IOGear GCS1212TAA User manual

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Installation
Installation Guide
2/4 port DVI Secure KVM
GCS1212TAA / 1214TAA
PART NO. M1191 / M1192

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Table of Contents
Conventions 4
Package Content 4
System Requirements 5
Components 6
Hardware Setup 8
Operation 11
Specications 12
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement
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CE Compliance 14
Technical Support 14
Limited Warranty 15
Contact 15

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Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions: Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.
[ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need to be
chorded, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt].
1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.
• Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
––> Indicates selecting the option (on a menu or dialog box, for example), that comes next. For example,
Start ––> Run means to open the Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.
Package Content
1 x 2/4-Port dual link DVI secure KVM switch
1 x Power cord
1 x User manual
1 x Registration Form
Verify all the components are present and that nothing was damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem,
contact your dealer, or IOGEAR.
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any
damage to the unit, and / or any of the devices connected to it.

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System Requirements
Console:
• DVI monitor
• USB keyboard and mouse
• Speakers and microphone
Computer:
• DVI port - Single or Dual Link DVI video card
• Type “A” USB port
*Dual Link DVI-D USB 2.0 KVM Cables sold separately (G2L7D02UD, G2L7D03UD, G2L7D05UD)
Operating Systems:
• Windows XP, Vista, 7
• Mac OS X or greater
• Sun Solaris
• Linux, UNIX and other USB supported systems**
**Additional drivers and support may be needed

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Components
Front View
Rear View
Note: The GCS1214TAA has been used in these illustrations. The front and rear panels of the
GCS1212TAA and the GCS1214TAA are the same, except the GCS1212TAA has two ports/port
selection pushbuttons and the GCS1214TAA has four.
Secure KVM Switch
4-Port Dual-Link DVI
Secure KVM Switch
4-Port Dual-Link DVI
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Port LEDs-1. The Port LEDs are built into the Port Selection Pushbuttons. Online – Lights green to
indicate that the computer attached to its corresponding port is up and running. Note: The green light
for a given port is lit for as long as there is a powered on USB connection between the KVM switch and
computer. Selected – Lights orange to indicate that the computer attached to its corresponding port
has the KVM.Note: The Selected LEDs will ash constantly when a chassis intrusion is detected. See
Chassis Intrusion Detection, page 12 for further details.
Port Selection Pushbuttons2. - Pressing a Port Selection Pushbuttonbrings the focus to the computer
attached to its corresponding port.
Reset Button-3. Press this to reset the GCS1212TAA / GCS1214TAA to the default settings.
Console Audio Ports-4. The cables from your main speakers and main microphone plug in here. The
speakers and microphone plugged in here have priority over those in the rear panel.
Power LED-5. Lights blue to indicate that the GCS1212TAA / GCS1214TAA is powered on.
USB Console Ports-6. Your USB keyboard and mouse plug into these ports.
Console Audio Ports-7. The cables from your main speakers and main microphone plug in here. The
speakers and microphone plugged in here have priority over those in the rear panel.
8. Console Monitor Port- The cable from your console monitor plugs in here.
9. KVM Port Section- The custom KVM cables that attach to your computers plug in here.
Power Switch-10. To turn the power on and off.
Power Socket-11. Where the power cord is plugged in.
Grounding Screw-12. See Grounding, page 8 for further details.

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Hardware Setup
Before You Begin
Make sure that the power to all devices connected to the installation are turned off. You must unplug1.
the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.
A computer connected to the KVM switch should only be powered on after all of the connections to the2.
device are made (DVI, USB and audio).
Grounding
To prevent damage to your installation it is important that all devices are properly grounded.
Use a grounding wire to ground the GCS1212TAA / GCS1214TAA by connecting one end of the wire to
the grounding terminal, and the other end of the wire to a suitable grounded object.
Secure KVM Switch
4-Port Dual-Link DVI

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To set up your GCS1212TAA / GCS1214TAA installation, refer to the installation diagram on the following
page (the numbers in the diagrams correspond to the steps, below), and do the following:
Plug your USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB console ports located on the unit’s rear panel. 1.
Plug your console monitor into the DVI console port located in the unit’s rear panel and power on the 2.
monitor.
Plug your microphone and speakers into the console microphone and speaker jacks located on the3.
unit’s front or rear panel. The microphone and speakers plugged into the front panel have priority over
those in the rear panel.
Using a KVM cable set (not supplied in the package and should be purchased separately), plug the4.
DVI connector into any available DVI socket in the KVM port section of the switch, then plug the
accompanying USB, microphone and speaker connectors into their corresponding USB, microphone,
and speaker sockets.
At the other end of the cable, plug the USB, video, microphone, and speaker cables into their 5.
respective ports on the computer.
Check that the USB seal is still attached to the CAC reader port to prevent unintended usage. 6.
Plug the female end of the power cord into the GCS1212TAA / GCS1214TAA’s power socket; plug the 7.
male end into an AC power source.
Powering On.8.

Installation Diagram
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Secure KVM Switch
4-Port Dual-Link DVI