SERVSWITCH™

 

 

 

Contents

 

Chapter

 

 

Page

1.

Specifications

10

2.

Introduction

13

 

2.1

The Complete Package

13

 

2.2

Operating Features

13

 

2.3

The Front Panel

15

 

2.4

The Rear Panel

17

 

2.5

Cable Requirements

19

 

2.6

Equipment Requirements

19

3.

Installation

20

 

3.1

Quick Setup Guide

20

 

3.2

Installation Procedure

21

 

 

3.2.1

Rackmounting (Optional)

21

 

 

3.2.2

Connecting the Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse

21

 

 

3.2.3

Connecting CPUs

22

 

 

3.2.4

Connecting Submasters (Optional)

23

 

 

3.2.5

Powering Up the System

24

 

 

3.2.6

Changing the Keyboard Setting of Windows NT 4.0 CPUs

... 25

 

 

3.2.7

Switching from the Keyboard

25

 

3.3

Cascading in ServSwitch Systems

26

 

 

3.3.1

Cable Requirements for Expansion

27

 

 

3.3.2

Installing a Cascade

27

4. Operation: Hardware and Keyboard Commands

32

 

4.1

Guidelines for Using the ServSwitch with Your Equipment

32

 

 

4.1.1

CPUs

32

 

 

4.1.2

Mouse and Keyboard

32

 

 

4.1.3

Monitor

34

 

4.2

Keyboard-Command Summary

37

 

4.3

The Commands in Detail

39

 

 

4.3.1

Selecting a Port from the Shared Keyboard

39

 

 

4.3.2

Switching to the Next or Previous Port

39

 

 

4.3.3

Scan Mode

40

 

 

4.3.4

Keep Settings

40

 

 

4.3.5

Set Screen-Saver Interval

40

 

 

4.3.6

Reset

41

 

 

4.3.7

Send Null Byte (PS/2 Type Mice Only)

42

 

 

4.3.8

Identify ROM

42

 

 

4.3.9

Display Label

43

 

 

4.3.10

Activate On-Screen Menus

43

 

 

4.3.11

Activate Select Window

43

 

 

4.3.12

Log Out

43

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Black Box SW725A-R4, SW722A-R4, KV3108SA-R4, SW721A-R4, SW724A-R4, SW723A-R4 manual Contents

SW725A-R4, SW722A-R4, SW723A-R4, KV3108SA-R4, SW724A-R4 specifications

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