Each user is allocated access rights to computers by the system administrator and they are only able to see the computers that they have access to on their on screen menu Language Settings ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN SWEDISH This option specifies the language that is used for the on screen menu and the keyboard layout that is assumed for the keyboard When the French option is selected the keyboard is assumed to have an AZERTY format When the English German and Swedish options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a QWERTY format The new language settings are enabled when you quit from the SETUP OPTIONS menu The language option only affects the way that the MC5 interprets the keyboard keys it does not affect the way that the computers interpret the keyboard It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do not und
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52. The same process is carried out for the destination address again using the sender s net mask Now the local parts of both addresses have been equalised to zero because their values are not important in determining whether they are both in the same local network 4 The results of the two net mask operations are now compared if they match the destination is local If not then the sender will still use the same full destination IP address but will also flag the message to go via the local network gateway and out into the wider world The reason for doing this It makes the network as a whole much more efficient If every message for every recipient was shoved straight out onto the Internet the whole thing would grind to a halt within seconds Net masks keep local traffic just that local Want to know more LINDY OPERATION conscunston INSTALLATION E FURTHER z gt e Z INDEX 96 Net masks the binary explanation To really understand the operation of a net mask it is necessary to delve deeper into the life blood of computers binary this is native digital where everything is either a 1 one or O zero on or off yes or no The net mask operation described on the previous page is known as a bit wise AND function The example of 255 255 255 0 is handy because the last octet is completely zero and is clean for illustrative purposes However actual net mask calculations ar
53. Up to four users can be placed a maximum of 300 metres 980 feet from the MC5 unit Remote users are connected via a User Station VER Ln arty extender module and suitable category 5 5e or 6 cabling with es no crossover The MC5 IP models provide two remote user ports Cable lengths for remote user locations The maximum length of cable between a remote user and the MC5 unit can be up to 300 metres 980 feet However bear in mind that the overall distance between any remote user and any computer system must not exceed 300 metres 980 feet j Overall maximum length between any remote user and any host system must not exceed 300 metres 980 feet gt REMOTE Fj 7 CAM COMPUTER USER BUS EINDY M SYSTEM gt e gt 300 metres 980 feet 50 metres maximum 160 feet maximum In situations where any computer system will be placed a significant distance from the MC5 unit ensure that the distance to any remote user is similary less than 300 metres 980 feet To connect a remote user 1 Place a User Station extender unit adjacent to the remote user location 2 Attach the video monitor keyboard mouse power adapter and speaker connectors to the sockets of the User Station module From mouse From keyboard User Station module From video monitor 3 Lay a suitable length of category 5 5e or 6 cabling between the User Station module and the MC5 unit Please refer to the se
54. Y OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 41 Placing the MC5 IP alongside the firewall MC5 IP is built from the ground up to be secure It employs a sophisticated 128bit public private key system that has been rigorously analysed and found to be highly secure a security white paper is available upon request Therefore you can position the MC5 IP alongside the firewall and control hosts that are also IP connected within the local network IMPORTANT If you make the MC5 IP accessible from the public Internet or from a modem care should be taken to ensure that the maximum security available is activated You are strongly advised to enable encryption and use a strong password Security may be further improved by restricting client IP addresses using a non standard port number for access or limiting remote access to dial up connections only Ensuring sufficient security The security capabilities offered by the MC5 IP are only truly effective when they are correctly used An open or weak password or unencrypted link can cause security loopholes and opportunities for potential intruders For network links in general and direct Internet connections in particular you should carefully consider and implement the following e Ensure that encryption is enabled By standard configuration menu or by configuration page via viewer e Ensure that you have selected secure passwords with at least 8 characters
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56. andom data is required to generate encryption keys for secure VNC access Please move the mouse or ress keys until the bar ecomes full gt Screen 4 of 5 Admin password Enter a password of at least six characters that has a mix of letters and numerals The background colour provides an indication of password suitability and is initially red to indicate that the password is not sufficient When a password with reasonable strength has been entered it will change to green Time and Date Set these correctly as all entries in the activity log are time stamped using them Encryption See Encryption settings for a description of the issues and the settings Use DHCP IP address Net Mask Gateway You need to either set the DHCP option to Yes or manually enter a valid IP address Net mask and Gateway See Networking issues for more details VNC and HTTP ports These should remain set to 5900 and 80 respectively unless they clash with an existing setup within the network See Networking issues for more details Modem ISDN port details The default items here are perfectly adequate for the majority of modem and ISDN terminal adapter installations The Server IP and Client IP addresses are used to form an isolated two device PPP network connection via the dial up link Their settings are not related to any other real network settings within the MC5 IP unit Secure keys generation With every mouse move and key
57. anel 49 with hotkeys 50 with mouse buttons 51 with on screen menu 51 Serial port configuration 86 modem connection 13 Server configuration 87 Server IP local setting 77 Setup options 68 72 Shared access mode 60 Single mouse mode 59 61 Skew adjustment 30 Slow connections optimising for 58 Supplied items 6 Syslog 89 LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION INDEX 109 T Testing links to cascaded computers 20 Threshold adjustment 63 Time local setting 75 Time amp date configuration 83 Troubleshooting 66 U Unit Configuration 75 81 Unit name local setting 75 remote setting 81 Upgrade firmware 45 Username remote logon 56 User accounts 80 User list editing 25 User preferences 69 72 User Station 10 Use DHCP local setting 76 V Video compensation 27 Video modes 103 Video settings 62 Viewer window 58 VNC port initial setup 36 local setting 76 remote setting 84 when altered 40 VNC viewer connection 56 connection options 90 download 56 window options 94 W Warranty 104 Web browser connection 57 viewer options 95 Z ZRLE 90 95 LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION INDEX 110
58. anged if they clash with other software or hardware within the installation 1 Display the Configuration menu 2 Highlight Setup Options and press cl 3 Highlight Hotkeys and press _seace_J to select the required hotkey combination The options are CRTL ALT CTRL SHIFT ALT SHIFT ALT GR LEFT ALT RIGHT ALT LEFT CTRL LEFT ALT RIGHT CTRL RIGHT ALT or DISABLED 4 Press E to return to the Configuration Menu OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Registering users edit user list LINDY To create edit user accounts E 1 Display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the 5 Press d to display the Edit Access Rights menu ADMIN user UNDY MCS 2 Highlight Edit User List and press all Edit access rights PA Computer 2 g Edit User List c pan ters Cross markers indicate which 2i C p ter4 computers will be accessible to the 4 Robert ompuer currently selected user To change S Oliver Computer 5 the permission state Highlight a 2 Johnny Computer 6 computer and press the space bar a ca Computer 7 Computer 8 z Space Toggle Enter Save O F1 All F2 None 3 Ins Add Del Delete Bont F3 Find gt F1 Clone Enter Edit Eau z et H determine which of th d b d 6 Esc Quit ere you can determine which of the connected computers can be accesse 9 by the selected user account Only computers that show the marker to 3 Either the right of the menu box will be a
59. are not enabled Re synchronise mouse fx If you find that your local mouse pointer and that of the host are not correctly synchronised use this feature to re align their movements This operation is also selectable from the Controls menu To re synchronise the mouse 1 Use the Hosts button to select the required computer 2 Click the Sx button and then click OK in the subsequent pop up message Note If you find that this doesn t work you may need to perform a mouse calibration again Access mode shared private Up to five users can be simultaneously logged on four global users plus one local or remote user and during normal operation all are able to see the same view of the currently selected host If you need to perform a sensitive task that should not be viewed by other users you can change the access mode to Private This action blanks the viewer window for all other logged on users Note For the courtesy of other users this mode should be used sparingly The admin user has the ability to overrule the private setting To change the access mode 1 Click one of the arrow buttons adjacent to the Shared Private indicator ne shared ofaa Power switching via viewer When configured and where you have access rights this option allows you to control the mains power input to the currently selected host computer Note This option is generally used to power cycle remote systems that have failed to respond Before swit
60. brate All Click to determine the optimum settings for all aspects of video the video connection from the host system Cancel Display activity Indicates the level of video activity currently in progress Using automatic configurations e Every setting can be individually subjected to an automatic configuration click the appropriate Auto button or can also be manually adjusted Use the Calibrate All button to automatically determine the optimum settings for all items Note Before using the Calibrate All option if possible remove on screen display OSD elements generated by the MC5 IP or any other connected KVM switches such as a host name label or menu These OSD elements use different video rates to those of the host system s and can affect the setting of the automatic threshold value MC5 IP uses an improved calculation procedure to filter out the effect of these elements However best results are obtained when the screen contains only host system information Note To maximise performance the threshold level is automatically increased by 50 when a slow link is detected Note When the MC5 IP is used with one or more other switches the threshold needs to be higher than 32 due to the significant amounts of noise that these switches introduce The MC5 IP configuration should detect such noise and adjust the threshold accordingly Setting the Threshold manually Occasionally it can be useful
61. by the vast majority of modem ISDN devices The code is sent when the MC5 IP is first switched on or whenever the Initialize button is clicked Initialize Port When selected this option sends the characters entered in the Init string field to the connected modem or ISDN terminal adapter Restore Defaults When selected this option resets the Baud rate and Init string values to their original default settings Reset Configuration This option allows you to completely reset the IP portion of the MC5 IP unit WARNING This process will remove all network and modem ISDN settings and return the unit to use its original state A complete reconfiguration will be required before the IP features of the unit can be used To reset the MC5 IP configuration f 1 With the Reset Configuration option highlighted press dl 2 Access the Configure IP port option to view the initial IP configuration screens See Initial IP configuration for details INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION z z E z a FURTHER INFORMATION 77 Clearing IP access control This option removes all entries from the IP access control feature within the MC5 IP What is IP access control The IP access control feature configurable by a remote admin user allows certain network address ranges to be denied access to the MC5 IP If set incorrectly it is possible to exclude all network users and so this option provides an emergency recove
62. ccessible to the user account e Create a new account Press inj enter a new user name and press d Note The Port Direct feature which allows interconnected switching units Z or to talk to one another ensures that users without access rights to particular e Edit an existing account Highlight the required user name and press A computers cannot move sideways to those computers via other computers 5 Edit the name if appropriate and or press cll Note Access rights for user accounts to particular computers can also be 2 controlled from the Edit Computer List menu 6 Select and deselect computers as follows e Individual computer Highlight a computer name then press _sea e to 4 Enter or edit the password with regard to the following e The password can be up to 12 characters long Z e The password can use letters numerals and or certain punctuation Ks PIS marks apply or remove a marker Ae e Access to all computers Press T 5 e The password field can remain blank to allow open access to this P ia sa account e Access to no computers Press mi Z 7 When all settings have been made press c to save and exit Press E to return to the Configuration Menu 25 Registering computers edit computer list LINDY To create edit computer entries E 1 Display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the 5 When the port address is complete press dl The Edit acc
63. cess e Remote user access via a User Station or e Global user access via IP network link or direct dial up CA M COMPUTER SYSTEM vs REMOTE USER re LINDY OPERATION conncsnron INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 48 Local and remote user access Local users directly connected and remote users via a User Station gain access to the MC5 unit in exactly the same way Global users linking via a special viewer are handled in a different manner To gain access as a local or remote user 1 From a local or remote keyboard press any key to display the login prompt LINDY MC5 Enter your Login User Name 3 name here Port 1 login Esc Scr Save If the above login prompt is not displayed you are either already logged in to the MC5 unit or the security features have not been implemented In such cases see To view this menu at any time below 2 Enter your username and password Providing you have the correct permissions the screen will display the main menu showing you a list of computers for which you have permission to access LINDY MCS Computer x This column shows the MC5 address for each computer If you wanted to select ports using the hotkey method these are addresses that you would enter Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Computer 5 Default names for each computer port Computer 6 Computer 7 C
64. ching a system off ensure that all attempts have first been made to power it down through normal means To switch a system on or off 1 Use the Hosts button to select the required computer lt A 2 Click the Power button and then select the Switch on Power lt or Switch off option as appropriate Switch Off LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Controls When clicked this button reveals a menu of options concerned with keyboard video and mouse operation Single Mouse Mode Resync Mouse Refresh Screen Mouse Control Keyboard Control Video Settings Single Mouse Mode This mode is for fast network connections where the cursor response is sufficient to provide instant visual feedback on the remote screen When enabled the cursor is captured within the viewer window until Info you use the escape hot keys pase eee To quit from single mouse mode press F8 and then P Alternatively enable and use the mouse button escape sequences see Advanced unit configuration for details The single mouse mode does not require calibration Resync Mouse This option has the same effect as the button on the menu bar and resynchronises the local and remote mouse pointers Refresh Screen This option refreshes the whole screen image to remove any artifacts from moved screen items This is useful when using very low refresh rates on slow speed communicati
65. clipboard to server _oK Cancel Send clipboard to server This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations Security 512 bits low security Selects the lowest level of encoding for communications between the browser and the MC5 IP VNC Viewer Connectio DER Encoding Inputs Misc Key length 512 bits low security 1024 hits medium security C 2048 bits high security _oK Cancel 2048 bits high security Selects the highest level of encoding for communications between the browser and the MC5 IP Misc Shared don t disconnect other viewers This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations 1024 bits medium security Selects the middle level of encoding for communications between the browser and the MC5 IP VNC Viewer Connectio DER Encoding inputs Security Misc I Shared dont disconnect other viewers Render cursor locally This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations V Render cursor locally IV Fast CopyRect Fast CopyRect This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION FURTHER Z S g g z INDEX 95 Appendix 6 Addresses masks and p
66. computer ports 1 2 3 and 4 of an MC5 unit would always be known as 41 the next quad group connected to ports 5 to 8 would always carry the number 42 and so on The diagram here summarises the ports to which triple and quad groups must be connected and the resulting group numbers attained in the positions here gt The central purpose of the link group system is that each user can use a unique address to locate a particular computer However as with the Internet the route to get there could be slightly different each time This avoids any route blocking that could easily be caused by other users occupying any specific link lines Note Triple and quad link groups may be mixed on one unit providing the differing link groups lie within appropriate port boundaries shown opposite see Tips for successful cascading for more details C 6 x f Port boundaries and numbering for triple link groups sixteen port models use groups 31 to 35 only GROUP 35 _ GROUP 33 _ GROUP 32 GROUP 38 COM2 MODEM Gy Gy oar sorah H aan COMPUTER CONNECTIONS 8 7 6 5 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS 16 15 14 13 LS lt lt KM i aon we gt ee GROUP 37 GROUP 36_ GROUP 34 GROUP 31 Port boundaries and numbering for quad link groups sixteen port models use groups 41 to 44 only OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION
67. configuration data to your computer The XPREAD program will store the data in a file named XPRODATA CSV that will be created in the same directory where the XPREAD program was started Ensure that you have sufficient rights to write to this directory un To edit the configuration settings The saved XPRODATA CSV file can be opened using a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel The format of a typical file is shown below You will see that the computer names rows are tabulated against the user profiles columns USERS ADMIN Alan Jim Sue Test PASSWORDS password letmein hello logmein Test COMPUTERS PORT Admin PC 2103 1 1 Alan s System 2102 Comms Server 3 a a Comms PC 4 1 1 Gateway 1 8 Gateway 2 5 Test System 15 1 a a ee oe et Web Browser 9 Hints for editing e To grant a user access to a computer enter the value 1 in the box that is common to the computer s row and the user s column e To deny access leave the box blank e To add extra users add additional columns up to 16 users e To add extra computers add additional rows up to 512 128 for IP models e The ADMIN user will always be granted access to all computers regardless of the values entered To restore configuration settings Note Ensure that the computer is connected to the MC5 as discussed earlier in the Preparations sub section 1 Copy the program XPWRITE and XPRODATA CSV into the same directory on the computer connect
68. correct configuration of routers and firewalls requires advanced networking skills and intimate knowledge of the particular network LINDY cannot provide specific advice on how to configure your network devices and strongly recommend that such tasks are carried out by a qualified professional Port settings As standard the MC5 IP uses two ports to support its two types of viewer e Port 80 for users making contact with a web browser and e Port 5900 for those using the VNC viewer When these port numbers are used VNC viewers and web browsers will locate the MC5 IP correctly using only its network address The firewall router must be informed to transfer any traffic requesting these port numbers through to the MC5 IP When a web server is also on the local network Port 80 is the standard port used by web HTTP servers If the MC5 IP is situated within a local network that also includes a web server or any other device serving port 80 then if you want to use the web browser interface from outside the local network environment the HTTP port number of the MC5 IP may need to be changed When you change the HTTP port to anything other than 80 then each remote browser user will need to specify the port address as well as the IP address For instance if you set the HTTP port to 8000 and the IP address is 192 168 47 10 then browser users will need to enter http 192 168 47 10 8000 Note the single colon that separates the IP add
69. ction Cable lengths for remote user locations opposite 4 Attach the connector of the cable run to the socket of the User Station Category 5 5e or 6 cable leading to MC5 s unit P i User Station From power adapter module 5 At the other end of the cable run attach the cable connector to one of the sockets labelled CATx USER PORTS on the rear panel of the MC5 unit Note The MC5 model shown here is a non IP version The IP version provides only remote user ports 3 and 4 Category 5 5e or 6 cable from User Station module 6 Where necessary use the in built video compensation feature of the User Station module to eliminate any effects caused by the cable run However ensure that the links between the computers and the MC5 have been compensated first See remote user video compensation for details LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Global user IP network port The MC5 IP models provide an autosensing Ethernet IP port that can operate at 10 or 100Mbps according to the network speed The MC5 IP models are designed to reside quite easily at any part of your network e They can be placed within the local network behind any firewall router connections to the Internet or e They can be placed externally to the local network on a separate sub network or with an open Internet connection Wherever in the network an MC5 IP is situated you will need to determine cer
70. d KVM Firmware Uploader File to upload Select upload file Browse Intended Target Units New firmware version Unit connected Current firmware version V1 01 Upload Now qeryOoK n Abort Quit 6 Query the MC5 unit Click the Query Unit button to confirm that communication is possible with the MC5 and to establish the firmware details of the main unit and all connected CAMS Note The computer to which each CAM is connected must be powered before the respective CAM can be accessed Note MC5 units in lower levels of cascade links and their respective CAMs cannot be queried or upgraded while remaining in the cascade arrangement If the application cannot contact the MC5 recheck the connection cable and click the Advanced button to check that the correct serial port is being used Change the serial port within the Advanced section if necessary continued LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 45 The results of the unit query will be displayed in the Device Dongle Selection dialog Device Dongle Selection IV Program Verify Main Unit P Select All CAMs J7 Select All USB CAMs J Select All PS 2 CAMs I Select All Sun CAMs M Port 1 USB CAM V1 1 F Ports No CAM attached I Port2 PS2 CAM V2 2 I Port 6 fi o CAM at M Port3 USB CAM V1 1 I Port 7 I Port 4 USB CAM V1 1 iol FQ AM atta The type and firmware revision of each discovered
71. d together This type of operation is usually required where each computer is fitted with multiple video cards or video cards with multiple video heads Whenever an MC5 channel is switched it sends an RS232 command out on its serial interface marked COM1 UPGRADE on the rear panel An MC5 will switch its channel if it receives the same command on its serial interface Consequently by linking the serial interfaces a master unit may be made to automatically switch one or more slave units as shown in the diagram It should be noted that the synchronisation cable deliberately does not have the transmit pin of the Slave End connector linked to the receive pin of the Master End connector To do so would cause the Slave unit to be able to switch the Master unit This would setup an endless cyclical switching sequence that would prevent the MC5 devices from operating correctly For more details about the serial synchronisation cables see Appendix 7 HOST COMPUTER Slave monitor Master monitor Serial synchronisation cable Slave MC5 b EEEE S La n n rj The local user ports can also be used to view multiple video head installations Notes It is recommended that the USB type and that it is plugged to a vacant USB port on the oe al computer to derive its power Pairs of CAMs can be strapped back to back with cable ties to cr
72. d from the MC5 unit and the system to be connected Note If it is not possible to switch off devices prior to connection then a Hot plug procedure is available see the Hot plugging and mouse restoration section for more details 2 Locate the required CAM there are five types available and attach its video keyboard and mouse PS 2 style USB or Sun and optional audio connectors to the relevant sockets on the computer system USB keyboard mouse 5 At the other end of the cable run attach the cable connector to one of the ee r ae A Sun keyboard mouse sockets labelled COMPUTER CONNECTIONS on the rear panel of the MC5 unit are made available PS 2 style mouse hag available PS 2 style keyboard Note Each CAM is Audi specifically shaped so udio Br ea a aS AA Video Note CAMs derive power from the Category 5 5e or 6 cable computer system via either the PS 2 style to MC5 keyboard connector USB or SUN connector that it can be secured using a cable tie around its middle In this way two CAMS can also be MCS rear panel OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION x oe neatly joined together z oe back to back xo HE laminasi 3 Lay a suitable length of category 5 5e or 6 cabling between the computer RE system and the MC5 unit The maximum length of the cable can be up to 50 metres 160 feet however bear in mind that the overall distance between any remote user and any computer must not exc
73. de certain keyboard symbols The password can be between 1 and 16 characters in length It is important to note however that the password background remains shaded in amber while the MC5 IP considers your entered password to be too easy to guess A suitable password is best constructed using a mixture of more than 6 letters numbers and punctuation characters Local When ticked the selected user can gain access using the local KVM console directly connected to the MC5 IP unit Modem When ticked the selected user can gain access via a modem or ISDN link requires external modem ISDN equipment to be connected to the MC5 IP unit Remote When ticked the selected user can gain access via an IP network link such as a local intranet or the wider Internet depending on how the MC5 IP is connected Power When ticked the selected user will be permitted to control the power input to host systems requires optional power control switch unit s to be fitted LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER z z 2 Z INDEX 80 Unit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and advanced settings for the MC5 IP Many of the settings displayed here are also accessible through the on screen menu DER Logged on users admin Hardware Version Firmware Version Host Keyboard Layout Admin Password Unit Name lt Prefer Off gt Advanced Unit Configuration
74. deo F4 Logout LINDY OPERATION conncunron INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance Video Settings Video mode vesa 1024 x 768 60Hz Threshold The threshold is effectively a noise filter that differentiates between valid video signals and background noise or interference This has the effect of reducing unnecessary video signals between the MC5 and the remote system thus improving performance Phase The phase setting adjusts the alignment of the host video output and the remote system video display to achieve the sharpest image Horizontal Position Determines the horizontal position of the host screen image within the viewer window Vertical Position Determines the vertical position of the host screen image within the viewer window Threshold i gt 2 Auto Phase KIN aH o Auto Horizontal Position 4 J gt o Auto Vertical Position 4f H o Auto Brightness Contrast Rea af fa zae a a ajas Green af f yf 139 fff 185 Auto Blue aff 136 fff 161 Display Activity 100 007 Save Brightness amp Contrast The red green and blue constituents of the brightness and contrast can be set individually Alternatively use the Auto button on the right side to automatically optimise these for the current host and connection speed Calibrate All Cali
75. e blocked as an option by the administrator e Video Only press en dl This mode displays the video picture of the port but prevents keyboard or mouse activity from controlling the computer To select a computer using mouse buttons Note This procedure works only with three button or IntelliMouse devices and only if the Mouse Switching option has been enabled by your administrator 1 Hold down the middle button or scroll wheel of the mouse 2 Click the left mouse button to select the next computer port When the correct port is reached release the middle button Note If security has been enabled then only computers to which you have permission will be displayed To select a computer using mouse buttons Advanced method 1 Select the on screen menu by pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse 2 Use the scroll wheel to highlight the required computer port 3 Then select either e Shared Use press the left mouse button This standard method allows other users to view the same computer port Control of the port is given to one user at a time on a first come first served basis and is relinquished after a certain period of inactivity e Exclusive Use press shs and the left mouse button This mode prevents any other user from viewing or controlling the computer port until you either select another computer or log off This mode should be used with care it can also be blocked as an opti
76. e MC5 IP on screen menu Note The Hosts button is displayed only when the switching details for two or more computers have rols Hosts Power been declared within the configuration section by the admin user To select a host 1 Click the Hosts button to display a list of computers 2 Click the required computer name to view and control it See Appendix 2 Host configuration for details about programming new hosts into the MC5 IP admin user status required Configure This option is displayed only when you are logged on as the admin user When selected it provides access to a wide range of MC5 IP settings See Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer for more details LINDY INSTALLATION Z 3 1 Ea Z Q OPERATION FURTHER INFORMATION 59 Auto calibrate 4 When you visit a host computer for the very first time your viewer needs to determine the optimum video and mouse settings for that particular computer The button will remind you to click it by flashing red when a new computer screen is encountered Performing this step is important because it can help to decrease unnecessary video information being sent across the link thus improving overall performance Once this has been done providing you use the Hosts button to switch between host computers the video settings for each machine will be re used Note When performing an auto calibra
77. e carried out not on whole decimal numbers but bit by bit on binary numbers hence the term bit wise In a real local network a net mask might be 255 255 255 240 Such an example would no longer be quite so clear until you look at the net mask in its binary form 11111111 11111111 11111111 11110000 In this case the four zeroes at the end of the net mask indicate that the local part of the address is formed by only the last four bits If you use the diagram from the previous example and insert the new net mask it will have the following effect on the final result a ee Decimal octet prior to AND 1 operation with net mask Ko N ean oO 2o A N Sz DA S G LD E 253 253 255 240 orn 1 001 1 01 0 o Binary equivalent of 154 V wv Inside a bit wise AND function When you open up the last octet of the net mask and look at the binary inside you can see the last four zero bits preventing any 1 s in the address from falling through 1 001 0000 O Binary octet after AND operation with net mask e 1 a Tn equivalent of 10010000 Thus when 154 is bit wise ANDed with 240 the result is 144 Likewise any local address from 192 168 142 144 through to 192 168 142 159 would produce exactly the same result when combined with this net mask hence they would all be local addresses However any difference in the upper three octets or the upper four bits of the last octet wo
78. e explaining why a connection is not possible press f to cancel the latter type of message To avoid the hall of mirrors effect IMPORTANT Never configure a system so that your viewer is viewing itself When controlling a host computer via the local user port or a remote user port if the host computer is networked it is possible to make the VNC viewer or a browser to create a link back to itself via the global IP capabilities of the unit This will set up a hall of mirrors effect where the computer is viewing itself into infinity While technically possible the MC5 IP unit is not designed to withstand this treatment and could sustain damage To select a computer using the front panel controls Note It is possible for the front panel controls to be limited to selecting only the on screen menu or a blank screen If this is the case please use a different switching method or contact your system administrator for details 1 Press the USER button until the adjacent numeric indicator displays the port number to which you are connected 2 Press the COMPUTER button until the adjacent numeric indicator shows the required computer channel number Note If security has been enabled then only computer channels to which the current user port has permission will be displayed As well as the 24 standard computer ports there are also two additional special ports that appear after port 24 D This port provides no video sig
79. e export of Software and information You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction regarding the import export or re export of the Software and agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re export the Software where this is prohibited By downloading the Software you are agreeing that you are not a person or entity to which such export is prohibited 6 Term and Termination This licence shall continue in force unless and until it is terminated by RealVNC by e mail notice to you if it reasonably believes that you have breached a material term of this Agreement In the case above you must delete and destroy all copies of the Software in your possession and control and overwrite any electronic memory or storage locations containing the Software 7 General Terms 7 1 The construction validity and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by English law and the Parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts 7 2 If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this agreement which shall remain in full force and effect 7 3 No waiver of any term of this agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term 7 4 This agreement constitutes the entire agreement betwee
80. e half width video modes capture every other pixel These are not generally recommended for normal use but may be used for emergency access to high resolution high frequency system screens Half width screens can be expanded to normal width using the scaling features of the viewer vesa 720 x 400 85Hz vesa 640 x 480 60Hz sun 1152 x 900 66Hz vesa 640 x 480 72Hz sun 1152 x 900 76Hz vesa 640 x 480 75Hz sun 1280 x 1024 67Hz vesa 640 x 480 85Hz apple 640 x 480 67Hz vesa 800 x 600 56Hz apple 832 x 624 75Hz vesa 800 x 600 60Hz apple 1152 x 870 75Hz vesa 800 x 600 72Hz vesa 800 x 600 75Hz vesa 800 x 600 85Hz vesa 1024 x 768 60Hz vesa 1024 x 768 70Hz vesa 1024 x 768 75Hz vesa 1024 x 768 85Hz vesa 1152 x 864 75Hz vesa 1280 x 960 60Hz vesa 1280 x 1024 60Hz vesa 1280 x 1024 75Hz vesa 1600 x 1200 60Hz vesa 1600 x 1200 65Hz half width 1900 x 1200 60Hz OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z 2 z vesa 1600 x 1200 70Hz half width vesa 1600 x 1200 75Hz half width sd vesa 1600 x 1200 85Hz half width A vesa 720 x 400 70Hz Z Not actually a VESA mode but a common DOS BIOS mode May also work on some systems when the operating temperature of the MC5 is controlled 103 Safety information LINDY Warranty LINDY warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship e For use in dry oil free indoor environments only
81. ear of application windows When logging on using VNC viewer cannot enter a username e Either the VNC viewer is an old version download a new one or only the admin user has been configured on the MC5 IP Getting assistance If you are still experiencing problems after checking the list of solutions in the Troubleshooting section then we provide a number of other solutions If you are still experiencing problems after checking the list of solutions in the Troubleshooting section then we provide a number of other solutions in the UK in the US in Germany in France in Italy in Switzerland elsewhere in the UK in the US in Germany in France in Italy in Switzerland elsewhere in the UK in the US in Germany in France in Italy in Switzerland elsewhere e LINDY website www lindy com Check the Support section of our website for the latest solutions and driver postmaster lindy co uk usa lindy com info lindy de france lindy fr italia lindy it info lindy ch postmaster lindy com 01642 765274 256 771 0460 0621 4700530 03 88 20 57 74 031 48 06 52 061 3359709 44 0 1642 754029 01642 754000 256 771 0660 0621 470050 0 825 825 111 031 48 40 11 061 3359700 44 0 1642 754020 OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION FURTHER z gt e Z INDEX 66 Appendix 1 Configuration menus The MC5 configuration menus allow a range
82. eate a tidy installation Computers fitted with dual video heads Maste second CAM in each pair is a am am Cc rM LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Configuration Almost all configuration and operational aspects of the MC5 units are controlled via on screen menu displays Overall initial configuration When setting up a new installation the following stages are recommended 1 uo Enable the general Security option With security disabled default setting all users attached to the MC5 have full and unrestricted access to all computers and all MC5 settings In larger installations you are strongly recommended to enable security and set up individual user accounts with access privileges Create an ADMIN administration password All MC5 units have a fixed user account that cannot be deleted named ADMIN This user account is the only one that is able to make important system changes If you intend to use security then it is important to allocate a password to the ADMIN account Create user accounts and allocate access rights Use the ADMIN account to add user profiles passwords and access rights for each of the system users Provide names for computers When numerous computers are attached you are strongly advised to provide names for each to assist with recognition Compen
83. ect for any video clarity loss due to the CATx cable between the MC5 unit and the computer s CAM CATx cables below 10m give very little loss and so it is not normally necessary to be concerned about setting any computer video compensation if short CATx cables are being used between the MC5 and the CAM for each computer e Computer video compensation may be setup by typing in the cable distance in the OSD or if very fine video adjustment is desired by observing the video picture on the local user 1 port whilst making adjustments If a cascade of switches is being used computer video compensation only needs to be applied at the master MC5 e Remote user video compensation compensates for any CATx cable losses introduced by the cable between the User Station and the MC5 The required video compensation setting does not vary as any computer video compensation is automatically added as different computers are selected This only needs to be setup once during installation OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Computer video compensation The video compensation for connected computers is achieved using the main menu Although the compensation can be applied from any local remote or global user port it is best achieved using the local user port because this provides the most direct view of the computer output The compensation is achieved simply by registering the link cable lengt
84. ection recommended not to use this mode FURTHER z z e Z INDEX 90 Inputs Enable all inputs When selected allows keyboard Misc Identities I mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems VNC Viewer Options Load Save Inputs Colour Encoding I Scaling Enable all inputs O Disable all inputs view only mode Disable all inputs view only Customise mode When selected prevents control data being passed between server and viewer Viewer can display the server output but cannot control it Send pointer events to server Send keyboard events to server Send clipboard changes to server Accept clipboard changes from server C Rate limit mouse move events Customise C Enable 3 button mouse emulation Allows you to select which data can Z Pass special keys directly to server be transferred between server and Menu key F8 viewer Send pointer events to server When un ticked the VNC viewer will not send mouse movement or click data to the MC5 IP or host system Send keyboard events to server When un ticked the VNC viewer will not send keyboard information to the MC5 IP or host system Send clipboard changes to server This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations Accept clipboard changes from server This feature is restricted to software server ve
85. ed to the MC5 s serial port 2 Run the program XPWRITE EXE and follow the instructions given by the program 3 Using one of the MC5 user ports display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user 4 Highlight Functions and press rel Highlight Read Data from RS232 port and press al 6 The MC5 should then receive the configuration data from the computer and load the new menu names and access rights into the menu ul LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten If the ADMIN password becomes mislaid or forgotten you will not be able to access the MC5 to add or edit users and computer names This situation may be resolved by performing a complete reset to return the MC5 or MC5 IP to its factory default state IMPORTANT A complete reset erases all the user names and computer names that you have setup Slightly different procedures are used to reset the MC5 and the MC5 IP as detailed here To reset MC5 models 1 Remove all power inputs from the MC5 unit 2 Move switch 3 on the rear panel down to the ON position 3 Press and hold the front panel USER and COMPUTER buttons while you re apply power On the local user port a screen menu will indicate that the unit has been reset and will prompt you to power down and return the switch to its normal position 4 As directed remove power and move switch
86. edge of the screen the screen image will scroll across automatically How do escape from full screen mode Press the F8 button This button is changeable but is most often set to F8 Why is the button flashing red This happens when a new host screen is viewed that has not been viewed before Click the button to perform an auto calibration for the screen and the mouse See Auto calibrate for important information about this feature How do change between host computers The best way to change between host computers is to click the Hosts button and then select the required computer by name See Host selection How do I remove traces of moved items from the screen When you move an item or window across the screen sometimes it can leave unsightly trails These are called artifacts and can be particularly prevalent when the connection speed is low To remove artifacts click the Controls button and select the Refresh screen option See Controls How do I make the most of a slow connection The VNC viewer is slightly better suited to slower connections than the browser viewer because it offers more options Click the Options button of the VNC viewer when entering the MC5 IP address during log on Adjust the Threshold setting Ensure that the video Threshold setting is set higher than the automatic setting suggests Tweak this setting manually to ensure the best setting Fewer colours Select the Low 64 colour
87. eed 300 metres 980 feet gt Overall maximum length between any remote user and A any host system must not exceed 300 metres 980 feet Z gt d Category 5 5e or 6 REMOTE COMPUTER cabledromi GAM USER us BIND M CAM SYSTEM 6 Where necessary use the in built video compensation feature of the MC5 300 metres 980 feet 50 metres unit to eliminate any effects caused by the cable run See Computer video maximum 160 feet compensation for details 12 maximum Modem ISDN port a LINDY The MC5 IP models provide a serial To connect a modem or ISDN adapter RE port to allow you to connect either 1 If possible disconnect power from the MC5 IP and the modem or ISDN a modem or ISDN terminal adapter adapter This can be used as a primary 2 Connect a suitable serial modem non crossover cable to the serial port on secondary or backup access port Lin ps the modem ISDN adapter 3 Connect the other end of the serial cable to the port labelled COM1 at the rear of the MC5 IP for global users as best suits your o overall configuration computer Lf ONER IMPORTANT When the MC5 IP is 2E accessible from the public Internet or dial up connection you must ensure that sufficient security measures are employed Note On non IP models the COM2 MODEM port is reserved for the support of future features MC5 rear panel OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION z O Note The default serial por
88. ents are altered Exit image controls and save settings S Brightness decrease LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Remote user skew adjustment The category 5 5e and 6 cabling supported by the MC5 consists of four pairs of wires per cable Three of these pairs are used to convey red green and blue video signals to the remote video monitor Due to the slight difference in twist rate between these three pairs the red green and blue video signals may not arrive at precisely the same time This is visible as separate colour shadows on high contrast screen images and is particularly apparent when using higher screen resolutions and some types of category 5e cables To alleviate this situation the User Station 7 Se 8 ata signal C5 Pro module provides internal skew DSSSSSE Psio adjustment that can help to rectify the s SSOSooeE Rea pan SoS 12345678 situation The skew adjustment works by delaying or advancing the timing i DSSS i Ge signal of any of the red green or blue colour signals so that they are all delivered to the monitor at precisely the same time For best results the skew program supplied on the disk is the most accurate way of setting skew as the red green and blue lines are rendered exactly on the screen as single pixel wide lines The skew bmp test pattern can also be used but it is less accurate Alternatively you can create your own ske
89. er Ctrl Alt Win Shift LShift RShift LCtrl RCtrl LAlt AltGr RAIt LWin RWin Menu Escape Space CapsLock NumLock PrintScreen Scrolllock Math operand keys see Using abbreviations Add Plus Subtract Minus Multiply Central control keys see Using abbreviations Insert Delete Home End PageUp PageDown Up Down Left Right Print Pause Keypad keys see Using abbreviations KP_Insert KP_Delete KP_Home KP_End KP_PageUp KP_PageDown KP_Up KP_Down KP_Left KP_Right KP_Enter KP_Add KP_Subtract KP_Divide KP_Multiply KP_O to KP_9 Function keys F1 F2 F3 F41 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 ASCII characters All characters can be entered using their ASCII codes from 32 to 126 i e A B C 1 2 3 etc with the exception of the special characters and which have special meanings as explained below Codes with special meanings means press down the key that follows means release the key that follows means press down and release the key that follows means wait 250ms note if a number immediately follows the asterisk then the delay will equal the number in milliseconds Note Hotkey sequences are not case sensitive Creating macro sequences Hot key macro sequences can be up to 256 characters long All keys are assumed to be released at the end of a line however you can also determi
90. erstand as all the menus will change to use the new language and you may have difficulty reselecting your original language Hotkeys Settings CRTL ALT CTRL SHIFT ALT SHIFT ALT GR L R ALT L CTRL ALT R CTRL ALT DISABLED The keyboard hotkeys are special combinations of keys that when used together with certain keyboard command keys perform special MC5 functions For example pressing the hotkeys together with the M key will cause the on screen menu to be displayed on your monitor Other hotkey combinations allow you to query which computer you are connected to and to move the on screen menu around the screen You can also use the hotkeys together with the port number to select a particular connected computer Keypads Controls Settings ENABLED DISABLED The key controls on the front of the MC5 may be disabled so that it is only possible to select the special channels o on screen menu and 0 no computer channels selected Exclusive Use Settings ALLOWED DISABLED In normal operation the MC5 will allow two or more users to share access to a computer In this mode the computer s video picture will be displayed on all the users monitors but only one user may have active control of the computer s keyboard and mouse at any one time The MC5 detects an active user by checking for keyboard and mouse data A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or mouse data has been received by the MC5 for a specified ti
91. ess rights menu ADMIN user will be displayed 2 Highlight Edit Computer List and press d LINDY MC5 3 k LINDY MC5 Solu ses oloele Cross markers indicate which Q Edit Computer List Robert uers will be granted access to gt Oli the currently selected computer l Computer 2 ie To change the permission state z Computer 3 5 y Highlight a user name and press the 2 Computer 4 om space bar Computer 5 Computer 6 Z Computer 7 z Computer 8 414203 space Toggle Ae z Ins Add Del Delete i z F3 Find T F1 Clone Enter Edit Esc Quit t Select F3 Find Z Esc Quit Here you can determine which users should have access to the created 9 3 Either edited computer Only users that show a marker to the right of the menu box will be granted access to the computer Note The Port Direct feature which allows interconnected switching units to talk to one another ensures that users without access rights to particular computers cannot move sideways to those computers via other computers Note Access rights for particular user accounts to computers can also be controlled from the Edit User List menu 6 Select and deselect users as follows e Individual user Highlight a user name then press _seae_J to apply or remove the marker e Allow access for all users Press FJ e Allow no user access except ADMIN Press FJ 6 When all settings have been made press to save and exit Press EJ to return to the
92. estoration 35 resync 60 61 Multiple video head connections 21 N Networking issues 39 Network configuration 76 84 Network port connection 11 Net mask 76 explanation 96 O Octets ip address 96 Operation 48 P Parts supplied and extra 6 Password admin 24 admin setting 75 forgotten 34 initial setup 36 remote logon 56 setting for users 80 Port Direct 88 Port number entering 64 Power control 5 connection 15 options 74 Power strings for switching 43 Power supply connecting 14 part number 6 Power switching addressing 15 configuration 43 connection 15 control sequences 43 on amp off select 60 user permissions 80 via viewer 60 PPP IP address 86 Preferred encoding 90 Private access mode 60 R Raw 90 95 Refresh screen 61 Reminder banner 53 Remote configuration advanced unit configuration 82 host configuration 87 logging and status 89 network configuration 84 serial port configuration 86 setting IP access control 85 unit configuration 81 user accounts 80 Remote user cable lengths 10 connection 10 ports 5 Reset configuration 77 Restore Defaults local setting 77 Resync mouse 61 RJ9 connector 15 Router 40 Routing status 53 S Safety information 104 Scaling VNC Viewer 92 Screen best resolution 58 calibration 60 navigation 58 refresh 61 Screensaver local setting 75 Security enabling 24 ensuring 42 general steps 24 Selecting cascaded computers 52 computers 49 with front p
93. et computers that are failing to respond To switch a computer on or off 1 Select the on screen menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing en ar MJ Note The cn and Lat hotkeys may have been changed If the combination fails to work then please contact the system administrator for details e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons If you are not already logged in do so now 2 Switch to the computer port that needs to be switched on or off Note If the computer is still responding try to shut it down normally before attempting a power switch operation Display again the on screen menu and press FJ to select More menus The Functions option should be highlighted press l Highlight Power Control and press cl Highlight either Switch Computer ON or Switch Computer OFF as necessary and press ll A warning message with two options will be displayed 7 Press J to confirm or FJ to confirm and exit The latter option clears the menu so that if required you can be ready to enter any escape sequences that are needed by the computer to access its BIOS setup area during the bootup sequence nu BR Ww User preferences and functions In addition to customising the reminder banner as described earlier you can also e Change the colour of the on screen menu e Select the scree
94. firmation Box User Preferences Global Preferences Mouse Switching Screen Saver Autoscan Mode Autoscan Period OSD Dwell Time User Timeout RS232 Mouse Type Mouse Type STEA Setup Options Security Language Hotkeys Keypad Controls Exclusive Use Automatic Logout o Edit Computer List Edit User List Edit Autoscan List F1 Advanced Options DDC Options Power Control For a description of each option within the Configuration menus see Appendix 1 for more details 2 Highlight Setup Options and press cl 3 Highlight Security and press _se e to select ENABLED 4 Now create a new password for the ADMIN user account To set an ADMIN password 1 Display the Configuration menu 2 Highlight Edit User List and press dll 3 Highlight ADMIN and press al Press a again to accept the name ADMIN without change 4 Enter an appropriate password for the ADMIN user account with regard to the following e The password can be up to 12 characters long e The password can use letters numerals and or certain punctuation marks e The password is not case sensitive 5 Press dl The Edit Access Rights menu will be displayed However as the ADMIN account always has access to all computers press a again to save the new password What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten To change the hotkeys MC5 units use en and at as their standard hotkeys These can be ch
95. formation for that MC5 IP unit is cached within this Identities tab i e the identity is known The next time that you connect to the MC5 IP its identity is checked against the stored version If a mismatch is found between the current and the stored identities then a warning will be issued to you If an existing MC5 IP is fully reconfigured then it will need to issued with a new identity In this case the previous identity listed in this tab should be removed so that a new identity can be created on the next connection VNC Viewer Options X Colour Encodin Scalin Inputs Misc Identities Load Save 192 168 0 3 5900 192 168 0 4 5900 amp dd Current Load Save Configuration File Reload Allows you to load a configuration file saved from this or another viewer Configuration File Save Allows you to save the current settings so that they can be copied from one viewer to another Configuration File Save As Allows you to save the current settings under a new name so that they can be copied from one viewer to another Defaults Reload When clicked all connection options are returned to the default settings that are currently saved Defaults Save VNC Viewer Options Colour Z Encoding Misc I Identities Scalin Inputs Load Save Configuration File Reload Save Defaults When clicked saves the current connection o
96. gon admin 192 168 0 2 no auth UTC Switch to host Computer 2 UTC Switch to host Server 1 UTC Logoff admin local UTC Logon failure admin local password UTC Logon admin local no auth UTC closed 192 168 0 2 1244 Client does not support deskt UTC Logoff admin 192 168 0 2 UTC accepted 192 168 0 2 1245 UTC Logon admin 192 168 0 2 no auth UTC Access mode private admin 192 168 0 2 UTC Access mode shared admin 192 168 0 2 UTC Access mode private admin 192 168 0 2 UTC closed 192 168 0 2 1245 Disconnection by client UTC Access mode shared admin 192 168 0 2 UTC Logoff admin 192 168 0 2 UTC accepted 192 168 0 2 1274 UTC Logon admin 192 168 0 2 no auth z Clear Log Refresh Syslog Server IP Address F Save Logging and Status Click to clear Click to Optionally enter an Click to all log entries refresh IP address to which return to the list the status log should the main be sent menu To copy and paste the log You can copy the information listed within the log and paste it into another application 1 While viewing the log screen press Ctrl and C to copy the data into the clipboard 2 In a text application i e Word WordPad Notepad press Ctrl and V or right mouse click and Paste Syslog Server IP Address Logging information can optionally be sent as it occurs to a separate system using the standard Syslog protocol Enter the IP address of a suitable system in the field provided
97. h however different cables can vary in their characteristics so it is often useful to fine tune the Z compensation by eye Note CATx cables below 10m give very little loss and so it is not normally 4 necessary to be concerned about setting any computer video compensation if short CATx cables are being used between the MC5 and the CAM for each Z computer To apply computer video compensation 6 1 Place a computer connected via its CAM and category 5 5e or 6 cable into 5 Use t and JJ to increase or decrease the stated cable length as required 3 the highest resolution video mode at which it will be used Note As you adjust the Length value check the video image for signs of gt 2 If possible use a monitor and keyboard connected to the MC5 local user under or over compensation especially to the right hand side of any hard port vertical edges of images Z P Q 3 Display the MC5 main menu and use it to select the appropriate computer 6 When the correct compensation has been applied press J to quit the Note You must highlight the computer name and press z to select it screen and save the settings 4 Press 2 to access the compensation feature LINDY MC5 Computer Ensure that the appropriate computer is Computer 1 marked by the arrow if it is not marked Computer 2 the computer is not correctly selected and Computer 3 the compensation will not be applied Computer 4 Computer 5 OPERATION Computer 6 Compute
98. hat IP address Therefore maintain the HTTP port as 80 and the VNC port as 5900 Addressing When the MC5 IP is situated alongside the firewall it will require a public static IP address i e one provided by your Internet service provider More addressing information Discover DHCP allocated addresses DNS addressing LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 42 Power switching configuration Power control sequences LINDY Power switch configuration comprises two main steps e Configure the POWER CONTROL serial port to the same speed as used by the power switch box es either via configuration menu or via configuration page e Configure power ON and OFF strings for each relevant host computer For each power port there needs to be a valid Power ON string and similarly an appropriate Power OFF string In each case the strings are a short sequence of characters that combine a port address and a power on or off value If a particular computer has more than one power input and thus requires an equivalent number of power ports to control them collections of strings can be combined to switch all of the required ports together as a group To configure the power sequences for each host computer 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Host configuration option 4 Clic
99. he key that follows means release the key that follows means press down and release the key that follows means wait 250ms note if a number immediately follows the asterisk then the delay will equal the number in milliseconds It is automatically assumed that all keys specified will be released at the end so there is need to specify Ctrl or Alt if these keys are to be released together See Appendix 8 for a list of key sequence codes that can be used Examples Ctrl Alt 12 would be expressed as Ctrl Alt 1 14 2 N means press the N key Scroll means press the Scroll lock key Space means press the space key Video Settings see next page Info When selected this option displays an information dialog showing the current logged on users the current host its video mode and its mouse motion details Information Logged on users admin admin Host Server 1 Video mode vesa 1024 x 768 60Hz Mouse motion constant speed Hardware Version Rev 1 Firmware Version 1 0b7 KVM switch menu This option displays the MC5 main menu and provides access to the same options presented to local and remote users The only option that cannot be accessed is Configure IP port For details of the other options available please refer to Appendix 1 Configuration menus Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer User port 2 Status Fi More menus F3 Find F2 Ad j Vi
100. iciccinicciitassseassveaminsecatonaniacanteanane 106 Index LINDY OPERATION conncenanos INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Introduction Thank you for choosing the MC5 series from LINDY Each of the four models have been designed to take full advantage of CATx structured cabling where x means category 5 5e or 6 to provide high quality linking plus ultimate flexibility for installers and operators alike At its heart the MC5 is a tried and trusted digital KVM audio switch with 24 ports In its simplest form the MCS5 allows up to four users to maintain full control over multiple host systems Remote users Up to four users can be linked via User Station extenders and category 5 5e or 6 cabling to a maximum distance of 300m 980 ft The IP models allow two remote extended users Many computers MCS5 units can directly support 24 computer systems Multiple MC5 units can also be cascaded to support a maximum of 512 INDY This description however is far from sufficient to tell you that those four users can easily be situated up to 300m 980 feet from the unit using User Station U S extenders It also does not tell you that thanks to our unique CAM Computer Access Module technology the host systems can themselves be up to 50m 160 feet from the unit In both cases CATx structured cabling provides neat easy to manage and cost effective linking The 24 ports of the standard u
101. ick either the Edit or Remove button as appropriate LINDY OPERATION conscunston INSTALLATION E FURTHER z gt e Z INDEX 85 Serial port configuration LINDY This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports modem and power control that are situated at the rear of the MC5 IP unit SEE Modem port PPP Server IP Address PPP Client IP Address When a user dials into the MC5 IP via a modem or ISDN adapter the MC5 IP sets up a temporary two device network using PPP Point to Point Protocol For Moden Port this purpose both devices must have dummy IP addresses so that they can PPP Server IP Address 192 168 3 1 communicate correctly These two addresses can be almost anything expressed E R E TRTE in the quad octet format i e 192 168 3 1 However it is advisable not to make a ee plata them the same as the real IP addresses used by either the remote system or the Baud Rate lt 115200 gt MC5 IP Initialization Sequence Jatzso 1 Baud Rate Initialize This option configures the speed of the serial connection between the MC5 e E IP and a connected modem or ISDN terminal adapter The default setting iS 115200 The other communication settings are fixed as No parity 8 bit word 1 stop bit Logged on users admin Power Control Port Sain ue E Initialization Sequence Bong inte lt 2600 gt The codes entered here are used to prepare the c
102. iguration mode The three keyboard indicators Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock will now begin to flash in al sequence The speed of the sequence indicates the Gr J level of the sharpness adjustment currently applied Lz 7 the slower the rate the lower the level of sharpness being applied 3 While viewing the displayed screen image use the following keys to adjust the controls Sharpness 1 tj for fine adjustment J for coarse adjustment There are 255 sharpness levels one coarse step jumps 10 levels To autoset sharpness Press FJ 2 dl to make the module calculate and apply an automatic compensation level you can use this as a starting point for your fine tuning Note If the monitor goes blank and switches off due to oversetting the sharpness adjustment press the Home key to restore Brightness J SJ for adjustment There are 255 brightness levels Sharpness increase coarse Restore default sharpness and brightness ea Sharpness decrease coarse Sharpness increase fine Brightness E increase Sharpness decrease fine 4 When no shadows are visible and the displayed images have crisp edges press a to exit configuration mode and permanently save all settings The new compensation settings will be stored even when power is removed or if a complete reset is initiated These settings should not require further changes unless the cabling arrangem
103. ile the remainder v 5a Space Toggle is effectively the unique electronic serial number of your particular unit Use DHCP DHCP is an acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Its function is particularly useful when connecting to medium size or larger networks such as the Internet When this option is selected your MC5 IP will attempt to locate a DHCP server on the network If such a server is located it will supply three things to the MC5 IP an IP address an IP network mask also known as a Subnet mask and a Gateway address These are not usually granted permanently but on a lease basis for a fixed amount of time or for as long as the MC5 IP remains connected and switched on Discover allocations IP Address This is the identity of the MC5 IP within a network The IP address can be thought of as the telephone number of the MC5 IP Unlike the MAC address the IP address can be altered to suit the network to which it is connected It can either be entered manually or configured automatically using the DHCP option When the DHCP option is enabled this entry is unavailable Net Mask Also often called the subnet mask this value is used alongside the IP address to help define a smaller collection or subnet of devices on a network In this way a distinction is made between locally connected devices and ones that are reachable elsewhere such as on the wider Internet This process helps to reduce overall traffic
104. in the MC5 IP Time amp Date Configuration Allows you to configure all aspects relating to time keeping within the MC5 IP unit Network Configuration Here you can alter any of the existing network settings plus you can take advantage of the IP access control feature that lets you to specifically include or exclude certain addresses or networks Serial Port Configuration Lets you setup or alter the details concerning the modem and power control serial ports Host Configuration Allows you to configure user access hot key switching and power control codes for up to 128 host systems that may be connected to the MC5 IP via other cascaded units Shaded items signify options that are not available via the standard configuration menus Logging and Status Provides various details about the user activity on the MC5 IP To configure IP details from a global user location 1 Ve Logged on users admin LINDY Use either the VNC viewer or a standard web browser to make remote contact with the MC5 IP see Global user connections for more details If the username entry is not blanked out enter admin Then enter the admin password if no password is set then just press lt Once logged in the MC5 IP will show the video output from the host system if one is connected or otherwise a No Signal message Click the Configure button in the top right hand corner of the window to display the
105. ine at intervals along the width of the coloured bars These lines create breaks across the colours and give you more opportunities to view the horizontal position of each colour relative to the others 2 On the remote user keyboard connected to a User Station C5 Pro simultaneously press the hotkeys by default en and suit along with g1 to enter configuration mode The three keyboard indicators Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock will now begin to flash in sequence LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION 3 vI As appropriate press either the R G or B keyboard keys to select the appropriate colour channel Corresponding keyboard indicators will flash rapidly to show which channel is currently selected for adjustment Num Lock for Red Caps Lock for Green and Scroll Lock for Blue Press the J and J keys to retard or advance the timing of the selected colour channel respectively On screen you will see a change in the position of the selected colour crosses or colour bars in relation to the other two Restore default skew settings Exit image controls and save settings Advance colour timing G Retard colour timing When the selected colour crosses or colour bars are correctly positioned press gl to exit that colour channel The keyboard indicators will return to flashing in sequence If required repeat steps 3 to
106. is situated behind a network firewall In order for a remote VNC viewer or web browser to make contact with your MC5 IP it is necessary for the firewall to allow communication through a particular numbered port to occur One specific function of firewalls is to restrict access to ports in order to prevent malicious attackers using them as a route into your network Every new port that is opened offers a new possibility for hackers and so the number of accessible ports is purposefully kept to a minimum In such cases it may be advantageous to change one or both MC5 IP ports to use the same number The other alternative is to place the MC5 IP unit outside the firewall and take full advantage of its secure operation features see Networking issues for details IMPORTANT The correct configuration of routers and firewalls requires advanced networking skills and intimate knowledge of the particular network LINDY cannot provide specific advice on how to configure your network devices and strongly recommend that such tasks are carried out by a qualified professional LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER z z 2 Z INDEX 99 Appendix 7 Cable and connector specifications RS232 serial mouse to PS 2 converter cable MCS to power switch cable 6pin mini DIN 9pin D type 9pin D type female 4pin RJ9 female female D _____ _ RXD m
107. isabled regardless of the settings of this option Single Mouse Mode Mouse Switch Allows you to select the mouse button combination that can be used to exit from single mouse mode when active Behaviour for admin connections when limit reached Determines what should occur when four global connections already exist and a fifth administrator connection attempt is made Options are Replace oldest connection Replace newest connection and Don t replace Only non administrator connections can be terminated in this way Use VESA GTF When ticked the VESA Generalized Timing Formula will be used to help determine the correct input video resolution and timing details See Appendix 9 for a list of all supported video modes Upgrade firmware Places the unit into upgrade mode See Upgrading MC5 IP models OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION FURTHER z gt e Z INDEX 82 Time amp date configuration This page allows you to configure all aspects relating to time and date within the MC5 IP unit DER Logged on users admin 2 Ae Ae gt I AE e e Timezone specifier e g ESTS UTC Time And Date Use NTP nf Set Time from NTP Server NTP Server IP address Time amp Date Configuration Cancel Time and Date Use the arrow buttons to set the correct current time Use NTP When this option is selected the MC5 will synchronise its internal clocks using information fro
108. ith audio Connectors Analog video PS 2 style keyboard PS 2 style mouse and 3 5mm audio jack Part number 39353 USB Connectors Analog video and USB keyboard mouse Part number 39352 USB with audio Connectors Analog video USB keyboard mouse and 3 5mm audio jack Part number 39354 Sun with audio Connectors Analog video Sun keyboard mouse and 3 5mm audio jack Part number 39355 Remote User Stations One required per remote user Three different versions are available the User Station C5 Pro has audio and video skew circuitry to overcome extreme video degradation problems The User Station C5 Audio lacks the skew circuitry and the User Station C5 Junior does not have skew circuitry or audio Each User Station module is supplied with its own power adapter and country specific power lead User Station C5 Junior Connectors Analog video PS 2 style keyboard and PS 2 style mouse Part number 32357 User Station C5 Audio Connectors Analog video PS 2 style keyboard and PS 2 style mouse and 3 5mm audio jack Part number 32359 User Station C5 Pro Connectors Analog video PS 2 style keyboard and PS 2 style mouse and 3 5mm audio jack Includes additional skew compensation features Part number 32358 Optional auxiliary power adapter supplied with country specific power lead Call LINDY for details Slave power switches for connection to MC5 IP or master power switch Call LINDY for details Master power
109. k a host entry to display a Host configuration dialog Name D Users e Hotkey 7 KUM Port Power Control Sequence _ mooo Power On Power Off OK Clear Cancel 5 If necessary configure other parameters Name Users Hot Keys MORE 6 Enter the Power control sequences in the Power On and Power Off fields gt 7 Click OK to close the dialog and then click the Save button in the main Host Configuration window to store the details Note The settings given below are for the EPS S8 power switch other power switches may require different settings Please refer to your power switch documentation for details about codes required by other power switches The structure of each power sequence OFF and ON is as follows Pxy z 0D Where x is the switch box number y is the power port number z is 0 for OFF or 1 for ON and OD represents Enter or Carriage return Example 1 To switch ON port 5 of switch box 2 the code would be as follows e Power sequence P25 1 0D Example 2 To switch OFF port 8 of switch box 3 the code would be as follows e Power sequence P38 0 0D For details about operating this feature see Power switching via configuration menu or Power switching via viewer within the Operation chapter To control two or more ports simultaneously You can control up to four power ports using a single sequence This is done using the same command structure as shown above plus a delay com
110. l it too times out To avoid confusion between users it is desirable to set the timeout period to be sufficiently long so that user s work is not needlessly interrupted by other users and sufficiently short to ensure good overall system efficiency The user timeout value also controls the timeout between the local port and remote extended user port 1 RS232 Mouse Type Settings INTELLIMOUSE 2 BUTTON 3 BUTTON This setting controls the type of RS232 mouse that the MC5 reports to computers All the necessary conversions are dealt with automatically by the MCS5 The IntelliMouse setting sends four byte mouse reports to the computers and is therefore very slightly more sluggish than the others that send three byte mouse reports RS232 mice are almost always more sluggish than PS 2 types because the data rate is much slower Mouse Type Settings LOGITECH MICROSOFT This setting determines how the mouse type is reported to each connected PC Some Logitech mouse drivers are unable to handle the more advanced features of Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer type mice so the LOGITECH setting here reports a more basic mouse type LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z 2 z INDEX 71 Setup Options LINDY MC5 Setup Options Setup options are available only to the Admin user and consist of key settings that are normally made only during the initial installation stage ENGLISH CIRL AL
111. layed Upgrading firmware is done using a web browser If you click OK this viewer window will disappear Then visit http 7 192 168 42 32 to perform the upgrade Ewe Click OK The MC5 IP is now ready to accept the upgrade files Open your browser and log into the MC5 IP using the IP address that was confirmed in the dialog Once connected the MC5 IP will offer the following screen File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Geax x E A JO Search Sp Favorites Address http 192 168 42 32 00 LINDY MC5 IP Upgrade Please specify the firmware file to upgrade with Filename Browse Upload file Click here to reboot the unit into normal operation 7 Click the Browse button and locate the bin upgrade file that you downloaded earlier The MC5 IP will show the following screen File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Cex X z x B A pO Search Se Favorites amp Address http 4 192 168 42 32 0 0000 LINDY MCS5 IP Upgrade Choose which sections to upgrade M IP board current version unknown new version 1 0b13 MCS switch current version 2 1 new version 2 1 Perform upgrade 8 Select which portion of the MC5 IP that you wish to upgrade Tick both options to upgrade the complete unit When ready click the Perform upgrade button The upgrade will take place and its progress will be shown on screen LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E
112. level 1 Port 01 at cascade level 2 Group 41 at cascade level 2 The unique address of this host is i 42 01 ainda eid Port 02 at cascade level 4 The unique address of this host is 43 41 02 OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION See also e Connecting MC5 units in cascade e Testing specific links to cascaded computers Connecting MC5 units in cascade Please consider the following when making cascade connections between MC5 units Tips for successful cascading e The maximum number of levels for a cascade is three e The maximum number of computer systems that can be controlled within a cascade installation depends upon the MC5 unit placed at the top level If the top level unit is a non IP version a maximum of 512 computer systems can be controlled However if the top level unit is an MC5 IP the maximum number of computers drops to 128 This is due to the extra burden placed on the unit s memory of administering global IP users e The number of links between units three or four determines the number of users that can simultaneously access the computers situated further down the tree Link groups of one and two links should not be used e Ensure that cascade links within a group between units are approximately the same length e Triple and quad link groups may be mixed on one unit providing the links lie within the appropriate p
113. lia Srl Via Varesina 126 B 22079 Villa Guardia CO Italia Email italia lindy it Tel 031 48 40 11 Fax 031 48 06 52 Schweiz Suisse Svizzera LINDY Elektronik AG Florenzstrasse 9 CH 4023 Basel Email info lindy ch Tel 061 3359700 Fax 061 3359709 LINDY OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z g z INDEX 107 Index A Access local and remote users 49 via dial up link 64 Access control configuration 85 mask calculation 98 Access mode shared amp private 60 Account creation for users 80 Address explanation 96 Addressing cascaded computers 18 DNS 41 network issues 40 power switch boxes 15 ADMIN forgotten password 34 password 24 Admin password initial setup 36 local setting 75 Advanced options 74 Advanced unit configuration 82 Artifacts on screen 58 Autoscanning 32 Auto calibrate 60 Auto select 90 95 Baud rate 74 local setting 77 remote setting 86 Binary net masks 97 Brackets fitting 7 Browser connection 57 viewer options 95 C Cable lengths to computers 12 to remote users 10 Cable specifications 100 Calibrate mouse 60 screen 60 Calibrate all video settings 63 CAM connection 12 Cascade groups 17 Cascaded computers selecting 52 Cascade connections addressing 18 how they work 17 introduction 16 testing 20 tips for success 19 Clear IP access control 78 local setting 76 Client IP local setting
114. little clearer The above mask has the form 11111111 11111111 11111111 11100000 Ignoring the initial three octets the final six zeroes of the mask would ensure that the 32 addresses from 64 01000000 to 95 01011111 would all be treated in the same manner See Net masks the binary explanation for details When defining a mask the important rule to remember is There must be no ones to the right of a zero For instance ignoring the first three octets you could not use a mask that had 11100110 because this would affect intermittent addresses within a range in an impractical manner The same rule applies across the octets For example if you have zeroes in the third octet then all of the fourth octet must be zeroes 192 168 142 67 192 168 142 68 192 168 142 72 192 168 142 80 192 168 142 88 192 168 142 93 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 252 255 255 255 248 255 255 255 248 255 255 255 252 255 255 255 255 defines 1 address 67 defines 4 addresses 68 to 71 defines 8 addresses 72 to 79 defines 8 addresses 80 to 87 defines 4 addresses 88 to 92 defines 1 address 93 FURTHER z gt e Z INDEX 98 Ports If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers then think of ports as extension numbers In a company of any size you generally wouldn t expect the accounts department to share the same telephone with the technical department Alth
115. lled Port Direct many more computer systems can be controlled by connecting other Weer ore weer ae MC5 units The combination 1 2 3 A of units can be arranged up to three levels deep forming a tree or cascade arrangement with computer systems situated at any level within that cascade tree LINDY MC5 or LINDY MC5 IP The maximum number of computer systems that can be controlled within a cascade installation depends upon the MC5 unit placed at the top level If the top level unit is a non IP version a maximum of 512 computer systems can be controlled However if the top level unit is an MC5 IP the CascadeN LINDY MC5 LINDY MC5 maximum number of computers level 2 drops to 128 This is due to the The cascade tree The diagram shows how multiple MC5 units can be cascaded up to three levels Computer systems can be connected at any level Up to four users local remote or global can simultaneously access computer systems situated around the cascade tree C B x OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION extra burden placed on the unit s ma memory of administering global gt IP users as Ee z x isa See also e How cascade connections operate e Addressing computers in a cascade _ 7 e Connecting MC5 units in cascade e Testing specific links to cascaded computers
116. locate the receiving antenna b Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 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 FCC Compliance Statement United States This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the 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 J 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 may 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 manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canadian Department of Communications RFI statement This equipment does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de b
117. ly it is possible to exclude all network users and so this option provides an emergency recovery point OPERATION conncenanos INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION 76 Modem Configuration This page allows you to configure the LINDY MC5 COM1 serial port located at the rear of PUE Eii the MC5 IP Server IP Client IP 192 168 3 2 Baud Rate 115200 InitString ATZSO 1 Server IP Client IP When a user dials into the MC5 IP via a modem or ISDN adapter the MC5 IP sets up a temporary two device network using PPP Point to Point Protocol For this purpose both devices must have dummy IP addresses so that they can communicate correctly These two addresses can be almost anything expressed in the quad octet format i e 192 168 3 1 However it is advisable not to make them the same as the real IP addresses used by either the remote system or the MC5 Initialize Port Restore Defaults Enter Select Esc Exit t Up Down Space Toggle Baud Rate This option configures the speed of the serial connection between the MC5 IP and a connected modem or ISDN terminal adapter The default setting is 115200 The other communication settings are fixed as No parity 8 bit word 1 stop bit Init String The codes entered here are used to prepare the connected modem or ISDN terminal adapter for use with the MC5 IP The default code is a Hayes compatible string to configure auto answer mode and would be understood
118. m LINDY see Appendix 7 for pin out specifications e A Windows based upgrade computer with an RS232 serial port e The latest version of the KVM Firmware Uploader and firmware files for the MCS5 contact LINDY support for details To use the KVM Firmware Uploader utility 1 Obtain and run the KVM Firmware Uploader Obtain the latest MC5 KVM Firmware Uploader from LINDY support and install it on a Windows based upgrade computer that will be connected to the MC5 unt The files are supplied as a compressed ZIP file Decompress the ZIP file with an appropriate tool such as WinZip www winzip com and copy all contained files to the same folder on the upgrade computer 2 Power off the MC5 and select flash upgrade mode Remove the power supply plug s from the rear panel of the MC5 and move option switch 1 on the back of the MC5 to the ON position down 3 Connect the upgrade computer to the MC5 Connect the upgrade computer to the COM1 UPGRADE port on the rear panel of the MC5 unit using the optional upgrade cable You do not need to set the serial baud rate and protocol because the upgrade program will do this automatically 4 Power on the MC5 Attach the power adapter to the MC5 The useR display should now show u which indicates that the MC5 is ready to be upgraded 5 Run the KVM Firmware Uploader utility From that folder select the KVMUploader icon to run the upgrade utility The KVM Firmware Uploader dialog will be displaye
119. m the Network Time Protocol server listed in the NTP Server IP address field NTP Server IP address Optionally enter the IP address for a known Network Time Protocol server Set Time from NTP Server Click to immediately use the time and date information from the listed NTP server Timezone specifier Optionally enter a recognised timezone specifier related to the current position of the MC5 IP unit When an NTP server is used the specifier will be used to provide the correct real time The timezone specifier takes the following form std offset dst offset start time end time The std and offset specify the standard time zone such as GMT and O or CET and 1 or EST and 5 respectively The dst string and offset specify the name and offset for the corresponding Daylight Saving Time zone if the offset is omitted it defaults to one hour ahead of standard time The remainder of the specification describes when Daylight Saving Time is in effect The start field is when Daylight Saving Time goes into effect and the end field is when the change is made back to standard time The most common format used for the daylight saving time is Mm w d Where m specifies the month and must be between 1 and 12 The day d must be between 0 Sunday and 6 The week w must be between 1 and 5 week 1 is the first week in which day d occurs and week 5 specifies the last d day in the month The time fields specify when in the local time currently i
120. mage not just the items that change About Full screen Single mouse mode P VNC Connection Info Desktop Name Host 192 168 0 4 Size 1024x796 OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E New connection Displays the connection dialog so that you can log on to a Pixel Format depth 15 1 6bpp little endian rgb555 different MC5 or VNC server location Server Default depth 15 16bpp big endian rgb555 Requested Encoding hextile Z le i A Aa full f f Last Used Encoding TRLE gt epi l Pas age connecuon OptgnSm SEE Line Speed Estimate 20270 kbits s 5 5 Appendix 3 for more details DO Protocol Version 40 macs Connection info Security Method R 2ne Z Displays various connection and display details Encryption No Encryption About Displays information about your VNC viewer x About VNC Viewer for Windows o Lan r WNC Viewer Enterprise Edition 41 9 C Buit on Noy 22 2005 at 16 03 14 y Copyright RealVNC Ltd 2002 2005 See http www realvnc com for more information on VNC 94 Appendix 5 Browser viewer options When you are connecting to the MC5 IP using a Web browser a number of options are available VNC Viewer Connection Details Server 192 168 3 1 0 SEE Encryption Let Server Choose Default v i 0K Cancel Click here to access the options There are four options pages Encoding and colour level Auto select When ticked
121. main configuration page 4 Conf igure OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E O Unit Configuration O Time amp Date Configuration O Network Configuration Serial Port Configuration e A am O Host Configuration a H O Logging and Status z Fa u Z Return to Host l ea Q Conf iguration Z For more information about each page please see Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer in the Further information chapter Encryption settings The MC5 IP offers a great deal of flexibility in its configuration and this extends equally to its encryption settings that are used to prevent unauthorised interception of signals Due to the variety of situations in which the MC5 IP might be used and the range of viewer applications that need to view it a number of settings are available The encryption settings to use depend upon how the potential global users will operate Important factors to consider when setting these options might be e Do all global user connections and operations require encryption e Will some global users be using older VNC viewer versions MC5 IP encryption settings The MC5 IP configuration menu offers three encryption settings e Always on This setting will force all viewers to use encryption Note This setting will preclude any VNC viewer versions that do not support encryption e Prefer off This setting does not enforce encryption unless a viewer
122. mand for each port Immediately following a port command insert the characters before the next port command and so on up to four ports For instance to switch on ports 1 and 2 in the first power switch the command line would be P11 1 0D P12 1 0D OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 43 The KVMADMIN utility Particularly useful for complex MC5 configurations and the control of remote installations KVMADMIN is a powerful administration tool KVMADMIN is based upon the successful VNC viewer and uses the same security system Rather than a graphical interface usch as the standard viewer KVMADMIN uses command line control to provide the following administration facilities e Discover and adjust the MC5 configuration including host systems e Save and restore the MC5 configuration e Set user names and passwords e Download the event log e Set custom video modes The use of KVMADMIN is strictly limited to the admin user and for security purposes it is not possible to retrieve user names or passwords from the MC5 To use KVMADMIN you require the IP address and admin password of the MC5 unit The command line is as follows kvmadmin lt command gt lt ip address gt lt parameters gt where lt command gt is one of the following e setconfig lt config file gt e getconfig lt config file gt e setusers lt csv file gt e getlog lt log file gt e gethosts
123. meout period Whilst one user is active all the other users that are connected to the same computer will see a video only message displayed on their screen There may be situations where particular users wish to control and view a computer in private with exclusive use The MC5 has the facility to allow users to select exclusive use of computers however this facility should be used with care Users that have selected exclusive access are never timed out by the MC5 and so all other users are effectively locked out until the exclusive user switches to another computer or logs out This could potentially be very irritating if a user has selected exclusive use and has then left their desk without logging out This would prevent other users from working on the computer until they came back Consequently the system administrator can disable all exclusive use so that all connections are shared OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION FURTHER Z S g g z INDEX 72 Setup Options continued LINDY Automatic Logout Settings DISABLED ENABLED The MC5 enables you to restrict access to your computers on a login basis If a user forgets to logout when they have finished accessing the MC5 then the user console may unintentionally be left with full access to all the computers The MC5 can be set to automatically logout unattended user consoles when the screen saver kicks in This reduces the risk of security p
124. n effect the change to the other time occurs If omitted the default is 02 00 00 Typical examples are UK GMTOBST M3 5 0 1 M10 5 0 2 Central Europe CET 1CEST M3 5 0 2 M10 5 0 3 US Eastern 2006 EST5EDT M4 1 0 2 M10 5 0 2 US Pacific 2006 PST8PDT M4 1 0 2 M10 5 0 2 US Eastern from 2007 EST5EDT M3 2 0 2 M11 1 0 2 US Pacific from 2007 PST5PDT M3 2 0 2 M11 1 0 2 For further details e For details of timezone specifier formats please refer to http Awww gnu org software libc manual html_ node TZ Variable html e For details of the Network Time Protocol main RFC number 1305 the SNTP subset used as the basis for the MC5 IP 4330 http www ietf org rfc html LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER z 2 gt e Z INDEX 83 Network configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network SEE Logged on users admin MAC address 00 OF 58 40 07 FE Use DHCP 192 168 0 4 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 1 IP Address IP Network Mask IP Gateway UNC Port 53900 ao Add Remove Up Down Edit a x HTTP Port O disabled IP Access Control Network Configuration MAC address Media Access Control address this is the unique and unchangeable code that was hard coded within your MC5 IP unit when it was built It consists of six 2 digit hexadecimal base 16 n
125. n menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing low Car Mj Note The cn and Lat hotkeys may have been changed If the combination fails to work then please contact the system administrator for details e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons 2 Press FJ You will be logged out and the login window will be re displayed Selecting cascaded computers The MCS is not limited to sharing just sixteen or twenty four computers By joining numerous MC5 products together in a tree like or cascade arrangement it is possible for each user port to view many more computers Although you can use exactly the same selection methods to choose any computer you are strongly recommended to use the on screen menu method for the following reasons e The on screen menu this method displays the names of each computer in alphabetical order and also allows you to search for them by name press f3 a useful feature in a long list This really is the best way to access a large number of computers e The mouse method this method is fine for small numbers of computers but can take too long to reach the required computer in an extensive configuration e The hotkey method depending on their position within the connection structure each computer can have an address up to six digits long which can be difficult to remember and laborious to type
126. n saver style e Restore mouse operation or e Perform power control functions All of these options are discussed within Appendix 1 LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Global user access ros Global users access the MC5 IP using a viewer and a link There are two types of viewer and two types of link which can be used in any combination VNC viewer Web browser viewer OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 55 Global user access via VNC viewer The VNC viewer is a compact application that runs on your IP connected global system and allows you to view and use the MC5 and its host computer s VNC viewer is readily available from a number of different sources e from the MCS installation CD e from the MCS itself e from the RealVNC website To access via the VNC viewer Z 1 Locate and select the VNC viewer icon gt va e If you are using a dial up link WNC Viewer A connection details dialog will be displayed VNC Viewer Connection Details Enter the MC5 address here and click OK Nn Server Cc Encryption Let Server Choose Default JO ones oe toes If required select the encryption mode MORE Options button Provides a range of viewer and connection settings MORE 2 In the Server entry type the address of the MC5 as follows V W X Y where v w x
127. n you and RealVNC LINDY OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z 2 z INDEX 105 Radio Frequency Energy A Category 5 or better twisted pair cable must be used to connect the units in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances All other interface cables used with this equipment must be shielded in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a Suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances European EMC directive 89 336 EEC 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 may 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 the user is encouraged to correct the interference with one or more of the following measures a Reorient or re
128. nal firmware of Front panel buttons The COMPUTER and USER buttons allow the local user to select the required combination Adjacent numeric displays show the current selection Keyboard mouse and menu based switching techniques are also available IP network port MC5 IP only The port by which global users are linked to the MC5 unit This intelligent Ethernet port can automatically sense whether it is attached to a 10Mb or 100Mb network e PWR Power input indicator e AUX Auxilliary power input indicator e 1 4 Indicates activity on the four user ports Note The VNC 100 DAT amp LNK indicators are present on MC5 IP models only On non IP models each user port has an upper mouse activity and lower keyboard activity indicator Modem port IP models only Optionally use this port to attach either a standard modem or an ISDN adapter This feature provides an alternative direct dial remote link into the MC5 IP models Indoor use only MAIN PWRIN Dual power inputs The primary and optional auxilliary power supplies connect here COM1 UPGRADE Cc OM2 MODEM CATx USER PORTS POWER CONTROL 4 2 eo o of 1 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS 24 23 22 2 16 15 14 13 COMPUTER CONNECTIONS 8 T 6 5 e Remote user ports Up to four remote users can be connected using optional User Station extenders and standard catego
129. nal so that a connected power saving monitor will be prompted to enter into its power saving mode o This port connects the current user port to the on screen menu OPERATION conncunaion INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION 49 To select a computer using hotkeys 1 Simultaneously press and hold en and at Note The J and t keys when pressed in combination are called hotkeys and they signal to the MC5 that you wish to control it rather than the computer However if these particular hotkeys clash with another device or program then your administrator may change them to a different combination If the J Lat combination fails to work then please contact the system administrator for details While still holding en and Lat press the first numeral of the required port address then e If the port address is a single character release all of the keys e f the port address is two or more characters release the first numeral key and press the second repeat this procedure until all of the port address numerals have been entered then release cen and Lat Note The numbers on your keyboard s numeric keypad are not valid use only the numeral keys above the QWERTY section Note If your user port does not have authorisation to view the selected port then an Insufficient user rights messages will be displayed Standard hotkeys The range of hotkey combinations are as follows Note
130. ncoding There are three manually selectable TARE e Inputs encoding methods which are 6 e Scaling accessible when the Auto select z Misc option is unticked z baa e ZRLE This is a highly Iden Identities compressed method that is Z e Load Save best suited to slow modem 9 connections e Hextile This method offers Cancel z E z ea amp Colour level This section allows you to select the most appropriate colour level for the speed of the connection to the MC5 IP Where the connection speed is slow or inconsistent there will be a necessary compromise between screen response and colour depth e Full This mode is suitable only for fast network connections and will pass on the maximum colour depth being used by the host system e Medium 256 colours This mode reduces the host system output to a 256 colour mode and is more suitable for ISDN and fast modem connections e Low 64 colours This mode is suitable for slower modem connections j i and reduces the host system output to 64 colours IMPORTANT If you make any changes to the options given here and wish to 5 y mpa J retain them for successive connection sessions you must save the changes e Very low 8 colours This mode provides very rudimentary picture To do this change to the Load Save tab and click the Save button within the quality and hardly any speed advantage over the 64 colour setting You are Default s
131. nd all other units to be connected 2 Connect one end of each cascade link cable to an appropriate COMPUTER CONNECTIONS port on the rear panel of the upper unit Refer to the Group numbering_ diagram for the correct link group boundaries 3 Connect the other end of the cascade link cable to one of the CATx USER PORTS sockets on the rear panel of the lower unit Due to the way in which ports within a link group are OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION dynamically allocated it is not usually Z important exactly which user port is connected to each computer cS port of the upper unit BS 4 Repeat steps 2 and Z 3 for each of the J links within the group adhering to the Group s numbering o diagram for the correct link group boundaries on the COMPUTER CONNECTIONS ports of the upper switch Once the MC5 units and computers have been connected you can edit their names to make it much easier to locate them See the To create edit computer names section in the Configuration chapter for more details Using cascaded computers In use cascaded computers can be accessed using exactly the same methods as for those connected directly to the MC5 However by far the easiest way is to use the on screen menu This is because it displays the computer names and does not require any knowledge of port addresses some of which as discussed above can be up to six digits long See the Selecting ca
132. ne that a key is pressed and released within a sequence Any of the following three examples will send a command that emulates and a press and release of the Scroll Lock key SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Example SCROLL SCROLL 1 ENTER Press and release scroll twice press 1 then enter then release all keys equivalent definition is SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 1 ENTER 1 ENTER Using abbreviations To reduce the length of the key definitions any unique abbreviation for a key can be used For example scroll scr and even sc all provide an identifiable match for ScrollLock whereas en could not be used because it might mean Enter or End ent would be suitable for Enter Note Hotkey sequences and abbreviations are not case sensitive For information about where to enter these codes please see the sections Host configuration or Keyboard control LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S 2 z INDEX 102 Appendix 9 Supported video modes LINDY The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configured by the MC5 units If a recognised video mode cannot be found the MC5 will gradually change some of the key parameters to discover whether a video lock can be achieved Support for VESA GTF Generalized Timing Formula is available and can be enabled via the Advanced Unit Configuration screen Th
133. nits are by no means the limit By cascading one or more MC5 units you can easily control up to 512 host computers Local user One user can be connected directly to the MC5 KVM Switch CAM formats computers The CAMs are available in Each system is linked using a Computer different formats to support all Access Module CAM and category 5 5e or 6 cabling to a maximum distance of 50m 160 ft from the MC5 unit common types of systems which can easily be mixed within a multi format configuration The MC5 IP variants introduce true global control for the multiple host systems Up to four global users can share access to a computer from anywhere via an IP network internet connection using a Real VNC client application A modem ISDN port provides an alternative backup connection should the network link suffer a failure Optional power switch control allows you to remotely perform a hard reset on any host system no matter how badly it has locked up Finally to ensure that only authorised operators are given such power the MC5 IP units feature enterprise grade security Modem ISDN port This port offers a connection option that can be used alongside or instead of the IP network link It also offers a backup route should the network fail Modem or ISDN Modem or ISDN IP network Internet DODD Op
134. nt security control to prevent users from accessing systems for which they do not access rights sideways movement because each unit is fully informed of each user s precise access rights Port host addressing using Port Direct When adding new computers to the Hosts list the option Add entry for unrecognised host is provided to automatically add new entries if a port is visited that does not already have a matching host entry This is a useful option for simple configurations but should be used with care when complex cascades of units are being used as it may lead to more host entries being added than are Strictly necessary Additionally you can specify the port number of the required system using the same format as if controlling the KVM switch directly Port numbers MUST be entered within square brackets and can be specified to a maximum of four OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E Zz cascaded levels me EE Examples 2 z 16 selects port 16 and is equivalent to the hotkey sequence CTRL ALT 29 1 6 Zz 4105 selects port 5 on MC5 unit that is cascaded through port group 41 see cascade port numbering INDEX 88 Logging and status This screen provides various details about the user activity on the MC5 IP unit Date and Type of event user name and access time the method or remote IP address event occurred UTC Logoff admin 192 168 0 2 UTC accepted 192 168 0 2 1244 UTC Lo
135. o play Net masks The net mask or sub net mask informs a device as to its own position within a network From this it can determine whether any other device is within the same local network or is situated further afield Taking the telephone number analogy given in the IP address section in order to use the telephone system efficiently it is vital for you to know your location relative to the person you are calling In this way you avoid dialling unnecessary numbers When one network device needs to talk to another the first thing that it will do is a quick calculation using its own IP address the other device s IP address and its own net mask Suppose a device with address 192 168 142 154 and net mask 255 255 255 0 needed to communicate with a device at address 192 168 142 22 The sending device would perform several calculations Q pening Destination Pe E Net mask S oy 3 192 168 142 000 Fesult 192 168 142 000 iO 2 168 142 22 VY Vv 68 142 000 o0 KTA x i No N Ti 192 168 142 000 Answer YES 4 Address is local 1 The net mask is used to determine the local and global parts of the sender s IP address Where there is 255 in the mask the corresponding address slips through where there is a O it is blocked 2 Where the net mask was 0 the corresponding part of the result is also zero this section is now known to be the local part of the IP address 3
136. obal setting and hence will be the one viewed by any user who selects en Cat AJ on their keyboard Note however that users will only see the scanned computers to which they have access rights Hence if two users with various access rights simultaneously view an autoscan they will see differing results depending upon their respective permissions WARNING Many monitors are fitted with automatic power saving relays that switch off after a few seconds when connected to an inactive computer If you are using such a monitor do not set the MC5 to the scan ALL PCs mode Continual switching on and off of the monitor s relay will eventually damage the monitor If using such a monitor in conjunction with the Scan List option ensure that all selected computers are active There are up to three steps that need to be configured to use autoscanning gt e Select the autoscan mode Scan List Active PCs or All PCs e Select the autoscan period This is the time that is spent viewing each computer This step also enables and disables the autoscan feature e Define the autoscan list This step is only required when the Scan List option is selected and allows you to select which computers will be scanned To select an autoscan mode 1 Display the Configuration menu Note You must be logged in as the ADMIN user 2 Highlight Global Preferences and press d 3 Highlight Autoscan Mode and press seas _ until the required option
137. of LINDY MC5 procedures that affect various aspects of MC5 operation Only the Admin user is granted l access to all functions other users are offered only the following options e Restore Standard Mouse e Restore Intellimouse e Power control only computers to which a user has access rights can be switched Restore Intellimouse Power Control Configure IP port Reset to Factory Defaults Send Data to RS232 port Read Data from RS232 port Enter Run Function To get here t Up 4 Down 1 From a local remote or global keyboard log on as a standard limited options or admin user 2 Press cn hotkeys can change 3 Press J to select More menus 4 Select Functions Esc Quit Restore Standard Mouse This option is used to resume standard mouse operation if it has ceased to operate for instance if it has been connected without rebooting the MC5 See Hot plugging and mouse restoration for more details Restore Intellimouse This option is used to resume Microsoft Intellimouse operation if it has ceased to operate for instance if it has been connected without rebooting the MC5 See Hot plugging and mouse restoration for more details Configure IP port MC5 IP models only Displays a sub menu containing options related specifically to IP network and modem ISDN port features See Configure IP port for details Reset to Factory Defaults Returns all key settings within the MC5 to their original states
138. of settings to be made both to the installation as a whole and to parts of the system accessed by each user To access the configuration menus 1 Select the on screen main menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing en Car uJ 6 e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or z e By selecting COMPUTER o using the front panel buttons i E If you are not already logged in do so now What to do if the ADMIN A password has been forgotten E i 6 mae o aai ee LINDY MC5 The following items and menus are available in the Configuration menu z a Dee Mead ee ee Configuration Menu e Functions E 1 and J to highlight required options j i z space to ch ti l Routing status O eae Se Ne 3 Space i A j Na afk i User Preferences e User Preferences Esc i a Global Preferences e Global Preferences z Setup Options Edit Computer List e Setup Options The full set of options are only available to A User List e Edit Computer List the Admin user All other users will seea Eumo ee Edit User List subset of these F1 More menus Enter Select e Edit Autoscan List Esc Quit 5 Firmware Version 1 02 z S E z a Advanced Options F1 More menus Additionally a further important menu is located as an option within the Functions menu of MC5 IP models e Configure IP port FURTHER INFORMATION 67 Functions The Functions menu contains a collection
139. omputer 8 User port 1 Status ADMIN F1 More menus F3 Find user port Identification of your user port Your Login name Link status of your F2 Adj Video F4 Logout To view this menu at any time Press and hold the hotkeys usually en and atJ then press M and finally release all three keys Note The J and LatJ keys when pressed in combination are called hotkeys and they signal to the MC5 that you wish to control it rather than the host computer However if these particular hotkeys clash with another device or program then your administrator may change them to a different combination If the cx Cat uJ combination fails to work then please contact your system administrator for details Selecting a computer There are four main ways for local and remote users to select a specific computer channel e Using the front panel controls discussed below this is a straightforward method if the MC5 is nearby e Using hotkeys this is a good method if you continually access a small number of computers e Using the on screen menu this is the best method when there are many connected computers e Using mouse buttons this is a good method for cycling between a small number of computers For all methods if the confirmation box option is enabled when the required port is selected a pop up message will be displayed to confirm the computer name or number and its status Alternatively an error messag
140. omputer Access Module and category 5 5e or 6 link cabling carefully make the connections between the keyboard monitor mouse and audio sockets of the computer and the required MC5 port Select the port of the newly connected computer and then display the Configuration menu Highlight Functions and press dl As appropriate highlight one of the following options e Restore Standard Mouse if PS 2 mode is required or e Restore IntelliMouse if IntelliMouse mode is required Then press d Move the mouse a short distance and check for appropriate on screen cursor movement If the mouse cursor darts erratically around the screen then cease moving the mouse This is an indication that the chosen restore function is incorrect Try again using the other restore function Note The restore functions predict the likely mouse resolution settings but may not restore the exact speed or sensitivity settings that were originally set LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Initial IP configuration IP models of the MC5 family possess a further collection of configuration options related specifically to IP networking It is important that the options are correctly set up for your installation BEFORE being connected to an open IP network To configure IP specific settings 1 From a local user port for security reasons the IP configuration option cannot be accessed from remote user p
141. on by the administrator e Video Only press en and the left mouse button This mode displays the video picture of the port but prevents keyboard or mouse activity from controlling the computer e Escape without selecting a port press the right mouse button LINDY OPERATION conncunaion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Logging in and out The MC5 features a straightforward security system that helps to prevent unauthorised access to some or all connected computers If the security option has been selected by your administrator then you will be asked to enter a User Name and Password when you first access a user port When you have finished using the computer it is then good practice to logout forcing any other users to authenticate themselves prior to use Note If the security option has not been enabled then no login is required To log in to the MC5 1 If it is not already displayed move the mouse or press any key to display the log in screen LINDY MCS User Name K3 Password Port 1 login 2 Enter your designated User Name and press cl 3 Enter your designated Password and press cj If both entries are correct then the selected port will be displayed Note If either the User Name or Password are incorrect the entries will be cleared to allow another attempt Esc Scr Save To log out from the MC5 Either e Press con at and J at any time to log out or 1 Select the on scree
142. on links Controls Hosts Mouse Control This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the remote cursor is failing to respond correctly to your mouse movements even after using the Resync mouse option The mouse control dialog allows you to control the remote mouse cursor using a selection of buttons that you click with your local mouse Click to produce a single mouse click for the left centre or right mouse buttons Click to move the remote mouse cursor up down left or right Restore Mouse Restore PS2 Mouse Restore IntelliMouse Cancel Mouse Control 2 aj Aja estore Mouse Close Click to display the Restore Click to produce a continuous mouse click and hold for the left centre or right mouse buttons Click to calibrate the remote mouse mouse dialog where you can reinstate a mouse that has failed to operate correctly For advice on which mouse type to choose LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 61 Keyboard Control This option displays a keyboard control dialog and is useful for sending keyboard combinations to the host that are needed regularly or that are trapped by the MC5 IP Keyboard Control Ctrl Alt Del Send Alt Tab Send ie T Send fe Send poo Send Poo Send poo Send Close Click to send the code When entering codes means press down t
143. onnected modem or ISDN terminal adapter for use with the MC5 IP The default code is a Hayes compatible string to configure auto answer mode and would be understood by Sue Serial Conf iguration Paes the vast majority of modem ISDN devices The code is sent when the MC5 IP is first switched on or whenever the Initialize button is clicked OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E Initialise Z When clicked this option sends the characters entered in the Initialization xe sequence field to the connected modem or ISDN terminal adapter 2 5 To get here 3 A 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user Restore Defaults E When clicked this option resets the Baud rate and Initialization sequence values to their original default settings 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Serial port configuration option Power control port Baud Rate a This option configures the speed of the serial connection between the MC5 Z IP and a connected power control unit The default setting is 9600 as used by the majority of power units The other communication settings are fixed as No parity 8 bit word 1 stop bit 86 Host configuration This page provides the opportunity to configure various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the MC5 IP via one or more KVM switch units There are 128 entries each of which can be configured with a name
144. or global keyboard log on as admin user 2 Press en Cat m hotkeys can change 3 Press E to select More menus 4 Select Global Preferences Space Toggle t Up 4 Down Esc Quit Mouse Switching Settings ENABLED DISABLED The computer channel can be switched using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse Pressing the central button or wheel button together with the left hand mouse button will cause the MC5 to switch to the next available computer When mouse switching is enabled the central mouse button or wheel mouse button is allocated to control the MC5 and is not therefore available for use by computer applications If you want to use the central mouse button within your applications you will need to disable mouse switching The rotation action of an IntelliMouse wheel is not affected and is always available to the computer application Screen Saver Settings DISABLED 2 5 7 10 15 20 amp 30 MINUTES To avoid burning out the phosphor on CRT monitor screens the MC5 can be set to blank the screen after no keyboard or mouse activity has been detected for a selected timeout period If preferred the user can blank the screen manually by selecting channel 0 using the keyboard hotkeys or by pressing ESC from the login screen Autoscan Mode Settings SCAN LIST ACTIVE PCs ALL PCs The MC5 supports an autoscan mode that automatically scans between the connected computers in sequence There are three a
145. ort Direct address that will link with the required host system See Port Direct for details A list of valid hotkey codes are given in Appendix 8 Power On Enter the code required to make an attached power control unit apply power to the selected host See Power switching configuration for details Power Off Enter the code required to make an attached power control unit remove power from the selected host See Power switching configuration for details 2 Enter the required information in each field 3 Click the OK button LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER z z z Z INDEX 87 Port Direct LINDY Port Direct is totally transparent communication system that allows supporting devices to communicate with each other Using the keyboard connections that link each device Port Direct allows e A controlling device to provide address details of the required port the user s name and access rights mouse calibration and video mode information e A controlled device to confirm the address and other details of the current port Such communication simplifies both the configuration and selection of systems especially within a complex cascade structure Port Direct also allows the MC5 Hosts option to directly control the connected switching devices such as other MCS5 units in cascade and then apply the appropriate video capture and mouse scaling settings Port Direct provides excelle
146. ort boundaries designated in the Group numbering diagram e MC5 IP models can only be used at the top level of the cascade tree because they have only two CATx USER PORTS sockets and the minimum number of links required for a cascade group is three e For each cascade link use a standard category 5 5e or 6 twisted pair cable terminated at each end with an RJ45 connector There must be no crossover connections within the cable i e do not use patch cables The cascade link cables can be up to 50m 160 feet in length However remember that the overall length between any remote user via a User Station and any computer via a CAM must not exceed 300m 980 feet that figure includes the cascade link cables Ensure that each of the links within a cascade group all conform to the same length e The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for clarity the instruction will begin at the higher level MC5 unit here called the upper unit i e the one that is being fed into by a unit at the cascade level below here called the lower unit The procedure remains the same regardless of exactly which cascade levels are being connected The basic rule is that each link is made by connecting a COMPUTER CONNECTIONS port of the upper switch to a CATx USER PORTS of the lower switch See also e Testing specific links to cascaded computers LINDY To connect units in cascade RE 1 Ensure that power is disconnected from the MC5 a
147. orts IP address network masks and ports are all closely linked in the quest for one device to find another across disparate network links IP addresses As a rough analogy consider how you use the telephone system The phone number for LINDY in the UK is 0044 0 1642 754000 This number consists of three distinct parts e 0044 connects from another country to the UK e 0 1642 selects the main telephone exchange in the Thornaby area of Stockton on Tees and e 754000 is the unique code for LINDY within Thornaby The important parts of the whole number depend on where you are If you were based in the same local area as LINDY there would be no point in dialling out of the UK or even out of the area The only part of the whole number that you are interested in is the final part 754000 In a similar way to the various parts of the telephone number the four sections or Octets of every IP address have different meanings or weights Consider the following typical IP address 192 168 142 154 192 is the most global part of the number akin to the 0044 of the phone number and 154 is the most local similar to the 754000 unique local code of the phone number When two network devices communicate with each other they always dial the whole number regardless of their respective locations in a network However they still need to know whether the other device is local to them or not and this is where the net mask comes int
148. orts log on as admin user 2 Press Lew Car J m hotkeys can be changed 3 Press FJ to select More menus 4 Select Functions and then select Configure IP port e If the unit is being configured for the first time or following a reset the unit will display the first of five screens as shown opposite gt e If the unit has been previously IP configured it will display the IP Configuration menu as shown below 4 LINDY MC5 Configuration Network Configuration Modem Configuration Reset Configuration Back Enter Select Esc Exit t Up 4 Down See Configure IP port for details Note Screen 5 of 5 is displayed while the secure keys are being generated To use the initial IP configuration sequence Set the options in each screen and then select Next to proceed LINDY MC5 Unit Config Hardware Rev 1 Firmware 1 0b7 Keyboard Admin Pwd Unit Name Time 11 14 44 Date 27 Apr 2006 Encryption Prefer Off Screen 1 of 5 Next t Up 4 Down Space Toggle LINDY MC5 Network Config Mac Addr Use DHCP IP Address Net Mask Gateway VNC Port 5900 HTTP Port 80 00 0F 58 40 07 FE 192 168 1 22 255 255 255 0 Screen 2 of 5 Next Enter Edit t Up Down Space Toggle LINDY MC5 Modem Config Server IP Client IP 192 168 3 2 Baud Rate 1K00 InitString ATZS0 1 Initialize Port Restore Defaults Screen 3 of 5 Next Enter Select Esc Exit t Up Down Space Toggle LINDY MC5 Secure Keys R
149. ough their calls may all be related to the same company they concern very different aspects of that company It is the same with IP network connections Although you have only one network link into your computer and only one IP address phone number you are probably performing many different tasks through that one link often at the same time Thus when you browse the web your outgoing requests and the incoming information are all channelled through port 80 When you send an email it travels through port 25 and when you transfer files you are without knowing it using port 20 At the border crossing between the wider Internet and every local network attached to it there is a router that is usually combined with a firewall One of its main tasks is to direct incoming traffic to the correct place within its local network A key piece of information to help it do this is the port number User with VNC viewer accesses IP address 129 7 1 10 this automatically uses port 5900 User accesses the company website at 129 7 1 10 this automatically uses port 80 Router firewall address 129 7 1 10 Router is programmed to send port 5900 VNC traffic to local address 192 168 0 3 and port 80 web traffic to local address 192 168 0 42 Web server MC5 IP has the local IP Web server has the local address 192 168 0 3 IP address 192 168 0 42 Security issues with ports The settings of port numbers become important when the MC5 IP
150. ownload a small application that will temporarily empower your browser on slow connections the application download can take several tens of seconds to complete Once complete a connection details dialog will be displayed A s mmama The previously entered MC5 IP VNC Viewer Connection Details DER e will ahd shown here Server 192 168 3 1 0 O Options button Encryption Let Server Choose Default O a If required select the t OK Cancel encryption mode MORE Provides a range of viewer and connection settings MORE Make any necessary option encryption changes and click the OK button to proceed Depending on the options selected you may need to confirm certain items A second connection attempt will be made and if successful an authentication dialog will be displayed VNC Authentication No Encryption DER Username Password Enter your username and password The viewer window should now open and show the current host computer Note If the Username entry is blanked out then only admin user account is currently defined and only a password is required IMPORTANT During login if you see a warning message similar to the one shown here then stop and do not proceed SE WARNING the YNC Server s signature has changed since you last connected to it Unless there is a good reason for the signature to have changed you should not continue connecting The new signature is 26 c2 10 1
151. press the single dash will move across the screen unless the same key is pressed repeatedly Periodically a new star character will be added to the bar as the random data are accepted as part of the new encryption key When the bar is full the final encryption keys for your MC5 IP will be created this process takes roughly 30 to 40 seconds Once the secure keys have been calculated the MC5 IP will show the IP configuration menu LINDY INSTALLATION A e 3 3 E fy Z ie OPERATION FURTHER INFORMATION 36 IP configuration by global user Once the basic IP related features have been configured using the MC5 IP configuration menus further changes can be made by authorised global users via the VNC interface There are two main ways to use the VNC interface to access the MC5 IP unit e The VNC viewer a small application supplied on the CD ROM or downloadable from the RealVNC website or even downloadable from the MC5 IP itself or e A standard browser that supports Java When a web browser makes contact the MC5 IP provides the option to download a Java application to it This allows a viewer window to be opened and operation to commence just as it would with the VNC viewer application User Accounts Allows you to create and manage up to sixteen separate user accounts each with separate access permissions Unit Configuration Allows you to alter both basic and fundamental settings with
152. ptions as the default set that will be used in all subsequent VNC connections LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION a FURTHER Z S E g z INDEX 93 Appendix 4 VNC viewer window options VNC Viewer Connection Details LINDY Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window or press F8 to N Sever display the window options C Encyption Let Server Choose Defaut M Standard window control items VNC Viewer Options Full screen Misc Identities Load Save Expands the VNC viewer window to fill the whole screen Colour Encoding Scaling Inputs with no visible window edges or toolbar Press F8 to re IF Auto select Coia d isplay this menu Preferred encoding Full all available colours Move Size RLE O Medium 256 colours Hextile O Low 64 colours Rav O Very low 8 colours Single mouse mode P Used for fast network connections where a second oredictor cursor is not required Minimize Maximize Close Alt F4 Ctrl Alt Send F8 Send Ctrl Alt Del Sends the selected keypress es to the MC5 IP and host i computer This is necessary because certain keys and key At combinations are trapped by the VNC viewer Send F8 Send cer at el o Refresh Screen Refresh Screen Requests data from the server for a complete redraw of New Connection Options Connection Info the screen i
153. quired see To_ move the reminder banner Reminder Colour Settings BLUE TRANS PINK TRANS BLUE WHITE WHITE RED You may select the colour of the reminder banner The BLUE TRANS and PINK TRANS select blue or pink text with a transparent background The BLUE WHITE and WHITE RED settings select blue and white text on solid white and red backgrounds Screen Saver Type Settings BLANK MOVING DOT You may select the type of screen saver If you select BLANK then the screen will blank completely If you select MOVING DOT then a moving dot will be displayed on a blank background The dot regularly changes colour and bounces off the sides of the screen in a zigzag pattern Confirmation Box Settings DISABLED ENABLED When enabled a confirmation box is displayed on screen for three seconds after a computer is selected The confirmation box indicates the current user port and user name the selected computer and the connection status INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION z S E z a FURTHER INFORMATION 69 Global Preferences Global preferences are available only to the Admin user and allow settings to be made that affect all users attached to the MC5 LINDY MC5 Global Preferences DISABLED SCAN LIST 5 SECONDS 2 SECONDS 2 SECONDS INTELLIMSE LOGITECH Screen Saver Autoscan Mode Autoscan Period OSD Dwell Time User Timeout RS232 Mouse Type Mouse Type To get here 1 From a local remote
154. r To move the reminder banner 1 While viewing a computer port press and hold en and Lat Note The J and t hotkeys may have been changed If the combination fails to work then please contact the system administrator for details 2 Press the JJ 1J Sand Ej keys to move the banner to the required position To change banner colours or disable the banner 1 Select the on screen menu in one of three ways e By simultaneously pressing and then releasing low ar J m e By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse or e By selecting port o using the front panel buttons If you are not already logged in do so now 2 Press FJ to select More menus 3 Highlight the User Preferences option and press l to select 4 Select the required option e To disable the banner highlight Reminder Banner and press _srace_J until DISABLED is shown e To change colours highlight Reminder Colour and press ses until the desired colour combination is displayed 5 Press fe to save the settings Press E twice more to return to the computer port and view your changes Routing status On occasions it may be useful to know which computers are being accessed in which modes and by whom The most common reason for this would be if you were denied access to a computer port and needed to find out if another user has selected Exclusive access For this purpose the MC5 provides the very handy
155. r 7 Computer 8 FURTHER INFORMATION The value in the green area indicates the Length currently selected cable length t4 Length Esc Quit Home Default 28 Remote user video compensation Video compensation for each remote user is provided by their User Station modules not by the MC5 unit itself Using the User Station controls you can adjust the picture sharpness and brightness to improve the remote picture quality Note Accurate remote user compensation relies upon visual feedback from the screen image It is therefore vital to ensure that the video images being sent out from the MC5 are as true as possible Ensure using the local user port that the video images received from the computers are correctly compensated BEFORE attempting to adjust the remote user s Video compensation is best carried out when viewing high contrast images with vertical edges such as black lines on a white background When doing so if you notice that the screen image is fuzzy or dark then the image controls may not be able to solve this condition Note If the high contrast images exhibit shadows with separate colours then there may be a skew problem which requires a different image adjustment provided only by User Station C5 Pro modules see the Remote user skew adjustment section for details To display a suitable high contrast image The best way to clearly view the effect of sharpness and brightness adjustment
156. r contains a variety of information including the following e Getting assistance see below e Troubleshooting see right e Appendices e Appendix 1 Configuration menus e Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer e Appendix 3 VNC viewer connection options e Appendix 4 VNC viewer window options files e Appendix 5 Browser viewer options e Appendix 6 Addresses masks and ports e Appendix 7 Cable specifications e Appendix 8 Hotkey sequence codes e Appendix 9 Supported video modes e Safety information e Warranty e End user licence agreement e Radio frequency energy statements e Fax e Email Troubleshooting Global network users are unable to contact the MCS5 IP e Check that the correct address is being used by the remote users e Check the network settings Check that the users network address has not been excluded in the IP access control section e If the MC5 IP is situated behind a firewall check that the relevant ports are being allowed through the firewall and are being correctly routed e Check the front panel indicators the LNK indicator should be on If the network link is a 100Mbps connection the 100 indicator should also be on e Phone The remote cursor is not correctly responding to my mouse movements e Recalibrate the mouse When doing so ensure that the host system does not have mouse cursor trails enabled and that the top left corner of the screen is cl
157. re many computers are attached See Saving and restoring configuration settings for more details Read Data from RS232 port This option is used to reload configuration information into the MC5 from a specially connected computer See above for more details OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION FURTHER Z S E g z INDEX 68 User Preferences LINDY MC5 User Preferences Reminder Banner ENABLED Reminder Colour BLUE TRANS Screen Saver type MOVING DOT Confirmation Box ENABLED The User Preferences are system operating parameters that are independently selectable for each user and affect only their screen To get here 1 From a local remote or global keyboard log on as a standard or admin user 2 Press en MJ hotkeys can change 3 Press FJ to select More menus 4 Select User Preferences Space Toggle t Up 4 Down OSD Colour Settings SCHEME 1 SCHEME 2 SCHEME 3 As you toggle between these options you will see the colour of the menu change to show the selected scheme The menu schemes have been specially chosen to provide a high contrast with the colours that you would normally see on a computer screen Reminder Banner Settings ENABLED DISABLED When the reminder banner is enabled the name of the currently selected computer will appear in a small reminder banner This is normally located at the top of the screen in a central position but may be moved as re
158. rently viewing This area can also display other messages DoK Auto calibrate Re sync mouse Ensures that the mouse pointer which you move and the mouse pointer on the host system are correctly synchronised Determines the optimum video and or mouse settings for the currently selected host computer This button will flash red when a new host screen is encountered Click this button when you first visit a new screen Hosts Access mode Configure Click to Allows you This option is only display a list to choose available to the of computers between admin user and Choose an Shared and provides access entry to Private access to the main connect to modes configuration that host menus computer When using the viewer window What is the best screen resolution to use The best resolution for your computer is one that is larger than the screen of the host computer that you are viewing This will allow you to see everything without scrolling around Alternatively the VNC viewer can be set to scale the image to fit your screen but remember that some pixel dithering effect will be seen when scaling is used How do I navigate around a larger screen If the screen that you are viewing has a larger resolution than your viewing window you will need to scroll around to see all items The viewer window allows you to pump scroll only in full screen mode This means that when your mouse cursor bumps against the
159. ress and the port number The firewall router would also need to be informed to transfer all traffic to the new port number through to the MC5 IP If you need to change the VNC port number If you change the VNC port to anything other than 5900 then each VNC viewer user will need to specify the port address as well as the IP address For instance if you set the VNC port to 11590 and the IP address is 192 168 47 10 then VNC viewer users will need to enter 192 168 47 10 11590 Note the double colons that separate the IP address and port number The firewall router would also need to be informed to transfer all traffic to the new port number through to the MC5 IP Addressing When the MC5 IP is situated within the local network you will need to give it an appropriate local IP address IP network mask and default gateway This is achieved most easily using the DHCP server option which will apply these details automatically If a DHCP server is not available on the network then these details need to be applied manually in accordance with the network administrator The firewall router must then be informed to route incoming requests to port 5900 or port 80 if available through to the local address being used by the MC5 IP Remote user with VNC viewer accesses IP address 129 7 1 10 and automatically uses port 5900 MC5 IP has a local address and net mask i e IP address 192 168 0 3 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Bes
160. rial Port Configuration e Host Configuration e Logging and Status FURTHER INFORMATION 79 User accounts This page allows you to manage up to sixteen separate accounts The first of the sixteen accounts is the admin account and is the only account with access rights to the configuration menus The user name and access rights are fixed for the admin account the only change possible for this account is the password There are fifteen user account positions Logged on users admin admin z a 3 User Name Password Local admin Pennee jv F F F r r r 7 rc r rc r r r r r Boe A el le User Configuration o_o To create a new account 1 Enter the required User Name to activate that position the Password and access tick box positions will become editable 2 Optionally enter a password for the user account 3 Tick untick the Local Modem Remote and Power options that are appropriate to the user 4 Click the Save button to register your changes To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the User Accounts option User Name All user names must consist of lower case characters or numbers only No symbols or upper case characters are permissible The user name can be between 1 and 16 characters in length Password Passwords are case sensitive and can inclu
161. roblems by preventing user consoles remaining in a permanent logged in state when there is no keyboard or mouse activity The automatic logout feature is only enabled when the screen saver feature is active i e not disabled OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z g z INDEX 73 Advanced Options Advanced options are available only to the Admin user and consist of settings that are related to specialist areas such as power control and DDC LINDY MC5 Advanced Options Power Control To get here 1 From a local remote or global keyboard log on as admin user 2 Press jew Cat J Mj hotkeys can change 3 Press FJ to select More menus 4 Select Global Preferences F1 More menus Enter Select Esc Quit Firmware Version 1 02 DDC Options The options within this section are related to the Display Data Channel features supported by the MC5 DDC is an industry standard format that allows computer systems to be informed of the capabilities of the video monitor connected to them DDC Source Settings AUTO LOCAL DEFAULT Determines which user port monitor should be interrogated to discover its capabilities AUTO begins with the local user port and if it fails it uses a set of default values The LOCAL setting forces the unit to interrogate only the local monitor and DEFAULT uses only the pre programmed settings DDC Refresh Settings AT START DISABLED
162. rsions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations except for retreiving the activity log as described in the logging and status section Rate limit mouse move events When ticked this feature reduces the mouse movement information that is sent to the MC5 IP and host system This is useful for slow connections and you will notice that the remote cursor will catch up with the local cursor roughly once every second Enable 3 button mouse emulation This feature allows you to use a 2 button mouse to emulate the middle button of a 3 button mouse When enabled press the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously to create a middle button action You are advised to generally use a 3 button mouse Pass special keys directly to server When ticked special keys the Windows key the Print Screen key Alt Tab Alt Escape and Ctrl Escape are passed directly to the MC5 IP rather than being interpreted locally Menu key This feature allows you to select which function key is used to display the VNC viewer options menu The menu key is only way to exit from the full screen viewer mode IMPORTANT If you make any changes to the options given here and wish to retain them for successive connection sessions you must save the changes To do this change to the Load Save tab and click the Save button within the Default section LINDY OPERATION conncenanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER z z 2 Z
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164. ry 5 5e or 6 cabling a maximum distance of 300m 1000ft from the MC5 unit MC5 IP models provide two remote user ports Local user port computer s Connect a keyboard and mouse either PS 2 style or USB plus a video monitor and optional speakers to these connectors These allow you to perform the initial configuration of the MC5 Additionally you can use these to locally control the connected 19 18 17 12 11 10 9 20 Computer ports Each computer connects to one of these ports via standard category 5 5e or 6 cabling At the other end of the cabling a CAM Computer Access Module is used to provide the necessary keyboard video mouse and optional speaker connections LINDY OPERATION conncenanos INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Whats in the box MC5 32367 24 computer connections 1 local console connection 4 remote user connections MC5 IP 32368 24 computer connections 1 local console connection 1 IP connection 2 remote user connections 30W power adapter and country specific power lead Four self adhesive rubber feet Two 19 rack mount brackets and four screws What you may additionally need Computer Access Modules One required per connected computer There are five different formats depending on the required computer connections PS 2 style Connectors Analog video PS 2 style keyboard and PS 2 style mouse Part number 39351 PS 2 style w
165. ry point To clear IP access control 00 0F 58 40 07 FE No 192 168 42 25 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 1 io 2 0 0 80 1 From a local or remote not LINDY MC5 accessible from a global keyboard iua Config log on as the admin user IW Ever Nelo le Ton Use DHCP rl M 2 a Cat m hotkeys can iP Addrase ge Net Mask 3 Press FJ to select More menus Gateway i bas VNC Port A Select Functions HTTP Port 5 Select Configure IP port 6 Highlight the Clear IP access control option and press dll Enter Select t Up 4 Down Esc Exit Space Toggle LINDY INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION z S E z a FURTHER INFORMATION 78 Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer LINDY This section covers the configuration pages that are available to global admin users using either the VNC viewer or the browser methods of access To access the remote configuration pages 1 Make a global connection to the MC5 IP unit and login as the admin user 2 Once logged in click the Configure button in the top right corner of the window INSTALLATION Main configuration page CONFIGURATION z amp 2 A Logged on users Indicates the current users irrespective of whether they are connected locally remotely by modem ISDN or via a network Click the required option e User Accounts e Unit Configuration e Time amp Date Configuration e Network Configuration e Se
166. s is to display a high contrast image with vertical edges on the screen e Open a word processor type the capital letter H or M and increase the point size to 72 or higher For best results the background should be white and the character should be black High contrast Black or bright i black character white shadow e A BLACK shadow on the right of the character on white on the right background indicates indicates UNDER compensation e A WHITE shadow on the right of the character indicates OVER compensation Note The Word processor method is accurate and quick However for the very finest video compensation use the latest skew test pattern program which shows both the skew pattern and a section of mixed size Hs black on white and white on black the need for sharpness adjustment If the image controls cannot provide a crisp image If after adjusting the image controls one or more screen images remain fuzzy or have coloured shadows you may need to use the Skew adjustment feature Please see Remote user skew adjustment for details User Station C5 Pro module only To apply remote user video compensation 1 Ensure that the video image from the computer to be used has been correctly compensated See Computer video compensation for details 2 On the remote user keyboard connected to a User Station extender _ simultaneously press the hotkeys by default en and suit along with g1 to enter conf
167. s mode The Very low option offers hardly any improvement and looks a lot worse Rate limit mouse events When selected this mode greatly reduces the mouse movement data that are sent to the host computer When you move the local mouse the remote cursor will catch up roughly once per second LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 58 Mouse pointers Both viewers provide a double mouse cursor to help overcome any delays caused by slow connections When you move your mouse you will see two mouse cursors a local one that responds immediately to your movements and a second slower moving cursor that represents the current mouse position at the host For the browser viewer the local cursor is a typical arrow Local cursor Remote host cursor For the VNC viewer the local cursor is a dot Internet Local dot cursor Explorer Remote host cursor Additionally for fast network connections the VNC viewer also provides a single mouse mode P See Controls Single Mouse for 7 details Internet Explorer g Single local cursor Host selection The Hosts button on the menu bar provides the quickest and most efficient way to switch between host computers This is because the button is close at hand but also because the screen calibration details for each host are reused when this method of switching is used The alternative is to use hotkey combinations or th
168. sate video signals to account for link cable lengths The long cable links that are possible between the MC5 unit and the computers and also to the remote users can affect the quality of the video images displayed Use the in built compensation features to eliminate any potential video image degradation Configure the required Setup Options and Global Preferences Use the ADMIN account to determine key MC5 settings and timing characteristics Configure the IP settings MC5 IP models only IP models possess a further collection of IP related configuration options and encryption features that protect the installation from unauthorised global users ensure that the IP security features are enabled before connecting the MC5 IP unit to the network The IP settings use the standard ADMIN password LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Configuration menus The configuration menus allow you to determine many aspects of the MC5 capabilities From here you can ects Hotkeys Greate individual user accounts and determine access ngs g Note eu and are the standard hotkeys and can be altered to e Provide names for all connected computers to allow quick recognition avoid clashes with other devices or software If you change the hotkeys e Set individual and global settings for users remember to use the new ones in place of and when following e Run various functions
169. scaded computers section in the Operation chapter for more details Testing specific links to cascaded computers As mentioned previously the best and most efficient way to access cascaded computers is by using the on screen menu and via non specific routes through the link groups However during configuration or troubleshooting it may be useful to test specific routes to computers in order to verify the various strands of each link group By using specific port addresses for each unit rather than link group numbers you can precisely navigate a route through any part of the system To test a specific link 1 Simultaneously press and hold en and at Note on and Lat are the standard hotkeys and can be altered to avoid clashes with other devices or software If you change the hotkeys remember to use the new ones in place of on and when following these instructions 2 While still holding en and at in sequence press and release the full address of the required computer remember to use specific port numbers not link group addresses e g 061802 not 424502 3 When the last digit has been entered release all keys LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION Multiple video head connections Two or more MC5 units can be connected together so that they operate in a synchronised manner Synchronised operation is useful for applications that require multiple video signals to be switche
170. ser windows Time and Date Use the left and right arrow keys to select the correct time and date The time entry uses the 24 hour clock notation The internal real time clock will continue to run for roughly one week without power to the unit after that it will be lost and require resetting Use the up and down arrow keys to move between each of the sections within the time and date entries Encryption Three options are available Always on prefer off prefer on The one to choose depends on the specific details of your installation see Encryption settings for details The use of encryption imposes a slight performance overhead of roughly 10 but is highly secure against third party intrusion LINDY INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION z S E z A FURTHER INFORMATION 75 Network Configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network LINDY MC5 Network Config METE o i Use DHCP IP Address Net Mask Gateway 00 0F 58 40 07 FE 192 168 42 25 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 1 VNC Port 5900 HTTP Port 330 Clear IP Access Control Mac Addr Media Access Control address this is the unique and unchangeable code that was hard coded within your MC5 IP unit when it was built It consists of six 2 digit hexadecimal base 16 numbers separated by colons A section of the MAC address identifies 59 Esc Exit the manufacturer wh
171. ss to help define a smaller collection or subnet of devices on a network In this way a distinction is made between locally connected devices and ones that are reachable elsewhere such as on the wider Internet This process helps to reduce overall traffic on the network and hence speed up connections in general IP Gateway This is the address of the device that links the local network to which the MC5 IP is connected to another network such as the wider Internet Usually the actual gateway is a network switch or router and it will be used whenever a required address lies outside the current network VNC Port This is the logical link through which communications with a remote VNC viewer will be channelled see What is a port The default setting is 5900 which is a widely recognised port number for use by VNC software However in certain circumstances it may be advantageous to alter this number see Security issues with ports for more details HTTP Port This is the logical link through which communications with a remote web browser will be channelled see What is a port The default setting of 80 is an established standard for web HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol traffic though this can be changed to suit your local network requirements IP Access Control This section allows you to optionally specify ranges of addresses which will or won t be granted access to the MC5 IP If this option is left unchanged then the defa
172. such as mouse restore operation the instructions in this guide e Save and load MC5 configuration settings and more INSTALLATION To access the configuration menu local and remote users 1 If the main menu is not already displayed press and hold en at and then Security press MJ using a keyboard attached to an MC5 user port Note If the security option has been LINDY MCS 5 the main menu will be displaved enabled you will be asked for a valid 3 payeo user name and password before the Password S LINDY es main menu can be displayed Port 1 login Esc Scr Save Computer IMPORTANT When supplied MC5 units have their security features z EE E Computer 2 disabled which means that any attached users have access to each computer port Computer 3 RAEE all connected computers and all MC5 settings You are strongly Computer 4 recommended to enable the Security feature and set an access Computer 5 password for the ADMIN account Computer 6 Identification of Computer 7 S Computer 8 Connection status User port 1 Status of this user port ADMIN SHARED USE F1 More menus F3 Find Assistance for 3 F2 Adj Video F4 Logout keypress options To access the configuration menu global users Once the IP settings have been made and the MC5 IP unit is network 2 Press FJ To display the Configuration Menu connected global users can access the configuration menu using a different method 1 Use either the VNC viewer or a
173. t introduced by Microsoft These use slightly different data arrangements and it is important to know which type was being used before you hot plugged the computer to the MC5 The previous setting depends both on the type of mouse and the type of driver as various combinations of PS 2 and IntelliMouse are possible Using the incorrect restore function may produce unpredictable results and require the computer to be re booted Which restore setting do I use The general rule is that unless both the mouse and the driver are both IntelliMouse compatible then you need to restore the mouse as PS 2 An IntelliMouse can operate in either mode whereas a PS 2 mouse cannot Recognising an IntelliMouse style mouse The IntelliMouse format was introduced to support among other features the scroll wheel function If the mouse has a scroll wheel then it is likely to support the IntelliMouse format If it is a Microsoft branded mouse then it will usually state that it is an IntelliMouse on its underside label Recognising an IntelliMouse driver Before hot plugging to the MC5 or afterwards using only keyboard control access the Windows Control Panel of the computer and select either the Mouse option on Windows NT 2000 and XP or the System option on Windows 95 98 ME Look for the name of the driver which will usually include the words PS 2 or IntelliMouse To restore mouse operation when hot plugging 1 ul Using a suitable CAM C
174. t speed is 115200 and a standard Hayes compatible g auto answer string is sent during startup The default startup string is E z ATZHSO 1 Both the serial port speed and startup string settings can easily be 29 altered during configuration see Initial IP configuration for more details The Z other serial settings are fixed at No parity 8 bit word and 1 stop bit g parity p re isa A Z lt _ Power in connection The MC5 unit is supplied with a single 30W power adapter which is sufficient to supply any configuration of the unit The MC5 PONER ENDA M IP unit has two power input sockets to allow an auxiliary redundant power adapter to be connected There is no on off switch on the unit so operation begins as soon as a power adapter is connected Note MC5 units require a heavy duty power adapter at either or both power input connectors Use only the adapter supplied with the unit or available from LINDY Do not use the standard 10W adapters that are supplied with other LINDY products such as the User Station To connect the power supply 1 Attach the output lead from the power adapter to the MAIN PWR IN socket on the rear panel of the MC5 MCS5 rear panel output lead from power adapter 2 Connect the IEC connector of the supplied country specific power lead to the socket of the power adapter 3 Connect the power lead to a nearby main supply socket 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the
175. tain configuration issues such as address allocation and or firewall adjustment to allow correct operation Please refer to Networking issues within the Configuration chapter for more details IMPORTANT When an MC5 IP is accessible from the public Internet or dial up connection you must ensure that sufficient security measures are employed To connect the Global user IP network port 1 Depending upon where in the network the MC5 IP is being connected run a category 5 5e or 6 link cable from the appropriate hub or router to the MC5 IP unit 2 Connect the plug of the link cable into the IP port on the front panel of the MC5 IP unit IP network link 3 Configure the network settings as appropriate to the position of the MC5 IP within the network see Networking issues for details LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION FURTHER INFORMATION LINDY Computer system via CAM Each computer system is connected 4 Attach the connector of the cable to the MC5 unit via a Computer i _ run to the socket of the CAM Access Module CAM and standard category 5 5e or 6 cabling CAMs are available in various formats to suit differing computer system types and their particular connector styles gt ONDY Green indicator power present Yellow indicator signal activity COMPUTER SYSTEM Computer Access Module To connect a computer system 1 Ensure that power is disconnecte
176. this option will examine the speed of your connection to the MC5 IP and apply the most suitable encoding method This option is suggested for the majority of installations VNC Viewer Connectio DER Inputs Security Misc Encoding and Colour Level M Auto select awailat Preferred encoding ZRLE Medium 256 colours There are three manually selectable encoding CHextile CL methods which are accessible when the Auto Cr select option is unticked OK Cancel e ZRLE This is a highly compressed method xl that is best suited to slow modem connections e Hextile This method offers better performance than the ZRLE when used over a high speed network because there is no need for the MC5 to spend time highly compressing the data e Raw This is a primitive uncompressed method that is mainly used for technical support issues You are recommended not to use this method Colour level The colour level is fixed at Medium 256 colours for almost all browsers Inputs View only ignore mouse amp keyboard When ticked the viewer will not send keyboard or mouse information to the MC5 IP or host computer VNC Viewer Connectio DEK Security Misc Encoding Inputs Accept clipboard from server I View only ignore mouse amp keyboard This feature is restricted to software server versions of VNC and has no effect on MC5 IP installations IV Accept clipboard from server I Send
177. tion option To define a new IP access control entry 1 Click the Add button to display a popup dialog Host IP Address Filter Mask Access lt Allow gt Netuwork Address Ea Network Address Enter the network address that is to be allowed or denied access If a range of addresses is being specified then specify Cancel i Mask Enter an IP network mask that indicates the range of addresses that are to be allowed or denied access Access Use the arrow buttons to select either Allow or Deny as appropriate any one of the addresses within the range and use the Mask entry to indicate the size of the range For instance if only a single specified IP address were to be required the mask entry would be 255 255 255 255 in order to specify a single location See Calculating the mask for IP access control for details 2 Enter the base network address the mask and select the appropriate access setting 3 Click the OK button To reorder access control entries IMPORTANT When reordering ensure that any specific allowed addresses are listed higher in the list than any denied addresses Take care not to invoke any deny access settings that would exclude valid users 1 In the access control list click on the entry to be moved 2 Click the Up or Down buttons as appropriate To edit remove access control entries 1 In the access control list click on the appropriate entry 2 Cl
178. tion ensure that the screen image is static no moving images and also try to remove any on screen displays generated by KVM switches such as host names or menus This is because they can affect the calibration process and result in a lower overall performance level For mouse calibration ensure that there are no application windows located around the upper left corner of the screen This is because as the mouse calibration takes place the cursor may change to match the application as it skims across the window and this may confuse the calculation Also ensure that the host computer does not have the mouse cursor trails option enabled To auto calibrate the screen and or mouse 1 Use the Hosts button to select the required computer SS Utah a a Calibrate options dialog Calibrating the mouse and video 3 Click the required action settings will take several seconds A progress indicator will be Calibration is most effective if the desktop is static and the top left displayed while the necessary corner is clear of windows icons etc calculations are made Video only Mouse only Cancel Mouse calibration was mostly successful Upon completion an information di alog will Mouse movement is Windows XP Enhanced Mk 1 explain the For best calibration ensure that results There is no animation on the screen There are no icons or windows at the top left The mouse pointer is not animated Pointer trails
179. tional power control The IP models provide the opportunity to attach one or more power switches These control the supply to the system s and allow the global user to hard reset any system that has suffered a failure Global users The IP models can support up to four global users at any one time All of these may be connected via the IP network port or one may be linked via the modem ISDN channel Represents KVM amp audio connections LINDY OPERATION conncemanon INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION MCS5 features front and rear The MC5 units pack a great deal of functionality into a compact space All models occupy a single 1U rack space and provide most of their connectors at the rear face The smart front face features the IP network port and the operation indicators IEINDYe COMPUTER CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY Power control port Optionally use this port to control one or more power switches These allow the remote user to take full control of the computer system s COMPUTER KVM Switch VNC 100 DATLNK AUX Indicators The front panel indicators clearly show key aspects of operation MC5 and MC5 IP models differ e VNC Indicates that a global user is connected and active e 100 Indicates the Ethernet network speed 10 100Mbs e DAT Network activity indication e LNK Network link present Upgrade port This port is used to updat the MC5 unit e when necessary the inter
180. to manually adjust the Threshold setting in order to achieve a setting that best suits your particular requirements 1 Use the Calibrate All function to ensure that all other settings are optimised 2 Click the Threshold left arrow button to decrement the setting by one and observe the Display Activity indicator 3 Repeat step 2 until the Display Activity indicator suddenly rises to a much higher level i e 50 This will mean that you have reached the noise boundary At this point increment the Threshold value by 2 or 3 points to achieve an optimum setting LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION 63 Access via dial up modem or ISDN link When you gain access via modem or ISDN link the MC5 IP uses standard network protocols to create a private two device network This approach ensures consistency and allows you to use exactly the same VNC viewer or browser to view the host computers This is achieved using PPP Point to Point Protocol and means that you need to use a dial up networking method to initiate the connection Such software is standard with operating systems such as Windows Linux and Mac OS To initiate a dial up link 1 Using a system that has a modem or ISDN adapter installed locate the dial up networking option on your system Please refer to your system documentation for more information 2 Using the dial up networking option enter the telephone ISD
181. ture to have changed you should not continue connecting Do you wish to accept the new signature and continue connecting This message is displayed if an MC5 IP unit that your viewer has previously visited has had a change of security keys This is not uncommon if a unit is reset for some reason However it could also mean that your trusted unit is being spoofed and you may not be connecting to the system that you think you are Do not click the Yes button until you have checked with your administrator that the trusted MC5 IP unit has been recently reset for some reason LINDY OPERATION conncunaion INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Global user access via web browser You can use a standard Web browser supported versions to gain access to the MC5 IP and its host computer s As soon as you make contact with the MC5 IP it will begin downloading a small Java application to your browser which will be used only for the duration of your connection To access via your web browser 1 2 uo Launch your standard Web browser as usual e If you are using a dial up link In the Address section type the address of the MC5 IP as follows http v w x y where v w x y is the IP network address for example 192 168 0 3 e If you have been asked to also enter a port number Press dl A connection attempt will be made In the browser window select the Connect using built in Java VNC viewer option to d
182. ufacturers During calibration the MC5 waits for 40ms after each mouse movement before sampling the next If a KVM device adds a significant delay to the flow of data the calibration process can be lengthened or may fail entirely The value entered here is added to or subtracted from the default 40ms sampling time Note You can enter negative values down to 40 in order to speed up the calibration process when using fast KVM switches Use this option with caution as it can adversely affect the calibration process Mouse Rate Defines the rate at which mouse movement data are transmitted to the system The default option is 20ms which equates to 50 mouse events per second This default rate can prove too fast when passed through certain connected KVM switches from alternative manufacturers In such cases data are discarded causing the local and remote mouse pointers to drift apart If this effect is encountered increase the mouse rate to around 30ms data are then sent at a slower rate of 33 times per second Background Refresh Rate Use the arrow keys to alter the refresh rate for screen images via remote links This allows you to tailor the screen refresh to suit the network or modem connection speeds The options are Slow Medium Fast or Disabled When the disabled option is selected the remote users will need to manually refresh the screen Note When a low connection speed is detected the background refresh is automatically d
183. uld slip through the mask and the address would be flagged as not being local LINDY OPERATION conscunsnon INSTALLATION E FURTHER Z S z 2 z INDEX 97 Calculating the mask for IP access control LINDY The IP access control function uses a standard IP address and a net mask The permissible mask values for all octets are as follows notation to specify both single locations and ranges of addresses In order to use this function correctly you need to calculate the mask so that it accurately Mask Octet enyary Number of addresses encompassed encompasses the required address es 255 11111111 1 address 254 11111110 2 addresses Singi locations 252 11111100 4 addresses Some of the simplest addresses to allow or deny are single locations In this case you enter the required IP address into the Network Address field and simply 248 11111000 8 addresses enter the Mask as 255 255 255 255 255 used throughout the mask means 240 11110000 16 addresses that every bit of the address will be compared and so there can only be one 224 11100000 32 addresses unique address to match the one stated in the Network Address field 192 11000000 G addresse All locations 128 10000000 128 addresses The other easy setting to make is ALL addresses using the mask 0 0 0 0 As 0 00000000 256 addresses standard the IP access control section includes the entry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The purpose of this entry is to include
184. ult entry of 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ensures that access from all IP addresses will be permitted See Setting IP access control for details LINDY OPERATION conncunsion INSTALLATION E z PAS me ae Eo Z INDEX 84 Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is Include before you exclude or to put it 1 another way Arrange allowed addresses in the list before the denied addresses This is because the positions of entries in the list are vitally important Once a range of addresses is denied access it is not possible to make exceptions for particular addresses within that range For instance if the range of addresses from A to F are denied access first then the address C could not be granted access lower down the list Address C needs to be placed in the list before the denied range IMPORTANT This feature should be configured with extreme caution as it is possible to deny access to everyone If such an error occurs see Clearing IP access control for details about how to regain access IP Access Control Add Renove Up Down Edit 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y In the list access control addresses prefixed by are allow entries while those prefixed by are deny entries To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Network configura
185. umbers separated by colons A section of the MAC address identifies the manufacturer while the remainder is effectively the unique electronic serial number of your particular unit Use DHCP DHCP is an acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Its function is particularly useful when connecting to medium size or larger networks such as the Internet When this option is selected your MC5 IP will attempt to locate a DHCP server on the network If such a server is located it will supply three things to the MC5 IP an IP address an IP network mask also known as a Subnet mask and a Gateway address These are not usually granted permanently but on a lease basis for a fixed amount of time or for as long as the MC5 IP remains connected and switched on Discover allocations To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser log on as the admin user 2 Click the Configure button in the top right corner 3 Click the Network configuration option IP Address This is the identity of the MC5 IP within a network The IP address can be thought of as the telephone number of the MC5 IP Unlike the MAC address the IP address can be altered to suit the network to which it is connected It can either be entered manually or configured automatically using the DHCP option When the DHCP option is enabled this entry is greyed out IP Network Mask Also often called the subnet mask this value is used alongside the IP addre
186. unby MC5 IP KVM Switch ial User Guide COMPUTER CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY KVM Switch CONTENTS Contents Introduction MCS features front and rear wiscicsissccenisssscsdeicesedoradiedetbanainennda 5 What sinh ine DOX eimeienikea oR 6 What you may additionally need scsccscccssctiscrsacanwinde 6 Installation Mon nN ea E 7 E Ee e EE E A A A E AT E T 8 Bo IS mennan a rr reer nse garter 9 Remote user via User Station cccccccccssssesssesseesseesseessees 10 Global user IP network POFt ccccceeeeseeessssteeeessstateeeesees 11 Computer system Vid CAM siaccssszicsssxcssiectrccieiacassssnatescbeesnaans 12 Modem ISDN port suis cs ad ccaton cacsusivberdatachatessansnndense atonianioeerdauans 13 Powerin connecti oN wisiricrmieiciieninenaonmantiaisinalinans 14 Power CONG POTE cosissssispo breiseanna EEA EN RESEN 15 Cascading multiple Units uscira 16 How cascade connections Operate cccssscceeeeeeeeeees 17 Addressing computers in a cascade cssceeeesssteeeeeeees 18 Connecting MC5 units in Cascade cccccccessssseseteeeeeees 19 Using cascaded COMPUTENS wincscccincs cea snanianctasmnannneasieceacainnne 20 Testing specific links to cascaded COMpUTETS 000 20 Multiple video head CONNECTIONS ceeceeeeeeeteeeeeteeees 21 Contents page 2 Configuration Overall initial configuration sssrinin ConnourItion MENUS sroine ao E Configuration menus PAYOUT sic csctiesetescticce
187. utoscan modes In the first mode the MC5 will scan all the named computers that are defined in the autoscan list SCAN LIST The computers defined in the scan list may be connected to cascaded MC5 units If you wish to scan the ports on the current MC5 then you may select ALL the available computers or just the available computers that are currently powered on the ACTIVE computers Scanning just the active computers avoids blank screens from being displayed and stops the monitor from going into a power down state on every scan cycle WARNING Many modern monitors are fitted with automatic power save relays and will switch off after a few seconds if connected to an inactive PC If you are using such a monitor you must not set the MC5 to scan ALL ports Constant switching on and off of your monitor s relay will eventually damage your monitor If you are using the SCAN LIST option then you should ensure that all the computers are active if you are using one of these monitors If you choose to use the SCAN LIST option then you may define the computers to be scanned in the following manner To define the autoscan list Note Ensure that you are logged in as the ADMIN user 1 From the main on screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS 2 Select EDIT AUTOSCAN LIST from the menu A list of defined computers will appear Computers affixed with a will be autoscanned during the autoscan cycle To add remove a computer to from the autoscan list mo
188. ve the selection bar over the computer name and press SPACE BAR To add all named computers press F1 To remove all named computers press F2 3 When all the computers that you wish to scan are affixed with a press RETURN or ENTER to save the selections The selected computers will be autoscanned in alphabetical order when you activate autoscan mode when the SCAN LIST option is selected Autoscan Period Settings DISABLED 2 5 7 15 30 SECONDS 1 5 MINUTES The autoscan time defines the length of time that the MC5 will display video and play audio from an autoscanned computer before changing to the next computer If the DISABLED setting is chosen then no autoscan functions will be available OPERATION conmeensnion INSTALLATION FURTHER Z S g g z INDEX 70 Global Preferences continued OSD Dwell Time Settings 1 2 3 5 10 SECONDS After a successful computer channel change the MC5 will display a confirmation message for a few seconds The length of time that this confirmation message dwells on the screen may be changed User Timeout Settings 1 2 5 10 30 SECONDS 1 5 10 MINUTES When two users are connected to the same computer only one can have access at any one time When no keyboard or mouse data has been received from the active user port for the user timeout period the MC5 will allow other users to access the computer The new port then becomes the active port unti
189. w pattern using a standard image creation package as detailed opposite 2 2 Bl 1 aS SaaS 1 video signal To use skew adjustment 1 Display a skew pattern on the appropriate computer You can either use the supplied skew pattern or create your own Using the supplied skew pattern i Insert the supplied Installation CD ROM into the CD player of the computer ii Within Windows use the My Computer option usually available as a desktop icon or within the Start menu to view the contents of the CD ROM Double click the Skew entry to display the standard test pattern If necessary maximise the application window so that the image fills the screen The screen will show a series of fine red green and blue crosses which should all be in line vertically and horizontally Skew affects the horizontal placement of the colours and using this pattern it is much easier to discover which if any colours are being adversely affected by the cable link Convergence test pattern showing the RGB crosses In this case the green signal can be seen out of line with the other two colours Creating a skew test pattern i Run any image creation editing application such as the Paint program supplied with Windows i Using the image application create three stacked horizontal rectangles one red one green and one blue that fill the width of the screen i Draw a vertical black line down across the coloured bars and then repeat this vertical l
190. with its own direct Internet connection Positioning the MC5 IP in the network Every network setup is different and great care needs to be taken when introducing a powerful device such as the MC5 IP into an existing configuration A common cause of potential problems can be in clashes with firewall configurations For this reason the MC5 IP is designed to be intelligent flexible and secure With the minimum of effort it can reside either behind the firewall or alongside with its own separate Internet connection Firewall router Firewall Local network connection CATx link CATx link Local to host to host network computer i computer connection MC5 IP situated behind the MC5 IP situated alongside firewall the firewall IMPORTANT When the MC5 IP is accessible from the public Internet or dial up connection you must ensure that sufficient security measures are employed LINDY OPERATION CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION E FURTHER INFORMATION Placing the MC5 IP behind a router or firewall A possible point of contention between the MC5 IP and a firewall can occasionally arise over the use of IP ports Every port through the firewall represents a potential point of attack from outside and so it is advisable to minimise the number of open ports The MC5 IP usually uses two separate port numbers however these are easily changeable and can even be combined into a single port IMPORTANT The
191. y is the IP network address for example 192 168 0 3 e If you have been asked to also enter a port number 3 Click the OK button Depending on the options selected you may need to confirm certain items A connection attempt will be made and if successful an authentication dialog will be displayed VNC Authentication 192 168 3 1 No Encryption VIN Usemame Cc Password Cancel 4 Enter your username and password The viewer window should now open and show the current host computer Note f the Username entry is blanked out then only admin user account is currently defined and only a password is required Downloading VNC viewer from the MC5 IP The MC5 has the ability to distribute its own VNC viewer application To download the VNC viewer 1 Open your Web browser 2 Enter the network address where the MCS is situated in the form http 192 168 0 3 and make the link 3 In the opening MC5 screen click the link that offers to download the secure VNC viewer from the unit 4 Save the download file vncviewer exe to your system 5 Select and run the downloaded file and then connect to the MC5 using the VNC viewer application IMPORTANT During login if you see a warning message similar to the one shown here then stop and do not proceed VNC Viewer Warning A aoe WARNING The VNC Server s signature has changed since you last connected to it Unless there is a good reason For the signa

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