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    Installer/User Guide LongView ® Wireless[...]

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    INSTRUCTIONS This sym bo l is in t en ded to a lert the user to the prese nce o f i mpor t a nt ope rat i ng a nd m a i nt en a nc e (s er v ici ng) i ns t r uct ions i n t he l it er at u r e ac co mpa ny i ng t he appl ia nce . DANGEROUS VOLTAGE This sym bo l is in t en ded to a le rt th e us e r t o t he pr e se nc e of u n i n su lat e d danger[...]

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    LongView ® Wireless Installer/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There and LongView are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affliates. All other marks are the property of their respec- tive owners. © 2003 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    USA Notification Wa r n i n g : C h a n g e s o r m o d i f i c a ti o ns to t h i s u n i t not ex p re s sl y appr ove d by t he pa r t y respo nsib le f o r c ompl i a nc e c ou ld void t he us er ’s aut hor it y t o op er at e t he e qu ipme nt . Not e : T hi s e q u ip ment h a s be en t e s t ed a nd fou nd t o c omp ly w i t h t he l i m i[...]

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    Ta b l e of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents 1 Pr oduc t Over view Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5[...]

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    Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits Av o c e n t ’s L o n g V i e w ® Wi r ele s s Ex t e nder c on ne c t s Ke ybo a r d , Vide o , Mous e (K VM) an d aud io p er iphe r a ls w i re le ssl y t o you r c omput er, f rom up t o 10 0 fee t away . Lon gView W i r ele ss i s a d ig it a l s yst e m t h at [...]

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    4 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Figure 1.2: Example LongView Wireless Configuration Secure connectivity and 802.11a standards-based design Adva nc e d E ncr y pt ion St a nda r d (A E S ) pr ov ide s se cu re c on ne c t ion s t hr ou g h a pr opr ie t a r y de sig n bas e d on t he 8 0 2 .1 1a s t a nd a r d . The LongView Wireless transm[...]

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    Chapter 1: Product Overview 5 Compatibility with Peripherals Th e L on g Vi ew Wir el ess is co mpa t ib le with th e f o ll o win g p eri p h e r als: • Keyb oa r d - T he L ongVie w Wi r ele s s t r a n sm it te r a nd r ec e ive r supp or t virtuall y an y s tand a rd PS /2 ke yb oard . • Mous e - T he L ongVie w Wi r ele s s t r a n sm it t[...]

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    6 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide[...]

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    Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing a LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . . 10 2 Inst al lation[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 9 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started Before inst a llin g y o ur L on g Vi ew Wir el ess Exte nde r, refe r t o t he l i st b elow t o ensu re t hat you h ave a l l t he it e ms t hat s h ipp ed w it h t he LongVie w Wi rele s s . Supplied with the LongView Wireless Extender Yo u r L o n g V i e w W i r e l e ss packag [...]

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    10 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Power Supply Transmitter Cables Audio Cable Peripheral Cables Installing a LongView Wireless Extender Fol lo w t h e s t e p - b y- ste p p ro ced ures l i st e d i n t he To i n s t a l l a Lo n gVi ew Wire less tran smitte r and To i n s t a l l a Lo n gV i e w Wi r e l e s s r e c e i v e r se ct ions t [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 11 4. Prepare lo c a tion s for you r LongVie w Wi rele s s eq u ipme nt , c omput e r an d p eri p he rals. Place t h e t ra n sm it t er ne a r you r c omput e r . Be st per fo rma nce is a ch i ev ed wh en t h e ant e n na s a r e c le a rly v isible a nd f re e fro m o b s t ru cti on s. 5. Connect t he Long View Wireles[...]

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    12 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 3. Conn ect the ext e nded d i s play ’s PS / 2 keybo a r d a nd mou se (i f ap pl ic able) in to t h e L ongVie w Wi r e les s r ec e iver ’ s ke yb oa r d c on ne ct ion ( pu r ple co nne cto r) a n d mou s e co n ne ct ion (g r e en c on ne c t or) . Power Supply Audio Cable Peripheral Cables Figure [...]

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    Contents Powering the LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . 15 Informational Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fine-Tuning the Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Im a ge Ad ju s t men t Usin g th e L on gV i e w Wi r e l e s s OS D . [...]

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    Chapter 3: Operations 15 Chapter 3: Operations Powering the LongView Wireless Extender Th e L on g Vi ew Wir e l ess un it s (t r an sm it t er and receiver) ha ve b e en factor y co nf igured to o pe ra te as a c ompa n ion pa i r. T he i n it ia l r ad io l i n k bet wee n th e tw o uni ts is estab lish ed b y t he r ec e ive r , a lt houg h a l [...]

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    16 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide LEDs Bot h th e Lo n g V i e w Wi rele s s t r a n sm it te r a nd r e c eive r c ont a i n t h r ee L ED s vis i b l e fr om th e fr on t o f eac h u n it . T he L E Ds a r e l abe led on t he u n it . Figure 3.1: Transmitter LEDs LE D Conditions S1 S2 PWR Condition OFF OFF ON No Activity, Power is On OFF [...]

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    Chapter 3: Operations 17 Advanced menu options Th e L on g Vi ew Wir el ess OS D Ad va nc e d menu a l lows you to f i ne - t u ne t he vi de o se tting s th at w ere estab l ish ed wi th the A u to Set up fun cti on . Yo u m a y tun e th e hor i z ont a l a nd ver t ica l posi t ion of t he v ide o mon it or w i ndow, as wel l as adj u st t h e br[...]

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    18 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 3. On t h e OS D Adv a nc e d menu , u se t he fi ne - t u n i ng opt ions t o m a ke furth er a dj us t ment s to you r v ideo i mag e , as ne e de d . Pre ss th e Lef t or Rig ht arro w s k ey s to m ak e adju st ment s for : • Hor i z ont a l Posit ion • V er t ic a l Posi t ion • Br ig ht ne ss ?[...]

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    Contents Appendix A: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix B: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Appendix C: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Appendix D: Understanding Wireless . . . . . . . . . . 26 Appendic e s[...]

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    Appendices 21 Appendices Appendix A: Technical Specifications Long View Wi reless Prod uct Spe cifi cat ion s Mechanical Height 1 .75" (4.45 cm) Ant enna e x te nds 4.7 5 ” (1 2 .07 c m ) a b ove lowe r sur fac e of housing Width 6.25" ( 15.88 cm) Depth 5.25" ( 1 3.34 cm) We ight 1 lb (0.45 kg) Environmental/Power Operating T empe[...]

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    22 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix B: Technical Support Our T echnica l S upp or t s t a f f is r e ady t o a ss is t you w it h any i nst a l l at ion or ope rat i ng i ss ues you e nc ou nt er w i t h you r A voc e nt pr oduc t . I f a n is sue shou ld de velop, fol l ow t he st e ps b elow for t he fas t es t po ssi ble se r v ic[...]

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    Appendices 23 Appendix C: Troubleshooting No powe r stat us ligh t on t ra ns mi tt er or r e ce iv er Ve rify that the green LED on the separate Avocent-supplied power supply is illuminated, indicating that the power supply is plugged in correctly. Ensure that the p owe r ca bl e fro m th e Avoc ent - sup pl ied p owe r sup pl y is securely plugge[...]

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    24 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Verify that all three LEDs on both the LongView Wireless transmitter and the LongView Wireless receiver are illuminated a short period of time after power up (3 0 seconds or less) . If all three LEDs are not illuminated, move the LongView Wireless receiver closer to the LongView Wireless transmitter unit un[...]

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    Appendices 25 Slow respons e from periph erals attached t o L on g View Wireles s receiver Run Auto S etu p fr om th e OS D. Re me mb er to cl ic k Finish to save n ew se tt ing s . The distance between the two LongView Wireless units may be too great, reducing the quantity of data that can be sent through the radio link. Move the LongView Wireless[...]

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    26 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix D: Understanding Wireless W ireless tec hnology is being used in many innova t iv e ways to help people wo rk and communic ate more effic ient ly . Inc reased mobility and t he absence of cabling and other fixed infrast ruct ure hav e prov en to be benefic ial for many users. People u se w i re le [...]

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    Appendices 27 To maximize your wireless range: 1. Kee p t he numb e r of wa l l s a nd c e i l i ng s b et wee n t he t ra n sm it t er a nd receiv er to a m i n i mu m – e ach w a l l or c ei li ng c a n r educ e you r w i re le ss produc t ’s range. 2. Be a war e of t he d i r e c t l i ne b et wee n you r t r a n sm it te r a nd r e c ei ver[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANT Y Av ocent Corporation warrants t o the original ret ail purchaser t hat this product is and will be free from defec ts in materials and w orkmanship for a period of 2 4 months from t he date of purchase. A ddit ionally , all A v oc ent product s carry an unc onditional t hirty- day satisfact ion guarantee. If, for any reason, yo u [...]

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    590 - 38 3 - 0 01 A For T echnical Support: Avocent Corporation 4991 Corporate Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent International Ltd. Avocent House, Shannon Free Zone Shannon, County Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 6 1 7 1 5 292 Fax: +353 6 1 4 7 1 8 7 1 Avocent Asia Pacifi c Singapore Branch Offi c[...]