ATEN ALTUSEN KL1508A User manual

KL1508A / KL1516A
8 / 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5
Dual Rail LCD KVM Switch
User Manual

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Compliance Statements
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 ules. 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. Operation 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.
The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC ules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
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.
Warning
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio
interference.
Suggestion
Shielded twisted pair (STP) cables must be used with the unit to ensure
compliance with FCC & CE standards.
Achtung
Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen
verursachen.
KCC Statement

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Industr Canada Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
RoHS
This product is oHS compliant.

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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 VE IFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CO ECT BEFO E USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886- -869 -6959
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 8 - -467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
1-949-4 8-1111

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Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
eseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Package Contents
Check to make sure that all the components are in working order. If you
encounter any problem, please contact your dealer.
The KL1508A / KL1516A ’s standard package consists of:
1 KL1508A or KL1516A Multi-Interface Cat 5 Dual ail LCD KVM Switch
1 firmware upgrade cable
1 power cord
1 user instructions

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Contents
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1. Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
External Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
KVM Adapter Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Keyboard Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
KL1508A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
KL1516A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Before you Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front L-Bracket Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Optional Rack Mount Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Single-Station Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Daisy Chaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 3. Basic Operation
Opening the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Opening Separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Opening Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Closing the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
LCD OSD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hotkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hot Plugging Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hot Plugging KVM Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hot Plugging Console Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Powering Off and Restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 4. OS Operation
OSD Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OSD Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OSD Hotkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OSD Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
OSD Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OSD Main Screen Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OSD Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
F1: GOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
F : LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
F3: SET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
F4: ADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F5: SKP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F6: BRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F7: SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
F8: LOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5. Hotkey Operation
Hotkey Port Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Invoking Hotkey Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Number Lock and Minus Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Control and F1 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hotkey Mode Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exiting Hotkey Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Selecting the Active Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Scan Mode Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting the Scan Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Entering Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exiting Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Skip Mode Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Entering Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exiting Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Hotkey Beeper ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Hotkey key combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting the OSD Hotkey combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting the Port Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Restore the Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 6. Keyboard Emulation
Mac Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Sun Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 7. The Firmware Upgrade Utility
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Performing the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Starting the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Upgrade Succeeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Upgrade Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Recovering the Failed Main Board Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . 67
Recovering the Failed Adapter Cable Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . 67
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Connection Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
KL1508A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
KL1516A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Compatible Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
OSD Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Administrator Login Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dedicated Invocation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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About This Manual
This manual is provided to help you get the most out of your KL1508A /
KL1516A. It covers all aspects of the device, including installation,
configuration, and operation.
The LCD KVM switch models covered in this manual include:
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the KL1508A / KL1516A, its
purpose, features, and benefits, with its front and back panel components
described.
Chapter 2, Hardware Setup, describes how to set up the device, with the
necessary steps provided, from a basic single-stage hookup to a complete daisy
chained operation.
Chapter 3, Basic Operation, explains the fundamental concepts involved
in operating the KL1508A / KL1516A.
Chapter 4, OS Operation, provides a complete description of the
KL1508A / KL1516A's OSD (On Screen Display), and the various functions
contained.
Chapter 5, Hotkey Operation, details all of the concepts and procedures
involved in the hotkey operation of your KL1508A / KL1516A installation.
Chapter 6, Keyboard Emulation, provides tables that list the PC to Mac
and PC to Sun keyboard emulation mappings.
Chapter 7, The Firmware Upgrade Utility, explains how to upgrade the
KL1508A / KL1516A's firmware to the latest available version.
Appendix, provides the specifications and other technical information of the
KL1508A / KL1516A.
Note:
ead this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or connected
devices.
Model Product Name
KL1508A 8-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 Dual Rail LCD KVM Switch
KL1516A 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5Dual Rail LCD KVM Switch