CHAPTER 3: Configuring the ACS235A
3. Configuring the ACS235A
This chapter describes how to configure the PC model of the ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender (ACS235A). If your Extender is the Sun model (ACS236A), see Chapter 4.
3.1 Configuring for RGB Video
In normal configuration at delivery time, the Extender units are configured to carry video from a VGA source to a VGA monitor. But if you’d like to attach RGB equipment (either an RGB source or an RGB monitor or both) to your Extender system, this section discusses how you might need to set the units’ configuration jumpers. (See Table
NOTE
In any application involving RGB video, if the picture on your monitor looks OK with AGC ON, leave the Local Module’s JP3 jumper and the Remote Module’s JP8 jumpers in their factory settings. Otherwise, remove JP3 at the Local Module and move JP8 at the Remote Module to turn AGC OFF. You will then have to adjust the gain of the Extenders’ video signal manually. See Sections 3.2.3 and 3.3.2.
3.1.1VGA VS. RGB SIGNALING
VGA uses two
3.1.2VGA VIDEO CARD TO RGB MONITOR (VGA TO RGB CONVERSION)
To connect a CPU that outputs VGA video to an RGB monitor, remove the Local Module’s JP2 jumper (so that it generates the CSYNC signal needed by the RGB monitor), but leave the JP6, JP10, and JP11 jumpers in their
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