IOGear GCS1642 User manual

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User Manual
2/4-Port Dual View Dual Link DVI KVMP Switch with Audio
GCS1642/GCS1644/GCS1642X
PART NO. M1087-g / M1088-g

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Table of Contents
Package Contents 4
System Requirements 5
GCS1642 Overview 6
GCS1644 Overview 8
Single Stage Installation 10
Quad View (DDC Mode) 15
LED Indication 17
Port Switching 18
Port Switching via Hotkeys 19
Auto Scanning 21
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 22
Mac Keyboard Emulation 24
Sun Keyboard Emulation 25
Factory Default Hotkeys Settings 26
The Firmware Upgrade Utility 27
Before you Begin 27
Starting the Upgrade 28
Upgrade Succeeded 31
Upgrade Fail 32
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement
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CE Statement 33
Limited Warranty 34
Contact 35

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Package Contents
1 x 2/4-Port Dual View Dual Link DVI KVMP Switch with Audio
2/4 x Dual Link DVI KVM Cables (2 for GCS1642 / 4 for GCS1644)
2/4 x Dual Link DVI Cables (2 for GCS1642 / 4 for GCS1644)
1 x Power Adapter
1 x Installation Guide
1 x Warranty Card
Note:
GCS1642X does not include KVM and DVI cables.

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System Requirements
Console
– Two displays with DVI inputs
– A Keyboard and Mouse
Computer
– Computers with DVI outputs
– An open USB port
Optional Audio
– Analog audio connections for speakers and mic.

GCS1642
Dual Link Dual View
DVI KVMP SWITCH
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GCS1642 Overview
Front View
1. Port 1 Pushbutton
2. Mode Button
3. Port 2 Pushbutton
4. Front Panel Console Mic. Connection
5. Front Panel Console Audio connection
6. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port
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Rear View
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31 5 7
1. DDC Port (Daisy Chain Port)
2. DC Power Jack
3. Console USB Mouse Port
4. Console USB Keyboard Port
5. Console DVI Video Port B
6. Console DVI Video Port A
7. DDC Switch (Host/Client)
8. USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port
9. Console Mic. Connection
10. Console Audio Connection
11. CPU2 DVI Video Port 2B
12. CPU2 DVI Video Port 2A
13. CPU2 USB Connection
14. CPU2 Mic. Connection
15. CPU2 Audio Connection
16. CPU1 DVI Video Port 1B
17. CPU1 DVI Video Port 1A
18. CPU1 USB Connection
19. CPU1 Mic. Connection
20. CPU1 Audio Connection
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GCS1644
Dual Link Dual View
DVI KVMP SWITCH
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GCS1644 Overview
Front View
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1. Port 1 Pushbutton
2. Port 2 Pushbutton
3. Mode Button
4. Port 3 Pushbutton
5. Port 4 Pushbutton
6. Front Panel Console Mic. Connection
7. Front Panel Console Audio connection
8. Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port
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Rear View
1. DDC Port (Daisy Chain Port)
2. DC Power Jack
3. Console USB Mouse Port
4. Console USB Keyboard Port
5. Console DVI Video Port B
6. Console DVI Video Port A
7. DDC Switch (Host/Client)
8. USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port
9. Console Mic. Connection
10. Console Audio Connection
11. CPU4 DVI Video Port 4B
12. CPU4 DVI Video Port 4A
13. CPU4 USB Connection
14. CPU4 Mic. Connection
15. CPU4 Audio Connection
16. CPU3 DVI Video Port 3B
17. CPU3 DVI Video Port 3A
18. CPU3 USB Connection
19. CPU3 Mic. Connection
20. CPU3 Audio Connection
21. CPU2 DVI Video Port 2B
22. CPU2 DVI Video Port 2A
23. CPU2 USB Connection
24. CPU2 Mic. Connection
25. CPU2 Audio Connection
26. CPU1 DVI Video Port 1B
27. CPU1 DVI Video Port 1A
28. CPU1 USB Connection
29. CPU1 Mic. Connection
30. CPU1 Audio Connection
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Single Stage Installation
Step 1
Please make sure your source devices and display are powered off before you start.
Step 2
Plug the power adapter into the power outlet and connect it to the DC power jack from the KVM.

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Step 3
Connect the DVI cables from your monitors to the console DVI port A and B. Port A will be your main
monitor and Port B will be your extended desktop monitor.

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Step 4
Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the console USB keyboard port and console USB mouse
port.

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Step 5
Connect a set of your Dual Link DVI KVM cable from the KVM switch to each of your computers – DVI
connection from DVI Port A to the DVI output and USB connection to open USB port from your computer.
Connect the audio and mic. connectors to your audio output and mic. input.

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Step 6
Connect Dual Link DVI cables from DVI Port B of the KVM to your second DVI output of your computers.
Final Step
Turn on your source devices.

To expand your installation from Dual View displays to Quad view displays, you can use the DDC Mode
port to connect two GCS1642 / GCS1644 units together. After doing so, you will be able to congure the
quad displays video settings on the computer in extended mode or Mirrored mode.
To set up DDC mode, power off all devices, refer to the installation diagram on the next page.
1. Connect all the computers to the Host as described in Hardware Setup, Cable Connection on page 18.
2. On the Client, using two custom DVI Dual Link cables, plug the DVI connectors into the DVI sockets A
and B in the same KVM port section of the switch.
3. At the other end of the two custom DVI Dual Link cables, plug the monitor cable into the respective
ports on the computer.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all computers.
5. On the rear of the second GCS1644, set the DCC switch to Client.*
6. On the rear of the primary GCS1644, set the DCC switch to Host.
7. Plug the console monitors into the DVI console ports located on the Host’s and Client’s rear panel.
8. Using an RJ-45 cable, connect the DCC port of the Host to the DCC port of the Client.
9. Power up the installation: plug in the power cord for the Host and Client, then power on both. After
both units are up, power on the computer/video source devices.
Note:
1. In DCC mode the Client’s front panel pushbuttons are disabled and it takes all commands directly from the Host.
2. Setting the DCC switch to Client will disable all front panel pushbuttons on that switch.
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Quad View (DDC Mode)

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LED Indication
LED Description
Mode Orange Shows the pushbutton mode that the KVM is in
Online / Selected Dim Green A device is connected to the KVMP switch but the port is
not on focus
Bright Green The specic port has focus on the KVM (Keyboard, video
and mouse)
Audio Green The specic port has focus on the audio
USB Link Green The specic port has focus on the USB peripheral sharing
ports

Simply press the front panel Pushbutton from the multimedia KVMP switch or trigger hotkeys from your
keyboard.
Port Switching via Front Panel Pushbutton
Function Description
Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB)
to a specic port
Press the correspond push button once for the desire port
that you wish to switch focus to.
Switch KVM focus to a specic port Press the Mode button once (Orange LED will show you
are in KVM Mode), then press the correspond push button
for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to.
Switch audio focus to a specic port Press the Mode button twice (Orange LED will show you
are in Audio Mode), then press the correspond push button
for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to.
Switch USB focus to a specic port Press the Mode button three times (Orange LED will show
you are in USB Mode), then press the correspond push
button for the desire port that you wish to switch focus to.
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Port Switching

Port Switching via Hotkeys
Hotkeys Description
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to the next
port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [Enter] Switch all focus (KVM, audio and USB) to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to the next port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [Enter] Switch KVM focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to the next port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [s] [Enter] Switch audio focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to the next port
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [Enter] Switch USB focus to port n*
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Port Switching via Hotkeys

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [u] [Enter] Switch KVM and USB focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [k] [s] [Enter] Switch KVM and audio focus to port n*
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [n] [u] [s] [Enter] Switch USB and audio focus to port n*
Port Switching via Hotkeys
Port Switching via Mouse
*Note: n is an interval that stands for the Port number
k stands for KVM focus
s stands for audio focus
u stands for USB focus
Mouse Port Switching allows you to use the mouse wheel button (clicking it twice) to switch between
ports. Mouse Emulation must be enabled in order for Mouse Port Switching to work. To enable mouse
port switching invoke HSM and press [W] (default setting is off)
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