KinAn XW1708 User manual

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17.3” FHD KVM Console
(8 Port/16 Port)
User Manual
www.kinankvm.com
@all right reserved Shenzhen Kinan Technology Co., Ltd.
Printing date：2018/05
Version：V2.0

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Contents
Overview......................................................................................................................... 3
Product Description................................................................................................. 3
Product Features .................................................................................................... 3
Front View............................................................................................................... 4
Structure and Size................................................................................................... 5
Hardware Installation....................................................................................................... 6
Rack Mounting........................................................................................................ 6
Installation instruction ............................................................................................. 7
Opening the console ....................................................................................................... 8
Closing the console................................................................................................. 9
LED Instructions...................................................................................................... 9
Operating the monitor........................................................................................... 10
OSD Operation...............................................................................................................11
OSD Overview.......................................................................................................11
OSD Functions ..................................................................................................... 12
F1-ADM........................................................................................................ 13
F2-Scan........................................................................................................ 16
F3-Set........................................................................................................... 17
F4-Tool ......................................................................................................... 19
F6-Edit Port Name........................................................................................ 20
F7-Set Quick View Port (QV)........................................................................ 20
F8-LOUT ...................................................................................................... 20
USB Keyboard Emulation.............................................................................................. 22
Mac keyboard ....................................................................................................... 22
Sun keyboard........................................................................................................ 23
Appendix....................................................................................................................... 24
Specifications........................................................................................................ 24
FAQ....................................................................................................................... 25

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Overview
Product Description
The KVM console integrates multiple port KVM switches in a 1U height console. It
can control multiple computers with a set of device including monitor, keyboard and
mouse, thus saves much cost and space to separately equip keyboard, mouse and
monitor for every computer.
It is easy and fast to install the KVM console, you just need to connect corresponding
cables to the right ports of KVM and its module without software configuration.
The KVM console can control up to 8 or 16 computers, supports multiple hardware
platform and multiple operating system.
Product Features
17.3” TFT LCD monitor, high brightness, high resolution;
1U height, suitable height for standard 19”rack mount, metal structure;
Ultra slim 99 keys keyboard with small numeric keyboard;
High resolution and high flexibility with touchpad; with two function buttons and
scroll wheel.
Switch Functions
A single USB console controls up to 8 or 16 computers
By daisy chaining up to 31additional Combo-KVM, as many as 512 computers
can be controlled from the single KVM console which supports 8 or 16 ports
KVM seamless mixed cascade connection
Dual interface--supports computers with PS/2 and USB keyboard and mouse
Auto PS/2 and USB interface detection
Supports wireless keyboard and mouse from different suppliers
Two level password security--only authorized users view and control
computers ;up to four users and an administrator with a separate profile for
each
Users can set up different hot keys(【Scroll Lock】/【Caps Lock】/【F12】/【Ctrl】,
auto scanning time, port display time, log out time, buzzer on /off and mouse
on/off according to their different needs
Broadcast mode--operations simultaneously performed on all selected
computers
Multiplatform support--Windows2000/XP/Vista, Linux, Mac and Sun
Supports multimedia USB keyboard(PC, Mac and Sun)
Superior video quality--up to 1920×1080
USB or PS/2 keyboard emulation--computer boot even the console focus is
else where
Convenient computer switching via front panel pushbuttons, keyboard hotkeys,
OSD(On-Screen-Display)

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Automatically shows the computer position on the front panel LED screen under
daisy chaining connection without DIP set by hand
Auto scan feature for monitoring user-selected computers
Hot pluggable --add or remove computers without having to power down the
switch
Quickly select your computer by naming the server or inputting SN number of
the server
Front View
Diagram 1-1.1 front view
1．LCD Monitor
6．Touchpad
2．Rear Bracket Slot
7．Handle
3．LED OSD Controls
8．Release Catch
4．Front Bracket
9．Display Panel
5．Keyboard
10.Switch LED

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Structure and Size
1-1.2
1-1.3
1. PC port: 8/16 port(integrating VGA/keyboard/mouse input port)
2. Power input(AC or DC)
3. Power switch
4. Ground connection screw
5. Cascade port
6. Console

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Hardware Installation
Rack Mounting
A standard rack mounting kit is provided to mount the switch in a depth of
650-850mm (17.3”) in a standard 19”rack. For other mounting distance, the rear
brackets need to be customized accordingly.
With one person hold the switch in place and the other person slides the L bracket
into the switch’s side mounting brackets from the front to the back, then screws the
brackets to the rack. (See below installation drawing)
1-2.1 rack mounting (1)
1-2.2 rack mounting (2)

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Installation instruction
1) Make sure the rack mounting KVM switch has been connected to the ground (①
in the diagram )
2) Connect KVM switch with the computer according to ②in the diagram
3) Connect power cable to KVM port as shown in ③in the diagram
4) Turn on the power, the KVM start to work after power supply(④in the diagram)
Note：1) Connect monitor, USB keyboard and mouse to Console port to connect
another console.（⑤in the diagram）
2) Daisy chaining multiple KVM switches according to ⑥in the diagram. Plug
the yellow port of daisy chaining cable in the yellow “Daisy-Chain in” DB
15 port on KVM console, and then plug the other blue port in the blue
“Console” DB 15 port on KVM switch, etc.

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Opening the console
Release the release catch.
Diagram 1-3.1 unlocking
*Note：The release lock can only do horizontal locking, it can’t bear any load.
Pull the LCD panel all the way out until it clicks into place.
Rotate the LCD module all the way back to expose the LCD screen; the LCD
module can be rotated up to 108°.
Best Resolution :
1920x1080@60Hz
Diagram 1-3.2 open angle of the console
Turn on power switch，KVM will be issued two "beep" sound, The Port LEDs
light flashes 2 times , the LCD displays the prompted to enter the user’s
password.
Diagram 1-3.3 password window
LCD panel is powered on when the power LED is green.
Power on computer or server after power on KVM and you will see green light
at each port.
The factory default password is blank; it will be OK after double click “Enter”.

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Closing the console
Close the LCD display panel and the power automatically shut down.
Push the release catch in the direction of the arrow; pull the LCD panel all the
way in until it automatically locks up.
Key
AUTO LOCK
Diagram 1-3.4 unlocking the console
LED Instructions
Diagram 1-3.5 front view
Table 1-3.5 LED instructions
No.
Components
Function
1
1-8 or
1-16
1) Switching freely from port 1 to port 8 /16
2) Press [1] and [2] at the same time resets the KVM.
3) Press [7] and [8] at the same time switches to next
stage level.
2
Port Selection
Buttons& LEDs
Indicator LEDs are built into the switches, the online
LED light is on the left and the selected LED light is
on the right.
1) An online LED light (green) indicates that the
KVM has connected to its corresponding computer
and power on.
2) A selected LED light (orange) indicates that the
computer attached to its corresponding port is up
and running.
3
Station ID
Station ID shows the current stage level of the daisy
chain.

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Operating the monitor
The LED OSD allows you to set up and configure the LCD display.
Buttons
Functions
MENU SELECT
Press this button invokes the menu function
and brings up the main menu.
EXIT/AUTO
Press this button exits the current menu and
returns to the previous menu or presses this
button exits the LED OSD.
Press AUTO for automatic configuration.
SL-/SL+
Press this button moves your menu to make
corresponding adjustment.
LED state
Green :running
Red :power off or access nonstandard VESA
signal
Flash green：energy saving mode or no signal
Table 1-3.6 LED OSD configuration instruction
Press AUTO if the screen migrates after power on or under other circumstances,
then the screen auto configure to its best display state.(It might can’t be adjusted to
its best state if part of the display mode is not standard VESAmode, if so return back
to OSD menu to RESET, then it will back to normal).
We suggest our customers to set up the display mode at 1920x1080, refresh rate at
60Hz.

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OSD Operation
OSD Overview
Double click the right buttons of the mouse or double click hotkey【Scroll Lock】to
invoke below OSD main menu. You can customize the OSD hotkeys; find more
details in OSD function instructions.
Table 1.4: OSD interface
To access the OSD menu through keyboard：
1. In the submenus that appears, moving the highlight bar to your selected port
and then press Enter.
2. Press【Page Up】or【Page Down】quickly moves to next BANK
3. Press any key from 【0-9】to enter any port of current station, type
BANK+PORT to enter other stations.
To access the OSD menu through keyboard:
Move：port selected
Click：port switch
Double click：display OSD menu
Click：exit OSD menu
Click：port switch
*Note: Operate via keyboard after invoke the OSD menu via the touchpad.
Headings
Explanation
SN
level number-port number
It shows the corresponding
computer port is under
monitoring.
The corresponding
computer is power on.
QV
quick view port
broadcasting port
LK
Lock sign：Shows that
the port is only available for
viewing.
Name
Port name, maxi 12 bytes

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OSD Functions
Menus
Keys
Submenu/explanation
ADM
F1
Set User login: account and password
Set accessible: Set access permissions
BRC Mode: monitor multiple computers at the
same time
Load Default: reset the menu to the original factory
default settings
Scan
F2
All : Lists all the ports on the installation
Power On: lists only powered on ports that have
attached computers.
Quick View: Lists only the ports that have been
selected as Quick View ports
Set
F3
Auto Scan: set scanning time period
Port ID: set how long a port displays on the monitor
OSD Hotkey: set OSD hotkeys
Lout Time off: to set the time out value
Tool
F4
Reset KM: press Enter resets keyboard and touchpad
Beeper【On】: press Enter switch Bee sounds
Mouse Hot【On】: press Enter to shut down touchpad
operating on OSD.
Restore Values: press Enter restore the current user
default value.
About KVM:press Enter shows the KVM version
Edit
F6
Edits port names
QV
F7
Start or close Quick View
Lout
F8
Log out/blank the console screen
Exit
Esc
Press this key exits OSD menu
Scroll Lock
Press this key exits OSD menu
Num Lock
Press this key exits OSD menu

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F1-ADM
Menu Overview
Menu Explanation
1. Set User Login—Press 【Enter】and select Set User Login and a screen as below
diagram 3-1.1 appears:
One administrator and four users account can be set (the account and the
password are no more than 16 characters)
Diagram 3-1.1 Diagram 3-1.2
Note: You can set up an account and password according to diagram 4-1.2, and
then a “User setup ok” pops up showing that you have done your set, and if
“Password Not Match” pops up, you need to type in your password again as you did
in your first type.
Operating instructions
1）Press【F1】or 【←】【→】enters
the F1 submenus.
2）Press 【↑】【 ↓】moves the highlight
bar to select the submenu.
3）Press【Enter】selects and exits
ADM menu.
4）Press【Esc】cancels the operation
and exits ADM menu.
Enter

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2. Set Accessible—press 【Enter】to select Set Accessible, then below menu
appears (diagram 3-1.3):
Diagram 3-1.3
Menu
Explanation
FULL
Full access function to the station and can do any
operation to the ports
VIEW
Read only function, you can only read the port but
you can’t operate it if set this function.
NULL
If you set this function, the port will not displayed
on the user’s OSD menu.
Note: The administrator always has full access to all the ports.
Diagram 3-1.4 Diagram 3-1.5
Eg.1). If you want to set access permission of [User1], press【Space】to select the
permission options you need to set.
2). [User1] log in OSD menu, as shown in below diagram 3-1.5.

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3. BRC Mode - Press【Enter】to enter the BRC mode (see below diagram 4-1.6).
Enter the main menu, press【F7】to add or delete a port that need broadcast
function. When BRC mode is effect, a speaker symbol appears in QV column.(see
below diagram 4-1.7).
While BRC mode is in effect, we can synchronously operate multiple computer
ports, but the mouse is not function normally.
Diagram 4-1.6 Diagram 4-1.7
1) Open BRC mode
【F1】->BRC Mode OFF->press【Enter】--> BRC Mode ON (see diagram
4-1.6)
2) Open the port that need broadcast function
Press 【↑】【↓】key—>select the port that need broadcast function press
【F7】a speaker symbol appears in the QV column which shows the port
has entered broadcast mode.
3) Close the broadcasting port
press【↑】【 ↓】key—>select the portpress 【F7】exit BRC mode and the
speaker symbol disappears
4) Exit BRC mode
Invoke OSD main menu 【F1】->BRC Mode ON ->press 【Enter】--> BRC
Mode OFF and KVM exit BRC mode (diagram 4-1.8)
Diagram 4-1.8
4. Load Default--- press 【Enter】to select Load Default, all the set values are
restoring to original factory default settings.
Press 【F1】->BRC Mode
OFF ->press 【Enter】,
enter the main menu, all
symbols turn into
speaker symbol (diagram
4-1.7 )

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F2-Scan
Menu Overview
Menu Explanation
Submenu
Explanation
All
Use this function to scan all ports according to the set
scanning interval.
Power On
Use this function to scan all ports with according to the
set scanning interval.
Quick View
Use this function to scan all ports with quick view
symbols according to the set scanning interval.
Operating instructions
1）Press【F2】or 【←】【→】enters
the F2 submenus.
2）Press 【↑】【 ↓】moves the highlight
bar to select the submenu.
3）Press【Enter】selects and exits
Scan menu.
4）Press【Esc】cancels the operation
and exits SCAN menu.

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F3-Set
Menu Overview
Menu Explanation
Submenu
Default value
Auto Scan
5S（effective range 5-99）
Port ID
0S: not display the corresponding port
1-98S: display the seconds, maximum 98s
99S: permanent display
OSD Hotkey
【Scroll Lock 】+ 【Scroll Lock 】
【Caps Lock】+【Caps Lock】
【F12】+【F12】
【Ctrl】+ 【Ctrl】+ 【KVM Hotkey】
Lout Time off
0: close the screen saver setting
01-99M: set the screen saver timeout
Note: It is automatically log out if the current operator is
no longer operate for a while, then the KVM will be locked
and you need to enter user name and password to
operate again:
Operating instructions
1）Press【F3】or 【←】【→】enters
the F3 submenu.
2）Press 【↑】【 ↓】moves the highlight
bar to select the submenu.
3）Press【Enter】selects and exits Set
menu.
4）Press【Esc】cancels the operation
and exits Set menu.

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OSD Hotkey Operation
3.Select the“【Ctrl】【 Ctrl】+【KVM Hotkey】“and press【Enter】, and then the【Ctrl
hotkey is availablein this hotkey mode, themouse hotkey can't enter the OSD menu.
Invoke hotkey: double click 【L_Ctrl】+ the corresponding function key
Function
Operating
Function description
Switching port
+ 1~8
Skip ports from 1~8
E.g.: Double click 【L_Ctrl】plus 2 to skip
to the second port of the current station.
+ F1~ F8
Skip ports from 9-16
+ ↑/↓
Skip to previous/next port
Auto scanning
+ S
1．Auto Scan automatically scans ports
that attached PC or server. Users can
set the scan duration in OSD menu and
press any key to exit scanning mode.
2. Move the mouse to extend scan
interval.
Invoke OSD
main menu
+”space”
This allows you to invoke OSD main
menu（see OSD menu operation）
Operating instruction
1. Press【F3】and move the highlight bar with【↓】to select “OSD Hotkey”
submenu . Press 【Enter】and below screen appears:
2. KVM default hotkey:【Scroll Lock】

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F4-Tool
Menu Overview
Menu Explanation
Submenu
Instruction
Reset KM
Initialize the keyboard and mouse that connected to
KVM when they are break down.
Beeper【On】
The beeper can be turned on or off with this function.
Mouse Hot【On】
To open and close the mouse with this function.
We can’t operate the OSD via the mouse when it is
【Off】.
Restore Values
Restore to original factory default values.
About KVM
It shows the KVM version information.
Operating instructions
1）Press【F4】or 【←】【 →】enters
the F4 submenus.
2）Press 【↑】【 ↓】moves the
highlight bar to select the
submenu.
3）Press【Enter】selects and exits
Tool menu.
4) Press【Esc】cancels the operation
and exits Tool menu.

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F6-Edit Port Name
F7-Set Quick View Port (QV)
F8-LOUT
Press【F8】exits the OSD main menu and fully exits current port, then the log in
window appears:
Users must log in all over again to regain access to the OSD.
Select ports with【↑】【↓】keys;
Press【F7】to include current port as
Quick View, then an arrowhead
appears in the QV column to indicate
so.
Note:
Press【F7】to cancel the QV symbol is the
current port has already have a QV
arrowhead symbol in its QV column; If you
want to cancel all the QV function, press
Restore Values under F4: Tool. (The port
name restores to default setting at the
same time.)
Select the port with【↑】【↓】key;
Press F6 and key in the new name
or modify the old one, then press
Enter to save the name and exit
editing.
Press 【Esc】to cancel and exit the
editing.
Note:
The NAME characters include:
All alpha characters: A-Z
All numeric characters: 0-9
Default value: SYSTEM