ATEN Master View CS-114A User manual

User Manual
CS-114A
Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation proce-
dures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the units and/or any de-
vices that connect to them.
This package contains:
M1 Master View CS-114A KVM Switch
M1 Power Adapter
M1 User Manual
If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer.
© Copyright 2000 ATENInternational Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No. PAPE - 1151-200
Printed in Taiwan 06/2000
All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.
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Overview
The Master View CS-114A4 Port KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse), Switch
is a control unit that allows access to four computer systemsfrom a single
PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and monitor console in a cost effective
manner.
Therearethreeconvenientmethodstoaccessthecomputers:Pushbutton
Selection Switches; Hotkey combinations; and a Foot Switch (optional).
Setup is easy; just plug cables into their appropriate ports. There is no
software to configure, nor any installation routines, or incompatibility
problems. Since the CS-114A intercepts keyboard input directly, it works
on any hardware platform and with all operating systems.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a Master View
CS-114A installation. Since a single console manages all of the attached
computers, the Master View CS-114A eliminates the expense of
purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each system.
Additionally,it savesalltheextraspacetheywouldtakeup,andeliminates
theinconvenienceand wastedeffort involvedinconstantlyhavingto move
from one computer to the other.
Features
MSupports MS Intellimouse
MMouse Conversion: One PS/2 Mouse Controls All Connected
Computers Those That Use PS/2 Mice As Well As Those That Use
Serial Mice
MSuperior Video Quality; 1920x1440; DDC; DDC2; DDC2B
MEasy to Install - No Software Required - Connecting Cables Is All It
Takes
MEasy to Operate - Computer Selection Via Push Button Switches,
Hot Keys, or Optional Foot Switch
MHot Pluggable: Computers Can Be Added or Removed for
Maintenance Without Powering Down the CS-114A
MAuto Scan Function Automatically Switches Through the Powered
Up Computers to Monitor Computer Operation
MLast/Next Function Allows Users to Skip to the Previous or Next
Computer on the Installation Without Leaving the Keyboard
MMore Logical, Efficient, and Reliable, Connector Layout; Follows PC
99 Color Specifications
MOn Line and Status LEDs for Easy Status Monitoring
MLock Key States are Saved and Restored When Switching
MCascadable to Three Levels - Control Up To 64 ComputersSaves
Time, Space, Power, and Equipment Costs
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Hardware Requirements
Console
MOne VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest
resolution that you will be using on any PC in the installation
MOne PS/2 Mouse
MOne PS/2 Style Keyboard
Computers
The following equipment must be installed on each PC that is to be
connected to the system:
MA VGA, SVGA or Multisync card.
MEither a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), or DB-9 (standard serial),
mouse port.
MEither a 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 Style) keyboard port with +5V DC on
pin 4 and Ground on pin 3, or a 5-pin DIN (AT Style) keyboard port
with +5V DC on pin 5 and ground on pin 4.*
* See the note under Cables in the next section.
Cables
Although it is possible to use standard cables to connect the PCs to the
CS-114A, for optimum signal integrity and to simplify the layout, we
strongly recommend that you use the following high quality CS Custom
Cable sets:
PC Connector Type CS Custom Cable
AT (5 pin DIN) Keyboard and Serial Mouse 2L-1001 P/C (1.8m); or
PS/2 (6 pin mini-DIN) Keyboard and Mouse 2L-1001 3P/C (3m)
Dasiy Chain Master View CS114A Units
Note: 1. These cables have PS/2 style keyboard connectors. If your
computer only has an AT style keyboard socket, you will
need a keyboard adapter (Part No. 2A-106), in order to plug
into the computer’s keyboard port.
2. These cables have PS/2 style mouse connectors. If your
computer uses a 9 pin serial port, you will need a special
PS/2-to-Serial mouse adapter (Part No. 2A-105); a standard
mouse adapter will probably not work.
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Introdu tion
Front View
1. On Line and Selected LEDs:
MWhen an On Line LED is lit, it indicates that the computer at-
tached to the corresponding port is up and running.
MWhen a Selected LED is lit, it indicates that the port it corre-
sponds to is the currently selected port. Depending on the port’s
status, the LED may flash according to a specific pattern (see the
LED Display table in the Appendix for details).
2. Port Selection Switches
MPress a switch to access the PC attached to the corresponding
port.
MK/M Reset: If the keyboard and mouse get stuck and need to be
reset, simultaneously press this Port1 / Port2 switch combination
for three seconds.
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Rear View
1. Power Jack
The CS-114A is designed to be non-powered (external power is not
required - its operation power comes from the computers). In
general, the only time that external power is required is when you
daisy chain it, or if operation becomes erratic because the unit isn’t
obtaining enough power from the computer connections. If you
choose to use external power, the power adapter cable plugs in
here.
2. DIP Switch
Switches 1 and 2 select the Scan Time; Switch 3 selects the Hotkey
Combination; Switch 4 selects the operation type for Last/Next
Mode. See DIP Switch Settings in the Appendix for details.
3. Console Port Section
MIf this is a first station unit, your monitor, keyboard and mouse
plug in here.
MIf this is a daisy chained unit, the cables that link back to a port
on a higher Master View unit plug in here.
4. CPU Port Section
The extender cables that connect the unit’s monitor, keyboard and
mouse ports to the computer’s monitor, keyboard and mouse ports
plug in here.
5. Optional Foot Switch Connector
If you are using an optional foot switch, its cable plugs in here.
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Installation
Before You Begin
Single Stage Installation
The most basic installation is a Single Stage installation, in which no
additional Master View’s are daisy chained down from the first unit. The
Master View CS-114A design also allows additional units to be daisy
chained down to two or three levels. To set up a single stage installation
do the following:
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up
have been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any
computers that have the Keyboard Power On function. Otherwise,
the switch will receive power from the computer.
2. Plug the monitor, keyboard, and mouse into the Console port
connectors (located to the left of the CPU ports) of the Master View
CS-114A unit. Each port is labeled with an appropriate icon to
indicate itself.
3. Use extender cables (see the Hardware Requirements section), to
connect the keyboard, monitor, and mouse ports from any available
CPU Port (1 - 4), to the keyboard, monitor, and mouse ports of the
computers you are connecting up (see the diagram on p. 8).
4. If you choose to use an optional foot switch, plug its cable into the
Footswitch connector.
5. If you choose to use external power, plug the power adapter into an
AC source, then plug the cable into the CS-114A’s Power Jack.
6. Turn on the power to the connected computers.
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To prevent damage to your installation due to ground
potential difference, make sure that all devices on the
installation are properly grounded.
Under non-powered operation, the unit gets its power from
the computers via the keyboard and mouse cables. If a
computer only supplies 3.3V of power for the keyboard and
mouse instead of 5V (as in the case of Notebooks, for
example), the unit will not receive enough power, and you
will need to use the external power adapter.
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Two Stage Installation
To control even more computers, up to four additional Master View
CS-114A units can be cascaded from the CPU ports of the First Stage
unit. The cascaded Master Views that connect back to the First Stage unit
are considered Second Stage units. As many as 16 computers can be
controlled in a complete two stage installation.
Note: Mixing different Master View models on the same daisy chain
can cause problems with Hotkey port switching. We strongly
recommend that you use CS-114As for all the cascaded units.
To set up a two stage installation, do the following:
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up,
including all preexisting devices on the installation, have been
turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that
have the Keyboard Power On function. Otherwise, the switch will
receive power from the computer. To prevent damage to your
installation due to ground potential difference, make sure that all
devices on the installation are properly grounded.
2. For the First Stage unit, plug the power adapter that came with it
into an AC power source, then plug the adapter cable into the its
Power Jack.
3. Use connector cable sets (see the Hardware Requirements section),
to connect the ports from any available CPU Port (1 - 4) on the First
Stage unit to the Console Port connectors of the Second Stage
CS-114A.
4. If you choose to use an optional foot switch, plug its cable into the
Footswitch connector.
5. Plug the power adapter that came with the unit into an AC power
source, then plug the adapter cable into the CS-114A’s Power Jack.
6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 for any other Second Stage Master View
CS-114A units you wish to connect.
7. Use connector cable sets to connect the keyboard, monitor, and
mouse ports from any available CPU Port to the keyboard, monitor,
and mouse ports of the computers you are connecting up (see the
diagram on p. 8).
8. Turn on the power to all the connected computers.
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Three Stage Installation
The procedures for setting up a three stage installation areessentially the
same as for a two stage installation. With a three stage setup, however,
as many as 64 computers can be controlled in a complete installation.
Note: Master View units cannot be cascaded beyond the third level.
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Operation
Powering Off and Restarting
If it becomes necessary to Power Off one of the Master View units, before
starting it back up you must do the following:
1. Shut down all the computers that are attached to it. If the unit is
operating under external power, unplug the power adapter cable. Do
the same for all the stations and all the computers that are daisy
chained down from it (all the child stations and the computers
attached to them).
Note: 1. If any of the computers have the Keyboard ’Power On’
function, you must unplug their power cords, otherwise the
switch will still receive power from the PC which will cause
problems when you bring the installation back up.
2. It is not necessary to shut down and restart any of the
stations or computers above the station you powered off.
2. Wait 10 seconds.
a) For CS-114As operating under external power, plug the power
adapter cables back in, starting with the last station in the chain
and working back to the station you originally shut down.
b) After the externally powered units are up, turn the computers
back on starting with the ones attached to the last station in the
chain and working back to the station you originally shut down.
Port Sele tion
Manual Port Selection
Manual port selection is accomplished either with the Port Selection
switches on the front panel of the Master View CS-114A unit, or with an
optional foot switch.
MPort Selection Switches:
Press the Port Selection switch of the unit that corresponds to the
computer that you want to access. On a daisy chained installation,
you must press the Port Selection switch on the Master View Station
that connects directly to the computer you want to access.
MFoot Switch:
Each time you step on the foot switch the active focus switches from
the current computer to the next one down on the installation. After
the last computer you cycle back to the first and start over.
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Hotkey Port Selection
Hotkey Port Selection allows you to select the active computer directly
from the keyboard. The Master View CS-114A provides the following
Hotkey Port Selection features:
MSelecting the Active Port
MAuto Scan Mode
MLast/Next Mode
Hotkey Port Selection is activated with one of two combinations:
MThe default combination is [Alt+Ctrl+Shift]. If you use this
method, the combination must all be on the same side
(i.e., LeftAlt+LeftCtrl+LeftShift or RightAlt+RightCtrl+RightShift).
MThe alternate combination is pressing and releasing both Ctrl
keys simultaneously ([Left Ctrl+Right Ctrl]). If this conflicts with
programs running on the computers, the default combination
must be used.
The activation combination is chosen with DIP Switch 3 on the rear panel
of the First Stage unit. Set the switch to ON for Alt+Ctrl+Shift (Hot Key 1);
set it to OFF for LCtrl+RCtrl (Hot Key 2).
MSelecting the Active Port:
SinceeachCPUport isassigneda uniquePort ID,youcandirectlyaccess
any computer on any level of the installation using a Hotkey combination
that specifies the Port ID of the CPU Port that the computer is connected
to. The steps involved are:
1. Press and simultaneously release the Hotkey activation combination
(Alt+Ctrl+Shift or LCtrl+RCtrl)
2. Key in the appropriate Port ID one digit at a time (see note below).
3. Press [Enter] to complete your selection.
Note: The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is
determined by the Stage Level and CPU Port number of the
Master View unit that the computer is connected to. The first
digit represents the CPU Port number of the First Stage unit; the
second digit represents the CPU Port number of the Second
Stage; the third digit represents the CPU Port number of the
Third Stage.
For example, to access a computer attached to a First Stage unit, simply
keyin aone digitnumber (1-4), thatcorrespondsto the CPUPortnumber
that the computer is connected to.
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