LevelOne KVM-0811 User manual

LevelOne
KVM-0811/KVM-1611
8/16-Port PS2 KVM Switch
User Manual
Ver.: 1.0.1 - 0706

Safety
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference
(2) This device must accept any interference received. It’s including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
CE
This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: EN 55
022: CLASS B
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1
FEATURES..........................................................................................................................1
PACKAGE CONTENT ............................................................................................................2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .....................................................................................................2
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................3
FRONT PANEL.....................................................................................................................4
REAR PANEL ......................................................................................................................4
CABLE DIAGRAMS ...............................................................................................................5
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................6
STEP 1RACK MOUNTING ....................................................................................................6
STEP 2LOCAL CONSOLE .....................................................................................................6
STEP 3PS2 KEYBOARD ......................................................................................................7
STEP 4PS2 MOUSE ...........................................................................................................7
STEP 5PC PORT CONNECTION ...........................................................................................7
STEP 6PC PORT -MOUSE ..................................................................................................8
STEP 7PC PORT -KEYBOARD.............................................................................................8
STEP 8DOUBLE CHECK ......................................................................................................8
STEP 9REPEAT STEP 5TO 7 ...............................................................................................9
STEP 10 POWER ON...........................................................................................................9
3. OPERATION...............................................................................................................10
PUSH BUTTONS ................................................................................................................10
PC PORT LED INDICATION.................................................................................................10
7-SEGMENT BANK LED INDICATION ..................................................................................10
RESET BUTTON ................................................................................................................ 11
KEYBOARD HOT KEY COMMANDS....................................................................................... 11
4. DAISY CHAIN CONNECTION ...................................................................................14
5. HOT PLUG .................................................................................................................15
6. ON SCREEN DISPLAY ..............................................................................................16
7. TROUBLESHOOTING ...............................................................................................19

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1. Introduction
Controlling multiple PCs from One Keyboard, Mouse and VGA Monitor. KVM switch is
loaded with features such as 19” Rack Mount Size, Daisy Chain up to eight units, On
Screen Display Manual, Password security, searching PC server name, Hot key Control,
Push Button and Auto Scan Control. It has complete keyboard and mouse emulation for
simultaneous PCs boot-up process.
Features
4/8/16 port KVM switch is 19” rack mount size design.
Support Microsoft Intellimouse, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer, Logitech Net Mouse or
the other fully compatible MS mouse.
Support DOS, Win3.X, Win95/98/98SE/2000/ME/XP, WinNT, Netware, Unix, Linux
Hot Plug - Add PCs or Remove Connected PCs for Maintenance without Powering
Down the KVM switch or PCs.
Very High Video Quality - Up To 1920X1440, Bandwidth: 200MHz
No Software Required - easy PC selection via On Screen Display Manual, Push
Buttons, Hot Keys
Support eight characters password protection and search PC server name
Auto Scan Mode for monitoring PCs and flexible Scan time from 5~99 seconds
Keyboard status restored when switching PCs
LED Display for easy status monitoring
Buzzer sound for switching port confirmation.
Built-in one extra daisy chain port and no waste any PC port
No DIP switch setting needed and auto detect daisy chain bank

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Package Content
KVM-0811: 8-Port PS2 KVM Switch
8 port PS2 KVM Switch 1 PCS
AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS
Rack Mount Kit 1 SET
User Manual 1 PCS
KVM-1611: 16-Port PS2 KVM Switch
16 port PS2 KVM Switch 1 PCS
AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS
Rack Mount Kit 1 SET
User Manual 1 PCS
System Requirements
KVM-0811 8-Port PS2 KVM Switch
Console side One VGA Monitor
One PS/2 Keyboard
One PS/2 Mouse
Computer side 8 HDDB 15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin
and Mini Din 6 pin special cables
KVM-1611 16-Port PS2 KVM Switch
Console side One VGA Monitor
One PS/2 Keyboard
One PS/2 Mouse
Computer side 16 HDDB 15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin
and Mini Din 6 pin special cables

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Technical Specifications
Model No. KVM-0811 KVM-1611
PC Port 8 16
Console Port 1 1
PC Port Connector
(All Female Type) VGA HDDB 15pin ( shared with PS2 keyboard and Mouse )
Console Port
Connector
(All Female Type)
PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin
PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin
VGA HDDB 15pin
Daisy Chain Port
Connector
(All Female Type)
PS/2 Keyboard mini Din 6 pin
PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin
VGA HDDB 15pin
PC selection On Screen Display Manual, Hot Key, Push Button
PC Port LED 8 16
Bank 7 segment LED 1
On Screen Display Yes
Scan Intervals 5~99 Sec.
Keyboard Emulation PS2
Mouse Emulation PS2
VGA Resolution 1920X1440
Bandwidth 200MHz
Daisy Chain MAX
Level 8 levels
MAX PC Connection 120 128
Housing Metal
Power Adapter DC 12V 1A or DC 9V 1A
Operation Temp. 0~50 C
Storage Temp. -20 ~ 60 C
Humidity 0~80%, Non-Condensing
Size 19” Rack Mount / 1RU 19” Rack Mount/ 1RU
Weight (kg) 2.2kg 3.5kg
Dimension (cm) 41(L) X 16.5(W) X 4.4(H) 41(L) X 22.5(W) X 4.4(H)

Front Panel
KVM-0811
KVM-1611
Rear Panel
KVM-0811
KVM-1611
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Cable Diagrams
PC Port Special Cable: (ACC-2001, ACC-2002)
HDB15 pin male to one HDDB 15 pin and Mini Din 6 pin special cables
------------Æ
AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional)
Din 5 pin Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female
Daisy Chain Cable: (ACC-2009)
PS/2 Cable:
Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male
,
GA Cable:
ale to Male
V
HDB15 pin M
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2. Hardware Installation
Before installation, please make sure all of peripherals and computers have been turned off.
This example of installation is based on 8 port Rack Mount KVM Switch and you also can
think that 4 port Rack Mount KVM Switch and 16 port Rack Mount KVM Switch have the
same installation procedure.
Step 1 Rack Mounting
Find a convenient place to put your KVM Switch. Its 19” rack mount form factor makes it
ideal mountable on 19” rack. When mounting to a rack, attach the included brackets to the
sides of the KVM Switch. Take note of the length of your cables so that your computers,
KVM Switch, keyboard, mouse and monitor are distanced properly.
Step 2 Local Console
Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch. Using the attached cable, or the one included with
your monitor, connect it to the HD DB-15 female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled
with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE connector.
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Step 3 PS2 Keyboard
Connect the keyboard to the KVM Switch. If you have an AT type keyboard, you will need
an AT to PS/2 adapter.
Step 4 PS2 Mouse
Connect the mouse to the KVM Switch.
Step 5 PC Port Connection
Now the PC connections will be made with the monitor (VGA) connections first. Connect a
VGA cable (15-pin HDDB Male / Male) with the Male side to both of the PC and the rear
panel of the KVM switch to the connector labeled VGA. Repeat this for all PCs.
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Step 6 PC Port - Mouse
Connect the first computer’s mouse cable to the KVM Switch. If using a PS/2 cable,
connect one end to the PS/2 mouse port on the computer, and the other end to the PC1
PS/2 mouse port on the back of KVM Switch. If using a serial mouse cable (optional),
connect one end to a DB-9 serial port on the computer, and the other end to the PC1 DB-9
serial mouse port on the back of the KVM Switch. If you need Serial DB-9 to PS2 Mini Din 6
pin adapter, please contact your supplier.
Step 7 PC Port - Keyboard
Connect the first computer’s keyboard cable to the KVM Switch. Using another PS/2 cable
connect one end to PS/2 keyboard port on the computer, and the other end to the PC1
keyboard port on the back of KVM unit. If your computer has an AT type keyboard port, you
will need a PS/2 to AT keyboard adapter.
Step 8 Double Check
Double-check all of the connections. You can check the color of keyboard and mouse
connector to make sure the keyboard and mouse cables go to the correct ports.
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Step 9 Repeat Step 5 to 7
Repeat step 5 to 7 for the remainder of the computers.
Step 10 Power On
Attach the power supply to the KVM unit and plug the other end into an electrical receptacle.
Now you will see the LED for Port 1 light up, and you will hear a beep. Switch on your
monitor.
Note:
Please be remind to plug in power adapter. Although the PCs connected to KVM Switch
are able to support enough power to the stand alone switch, KVM Switch still needs a
power adapter for daisy chain more banks. If you forgot to plug in power adapter on the
status of daisy chain, it may cause the unexpected status occurred.

3. Operation
The power on state of 8/16 port KVM switch:
When you power on KVM switch, it will ask you the password, the default password value is
eight zero –“ 00000000 “. Please key in eight zero and enter the same value at retype field.
Note: Before you are not familiar with the operation of OSD manual, please don’t change
the password – i.e. keep default eight zero (00000000) value. Otherwise, if you have set the
password and unfortunately forget the password, you need send it back to your distributor
for maintaining the password.
Default password is eight zero –“ 00000000 “
Push Buttons
Pressing the individual button cyclically through all the ports or the respective button to get
PC port you want.
PC port LED Indication
You can press the button in order like mentioned-above diagram.
When you select the PC port and this PC is shut down or this PC port is disconnected to the
PC, the selected PC port LED will flash. When you select one of eight PCs ports and this
PC is powered on, the selected PC port LED is lit.
7-Segment BANK LED Indication
When you would like to view the next bank KVM switch, please press “ BANK “ push button
cyclically to the destination bank. The bank LED will be changed from bank 1 to the
maximum daisy chain level and then to press “ BANK “ push button once back to the bank
1.
Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 MAXBANK
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Reset Button
To press both “PC1” button and “bank” button of master bank simultaneously can reset
KVM switch. This reset action will not only return KVM switch back to initial state --- Check
the password, but also re-check all of slave banks which connected to mast KVM Switch.
If you add a new KVM Switch as a slave bank, please use reset button of master KVM
Switch to automatically assign a new ID to it. You can view this new slave bank go through
OSD menu. The PC ports of KVM Switch does not be reset by reset command.
Keyboard Hot Key Commands
You can also conveniently command KVM switch by switching ports through simple key
sequences. To send commands to KVM switch, the “SCROLL LOCK” key must be pressed
twice within 2 seconds. You will hear a beep for confirmation and the keyboard is in hot key
mode. If you have not pressed any key in hot key mode within 2 seconds (It means to key in
any key follows up “Scroll Lock” “Scroll Lock” key ), the keyboard will back to under
Operation System control state.
Below are the different hot key commands:
within 2 seconds
+ + = Previous Channel
+ + = NextChannel
Scroll
Lock
Scroll
Lock ↑
Scroll Scroll
Lock ↓
Lock
Note:
You also could press “up arrow key” or “down arrow key” longer time to speed up selecting
the destination port)
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+ + = PreviousBank
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+ + = NextBank
Page
Up
Page
Down
Scroll
Lock
Scroll
Lock
Scroll
Lock
Scroll
Lock
To select PC port:
Port No.
1~4 (4 port)
+ +
Scroll Scroll Bank 1~8 (8 port)
1~16 (16 port)
Port No
0 or 1
Lock Lock No 1~8
+ + = Beeper
Scroll Scroll B
Lock Lock
Note:
The default Beeper function is ON and beeper control is only for available for Scan Mode
+ + = AutoScan
To get out of Auto Scan Mode, Press any key or SPACE bar.
Scroll Scroll S
Lock Lock
+ + = OSDsettingbacktofactorydefaultvalue
Scroll Scroll
Lock R
Lock
ROM REFLASH
Note:
Not including password

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+ + = SearchthesamePCname
Scroll
Lock
Scroll
Lock F
Note:
Search PC name starting from 1st PC port)
+ + Space bar = On Screen Display Menu
Example
A. To access a computer attached to Port 4 of the three Bank. You can press through hot
key as below:
Scroll lock + Scroll lock + 3 + 04
B. To access a computer attached from Bank 3 to Bank 4, You can press through hot key
as below:
Scroll lock + Scroll lock + Page Down
Note:
Bank no. and Port no. selection must be made using the numeric keys on the keyboard.
Numeric keys on the keypad are not available as a hot key command.
F I N D : █
Scroll Scroll
LockLock

4. Daisy Chain Connection
Please use the 3 feet 3-in-one daisy chain Cable Kit (Optional ACC-2009) to daisy chain
the KVM Switch.
1. Connect Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor to the console port (white color block) of bank 1
KVM switch.
2. Use one end of 3-in-one Cable Kit to connect the daisy chain port of bank 1 and the
other end for the console port (white color block) of bank 2 KVM switch.
3. Please repeat item B to daisy chain more bank as you want. But, the maximum daisy
chain bank is eight levels.
4. Before chaining the slave bank up to six banks, you need a VGA extender between the
fifth bank and the sixth bank to enhance the VGA signal.
Note:
If you would like to daisy chain 8 port and 16 port PS2 or USB KVM Switch together,
the master bank must be 16 port PS/2 or USB KVM Switch
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5. Hot Plug
The KVM Switch supports “Hot Plug“ function for easy addition or removal of PCs. The user
can arrange or maintain PCs as follows:
1. A PC can be disconnected and reconnected to the same or different port of the KVM
unit without having to power it off as long as it is not the Daisy-chain port or pass
through port.
2. The pass through port PC (i.e. The pass through port means the console port is
connected to PC directly) is powered on. Before you go hot plug function, please switch
to this pass through port to next port (or say emulation port ) and then switch back to the
pass through port.
3. You may unplug the mouse or the keyboard from the console port and plug it back in at
any time.
Note:
Some O.S. (Operation Systems) like SCO Unix are unable to support “ Hot Plug ” function.
If you apply “Hot Plug” to this kind of O.S., it will cause unpredictable behavior or shut
down the PC. Before attempting to use “ Hot Plug ” , please make sure your O.S. and
mouse software driver supports the “Hot Plug” function.

6. On Screen Display
1. OSD menu can be popped up in powered on PC port or non-powered on PC port or
empty PC port. The resolution of OSD menu is fixed to 1024X768 for non-powered on PC
port or empty PC port.
2. When you pop up the OSD menu window go through the hot key, you will see the
following small window on your monitor.
BANK : 1 A. The 1ST line bar is Bank no.
16
B. The 2nd block is your PC system
name list. You will find the system
number list from 01 to 04 ( if the c
box is 4 port) or from 01 to 8 (if the
current box no. is 8 port)or from 01 to
16 (if the current box no. is 16 port).
You can define your PC name in
maximum 8 characters. The factory
default of 16 port KVM switch PC n
is from “SYSTEM 01”, “SYSTEM
02” ,…, “SYSTEM 16” and 8 port KVM
switch is from “SYSTEM 01”,
“SYSTEM 02”,…, “SYSTEM 08”.
Besides, the sun symbol “ ☼“ near to
the PC name represents the PC
system is powered on.
urrent
ame
To use up arrow key “ y“ or down arrow key “ z“ to select port for destination PC name.
After you have selected the PC port already, you can press the ENTER Key to switch the
PC port you want immediately
To use “ PgUp “ key or “ PgDn” key for selecting previous or next Bank no. (or Box No.)
7. SYSTEM 09 1
6
SYSTEM 10
3. SYSTEM 01 11
☼SYSTEM 02 (
4.
☼SYSTEM 03 1
2
☼SYSTEM 04
5.
☼SYSTEM 05 1
3
SYSTEM 06
6. SYSTEM 07 1
5
☼SYSTEM 08
8.
☼SYSTEM 11 1
4
☼SYSTEM 12
9. SYSTEM 13 1
8
☼SYSTEM 14
1
0
☼SYSTEM 15 1
7
SYSTEM 16
OSD : 1 0 SEC. CHANGE PASSWORD
SCAN: 10SEC. CONSOLE ON/OFF
ESC : QUIT ENTER :COMPLETE
TAB : NEXT INSERT :EDIT
©/ª: SELECT PORT
PgDn/PgUp: BANK SELECT

BANK : 1 To press “ INS” key for editing PC
name.
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After finishing the edit, please press “ Enter “ key for saving information.
To use “ Tab “ key to select items like Bank, OSD, SCAN, CHANGE PASSWORD,
CONSOLE ON/OFF, etc…
A. The “ OSD: 10 SEC” means
that the OSD windows
display or PC system name
exists 10 sec. on your
monitor. You can modify it
from 05 sec to 99 sec. The
factory default value is 10
sec.
B. The “ SCAN TIME” means that scan interval from one PC port to next PC port. The
default SCAN time is 10 sec and the maximum scan time is 99 sec. (5 ~ 99 sec.)
C. The “ CHANGE PASSWORD” is for user to avoid all PC systems to be intruded by the
other person. The default password is 8 digits “ 00000000 “.
There is an enter password window showed out when you select this item and then press
the Enter. The maximum password is eight digits. After you key in the password already
and press the Enter key, there is another window for confirming your typed password.
You need to retype the password again for rechecking your previous key-in password is
matched or not.
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15☼SYSTEM 15 1. SYSTEM 16
OSD : 10SEC. (CHANGE PASSWORD
SCAN: 10SEC. CONSOLE ON/OFF
ESC : QUIT ENTER :COMPLETE
TAB : NEXT INSERT :EDIT
01 SYSTEM 01 02 ☼SYS█EM 02 (
ENTER PASSWORD : █
ESC:QUIT ENTER:COMPLETE
ENTER NEW PASSWORD : █
ESC:QUIT ENTER:COMPLETE
RETYPE NEW PASSWORD : █
ESC:QUIT ENTER:COMPLETE