Black Box kv1161a - Manual

              ® Power switch IP network/ Internet LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR BLACK BOX CX Uno IP BLACK BOX 724-746-5500 ® ® SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM Introduction Thank you for choosing the ServSwitch CX Uno IP from Black Box. This compact unit has...

              ® ServSwitch CX Uno IP features - front and rear The ServSwitch CX Uno IP units pack a great deal of functionality into a compact space. Both models occupy half of a single 1U rack space and provide most of their connectors at th...

              ® What’s in the box Power adapter and country- specific power lead CD-ROM Four self-adhesive rubber feet What you may additionally need ServSwitch CX Uno IP KV1081A – 8 computer connections, 1 local console connection, 1 global u...

              ® Installation Mounting The ServSwitch CX Uno IP units offer three main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet• Optional single unit rack brackets• Optional double unit rack brackets Connections INDOOR USE ON...

              ® REMOTE CONTROL ® 724-746-5500 ® LOCAL USER HOST COMPUTER SAM SAM ® 724-746-5500 ® LOCAL USER ® 724-746-5500 ® Connections The ServSwitch CX Uno IP provides a great deal of flexibility in its configurations. This chapter details...

              ® 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 ServS...

              0 ® Global user (IP network port) The ServSwitch CX Uno IP models provide an autosensing Ethernet IP port that can operate at 10 or 100Mbps, according to the network speed. The ServSwitch CX Uno IP models are designed to reside q...

              ® Computer system (via SAM) Each computer system is connected to the ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit via a Server Access Module (SAM) and standard category 5, 5e or 6 cabling. CAMs are available in various formats to suit differing com...

              ® 5V 2.0A 12 1 16 1 OPTION S COMPUT Power in connection The ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit is supplied with a standard 5V power adapter. There is no on/off switch on the unit, so operation begins as soon as a power adapter is connecte...

              ® 8 IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 LOC REM OSD UPG LCK PWR BLACK BOX CX Uno BLACK BOX 724-746-5500 ® ® KVM only Power control port The options port of the ServSwitch CX Uno I...

              ® Cascading multiple units The ServSwitch CX Uno IP units support up to eight or sixteen directly connected computer systems, however, this is by no means the limit. Instead of connecting computers to every output port, you can i...

              ® 3 Connect the other end of the cascade link cable to the remote user port (RJ45 socket) on the front panel of theServSwitch CX Uno unit. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the cascade links between the ServSwitch CX Uno IP and each Ser...

              ® The unique address of this host is: 1203 08 SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM SAM ServSwitch CX Uno IP ServSwitch CX Uno The unique address of this host is: 1203 Port 12 at cascade level 1 Addressing computers in a cascade Computer s...

              ® INDOOR USE ON LY 5V 2.0A 4 12 3 11 2 10 1 9 8 16 7 15 6 14 5 13 OPTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS INDOO R U SE ON LY 5V 2.0A 4 12 3 11 2 10 1 9 8 16 7 15 6 14 5 13 OPTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIONS COMPUTER CONNECTIO...

              ® 5V 2.0A 12 1 16 1 OPTIONS COMPU T Remote switching control The port switching functions of the ServSwitch CX Uno IP units can be remotely controlled by an RS232 link to the OPTIONS port on the rear panel. The sending device mus...

              ® Configuration Almost all configuration and operational aspects of the ServSwitch CX Uno IP units are controlled via on-screen menu displays. Overall initial configuration When setting up a new installation, the following stages...

              0 ® Initial configuration The ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit provides an initial configuration sequence to assist you to make the necessary settings. When the ServSwitch CX Uno IP is switched on for the first time, you should see the ...

              ®                                    ...

              ® General security and configuration steps To enable general security 1 Display the Main menu . 2 Highlight ‘Setup Options’ and press . 3 Highlight ‘Security’ and press (or click one of the arrow buttons) to select ‘Enabled’. 4 N...

              ® 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 ServSwitch CX Uno IP to add or edit users and computer names. This situation may be reso...

              ® Clearing IP access control This option removes all entries from the IP access control feature within the ServSwitch CX Uno IP. What is IP access control? The IP access control feature (configurable by a remote admin user) allow...

              ® To configure the unit from a global user location 1 Use either the VNC viewer or a standard web browser to make remote contact with the ServSwitch CX Uno IP – see Global user access for more details. 2 If the username entry is ...

              ® Encryption settings The ServSwitch CX Uno IP offers a great deal of flexibility in its configuration and this extends equally to its encryption settings that are used to prevent unauthorized interception of signals. Due to the ...

              ® Networking issues Thanks to its robust security the ServSwitch CX Uno IP offers you great flexibility in how it integrates into an existing network structure. The ServSwitch CX Uno IP is designed to reside either on an internal...

              ® Placing ServSwitch CX Uno IP behind a router or firewall A possible point of contention between the ServSwitch CX Uno IP and a firewall can occasionally arise over the use of IP ports. Every port through the firewall represents...

              ® 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 ServSwitch CX Uno IP via a network connection. To discover the allocated IP address: 1 In n...

              0 ® Placing ServSwitch CX Uno IP alongside the firewall ServSwitch CX Uno 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 ...

              ® Power switching configuration Power switch configuration comprises two main steps: • Configure the OPTIONS serial port to the same speed as used by the power switch box(es), using the configuration menu . • Configure power ON a...

              ® Upgrading ServSwitch CX Uno IP models The ServSwitch CX Uno IP models are upgraded via global connection (through the IP network port). Upgrades are digitally signed using a secure key. This prevents unauthorized or altered fir...

              ® LOCAL USER GLOBAL USER IP COMPUTER SYSTEM SAM OR LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR BLACK BOX CX Uno IP BLACK BOX 724-746-5500 ® ® HT Operation Accessing the ServSwitch CX Uno IP The ServSwitch CX Uno IP provides two ways to gain access: ...

              ®     Enter your Login name here Selecting a computer There are three main ways for local users to select a specific computer channel: • Using hotkeys (as described below) – this is a good method ...

              ®                                             ...

              ® 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 (...

              ® The confirmation box The ServSwitch CX Uno IP 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 u...

              ® User preferences and functions In addition to customising the reminder banner as described earlier, you can also: • Change the color of the reminder banner, • Select the screen saver style, • Restore mouse operation, or • Perfo...

              ® Global user access Global users access the ServSwitch CX Uno IP using a viewer and a network/internet link. There are two types of viewer: a standalone VNC veiwer or a VNC Java application used within a standard web browser. Se...

              0 ® IMPORTANT: During login, if you see a warning message similar to the one shown here, then stop and do not proceed. Global user access via VNC viewer The VNC viewer is a compact application that runs on your IP-connected ‘glob...

              ® Global user access via web browser You can use a standard Web browser ( supported versions ) to gain access to the ServSwitch CX Uno IP and its host computer(s). As soon as you make contact with the ServSwitch CX Uno IP it will...

              ® Using the viewer window The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the ServSwitch CX Uno IP and its host computer(s). Its operation is almost identical regardless of whether you used the VNC viewer or your Web ...

              ® 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 eac...

              ® 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 y...

              ® 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 y...

              ® Click to send the code Enter the code here 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 ServS...

              ® Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. Threshold The threshold is effectively a noise filter that differentiates between valid video signal...

              ® Advanced Settings This option contains video signal settings that do not normally need to be adjusted. Pixel Format Determines the color depth and data required to represent each video pixel. Overlap Capture When enabled, the u...

              ® If you need to enter a port number Usually, when you make a network connection to the ServSwitch CX Uno 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 ...

              0 ® Further information This chapter contains a variety of information, including the following: • Getting assistance - see below• Troubleshooting - see right• Appendices • Appendix 1 - Configuration menus • Appendix 2 - Configur...

              ®             Appendix 1 – Local setup menus The ServSwitch CX Uno IP local setup menus allow a range of settings to be made both to the inst...

              ®               Functions The Functions menu contains a collection of procedures that affect various aspects of ServSwitch CX Uno IP ...

              ®                   User Preferences The User Preferences are system operating parameters that are independently...

              ®                      Global Preferences Global preferences are available only to the Admin user and allow set...

              ®             Setup Options Setup options are available only to the Admin user. Auto Logout Settings: Disabled, Enabled The ServSwitch CX Uno IP enab...

              ® To get here 1 From a local keyboard, log on as the ‘admin’ user. 2 Press (hotkeys can change). 3 Press to show the Main Menu.4 Select ‘Configuration’ and press .       ...

              ® Network Configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network.                ...

              ® Serial Configuration This page allows you to configure the OPTIONS serial port located at the rear of the ServSwitch CX Uno IP.             Options Port Sett...

              0 ® Reset Configuration This option allows you to completely reset the IP portion of the ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit. WARNING: This process will remove all network settings and return the unit to use its original state. A complete ...

              ® Appendix 2 - Configuration pages via viewer 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 ...

              ® 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 acces...

              ® Unit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and advanced settings for the ServSwitch CX Uno IP. Many of the settings displayed here are also accessible through the on-screen menu. Unit Name The nam...

              ® Advanced unit configuration Click this button to display advanced options that do not normally require alteration. Mouse Latency Allowance This option is used during calibration to account for latency delays (caused as signals ...

              ® Time & date configuration This page allows you to configure all aspects relating to time and date within the ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit. Timezone specifier Optionally enter a recognized timezone specifier related to the curr...

              ® Network configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. MAC address Media Access Control address – this is the unique and unchangeable code that wa...

              ® Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include before you exclude’ or to put it another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list before the denied addresses’. This is because the positions of entries ...

              ® Serial port configuration 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 ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit. Options Port Use This option dete...

              ® Host configuration This page provides the opportunity to configure various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the ServSwitch CX Uno IP. Each entry can be configured with a name, the permitted users, t...

              0 ® Logging and status This screen provides various details about the user activity on the ServSwitch CX Uno IP unit. To get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user.2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the t...

              ® LDAP configuration The ServSwitch CX Uno IP can optionally use the industry standard LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) to allow user authentication to occur in conjunction with an externally held database. This scree...

              ® Appendix 3 - VNC viewer connection options When you are connecting to the ServSwitch CX Uno IP using the VNC viewer, a number of options are available. Color/Encoding Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed ...

              ® Inputs Enable all inputs When selected, allows keyboard, mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems. Disable all inputs (view-only mode) When selected, prevents control data being passed betwee...

              ® Misc Shared connection (do not dis-connect other viewers) This option does not apply to ServSwitch CX Uno IP connections. Full screen mode When ticked, the VNC viewer will launch in full screen mode. Use the menu key (usually F...

              ® Scaling No Scaling 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 i...

              ® Identities This feature helps your VNC viewer to confirm that a revisited ServSwitch CX Uno IP is genuine and not another device masquerading as an ServSwitch CX Uno IP. The list given will retain the identities of all visited ...

              ® Appendix 4 - VNC viewer window options Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window (or press F8) to display the window options: Standard window control items Full screen Expands the VNC viewer window to fill ...

              ® Appendix 5 - Browser viewer options When you are connecting to the ServSwitch CX Uno IP using a Web browser, a number of options are available. There are four options pages: Encoding and color level Auto select When ticked, thi...

              ® Appendix 6 – Addresses, masks and ports 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 us...

              0 ® 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 0...

              ® Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standard IP address and a net mask notation to specify both single locations and ranges of addresses. In order to use this function correctly, you...

              ® 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 te...

              ® Appendix 7 – Cable and connector specifications ServSwitch CX Uno IP to power switch cable Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable pin D-type female pin RJ pin RJ pin RJ Multi-head synchronization cable MASTER end pin D-...

              ® 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 ...

              ® Appendix 9 – Supported video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configured by the ServSwitch CX Uno IP units. If a recognized video mode cannot be found, the ServSwitch CX Uno IP will gradual...

              ® Safety information • For use in dry, oil free indoor environments only.• Both the ServSwitch CX Uno IP and its power supply generate heat when in operation and will become warm to the touch. Do not enclose them or place them lo...

              ® End user licence agreement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTWARE (“the SOFTWARE”) FOR USE WITH THE ServSwitch CX Uno IP PRODUCT (“the PRODUCT”). THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO E...

              ® 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 ...

              0 ® Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) electrical safety statement Instrucciones de seguridad 1 Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2 Las instrucciones ...