Minicom Advanced Systems Smart 108 Guía de usuario

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SMART CAT5 SWITCH 9 Connecting the CAT5 cables 1. Connect one connector to the RICCs RJ45 port. 2. Connect the other connector to one of the Smar

USER GUIDE 10 Circuit overloading When connecting the equipment to the supply circuit, consider the effect that overloading of circuits might have o

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 11 14. Rack mounting the RICCs You can attach the RICCs to a server rack or computer using the Velcro strips provided. Or conne

USER GUIDE 12 15. Cascading Smart CAT5 switches You can cascade the Smart CAT5 system. You do so by connecting the lower level Smart CAT5 Switches t

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 13 16. Operating the Smart CAT5 system Switch between the connected computers by either · The front panel Select buttons · K

USER GUIDE 14 19. Navigating the OSD To navigate up and down use the Up and Down arrow keys. To jump from one column to the next (when relevant) use

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 15 22. The General settings With the GENERAL line highlighted, press Enter. The General settings window appears see Figure 13.

USER GUIDE 16 Activating password protection By default OSD access is not password protected. Only the Administrator can password-protect the OSD or

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 17 To change a lower level hotkey: 1. Connect a keyboard and monitor to the lower level Switch and press Shift, Shift. Its OSD

USER GUIDE 18 23. F7 Defaults Press F7 to return the OSD to the factory default settings. Note! All changes made will be removed. 24. The Ports sett

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 1 Table of Contents 1. Welcome...

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 19 (HKEY) hotkey - Cascading When there are cascaded switches, and the lower level Switch has had its OSD display hotkey change

USER GUIDE 20 2. Place the cursor over one of the 3 digits and type a new number. Enter a leading zero where necessary. For example, type 040 for 40

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 21 27. Security In the Settings window navigate to the Security line and press Enter. The Security settings window appears see

USER GUIDE 22 Please note! All the functions set out in the Help window are performed from the Main window. The Help window is merely a reminder of

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 23 4. Press Esc to save and exit. 32. Using the Control software As an alternative to the OSD you can operate the Smart CAT5 sy

USER GUIDE 24 34. Connecting the RS232 Serial cable To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 25 35. Installing and running the Control software Note! The system must be fully connected BEFORE running the Control software

USER GUIDE 26 36. Computer icons Icon Meaning Computer is connected and switched on Computer is switched off or unconnected Computer that you are

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 27 39. Selecting a computer To select a computer: Click on the computers icon. The system switches to that computer. The connec

USER GUIDE 28 44. Renaming a computer To rename a computer: 1. Type the new name in the box below the computer icon. 2. Click to send the new name

USER GUIDE 2 42. Read Configuration...27 43. Write Configuration

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 29 47. Settings Choose Settings from the Edit menu. The Computers’ Properties box appears. See Figure 24. Figure 24 The Comput

USER GUIDE 30 48. Loading a saved configuration To load a saved configuration: From the File menu choose Open. 49. Reminder! All changes done with

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 31 User (Status U) There are 6 different Users in the Smart CAT5 system. Each User has a Profile that defines the access level

USER GUIDE 32 55. Connecting the RS232 Serial cable To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 33 The table below explains the functions of the buttons and boxes in the Smart CAT5 Switch Update window. Button or Box Functi

USER GUIDE 34 The OSD version number To verify the OSD version number: 1. Open the Smart CAT5 Switch Update program. 2. In the Switch Unit box, che

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 35 60. Updating the firmware Warning! Never switch off any computer connected to the Smart CAT5 system during the updating proc

USER GUIDE 36 NOTE! The Reset function does not affect the parameters of the unit settings. Resetting the Switch or RICC units To reset the Switch o

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 37 64. USB / SUN Combo keys The connected PS/2 keyboard does not have a special SUN keypad to perform special functions in the

USER GUIDE 38 65. Technical specifications Operating systems and Platforms DOS, Windows LINUX, UNIX, QNX, SGI, FreeBSD, BeOS, Novell 3.12-6, SUN Mou

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 3 1. Welcome The Smart CAT5 Switch system is produced by Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. Technical precautions This equipme

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USER GUIDE 4 2. Introduction Access and control multiple multi-platform computers from one Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) console with the Smart CAT5 S

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 5 6. The Smart CAT5 system configuration Figure 1 illustrates the basic configuration of the Smart CAT5 system. Computer 1Sma

USER GUIDE 6 8. Pre-installation guidelines · Switch off all computers · Place cables away from fluorescent lights, air conditioners, and machine

SMART CAT5 SWITCH 7 The RICCs The RICCs draw their power from the computer’s keyboard port (RICC PS/2, SUN) or from the USB port (RICC USB). Conn

USER GUIDE 8 To Computer’sKeyboard PortTo Computer’sVideo CardCAT5 cable to SmartCAT5 Computer portRICC Figure 6 SUN RICC Connecting a USB RICC The