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CreatingentriesforcomputersconnectedtocascadedLINDYCPUSwitches
Youcan		LINDYCPUSwitchDualMPunitsus oneortwoKVMlinks.
ection2.5explainstherulsthatyoumustfollowwheninstallingaLINDYCPU
	cascade.Thenumberofascadelinksthatyouinstalldeterminesthenumber
ofsimultaneoususersthatcanaccesscomputersonthecascdedLINDYCPU
	.Ideallyifyouare		LINDYCPUSwitchDulunitsthenyou
hodusetwocascadelinkscascadingthiswillcausenoblockingandwillallowbothusers
Switchesimultaneousaccesstoallcomputers.
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numberthattellstheLINDYCPUSwitchwheretofindthecomputer.P
forcomputersattachedtosingleLINDYCPUSwitcharesimplytheportnumber
thatthecomputerisattachedto.Portnumbersforcompuersconnectedtocascaded
LINDYCPUSwitchesareconstructedbydefiningtheportroutingthatisrequiredto
getfomtheuser'sKVMtothecomputer.
Figure6		howportnumbersareconstructedandhwthephysical
configurationillustratesofcascadedsystemrelatestoentriesintheon-screenmenu.The
illustrated		isanunlikely		inpracticebuthasbeenchosen
forexplanaconfigurationpurposes.Ifyoumakemuliplecascadelinksthentheymustbe
connectedtothegroupsofportsdefinedconfigurationin re7.Theseportshaveassociated
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tothefirstavailableportinthatgroup.Forattachedexmple,groupportnumber21comprises ofports1and2.IftheseportsarelinkedtocascadedLINDYCPUSwitchand userstrytoconnecttocomputersthatare tothecascadedLINDYCPU Switch,thesystemwillallocatethecascadelinkstothefirsttwousersonafirst comefirstservedbasis.

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Contents UserManualCPUMultiSwitch-PlatformDualEnglish Lindy ArtNo.323534816port sNeitherisany InstallationandUseFirsteditionOctober2003 OfthisSidetialcificationsareaOperationmycaueinterferenc,in RegulationsoftheCanadiemissionsaDepartmdigitalenofRPCs 4ConfiguringPackageconents 6MaximisingthevideoqualitySwitchingchannelsbysendingRS232data Compatiblespreadheet 2Powersupplyconnectionsandindicators8WhattodoifyouforgetyourADMINpassword 6ReetcadinguserporteyboardsandmicePage5 Page6 Llmodels InstallationandUseVideochannels AlphaDefiablehotkeysandmousemodes TworkMice ContrlledbytheKVMconsolesPage9 5Productinformation Page Configu ionsaresupported FlexibleconfigurationInstallationandUse 1WhatyouwillneedNeedan Ovidedwith2MountingtheLINDYCPUSwitch 3ConnectingyourdevicesSwitch TheMicrosoftIntelliMouseandSunandMacmiceOtbe WiringconfigurationsfortheseadaptersExsting6-pin WiththedptersspecifiedinappendixA.Ifyouhavean15wayD-typevideoadapter ToconnectSuncomputersTree MouseoftheAccss DualarefittedwithanPage18 Typica linstallation using asingle LINDYCPUSwitch D u al MP Page19Page20 ForlongerdistancesusetheLINDYextender BetrulyKlikethe BackofPCbootup AckPlugg Restoration MovementIntelliMouse Goingtobeusingsecuritythenyoushouldallocateapasswordto CreateanADMINHotkeysseesection4.8 byusingtheLINDYCPUSwitchs Changes.IfyouarPage25 UsingEnablingpasswordsecurity Supportsupto16userprofilesPressINSERTtoadda ConsequentlyitisadvisabletosetapasswordforthisuserUsr Andeditinguseraccounts5Creatingandeditingcomputernames TocreatetheuserMPsthentheportnumberswillbefour,sixoreightcharacterslong AnassocitedportnAreusingportstocascadetooherLINDYCPUSwitches WhenyouareGroupportnumbers.TheLINDYCPU IdeallyifyouareIllustrated GetfomtheusersKVMtothecomputerPage TheSETUPOPTIONSandGLOBALPREFERENCESaresystemoperating 6SettingtheSETUPOPTIONSandGLOBALPREFERENCESLoggedinusingtheADMIN OnlybesetuporchangedbythesyystemThatyoudonot LayoutthatisUsermnu Bylokingfor SettingsENABLED,DISABLEDSettingsALLOWED,DISABLED ComputrisSome TheLINDYCPUSwitchDisableallexclusiveusesothatallconnectionsareshared InformationAmerican InishArabic LandScreen AstheADMINuserOnthe NamedcomputTheautsc imedefinesthelengthof SettingsDISABLED2,5,7,10,15,20,30SECONDSTheselected Settigs1,2,5,10,30SECONDS1,5,10MINUTES15MouseType AccessedfrommenuGBALPREFERENCESTings WiththePage39 KeywillcausetheredCOMPUTERdisplaytochange ThewaythattheLINDYCPUSwitchDualMPisconfigurThenextavailable Page40Causethe 6SelectingacomputerusingthefrontpanelcontrolsActiv ityindicators ForeachuserPage LINDYCPUSwitchDualMulti-Platform ComputersusingthehotkeysandtheSelectedbyreconfiguringthehotkeyss AresummarisedbelownotethattheumbersonAnd‘TAB’-selectsthenextavailablechannel AroundthescreenPage44 ExamplesofcommonhotkeysequencesassumingCTRL+ALThotkeyoption Andport16ontheexamplestLINDYCPUSwitchToselectchannel2 TotabthroughchnnelsSe.Inorderto Switchtothenext9Selecting MousebuttonthewheelSelectcomputersbynameusing LINDYCPUSwitchson 10Selectingcomputersusingtheon-screenmenuThescreenmaythemovedusingthe Youmayalsousea3Page48 13thenotherKVMconsolsmaygain Page49Isbeingaccessedexclusivelybyanotheruser LINDYCPUSwitchconfirmsasuccessfulconnectionLINDYCPUSwitchmaynotbeabletoconnectduetothefollowingreasons HeretheLectedtomakeitasdicreetas ThisbTo.Whistthe UserPage Standarduserswillbeofferedjusttwofunctions SettingsBLANK,MOVINGDOT13UsingtheFUNCTIONSmenu BlankblankTheresetinstructionbypressingF8 YouF1from Similartotheexampleshownbelow Page55Pecific Pressing18WhattodoifyouforgetyourADMINpassword PresstheToeachu Toyour SwitchTheLINDYCPUSwitchshouldthensendthe ThisdirectorySue SwitchAlan HelloForexample Baud19200,bits8,stopbits1,paritynoneSpecialcodesare Noequivalent CommandRightControl RightDiamondPage61 Take UpgradingtheLINDYCPUSwitchsfirmwareMP.Ifyou RunninganupgradprogramonthePC.ThisupgrdeprogramDualMPsserialportseefigure2.Youdonotneedtosettheser ConnectyourcomputertotheLINDYCPUSwitchDualMPRememberthatthemouse Thefirstthree RuntheupgradeprogramThemodeltypee.g.216isanLINDYCPUSwitchDualMPmdel32354with16 CharactersarePage65 ModelandthespeedofthePC.UpgradesrunfromPCsusingW HourstocompleteFirmarecode.If Pration SpecialfeaturesoftheDualHeadapplications TheLINDYCPUPage68 Whereitisnecessarytokeeptrackofwhichus ershave RuntheLYLOGfileusingthefollowingcommandformatLYLOGactivitylogdestinationcomport LYDATA.CSVthatcontainsa ofuserLYLOGdatalog.txt1 Options r1forCOM1compute r2forCOM2Computer’sLPT1printerport TaloggingwiththeirownPCprogramsmayAndshould SpecificationsDevicesand The15-way1Length CableforPCconnectionPS/2styleThe-ATcablekitsincludetheadaptersshownbelow 5metresLength 42870Cabes PartNoLong.Ifyouuseanextsioncab ThenthisshouldbeaddedtotheDualMPendofDescription Itmayha ve Pinserialadpters.IfNotbecompatiblewiththeLINDYCPUSwitchDualMP Cablesshouldbenolo ngerthan30metesPage76 AppendixProblem B. ProblemSolving Page77Page78 Page79