Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ACU5011A del fabbricante Black Box
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SEPTEMBER 2002 ACU5010A ACU5011A FREE tech support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 . Mailing address: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Dr ., Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 World-Wide Web: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.
1 THE SER VSWITCH™ F AMIL Y W elcome to the Ser vSwitch™ Family! Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX ® ServSwitch™ Brand KVM extender! We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the many ways that this product will save you money, time, and effort.
2 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy.
3 EU DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY EUROPEAN UNION DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in the European standard EN55022. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference.
4 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
5 NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal maner.
6 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................. 8 2. Introduction ..................................................................
7 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 5. Operation ................................................................................................. 36 5.1 Power-Up Status .............................................................................. 36 5.
8 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 1. Specifications Cable Required — Between transmitters and receivers: Four-pair (eight- wire) Category 5 or higher unshielded twisted-pair (UTP); shielded twisted-p.
9 CHAPTER 1: Specifications Connectors — ACU5010A transmitter: (1) Left-side-mounted DB25 female for CPU connection; (1) Left-side mounted 8-pin mini-DIN female expansion port for future features; (.
10 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Power (cont’d) — Consumption: ACU5010A transmitter: 0.9 watts typical, 2.5 watts maximum; ACU5010A receiver or ACU5011A: 2.5 watts maximum; Size — ACU5010A transmitter, ACU5010A receiver, ACU5011A: 1"H x 4.
11 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction The ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender is designed to transfer keyboard, video, and mouse signals up to 200 meters (655 ft.) over Category 5 or higher twisted-pair cable. At its most basic, the Extender consists of a local transmitter and a remote receiver interconnected with a twisted-pair cable.
12 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 2.1 Features and Benefits Some useful features of the Extender: • Enables a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to be located up to 200 meters (655 ft.
13 CHAPTER 2: Introduction • Flash-upgradeable through its keyboard ports. • Power/activity LED indicators confirm correct operation. • Robust metal cases ensure good shielding and video quality. • Supports IBM ® PC compatibles, Compaq ® Alpha ® , SGI™, and RS/6000 ® computers.
14 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 2.2 Complete Packages The ServSwitch Wizard Extender Kit (ACU5010A) comes with: • (1) Local transmitter module; • (1) Remote receiver module; • (1) Power adapter for the receiver, including a region-specific input cord; • (1) 2-m (6.
15 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.3 The Extender Illustrated Figure 2-1. The Extender’s transmitter (local part of ACU5010A). Figure 2-2. The Extender’s receiver (ACU5011A or r emote part of ACU5010A).
16 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Figure 2-3. The Ser vSwitch Wizard Extender Chassis (ACU5000A). Slots for up to 16 transmitters, receivers, and chassis power supplies.
17 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.4 Safety Concerns As you prepare to install the ServSwitch Wizard Extender, please keep these things in mind: • The Extender is for use in dry, oil-free indoor environments only.
18 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 3. Installation 3.1 What Y ou Will Need These things must be in place before you can install your ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender: • Four-pair (eight-wire) twisted-pair cabling rated to at least Category 5.
19 CHAPTER 3: Installation • If your computer CPU is farther than 2 m (6.5 ft.) from your Extender transmitter: One or more cables to replace or extend the included cable for connecting the CPU to the transmitter, up to a maximum distance of 5 m (15 ft.
20 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 3.2 Placement NOTE If you’d like to put an Extender module in a space in which its rackmount-enabling endplate doesn’t fit well, or if you need to remove its endplate for whatever other reason, you can do so by unscrewing the two end-mounted screws that hold it on.
21 CHAPTER 3: Installation You can cover one (ACU5003) or four (ACU5004) empty slots in the chassis using our Blank Chassis Panels. The ACU5003 Single Blank Panel comes with one (ACU5003) or two screws that you’ll use to secure it to the chassis in the same way you’d secure a module.
22 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 3.3 The Installation Procedure First make sure the power adapter is unplugged and disconnected from the ServSwitch Wizard Extender’s receiver. Also make sure that (if possible) all of the devices you want to attach to your Extender system are turned off and unplugged.
23 CHAPTER 3: Installation 4. Plug your monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly into the appropriately labeled connectors on the Extender receiver. Or, if you need to place them too far away to plug in directly, plug them into extension cables (see the Appendix ) and run the extension cables to the connectors on the receiver.
24 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Figure 3-3. A simplified ACU5010A Wizard Extender installation. Receiver Transmitter Computer CPU Included three-to-one cable Keyboard, mouse, and monitor plug in directly or with extension cables (see the Appendix ) To included power adapter CAT5 or higher cable, up to 200 m (655 ft.
25 CHAPTER 3: Installation Figure 3-4. A simplified ACU5011A Wizard Extender receiver installation. Receiver Remote user #1 Optional local user #1 Local user #2 Local users’ monitors, keyboards, and.
26 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 4. Configuration To configure your ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender system, first you’ll need to configure any directly attached PC, as directed in Section 4.1 . Then you’ll need to configure the Extender itself, as directed in the rest of this chapter.
27 CHAPTER 4: Configuration 4.2 Configuring the Extender The ServSwitch Wizard Extender ships from the factory in a default state that’s suitable for most applications, but it has a large number of configuration options.
28 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Figure 4-1. The receiver’s DIP-switch settings. Transmitter’s DIP switch (leave all positions OFF—the default settings—for normal operation): • Position 1: Move this position to ON to put the transmitter in upgrade mode (see Chapter 6 ) so that new firmware can be downloaded into its flash memory.
29 CHAPTER 4: Configuration • Position 3: If you’ve password-protected the Extender’s receiver and lost the password, move this switch position to ON to put the Extender in configuration mode when it powers up. This will allow you to reset the password, as described in Section 4.
30 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 4.2.2 U SING C ONFIGURATION M ODE If hotkeys are currently enabled (see Section 4.2.1 ), you can put the Extender in configuration mode by pressing the currently selected hotkeys along with the [Enter] key.
31 CHAPTER 4: Configuration they’re flashing slowly (to a minimum of one cycle per second for zero distance), the Extender is compensating at a low level suitable for shorter runs of twisted-pair cable.
32 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 4. When you find the best possible picture—and finish entering any other configuration commands (see Section 4.2.2.B )—press [Enter] to save the configuration setting and exit configuration mode. The compensation setting is saved in EEPROM, so it will persist even if the Extender is powered off.
33 CHAPTER 4: Configuration [M] [6] [Enter] = Restore regular mouse [M] [7] [Enter] = Restore IntelliMouse • Set/clear password (see Section 4.4 ): [P] [Enter] (password) [Enter] = Sets the Extender’s password [P] [Enter] [Enter] = Clears the Extender’s password • [F] [1] [Enter] = Display firmware version (see Section 7.
34 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 4.4 Setting a Password for the Extender There are many situations where access to corporate file servers or sensitive information needs to be controlled.
35 CHAPTER 4: Configuration If you want to remove the password after setting one, get into configuration mode, type the letter “P”, and press the [Enter] key as before, but then press [Enter] again without typing in any other characters.
36 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 5. Operation This chapter explains the general operation of the ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender. We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before starting to use the Extender; also make very sure you have read the important note at the start of Chapter 4 ! 5.
37 CHAPTER 5: Operation 5.2 The Extender’ s LEDs The ServSwitch Wizard Extender’s transmitter and receiver modules each have one LED mounted on their right sides next to their RJ-45 interconnect ports. There is a similar LED on the right side of the power-supply module.
38 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 5.3 How the Extender Uses the Keyboard LEDs The ServSwitch Wizard Extender also uses the LEDs on the attached keyboards to indicate various conditions. It will light the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs in several different ways: • Configuration-mode indication—rolling sequence.
39 CHAPTER 5: Operation 5.4 Things to Keep in Mind About the Keyboards and Mice PC bootup sequence: When your PC CPUs are powered on, they communicate with any attached keyboards and mice and load the setup parameters required by their particular operating systems.
40 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 5.5 Keyboard Control: Hotkey Commands You can control several functions on the ServSwitch Wizard Extender—including CPU connection/disconnection, screen blanking, locking, and entering configuration mode—from the keyboard, using commands triggered with the Extender’s currently selected hotkey combination.
41 CHAPTER 5: Operation Extender is locked, you will have to press [Enter] to clear those characters so that they won’t invalidate the password when you proceed to type it in. • Use {Hotkeys} + [Enter] to cause the Extender to go into configuration mode.
42 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 5.6 Hot-Plugging PS/2 Mice and Mouse Ports into the Extender and Re-Enabling Disconnected CPU PS/2 Mouse Ports It is advisable to switch off the computer systems that are going to be connected to the ServSwitch Wizard Extender before you install them.
43 CHAPTER 5: Operation To restore lost mouse movement on a CPU connected to the Extender: 1. At the receiver’s keyboard, select the CPU that has lost its mouse movement. 2. Enter configuration mode (see Section 4.2.2 ) by pressing the hotkeys followed by [Enter].
44 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 6. Upgrading the Extender’ s Firmware The ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender uses flash-rewritable program memory, and you can upgrade its firmware code by using a PC program to download new firmware into the transmitter and receiver through their keyboard connections.
45 CHAPTER 6: Upgrading the Extender’ s Firmware 3. Power down the computer that will be running the upgrade program. 4. Disconnect the twisted-pair cable and any previously connected CPU from the transmitter. 5. Connect the transmitter to the computer that will be running the upgrade program as shown in Figure 6-1.
46 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 11. Power down the Extender’s receiver and disconnect the twisted-pair cable and any previously connected keyboard from it.
47 CHAPTER 6: Upgrading the Extender’ s Firmware 18. Reconnect the upgraded transmitter and receiver to each other and to any previously connected equipment.
48 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER 7. T roubleshooting If your ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender is not providing sharp video, you can force it to apply automatic video compensation as described in Section 7.
49 CHAPTER 7: T roubleshooting 7.2 Reporting and Compensating for Video Skew If you notice that one or more of the primary colors (red, green, or blue) in the video image displayed on your monitor has.
50 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER • If none of the other solutions are practical or if none of them work, you can install a ServSwitch™ Wizard Skew Compensator (product code ACU5100A) between your transmitter and receiver, as shown in Figure 7-2. Figure 7-2.
51 CHAPTER 7: T roubleshooting Before you install or configure a Skew Compensator—or try the other remedies— you might want to have the Extender report how much skew is occurring in your system. To do this, take these steps: 1. Make sure the transmitter and receiver are connected with the twisted-pair cable you want to use.
52 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER The first section of the report indicates the length differences between the twisted pairs that are carrying the red, green, and blue color signals. One of the colors will have a reported length difference of “+0.0M”; this is the color carried by the shortest twisted pair.
53 CHAPTER 7: T roubleshooting 7.3 Other Problems and Possible Solutions Problem: Poor video quality with smearing, fuzziness, or rippling. Possible Solution: Make sure that the video compensation has been set for your system, as described in Sections 4.
54 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Problem: Compaq MX11800 model integrated keyboard and mouse only: The mouse consistently fails to boot when the Extender is connected to a PC running Windows NT ® 4.0 through its PS/2 style mouse port. Possible Solutions: There are three possible solutions to this problem: 1.
55 CHAPTER 7: T roubleshooting 7.6 Calling Black Box If you determine that your ServSwitch Wizard Extender is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit . It contains no user-serviceable parts. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.
56 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER Appendix: Cable Guidelines NOTE The maximum supported cable lengths vary widely between devices and cables. It might be possible to use cables that are longer than those specified in this Appendix with certain computers and peripherals, but this can’t be guaranteed.
57 APPENDIX: Cable Guidelines Figure A-1. The RS-232 mouse adapter’s pinout. 6-pin mini-DIN attaches to Wizard or cable from Wizard N/C RLSD (DCD) RD KDAT TD SGND +5V KCLK -12V TD (-12V) DTR SGND DS.
58 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER A.3 T wisted-Pair Cabling Between the T ransmitter and Receiver To interconnect the transmitter and receiver of your ServSwitch™ Wizard Extender, you can use either shielded twisted pair (STP) or unshielded twisted pair (UTP) rated to Category 5 or higher.
59 APPENDIX: Cable Guidelines Cable Pinning: Straight-through (Pin 1 to Pin 1, 2 to 2, etc.) Cable Pairing: Pair 1: Pins 4 and 5 (differential green video and vertical sync) Pair 2: Pins 1 and 2 (differential blue video) Pair 3: Pins 3 and 6 (differential red video and horizontal sync) Pair 4: Pins 7 and 8 (keyboard and mouse data) Figure A-2.
60 SER VSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL BLACK BOX and the logo are registered trademarks, and ServSwitch and ServSwitch Wizard are trademarks, of Black Box Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Black Box ACU5011A è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Black Box ACU5011A - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Black Box ACU5011A imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Black Box ACU5011A ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Black Box ACU5011A, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Black Box ACU5011A.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Black Box ACU5011A. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Black Box ACU5011A insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
