Avocent LongView Wireless Installation and maintenance instructions

LongView
®
LongView Companion®
Installer/User Guide

INSTRUCTIONS
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operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE
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dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
POWER ON
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POWER OFF
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PROTECTIVE GROUNDING TERMINAL
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prior to making any other connections to the equipment.

LongView®
LongView Companion®
Installer/User Guide
Avocent, the Avocent logo and The Power of Being There are
trademarks of Avocent Corporation. LongView, Companion,
AutoTuning and Cybex are registered trademarks of Cybex
Computer Products Corporation. All other marks are the prop-
erty of their respective owners.
© 2002 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.

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 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.
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.
Japanese Notification
Agency Approvals
UL 1950, CSA C22. 2 No. 950, EN60950, IEC 60950
FCC part 15A, EN55022, EN55024

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Product Overview
Features and Benets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2: Installation
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the LongView Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the LongView
Companion Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appendices
Appendix A: Additional Application Examples . . 21
Appendix B: Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix C: Video Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix D: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Appendix E: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix F: Advanced Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Appendix G: Category 5 Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contents

Contents
1
Product Overview
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Features and Benefits
The LongView and LongView Companion Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM)
extenders allow you to extend the distance between your computer and your
VGA monitor, PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, stereo speakers, microphone and
serial port device. All of these signals can be extended up to 500 feet (152 meters)
using a single inexpensive and commonly available Category 5 Unshielded
Twisted Pair (UTP) cable - the type used in most Local Area Networks.
LongView consists of a transmitter placed near the computer and a receiver
placed near the remote user’s monitor. Both the transmitter and receiver are
powered using wall-mount power supplies. The LongView Companion allows
for a second workstation to be located near the computer for convenient
system maintenance. Versions are available with and without audio
capabilities (speakers and microphone).
LongView and LongView Companion are simple to install. Avocent’s
AutoTuning capability provides automatic compensation for different cable
lengths, video resolutions and serial COM port data rates.
Access sharing
The LongView Companion models allow two users to share the use of a single
computer. Both users can see the computer’s video, but only one can enter
data at any given moment. A local user is next to the connected computer
while an extended user can be up to 500 feet away.
Space saving
LongView and LongView Companion let you keep your peripherals where you
need them and locate your system unit in a climate-controlled, dust/chemical-
free setting. Moving your system unit away from your desk and work area
frees up valuable space for other uses.
Easy installation
There are no jumpers to install or switches to set for cable length or COM port
data rates. No software installation or configuration of any kind is required.
The LongView and LongView Companion connect to your computer just like
other peripherals.
High resolution video
The LongView and LongView Companion support SVGA resolutions up to
1600x1200. See Appendix C for further details.

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Serial port
The LongView and LongView Companion can extend a computer’s serial COM
port to the desktop for use with devices such as touchscreens, modems or serial
printers. Both models auto-configure for any COM data rate up to 19.2 Kbps.
Audio capabilities
Extend your computer’s speaker output and microphone input to a remote
workstation. Fully bidirectional (full-duplex) stereo audio is supported.
Versions of the LongView product family without audio capabilities are also
available, if desired.
Data center flexibility
For access to multiple computers, use your LongView or LongView
Companion in conjunction with an Avocent KVM switch. By using these
products in combination, you can control and operate all of your data center’s
servers either locally or remotely from the computer lab down the hall.
AutoBoot technology
The AutoBoot feature in the LongView and LongView Companion prevents
attached computers from locking up when there is no keyboard or mouse
attached during boot-up. This same feature allows a user to unplug and
reconnect a mouse at the transmitter or receiver end without having to reboot.
Privacy feature
Privacy options in the LongView Companion allow the user to blank the
inactive user’s screen when content sensitive work is in progress.
Security
Protect your system unit, software and sensitive/valuable data from
unauthorized activities or losses. LongView and LongView Companion can
serve effectively as an anti-theft device by allowing you to place the system
unit in a secure area, while providing keyboard, mouse, monitor, audio and
serial device access to those who need it.
FLASH upgradable
The LongView Companion’s FLASH upgrade feature allows you to update
your LongView firmware and keep it current with the latest upgrades
from Avocent. For more information on FLASH upgrading your LongView
Companion, please visit the Avocent web site.