CYBEX AUTOVIEW COMMANDER - Installation and maintenance instructions

Installer/User Guide

AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide

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AutoView Commander
Installer/User Guide
Cybex Computer Products International Ltd.
Cybex House
Shannon Free Zone
Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland
(Tel [phone] (Fax [phone]
www.cybex.ie

AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance may 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.
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.
FCC Notification
Canadian Notification

Table of Contents
Chapter 4 - n-Screen Display perations
Activating OSD ...................................................................................................................................... 13
The OSD Window .................................................................................................................................. 14
The Command Menu ........................................................................................................................... 15
Basic Channel Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 16
The ID Window ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Administrator Functions ..................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 6 - Appendices
A: Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 27
B: Pairing .................................................................................................................................................. 28
C: Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................ 34
D: Problem Report................................................................................................................................. 39
Chapter 5 - Channel Scanning
Choosing a Scanning Method .......................................................................................................... 23
Setting the Scanning Order ............................................................................................................... 24
Turning Scanning On and Off........................................................................................................... 24
Setting the Scanning Dwell Time .................................................................................................... 25
Scanning and Security ......................................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 2 - Installation
Basic Install ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Advanced Install ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1 - Product verview
Feature Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Compatibility ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 3 - Basic perations
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
Keyboard Control .................................................................................................................................. 10
Keyboard Switching ............................................................................................................................. 11
System Control & Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 12

AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide
INSTRUCTIONS: The exclamation mark within an equilateral tri-
angle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important oper-
ating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature ac-
companying the appliance.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE: The lightning flash with arrowhead sym-
bol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
PROTECTIVE EARTHING TERMINAL: A terminal which must be
connected to the earth prior to making any other connections to
the equipment.
POWER ON: This symbol indicates the principle on/off switch is in
the on position.
POWER OFF: This symbol indicates the principle on/off switch is in
the off position.

Product verview
1
Feature verview
The AutoView Commander allows you to control up to 64 PCs with one
keyboard monitor and mouse. Each computer can be up to 30 feet away
from the AutoView. The AutoView works with IBM PC/AT and PS/2 systems
and 100% compatible machines with support for VGA SVGA XGA and
XGA-II video. PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse peripherals are supported
through the rear of the unit.
An AutoView unit will support from one to eight attached PCs or channels.
If more than eight channels are needed multiple units can be cascaded
together for expansion. Up to 2 tiers of units can be connected for a total
of 64 attached computers in one system.
The AutoBoot feature boots all attached servers during initial power up or
after a power failure. PCs are booted transparently without operator
intervention and may be powered up one at a time or all at once. When the
power stabilizes a channel may be selected. The first available channel is
automatically selected upon power-up of the base AutoView.
Configure and control your AutoView with on-screen menuing! Name
your computer channels anything you wish then select the desired
computer from an easy-to-use menu. Secondary menus let you configure
and initiate channel scanning and other system features.
Use the advanced two-level security feature to configure and control
server access for every type of user in the system. The administrator has
full access privileges; individual users can have viewing or viewing/
editing capability for each attached server.
The AutoView offers full support for the Microsoft IntelliMouse.
AutoBoot
technology
Expansion for up
to 64 computers
On-screen display
capability
1
Advanced security
for total control
over system access
IntelliMouse
support

AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide
The OSD Configuration Utility allows the administrator to easily configure
and download a channel list with defined users and access privileges to
the entire system. This utility will also read and save your current
configuration for extra security.
In addition to using the on-screen menus you can switch computer
channels in one of three easy ways: via the AutoView channel push-
buttons with the Scan button or with a simple keyboard sequence.
AutoView’s “Keep Alive” feature allows attached servers to power the unit
in the event of an AutoView power failure. This prevents attached PCs
from locking up and keeps you from losing time and data.
For added compatibility with your current equipment AutoView features
PS/2 mouse translation capability. Operated through the AutoView your
PS/2 mouse will work with any attached PC - regardless of whether the
computer is serial or PS/2 mouse compatible!
A built-in scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor or scan
your PCs without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected
scanning is suspended until all activity stops. Scanning then resumes with
the next channel in sequence.
Indicator LEDs give you constant readings on the status of your AutoView
unit. Status scanning and channel LEDs take the guesswork out of system
operation and diagnostics.
A typical AutoView configuration is shown below.
2
ush-button &
keyboard switching
S/2 mouse
translation
Built-in scanning
capabilities
Status indicator
LEDs
“Keep Alive”
feature
OSD Configuration
Utility

3
The AutoView requires a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. The following mice
are known to be compatible:
IBM PS/2-style Logitech Trackman
Kensington Microsoft Serial-PS/2 mouse
Logitech Mouseman (PS/2) Microsoft IntelliMouse
Other manufacturers' mice may operate with the AutoView. If you
experience problems using an untested mouse contact Cybex Technical
Support with the manufacturer and model number of the mouse.
If you wish to use XGA or XGA-II video you will need to purchase an
adaptor available through Cybex.
S/2 peripherals
Compatibility
XGA/XGA-II
support
Product verview

AutoView Commander Installer/User Guide