NTI UNIMUX
USING THE NTI UNIMUX USB KVM SWITCH
Basic Operation
The UNIMUX switch enables a user or several users to access any CPU at any time. A CPU can be shared so that more than one user can use a CPU and work on the same project – each from their own console. Resolution is 1900x1200 with no degradation – guaranteed. The front panel LCD indicates the port to which each user is attached. The UNIMUX can be controlled by three methods:
•keypad control with LCD via front panel
•OSD control via the user devices
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Keypad Control
The front panel keypad and LCD (see Figure 8) display allow the user to monitor switch status and route any user to any CPU on the switch. Along with the routing of the CPUs to the user devices the keypad and LCD allow the users to configure the
Key Action
ESC | Escape back to the main display. |
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0 – 9 | Used to enter numbers. ( n ) |
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USR | The user device number can be entered (2 digits or 1 digit and ENTER) | |||||
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CPU | Used following single digit user entries. |
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ENTER | Used following single digit entries. |
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| Display next 4 users and the CPUs they are connected to. (See note below.) | |||||
| Display previous 4 users and the CPUs they are connected to. (See note below.) | |||||
MENU | The | |||||
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* | Activate Memory Function- 10 memory locations (0 – 9), 0 is the power ON default. | |||||
| to Save current connections | * | - | USR - | n | |
| to Recall connections | * | - | CPU - | n | |
| to set all outputs to one input | * | - | n | - ENTER | |
Note: By default, the display will show all connections between CPUs and users, displaying 4 at a time, from the first to the last, and repeating the cycle indefinitely. If the user presses either the up or down arrow to manually view connections, the display will freeze on the chosen view. To resume the default cycle of displaying all connections, the user must press and hold either the up or down arrow for 3 seconds, and then release it.
The following examples show various methods of routing user 3 to CPU 5. CPUs and users can be entered as a two digit number or a one digit number followed by ENTER.
USR - 3 | - CPU - 5 - ENTER |
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USR - 3 | - ENTER - 5 - ENTER |
| CPU: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| ESC | USR | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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USR - 0 | - 3 - 0 - 5 |
| USR: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| MENU | CPU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Figure 8- LCD display and keypad
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