Avocent LongView LongView Wireless Installer Installation and maintenance instructions

Installer/User Guide
LongView®Wireless

INSTRUCTIONS
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LongView®Wireless
Installer/User Guide
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USA Notification
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: 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
instructions, 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.
Canadian Notification
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant
les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites
dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des
Communications du Canada.
Agency Approvals
FCC class A, UL, cUL

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2: Installation
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing a LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3: Operations
Powering the LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . 15
Informational Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fine-Tuning the Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Image Adjustment Using
the LongView Wireless OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appendices
Appendix A: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 21
Appendix B: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Appendix C: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix D: Understanding Wireless . . . . . . . . . . 26

Contents
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Product Overview
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Chapter 1: Product Overview
Features and Benefits
Avocent’s LongView®Wireless Extender connects Keyboard, Video, Mouse
(KVM) and audio peripherals wirelessly to your computer, from up to 100
feet away. LongView Wireless is a digital system that processes analog video,
inbound and outbound, utilizing a unique, proprietary compression engine.
At the heart of the compression engine is a multimedia DSP and an FPGA
that are coupled to an IEEE 802.11a radio board.
Its industry standard design makes LongView Wireless compatible with
virtually any PC, display technology and operating system. Installation is
essentially Plug and Play requiring no new drivers or software.
Figure 1.1: LongView Wireless Model
The LongView Wireless On-Screen Display (OSD)
The LongView Wireless OSD makes it simple to set up and adjust your video
parameters. Accessed from the receiver side, the OSD makes tuning your
video fast and convenient.
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Figure 1.2: Example LongView Wireless Configuration
Secure connectivity and 802.11a standards-based design
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) provides secure connections through
a proprietary design based on the 802.11a standard.
The LongView Wireless transmitter
The LongView Wireless transmitter connects directly to your computer
and serves as the radio interface device enabling the computer to transmit
audio and video data. It also acts as the receiver for keyboard and mouse
data sourced from extended devices. The LongView Wireless transmitter
contains five chassis-mounted connectors for local video, keyboard and
mouse peripherals, in addition to power and audio in from the computer.
It includes a 3.5 foot cable with video and PS/2 keyboard and mouse
connectors. Power is supplied to the transmitter from a universal input 12 V
DC switching power supply (included).
The LongView Wireless receiver
The LongView Wireless receiver connects directly to your user interface
devices (keyboard, video monitor and mouse) and serves as the radio
interface device for these components. It receives audio and video data from
the source computer and sends keyboard and mouse data from the user
interface devices to the source computer. The LongView Wireless receiver
has five chassis-mounted connectors for video, keyboard, mouse and audio
peripherals and power. Power is supplied to the transmitter from a universal
input 12 V DC switching power supply (included).
Server
LongView Wireless
Transmitter
LongView Wireless
Receiver
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