Installation guide Specifications Part No's 1018-108 1018-116 Switches SCOUTutp 8 port Switch SCOUTutp 16 port Switch 2364-01P 2364-01U 2364-01S CPU Adaptors SCOUTutp PS/2 CPU adapter SCOUTutp USB CPU adapter SCOUTutp SUN CPU adapter SCOUTutp Height Width Depth Weight SCOUTutp 8 port 4.15cm / 1.63" 21.5cm / 8.46" 12.20cm / 4.80" 0.92 kg / 2.0 lb SCOUTutp 16 port 4.15cm / 1.63" 21.5cm / 8.46" 12.20cm / 4.80" 0.92 kg / 2.0 lb Operating Temperature: 0~40° C ( 32 ~ 104° F) Storage Temperature: -40~70° C (-40 ~ 158° F) Humidity: 80% RH non-condensing Operating Systems DOS, Windows (9X, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 Server) LINUX, UNIX, QNX, SGI, FreeBSD, BeOS, Open VMS, Novell, Alpha UNIX, HP UX, SUN Mouse PS/2, Wheel mouse, Intellimouse, 5-button mouse Resolution 1600x1200@85Hz Transmission distance Up to 10m (33ft) Power supply Internal switching 85-260 VAC 50 / 60 Hz Connections System RJ45 Serial RJ11 Local KVM HDD15 / PS/2 - MinDin6 / PS/2 - MiniDin6 CPU Adaptors Connections Video Keyboard/Mouse System Power Product weight Shipping weight Dimensions HD15 MiniDin6 RJ45 From computer's Keyboard port HD15 USB RJ45 From USB port 107g / 0.23lb 300g / 0.66lb 91 x 41 x 24mm / 3.58 x 1.61 x 0.94" HD15 MiniDin8 RJ45 From computer's Keyboard port PS/2 USB SUN NOTE: This equipment complies with the requirements of European EMC directive 89/336 EEC in respect of EN55022 Class B, EN 50082-1 and EN 60555-2. This equipment has been found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. © Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Daxten, the Daxten logo, SCOUTutp and The Brains Behind KVM Switching and Sharing are trademarks of Daxten Industries. All other trademarks acknowledged. Revision 1.1 SCOUTutp Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SCOUTutp KVM Switch. This product will ensure easy and accurate control over 8 ­ 16 PCs from a single console. The SCOUTutp is compatible with PS/2, USB and SUN style computers with its specific adapters. It has keyboard and mouse emulation for error free bootups and supports a wide variety of mice including the Microsoft Intellimouse. The SCOUTutp supports high resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 without any deterioration of the image quality. Switching between PCs can be accomplished through keyboard Hot Key commands, the front panel or through the OSD (On-Screen-Display). Product Features Allows a user to control 8 - 16 computers from one console. Supports PS/2, USB and SUN computers through an adapter for each platform 1U Rack mountable Distance between console and computer can be up to 10m with simple CAT5 cabling No drivers or additional software are required for operation. Keyboard and mouse emulation allows for error free boot-up. Supports video resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 @ 85Hz. Supports VGA, SVGA and XGA monitors. Keyboard Hot Key, OSD control or the front panel. Comes with Auto-Scan mode for convenient automatic switching. Front panel status LEDs give a clear indication of the active PC. Installation Before connecting your computers and console devices to the SCOUTutp switch, please ensure that all devices are powered off. 1. Connecting the console devices with SCOUTutp: Connect your monitor's HD 15-pin connector to the SCOUTutp's Monitor connector on the rear panel. Connect your PS/2 keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard connector (purple) and your PS/2 mouse to the PS/2 mouse connector (green) on the rear panel of the SCOUTutp. Connecting the computers with an UTP patch cable and a PS/2 adapter : Connect the blue HD 15-pin male connector to the VGA port on your computer. Connect the purple PS/2 (6-pin Mini DIN) keyboard connector to the PS/2 keyboard port on your computer. Connect the green PS/2 (6-pin Mini DIN) mouse connector to the PS/2 mouse port on your computer. Connect the UTP cable with the PS/2 adapter and the desired SCOUTutp computer port. Connecting the computers with an UTP patch cable and a USB adapter: Connect the blue HD 15-pin male connector to the VGA port on your computer. Connect the USB connector to a USB port on your computer. Connect the UTP cable with the USB adapter and the desired SCOUTutp computer port. Connecting the computers with an UTP patch cable and a SUN adapter: Connect the blue HD 15-pin male connector to the VGA port on your computer. Connect the SUN connector to the keyboard & mouse port on your computer. Connect the UTP cable with the SUN adapter and the desired SCOUTutp computer port. Power up the SCOUTutp 2. 3. 4. 5. Using the SCOUTutp Note: Before switching your computers on, please configure non PS/2 computers emulation type in the OSD! The SCOUTutp provides three possibilities to select the desired computer. You may use either the Select button on the unit, the keyboard Hot Key commands or take advantage of the OSD (OnScreen-Display). You may notice that the mouse cannot be used for around 1 second when the SCOUTutp switches to another computer. This is normal and is caused by the synchronization process which ensures that the mouse operates correctly. Keyboard Hot Key commands To send Hot Key commands to the SCOUTutp switch, press and release the Ctrl key twice within 2 seconds. Press a command key for the desired effect. The following commands are supported: First Key Ctrl Second Key Ctrl Command Key Port number Confirmation Key Enter Command Result Switches to the desired PC In Auto-Scan mode, the image shown on the monitor will automatically switch to the next computer. The delay is user definable OSD (On-Screen-Display) To access the OSD, press the Hot Key twice and the OSD window appears: Lines with blue text show active computers, lines with grey text show inactive computers. To navigate up and down use the UP and DOWN arrow keys. To jump from one column to another (in Settings) use the Tab key. Port No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Computer Name SUN PS/2 1 SCOUT SUN PS/2 3 USB USB PS/2 4 No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 C = computer S = switch C C S C C C C C blue grey grey blue blue grey grey blue After you have selected a computer press Enter . A confirmation label appears showing which computer you accessed. To exit the OSD or return to a previous window within the OSD press ESC . Note: When you use the OSD you can't use the keyboard Hot Keys at the same time. OSD Settings Press F2 and the setting window will appear. When the OSD is password protected only the administrator has access to this window. OSD Settings General Ports Time Users Security General Settings Select General and press ENTER , the General Settings window will appear. From this window you can do the following: Security The OSD comes with an advanced password security system with 3 different security levels. Each security level has different access rights to the system and have are limited in number as shown below. 1 x Administrator (Status A) Set and modify all Passwords and security profiles Fully access any computer Access all OSD functions General Settings Security Hotkey Autoskip Serial port Keyboard language Switch name 1 x Supervisor (Status S) Fully access any computer Access the following OSD functions only ­ F4 Scan, F5 Tune and F6 Moving the Confirmation label. 6 x User (Status U) Each User has a profile set by the Administrator that defines the access level to different computers. Activating password protection Only the Administrator can password-protect or disable the protection of the OSD as follows: 1. 2. 3. Navigate to the Security line and press the Space Bar to toggle between On and Off. The password box appears. Type the Administrators password (default password is admin). Press Enter Hot Key Press the Hot Key and the OSD appears. To change the Hot Key to [ Ctrl Ctrl ] (CL on display), [Ctrl , F11 ], [Shift , Shift ] (SH on display) or Print Screen. Press the Space Bar to toggle between the different options. Once selected, press the new Hot Key to display the OSD in the future. Autoskip To access only the active computer lines on the OSD you can use this feature. To activate the Autoskip toggle between the options with the Space Bar. Serial port Serial port ON means the Control Management program can be used. To change the Serial port settings, navigate to the Serial port line and toggle between the options using Space Bar. Keyboard language The default is US English which can be changed to German (DE) or French (FR) as follows: Navigate to the Keyboard language line and toggle between the options using the Space Bar. Switch name You can substitute up to 18 characters in the line. A space constitutes a character. Give each switch's OSD a different name. Factory Default To return to the factory default Settings you have to press F7 and all changes will be removed. Ports In the Settings window navigate to the Ports line and press ENTER. The Ports Settings window appears. Name (Editing the computer name) In this window you can edit the computer names with up to 15 characters. To erase a character you have to select it and then press the Space Bar. Blank spaces remain in place of the character. To erase an entire line place the cursor at the beginning of the line and press the space bar until the line is erased. Name 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 PORTS SETTINGS KB 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 PS U1 PS PS U2 U3 PS PS HKEY NO NO CLF11 NO NO NO NO NO COMPUTER COMPUTER SWITCH COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER (KB) Keyboard The SCOUTutp operates with Windows, Linux, HP UX, Alpha UNIX SGI, DOS, Novell, MAC, USB or Open VMS. By default the keyboard mode is set to PS for Intel based computers. For the other systems set the KB column as follows: PS Standard keyboard, MAC and SUN U1 for HP UX U2 for Alpha UNIX, SGI, Open VMS U3 IBM AIX Adding/changing a Hot Key (HKEY) If you cascade the SCOUTutp by connecting another SCOUTutp Switch to a computer port instead of a computer, you have to connect the utp cables to the new switch and you have to define the HOT KEYS for the new OSD. When you cascade these hotkeys must be different for the top and bottom layers. To add/change a hotkey: 1. 2. On the line to which the Switch is connected, press Tab to jump to the HKEY column. Toggle between the options using the space bar. Time Settings Time Settings NAME SCN LBL 01 COMPUTER 030 030 02 COMPUTER 030 030 03 SWITCH 030 030 Scan (SCN) - Label (LBL) - Time out (T/O) 04 COMPUTER 030 030 SCN - In the SCN column, changes the scan 05 COMPUTER 030 030 period. LBL - In the LBL column, changes the display 06 COMPUTER 030 030 period of the OSD label showing which 07 COMPUTER 030 030 computer is currently accessed. 08 COMPUTER 030 030 T/O - When password protection is activated you can automatically disable the Management keyboard, mouse and screen after a preset time of non-use. Set this Timeout period in the T/O column. In the Settings window navigate to the Time line and press ENTER. The Time Settings window appears T/0 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 To set the above periods: 1. On the desired line press Tab to jump to the desired column. 2. Place the cursor over one of the 3 digits and type a new number. Enter a leading zero where necessary. For example, type 0 4 0 for 40 seconds. Typing 9 9 9 in the LBL column displays the label continuously. Typing 0 0 0 ­ the label will not appear. Typing 9 9 9 in the T/O column disables the Timeout function. Typing 0 0 0 ­ the Timeout function works immediately. We recommend a T/O setting of at least 10 seconds. Typing 9 9 9 in the SCN column displays the screen for 999 seconds. Typing 0 0 0 ­ the computer screen is skipped. Users In the Settings window navigate to the Users line and press Enter . The Users Settings window appears. Turn on the Security feature (under OSD Settings) to configure any Users Settings. There are 3 different access levels. These are: Y ­ Full access to a particular computer. Plus access to the F4 , F5 and F6 OSD functions V ­Viewing access only, to a particular computer (No keyboard/mouse functionality) N ­ No access to a particular computer ­ A TIMEOUT label appears if access is attempted 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 USERS SETTINGS USERS 123 COMPUTER 0 1 Y Y Y COMPUTER 0 2 V V Y SWITCH 03 Y Y Y COMPUTER 0 4 V V V COMPUTER 0 5 N N Y COMPUTER 0 6 V V N COMPUTER 0 7 Y Y Y COMPUTER 0 8 Y Y Y 4 V Y Y V N N Y Y 5 N N Y V N N Y Y 6 V V Y V V V Y Y To give a user the desired access level, navigate to the desired computer line and USER and toggle between the options u ...