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Page 2 - Warranty Information; or visit our website at; COPYRIGHT

MAN042 Rev Date 4/15/2004 Warranty Information The warranty period on this product (parts and labor) is one (1) year from the date of purchase. Please contact NetworkTechnologies Inc at (800) 742-8324 (800-RGB-TECH) or (330) 562-7070 or visit our website at http://www.nti1.com for information regard...

Page 4 - NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH; INTRODUCTION; Available Options; MATERIALS; Not

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The NTI ST-2U 2-PORT UNIVERSAL KVM Switch allows a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse to communicate directly withany two PC, MAC or SUN CPUs connected to the switch. These CPUs can be file servers, network managers, etc. Themicroprocessor driv...

Page 5 - FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS; CPU Select Switch- push to manually toggle between CPUs; R e a r V i e w o f S T - 2 U - 1 3 W 3; F E A T U R E S A N D F U N C T I O N S; R e a r V i e w o f S T - 2 U - D V

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 2 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. CPU Select Switch- push to manually toggle between CPUs 2. CPU LEDs- for visual indication of connection between the user and a specific CPU and to indicate mode status 3. Power ON/OFF switch 4. Dip-switches- for configuring user ke...

Page 6 - INSTALLATION; disconnecting any cables to or from them.; Figure 1- Keyboard dip-switch configuration; P S / 2 K e y b o a r d & M o u s e; 5 H D m a l e; R e a r V i e w o f S T - 2 U

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 3 INSTALLATION 1. Turn OFF power to all CPUs that will be connected to the NTI ST-2U 2-Port Universal KVM Switch before connecting or disconnecting any cables to or from them. Warning! Damage to the CPU may result if power is not turned OFF before connecting o...

Page 8 - For each CPU; Figure 7- Connect PS/2 CPU to ST-2U; P i n m i n i D I N M a l e; P i n m i n i D I N M a l e

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 5 • SUN- Plug the SUN keyboard directly into the "USER" port. Figure 6- Connect SUN keyboard/mouse to ST-2U 5. For each CPU c onnect the appropriate NTI input device and video cables to the proper ports on the ST-2U switch using the methods detailed be...

Page 9 - MAC; Figure 8- Connect MAC CPU to ST-2U; SUN; Figure 9- Connect SUN CPU to ST-2U; M A C C P U; S U N C P U

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 6 • MAC - Attach a MKTINT-xx-MM cable between the keyboard port of the CPU and a 8 pin miniDIN female "CPU x" port on the ST-2U switch. Using a 15DM-15HDF adapter, attach a VEXT-xx-MM cable between the video port on the CPU and a15HD female "VIDEO ...

Page 10 - Generic; R e a r V i e w o f

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 7 WARNING! If a serial mouse port is being used on a PC to connect a serial CPU to an ST-2U switch, do not use a generic9D-to-6mD adapter to make connection to the PS/2 cable-- use a VOPEX-IM9D to convert the signal from the serial port toPS/2. (See Fig. 10) F...

Page 11 - Units with touch screen support (optional); Figure 12- Connect a touch-screen monitor to ST-2U-TS; P S / 2 C O M P U T E R; A T T A C H O N E C O M P U T E R T O P O R T S L A B E L E D F O R C P U 1; R e a r V i e w o f S T - 2 U - T S

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 8 Units with touch screen support (optional) 1. Connect the 15HD male connector from a VGA multi-scan monitor to the port labeled MONITOR on the rear of the NTI ST-2U-TS switch. If a touch-screen type monitor is being used, connect the 9D male serial connector...

Page 12 - USING THE NTI ST-2U 2-PORT UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH; Command Mode; Press

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 9 Power Up/Down POWER-UP SEQUENCE 1. Plug the jack at the cable end of the AC adapter into the ST-2U.2. Plug the transformer end of the AC adapter into a power outlet.3. Turn on the ST-2U.4. Turn ON power to the monitor attached to the ST-2U.5. Turn ON power t...

Page 13 - NOTE; Normal Mode; or; Esc

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 10 When the COMMAND LED is illuminated, all 3 LEDs on the numeric keypad of the keyboard will illuminate (if they aren't alreadydue to CapsLock, NumLock, and ScrollLock) to indicate Command Mode is enabled and the following functions are available:( NOTE: The ...

Page 14 - USB CPU SUPPORT; General Notes; not; Figure 14- USB device ports on the ST-2U-U; Keyboard translation; CPUS; Cables

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 11 USB CPU SUPPORT (Optional) Introduction The NTI ST-2U -U UNIVERSAL KVM Switch has 2 additional female USB type B ports that allow USB compatible CPUs (SUN, MAC, or WINxx) to be connected to the switch. General Notes The ST-2U-U should have all cables attach...

Page 15 - To disable the Sleep Mode, perform the following steps:; RS232 Connections and Configuration; Remote Connection; Jumper; R e a r V i e w o f S T - 2 U - R S

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 12 NTI SWITCH CPU RS232 First Unit NTI SWITCH RS232 NTI SWITCH RS232 Second Unit Last Unit RS232 Serial Port Matrix-Y-1 Matrix-Y-1 Matrix-Y-1 PLEASE NOTE: It is necessary to configure a Sun CPU such that the Sleep Mode is not enabled. If a Sun CPU goes intosle...

Page 16 - ON; Dipswitches; RS232 Interface Test Program; MAIN OPTIONS; BAUD RATE; UNIT ADDRESS

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 13 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dipswitches The dipswitches located next to the RS232 connection (Fig. 8) are used to configure the baudrate and address of the NODEMUX. The default baud rate is 9600. The default address is 1.Use the charts below to change the baud r...

Page 17 - MATRIX OPTIONS; TOUCH SCREEN SUPPORT; and; Figure 18- Three types of ports on the ST-2U-TS; K e y b o a r d / m o u s e

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 14 If Matrix Options is selected, the following menu, which has 7 options, is displayed: MATRIX OPTIONS 1. Reset single unit - reset single matrix to power-up defaults (not applicable) 2. Reset all units - reset all daisy chained matrix units (not applicable) ...

Page 18 - AUDIO SUPPORT; Audio support provides the following additional features:; Figure 19- Control CPU audio with ST-2U-A; DUAL VIDEO SUPPORT; Figure 20- Connections for video cables on the ST-2U-DV; a u d i o s i g n a l o u t; C o n n e c t i o n s f o r

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 15 AUDIO SUPPORT (Optional) Audio support provides the following additional features: • Audio signals from the same CPU that keyboard, mouse, and video signals are from can be received by the user. • Audio inputs accept any standard line level audio (1Vrms or ...

Page 19 - Apple Extended; SB = Space Bar; Mouse Click Equivalents; SUN Extras; Help; Key

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 16 E n t e r E n t e r C t r l S h i f t S h i f t C a p s L o c k T a b E s c C t r l A l t B a c k s p a c e N u m L o c k E n t e r E n t e r A l t G r a p h S h i f t S h i f t C a p s L o c k T a b E s c C t r l A l t B a c k s p a c e N u m L o c k H e l...

Page 20 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Verify that all cables are securely connected.; at; Options:

NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 17 TROUBLESHOOTING If the ST-2U 2-Port Universal KVM switch is not working properly, consider the suggestions below to see if a solution can befound. • Verify that all cables are securely connected. • Verify that the CPU is connected to a Keyboard port and Vid...