AdderView CATx
Contents
Auto calibrate
Re-synchronise mouse
Index
Introduction
AdderView CATx features front and rear
Front panel buttons
What’s in the box
What you may additionally need
Rack brackets
Mounting
Connections
Modem Multiple video Isdn port Head connections
Remote switching Control
Connections
Cascading Multiple units
Local user
To connect the local user port
Cable lengths for remote user locations
Remote user via X100/X200 extender
To connect a remote user
Global user IP network port
To connect the Global user IP network port
To connect a computer system
Computer system via CAM
Computer video compensation for details
Modem/ISDN port
To connect a modem or Isdn adapter
Power in connection
To connect the power supply
Power control port
To connect and address the switch boxes
System, called Adder Port Direct
Cascading multiple units
See also
How cascade connections operate
Addressing computers in a cascade
CA02
Tips for successful cascading
Connecting AdderView CATx units in cascade
To connect units in cascade
Testing specific links to cascaded computers
Using cascaded computers
To test a specific link
Multiple video head connections
Remote switching control
Host computer port/channel Video off
Overall initial configuration
To access the configuration menu global users
Configuration menus
To access the configuration menu local and remote users
Hotkeys
To enable general security
General security and configuration steps
Configuration menus layout
To set an Admin password
Registering users edit user list
Access to all computers Press Access to no computers Press
To create/edit user accounts
Registering computers edit computer list
Tips when creating/editing computer entries
To create/edit computer entries
See Remote user skew adjustment for details
Video compensation
Computer video compensation
To apply computer video compensation
To apply remote user video compensation
Remote user video compensation
To display a suitable high contrast image
If the image controls cannot provide a crisp image
Using the supplied skew pattern
Remote user skew adjustment
To use skew adjustment
Creating a skew test pattern
Num Lock for Red, Caps Lock for Green
To select an autoscan period
To select an autoscan mode
Autoscanning
To define an autoscan list
Preparations for configuration save/load
Saving and restoring configuration settings
To transfer configuration settings
To edit the configuration settings
Hints for editing
To reset the AdderView CATx IP models
What to do if the Admin password has been forgotten
To reset AdderView CATx models
Configuration screens
Hot plugging and mouse restoration
Which restore setting do I use?
To restore mouse operation when hot plugging
Recognising an IntelliMouse-style mouse
To use the initial IP-configuration sequence
Initial IP configuration
To configure IP-specific settings
To configure IP details from a global user location
IP configuration by global user
User Accounts
AdderView CATx IP encryption settings
Encryption settings
Viewer encryption settings
Networking issues
Positioning AdderView CATx IP in the network
Placing AdderView CATx IP behind a router or firewall
Port settings
Addressing
To discover a DHCP-allocated IP address
DNS addressing
Ensuring sufficient security
By configuration page via viewer
Placing AdderView CATx IP alongside the firewall
Ports
To configure the power sequences for each host computer
Power switching configuration
Power control sequences
To control two or more ports simultaneously
Kvmadmin -getconfig kvm1.cfg
Kvmadmin utility
Kvmadmin command ip address parameters
Kvmadmin -setusers users.csv
Upgrading AdderView CATx models and CAMs
Performing upgrades
Items required to use the upgrade utility
To use the KVM Firmware Uploader utility
Commence the upgrade
Select the items to be upgraded
Select the upgrade file to be used
Issues to consider when performing flash upgrades
To upgrade AdderView CATx IP models
Upgrading AdderView CATx IP models
AdderView CATx models
Accessing the AdderView CATx
Front panel controls
AdderView CATx IP models
To select a computer using the front panel controls
Local and remote user access
To gain access as a local or remote user
Selecting a computer
Above or for even longer cascaded computers
To select a computer using hotkeys
Standard hotkeys
Keep Pressed down until all other Numbers have been entered
To select a computer using mouse buttons
To select a computer using the on-screen menu
To select a computer using mouse buttons Advanced method
Selecting cascaded computers
Logging in and out
Confirmation box
Reminder banner
To change banner colours or disable the banner
To use the Routing status feature
Routing status
To switch a computer on or off
Power switching via configuration menu
User preferences and functions
Global user access
To access via the VNC viewer
Global user access via VNC viewer
To download the VNC viewer
Global user access via web browser
To access via your web browser
When using the viewer window
Using the viewer window
Menu bar
Host selection
Configure
Mouse pointers
To select a host
Auto calibrate
Access mode shared/private
Power switching via viewer
Re-synchronise mouse
Mouse Control
Single Mouse Mode
Controls
Resync Mouse
KVM switch menu
When entering codes
Video Settings
Keyboard Control
Setting the Threshold manually
Using automatic configurations
Increased by 50% when a slow link is detected
System information
To initiate a dial up link
Access via dial up modem or Isdn link
If you need to enter a port number
To enter a port number in a Web browser
Windows
Viewer encryption settings
Supported web browsers
Linux
Getting assistance
Troubleshooting
When logging on using VNC viewer, I cannot enter a username
US +1 888 275
To access the configuration menus
Appendix 1 Configuration menus
Configure IP port
Functions
User Preferences
Global Preferences
Mouse Switching
Autoscan Mode
Screen Saver
RS232 Mouse Type
User Timeout
OSD Dwell Time
Mouse Type
Language
Setup Options
Keypad Controls
Exclusive Use
Audio
Settings AUTO, Manual
Automatic Logout
Add Computers
Advanced Options
DDC Source Settings AUTO, LOCAL, Default
DDC Refresh Settings AT START, Disabled
DDC Options
Setup Options
Country Code Settings AUTO, MANUAL, Disabled
Default Country
Force Mode Settings DISABLED, Enabled
IP address, net mask, VNC port, etc
Configure IP port
IP admin password, encryption settings, etc
Baud rate, initialisation string, etc
Unit Configuration
Network Configuration
Modem Configuration
To reset the AdderView CATx IP configuration
Clearing IP access control
Reset Configuration
What is IP access control?
Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer
To access the remote configuration pages
User accounts
Hardware Version
Unit configuration
Admin Password
Firmware Version
Advanced unit configuration
Time & date configuration
IP Network Mask
Network configuration
IP Access Control
IP Gateway
To reorder access control entries
Setting IP access control
To define a new IP access control entry
To edit/remove access control entries
Power control port
Serial port configuration
Modem port
Add entry for unrecognised host
Host configuration
Erase Host Configuration
To create a new host entry
Adder Port Direct
Port/host addressing using Adder Port Direct
Examples
Syslog Server IP Address
Logging and status
To copy and paste the log
For further details To get here
Auto select
Appendix 3 VNC viewer connection options
Colour/Encoding
Preferred encoding
Inputs
Enable all inputs
Disable all inputs view-only mode
Customise
Scaling
Misc
Identities
Defaults Reload
Defaults Save
Load / Save
Appendix 4 VNC viewer window options
Encoding and colour level
Appendix 5 Browser viewer options
Security
Net masks
Appendix 6 Addresses, masks and ports
IP addresses
Want to know more?
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Net masks the binary explanation
All locations
Calculating the mask for IP access control
Single locations
Address ranges
Security issues with ports
Ports
Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable
Appendix 7 Cable and connector specifications
RS232 serial flash upgrade cable
Multi-head synchronisation cable
Permissible key presses
Appendix 8 Hotkey sequence codes
Creating macro sequences
Appendix 9 Supported video modes
Safety information
Warranty
General Public License Linux
End user licence agreement
FCC Compliance Statement United States
Radio Frequency Energy
European EMC directive 89/336/EEC
Canadian Department of Communications RFI statement
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