HP (Hewlett-Packard) ST-C5USBVA-300 manual

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    MAN010 Rev 12/4/07 ST -C5USBV -300 ST -C5USBV A-300 300 FOOT USB KVM EXTENDER Installation and Operation Manual XTENDEX ® Series NET W ORK TECH NOLOGIES INCOR POR ATE D Te l:33 0- 5 62 -70 70 Fa x:3 30 -56 2- 19 99 12 75 Dan n er D r Aurora, OH 44202 www.n etwo r ktec hinc .com NTI R[...]

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    MAN010 Rev 12/4/07 TRADEMARK XTENDEX is a registere d tradem ark of Net work T echnolog ies Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2007 by Net work Technologies Inc, all rights reserved. No part of this publication ma y be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any fo rm or by any means, electronic, mechan[...]

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    ii Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... ................................................... 1 Features ....................................................................................................................... .................[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION The ST-C5USBV-300 USB Extender ( XTENDEX) is designed to enabl e the reloc ation of a monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse from a USB CPU or NTI USB KVM switch by as much as 300 feet via CAT5 cable in additio n to having a monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse connected loc ally. It is extremely simple to install and has been thorough[...]

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    2 Limitations • The XTENDEX will onl y work with USB keyboards and mice, other USB d evices ar e not supported. • PS/2 devices can be connected to the XT ENDEX through an NT I USB-PS/2 adapter, however the translation ke ys d escribed on page 15 will not function in this applicati on. • The XTENDEX can be us ed between two cascade d NT I swit[...]

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    3 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Audio Jack - 3.5mm stereo au dio j ack- for connecting to remote speakers (ST -C5USBVA-300 o nly) 2. CA T5 - RJ45 female for connection of CAT5 cable bet ween Local Unit and Remote Unit 2a. Green LED - po wer indicator- illumi nates when power has been sup plied to the unit 2b. Yello w LED -communication indicator- blin[...]

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    4 PREP ARA TION FOR INST ALLA TION • A location should be chosen for the monitor, mouse, an d ke yboard that also has space to mount the Re mote Unit within the distance provided by the cable s from the moni tor, mouse, an d ke yboard. If extens ion cables are needed, contact NTI for the cables required. If a local user will be connected, a prope[...]

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    5 INST ALLA TION The Local Unit Connect to the CPU 1. Plug the cables of the Local Unit into the back of the CPU. (See Fig. 1.) a) Connect the blue 15HD cable from the Local Unit to the female VGA port on the back of the CPU. b) Connect the USB Type A cable from the Local Unit to a female USB T ype A port on the back of the CPU. Note: If a SUN CPU [...]

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    6 Figure 2- Local unit with audio support conne cts to CPU Connect the Local Devices If desired, connect the local user devices to the Local Unit as sho wn in Fig. 3. 1. Connect a USB keyboard an d mouse to the U SB type A female connecto rs on the Loc al Unit. 2. Connect a monitor to the 15HD female connector on the Lo cal Unit. Figure 3- Conne ct[...]

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    7 NTI R Netwo rk Techn ologies I nc XTENDEX USB (Fro nt View) - + CAT 5 Cab le to R emote ST- C5USBV-3 00 (Local U nit) 3. If the Local Unit has audio support (ST -C5USBVA-300) , connect the cable from the local self-powered stereo speakers to t he 3.5mm stereo audio jack on the Local Unit. (See Fig. 4) Figure 4- Connect stereo speakers to XTEND EX[...]

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    8 Figure 6- Conne ct the Monitor and Devices to the R emote Unit 4. If the Remote Unit has audio support (ST- C5USBVA-300) , connect the cable from the remote self-p owered stereo speakers to the 3.5mm stereo audio jack on the Remote Unit. (See Fig. 7) Figure 7- Conn ect remote self-pow ered speakers to Remo te Unit (Fr o nt V iew) NT I R Netw ork [...]

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    9 CAT 5 Cab le to L ocal U nit Green Power LED Y ellow Co mmunicationLED (Fr ont View) NTI R Netwo rk Techn ologies I nc XTENDEX USB - + ST-C5U SBV-30 0 Remote U nit Connect the CAT5 cable Connect the CAT5 cable to the “CAT 5” port on the rear of the Remote Unit (see Fig. 8). (If an RJ45 wall outlet is being used, connect the other end of the e[...]

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    10 COMMAND MODE The XTENDEX has t wo areas of user control that can be used as needed. T he user can adjust video qua lity (described below) , or enable/disable MAC mode (see pag e 11) T hese controls are accessed by entering Command Mode. To enter Command Mode, simultaneousl y press the left a nd right < Shift > keys on the keyboard connecte[...]

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    11 MAC Mode MAC Mode enables the user to connect the Local Unit to a MAC CPU. MAC Mode configures t he Local Unit for passing mouse information to the MAC CPU. This is useful when the user wa nts to use mouse dr ivers pr ovided by the mouse vendor, which allows the use of programmable functio ns for each mouse butt on. The Local Unit can be config [...]

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    12 COMMON APPLICA TIO NS Figure 11 (below) illustrates three common applic ations for the ST-C5USBV-300 USB KVM Extender. Figure 11- Examples of c ommon applications for the ST-C5 USBV-300 USB KVM Extender VGA Multi-Scan Mo nito r ST-C5USBV-3 00 LOCA L UNI T ST-C5USBV-3 00 REMO TE UNI T CAT5 Cab l e VGA Multi- Sc an Monitor NTI USB KVM MAT RIX SWIT[...]

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    13 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Maximum Resolution w/ CAT5/5e UTP (refresh frequency 60Hz) 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz- up to 300 feet 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz- up to 150 feet 1920 x 1440 @ 60 Hz- up to 1 00 feet Maximum Resolution w/ CAT5/5e STP Or CAT6 UTP (refresh frequency 60Hz) 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz- up to 30 0 feet 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz- up to 150 feet 1600 x 1200 @ [...]

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    14 INTERCONNECTION CABLE WIRING METHOD The connection cable bet ween the remote and local is terminat ed with RJ45 connectors and must be wired accor ding to the EIA/TIA 568B industry stand ard. Wiring is as per the table and dra wing belo w. Pin Wire Color Pair Function 1 White/Orange 2 T 2 Orange 2 R 3 White/Green 3 T 4 Blue 1 R 5 White/Blue 1 T [...]

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    15 KEYBOARD TRANSLA TION Key Equivalents Using the chart below, find the character nee ded to b e typed on the CPU being accessed, then follo w the row across for the equivalent on the keyb oard being used. (See Fig. 13 o n p age 16 for reference.) USB 101 WINxx MA C (Apple USB) SUN L-Ctrl L-Ctrl L-Ctrl L-Ctrl L-Alt L-Alt L-Option L-Alt SB+F12 Appl[...]

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    16 Figur e 13- Keyboar d Layouts Ent e r Ent e r Ct rl Shif t Shif t Cap s Lo ck Tab Esc Ct rl Alt Backspace Num Lock Wi ndow s USB Ke yboa rd Alt Ent e r Ent e r Ct rl Shif t Shif t Cap s Lo ck Tab Esc Ct rl Alt Backspace Num Lock Typic al 1 01 K eyboard Alt F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F1 0 F11 F12 Scr oll Lock Pause Break Prin t Scr e en SysRq ~ `[...]

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    17 TROUBLESHOOTING Each and every piece of ev ery pro duct produced by Net work Tec hnologies Inc is 100% tested to exacting spec ifications. We make every effort to insure troubl e-free insta llation and operat ion of our products. If problems are experienc ed while insta lling this product, please look over the troublesh o oting chart below to s [...]

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    18 INDEX CAT5 Cable Spec, 14 CAT5 LEDs, 9 C ommand Mode, 10 D DC support, 11 Devices Supported, 1 I nstallation, 5 Key Equivalents, 15 limitations, 2 MAC LED, 3 M AC Mode, 11 Specifications, 13 SUN extra keys, 15 Troubleshooting, 17 Video quality a djustme nt, 10 W ARRANTY INFORMA TION The warranty period on this product (parts and lab or) is t wo [...]