Belkin OmniView F1D074 User manual

T'hank you for purchasing Belkin Components 'OmniView' SE 4-Port keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switch! Now,
you can control multiple computers from just one keyboard, mouse and monitor. No more messy server moms,
cluttered cables, or cramped cubicles. With the OmniView, you are in complete control!
Compatible with PS/2 and AT-style computers, the OniniView- gives the user complete flexibility. Plus, the integrated
Mouse Conversion Technology allows control over a mixture of computers, regardless of mouse type. It also has standard
connectors built-in for inexpensive cabling. Simply use standard keyboard, mouse, and VGA cables to interface to the
computers. Belkin offers these cables in complete kits for even more convenience.
With the OmniView" you can boot up each computer without encountering any keyboard or mouse errors. The
intelligent circuitry emulates keyboard signals to prevent aborted boot sequences or lost mouse control, often found when
using manual KVM switchboxes. Furthermore, the Omniviewcan be cascaded for even more control, up to 64
computers!
Control, convenience, efficiency. All of which come standard with the Belkin
OmniView.

• Allows a user to control over as many as 64 computers from one keyboard, mouse and monitor
• Integrated Mouse Conversion Technology - control PCs with either serial or PS/2 mouse ports from a single
PS/2 mouse • Supports both PS/2- and AT-style keyboards
• Supports VGA, SVGA and Multisync monitors
• Uses standard cables
• Pushbutton or keyboard hot-key sequence switching
• Auto scan mode and quick last/next switching modes for even more convenience
• Audible feedback when switching
• Recalls CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, and SCROLL LOCK keys' status for each computer automatically
• Front-panel status LEDs
• Works with Mac Adapter'
• No software required
• One year product warranty
Package Contents
4-Port OmniView" SE
9VDC, 6OOmA power supply
This manual
FID074
FID065-PWR
P72186

Power Supply
Monitor:
8.5 inches (21.6 cm)
2.75 inches (7.00 cm)
6.25 inches (15.88 cm)
2.5 lbs. (1.1. kg)
0-40 dg. C
-20-60 dg. C
0-80% RH, non-condensing
Console Connectors
Keyboard:
Mouse:
Monitor:
Computer Port Connectors
Keyboard:
Mouse:
Mini-DIN-6 female
Mini-DIN-6 female for PS/2 mouse
HD-DB-15 female for VGA monitor
Mini-DIN-6 female
Mini-DIN-6 female
DB-9 female for serial mouse HD-
D&15 male for VGA monitor
9VDC, 6OOmA
Dimensions:
Width:
Height (with feet):
Depth:
Weight:
Operating
Temperature: Storage
Temperature:
Humidity:

Make sure you have the right cables!
Before attempting to connect any thing to the OmniView' or the computers, make sure you have the appropriate cables and
adapters (if necessary):
PS/2 mouse or PS/2 keyboard cable
Mini-DIN-6 male to male
Part # F2N036-XX
Serial mouse cable
DB-9 male to female, with thumbscrews
Part # F2N209-XX-T
Standard VGA cable
HD-DB-15 Male to female, with thumbscrews
Part # F2N025 XX-T
High-resolution / long distance VGA cable
Double-shielded, coaxial; HD-DB-15 male to female, with thumbscrews
Part # A3H981-XX-T
AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter DIN-5 female to
Mini-DIN-6 male
Part # F2N017, F2N017-XX
NOTE
:The '-XX' in the part number denotes cable length in feet.

OmniView Cable Kits
Belkin also offers complete OmniView" Cable Kits. These include one keyboard, one mouse and the VGA cable for convenience.
Select the appropriate one based on the type of mouse your computer uses. If the keyboard cable does not match with
the port, simply attach one of the keyboard adapters mentioned above.
OmniView' PS/2 Cable Kit
(for computers that use a PS/2 mouse)
Part # A3X982
* 2 x PS/2 male to male cables for keyboard and mouse (Part # F2NO36-06)
* 1 x HD-DB-15 male to female cable with thumbscrews for VGA (Part # F2NO25-06-T)
OmniView' AT Cable Kit
(for computers that use a serial mouse)
Part # A3X939
* 1 x DIN-5 male to male cable for keyboard (Part # F3A510-06)
* 1 xDB-9male to female with thumbscrews for serial mouse(Part#,F2N209-WT)
* 1 x HD-DB-15 male to female cable with thumbscrews for VGA (Part # F2NO25-06-T)
* 1 xDIN-5 female to PS/2male keyboard adapter (Part#F2N017)
2. Turn off all the computers, the monitor, and make sure the OmniView is not powered up before connecting or disconnecting any cables.
DANGER: Attaching or disconnecting keyboards from computers when powered may trip the “pico fuse”, thereby permanently losing all
keyboard control on the computer. If your OmniView" is NOT cascaded (you are using only one OmniView"), the slide switch should be set for
first.

3. Connect the monitor to the OmniView. Using the cable that is attached or is included with the monitor, attach it to
the HD-DB-15 female port on the console section of the OmniView'.
4. Connect the keyboard to the OmniView. Using the cable that is attached or is included with the keyboard, attach it to
the Mini-DIN-6 connector. If you have an AT-style keyboard, simply use an F2N017 keyboard adapter.
5. Connect you PS/2 mouse to the OmniView'. Simply attach the mouse cable into the PS/2 port on the console
section of the OmniView.
NOTE: You can only use a PS/2 mouse to control all your computers. There is no serial mouse connection on the console.
However, the OmniView's" Integrated Mouse Conversion Technology allows you to connect computers with serial mouse
ports to the OmniView, and be controlled from your
PS/2 mouse.

* Double check all the cabling and make sure that all the cables are securely inserted and screwed in where possible.
Power up the OmniView", then you are ready to boot up all the connected computers!
6. Connect a computer to the OnniView".
Attach the female end of the VGA cable into the computer's HD-DB
15 port, and the female end into a HD-DB-15 port on the
Omniview".
* Attach the keyboard cable (either PS/2 or AT-style) into the keyboard port of the computer. Plug in the opposite end into the appropriate port on
the OnuiView'.
* Attach the mouse cable into the mouse port of the computer and into the OmniView', as below. If the computer is using a serial mouse,
connect the made end of the cable into a DB-9 serial port on the computer, and plug in the female end into the serial mouse port on the
OmniView'. DO NOT use combo mouse adapters on the mouse cable, as doing so would not work and may cause data corruption when the
computers are running. This is because PS/2 and serial mouse signals are completely different and incompatible with each other.

NOTE: OmniViews on the second and third level must have the slide switch set to "other'
Cascading OmniViews
OmniView’s can be cascaded for control over more than 4 computers. The table below shows how many computers can
be controlled from one keyboard, mouse and monitor using OmniView" PS/2 4-Port units.
When Omniview are cascaded, they should follow a tree configuration, no having more than three levels deep. The console (keyboard, mouse
and monitor) is connected to the singular, top-level OmniView. See the figure below for more information:

The OniniView" SE requires nothing more than the PS/2 Cable Kit to cascade to another OmrdView' SE.
Usage:
Selecting which computer to operate can be done in two different ways - either by pressing the front-panel pushbutton, or
by entering the hot-key sequence.
* Pressing the pushbutton in front simply cycles through every port on the OmniView', as shown by the solid green light
on any of the 'PC Ports' 1 through 4. -
To select a computer on cascaded OmniViews" press the button to select the port where the cascaded OmniView' is
connected. Then, select the port on the cascaded OmniView" where the desired computer is connected..
Entering the hot-key sequence allows direct port access from the keyboard, even through cascaded OmniViews'. The procedure is very
simple, and easy to remember:
1. Press <ALT>+<CTRL>+<SHIFr> all at the same time, then release.
2. Press the port number of the computer you wish to control. If you have cascaded OmniViews, you will have to press two (or three)
numbers, x y z, where x is the port m the top level OmniView", y is the port on the second level (or keys in succession), then release.
3. Press <ENTER>, then release.