Newstar NS411K KVM switch
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1. VGA PORT 5 Connect a mouse cable 6 pin Mini DIN Male Male to the PC and the rear panel of the NS 411K unit to the connector with the mouse symbol Repeat this for all PC EEN GES de de de de A MOUSE PORT NS 411K Hardware Installation 6 Connect a keyboard cable 6 pin Mini DIN Male Male to the PC and to the rear panel of the NS 411K unit to the connector with the keyboard symbol Repeat this for all PCs KEYBOARD PORT 7 Now make sure to verify all cables keyboard and mouse cables should be checked carefully because they are easily switched due to use of the same type of connector Repeat this for all PCs 8 Attach the power supply to the NS 411K unit and plug it into a power supply Now you will see the LED for Port 1 light up and you will hear a beep Switch on your monitor GO Od O0 O 0100 O SEP CEP GE DE il 9V 600mA Adapter optional 9 Now power up all computers simultaneously the first computer will be shown on the monitor You may check if the mouse and key2. NM SIAR terp compu roducts www newstar nl Made in Taiwan NS 411K User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION tc aces eee P1 FEATURES P1 SPECIFICAT TIONS P2 PACKAGE CON ENTS P2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION P3 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT P3 REAR PANEL LAYOUT P3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION P4 USNC THENG ATIK p7 SELECT hee E p7 KEYBOARD HOT KEY COMMANDS p7 TROUBLESHOOTING eege eseu pg EY BO en aa EE Go Zi Po NS 411K Introduction Thank you for purchasing the NEWSTAR KVM Switch this product will ensure easy and accurate control over 4 PCs through a single console The KVM Switch is compatible with PS 2 style computers and comes with advanced features It has keyboard and mouse emulation for error free boot ups and support is also provided for the Microsoft Intellimouse The KVM Switch supports high resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 without any deterioration of the image quality Switching between PCs can be accomplished in two ways through keyboard Hot Key commands or by using the convenient front panel Select push button controls No other KVM switch allows you to control 4 computers from a single console this conveni
3. PRUE RESS RES A ERAS VCC OBE CEO STRAIN RECT OREB RARE CHATSOLERD Erp TILAAN ET TOBA HARD ORARe RTS RRRS LETNE NS 411K Limited Warranty NEWSTAR provides this limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity who originally purchased the product from NEWSTAR or its authorized reseller or distributor Limited Hardware Warranty NEWSTAR warrants that the hardware portion of the NEWSTAR products described below Hardware will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials from the date of original retail purchase of the Hardware for the period set forth below applicable to the product type Warranty Period if the Hardware is used and serviced in accordance with applicable documentation provided that a completed Registration Card is returned to an Authorized NEWSTAR Service Office within ninety 90 days after the date of original retail purchase of the Hardware Ifa completed Registration Card is not received by an authorized NEWSTAR Service Office within such ninety 90 period then the Warranty Period shall be ninety 90 days from the date of purchase Product Type Warranty Period Product excluding power supplies and fans Three 3 Years Power Supplies and Fans One 1 Year Spare parts and spare kits Ninety 90 days NEWSTAR s sole obligation shall be to repair or replace the defective Hardware at no charge to the original owner Such repair or replacement will be rendered
4. board work after the system has booted up If this is OK use the Select button to select the other computer and verify the functionality in the same way In case you find errors first check all cables for proper connections 6 NS 411K Using the NS 411K The NS 411K switch unit provides two ways to select which computer is the active system Use either the Select button on the unit or make use of the keyboard Hot key commands You may notice that the mouse can not be used for around 2 seconds when the NS 411K switches to another computer This is normal and is caused by synchronization that makes sure the mouse operates properly Select Button Pressing the Select button cycles through computers 1 4 Port Port Status Keyboard Hot Key commands To send Hot Key commands to the NS 411K unit press the SCROLL LOCK Key twice within 2 seconds Now you will be given a beep as confirmation now press a command key to give a Hot Key command The following commands are supported First Key Second Key Third Key Command SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK 1 Switch to First PC SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK Switch to Second PC SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK Switch to Third PC Switch to Previous PC Switch to Next PC Go to Auto Scan mode SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK 2 3 SCROLLLOCK SCROLLLOCK 4 Switch to Fourth PC f 0 NS 411K In Auto Scan mode the NS 411K unit wil
5. by NEWSTAR at an Authorized NEWSTAR Service Office The replacement Hardware need not be new or of an identical make model or part NEWSTAR may in its discretion may replace the defective Hardware or any part thereof with any reconditioned product that NEWSTAR reasonably determines is substantially equivalent or superior in all material respects to the defective Hardware The Warranty Period shall extend for an additional ninety 90 days after any repaired or replaced Hardware is delivered If a material defect is incapable of correction or if NEWSTAR determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by NEWSTAR upon return to NEWSTAR of the defective Hardware All Hardware or part thereof that is replaced by NEWSTAR or NS 411K for which the purchase price is refunded shall become the property of NEWSTAR upon replacement or refund Governing Law This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the Haarlem city of The Netherlands Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the foregoing limitations and exclusions may not apply This limited warranty provides specific legal rights and the product owner may also have other rights which vary from state to state Trademarks Copyright 2003 NEWSTAR Euro
6. dware Installation Please follow the steps below closely and in the order as shown Otherwise keyboard and or mouse errors may occur Before connecting your computers and console devices to the NS 411K make sure that everything is powered off Connecting devices while power is not off may cause damage to your computers or the NS 411K NEWSTAR Corporation will not be held responsible for damage caused in this manner 1 Place the NS 411K in a convenient location its small size makes it easy to place on a desktop Take the length of the cables in consideration while placing the KVM switch unit 2 Connect the console devices first Connect your monitor to the NS 411K The 15 pin connector coming from your monitor must be inserted into the unit on the rear panel Connect it to the 15 pin HDDB connector labeled MONITOR as shown below Console Monitor 3 Connect your PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse to the rear panel of the NS 411K The connections should be made to the two 6 pin Mini DIN connectors Labeled CONSOLE as shown below St Do ES Or eier PS 2 Mouse Console PS 2 Keyboard A NS 411K Hardware Installation 4 Connect a VGA cable 15 pin HDDB Male Male with the Male side to both the PC and the rear panel of the NS 411K unit to the connector labeled VGA Repeat this for all PCs PETE C E
7. ently Features Allows a user to control 4 computers from one console Works with Windows 95 98 2000 ME NT XP Free BSD No drivers or other additional software required Keyboard and mouse emulation ensures error free boot up The status of the CAPS LOCK SCROLL LOCK and NUM LOCK keys is stored for each of the computers e Uses inexpensive and commonly available cables Supports Monitor resolutions of up to 2048 x 1536 Supports VGA SVGA and Multisync monitors Select push button or keyboard Hot Key control Comes with Auto Scan mode for convenient automatic switching e Front panel status LEDs give a clear indication of the active PC NS 411K Specifications Physical Properties Width 119mm Height 46mm Depth 105mm Weight 1219 Operation and Storage parameters Operating Temperature 0 40 Degrees C 32 to 104 Degrees F Storage Temperature 20 60 Degrees C 4 140 Degrees F Humidity 0 80 RH non condensing PC port connections Keyboard Mini DIN 6 pin Female Mouse Mini DIN 6 pin Female Monitor HDDB 15 pin Female Console connections Keyboard Mini DIN 6 pin Female Mouse Mini DIN 6 pin Female Monitor HDDB 15 pin Female Package Contents Item QTY Remark NS 411K 1 piece KVM Switch User Manual 1 piece KVM Cable 4 pieces NS 411K Hardware Installation The layout of front and rear panel are shown below Front Panel Layout Rear Panel Layout NS 411K Har
8. l switch to the next computer every 10 seconds This means that all computers will be shown on the monitor in a row starting with the first computer after the last one has been shown To prevent errors there is no mouse or keyboard control in this mode Erratic input will result if the mouse is moved or the keyboard key is pressed while the unit switches to the next computer To exit Auto Scan mode press the SPACE BAR The NS 411K will stop at the last computer shown NS 411K Troubleshooting Keyboard My keyboard is not detected or a keyboard error is given during boot up e Please verify that the keyboard cables are inserted properly Check to make sure that the power cord is plugged in and is working roperly The computers all boot up properly but the keyboard is not functional e Make sure the keyboard is plugged into the NS 411K_ unit properly Verify that the keyboard works when plugged into the computer directly You will have to shut down your computer first to do this Try using a different keyboard Make sure that the power adapter is plugged into the mains and that it is working correctly Its rating must be DC9OV 600mA Mouse My mouse is not detected during boot up Please verify that all mouse cables are inserted properly Check especially for a mix up with the PS 2 keyboard cable they have the same kind of connector and are therefore easily confused Read your motherboard docume
9. ll NetWare NetWare Lite SCO Unix Xenix PC NFS 3Com 3 Open Banyan Vines DECnet Pathwork O Windows NT O Windows NTAS O Windows 95 O Others Q What network management program does your organization use O D View O HP OpenView Windows O HP OpenView Unix O SunNet Manager O Novell NMS O NetView 6000 O Others O What network medium media does your organization use O Fiber optics O Thick coax Ethernet O Thin coax Ethernet O 10BASE T UTP STP O 100BASE TX O 100BASE T4 0 100VGAnyLAN O Others 7 What applications are used on your network O Desktop publishing O Spreadsheet O Word processing O CAD CAM O Database management O Accounting O Others ES What category best describes your company O Aerospace O Engineering O Education O Finance O Hospital O Legal O Insurance Real Estate O Manufacturing O Retail Chainstore Wholesale O Government O Transportation Utilities CommunicationVAR O System house company O Other 9 Would you recommend your NEWSTAR product to a friend O Yes O No O Don t know yet 10 Your comments on this product
10. n accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures VCCI Warning ite COREL
11. ntation and make sure that the PS 2 mouse IRQ is enabled This can for most computers be set in the BIOS setup pages The computers boot properly but can not use the mouse Please verify that the mouse is plugged into the NS 411K unit properly Make sure the mouse works proper when plugged into a computer directly you will need to reboot the system to test this Try using a different mouse NS 411K e Verify that the mouse complies with the PS 2 standard A combination mouse will work but it must be set to PS 2 mode and the correct serial mouse to PS 2 adapter must be used A serial mouse with a serial PS 2 adapter will not work since the mouse signals do not comply with the PS 2 standard Make sure that the power adapter is plugged into the mains and that it is working correctly Its rating must be DC9V 600MmA When I switch between computers mouse movement becomes random Verify that your computers do not have more than one mouse driver installed Make sure that the driver is for a standard PS 2 or Microsoft compatible PS 2 mouse Also check with the mouse vendor to verify you are using the latest mouse driver e Check your config sys and autoexec bat files if you run Windows and verify that only one mouse driver is loaded e If a special mouse is used such as cordless or scrolling mice make sure you use generic PS 2 mouse drivers A non standard PS 2 mouse may have extensions on the PS 2 protocol
12. pe Contents subject to change without prior notice NEWSTAR is a registered trademark of NEWSTAR Europe All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from NEWSTAR Europe as stipulated by the European Copyright NS 411K FAX 31 0 23 547 88 89 Registration Card Print type or use block letters Your name Mr Ms eee Organization o Z oO Your title at organization ___ lt lt Z Z gt Z Telephone ___ o gt oS Fax OO Organization s full address Country Product Product installed in type of Product installed Product Model l Serial computer incomputer serial Number Applies to adapters only Product was purchased from Reseller s name Telephone Fax Reseller s full address Answers to the following questions help us to support your product 1 Where and how will the product primarily be used Home Office Travel Company Business Home Business Personal Use 2 How many employees work at installation site 1 employee 2 9 10 49 50 99 100 499 500 999 1000 or more What network protocol s does your organization use XNS IPX TCP IP DECnet Others La 4 What network operating system s does your organization use COMET LANsmart Nove
13. that are not supported by the NS 411K unit Do not move the mouse or press any mouse buttons while switching from one system to the other Try resetting the mouse by unplugging it from the KVM4C unit for about 3 seconds Now mouse movement will be correct again Before booting up any PCs the NS 411K unit must be powered up But before powering the NS 411K unit up the mouse and keyboard must be connected first Any deviation from this power up sequence may lead to erratic behavior of the systems NS 411K Video The image on my monitor is not clear e Please verify that all video cables are inserted properly It may be that your resolution or refresh rate is too high Try a lower refresh rate or try lowering the resolution Your video cable may be too long Video signals are high frequency signals and are therefore subject to interference Please use video cables that are as short as possible Make sure that the power adapter is plugged into the mains and that it is working correctly Its rating must be DC9V 600mA NS 411K NS 411K FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used i
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