Page 2 - t h e p r o p e r o p e r a t i o n o f t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h c o m e i n t o q u e s t i o n .; Radio Frequency Interference; FCC Statement; i n t e r f e r e n c e a t h i s o w n e x p e n s e .; Canadian Depar tment of Communications St atement; Department of Communications.
Thank You! T h a n k y o u f o r s e l e c t i n g t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h . T h e A P C K V M S w i t c h h a s b e e nd e s i g n e d f o r m a n y y e a r s o f r e l i a b l e , m a i n t e n a n c e f r e e s e r v i c e . A P C i s d e d i c a t e dt o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f h i...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 4 - OSD Operations Activating OSD ............................................................................................................... 12 The OSD Window ......................................................................................................... 13 T...
Page 6 - A t y p i c a l A P C K V M S w i t c h c o n f i g u r a t i o n i s s h o w n b e l o w .
P u s h - b u t t o n a n d k e y b o a r d s w i t c h i n g I n a d d i t i o n t o u s i n g t h e o n - s c r e e n m e n u s , y o u c a n s w i t c h c o m p u t e rc h a n n e l s i n o n e o f t h r e e e a s y w a y s : v i a t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h c h a n n e lp u s h - b u t t o n ...
Page 8 - C o n n e c t i n g y o u r P e r i p h e r a l s
PAIRING A E USER 1 . P o w e r d o w n a l l c o m p u t e r s t h a t w i l l b e p a r t o f y o u r A P C K V M S w i t c h s y s t e m . C o n n e c t i n g y o u r P e r i p h e r a l s 2 . L o c a t e y o u r P S / 2 k e y b o a r d , V G A v i d e o m o n i t o r a n d P S / 2 m o u s e . 3 ....
Page 9 - C o n n e c t i n g C o m p u t e r s t o t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h; . L o c a t e y o u r f i r s t i n p u t c a b l e . I t w i l l h a v e a 2 5 - p i n “ D ” c o n n e c t o r a t
C o n n e c t i n g C o m p u t e r s t o t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h 4 . L o c a t e y o u r f i r s t i n p u t c a b l e . I t w i l l h a v e a 2 5 - p i n “ D ” c o n n e c t o r a t o n e e n d . P l u g t h i s c a b l e i n t o a n y n u m b e r e d c h a n n e l p o r t o n t h e r e a ro...
Page 10 - Rack Mount Installation
7. Power-up your APC KVM Switch unit first, then all attached servers. T h e A P C K V M S w i t c h a n d a l l a t t a c h e d s e r v e r s s h o u l db e p o w e r e d - d o w n b e f o r e s e r v i c i n g t h e u n i t . A l w a y sd i s c o n n e c t t h e p o w e r c o r d f r o m t h e e l...
Page 11 - A t t a c h i n g M u l t i p l e A P C K V M S w i t c h U n i t s; Advanced Installation
A t t a c h i n g M u l t i p l e A P C K V M S w i t c h U n i t s 1 . F o l l o w s t e p s 1 - 6 o f t h e B a s i c I n s t a l l a t i o n s e c t i o n . 2 . P l u g t h e 2 5 - p i n “ D ” c o n n e c t o r o f y o u r i n p u t c a b l e i n t o a n y a v a i l - a b l e c h a n n e l p o r ...
Page 14 - Key Sequence; Keyboard Switching
O n e o f t h e w a y s t o c h a n g e t h e a c t i v e c h a n n e l i n a n o n - s e c u r e d A P CK V M S w i t c h s y s t e m i s b y e n t e r i n g a s h o r t s e q u e n c e o f k e y s t r o k e s o nt h e k e y b o a r d . T h i s i s c a l l e d k e y b o a r d , o r h o t - k e y , ...
Page 15 - Note: Using this command while the mouse is operating; System Control and Maintenance
Key Sequence Action <CM> Kn <Enter> Sets the keyboard scan set where n is a scan set number 1-3. <CM> MR <Enter> If you hot-plug your mouse cable, you may experience a loss of mouse signal. Use this command to restore the signal if you are using a computer with a standard PS/...
Page 17 - T o m a n u a l l y l o g o f f w h e n i n s e c u r e m o d e , p r e s s
T h i s w i n d o w l i s t s a l l n a m e d c h a n n e l s i n y o u r A P C K V M S w i t c hs y s t e m . T h e y w i l l b e l i s t e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y w i t h t h e i r c h a n n e l a d d r e s s e sa n d a c c e s s s t a t u s b e s i d e t h e m . W h e n i n s e c u r e m o ...
Page 19 - Basic Channel Maintenance
T h e C h a n n e l M a i n t e n a n c e M e n u i s a c c e s s e d f r o m t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o rC o m m a n d M e n u , a n d i s a v a i l a b l e i f y o u a r e o p e r a t i n g i n n o n - s e c u r em o d e o r i f y o u a r e t h e s y s t e m a d m i n i s t r a t o r . H e r e ...
Page 21 - Changing the Size, Colour and Position of the ID Window; C o n t ro l
T h e I D W i n d o w a p p e a r s w h e n y o u c h a n g e c h a n n e l s a n d d i s p l a y s t h en a m e o f t h e s e l e c t e d c h a n n e l . T h i s w i n d o w c a n b e i n d i v i d u a l l yc o n f i g u r e d f o r e a c h c h a n n e l i n y o u r s y s t e m . T h e c h a r a c ...
Page 22 - Setting the ID Window Dwell Time
T h i s m e n u s e l e c t i o n l e t s y o u s e t t h e t i m e t h a t t h e I D W i n d o w r e m a i n so n s c r e e n a f t e r a c h a n n e l s w i t c h . E a c h c h a n n e l c a n b e c o n f i g u r e di n d e p e n d e n t l y . T h e d e f a u l t t i m e i s s e t f o r 5 s e c o ...
Page 23 - I f y o u c o n f i g u r e a n a d m i n i s t r a t o r p a s s w o r d f r o m t h i s; A d m i n i s t r a t o r P a s s w o r d; Administrator Functions
T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r F u n c t i o n s M e n u i s a c c e s s e d f r o m t h e C o m m a n dM e n u . H e r e , y o u c a n c r e a t e a n a d m i n i s t r a t o r p a s s w o r d , s e t a s y s t e ml o g o u t t i m e a n d c r e a t e i n d i v i d u a l u s e r l o g i n s w i t ...
Page 24 - Creating the Administrator Password; P u s h - B u t t o n a n d H o t - K e y C h a n n e l S e l e c t i o n; Setting the Administrator Logout Time
W h i l e i n s e c u r e m o d e , a l l f r o n t p a n e l p u s h - b u t t o n s a n d h o t - k e y c h a n n e ls e l e c t i o n m e t h o d s a r e d i s a b l e d . A l l o t h e r h o t - k e y c o m m a n d s r e m a i no p e r a t i o n a l t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r o n l y . ...
Page 25 - Setting up additional users
1 . P r e s s t h e C o n t ro l k e y t w i c e o r t y p e A l t - M f o r t h e C o m m a n d M e n u . 2 . S e l e c t ‘‘ A d m i n i s t r a t o r F u n c t i o n s ’’ f r o m t h e C o m m a n d M e n u . 3 . S e l e c t ‘‘ S e t u p U s e r 1 ’’ f r o m t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r M e n u...
Page 26 - Channel Scanning - Choosing a scan method
A P C K V M S w i t c h ' s s c a n n i n g f e a t u r e a l l o w s y o u t o a u t o m a t i c a l l ym o n i t o r , o r s c a n , y o u r c o m p u t e r c h a n n e l s w i t h o u t i n t e r v e n t i o n . W h e nk e y b o a r d a c t i v i t y i s d e t e c t e d , s c a n n i n g i s s u ...
Page 27 - Setting the Scanning Order
From the OSD menu. 1 . F r o m t h e m a i n O S D Wi n d o w, p r e s s t h e C o n t ro l k e y t w i c e o r t y p e A l t - M t o a c c e s s t h e C o m m a n d M e n u . 2 . S e l e c t ‘‘ Tu r n s c a n n i n g O N ’’ o r ‘‘ Tu r n s c a n n i n g O F F ’’ f r o m t h e m e n u . T h i s i s ...
Page 28 - SG; F o r A l p h a n u m e r i c S c a n n i n g; ( S y s t e m A d m i n i s t r a t o r s a n d n o n - s e c u r e m o d e u s e r s . ); Setting the Scanning Dwell Time
B y k e y b o a r d h o t - k e y s e q u e n c e ( S y s t e m A d m i n i s t r a t o r o rn o n - s e c u r e m o d e o n l y ) T h e f o l l o w i n g k e y s e q u e n c e s c o n t r o l s c a n n i n g . Key Sequence Action <CM> SG <Enter> Enables the scan Go command. <CM> S...
Page 29 - Scanning and Security
I n n o n - s e c u r e m o d e , y o u m a y s c a n y o u r c h a n n e l s e i t h e r n u m e r i c a l l ya c c o r d i n g t o y o u r c h a n n e l l i s t o r s e q u e n t i a l l y t h r o u g h a l l a t t a c h e ds e r v e r s . N o t e t h a t w i t h s e q u e n t i a l s c a n n i n ...
Page 31 - I n i t i a l C o n f i g u r a t i o n s
POWER 100-240V~, .1a, 50/80Hz P T 2A, 250 V AC P a i r i n g c o n n e c t s t w o A P C K V M S w i t c h u n i t s s e r i a l l y , a l l o w i n g a c c e s st o 1 6 c o m p u t e r s w i t h o n e k e y b o a r d , m o n i t o r a n d m o u s e w i t h o u t u s i n ga c o m p u t e r p o r t ....
Page 33 - Pairing Connections
100-240V , .1A, 50/60 Hz SETUP A E B F C G D H P A TENT PENDING MADE IN USA 1 0 ! USER 100-240V , .1A, 50/60 Hz SETUP A E B F C G D H P A TENT PENDING MADE IN USA 1 0 ! USER 1 0 . P o w e r d o w n t h e s l a v e A P C K V M S w i t c h u n i t a n d d i s c o n n e c t t h e k e y b o a r d a n d ...
Page 34 - . P o w e r d o w n t h e s e r v e r s t h a t w i l l b e p a r t o f y o u r A P C K V M S w i t c h
C o n n e c t i n g C o m p u t e r s t o t h e A P C K V M S w i t c h 1 . P o w e r d o w n t h e s e r v e r s t h a t w i l l b e p a r t o f y o u r A P C K V M S w i t c h s y s t e m . M a k e s u r e t h a t b o t h o f y o u r s w i t c h u n i t s a r e t u r n e d o ff . 2 . L o c a t e y...
Page 35 - A d d i n g N e w C h a n n e l s w i t h P a i r e d U n i t s
POWER 100-240V~, .1a, 50/80Hz P T 2A, 250 V AC 4 . Locate the power cords that came with your APC KVM Switch units. P l u g e a c h o n e i n t o t h e I E C p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s o n t h e s w i t c h u n i t s .M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e p o w e r s w i t c h e s a r e o ff , t h e n p ...
Page 36 - U n i n s t a l l i n g P a i r i n g
U n i n s t a l l i n g P a i r i n g 1 . P r e s s e i t h e r C o n t ro l k e y t w i c e t o b r i n g u p t h e O n - S c r e e n D i s p l a y A d m i n i s t r a t o r C h a n n e l L i s t m e n u . 2 . P r e s s C o n t ro l t w i c e a g a i n , s e l e c t ‘‘ A d m i n i s t r a t o r F u...
Page 42 - If Problems Persist
6.4 If Problems Persist 3 8 F o r p r o b l e m s n o t c o v e r e d i n t h e e a r l i e r t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g c h a r t , o r i f t h ep r o b l e m p e r s i s t s , f o l l o w t h i s p r o c e d e u r e : 1 . N o t e t h e s e r i a l n u m b e r a n d d a t e o f p u r c h a s e o...
Page 44 - 43 Bis Avenue de Verdun
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