Page 2 - About this manual
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 1 About this manual SmartView XPro - Installation and UseFourth edition (March 2003) (c) 2003 Adder Technology Ltd. Part No. ADD0038/3 www.addertec.com All rights reserved. Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of thismanual, Adder Technol...
Page 3 - Radio Frequency Energy
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 2 free of charge. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse orcircumstances outside Adder’s control. Also Adder will not be responsible for anyloss, damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this product.Adder’s total liabili...
Page 4 - Contents
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 3 Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Key features and benefits ...................................................................... 61.2 SmartView XPro package contents...........
Page 5 - Appendices
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 4 4. Using the SmartView XPro ........................................................... 40 4.1 Rear panel special function switches ..................................................... 404.2 Power supply connections and indicators ............................
Page 7 - Key features and benefits
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 6 1.1 Key features and benefits Enables many computers to be independently controlled by multiple users. On-screen menu allows computers to be selected by name or description. Configurable security enables administrator to assign access rights to users. Dual-...
Page 9 - SmartView XPro package contents
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 8 1.2 SmartView XPro package contents SmartView XPro. Power supply suitable for your country. 6 x stick on self-adhesive rubber feet. 2 x mounting brackets for fixing the unit into a 19 inch rack. 4 x screws for fixing mounting brackets to SmartView Pro (6 sc...
Page 10 - Product information; Fig. 1 - SmartView 2XPro and 4XPro models viewed from the front
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 9 1.5 Product information Fig. 1 - SmartView 2XPro and 4XPro models viewed from the front
Page 14 - What you will need
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 13 2. Installation Adder explains: Flexible configuration The SmartView XPro has many ports for connection to computers, keyboards, mice,monitors and AdderLink extenders. There are no restrictions placed upon whichports are connected to devices and you can le...
Page 16 - Mounting the SmartView
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 15 IMPORTANT WARNING Do not connect the SmartView's extender ports to an Ethernet hub or otherdigital network device. The signals carried on the twisted pair cable betweenthe SmartView and the AdderLink are ANALOGUE. Plugging the SmartView orAdderLink into a ...
Page 18 - Configuring your PCs
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 17 You may attach the power adapter to either power inlet A or power inlet B (seefigure 2). The ports are both the same and are provided to enable you to connect aredundant (spare) power supply (see section 4.2 for more details). Connect yourpower adapter to ...
Page 24 - Maximising the video quality
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 23 2.6 Maximising the video quality The SmartView XPro supports very high bandwidth video signals and resolutions upto 1900 x 1440 pixels. It regenerates the video signals using wideband amplifiers inorder to minimise any loss of video quality. All video cabl...
Page 25 - Other useful installation information; PC boot up sequence; Mouse characteristics; Keyboard and mouse mode switching
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 24 2.7 Other useful installation information PC boot up sequence - When your PCs are powered on they communicate with any attached keyboards and mice and setup parameters required by the particularoperating system. It is necessary for the SmartView to be atta...
Page 27 - Connecting the AdderLink Extender
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 26 Type of mouse / system Driver type Likely expected Suggested Connected at bootup data format restoration PS/2 PS/2 only PS/2 Standard PS/2 IntelliMouse PS/2 Standard IntelliMouse / SmartView PS/2 only PS/2 Standard IntelliMouse / SmartView IntelliMouse Int...
Page 28 - Configuring the SmartView XPro; Configuration summary; Step 1 - Decide if you are going to use password security
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 27 3. Configuring the SmartView XPro 3.1 Configuration summary The SmartView is configured using the on-screen menu system which is activatedby default when you first power on the system. It may also be accessed by using thekeyboard 'hotkeys' (see section 4.8...
Page 29 - Enabling password security
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 28 Step 3 - Create user accounts Login to the SmartView using the ADMIN account and add user profiles andpasswords for each of the system users (see section 3.4). The SmartView supportsup to 16 user profiles. Step 4 - Add / edit names to identify your compute...
Page 30 - Setting an ADMIN password
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 29 To switch on the password security system: From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS . Select SETUP OPTIONS from the menu. Move the menu bar over the SECURITY option. Press SPACE BAR to enable security. Press ESC to quit from the menu. 3.3 Setti...
Page 31 - Creating and editing user accounts; Creating and editing computer names
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 30 3.4 Creating and editing user accounts To create user accounts: Ensure that you are logged on as the ADMIN user. From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS . Select EDIT USER LIST from the menu. Press INSERT to add a new user. Type in the name of...
Page 35 - Setting the SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 34 Fig. 8 - Possible cascade groups and their associated names 3.6 Setting the SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES The SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES are system operating parameters that apply to the whole system rather than to individual users. Thesem...
Page 41 - Using the SmartView XPro; Rear panel special function switches
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 40 4. Using the SmartView XPro This section explains the general operation of the SmartView XPro. We recommendthat you read this section before starting to use the product. 4.1 Rear panel special function switches Before powering on the SmartView ensure that ...
Page 42 - COMPUTER display and key switch
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 41 4.4 COMPUTER display and key switch The COMPUTER key selects the computer port that is to be connected to the userport that is currently displayed on the green USER display (see figure 1). Pressingthe key will cause the red COMPUTER display to change to th...
Page 43 - Activity indicators
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 42 4.5 Activity indicators The SmartView XPro has a front panel activity indicator for each user port (seefigure 1). The indicator will flash when keyboard or mouse data is received by theSmartView. These indicators provide a useful confirmation that the keyb...
Page 44 - Logging on to the SmartView XPro
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 43 Action of the COMPUTER key if no security has been set and the front panelcontrols are enabled Action of the COMPUTER key if the front panel controls are enabled, security hasbeen set and the current logged in user only has access to computer ports 1,3 and...
Page 48 - Selecting computers using the mouse
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 47 4.9 Selecting computers using the mouse Computers may conveniently be selected using a three button mouse. In order toswitch to the next computer simply hold down the central mouse button (the wheelmouse button on an IntelliMouse) and click on the left han...
Page 49 - Selecting computers using the on-screen menu; press; ba; release; Mba
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 48 4.10 Selecting computers using the on-screen menu You can conveniently select computers by name using the SmartView's on-screenmenu. For systems with many computers this is the recommended method ofcomputer selection. The on-screen menu is called up by pre...
Page 51 - je; VIDEO ONLY
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 50 To select the computer with SHARED access press: e e or f f When a computer is selected in SHARED mode, the computer’s video picture will bedisplayed on all the KVM consoles that are connected to that computer. Only oneuser will have control of the compute...
Page 53 - The reminder banner
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 52 SmartView indicates an unsuccessful connection 4.11 The reminder banner Normally the SmartView will display a discreet computer name reminder banner thatreminds you which computer you are connected to. This banner will normally appearat the top of the scre...
Page 54 - Setting the USER PREFERENCES
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 53 4.12 Setting the USER PREFERENCES The USER PREFERENCES are system operating parameters that are independently selectable for each user. From the main menu press F1 for MORE MENUS . Use the cursor keys to position the menu bar over USER PREFERENCES Press EN...
Page 55 - Using the FUNCTIONS menu; RESTORE STANDARD MOUSE; RESTORE INTELLIMOUSE; RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 54 screen in a central position but may be moved as required (see section 4.8) 4.12.3 REMINDER COLOUR Accessed from menu: USER PREFERENCESSettings: BLUE/TRANS, PINK/TRANS, BLUE/WHITE, WHITE/RED You may select the colour of the reminder banner. The BLUE/TRANS ...
Page 56 - Querying the routing status
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 55 will clear all the computer and user names and set all parameters back to the factorydefaults. To avoid activating this function by accident the administrator must confirmthe reset instruction by pressing F8. 4.14 Querying the routing status It is sometime...
Page 57 - Cascading SmartViews
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 56 is duplicated on both the local and remote access points but the SmartView willaccept keyboard and mouse data from only one KVM at a time. Whilst one of theKVMs is active, the num, caps and scroll lock keys on the inactive KVM's keyboardwill flash indicati...
Page 58 - Resetting user port keyboards and mice
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 57 press ba ba0 0 release 0 0 press 1 1 release 1 1 press 1 1 release 1 1 press 4 4 release 4 4ba ba 4.17 Resetting user port keyboards and mice The SmartView gives you the facility to perform a complete power off reset of thekeyboard and mouse that are conne...
Page 59 - Using the AdderLink extender
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 58 4.18 Using the AdderLink extender Refer to the installation guide provided with your AdderLink extender. Thetransmitter unit (AdderLink XL) is built into the SmartView XPro so you will only needthe receiver (AdderLink XR unit). You may use an AdderLink XR ...
Page 62 - Switching channels by sending RS232 data
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 61 4.21 Switching channels by sending RS232 data You can switch the SmartView XPro remotely by sending RS232 data to the serialcommunications port (located on the rear panel adjacent to the power connectors).All data should be sent using the following RS232 p...
Page 63 - Special features of the SmartView XPro
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 62 5. Special features of the SmartView XPro The following special features of the SmartView XPro are implemented by firmwareversions 1.12 and above. If you have an earlier version of firmware loaded into yourSmartView you will need to download the latest fir...
Page 66 - XPLOG datalog.txt 1; More information
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 65 {activity_log_destination} is the file name where the log is to be stored or the word PRINT if the log is to be printed on a printer attached to the computer’s parallel port.LPT1 {com_port} is the computer’s serial port that is connected to the SmartView. ...
Page 68 - Step 1 - Prepare your computers
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 67 To perform a flash upgrade on the SmartView XPro: Step 1 - Prepare your computers Ensure that you have saved any important work on the connected computers. TheSmartView XPro can be upgraded whilst attached to live systems but remember thatthe mouse connect...
Page 69 - Step 5 - Power on the SmartView with the UPGRADE switch ON; Step 6 - Run the upgrade program
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 68 Step 4 - Power off the SmartView XPro Remove both power supplies from the XPro. Step 5 - Power on the SmartView with the UPGRADE switch ON Attach the power adapter to the SmartView whilst the UPGRADE switch is ON. Thegreen USER display should now show a lo...
Page 70 - IMPORTANT NOTE
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 69 3) A data file that tells the upgrade program (SVXPRO.EXE) which binary code files (HEX files) to download to the SmartView XPro and where to put each file.Theoretically this DAT file can be modified so that only certain processors areupgraded but do not d...
Page 72 - IMPORTANT WARNING
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 71 Appendix A. Cable and connectorspecifications IMPORTANT NOTE The maximum cable lengths supported vary widely between devices andcables. It may be possible to use cables that are longer than those specifiedbelow with certain PCs and peripherals but this can...
Page 73 - A3. SmartView XPro to PCs 1 to 16; Keyboard and PS/2 mice
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 72 A3. SmartView XPro to PCs 1 to 16 Cable specifications:Video - 15 pin high density male D connector to 15 pin high density male D connector wired as a standard VGA PC to monitor cable. There are two typescommonly available. The best type cables which will ...
Page 74 - Part Code
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 73 Cables should be no longer than 30 metres. NOTE - There are several common wiring specifications for 6-pin mini-DIN to 9-pinserial adapters. If you have an adapter that has been supplied with a mouse it mayhave a completely different internal wiring to tha...
Page 75 - Problem Solving
SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 74 Appendix B. Problem Solving Problem: Poor video quality with smearing fuzziness or ripple. Action: Use screened coaxial video cables to connect your devices to the SmartView. For more help with problems visit the Adder Technology website atwww.addertec.com...
Page 76 - Notes
Page 78 - SMART; Viie; XPRO; I N S TA L L AT I O N & U S E
SMART V Viie ew w XPRO I N S TA L L AT I O N & U S E ADDER Technology Limited Technology House Trafalgar Way Bar Hill Cambridge CB3 8SQ • England Telephone: +44 (0) 1954 780044 Fax: +44 (0) 1954 780081 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.addertec.com SV-XPRO-04.03/V2
