Page 2 - Radio Frequency Interference; FCC Statement
Thank You! Thank you for selecting the APC KVM Switch. The APC KVM Switch has been designed for many years of reliable, maintenance free service. APC is dedicated to the development of high-performance electrical power conversion and control products and we hope that you will find this product a val...
Page 3 - Rack Mount Safety Considerations; Note: The AC inlet is the main disconnect.
Rack Mount Safety Considerations Note: The AC inlet is the main disconnect. • Elevated Ambient Temperature: If installed in a closed rack assembly, the operation temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Use care not to exceed the rated maximum ambient temperature of the ...
Page 4 - PROTECTIVE GROUNDING TERMINAL:
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide INSTRUCTIONS: The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE: The lightning fl ash wi...
Page 5 - Table of Contents
5.1 Multiuser Operations......................................................................................................... 245.2 Multi Chassis Operation .................................................................................................. 255.3 Keyboard Translation .................
Page 6 - Multiplatform
1 Product Overview The APC KVM Switch allows you to control up to 64 PC, Sun or USB computers with one keyboard, monitor and mouse. The APC KVM Switch works with Sun Workstations, USB computers, IBM PC/AT (with adapter separately available from APC), and PS/2 systems and 100% compatible machines wit...
Page 8 - Status indicator LEDs; A typical APC KVM Switch confi guration is shown below.
3 XGA/XGA-II support If you wish to use XGA or XGA-II video, you will need to purchase an adapter available from your local reseller. 1.2 Compatibility Push-button & keyboard switching In addition to using the on-screen menus, you can switch computer channels in one of three easy ways: via the A...
Page 9 - Power down all computers that will be part of your APC KVM Switch; Connecting your Local Peripherals; labeled; Basic Installation
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 4 1. Power down all computers that will be part of your APC KVM Switch system. Connecting your Local Peripherals 2. Locate your keyboard, video monitor and mouse. 3. Plug your VGA monitor cable into the port labeled on the back of your APC KVM Switch or plug your ...
Page 10 - Connecting your Remote Peripherals; If you are using Remote PS/2 peripherals; connector on the rear of the Remote User Receiver is not
5 Basic Installation Connecting your Remote Peripherals 4. Plug a standard Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair cable (up to 500 feet) into the RJ-45 style modular jack on the rear of the APC KVM Switch. APC C5T or APC P5T cable is strongly recommended to achieve best performance and maximum distance....
Page 11 - Connect the Category 5 cable to the modular jack on the rear of the
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 6 7. Connect the Category 5 cable to the modular jack on the rear of the Remote User Receiver. 8. Connect the circular power plug from the wall mount power supply to the power port on the Remote User Receiver. Then plug the power supply into a convenient electrica...
Page 12 - attached to the APC KVM Switch.; Connecting Computers to the APC KVM Switch; your machine, and leave the others unconnected.
7 Basic Installation 10. Locate your next input cable. Repeat step 10 until all computers are properly attached to the APC KVM Switch. PS/2 KEYBOARD CABLE PS/2 MOUSE CABLE VGA MONITOR CABLE AP9850 CABLE SHOWN Connecting Computers to the APC KVM Switch 9. Locate the input cable appropriate to the com...
Page 13 - Power-up your APC KVM Switch unit fi rst, then power up all attached
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 8 12. Power-up your APC KVM Switch unit fi rst, then power up all attached computers. 13. If your remote user location utilizes Sun peripherals you will need to set the APC KVM Switch to recognize them before they can be used. To do this: a. Activate the on-screen ...
Page 14 - Attaching Multiple Switch Units; port on the rear of your base Switch unit.
9 Basic Installation Attaching Multiple Switch Units (Please note that cascading can only be done with AP9850, AP9851 or AP9853 cables) 1. Follow steps 1-8 of the Basic Install section for each cascaded unit. 2. Plug the 25-pin “D” connector of your input cable into any available channel port on the...
Page 17 - Keyboard Switching
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 12 Key Sequence Action <CM> Addr <Enter> Selects an active channel via keyboard. One of the ways to change the active channel in a non-secured APC KVM Switch system is by entering a short sequence of keystrokes on the keyboard. This is called keyboard,...
Page 18 - Key Sequence Action; System Control and Maintenance
13 On-Screen Display Operations 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 usin...
Page 19 - . The system administrator should; Enter
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 14 Activate on-screen display (OSD) by pressing either of the keyboard Control keys twice within one second. In non-secure mode, this brings up the main OSD Window, “Administrator Channel List”. In secure mode, activating OSD will bring up the “User Login” window....
Page 20 - to make the switch. To exit the OSD Window without; Esc; To manually logout when in secure mode, press; Accounting
15 On-Screen Display Operations This window lists all named channels in your APC KVM Switch system. They will be listed alphabetically with their channel addresses and access status beside them. Beside the address there will be a small circle. If the circle is fi lled, the computer in question is pow...
Page 21 - Control
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 16 APC KVM Switch Configure Channel Add Channel ENTER-accept ESC-previous Change Channel Address Options For ID window Dwell Time For ID window Alpha Scan Dwell Time Delete ChannelChange Channel Name Once you have activated the main OSD Window, you can open the Co...
Page 22 - Basic Channel Maintenance; Select ‘Add Channel’ from the Administrator Command Menu or press
17 On-Screen Display Operations Add Channel Name Scan Dwell Time ID Dwell Time APC KVM Switch Address ESC = exit Save Changes Enter = activate 5 5 THE ADD CHANNEL WINDOW Basic Channel Maintenance is performed from the Administrator Command Menu, and is available if you are operating in non-secure mo...
Page 23 - Editing Channel Names and Addresses
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 18 Editing Channel Names and Addresses 1. Highlight the channel you wish to change in the main OSD Window. 2. Press the Control key twice to access the Command Menu or press the F2 key once. (If you press F2, skip Step 3.) 3. Select ‘Edit Channel’ from the Command...
Page 24 - Changing the Size, Color and Position of the ID Window
19 On-Screen Display Operations Operation Procedure Move the ID Window Use the arrow keys or mouse to move the ID Window's position on the monitor. (Hold down the SHIFT key to move faster.) If the window fl ickers but does not move, continue tapping the arrow keys until it moves back into range. Chan...
Page 25 - Setting the ID Window Dwell Time
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 20 Setting the ID Window Dwell Time This menu selection lets you set the time that the ID Window remains on screen after a channel switch. Each channel can be confi gured independently. The default time is set for fi ve seconds. 1. Highlight the channel you wish to ...
Page 26 - Administrator Account; Administrator Functions
21 On-Screen Display Operations The Administrator Functions Menu is accessed from the Administrator Commands Menu. Here, you can setup the administrator and user accounts, enable and disable the setup port and utilize the APC KVM Switch’s FLASH upgrade feature. Dif ferences bet ween Secure and Non -...
Page 27 - Creating the Administrator Account; Setting Up Additional Users
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 22 Creating the Administrator Account 1. Press the Control key twice to access the Command Menu. 2. Select ‘Administrator Functions’ from the Command Menu. 3. Select ‘Setup Administrator’ from the Administrator Menu. 4. Type your password and press Enter . (The pa...
Page 28 - for video only or; to accept your selections and repeat steps 3-7 for each; Remote User; Switch Selection
23 On-Screen Display Operations 7. Choose the ‘Access Setup’ heading. Here, you will see a listing of all attached servers in the channel list. For each server, choose a level of access for this user by selecting one of the function keys listed on the screen: F5 for no access, F6 for video only or F...
Page 29 - Advanced Operation- Multiuser Operation; Independent Access
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 24 5.1 Advanced Operation- Multiuser Operation The APC KVM Switch provides advanced features. Primarily, it offers the benefi t of adding a Remote User Receiver to provide for a remote user that may be located up to 500 feet away from the APC KVM Switch. The remote...
Page 30 - Multi chassis operation involves independent access only.; Shared Access; Multi Chassis Operation; Base
25 Advanced Operation Multi chassis operation involves independent access only. Both users can simultaneously and independently access any computer attached to the base APC KVM Switch unit. Similarly, independent access is possible across expansion units as long as each user is accessing a different...
Page 31 - Independent Access Options
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 26 For example, in the confi guration below, two users can access nine computers through three APC KVM Switch units. Independent Access Options 1) Both users can independently access the three computers attached to the base unit at any time. 2) Both users can indep...
Page 32 - Keyboard Translation
27 Advanced Operation The APC KVM Switch allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any type of attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will need to be ‘remapped’ in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native to that platform. For example...
Page 34 - only; scans the computers that are in your OSD list.; Channel Scanning - Choosing a scan method
29 Channel Scanning APC KVM Switch's scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan, your computer channels without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected, scanning is suspended until all keyboard activity stops. Scanning then resumes with the next channel in sequence. The l...
Page 35 - With the Scan Button; By keyboard hot-key sequence; Turning Scanning On and Off
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 30 From the OSD menu. 1. From the main OSD Window, press the Control key twice to access the Command Menu. 2. Toggle ‘Scanning is OFF’, ‘Scanning by Name’, ‘Scanning by Address’ or ‘Scanning by List’ from the menu. This is a toggle option - only one scanning optio...
Page 36 - To add a channel to the Scan List.; Press the F2 key to open a new selection.; To delete a channel from the Scan List.; Press Enter to confi rm the deletion.
31 Channel Scanning 6.3 Scanning by List Scanning by list allows you to create a customized scanning order for the switch to follow. Any active channel in the system can be scanned in any order, as many times as desired. To confi gure the scan list, open the main OSD window by pressing either of the ...
Page 37 - Mechanical
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 32 Mechanical Height: 1.7" (4.5 cm) Width: 17.2" (43.7 cm) Depth: 6.5" (16.51 cm) Weight: 4.8 lbs (2.17 kg) Environmental/ Operating Temperature: 41° (5°C) to 104° (40°C) Power Storage Temperature: -4° (-20°C) to 122° (50°C) Operating Voltage: 100 - 24...
Page 38 - Power
33 Appendices 7.2 Specifi cations for Remote User Receiver (AP9279) Mechanical Height: 1.9" (4.8 cm) Width: 8.1" (20.6 cm) Depth: 4.8" (12.2 cm) Weight: 1 lb. (0.45 kg) Environmental/ Operating Temperature: 5°C to 40°C Power Storage Temperature: -20°C to 50°C Power Supply: 24Vdc @ 500mA f...
Page 40 - Confi gure your terminal program to the following settings:
35 Appendices Confi gure your terminal program to the following settings: 38,400 Baud8 BitsNo Parity1 Stop BitNo Flow Control Activate the OSD menu on your APC KVM Switch by tapping the Control key twice. Enter Control twice more to activate the Administrator Commands screen and then select Administr...
Page 41 - by following the procedures outlined.
APC KVM Switch Installer/User Guide 36 Symptom Action No status light Verify unit is turned on. Check power cable. If status light still does not light, turn off the unit and check the fuse located under the power cord connector. If the problem persists, contact APC Technical Support. Red status LED...
Page 46 - If Problems Persist; Not e t he s e r ia l nu mb e r a nd d at e of pu r ch a s e of t he A PC KV M Sw it ch .
41 Appendices 7.4 If Problems Persist For problems not covered in the earlier troubleshooting chart, or if the problem persists, follow this procedure: 1. Not e t he s e r ia l nu mb e r a nd d at e of pu r ch a s e of t he A PC KV M Sw it ch . Contact Customer Ser vice at the phone number or addres...
Page 47 - Limited Warranty
American Power Conversion (APC) warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. Its obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its own sole option, any such defective products. To obtain servi...
Page 48 - Life Support Policy
Life Support Policy As a general policy, American Power Conversion (APC) does not rec-ommend the use of any of its products in the following situations: • life support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device ...
Page 49 - APC Worldwide Customer Support
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