IOGear GCS1644 User manual

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GCS1642/GCS1644
PART NO. M1087 / M1088
Installation
Installation Guide
2/4-Port Dual View Dual Link DVI KVMP Switch with Audio

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©2009 IOGEAR. All Rights Reserved. PKG-M1087 / M1088
IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView®, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and
Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines, Inc. Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IOGEAR makes no warranty
of any kind with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational
purposes only and is subject to change without notice. IOGEAR, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or
errors that may appear in this document.

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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 USB to PS/2 Converter–
1 x Firmware Upgrade Cable–
1 x Power Adapter–
1 x Installation Guide–
1 x Warranty Card–

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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.–

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Table of Contents
GCS1642 Overview 7
GCS1644 Overview 9
Installation 12
LED Indication 17
Port Switching via Front Panel
Pushbutton
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Port Switching via Hotkeys 19
Auto Scanning 21
Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) 22
Mac Keyboard Emulation 24
Sun Keyboard Emulation 25
Factory Default Hotkey Settings 26
Firmware Upgrade 27
Upgrade Fail 32
FCC Statement 34
CE Statement 36
Limited Warranty 37
Contact 38

GCS1642
Dual Link Dual View
DVI KVMP SWITCH
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GCS1642 Overview
Front View
Port 1 Pushbutton1.
Mode Button2.
Port 2 Pushbutton3.
Front Panel Console Mic. Connection4.
Front Panel Console Audio connection5.
Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port6.
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Rear View
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Firmware Upgrade Port1.
DC Power Jack2.
Console USB Mouse Port3.
Console USB Keyboard Port4.
Console DVI Video Port B5.
Console DVI Video Port A6.
USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port7.
Console Mic. Connection8.
Console Audio Connection9.
CPU2 DVI Video Port 2B10.
CPU2 DVI Video Port 2A11.
CPU2 USB Connection12.
CPU2 Mic. Connection13.
CPU2 Audio Connection14.
CPU1 DVI Video Port 1B15.
CPU1 DVI Video Port 1A16.
CPU1 USB Connection17.
CPU1 Mic. Connection18.
CPU1 Audio Connection19.
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Dual Link Dual View
DVI KVMP SWITCH
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GCS1644 Overview
Front View
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Port 1 Pushbutton1.
Port 2 Pushbutton2.
Mode Button3.
Port 3 Pushbutton4.
Port 4 Pushbutton5.
Front Panel Console Mic. Connection6.
Front Panel Console Audio connection7.
Front Panel USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port8.
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Rear View
Firmware Upgrade Port1.
DC Power Jack2.
Console USB Mouse Port3.
Console USB Keyboard Port4.
Console DVI Video Port B5.
Console DVI Video Port A6.
USB 2.0 Peripheral Sharing Port7.
Console Mic. Connection8.
Console Audio Connection9.
CPU4 DVI Video Port 4B10.
CPU4 DVI Video Port 4A11.
CPU4 USB Connection12.
CPU4 Mic. Connection13.
CPU4 Audio Connection14.
CPU3 DVI Video Port 3B15.
CPU3 DVI Video Port 3A16.
CPU3 USB Connection17.
CPU3 Mic. Connection18.
CPU3 Audio Connection19.
CPU2 DVI Video Port 2B20.
CPU2 DVI Video Port 2A21.
CPU2 USB Connection22.
CPU2 Mic. Connection23.
CPU2 Audio Connection24.
CPU1 DVI Video Port 1B25.
CPU1 DVI Video Port 1A26.
CPU1 USB Connection27.
CPU1 Mic. Connection28.
CPU1 Audio Connection29.

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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.
Note: If you are using PS/2 keyboard and mouse, please use the included PS/2 to USB converter. Simply
connect the PS/2 keyboard and mouse to the PS/2 keyboard and mouse port from the converter, then
connect the USB port to the console USB keyboard 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.

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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
*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
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