Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2X16 Lightwave Communications
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User Manual September 2001 Part Number 15.00.030 Revision A.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 2 of 24 Lightwave Communications, Inc. 100 Washington Street Milford, CT 06460 USA (800) 871-9838 • (203) 8 78-9838 • Fax: (203) 874-0157 Email: info@lightwavecom.com • Internet: www.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 3 of 24 T able of Conte nt s 1.0 PC ServerSwitch 2x16 - Introduction........................................................................... 4 PC ServerSwitch 2x16 features: .
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 4 of 24 1.0 PC Ser v erSw itch 2x16 - Intr oduction The PC ServerS witch 2x16 is an intelligent K VM switch for PC keyboa rd, high- resolution v ideo a nd mouse for up to a 2-Us er by 16- server config uration.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 5 of 24 PC ServerS witch 2x16 features: • Rack mount able chass is, 2RU, r ack mounting flanges i ncluded w ith unit • .
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 6 of 24 2.0 PC Ser v erSw itch 2x16 - S ystem Information 2.1 Video The PC Ser verSw itch 2x16 i ncorporates an active, hig h-bandw idth swi tch for graphics ada pter cards suppor ting resol utions up to 1600 x 1200 pix els.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 7 of 24 3.0 On-Screen Menus On-screen Menus ar e used for tw o purp oses: • Server Port selectio n for a C onsole • System set up prog ramming for the PC Serv erSw itch 2x16 On-Screen Menus ar e displayed on t he User's monit or.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 8 of 24 Main Menu Options Navig ate through t he Mai n Screen w indow by using the up an d dow n arro ws on your key board and “Enter ” to select from the foll owing : • Syst em Setup - for c ustomizing your PC Server Switch 2x 16.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www.li ghtwa veco m.c om Page 9 of 24 3.1.1 Main Menu: Auto Scan During auto scan the PC ServerSwit ch 2x16 w ill scan throug h each PC , stopping at each activ e port for the dura tion assigne d in the Sy stem Setup menu.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 10 o f 24 3.1.2 Main Menu: Jump to Port... Jump to Port - Jump directly to any port fr om the Mai n Menu by enter ing ei ther the port n ame or port n umber. S elect Jum p to port and press Enter.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 11 o f 24 3.2 System Setup Selectin g the 'DPCSS System Setup' line an d p ressing Enter will go in to Set Up: DPC SS Sys tem Setu p Version: 2 .
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 12 o f 24 3.2.1 System Setu p: Port Setup Edit Port N a mes - Sel ect the desired p ort usi ng the up an d down arrow s and the “Enter” key . Press 'Esc' to r eturn to th e previ ous menu screen.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 13 o f 24 3.2.2 System Setu p: Menu Window Setup The Menu Set up window al lows the user to change th e Position and the Color s display ed on the Menu W indow.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 14 o f 24 3.2.3 System Setu p: Server Window Setup The Serv er W indow contains t he port na me a nd number tha t the User is connect ed to. The S erver window is display ed briefly when connec ting to a ser ver.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 15 o f 24 display shows whi ch Serv er Port is conn ected to w hich Cons ole (A or B) on the to p two li nes, and also s h ows real- time error mes sages using the bo ttom tw o lines.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 16 o f 24 4.0 Operational Safet y The PC Ser verSw itch 2x 16 should be install ed in a suita ble equipment r oom envir onment. It i s desig ned for rack mounti ng in a 19-inch eq uipment rack.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 17 o f 24 5.0 Inst alla tion The PC Serv erSw itch 2x16 unit is desi gned to occu py 3.50 inches of rack space. Sufficien t space is requir ed behind the rear panel of the u nit to all ow for att ached cables bend ra dius (6 inches should b e sufficie nt).
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 18 o f 24 Figure 6: PC Server Switch 2x16 - Rear Panel Vi ew, Con nections Figure 6 Leg end: 1) Mouse inter f ace to a serv e.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 19 o f 24 Figure 7 -- PC Serv er Switch 2x16 -- Rear Panel Connec tions, 3 Serv ers STEP 3 -- Connecti ng CPUs Referri ng to Figur e 4, connect a single PC to the PC Serv erSwitch 2x16 and v erify its oper ation.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 20 o f 24 6.0 Cascading t he PC ServerSwitch 2x 16 This section only applies to c onfigurations wi th more than one PC Server Switch 2x16. Up to six ( 6) PC Serv erSwitch 2x16 un its may be c ascaded for a m aximum of 96 serv er ports a nd 2 Cons ole Port s.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 21 o f 24 If more than six teen servers are to be connect ed, then casc ading of the PC Server Switch 2x 16 is necess ary. In a casc ade e nvironmen t, the first uni t that is installed is considered the "Master Unit.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 22 o f 24 7.0 System Mainten ance Features System Mai ntenance features i nclude Flash Memory Update and Restore Fact ory Settings. These opti ons requi re the sy stem be tak en out of serv ice for mainten ance.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 23 o f 24 Materials: 1. Lapt op or ot her comp uter w ith RS-232 serial I /O port 2. Ser ial cabl e with DB9 mal e end a nd mating conn ector for the abov e computer's s e rial port 3.
Lightwave Communications PC ServerS witch 2x16 www .lightw avecom.com Page 24 o f 24 8. W hen th e PC Se rverSwitch 2x16 h as rec eived the entire file, it will prompt the user throug h the serial port to confirm th at the file i s correct.
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