Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product B070-008-19 Tripp Lite
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2 T able of Contents Features.. ......................................................................................... p. 3 Package Includes….. ...................................................................... p. 3 Accessories… ...........
3 Features • 8-portor 16-port KVMswitch withbuilt-in19" LCD display , keyboardand touchpad • Accessand control multiplemulti-platform.
4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Configuration F igur e 1 NetCommander KVM fr ont panel Front View F igur e 2 NetCommander KVM Buttons A uto: When theLCD Menuis closed, pressingtheA UTO b utton willperform an Auto Adjuston the monitorscreen.
5 1 2 3 4 5 6 F igur e 3 NetCommander KVM r ear panel Rear View Configuration (continued) Po wer Socket: The power cord plugs in here from the A C power source. On/Off Switch: T urns the KVM Switch on and of f. Firmware Upgrade P ort: Plug included f irmware upgrade cable into this port to do wn- load firmware upgrade data.
Up to 100 ft 6 NetCommander Server Interface Unit (SIU) The NetCommander Server Interface Unit The Server Interface Unit gets its po wer from the connected computer . In the case of the NetCommanderPS/2 ServerInterface Unit(B078-101-PS2), thepoweris drawnfrom the keyboard port.
7 Up to 100 ft F igur e 5 NetCommander USB Server Interface Unit Installation (continued) SIU = Server Interface Unit Connecting a NetCommander USB Server Interface Unit (Model # B078-101-USB) 1. Connect the B078-101-USB V GA connector to the computers VGA port 2.
1 2 1 2 8 Installation (continued) Rackmount Considerations Rackmounting the NetCommander KVM The NetCommander Console KVM is designed for mounting in a 1U rack system. For con- venience,a rackmounting kitis included forquick installation.
Model : B070-016-19 Model : B072-008-1 or B072-016-1 Model : B072-008-1 or B072-016-1 9 Installation (continued) T o cascadetwo ormore NetCommander KVMswitches, follo wthe instructions belo w .
10 Switch between the connected computers using any of the follo wing methods: • TheOSD (On ScreenDisplay) • Ke yboard hotkeycommands The OSD is also used to adjust various settings. A confirmation label at the top of your monitor screen identifies which computer is currently selected.
11 Operation (continued) F igur e 8 The OSD Main W indow Navigating the OSD T o mov e upand do wn,use the [ ] and [ ] arrow keys. T o jumpfrom one columnto thenext (whenrelev ant),use the [T ab] k e y.
12 Operation (continued) General Settings W ith the highlightline onthe wordGENERAL, press [Enter] . The General Settings window appears (see Figure 10). F igur e 10 The General Settings window Security The Security option in the OSD General Settings Menu allows you to activ ate or deactiv ate PasswordSecurity .
13 Operation (continued) Whenyou hav e cascadedKVM switches,a lowerlev el Switch musthavea dif ferent OSD display hotkey than a higher level switch. T o change the top-lev el switch hotkey: 1. Highlight the Hotkey option in the OSD General Settings Menu 2.
14 Reset OSD General Settings Menu to Defaults (F7) Whenin the OSDGeneral SettingsMenu, youcan reset allof theoptions tothe original defaultsettings, erasingany changesyou hav e made.
15 Operation (continued) Time Settings In the Settings windo w navigate to the Time line and press [Enter] . The T ime settings window appears (see Figure 12). F igur e 12 T ime settings window SCN - Sets the amount of time spent on the selected computer when Auto Scanning.
16 Operation (continued) Security F igur e 13 The Security settings window The OSD offers an adv anced password security system made up of three different security lev els, each ha ving itsownaccess rights.
17 OSD HELP Window (F1) T o access the HELP windo w press [F1] . The HELP window is displayed (see Figure 15). F igur e 15 The HELP window Please note! All the functions in the Help window ar e performed from the OSD Main Menu. The Help window only serves as a reminder of the OSD function keys.
18 Operation (continued) Moving the Label (F6) Y ou can position the OSD label anywhere on the screen. T o position the label from the Main window: 1. Mov e to the desired computer using the Up and Down Arro w ke ys. 2. Press the [F6] key . The selected screen image and Identification label are displayed.
19 Firmware Upgrade (continued) 3. On the upgrade computer (the computer connected to the KVM via the firmw are upgradecable), go totheTrippLite websiteand downloadtheNetCommander Firmware UpgradeUtility .exefile,FirmwareUpgrade .
20 Firmware Upgrade (continued) 1.Checkthe firmwareversionsof theKVM (SwitchManager), KVM OSD(Switch OSD) andSIUs by clickingon theboxes ne xt tothem andpressing the F/W V ersion button.
21 Firmware Upgrade (continued) 7.T owardsthe endof thefirmwareupgrade, aprompt will appearasking youif youwant toset the OSDto itsdefault settings.If yes,click the Y es button.
22 Note: Disconnect device from A C mains before service operation! When using Firmware Update software you may at times get a Communication Error message. Ifa Communication Errormessage doesappear duringthe update procedure,do thefollowing: 1.
23 USB/SUN Combo Ke ys The connected PS/2 ke yboard does not ha ve a special SUN ke ypad to perform special functions in the SUN Operating System environment. When a B078-101-USB (SIU) is connectedto a SUNcomputer,theSIU emulates theseSUN ke ysusing a setof ke y combinations called Combo K eys.
24 1111 W . 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA www .tripplite.com/suppor t Note:Thisequipment hasbeen testedand foundto complywiththe limitsfor aClassAdigital de vice,pursuant toPart 15 of the FCC Rules.
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