Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto F1DE108C del fabbricante Belkin
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O mniView ™ KVM Switch with Micro-Cabling T echnology U ser Manual ENTERPRISE Quad-Bus Series F1DE108C F1DE116C F1DE208C F1DE216C Control up to 16 servers from up to two consoles • Expand able to .
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Overvie w Feature Overvi ew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Equipmen t Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Operatin g Systems . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Congr atulation s on your purchase o f this Belkin OmniView ENTERPRI SE Quad-Bus Series KVM Switch with Mi cro-Cablin g T echn ology (the Switch). Our diverse lin e of KVM solution s ex emplifies th e Belkin commitmen t to deliverin g high-qu ality , durable prod ucts at a competitive pri ce .
2 OVERVIEW F eatur e Overvie w Quad-Bus T echnology Mu ltiple Switches can be daisy-chain ed togeth er to allow you to expan d up to a m axim um of f our consoles to sim ultaneously con trol up to 256 computers . Integrated Dual-Console Support* Y ou can connect two consoles to sim ultaneously con trol up to 256 computers.
3 OVERVIEW Reprogr ammable Hot Ke y Initiator Sequence The Switch allows you to select up to six altern ate keys to initi ate hot k ey comman ds; this creates compatibility with k eyboards that eith er do n ot feature id enti cal keys or that m ay have progr ammed th e id enti cal keys to perform oth er functi ons .
4 OVERVIEW Equipment Requirements Cables To connect the Switch to a computer r equires a speci alized Belkin ENTERPRISE Quad-Bus Seri es KVM Cable . For PS/2 computer connecti on, please use F1D9400-XX. For USB computer conn ection, please use F1D9401-XX.
5 OVERVIEW Specifications P art No.: F1DE108C, F1DE116C, F1DE208C, F1DE216C Pow er: 100-240–264V AC @ 47–63Hz, single phase , 0.25A @ 117V A C, 0.15A @ 240V AC Daisy-Chain: M aximum o f 16 BANKs , inclu ding 4 con soles Max.
6 OVERVIEW Unit Display Diagrams Front Vie w of the Switch (F1DE216C) Dual ma nual direct-access port selectors A utoScan button with LED to indicate A utoScan Mode is active Manu al BANK scroll butto.
7 OVERVIEW PS/2 mouse console port U SB Console ports, T ype A Video Con sole ports VGA 4 high-den sity , 50-pin, SCSI 2-style computer ports, each supporting 2 servers (on the F1DE108C and F1DE208C) .
INS T ALLA TION Pre-Configur ation The en closure o f the Switch is d esign ed for d esktop or rack-m ount configur ation. Th e Switch is rack-m ountable in stan dar d 19-inch server r acks. Rack-m ount har dware is inclu ded with th ese Switches f or a sturd y rack in stallation.
9 INS T ALLA TION 1. Remove th e brack ets from th e box. 2. Align th e brack et with the fr ont o f the Switch f or flush installation in your r ack. 3. A ttach th e brack et to the si de o f your Switch with the scr ews provi ded. 4. M oun t the Switch to th e rack r ail assembly .
10 INS T ALLA TION 2. U sing th e OmniView ENTERPRI SE Quad-Bus Seri es Dual-P ort PS/2 KVM Cable (F1D9400-XX), connect th e high-d ensity , 50-pin, SCSI 2-style connector to a fr ee Switch port, starting with th e port for th e first two computers. (For best r esults, screw th e connectors in to the Switch an d the computer , when possible .
11 INS T ALLA TION Connecting Computers to the Switch (USB Connection) 1. A ttach the IEC power cable to th e power connector located on th e rear o f the Switch.
12 INS T ALLA TION 4. Boot the computer you wish to connect vi a USB, as you would n ormally , with the k eyboar d, m ouse , and m onitor connected dir ectly to the computer . 5. Y our computer will detect the Switch as a g eneri c mouse and k eyboard .
13 INS T ALLA TION 3. Connect th e PS/2 or USB k eyboard to th e appropri ate port on the back o f the Switch in the “Con sole” section (th e purple PS/2 port). 4. Connect th e PS/2 or USB m ouse to the appr opriate port on th e back of th e Switch in the “Con sole” section (th e green PS/2 port).
INS T ALLA TION 14 DIP SWITCH # B ANK ADDRESS 12 3 4 DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN B ANK 00 (Def ault) UP DOWN DOWN DOWN BANK 01 PRIMARY/SECOND ARY DOWN UP DOWN DOWN BANK 02 SECOND ARY UP UP DOWN DOWN BANK 03 S.
15 INS T ALLA TION 3. Connect the console m onitor , keyboar d, an d mouse to th e console ports o f the prim ary Switch(es), as previ ously described f or stand alone units , skipping steps 5 an d 6.* *Dual-con sole support available on 2x8 and 2x16 m odels only .
16 INS T ALLA TION Connecting the Daisy-Chain Cable: 5. Begin with BANK 00. Usin g the Daisy-Chain Cable (F1D9402-XX), conn ect one en d to the “Daisy-Chain OUT” port on th e first Switch. 6. Connect the oth er end o f the Daisy-Chain Cable to th e “Daisy-Chain IN” port of the n ext Switch.
17 INS T ALLA TION 9. If the primary B ANK is set to a ddr ess 00, the KVM ad ministrator m ust configur e the Switch f or daisy-chain usag e . T o d o this, tak e the f ollowing steps: (Note: Y ou m .
18 USING YOUR S WITCH N ow that you have connected your consoles an d computers to your Switch, it is read y for use . Y ou can select connected computers by the dir ect-access port selectors, located on the fr ont pan el of th e Switch, hot k ey comman ds, or th e On-Screen Display .
19 USING YOUR S WITCH Daisy-Chain Configur ation • The 7-segm ent display o f a second ary Switch will always display its BANK add ress . All other button s and LEDs on secon dary B ANKs will be disabled. Static Mode (Idle) • The 7-segm ent LEDs will display th e curren t BANK ID.
20 USING YOUR S WITCH Selecting a Computer Using K eyboar d Hot Ke y Commands To send comman ds to the Switch, th e Scroll Lock (SL) k ey must be pr essed twice within about half a second (you will h .
21 USING YOUR S WITCH U sing the A utoScan Function from the Fr ont P anel Pressin g the A utoScan button on the Switch activates it. In A utoScan Mod e , the Switch rem ains f ocused on one port f or a configur ed interval (1–99 secon ds), befor e toggling to th e ne xt port.
22 USING YOUR S WITCH IntelliView Gr aphical On-Screen Display Menu Contr ol The In telliView Gr aphical On-Scr een Display (OSD) is inten ded to have a look an d feel similar to popular Wind ows-based operatin g systems f or PCs. T o activate the On-Screen Display , pr ess on “Scroll Lock + Scr oll Lock + space bar” on your keyboard .
23 USING YOUR S WITCH • Pressin g the space bar will activate th e OSD contr ol in focus (sam e as clickin g on the con trol). If th e list box is in f ocus, th en pressin g the space bar gives th e console con trol o f the hi ghligh ted computer .
24 USING YOUR S WITCH The Main P age The M ain page displays inf ormati on regar ding th e curren t connected severs. A t a glance , the user can view th e server’s group, computer nam e , port location s, connecti on status, an d security mod e . The M ain page could also be used to n avigate through th e connected server .
25 USING YOUR S WITCH Mouse Column The m ouse column displays the status o f the curr ent m ouse connecti on, and is updated in r eal time . If the connection to th e computer is via a PS/2 cable , a small m ouse i con is displayed. If th e mouse conn ection to th e computer is via U SB, the US B triden t symbol is displayed.
26 USING YOUR S WITCH The Setup P age The Setup pag e is only available to the A dmin user an d is used to set the gr oup nam e , computer nam e , and computer scan tim es. Th e scan time is d epend ent on th e port being scann ed, an d is global (i.e .
27 USING YOUR S WITCH Scan Time an d “Chang e All” Button The user can r eset the scan tim e for all computers by en tering a value fr om 1–99 in the edit bo x and cli cking on th e “Chang e All” button. The user will be ask ed to confirm the acti on befor e the n ew time is appli ed.
28 USING YOUR S WITCH Group Column The Gr oup column displays the n ame o f the gr oup to which th e computer has been assign ed. Th e computer list can be sorted on this field by cli cking th e mouse on the column h eader . Computer Name Column The Computer N ame column displays th e nam e of each conn ected computer .
29 USING YOUR S WITCH P assword En try Fields Ther e is a “ chang e password” button associ ated with each user; clickin g the button displays the passwor d entry di alog.
30 USING YOUR S WITCH Broad cast P asswords This check bo x for ces all other con soles to overwrite all of th eir user passwords with the passwor ds contain ed in the curr ent con sole . This mak es it simple for the administr ator to synchr onize the passwor ds of all con soles (e .
31 USING YOUR S WITCH Display Banner This check bo x enables a bann er to be displayed for system even ts: pressin g a fron t-panel button, powerin g-on the Switch, etc . The bann er is either always displayed, or displayed f or a configur ed time (1–99 secon ds).
32 USING YOUR S WITCH A dvan ced Button A ctivatin g this button will take th e user to the advan ced option scr een. Disable Viewin g When “Disable Vi ewing” is ch ecked , only anoth er administr ator may vi ew channels occupied by th e administr ator .
USING YOUR S WITCH 33 Error Messages and Dialogs From tim e to time , it will be necessary to display messages to th e user indi cating errors or r equesting simple an swers to question s. Th ese pop-up screen s use the f amili ar form at of title bar an d wind ow body , which con tains th e text o f the m essag e .
34 USING YOUR S WITCH The AutoUpdate Firm war e Update Utility Updating Firmw are The A utoUpdate appli cation is d esign ed to inspect your har dwar e and guid e you through th e process o f updatin g the firm ware (if n ecessary) on your Switch.
35 USING YOUR S WITCH To start the update pr ocess, you m ust run the A utoUpdate appli cation by selectin g “A utoUpdate .exe” fr om the start m enu, or a d esktop shortcut. The first scr een of th e AutoUpd ate applicati on will prompt th e user to select an automati c or man ual upd ate .
36 USING YOUR S WITCH Updating Devices via the W eb When you start th e AutoUpd ate applicati on, it search es your computer for d evices that support the upd ate process . It also autom atically conn ects to the W eb an d search es for available upd ates for th e devi ces that are f ound .
37 USING YOUR S WITCH Befor e the A utoUpdate begin s, a warnin g screen will be displayed , informin g the user of th e risks involved in proceedin g with the upd ate , and acti ons that sh ould be avoid ed while the upd ate is in progr ess.
38 USING YOUR S WITCH When th e update is started , a dialog pops up, displayin g the file tr ansfer pr ogress f or each sub-d evice , and for the Switch, as a wh ole . If multiple d evices have been selected, th e dialog r emain s up and r epeats the upd ate process f or each device .
39 USING YOUR S WITCH The “ Advanced” button allows th e user to man ually f orce upd ates into th e targ et d evi ce . AutoUpd ate does minim al checkin g to determin e whether th e selected file is valid in this m ode . Belkin d oes not r ecommen d using A dvanced Mod e unless directed to do so by Belkin T echnical Support.
40 USING YOUR S WITCH When th e update is complete , th e Ne xt button will become active , allowin g the user to complete the upd ate . If the d ownload fails f or any r eason, a dialog bo x will appear with an option to r etry the upd ate . If the appli cation has completed su ccessfully , this screen will be displayed.
41 USING YOUR S WITCH Completing the Firmw are Update The Switch n eeds to be power-cycled (or reset) after a su ccessful download , so that it can progr am its intern al componen ts. Th e update pr ocess will not be complete until th e devi ce has been power-cycled.
42 TROUBLESHOOTING I’ve dais y-chained multiple Switches; now I w ant to add another console . What do I need to do to get it running? • If you want to ad d your console to a Switch that is alr eady in your d aisy-chain with its DIP switches set fr om 00 through 01, you simply have to conn ect your m onitor , keyboard , and m ouse .
43 k) Select “OK” to close the H ot Functi on Keys di alog box. l) Close the k eyboard appli cation. Note: By creating a copy of “Eject this disk” application on your desktop, you can easily map the “Eject this disk” function to the keyboard map.
GLOSSAR Y The f ollowing d efinition s are used thr oughout th e man ual. A utoScan: A m ode o f operati on wher e the KVM switch scan s from on e port to anoth er , on an ong oing basis, as confi gured by th e user . B ANK: Th e add ress o f a daisy-chain ed KVM (0–15, set by the DIP switch).
45 GLOSSAR Y Standalone: A single KVM switch that oper ates ind epend ently (n ot connected to oth ers). Static Mode: The pr edomin ant m ode o f operati on of the KVM switch. Th e switch enters this state wh enever it has n ot received a button pr ess for at least five secon ds.
46 FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY We, Belkin Corporati on, of 501 W est W alnut Str eet, Compton, CA 90220, declare un der our sole r esponsibility that th e produ cts: F1DE108C F1DE116C F1DE208C F1DE216C to which this d eclaration r elates: Comply with P art 15 of the FCC Rules.
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