Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ServSwitch Freedom del fabbricante Black Box
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Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 2 T rade mark s Use d in this Manual Black Box a nd the Double Diamond logo are register ed trademarks, and Ser vSwitch is a tr ademark, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Mac is a registered tr ad emark of Apple C omputer , Inc.
FC C and IC RF I S t at ements 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 Feder al Com mun icatio ns Comm ission a nd Industry C anad a Rad io F requenc y Int erference S tatements This equipmen t ge.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 4 Ins trucciones de Se guridad ( N ormas O ficiales M exicanas Elec trical Safet y Statement) 1 . T odas l as instruc ciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas ant e s de que el aparat o elé c trico sea operado.
T able of Co ntent s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 5 Contents 1 . Specifications ..............................................................................................................................................................
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 6 1 . Spec ifi cat ions Approvals: C E, FC C Hardware C ompatibili t y: All compute rs with USB interfaces Soft ware C ompatibility : Op.
Cha pter 2 : Over vi ew 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 7 2. O ver view 2. 1 Introdu c tion The ServSwitch ™ Freedom is a compact unit created to allow a single operator to access information and control operations across numerous systems and screens.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 8 2. 2 Features Multiple screens, multi ple systems The Ser v Switch F ree dom unit allo ws you to con trol up to f our individual compu ter systems and their displ ay screens us ing just one k eyboard and mouse set.
Cha pter 2 : Over vi ew 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 9 COMPUTER K/M SPK USB1 USB2 MODE ServSwitch Fr eedom ™ BL AC K BO XD ESKT OP KV M SWIT CH 2.5 Har dwa re Descr ipt ion 2.5. 1 T op P anel Figure 2 - 2 show s the top panel of t he unit.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 10 2.5.2 Rear P anel Figure 2 - 3 shows the rear panel o f the unit. T able 2- 2 describes it s components : Figure 2 - 3. Rear pa nel. T able 2 -2 . Rear panel components. Number Component Description 4 2.
Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 11 3. Inst al lat ion 3. 1 Locations Please consider the f o llowing i mpor tant points when plannin g the position of the Ser .
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 12 3.3 Connec tions C onnec tions do not need to be carried out in the order given within th is guide; however , w here possible connect the po wer in as a final ste p.
Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 13 5V 2.5A INDOOR USE O N LY OPTIONS 2 1 4. Audio: W here requ ired, c onnect the lead from your speak er s to the audio sock et. See Figure 3-3. Figure 3- 3. C onnec ting speak ers to the user console.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 14 3.3. 3 Power in c onne c tion The Ser v Switch F ree dom unit is s upplied with a 1 2 .5W power adapter . T here is no on / off s witch on the unit, so operation begin s as soon as a power adapter is c onnected.
Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 15 3.3. 4 Channel switc hing b y ex ternal c ontrol The OP T IO NS por t allows ex ternal con trol of the curren t channel b y comma nds sent either via RS-23 2 serial input or by switch ing one of the fou r chan nel selec t input lines.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 16 3. 3.4 . 2 Control by RS -232 se rial Serial port parameter settings Ens ure th at the chosen serial port is configur ed to the fol.
Cha pter 3 : Inst al lat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 17 3.3.5 O ption al LED i ndicator c onne c tions The optional Ser vSwitch Fr eedom L ED Monitor module (part number: K V0 0 04 A- L ED) enables you to add LED ( Light E mitting Diode) indicat ors to each of you r video display screens t o show which ar e active.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 18 2 . Link each LED ind icator to a port on the Ser v Switch F reedom LED Monitor module - por ts 1 to 4 are most commonly used.
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 19 4. Configurat ion 4. 1 Using the Confi gur ati on Menu The configur ation mod e allows you to det ermine numer ous aspec ts of the Ser v Switc h Freedom u nit capabilities.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 20 T able 4- 1 . Con figuration menu options Letter Number Description B Enter the OPTIONS port Baud rate menu 1 1200 (default) 2 2400 .
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 21 4. 2 General con figurat ion 4. 2. 1 Cha ngi ng hot k eys Ser v Swit ch Freedom units use CTR L and AL T as their standard hotk eys. T hese can be changed if they clash with o ther soft ware or hardware within the ins ta llation.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 22 4. 2.4 Swit chin g mode Using the c o nfigu ration menu , you can define a default switchi ng mode.
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 23 4. 2.5 Misce ll aneous functions T o reset co nfiguration to fac tor y defaults 1 . En ter the C onfigur ation menu (see Se ction 4. 1 for detail s) . 2 . Press F t o enter the F unc tions menu 3.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 24 1A 2A 3A 4A 1A 2A 3A 4A 1A 2A 3A 4A 4.3 Glide and Switch con figuration 4.3. 1 Ins tal ling t he Glide a nd S wit ch c onf igu ra ti on applica ti on The Glide and Swit ch con figura tion application is av ailable f or d ownload from the Black Bo x website.
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 25 3. Double - click on each screen repr esentation to set the screen resolution an d, optional l y , add a screen name and/or configure an LED indicator (if used). See Figure 4 -3.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 26 4.4 Mult i- Monit or Gli de and S witch c onfig ur at ion 4.4 . 1 Instal l ing dr ivers and mu lt i- mon ito r con fig app In order to use Multi-M onitor mode you will need to in stall a Multi- Monitor Glide and S witch driv er (avail able for download from the Black Bo x website .
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 27 4.4 . 2 Config uri ng mult iple mon itors Multi- Monitor con figura tion is simi lar t o normal Glide and S w itch set up except t hat you can add more th an one displa y per PC, up to a to t al of eigh t per machine .
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 28 4.5 Configuring LED indicator s When the optional Ser vSwitch Fr eedom L ED Monitor i ndicator kit i s used, there ar e several c o nfigu ration option s avai lable that allow you t o customise behavior and these are set usin g the Glide and Switch configuration application.
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 29 Figure 4 - 7 . Choosing an individual indicator po r t 4. Choose the Ser vSwitch Fr eedom L ED Monitor outp ut por t that you wish t o as sociate with the curr ently selected vide o screen.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 0 4.6 Optio na l Gl ide and S witch o pera ti ons and settings 4.6. 1 Down load ing the exi sting l ayo ut from t he Ser v Swit ch F reedom If the Ser v Swit ch Freedom unit h as already been confi gured and you wis h to alt er it (and you don ’t hav e a saved .
Chapter 4 : Configurat ion 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 31 4.7 Pe r for ming upgrades The Ser v Switch F ree dom unit is f ully upgrad able via flash upgr ade. Su ch upgrades requi re a Windows- based computer system to be link ed via the OP TIONS por t.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pa g e 32 7 . From the mai n K VM Firmware Uploader dialog, click t he B r o w s e ... button and selec t the upgrade file: F RE E D M_xxx. txt where x x x is the firmware version. T he upgrade file details wil l be display ed within the dia log.
Cha pter 5 : Opera ti on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 33 5. Ope r at ion 5. 1 S electing a compu te r There are five wa ys to switch the common peripher als to s pecific computer ch ann.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 4 5. 1 . 2 Selec ti ng a com puter usi ng the front panel The front panel al lows you to determi ne how the variou s peripherals a re switched to one or more c omputer ch annels.
Cha pter 5 : Opera ti on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P ag e 35 5. 1 . 3 Selec ti ng a compute r using hotk ey s Using ho tk ey combin ations, yo u can quickly switch the k eyb oard, mouse , speakers and USB peripher als to a ny comp uter ch annel.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 6 5. 1 . 3. 2 Usi ng addi ti onal hot k ey press com bin ations In addition to the standard hotk ey press combina tions (shown left) , you can also add additional k ey presses in order to determi ne which periphera ls are switched: 1 .
Cha pter 5 : Opera ti on 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 37 5. 2 Loc kin g acc ess to the c omputers When privac y is requir ed, you can lock acc es s to the con nec ted comput ers via the unit. T o lock th e unit 1 . Simul taneously press and hold C TRL and A LT (or other hotk eys, if altered) .
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 3 8 Appendix A. W hat is T rue E mula ti on ? T rue Emu lation repr esents a significant bre akthrough in sh aring USB devices bet ween t wo or more comput er sys tems.
Ap p en dice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 39 HOST CONTROLLER USB KEYBOARD OTHER USB DEVICE USB MOUSE USB HUB PC 1 PC 2 PC 3 PC 4 USB HUB USB HUB USB HUB EMULA TION ENGINE T rue Emu lati.
Ser v Swit ch Freedom 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om Pag e 4 0 Appendix B. Wha t is Gl ide and Sw itc h ? Glide and S witch repr esents true innovation i n K VM s witchin g. For the first time, Glide and S witch allows users to autom atically switch bet ween target computers simply b y moving the mouse point er from screen t o screen.
Ap p en dice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P a g e 41 Seri al remot e contr ol and flash u pgr ade cable ( 8p8 c) 8p8c connector D-Type female 9 way 62 TXD RXD 3 2 3 5 RXD GND TXD GND Seri al remot e contr ol and flash u pgr ade cable ( 1 0 p 1 0 c) 10p10c connector D-Type female 9 way 72 TXD RXD 4 3 3 5 RXD GND TXD GND App endix C .
Ap p en dice s 72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om P ag e 42 Appendix D . S afet y informatio n • For use in dr y , oilfree indoor environments only . • Boththe unit andit s power supply generateheatw hen inop erationand willb ecome warmto the touch .
72 4 - 7 46 -5500 | blac kbo x.c om About Bl ack B ox Black Box Network Ser v ices is yo ur source f or more than 1 1 8,0 0 0 net working and i nfr astructure product s.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Black Box ServSwitch Freedom 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 ServSwitch Freedom - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Black Box ServSwitch Freedom imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Black Box ServSwitch Freedom ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Black Box ServSwitch Freedom, 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 ServSwitch Freedom.
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 ServSwitch Freedom. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Black Box ServSwitch Freedom 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.
