Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product USB SuperSwitch Lightwave Communications
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Product Manual December 2001 Par t Nu mber 15.00 .035.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 2 of 25 Dece mb er 20 01 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 USB S ERVER S WITCH www.li ghtwa veco m. com Page 3 of 25 T able of Conte nt s 1.0 USB ServerSwitch - Introduction ................................................................................. 4 USB ServerSwitch features: .
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 4 of 25 Dece mb er 20 01 1.0 USB Ser v erSw itch - Intro du ction The US B ServerSwitch is an intelligent KVM switch for key board, high-resolution video and mouse for a 2-User by 8-ser ver con figuration .
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www.li ghtwa veco m. com Page 5 of 25 USB ServerSwitch features: • Rack mount able chass is, 1RU, rack mounting fl anges inclu ded wi th unit • 8 serve.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 6 of 25 Dece mb er 20 01 2.0 USB Ser verSwitch - S ystem Infor mation 2.1 Video The USB Serv erSwi tch incorporates an acti ve, high-bandw idth switch for graphics adapter car ds suppor ting resolutions up t o 1600 x 1200 pix els.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www.li ghtwa veco m. com Page 7 of 25 the user swi tches from one port to ano ther, the key board is set up just as it w as prior to sw itching to another port.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 8 of 25 Dece mb er 20 01 3.0 On-Screen Menus On-screen Menus ar e used for tw o purp oses: • Server Port selectio n for a Cons ole • System set up prog ramming for the US B ServerSw itch On-Screen Menus ar e displayed on t he User 's monitor.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www.li ghtwa veco m. com Page 9 of 25 Main Menu Options Navig ate through t he Main Scr een wi ndow by using the up and down arrows on your key board and “ Ent er ” to select from the follow ing: • Syst em Setup - for c ustomiz ing y our USB Serv erSwitch.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 10 o f 25 December 2 001 3.1.1 Main Menu: Auto Scan During auto scan the USB Server Switch w ill scan throug h each se rver, stopping at each active por t for the dura tion assigned in the Sy stem Setup menu.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 11 of 25 3.1.2 Main Menu: Jump to Port... Jump to Port - Jump directly to any port from t he Main Menu by entering either the port n ame or por t numb er. Select J ump to port and press Enter.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 12 o f 25 December 2 001 3.2 System Setup Selectin g the 'USBSS System Setup ' line an d pressing En ter will go into Set Up : USB ss Sys tem Setu p Version: 1 .
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 13 of 25 3.2.1 System Setu p: Port Setup Edit Port N a mes - Sel ect the desired por t using the up and dow n arrows and the “Enter” key . Press 'Esc' to r eturn to th e previo us menu screen .
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 14 o f 25 December 2 001 3.2.2 System Setu p: Menu Window Setup The Menu Set up window al lows the user to change the Position and the Color s display ed on the Menu W i ndow. Customiz e the location and color of the Main Menu w indow by selecting any of the options and pressing “Enter”.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 15 of 25 3.2.3 System Setu p: Server Window Setup The Serv er W indow co ntains the p ort name and number that the U ser is connect ed to. The S erver w indow is di splayed bri efly w h en connecti ng to a ser ver.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 16 o f 25 December 2 001 The display is 2 lines by 24 char acters in each l ine. Note that th e display w ill only show C onsole A or Console B i nformation at any ti me (not both Consoles at the same time).
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 17 of 25 4.0 Operational Safet y The USB S e rv erSwitch sh ould be i nstalled in a suitable eq uipment room envir onment. It i s desig ned for rack m ounting i n a 19-inch equipmen t rack.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 18 o f 25 December 2 001 5.0 Inst alla tion The USB Ser verSw itc h unit is designed to occupy 1 RU (1.75 inches) of rack space. Suffici ent space i s requi red behind the r ear panel o f the unit to all ow for attached ca bles bend r adius (6 inches shoul d be sufficient) .
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 19 of 25 USB ServerSwitch Rear Panel Connections Figure 6: USB Server Switch - Re ar Panel Vi ew, Connections Figure 6 Leg end:.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 20 o f 25 December 2 001 Figure 7 -- USB Server Switch -- R ear Panel Connecti ons, 4 Serv ers sho wn STEP 3 -- Connecti ng CPUs Connect a si ngle SER VER to the USB ServerSwi tch and veri fy its operati on.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 21 of 25 6.0 Cascading t he USB ServerSw itch This section o nly appli es to configurati ons with more than on e USB Serv erS wi tch. Up to eight ( 8) USB Server Switch units m ay be cascaded for a maximum o f 64 server ports and 2 Co nsole Por ts.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 22 o f 25 December 2 001 If more than ei ght ser vers ar e to be connecte d, then cascadi ng of the USB Server Switch is necessary . In a cascade environment, th e first unit that i s installed is considered t he "Master Unit".
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 23 of 25 7.0 System Mainten ance Features System Mai ntenance features include Fl ash Memory U pdate and R estore Factory Settings. These opti ons require t he system be tak en out of servi ce for mainten ance.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH Page 24 o f 25 December 2 001 Materials: 1. Lapt op or ot her compu ter w ith RS-232 seri al I/O port 2. Ser ial cabl e with D B9 male end and mating connector for the abov e computer's s e rial port 3.
Lightwave Communications USB S ERVER S WITCH www .lightw avecom.com Page 25 of 25 8. W hen the US B Serve rSwitch h as rec eived t he en tire file, it will prompt the user throug h the serial por t to con firm that the f ile is correct.
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