ATEN KE6900 User manual

DVI KVM Over IP Extender
KE6900 / KE6940
User Manual
Lite Edition
www.aten.com

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FCC, CE Information
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. OpMatrix Managereration of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
CE Warning: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product
may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.
SJ/T 11364-2006
The following contains information that relates to China.

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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CORRECT BEFORE USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 86-10-5255-0110
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
United Kingdom 44-8-4481-58923

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Package Contents
Basic Package
The basic KE6900 / KE6940 package consists of:
1 KE6900T / KE6940T DVI KVM Over IP Extender
1 KE6900R / KE6940R DVI KVM Over IP Extender
2 Power Adapters
1 USB KVM Cable
1 DVI-D Cable 2m (KE6940 only)
1 Mounting Kits
1 User Instructions*
Check to make sure that all of the components are present and in good order.
If anything is missing, or was damaged in shipping, contact your dealer.
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the switch or to any other
devices on the KE6900 / KE6940 installation.
*Features may have been added to the KE6900 / KE6940 since this manual
was published. Please visit our website to download the most up-to-date
version.
Copyright © 2014 ATEN® International Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No.
F/W Version:
Manual Date: 2014-10-24
Altusen and the Altusen logo are registered trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. All
other brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.

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Contents
FCC, CE Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
SJ/T 11364-2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Basic Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1.
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
KE6900T (Transmitter) Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
KE6900T (Transmitter) Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
KE6900R (Receiver) Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
KE6900R (Receiver) Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
KE6940T (Transmitter) Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
KE6940T (Transmitter) Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
KE6940R (Receiver) Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
KE6940R (Receiver) Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2.
Hardware Setup
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up a Point-to-Point Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Point-to-Point Installation 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Point-to-Point Installation 2 of 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Up a LAN Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Network Installation Diagram 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Network Installation Diagram 2 of 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24