Linkskey LKV-1680 User manual

Quick Installation Guide App l i ca ble models: LKV-0480/LKV-0880/LKV-1680
F E A T U R IN G H O T - P L U G G I N G & P L U G - A N D - PL A Y
LKV-0480/0880/1680
4/8/16-port 19” Rackmount KVM Switch
Quick Installation Guide
Thank you for purchasing the LKV -0480 /LKV -0880 /LKV -1680
Rack m o u nt K V M S w itc h ! This Rackmount KVM S w itch is desi gned for
computer/server management on a centralized single admin desk in
corporate, facto ry as w ell as in campus computing environ m ent. It
features a console port to co nnect your sh ared keyb oard, video a nd
mouse, and 4/8 /16 PC ports to connect to your computers/serve rs. You
can simply place it on desktop or mount it on a standard 19” rack for more
secured and cen tralized manage m ent.
This KVM S w itch feat ures a me tal enclosure fo r better shielding against
electromagnetic interference c ommon ly seen in lab or facto ry floor
environment. It also features a hot -p lu g gi n g capability that allo w s you to
plug off and on the KVM cablings w ithout p ow ering dow n a whole rack of
servers, especially convenient when you are w orking on a sever rack.
With our highly reliable and quality pr oduct, user can enj o y countless
benefits from using it.
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Before you install
The default setting of the LKV -0480 /LKV -0880 /LKV -1680 R a c k mo u nt
KVM S w itch is appro priate for most systems. In fact, you do no t have to
make any co nfiguration bef or e installation. It’s an out -o f-the -box
installation: Just connect and set up the cable connections for the KVM
sw itch and yo ur computers, boot them up in c orrect sequence a nd you
can start to ope rate immediate ly!
For a quick start on installation and ope ration, please follow th e
instructions bel ow .
Out-of-the-box Installation
Take t h e KV M S wi t ch ou t o f th e b ox an d b e g in in s t a ll a t ion...
If y ou ar e u si n g o n ly w in d o w P C s : f o r th e fi r s t - t i m e
in st al la tio n , yo u do n ’t e ve n n e ed t o p o w e r d o w n a ll th e
c om p u te r s t h a t ar e g oin g to b e c o nn e ct ed t o t h e K V M Sw i t c h… ..
T he h o t - p lu gg ab ility o f t h i s K V M S w i t c h a ll o w s “ h o t - p lu g gin g” of th e
K V M c a b l e s w h i l e th e c om p u t e r i s p o w e r e d o n, a n d y o u r m o u s e w i ll s t a y
aliv e th r o u g h o u t. It is e s p e c ia l ly c o nvenie nt w h e n y o u h a v e to c h a n ge o r
re a r r an ge th e K V M c a blings of y o u r com p u t e r s w h ile still w ant to k e ep t h e
co m p ut e r s w ork i n g.
If yo u a r e u s i n g a n y L in u x P C s : you m ig h t po ss i b l y e xp e r ience a
loc k on m o u s e if h ot - pl u gging it t o t h e KVM s w i tc h ( s in c e Lin u x is n ot a
P nP O S s o m e h o w )… If y o ur m o u s e ge ts l o c k e d, y o u can t r y t o u s e th e
m o u s e r e s et h o t ke y s ( s ee th e Qu ick R efere n ce Sheet ) to bring it b a ck
to norm a l. A noth e r alt e rnati v e is to turn the Linu x PC o ff bef o r e
c on ne ct in g it to K V M S w i t c h .
Step 1. Connect the shared mouse, ke ybo a rd an d monitor to the console
port connectors on the backpanel of yo ur KVM S w itch.
N ote t h at since the K V M Swi t ch i s p o w e r e d th ro u gh t h e P S /2
inter f a c e, it i s p ow e r ed on i m m e d iate l y w h en co nnec t e d to t h e PS /2
ke y b o a r d /m o u s e p o r t of y our PC (n onethe l e s s ev e n w h en t h e P C b e in g in
p ow e r e d of f st a te , th e PS / 2 in t e r f a c e i s st ill l i v e w i t h e l e c t r i ci ty ).
Easy Operation
T here are tw o m ethods to select a specific computer, using a fron t-panel
push button or a hotkey sequence.
Fro n t- p anel pu s h b u ttons
The fron t-panel buttons let you have direct control over KVM sw itch
operation and channel sw itching. Simply press a button to sw itch to its
corresponding ch annel. See Quick Reference Sheet
K e y b o ard h ot ke y s
A keyboard hot key sequence consists of at least three specific keystrokes:
See Quick Reference Sheet
Ho tk ey seq u ence = Scr L k + Scr L k + C o m m a nd k e y (s)
T h e tw o c o n s e cu ti ve S c r L k k e ys t ro k e s s h o u ld b e p r e s s e d w i t h in 2
s e con ds an d t h e follow ing c o m m a nd k ey ( s ) s h o u ld also b e p r es s e d w ith i n
2 s econ d s in l ik e w ise m a n n e r. O t h e r w i s e, t h e h ot k ey s e q u en c e w ill no t be
valida t ed.
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Step 2. Just con nect your co m puters (no m at ter they are po w ered on or
off! ) to the P C ports at the back panel of the KVM S w itch using
the KVM com b o cables. Y ou can use individual standard
keyboar d, mou se and video cab les for connectio n, although the
3-in -1 combo cable is highly recomm e nded for yo ur
convenience.
F or d e t a i le d H o t ke y s e q u e n c e s a n d th e i r c o r r e s p o nd in g f u n ctio n al
co m m a n ds. See Quick Reference Sheet
System Requirements
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Step 3. If your computer is still not powered up, then po w er th e m up.
Once the com p uters are p ow er ed up (or th ey are alrea dy
p ow ered o n b efore connecting to KVM S w itch), you can
manage all of th e m through the K VM S w itch.
If y ou exp e r ie n ce m o u s e lock o n any of y o ur c o m p ute r , Y o u c a n u se
the m o u s e r e s et hotk e y s e q u e n c e to re ga in t h e m o u s e con t rol (see the
Q u ic k R e f er e n c e S h e e t ).
Model
Number
PC Side
Console
Side
LKV-0480/LKV-0880/LKV-1680
4/8/16 x KVM Combo Cable ( PS/2-PS/2-
HDB-15 interface, all-male)
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Monitor
Rev. 1.5 Copyright© All rights reserved. July 2004

Quick Reference Sheet Applicable models: LKV -0480/LKV - 0880/LKV-1680
Quick Reference Sheet
19” Rackmount KVM Switch / Operation Commands for Hotkeys/ Front-Panel Button
Command Hotkeys Front-panel Button Description
Select PC C ha n nel
F o r L K V - 0 4 8 0 / L K V - 0 8 8 0
S crL k + S c r L k + ( x) 1
x = 1 ~ 4 / 1~8 for PC c h a n nel nu m b e r
F o r L K V - 1 6 8 0
S crL k + S crL k + ( x ) + ( y )
1
xy = 0 1~ 16 f o r PC c h a n nel n um b er
Pre s s the c o rr e s p o n d in g fr o nt - pan el
bu tt o n t o sele c t th e d e s i red P C
cha n nel
Select the a ctive P C cha n n e l
S ele ct t he n ex t l o w e r P C ch a nn el
Next lo w er PC chan n el S crL k + S c r L k +  (arro w up ) --
Next h ig h er PC cha n nel S crL k + S c r L k +  (arr ow do wn) --
(S w itc h o n l y to t h e n e xt l o w e r c h a n ne l w it h li v e p o w er in p ut
fr o m P S / 2 int e r f a ce )
Select the next h i g h er P C c h an ne l
(S w itc h o n l y to t h e n e xt h ig h er c h an ne l w i t h l i v e p ow e r in p ut
fr o m P S / 2 int e r f a ce )
Pr e v ious PC channel S crL k + S c r L k +  (Bac kspac e) - - Toggle b etw een t he p r evious ch a n n el and cur rent c han nel
Beep S o u n d O n /O ff S crL k + S c r L k + B - -
Toggle on/o f f t h e b e ep so u n d f o r h otke y / c h annel s w it c h ing
op e r ation
R e s e t m ou s e/ key b o ar d o n t h e c on s ole s ide
Con s ole M ouse /K e y b o ard R e se t
2
ScrLk + ScrLk + End
Butt o n 1
(Press a n d h o ld d o wn fo r 2”)
A uto scan S crL k + S c r L k + S
La s t B u t to n
(Press a n d h o ld d o wn fo r 2”)
(T h i s h otk e y co m m a n d w o r k s o n l y fo r P n P O S s u c h a s
W i nd o w s 9 8 S E o r l at er W i n d o w s O S ; f or n on - P n P O S , s e e
Note 2) .
A uto s c an th r oug h e v e r y c on nec t e d c h a nne l for q u ick s c r e en
br o w sing o f e a ch ch a nn e l ( s can d e la y = 5 s ec.)
A uto scan w ith Progra m mab le Del a y T ime
S crL k + S c r L k + S + ( x )
1
x = 0 ~ 9
1  10” ; 2  20 ” ; 3  30” ; 4  40” ; 5  50”
6  60” ; 7  7 0 ” ; 8  80” ; 9  90” ; 0  10 0”
- -
A u to s ca n w i th a u ser - d e fi n ed d e l a y t i m e w i th in a ra n ge o f 5 ~
1 00 s e c o n d s
Stop A ut osc a n Pr es s a n y ke y o n ke y b o ard Pre ss a n y butt o n T e r m i n ate A u to sc an a c t i v it y
Note s :
1. You can use either top row num b er keys or the keypad number keys for hot keys com m ands.
2. No rm ally, you should have no probl em with m ou se hot -plugging on a Plug -and -Play OS. Howev er, a n o n -PnP OS o nly pe r forms h a rdware det e cti o n while b o o ti n g up -- that is why hot -p lug g ing s o met imes will
see a m ouse lo ck…..
M ouse Tr o uble s ho o tin g o n a no n -PnP O S (Li nu x, NT4. 0 ) : If you experience mouse lock when hot -plugging m o use on a non -PnP OS such as Linux or W inNT 4.0, just hit one of the followi ng hotkey com m a nds for
m ouse reset according to your mouse configuration on the no n -P nP OS ….
Scr L k + S cr L k + M + 1 for a 2-key m ouse setting; Scr L k + S cr L k + M + 2 for a 3-key wheel m ouse s etting; Scr L k + S crLk + M + 3 for a 5-key wheel mouse setting.
LED in formati o n: a solid red -lit LED indicates a live power input for that s pecific port; a soli d gree n-lit LE D indicates an active port; a flashing green LED indicates no connection for the active port (i.e. no power input fr om
the active p ort).
Hotk e y c o nve nt ion: The hotkey notation Scr L k + Scr L k + (k ey ) , de notes that you should hit the individual keys consecutively one at a tim e, not sim ulta neously.
Rev. 1.5 Copyright© All rights reserved. July 2004
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