IOGear GCS982U User manual

Installation
Installation Guide
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM Switch
with Audio and Microphone Support
GCS982U
PART NO. M1196

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Table of Contents
Package Contents 4
System Requirements 5
Overview 6
Standard Installation 7
Advanced Installation 9
LED Indication 12
Port Switching 13
Hotkeys Summary Table 14
Autoscan Interval Table 16
Mac Keyboard Emulation 17
Sun Keyboard Emulation 18
Factory Default Settings 19
Firmware Upgrade 20
Upgrade Fail 24
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement
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CE Compliance 26
SJ/T 11364-2006 27
Limited Warranty 28
Contact 29

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Package Contents
• 1 x 2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM Switch
• 1 x Remote Switch Button
• 1 x Installation Guide
• 1 x Warranty Card

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System Requirements
Console
• DVI-D supported monitor
• USB keyboard and mouse
• Powered speakers and microphone (optional)
Computers
• Two USB ports
• A DVI-D supported connection
• 3.5mm audio and microphone connections (optional)
Operating System
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista (32-bit / 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit / 64-bit)
• Mac OS X or greater
• Sun Solaris workstation
• Linux, UNIX and other USB supported systems*
*Additional drivers and support may be needed

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2-PortUSB Dual-LinkDVI-D CableKVM
PC2 PC1
Overview
1. LEDs
2. Console DVI-D Video Port
3. Console USB Mouse Port
4. Console USB Keyboard Port
5. Console Mic. Port
6. Console Audio Port
7. Remote Switch Button Port
8. Remote Switch Button
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9. CPUs USB Keyboard connection
10. CPUs USB Mouse connection
11. CPUs DVI-D connection
12. CPUs Audio connection
13. CPUs Mic. connection

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Step 1
Please make sure your computers and monitor
are powered off before you start.
Step2
Connect the DVI cable from your monitor to
the console DVI monitor port. Then, turn on the
monitor.
Step 3
Connect your USB keyboard and mouse to the
console USB keyboard port and console USB
mouse port. If you would like to use the remote
switch button, please connect it to the remote
switch button port.
Standard Installation
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1
PC1
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1

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Step 4
Connect your powered speaker and mic. to the
console audio port and console mic. port.
Step 5
Connect a set of your molded KVM cable to each of
your computers – DVI cable to the DVI output, USB
cables to open USB ports from your computer,
audio cable to your audio output and mic. cable to
the mic. input.
Final Step
Turn on your computers.
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1
2-PortUSB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1

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Step 1
Please make sure your computers and monitor are
powered off before you start.
Step2
Connect the DVI cable from your monitor to
the console DVI monitor port. Then, turn on the
monitor.
Step 3
Connect your USB keyboard to the console USB
keyboard port. If you would like to use the remote
switch button, please connect it to the remote
switch button port.
Advanced Installation
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1
PC1
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1

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Step 4
Connect a powered USB hub to the console mouse
port, then connect the mouse to any available USB
port in the hub. Then, connect any peripherals that
you want to share between your computers to the
other available USB ports in the hub.
Note: Please make sure mouse emulation has
been disabled for this setup to function correctly.
Please refer to HotKeys summary on page 14 for
instructions on how to disable mouse emulation.
Step 5
Connect your powered speaker and mic. to the
console audio port and console mic. port.
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1
2-Port USB Dual-Link DVI-D Cable KVM
PC2 PC1