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LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 4 Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 6 1.1 Key features and benefits .......................................................................71.2 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Ju...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 5 4. Using the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior .................................. 38 4.1 Rear panel special function switches......................................................384.2 Power supply connections and indicators ..........................

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 7 1.1 Key features and benefits Enables many computers to be independently controlled by two users. On-screen menu allows computers to be selected by name or description. Configurable security enables administrator to assign access rights to use...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 9 1.2 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior package contents LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior. Power supply suitable for your country. 6 x stick on self-adhesive rubber feet. This installation guide. 1.3 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior rackmount kit for model 3...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 10 1.5 Product information Fig. 1 - LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior models 32351 and 32352 viewed from the front

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 12 2. Installation LINDY explains: Flexible configuration The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior has many ports for connection to computers,keyboards, mice and monitors. There are no restrictions placed upon which portsare connected to devices and you...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 13 For the user port connections you will need: A monitor with a standard VGA-style 15-pin analogue video connector that will work when connected directly to each of your PCs. LINDY CPU Switch Dual Juniorsupports low and high resolution monitors...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 14 2.3 Connecting your devices Ensure that the power is disconnected from the LINDY CPU Switch and all deviceswhich are to be attached. Connect any keyboards, monitors and mice to the userport connectors at the rear of the LINDY CPU Switch (see ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 15 2.4 Configuring your PCs Configure your PC in the same way that you would if your keyboard, mouse andmonitor were all connected directly to your PC, but bearing in mind the followingpoint: LINDY CPU Switch emulates Microsoft compatible serial...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 16 When cascading LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior keep in mind the followingrules The maximum number of layers in a LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior cascade is four. You may cascade Dual Junior units with 1 or 2 KVM links. The number of KVM links that ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 20 2.6 Maximising the video quality The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior supports very high bandwidth video signals andresolutions up to 1900 x 1440 pixels. It regenerates the video signals usingwideband amplifiers in order to minimise any loss of v...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 21 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 LINDY ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 23 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 / CPU Switch PS/2 only PS/2 Standard IntelliMouse / CPU Switch ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 24 3. Configuring the LINDY CPU Switch DualJunior 3.1 Configuration summary The LINDY CPU Switch is configured using the on-screen menu system which isactivated by default when you first power on the system. It may also be accessed byusing the k...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 25 Step 3 - Create user accounts Login to the LINDY CPU Switch using the ADMIN account and add user profiles andpasswords for each of the system users (see section 3.4). The LINDY CPU Switchsupports up to 16 user profiles. Step 4 - Add / edit na...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 26 controls (see section 4.6). 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. ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 27 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 ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 31 Fig. 6 - 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...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 32 3.6.1 SECURITY Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONSSettings: DISABLED, ENABLED With security disabled there is no requirement for users to login to the system. Allusers have full access to all the connected computers and full administration righ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 35 manually by selecting channel '0' using the keyboard hotkeys or by pressing ESCfrom the login screen. 3.6.9 AUTOSCAN MODE Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCESSettings: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs, ALL PCs The LINDY CPU Switch supports an autoscan...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 36 their name, press RETURN or ENTER to save the selections. The selected computers will be autoscanned in alphabetical order when you activate autoscan mode (when the SCAN LIST option is selected). 3.6.10 AUTOSCAN PERIOD Accessed from menu: GLO...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 38 4. Using the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior This section explains the general operation of the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior.We recommend that you read this section before starting to use the product. 4.1 Rear panel special function switches Bef...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 39 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 t...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 40 4.5 Activity indicators The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior has a front panel activity indicator for each userport (see figure 1). The indicator will flash when keyboard or mouse data is receivedby the LINDY CPU Switch. These indicators provide ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 41 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...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 42 in you user name and password to access the LINDY CPU Switch. 4.8 Keyboard hotkeys LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior can be conveniently controlled using specialkeyboard hotkey combinations. These hotkey combinations can be used to selectcomputers...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 45 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 o...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 46 4.10 Selecting computers using the on-screen menu You can conveniently select computers by name using the LINDY CPU Switch's on-screen menu. For systems with many computers this is the recommended methodof computer selection. The on-screen me...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 48 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 ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 50 LINDY CPU Switch indicates an unsuccessful connection 4.11 The reminder banner Normally the LINDY CPU Switch will display a discreet computer name reminderbanner that reminds you which computer you are connected to. This banner willnormally a...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 51 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 PREFER...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 52 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. T...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 53 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 ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 54 However it is sometimes useful to be able to connect to ports on cascaded units viaa specific cascade cable (rather than the first available of a group) in order to checkthat the cabling is working as expected. To do this you can use a hotkey...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 55 user port whose keyboard and mouse you wish to reset. 2) The selected user port number should now be shown on the green USERdisplay. 3) Press and hold down the USER key for 5 seconds until the green USER displaygoes off. The keyboard and mous...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 58 5. The LINDY CPU Switch should then receive the configuration data to yourcomputer and load the new menu names and access rights into the menu. 4.20 Switching channels by sending RS232 data You can switch the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior remo...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 59 5. Upgrading the LINDY CPU Switch's firmware The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior uses flash memory technology which enablesthe firmware code to be upgraded by the user. New keyboards, mice operatingsystems and drivers are being launched all the ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 60 To perform a flash upgrade on the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior: Step 1 - Prepare your computers Ensure that you have saved any important work on the connected computers. TheLINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior can be upgraded whilst attached to live ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 61 Step 4 - Power off the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Remove the power from the Dual Junior. Step 5 - Power on the LINDY CPU Switch with the UPGRADE switch ON Attach the power adapter to the LINDY CPU Switch whilst the UPGRADE switch isON. The ...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 62 represent the firmware release version (e.g. 129 equals version 1.29). 3) A data file that tells the upgrade program (LYDJNR.EXE) which binary code files (HEX files) to download to the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior and where to puteach file. T...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 64 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 peripheral...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 65 6-pin mini-DIN female to 5-pin DIN male (LINDY part code 70130). Cables should beno longer than 30 metres. RS232 serial mice - these require a special converter (LINDY part code 70058) to connect the RS232 lines present on the LINDY CPU Switc...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 67 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 LINDY CPUSwitch. For more help with problems visit the LINDY website at www.LI...

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 68 Notes