Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KVM-8 SharkRack
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Installer/User Guide KVM-8 SharkRack, Inc. 329 1 0 Alv arado Niles Ro ad, Su ite 1 40 • Union City , CA 9 4587 • USA T el: 5 10 - 477-790 0 Fax: 51 0 - 324 -166 4 • w w w.
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Thank Y ou ! Tha n k y ou for sel ecti ng the Shark Rack KVM Switch. The KVM Switch has been desi gned for many y ea rs of reliable , mai ntenance f ree ser vice.
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Pro duct O ver vi ew 1 1 Pr oduc t Ove r view Feature Over view The KV M Swi tch al lo ws y ou to control up to 64 P C, Sun or U SB com puters with one ke yboa rd, monitor and mouse.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 2 Pro duct O ver vi ew 3 Logitech Mouse Man W heel, Logitech T rack ma n Marble W heel, Logitech T r ackma n Mar bl e F X, Kensington 4 Bu t ton Mouse, Microso ft Explorer M ouse and the M icrosoft Intell iMouse fam ily .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 2 Pro duct O ver vi ew 3 Built - in sc annin g cap abil iti es A buil t - in s canning f eatur e allo ws y ou to aut oma tic all y m oni tor , o r s can , c onnec ted co mpu ter s wi thou t in terv en tio n. Whe n k ey bo ard a cti vi ty is dete cted , scannin g i s s us pen de d un til all ac ti vi ty s top s.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 4 Basi c Inst allat ion 5.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 4 Basi c Inst allat ion 5 2 Basic Installation Conn ect ing your Loc al Per iphe ral s 1 . Po wer do w n all c om pu ters that will be p a r t o f y our KVM S witc h sy stem. 2. Locate y our k ey boa rd, vi deo mo nito r and mo use.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 6 Basi c Inst allat ion 7 Conn ect ing your re mote p eri pher als 1 . Pl ug a s tanda rd Categ or y 5 Uns h ie lded T wis te d P a ir ( up to 5 00 f eet ) into th e RJ-45 sty le m odul ar jac k on the re ar o f the KVM S witc h.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 6 Basi c Inst allat ion 7 If you ar e using Re mote Su n per iph eral s 3 b . (Th is wi ll req ui re a V AK - 1 adapte r kit av ai lab le fro m S hark Rac k.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 8 Basi c Inst allat ion 9 Cabl e Des crip tio n Leng th Photo CBVPS - 8 CBVPS -1 5 CBVPS - 3 0 PS / 2 VGA cable PS / 2 VGA cable PS / 2 VGA cable 8 f t. 1 5 f t . 30 f t. CBVSB - 8 CBVSB - 1 2 USB VGA cab le USB VGA cab le 8 f t.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 8 Basi c Inst allat ion 9.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 10 Basi c Ope rati ons 1 1 Att aching Mult iple S witch Unit s Not e: Cas ca ding can onl y be done wi th CBVP S - 8 , CBVPS -1 5, CBVP S - 30, CBVS N - 8 , and CBVS N -15 ca bles . 1 . Fo llo w ste ps 1 - 8 o f the B asi c Installatio n secti on for each c ascaded uni t.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 10 Basi c Ope rati ons 1 1 3 Basic Operations Over view Y our KVM Switch ma y b e operate d in a non-secure (no passw ord requi red) or secur e (passw ord requi re d) mode. All un its ship def aulted to t he non-secure mode.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 12 Basi c Ope rati ons 13 Ke yboard Cont rol The follo wi ng n otationa l con ventio ns appea r th roughout this chapter to il lustrate comm ands for operati ng the KVM Switch.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 12 Basi c Ope rati ons 13 Pr ess Enter to a ccept the new c han nel. The f ollo wi ng comma nd line show s t he proper format used to switch y ou r activ e cha nnel via ke yboa rd.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 14 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 15 System Cont rol and Ma intenanc e The follo wi ng comma nds are use d fo r sy stem control and ma intenance. Enter t he comm and sequences to per form t he actions descr ibed in t he table bel o w .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 14 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 15 4 On - Screen Display Operations Activat ing OSD Acti vate on-screen displa y (OSD ) by press i ng ei t her of the ke yboa rd Control ke ys twice with in one second. I n non-secure mode, th is bri ngs up the mai n OSD W i ndo w , “ Adm i nist rator Cha nnel List.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 16 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 1 7 swi tch. T o e x it the OSD windo w without changing channels, press Esc .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 16 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 1 7 Basic Channel M aintena nce Basi c C han nel Maintenance is p erfor med f rom the Adm in istrator Com ma nd Men u, and is av a ilable if you are operat ing in non-secu re mode or if you are t he sy stem adm i nistr ator .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 18 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 19 5 . Aft er se lecting “ID Setu p” , use the a r ro w ke y s, pos itio n the I D w indo w to w here y ou w ould like i t to a ppear w hen this ch annel is se lected. Then pres s Enter .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 18 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 19 Fo llo w t he proce dures outli ned i n the t abl e b el o w t o change the size, col or or position of y our I D Window . Op e r ati o n Proce d u r e Move the I D Windo w Use the a rrow keys or mous e to move the ID Wind ow’s positi on on the m onitor .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 20 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 21 Administ rator F unct ions The Adm in istr ator Functions Men u is accessed f rom the Adm in istr ator Comma nds Men u.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 20 On - Sc ree n Disp lay Ope rati ons 21 Creat ing t he ad minist rat or ac count 1 . Press the Con trol k ey twi ce to acces s the Co mmand Me nu. 2. Se lect “ Administrator Fun cti ons ” from the C ommand M enu .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 22 Advan ce d Ope rati on 23 Remot e user The KV M Swi tch support s both PS/2 p eriphera ls ( with available adapter ) at t he remote user location. U se t his menu option to select the per ipherals that a re appropr iate to your remote setup.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 22 Advan ce d Ope rati on 23 5 Adv anc ed Operation Mult iuser Op erati on The KV M Swi tch pro vides adv a nced featu res. Pr im ar i ly , i t offe rs the b ene t of addi ng a Remote U ser Receiv er to pr o vide for a remote user that may be located up to 50 0 feet a wa y f rom the KV M Swi t ch.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 24 Advan ce d Ope rati on 25 Mult i Chassis Op erati on Multi chass is op eration inv olv es indep enden t a ccess only . Both users ca n simultaneously and independently access any comp uter att ached to the base KV M S witch unit.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 24 Advan ce d Ope rati on 25 Ke yboard T r anslati on The KV M Swi tch al lo ws y ou to use PS/2 or Sun key b oards t o operate a ny type of att ached computer .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 26 Chann el Sc anni ng 27 Power / Sle ep for USB Co mpu ter s Perip heral C omputer Keyboard Key Scr oll Loc k PS / 2 Shif t - F 1 1 On Win 9 8 / 20 0 0 F 1 1 On Win.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 26 Chann el Sc anni ng 27 6 C hannel Scanning Choosing a Scan M ethod KVM Switch ʼ s sca nn ing featur e al lo ws y ou to automatical ly monitor , or scan, your computer c han nels wi t hout inter v ention. When key boa rd activity is detected, sca n ni ng is suspended until a ll key boa rd activity stops.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 28 Chann el Sc anni ng 29 Wit h th e Sca n but ton 1 . Y ou ma y initia te sc ann ing b y addres s b y pres sing a nd ho lding the S ca n p ush-b utton until the SCAN LED li ghts green . 2. Scanning ma y be halted if a c hanne l i s se lected, or if the S can p us h-bu tton is pres sed again.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 28 Chann el Sc anni ng 29 T o ad d a cha nnel t o the S can li st 1 . Press the F 2 k ey to o p en a ne w se lectio n. 2. T y pe th e a ddres s o f th e c hannel to ad d to th e li st. The d we ll time and channe l name are u pdated auto maticall y b y the c hannel co ngurati on me nu.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 30 Ap pend ice s 31.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 30 Ap pend ice s 31 7 Appendices K VM - 8 Sp ecic ation s Mec hanic al Height : 1 .7” (4. 5 cm) Widt h: 1 7 . 2 ” (43 .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 32 Ap pend ice s 33 FLASH Upg rading T o upgrade the F LASH code on your KVM Switch, y ou wil l rst nee d to obta in t he latest F LASH r m wa re revis ion. I t is av ai labl e onli ne at ww w .shark ra ck. com /k vm.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 32 Ap pend ice s 33 T roubl eshooting Shark Rack T echn ical Support st af f is ready to assist y ou with a n y insta llat ion or har dw a re problems y ou encounter with y our Shark Rack product. I f a probl em shoul d dev elo p , fo l lo w t he steps bel o w for the fastest possib le ser vice: 1 .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 3 4 Ap pend ice s 35 No vi deo V er if y that the video cable bet ween the computer and the K VM Switch is cor rectly c onnected. V eri fy that the monitor cable is cor rectly connec ted to the K VM Switc h. Power dow n the c ompu ter .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 3 4 Ap pend ice s 35 Mous e is inope rable on a ll co mputer cha nnels V e rif y t hat the mou se is plugg ed into the c or rec t PS / 2 por t o n the bac k of the K V M Swi tch.
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 36 37 Charac ters o n scree n do not match keyboar d input T r y changing the ke yb oard scan set for that channel by u sing the k eyboard c ommand sequence < Kn > . (For more information, see the “Basic Operatio ns” chapter .
K V M - 8 I nsta ller/ User Gui de 36 37 Warrant y Sha rk R ack wa r ra nt s t o t he or ig i na l r et ai l pu rcha ser t hat t h is p ro duct is an d w il l be f re e f r om d efect s i n mat er ia l s a nd work ma n ship for a p er iod of 2 4 mont hs f rom t he da te of pu r chas e.
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If you have not bought SharkRack KVM-8 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data SharkRack KVM-8 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, SharkRack KVM-8 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get SharkRack KVM-8 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of SharkRack KVM-8, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime SharkRack KVM-8.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with SharkRack KVM-8. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device SharkRack KVM-8 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
