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B L A C K B O X ® P r o v id es fl e x i b le an d s up er - f a s t c ro ss po i nt swit ching of Fu ll HD video in K VM enter prises. ServSwitch ™ DKM FX Or der to ll-fr ee in th e U.
Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T rademark s Us ed in this Manual T rademar ks Use d in th is Ma n ual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are register ed tradema rk s, and Ser vSwitch is a trademark, of BB T echnologies, Inc. Mac is a regi stered tr ademark o f Apple C omputer , Inc.
Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com FCC and IC RF I S tatement s / NOM Statement FE DERA L COMM UNIC A TIONS C OMMISSION AND INDUS TRY CA NADA RA DIO FREQUENC Y INTERFERENCE S T A TEMEN TS Th is eq ui .
Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatement 4. T odas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cer ca del agua—por ejemplo, cer ca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alber ca, etc.
Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatement 17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobr e la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.
Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Safety Ins t ructions Safety I nstruc t ions For reliable and safe long-term operation of your ServSwitch DKM FX, follow these guidelines: In st allati on • Only use in dry , indoor environments. • The ServSwitch DKM FX and the power supply units can get warm.
Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 1 . Specific a tions ......................................................................................... 10 1 .1 I n t e r f a c e s ...........................................
Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 2 .6 Diagnostics and Status .................................................................... 24 2.6. 1 Statu s LEDs ..............................................................
Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T ab le of Content s Chapter Page 4 . 9.2 S a ving o f C onfigurations ( Intern al) ........................................ 91 4.9 .3 Loadi ng o f C onfigura tions (Internal) ...................................... 93 4.
Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Spe cifications 1 . 1 Inte rface s 1 . 1 . 1 D VI - D Single Link The vide o in te rfa ce su pports t he D VI- D p ro to co l. All s ig na ls tha t c omp ly wi th D VI -D s in gle-l in k sta nd ar d can be tr an sm itt ed .
Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . 1 .4 R S-232 ( Serial) The com mu n ica tio n ta k es pl ac e wi th a t r an sm iss io n spee d of up t o 1 1 5.2 kbps , re ga rd les s of the f ile fo rm at . The t r an sm iss io n tak es pl ac e wi th ei gh t dat a bits and a stop bit, but without a parit y bit.
Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 1 . CA T x int erconnect cable . Ca ble Type Descri ptio n CAT x s olid -cor e 24 AWG c able This S/ UT P ( CA T5e ) c ab le confoms to EIA / TIA - 568 -B. Uses four pairs of 24 AWG wires.
Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 4. Maximum acceptable fi ber cable length . Ca ble Type Dist ance Single- mode 9 -µm 32,8 00 ft. ( 10,0 00 m ) Mult imod e 50 -µ m ( OM3 ) 3280 ft. (1 0 00 m ) Multimode 50 -µm 1 30 0 f t.
Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 .3 Su ppor ted Periphe r als Y ou can use the KVM ext en ders desc rib ed i n T ab les 1 - 7 an d 1 -8 wit h th e Ser vSwitch DKM FX : T able 1 - 7 . KV M ex tender with CA T x c onnec tion .
Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 -9 . D VI- D s i ng le-li nk con ne ctor pin ou t. Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 T .M .D.S. d ata 2- 9 T .M .D.S. d ata 1- 17 T .M .D.S. d ata 0 - 2 T .M .D.S. d ata 2+ 10 T .
Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications T able 1 - 1 2. RJ - 4 5 con nec tor . Pic ture Pin Signal Color Signal 1 D1+ 5 N ot connec ted 2 D1- 6 D2- 3 D2+ 7 N ot connec ted 4 Not connected 8 N ot connec ted 1 .4 .2 I / O Boa rd CA T x T able 1 - 1 3.
Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 .5 Po wer Su pply Power — Al l m od e ls : V ol ta g e: 1 00 – 2 40 V A C , 50– 6 0 H z; A CX 2 8 8, ACX 2 88 - PS: 2 02 W max. without I / O boards; A CX 1 6 0 , A CX 1 6 0- PS : 1 88 W ma x.
Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. Over view 2. 1 Des cription 2 .1 .1 A p p l i c a t i o n The Ser vSwit ch DKM F X is used t o establish connec tion s fr om con sole s (m on itor , k ey boa rd , mo use , an d ot her per iph er al devi c es) t o va ri ous sou rc es (com pu te r , C PU ).
Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2. 2 System O verview A Se r vS wit ch DKM FX syst em c on si sts of a ServSw it ch DKM FX an d, for K VM ap pl ica tio ns , on e or mo re C PU un its /C ON un its.
Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view See Sec tion 3.2 f or in st al lation e xamples. 2. 3 A vailable Produc ts T able 2 -3 . Av ailable produc ts.
Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view • ( 1) cross- wir ed CA T x n e t work cable 2.5 Devi c e View s In Se ctio ns 2 .5 . 1 thr ou gh 2. 5. 5, Fig ur es 2 - 2 th ro ugh 2 -5 il lu str at e the S ervSw it ch DKM FX chassi s models.
Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 4. A CX 288 components . Number Component 1 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 1 2 Slot for Fan T ray 1 3 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 2 4 Slot for Fan T ray 2 5 Slot for I / O Board s 1–36 6 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 3 7 Slot for CP U boa rd 8 Grounding 2.
Page 23 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -5. A CX 1 60 components. Number Component 1 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 1 2 Slot for Fan T ray 1 3 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 2 4 Slot for Fan T ray 2 5 Slot for I / O Board s 1–20 6 Slot for P ower S upply Unit 3 7 Slot for CP U boa rd 8 Grounding 2.
Page 24 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 2.5. 4 Ser vSwitch DKM F X 48 - Por t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 2 -5. Front vi ew , A CX04 8. T able 2 - 7 .
Page 25 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 1 2 Figure 2 - 6. C P U board, front v iew ..
Page 26 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 8. S tatus LEDs on the C PU board. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 1 White CP U boa rd is in reg istrati on pr ocess Blue.
Page 27 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 1 2 1 1 2 2 CA T x SFP fiber SFP coax Figure 2 - 7 . LEDs on the I / O boards..
Page 28 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 -9. Status L E Ds on the I / O boards. Number LED St atus Descri ption 1 Status 1 Light blue I / O b oard i n bo ot pro cess Red f l.
Page 29 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view 1 2 3 Figure 2 -9. Status LEDs on the fa n tra y . T able 2 - 1 1 . S t at us LEDs on the fan tr ay .
Page 30 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view T able 2 - 1 2. S tat us LED s on th e po wer su ppl y un it (A CX2 88 -PS or AC X 1 60 -PS).
Page 31 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view OSD An on- scr ee n di spl a y (ab br evi at ed OSD) is an im age sup eri mp osed on a sc ree n pi ctu re , com mo nly use d by m ode rn t ele vi si on se ts, V C R s , an d D VD pl ay ers to displa y in formation such as volume , ch annel, and time .
Page 32 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view The symbo l in T abl e 2 - 1 5 in di cat es the exte nde r th at is r eco gn iz ed an d def in ed at a c ert a i n p o rt: T able 2 - 1 5. E xtender r ecognized. Symb ol Descr ipt ion Por t co nnec ted to a CPU unit Por t co nnec ted to a CON u nit Por t co nnec ted to a US B 2.
Page 33 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view The con text functions i n T able 2- 1 7 are av ailable: T able 2 - 1 7 . C ontext functions.
Page 34 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view Figure 2 - 1 5. S tatus— N etwo rk scre en . The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in the Net work Stat us menu: T able 2 - 1 7 . Net work s tat us. Field Descript ion DH CP Infor mation if t he ne twor k set tings are a pplie d dy namica lly .
Page 35 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view J a v a To o l 1 . Selec t Stat us > Matrix View in the task area. Figure 2 - 16. M enu status — matrix view . 2 . Us e the left mo us e bu tton to cli ck on th e netw ork port of the CP U boa rd .
Page 36 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view Figure 2- 1 8 . Menu sta tus—f irmware. T able 2 - 1 8. Menu status—firmware . Field Descript ion Name D escrip tion of the modu les T yp.
Page 37 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view J a v a To o l 1 . Selec t Stat us > Slot T able in the task ar ea. Figure 2 - 1 9. Menu S tatus—Slot T able. 2 . T o r ead out the f irm war e sta tu s an d st or e it lo cal ly (fi le ext en si on .
Page 38 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over view Y ou can request various trace view s in the menu: Figure 2 -2 0. OSD icon. The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in this men u : T able 2 -2 0.
Page 39 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 3. Ins tallation 3. 1 Syste m Setup NO TE: If you a re a first -t im e us er , w e rec omm end tha t you se t up t he sys tem in the same roo m as a t est set up .
Page 40 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 7 . If yo u ha ve a vide o ma tr ix, c on nect t he vi deo s ou rc e di rectl y to the ServSwi t ch DKM F X by u si ng the i nt er con nect cabl es (c oax, fibe r ). 8. C onnec t the 5 - V DC power s upply units t o the CPU units.
Page 41 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 1 2 3 4 3 5 6 Figure 3- 1 . KV M using S erv S witch DK M F X application. T able 3- 1 . Single-head K VM m atrix c omponent s.
Page 42 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 1 2 3 2 4 Figure 3-2 . Video us ing Serv S witch DK M F X application. T able 3- 2. Vide o matrix c omponents. Number Descri ption 1 Vi deo s ources , for examp le, an SDI c amera 2 Inte rcon nect cable 3 Ser v Switch D KM F X 4 Vi deo s inks, for e xampl e, a m onitor 3.
Page 43 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 1 2 3 4 6 3 7 8 Figure 3-3. Parallel operation (stacking) application . T able 3- 3. P arallel operation (st ac king) componen ts.
Page 44 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Installat ion 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 6 7 Figure 3- 4. Cascadin g application . T able 3- 4. Cascading c omponents.
Page 45 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. Configu r ation 4. 1 Comm and Mode The ServSw it ch DKM FX ha s a C omm an d Mode tha t en ab les sev er al fun ctio ns via keyboard command dur i ng normal use. T o en ter C om ma nd Mod e , use a ho tk ey seq ue nc e an d to exit C om ma nd M ode , pr ess < Esc> .
Page 46 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-2 . C ommand mo de components. Ho tkey cod e Hotkey 1 < Lef t-Ctrl > + <L eft-Shif t> + < i> 2 2x < Scroll &.
Page 47 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can enter the OSD of the Ser vSwitch DKM F X: • via ke ybo ar d con nec ted to the C PU board • via ke ybo ar d con nec ted to a C O N unit o f an ex tender Entering OSD 1 . S tart C om ma nd Mode wi th t he ho tk ey (see Sect ion 5.
Page 48 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration • Low er status area (lowest two text l ines) Ke yb oard control Y ou can selec t between the following keyboard commands: T able 4-3 .
Page 49 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 4. Sorting fu nc tions. Func tion Keyboard command Sort I D numbers in a descending order or in an ascendin g order by pres sing.
Page 50 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-5. Menu login par ameters. Field Inpu t User admin Pass word admin NO TE: For sec ur ity rea so ns, cha ng e th e ad mi ni str a to r pass wor d as soon as pos sible. 4. 2. 2 Control via Ja va T ool Figure 4 - 4.
Page 51 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration C onn ect th e netw ork cabl e t o the R J- 4 5 ports of the c om put er an d C PU b oar d o f the Serv S witch DK M F X. Star t of the Ja va T o ol Ope n the Ja va tool by a do ub le c li ck on the pro gr am ico n or u se the < E nt er> ke y on the ke yb oar d.
Page 52 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Menu s truc ture Figure 4 - 6. E xample menu view (s ystem-s wit ch) . The menu struc tur e of the Ja va t ools is subdivided int o va rio.
Page 53 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can ac tiva te or deac tivat e the integr ated hel p text s in the working area of the Java tool by checking the box in the upper right corner . Mou se Control Y ou can selec t between the following mouse comm ands: T able 4- 6.
Page 54 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 7 ( C on ti n ued). K ey boa rd com ma nd s. Func tion Keyboard command • L eave t able s • J ump fro m ta bles into th e p.
Page 55 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Filt er Fun ct ion Li sts an d tab les in th e Ja va too l off er a fil te r f un ction th at e na ble s a f ast a nd smo oth se arch.
Page 56 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. 2.3 C ontrol via Serial Interface Figure 4 - 7 . RS - 232 icon. The ServSw it ch DKM FX ope ra ti ng syste m off ers var io us fun ctio ns for oper ati on vi a ser ia l i nt erf ac e .
Page 57 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t “ A ssignment > Virtual t o Real CPU ” in the task area. F ig ur e 4- 9 . Me n u as s ig nm en t— Vi rt u a l t o R e a l C P U s c r ee n . For an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 .
Page 58 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The sele ctio n bo xes in t he Re al C PU co lu mn con tai n a fi lt er f uncti on for an ea sy selec tion of si ngle c onsoles from a larger poo l of consoles (see Sec tion 4.
Page 59 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o plac e an assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . Selec t the req uired real con sole in the table Real C onsole. 2 . Do ubl e- c li ck in th e Virt ua l C ons ole col um n t o get a li st of all av ai la ble virt ua l consoles.
Page 60 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 10 . S ystem data set ting s. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Dev ice Tex t Enter th e dev ice na me of the m atrix (defa ult: S.
Page 61 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t Con figuration > S ystem in the mai n menu . Figure 4- 1 3. Menu C onfiguration —S ystem screen.
Page 62 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Figure 4 - 1 4. Menu System —S ystem Da ta. 4. 4.2 Au t omatic I D Fr om th is men u, you can a ut om at ica ll y cr ea te CP U an d C ON dev ic es ‘ sett in gs by connecting a new extender un it.
Page 63 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4- 1 2. Automatic I D set tin gs.
Page 64 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 3. C ancel and Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save Save changes J a v a To o l Selec t “System > Aut omatic I D ” in the task ar ea. Figure 4 - 1 7 .
Page 65 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 4. Ac cess settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Enable User Login Ac tivated The user has to log in with a user name and a pass wor d code to ente r OSD . Thereafter , the user rema ins logged in unti l he explicitly logs out or an auto log out is effe cte d.
Page 66 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t Con figuration > Ac cess in the ma in menu . Figure 4- 1 9. Menu Configur ation Access screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4- 1 5. Cancel and Sav e selec tion buttons.
Page 67 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration J a v a To o l Selec t System > Access in the t a sk are a. Figure 4 - 20. M enu System— Access screen. 4. 4.4 Switch The con figuration of t he switchin g para meters is set in this men u.
Page 68 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4- 1 6. S witch settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Video Sharing Ac tiva.
Page 69 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 1 6 (con tin ued). S wit ch se ttin gs . Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Release Time 0 –9 99 seconds Per iod of inac tivi ty o f a co nnec ted co nsole afte r whi ch K / M control can be r eques ted b y othe r cons oles connec ted to the CPU.
Page 70 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 7 . Canc el and Save selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save Save changes J a v a To o l Selec t “System > S witch ” in the task a rea. Figure 4 - 23.
Page 71 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 1 8 . N etwork set tings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on DH CP Ac tivated Th e net work set tings are au tomatic ally s upplie d by a DN S ser ver (d efaul t) Deac tivated Func tion not ac tive IP addre ss By te Input of th e IP addr ess i n the form “1 92.
Page 72 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4- 1 9. Cancel and Sa ve selec tion buttons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save Save changes J a v a To o l Selec t System > Net work in the t as k area . Figure 4-2 6.
Page 73 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-2 0. Date and time set ting s. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Mont h 1– 12 Enter m onth Date 1– 31 Enter d ate Ye a r 1–9 .
Page 74 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-2 1 . C ancel and Save selec tion buttons.
Page 75 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4 - 22 (con tin ue d). Use r da ta se ttin gs . Field S elec tion Descr ipti on TEL ac tivated Acces s pe rmiss ion v ia Telnet dea.
Page 76 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-2 3. O SD settings. But ton Func tion New Create a ne w use r Edit Edit an ex istin g use r Dele te Delete an e xisti ng us er Cance l Reject change s Save S ave changes J a v a To o l Selec t “User > User D ata” in the task ar ea.
Page 77 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o con figure user acc ess rights f or C P U s, proceed as fol lows : 1 . Selec t a user in the User Da ta list.
Page 78 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o acc ess the menu, u se OSD or Java: Figure 4 - 32 . OSD and Jav a icon s. T able 4-2 6. OSD settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on ID Te x t Num erica l value of t he ex tend er I D ( KV M ex tende rs: ID is prov ided by ex tend er uni t [s erial no.
Page 79 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > E X T Unit s ” in the main menu. Figure 4 - 33 . Menu Con figuration— E X T Units screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-2 7 .
Page 80 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration The settings for the tab OSD Data are des c ribed in Se ction 4.8.2. J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > EX T Units ” in the task area. Figure 4 - 3 4. Menu Definit ion — EX T U nits scre en.
Page 81 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 1 . T o cr eate a new extender unit press the button “ New . ” 2 . Sele ct whether a t emplate of an exis t ing extender u nit (“ Ch.
Page 82 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD Selec t “ Con figurat ion > CPU Un it s ” in the mai n menu . Figure 4-36. Menu C onfiguration — C PU Devi c es screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-30.
Page 83 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 37 . Menu Definition — C PU Devices screen. Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-3 1 .
Page 84 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T o crea te a new C PU device , proceed as f ollows: 1 . Press t he “New” but t on. 2 .
Page 85 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can access t he menu via OSD or Jav a : Figure 4 - 38. OSD and Ja va ic ons. Y ou can selec t between the following set tin gs : T able 4-39 . C ON devices set tin gs. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on ID Te x t ID of th e C O N unit (se e Se cti on 4.
Page 86 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-34. C ON devices buttons. But ton Func tion Ne w R.
Page 87 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-3 5. Menu configu ration — C O N d evices but tons. But ton Func tion New O pen a new C O N d evice Dele te Delete a ne w CON d.
Page 88 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 4. C onfirm t he assignmen t by pressing the “ Apply” button. T o remov e an ex tender assignment, proceed as follows : 1 . Selec t the c onsole in the C ON devices t o be mo d ified list.
Page 89 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration T able 4-38. Mouse and k eyboard settings. Field S elec tion Descr ipti on Ho rizontal spe ed 1/ x 1– 9 Adjusts the horizon tal mouse sp.
Page 90 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Y ou can selec t between the following but t ons: T able 4-39 . B ut t ons. But ton Func tion Cance l Reject change s Save Save changes J a v a To o l Selec t “Definition > EX T Units ” in the task area.
Page 91 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Selec t “ Con figurat ion > S a ve ” in the ma in menu . By selecting thi s menu item, the active con figurat ion of the matrix is saved to the per ma ne nt mat ri x mem ory .
Page 92 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 46. Menu C onfigur ation —Save A s screen. J a v a To o l T o save the con figuration into the i nternal matrix m emory , pr oceed as follows : 1 . Selec t “File > Upload t o… ” in the menu bar .
Page 93 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 - 4 7 . Menu Fi le — Upload to screen. 4.9.3 Lo ading of Configurations ( Internal) Previously s a ved c onfigura tions ar e loaded in this menu. Y ou h ave the followi ng possibilit ies to load confi gurations from files : Figure 4 - 48.
Page 94 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration OSD 1 . Selec t “ C onfigur ation > Op en ” i n the main men u. 2 . Selec t the desir ed con figuration . 3. Load the c onfigur ation by pressing the < En ter> k ey . Figure 4 - 49 .
Page 95 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4-50. Menu Admini st r ation — Activate C onfiguration o n Switch screen. 4.9.4 Saving Co n figurations ( E xternal ) Y ou can sav e cr ea te d co nf ig ur a tio ns as a fi le , so th at the y wil l be in depe nde n t of the ma trix and transpor table.
Page 96 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4-52 . Menu File —Save A s screen. 4.9.5 Loading Co n figurations ( E xternal ) Ex terna lly saved configur ations are opened an d activated i n thi s menu . Y ou h ave the followi ng possibilit ies to load confi gurations from files : 1 .
Page 97 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 -5 3. M en u File– Open s c reen. 4. 10 Expo rt and I mpor t Options The ServSw it ch DKM FX off ers the possi bil ity t o re ad o ut av ai la ble con fig ur at ion li sts (ext end er , C PUs , c ons ole s an d use rs) f or exporti ng an d im porti ng ag ai n vi a Java tool.
Page 98 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration 3. Sele ct the storage location for the exp ort file . 4. C onfirm t he expor t with the “Finish ” button. F ig ur e 4- 5 5 . M e nu Fi le– E xp ort sc r ee n . 4. 10.2 Imp or t Options C on fi gu ra ti on li sts a r e i mp ort ed i n t hi s m e n u.
Page 99 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration F ig ur e 4- 56 . M e n u F il e– I mp ort sc re en . 4. 1 1 Firmware Update The firmw are o f the matrix can be updated in th is menu . T o acc ess the menu, u se the Java ic on : Figure 4 -5 7 .
Page 100 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : Configuration Figure 4 -58. M enu Administratio n– Update Firmware scre en. 2 . Sel ect th e di re ctory i n the low er part of the wor ki ng a re a in whic h th e up da te files c an be fou nd.
Page 101 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 5. Op erat ion Y ou can operate the Ser vSwitch DKM FX in three differen t wa ys : 1 . Dire ct Switching • via a keyboard connec t ed to a C ON por t and the hotk eys • b y a m a cr o k e yb oa rd c o n ne ct ed to a c on so le po rt 2.
Page 102 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation NO TE: Y ou can onl y us e th e ho tk eys t o swi tc h to u n us ed an d al lo wed C PU s. Ho tk ey s are on ly s upp orted if nei th er “E nab le User Log in ” no r “E na bl e Us er A CL ” is selecte d and the user is logged in the O SD.
Page 103 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 2 . S witching to the C PU Port 23 of the slave matrix : <Le ft Sh if t> , < L e ft Sh ift > , <s> , <2 > , <3 &g.
Page 104 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation OSD Selec t “Swit ch ” in the main men u. Figure 5 - 2. Menu Switc h screen. The f ollowing i nformat ion is shown in this men u : T able 5- 1 Menu switch .
Page 105 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation Y ou can selec t f rom the following sw it ching functions: T able 5-2 . Swit ching func t ions.
Page 106 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation T o se t a KVM con nect ion betwe en a c on sol e an d a C PU , do ubl e- c l ick on th e corresponding selec tion box within the C P U column and select the reques t ed C PU (gr ee n).
Page 107 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Op er ation 5.4 Power O n and Power Down Func tions The ServSw it ch DKM FX ha s th e fo ll owi ng pow er on and pow er d own fu ncti on s: r es ta rt a n d r es e t. 5.4 . 1 Re star t T o p erf or m a r es ta rt, u se O SD .
Page 108 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control 6. Se ri al Control Us e the fo llo wi ng par am et ers to c on tr ol t he Se r vS wit ch DKM FX via its se ri al int er fa ce.
Page 109 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control ( Special ) charac ters : A C K 0x06 N A K 0 x15 ST X 0x0 2 ET X 0x03 C R 0x0 D E S C 0 x1B HT AB 0x09 LF 0x0A Seq uence of a D at a Commu n ica t ion T able 6- 1 . D ata commu nication sequence .
Page 110 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: Input por t’ s request for output Por t 1 60 0x 1 B 0x5B 0x42 0x07 0x0 0 0x A0 0x0 0 T ab le 6- 3 .
Page 111 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T ab le 6-5 . R e qu est of i n pu t p ort fo r o u tp ut po rt wi th a f ix e d t o ta l po rt nu mb e r .
Page 112 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T ab le 6- 7 . C on n ect i on of i n pu t p ort wi th ou t pu t p ort wi th a fi x e d t ot a l p ort n um be r .
Page 113 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control Example: R et ur n i n p ut P ort 1 7 f or a ll ou t pu t p orts 0x 1 B 0x5D 0x46 0x0 7 0x00 0x 1 1 0x0 0 T able 6 - 1 0 .
Page 114 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6 - 1 2 . C onn ecti on o f C PU (i npu t) with C ON (out pu t). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser .
Page 115 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6 - 1 4. Re tu rn o f CP U (in pu t) f or C ON (outp ut ) with a fixed c onsole number .
Page 116 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6- 1 6. Request of C O N ( in put) f or C PU (output). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver identification 0x5B 1 Com ma nd 0 x 51 2 T ot al le ngth o f tele gram ( 7 by tes, binar y) 0x07 0x00 2 T ot al num ber of conso les (binar y, 1 …max .
Page 117 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6- 1 8 . C onnec tion of C ON (input) w i th C PU (output). By tes Descr ipti on Codin g 1 Control charac ter 0 x1B 1 Ser ver i.
Page 118 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T ab le 6- 2 0. Re t u rn o f C ON (In p u t) f or C PU (Ou t pu t) wi th a fi x e d C P U n um b er .
Page 119 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 6 : Se rial Control T able 6 - 22 . C on necti on of C ON (i npu t) with C PU (ou tpu t) an d C PU (in put ) wi th C ON (ou tp ut).
Page 120 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 . T roubleshooting T able s 7 - 1 th ro ug h 7 - 7 in Sect ion s 7 . 1 th ro ug h 7 . 7 pro vide sup port f or p rob le ms wi th th e Se r vS wit ch DKM FX ma tri x. Th is hel p ass umes a fu ncti on al ext en der route .
Page 121 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 . 4 Power Supply Unit s Malfunc t ion T able 7 - 4. Pow er supply units malfu nc tion .
Page 122 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting 7 .7 Blank Screen 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 Figure 7 - 1 . LEDs on the Serv Swit ch DKM F X. T able 7 - 7 .
Page 123 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7 : T rouble shooting Before you do , ma ke a recor d of the hist or y of the problem. W e will be able to pr ov ide mor e effi ci en t an d ac cu r at e ass is tan ce if yo u ha ve a c omp le te descr ip ti on , including : • the natur e and duration of the problem.
Page 124 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y App endix. Glo ssar y The fo llo wi ng ter ms are com mo nly use d in t hi s g ui de or i n video and K VM tec hnology: AES / EBU — Dig ita l au di o sta nd ar d offi ci al ly kno wn a s AES 3, use d fo r car ryin g digital audio sign als bet ween devices.
Page 125 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y Fib er — Single -mode or multimode fiber cable s. EGA — The En ha nc ed G ra ph ics A dap ter ( E GA) i s an o ld ana log gr aph ics st andard , introduced by I BM ® i n 1 984 . It u se s a D B 9 c on ne ct o r .
Page 126 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y USB HID — U SB HID de vi ce s (h u m an in te rf ac e d e vi c e s) a ll ow f or da ta i np ut . Y o u don’t need a sp ecia l driver during installation; “ N ew USB- HI D device f ound” is re port ed.
Page 127 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ap pendix : Gloss ar y Keyboard Connec t — Matrix func tion that allows taking over the keyboard contr ol of an in ac tive console. Macro K eys — Programmable keys th at string together c ommands to the matrix.
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