Vertiv AutoView AV104 Installation and maintenance instructions

Vertiv™ AutoView™
AV104/AV108/AV116 Switch
Installer/User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Product Overview 1
1.1 Features and Benefits 1
2 Basic Operation 3
2.1 Using Keystroke Commands 4
2.1.1 Activation sequence commands 4
2.2 Using the On-Screen Display 5
2.3 Switching Between Targets 7
2.3.1 Local port commands 7
2.4 Enabling Port Binding 7
2.4.1 Pass-through USB port commands 8
2.5 Operating Scan Mode 8
2.5.1 Scan mode commands 8
2.6 Cascading Units 9
2.7 Upgrading Firmware 10
3 Appendix 11
Appendix A: Product Specification 11
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1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Vertiv™ AutoView™ AV104/AV108/AV116 is a single-user analog switch that supports up to four, eight
or 16 target devices and can be 0U or 1U rack-mounted or used as a desktop device. It supports USB
keyboard, mouse and VGA video at the local user interface and USB and VGA or DisplayPort video at the
target devices. The switch does not have a web interface, therefore, all switching is done locally.
1.1 Features and Benefits
Depending on the model, the switch provides the following features and benefits:
•Buttons for switching among KVMtarget devices
•LEDlights that indicate active and connected targets
•Hotkey switching functionality
•On-screen display switching
•Three USB2.0 Type-A ports for connecting a keyboard, mouse and flash drive for firmware
upgrades
•Two USB 2.0 Type-A pass-through ports to allow you to use connected devices on a selected
target
•VGAvideo output to the local monitor of up to at least 2048 x 1536 pixels
NOTE: The 4-port model does not have on-screen display capability.
NOTE: The unit does not support an absolute mouse. Support is provided for a five-button, scrolling,
relative mouse.
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2 BASIC OPERATION
The target devices connect to the product through a high density 26-pin connector and custom cable
with USB and VGA connections to the target. A second custom cable has a built-in DisplayPort to
VGAadaptor that provides a DisplayPort connection to the target. The custom cables are available in
lengths of six or 12 feet. A third custom cable supports cascading between switches. It is identical to the
VGA cables but is one foot in length. Contact your Vertiv™ representative to purchase the custom cables.
Depending on the model, you can switch between target devices using the front panel buttons, the on-
screen display or hotkeys. On-screen display switching is enabled on the AV108 and AV116 switch. When
a connected target device is powered, the corresponding LEDon the bottom of the button illuminates
orange. When the powered target device is selected, the corresponding LEDon the top of the button
illuminates green. The switch does not have a sleep or hibernation mode. It remains powered as long as
power is provided.
Figure 2.1 AV116 Front and Back Panel
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 USB 2.0 Type-Apass-through ports
2 Capacitive port selection touch buttons
3 AC C14 power input connector
4 HD15 VGAconnector
5 USB 2.0 Type-A connector for a keyboard
6 USB 2.0 Type-A connector for a firmware upgrade peripheral
7 USB 2.0 Type-A connector for a mouse
8 HD26 target port connectors
Table 2.1 Front and Back Panel Components
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Figure 2.2 Front Panel Capacitative Buttons and LEDs
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 Indicates target is not powered or not connected
2 Indicates target is connected and powered
3 Indicates target is connected, powered and selected
Table 2.2 Switch Buttons and LED Indicators
2.1 Using Keystroke Commands
The AV104/AV108/AV116 switch supports hotkey functionality. You can use hotkey functionality to do
the following:
•Switch KVM between ports
•Switch USB pass-through between ports
•Start and stop scan mode
The default command mode is Ctrl+Ctrl+ [COMMAND]. When activating command mode, Ctrl +Ctrl must
be pressed sequentially within one second of each other. You can change the default command mode
using activation sequence commands. The commands are not case sensitive.
When in command (hotkey) mode, only keystrokes are passed to the target computer. Mouse activity is
disabled.
To exit command mode:
Press Enter to accept the action.
NOTE: You must press Enter to complete the command mode action. There is no way to abort a hotkey
sequence unless you enter an incorrect key sequence.
2.1.1 Activation sequence commands
The activation sequence commands allow you to activate default command mode or change the
activation sequence.
KEY SEQUENCE ACTION
Ctrl+Ctrl+H+1+Enter Activates the default command mode (Ctrl+Ctrl).
Ctrl+Ctrl+H+2+Enter Changes the activation sequence to Alt + Alt.
Ctrl+Ctrl+H+3+Enter Changes the activation sequence to Shift + Shift.
Table 2.3 Activation Sequence Commands
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2.2 Using the On-Screen Display
In addition to using the front panel buttons and keystroke commands, you can use the on-screen display
to control port selection and to rename target devices, enable or disable port binding, display the firmware
version and adjust the scan time interval.
You can also rename supported targets from the on-screen display. Target names are limited to 24
English characters.
Since the on-screen display does not support mouse functionality, the arrow keys can be used to navigate
among the target devices.
To initiate the on-screen display with a list of targets:
Press Print Screen or press Ctrl+Ctrl+O+Enter.
Figure 2.3 On-Screen Display Initial Window
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 USB pass-through icon (unbound shown)
2 Target powered icon (powered shown)
3 Target field (selected target field shown)
Table 2.4 On-Screen Display Initial Window
A green circle appears next to powered targets, a locked icon appears next to a target bound to a port via
USB pass-through and an unlocked icon appears next to an unbound target.
To bind or unbind a target:
1. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the target and press Enter.
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2. Press Bto bind the target.
-or-
Press Uto unbind the target.
To assign or edit a target name:
1. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the target field and press E.
2. Type the name in the target field.
3. Press Enter to save.
-or-
Press Esc to exit without saving.
To set a scan time and run a scan:
Figure 2.4 Enter Scan Time Dialog Box with Default Time
1. Press Tand press Backspace to clear the existing scan time value.
NOTE: The scan time value indicates seconds. The default scan time is 30 seconds.
2. Enter a value between 02 and 60.
3. Press Enterto save the scan time.
4. Press Sto start the scan.
To view the firmware version:
Press V.
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