Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 8200 Lightwave Communications
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TM User Manual 2 February 2001.
Lightwave Communications, Inc. 100 Washington Street Milford, CT 06460 USA (800) 871 - 9838 • (203) 878 - 9838 • Fax: (203) 874 - 0157 Email: info@lightwavecom.
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1 1.0 Product Description The ServerSwitch 8200 is designed to transport keyboard/mouse and high - resolution video from up to eight Sun® or compatible computers to video displays and keyboard/mouse sets for two users.
2 1.3 Features The ServerSwitch 8200 features: § rack - mountable chassis § contro l up to eight Sun® or compatible workstations with one ServerSwitch § control up to 80 Sun ® or compatible works.
3 2.0 Installing the ServerSwitch 8200 2.1 Locat ion and Operational Safety The ServerSwitch 8200 may be mounted in a rack, or may be used as a desktop unit. If used as a desktop unit, the rack mount "ears" may be removed, and rubber feet (supplied with the ServerSwitch 8200) should be attached.
4 Male 8 pin mini - DIN Male 13 W3 See Appendix A for cable technical specifications and Lightwave Communications part numbers. 2.3 Con necting Sun® Servers If the server has a 13 W3 or HD15 video connector, a Sun® compatible video cable with two male ends may be used.
5 Connectors on a Sun® CPU with HD15 video output CPU connectors on the ServerSwitch 8200 Connecting Sun® servers to the ServerSwitch 8200 is very simple.
6 CPU connections to the ServerSwitch 8200 using 13 W3 and HD15 video cables Lightwave Communications recommends using cables less than 75 feet in length to connect Sun® servers to the ServerSwitch 8200. Lengths over 75 feet cause significant signal degradation.
7 User A prop erly paired User B properly paired Before starting, be sure that power is off to the ServerSwitch 8200 and the users' monitors. The users' monitors are attached to the two 13 W3 connectors marked "USER" on the rear of the Server Switch 8200.
8 2.5 Connecting Multiple ServerSwitches In each cascade, there is a master unit, and one or more auxiliary units. The users are directly attached to the master unit, and can control and access all the auxiliar y units through that master unit.
9 Cable connections to a cascade auxiliary unit Cable connections to the end cascade auxiliary unit.
10 Attach two 13 W3 video cables to the two user video ports on the back of the last auxiliary unit in the cascade, and secure them to the ports using the scre ws on the cable connector. Attach the other ends of the cables to the CASCADE IN video ports on the next auxiliary unit closer to the master unit (the next unit upstream).
11 End auxiliary unit wi th cables Note that there are no keyboard/mouse lines connected between cascaded units. Keyboard and mouse signals are transported over the serial cables attached to the CONTROL ports. Once all units are attached in the cascade, turn on power to the us ers' monitors, and then power up the master unit.
12 3.0 Operating the ServerSwitch 8200 The ServerSwitch 8200 is designed to allow two users to access and control up to 80 Sun® or compatible servers.
13 3.3 Selecting a Server Port The users have two means to select a server port: the front panel buttons and the on - screen menu. The front panel buttons will increment or decrement the server port number for the selected user.
14 only those server ports available on the master unit are shown on the first screen (other ports are shown by selecting Next unit Next unit at the bottom of the menu). Press ing J J or selecting Jump to port… Jump to port… from the menu allows a user to directly select a server port.
15 3.3.2 Auto Scan The ServerSwitch can automatically scan through each attached server in auto scan mode. Servers may be individually selected for inclusion in the auto scan; all server ports are selected by default. See section 3.5.3 for more in formation on selecting server ports for auto scan.
16 software version is listed at the top of the System Setup System Setup menu. See Appendix B, Setting Factory Defaults and Flas h Upgrade Procedure for more information. Settings in the System Setup System Setup menu are automatically saved each time the user exits from the menu.
17 3.4.3 Error Message Duration This option determines the amount of time each error message will appear on the front panel LCD display. Use rs may change this value either by pressing the highlighted character ( M M ) or moving the highlight bar to the option and using the + + or - - keys to change the value.
18 3.5 Port Setup Port Setup Edit Port Names +Port 1 +Port 2 +Port 3 +Port 4 +Port 5 +Port 6 +Port 7 +Port 8 F8 toggles Inactive msg +/- keypad + or – toggles autosca.
19 The Port Setup Port Setup menu allows users to change several options for each port. To change the server port name, use the up and down arrow key s to move the highlight bar to the desired server port, and press <ENTER> <ENTER> to select that server port for change.
20 3.6 Menu Window Setup Menu Window Setup move U p move D own move L eft move R ight B ackground color F oreground color H ighlight color S elect menu color Esc exits Menu W indow Setup Menu Users may alter the appearance of the menu windows by selecting this option.
21 3.7 Server Window Setup Users may alter the appearance and position of the win dow that displays the server port name on - screen when a server port is selected.
22 Appendix A Cable Specifications This appendix outlines the required cable specifications for the ServerSwitch 8200. Additionally, part numbers for cables available from Lightwave Communications are provided. Serial Cables: A serial data cable is provided with each ServerSwitch 8200.
23 HD15 Video Cable, MM 2M (6’) 200.1531 HD15 Video Cable, MM 3M (10’) 200.1533 HD15 Video Cable, MM 4.5M (15’) 2 00.1541 HD15 Video Cable, MM 7.6M (25’) 200.1535 HD15 Video Cable, MM 15M (50’) 200.1570 HD15 Video Cable, MF (extension) 2M (6’) 200.
24 Appendix B Setting Factory Defaults and Flash Update Procedure B.1 Setting Factory Defaults If it becomes necessary to reset the ServerSwitch 8200, the users may do so from the System Setup System Setup menu. Once at the System Setu System Setup p menu, access the defaults/flash update menu by pressing the <F1> <F1> key.
25 1. Connect the laptop serial port to the CONTROL IN port of the ServerSwitch 8200. Start the communications software, and configure the communications parameters to 38,400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and DTE (38.4K 8N1 DTE). Select the correct serial port (i.
26 Appendix C Identification of Exterior Components Front: Rear: First Chassis Revision.
27 Second Chassis Revision Third Chassis Revision Key to Rear View: 1. server keyboard/mouse (8 pin mini - DIN) 2. s erver video in (13 W3 or HD15) 2A. server video in (13 W3 only) 3. user A keyboard/mouse (8 pin mini - DIN) 4. user A video out (13 W3) 4A.
28 7. cascade control in (DB9) 8. cascade video A in (13 W3) 9. cascade control out (DB9) 10. cascade video B in (13 W3) 11. power switch 12. AC power input jack 13.
29 Appendix D System Specifications D.1 Physical W idth: 17.5 inches (44.45 cm) Depth: 8.0 inches (20.32 cm) Height: 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) 1 RU Shipping weight: 15 lbs.
30 Keyboard/Mouse connector: 8 - pin mini - DIN female Keyboard/Mouse signal format: Sun keyboard/mouse D.4.3 Cascade Ports Cascade In video connector: 13 W3 female Control In connector: DB9 female Control Out connector: DB9 male Control signal format: RS - 232 serial and Sun keyboard/mouse signal, proprietary pinout D.
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