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    MAN042 Rev Date 4/15/2004 ST -2U 2-Port Universal KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual NODEMUX TM Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGI ES INCORPORATE D Te l:33 0-5 62 -70 70 Fax :33 0-5 6 2-1 999 1275 D an ner D r Aurora, OH 44202 www.nt i1.com NTI R[...]

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    MAN042 Rev Date 4/15/2004 Warranty Information The warranty period on this prod uct (parts and labor) is one (1) year from the date of purchas e. Please contac t Net work Technologies Inc at (800) 742-83 2 4 (800-RGB-TECH) or (330) 562-7070 or visit our website at http://www.nti1.com for information regarding repairs and/or re turns. A return autho[...]

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    MAN042 Rev Date 4/15/2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... ................................................... 1 Materials .................................................................................................................[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The NTI ST-2U 2-PORT UNIVERSAL KVM Switch allows a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse to commun icate d irectly with any two PC, MAC or SUN CPUs connected to the switch. Thes e CPUs can be file servers, net work managers, etc. The microprocessor driven circuitry in the NT I s witch allows all [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 2 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. CPU Select Switch- push to manually toggle bet ween CPUs 2. CPU LEDs- for visual indication of connection bet ween the user and a specific CPU and to indicate mode status 3. Power ON/OFF sw itch 4. Dip-switches- for configuring user keyb oard t ype 5. CPU x - 15HD VGA connectors- [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 3 INST ALLA TION 1. Turn OF F po wer to all CPUs that will be connected to the NTI ST-2U 2-Port Universal KVM S witch before connecting or disconnecting any cables to or from them. Warning! Damage to the CPU may result if po wer is not turned OFF before connectin g or disconnecting cables. 2. Configure the ST[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 4 Figure 3- Connect SUN monitor to ST-2U-13W3 4. Connect the user device(s) to the p ort lab eled "USER" on the rear of the ST-2U switch using o ne of the metho ds detailed below. • PS/2- Attach the 8-pin miniDIN male end of a VKTINT-1 to the ST -2U switch at the "USER" port. The keyboar[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 5 • SUN- Plug the SUN keyboard di rectly into the "USER" port. Figure 6- Connect SUN keyboard/mouse to ST-2U 5. For each CPU c onnect the appropriate NT I input device and video cables to the proper ports on th e ST -2U switch using the methods detailed below. NOTE: Make sure the cables from a sin[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 6 • MA C - Attach a MKTINT-xx-MM cable between the keyboard port of the CPU and a 8 pin miniDI N female "CPU x" port on the ST-2U switch. Using a 15DM-15HDF adapter, attach a VEXT-xx-MM cable bet ween the video port on the CPU and a 15HD female "VIDEO x" port on the ST-2U switch. (See Fi[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 7 WARNING! If a serial mouse port is bein g u sed on a PC to connect a serial CPU to an ST-2U sw itch, do not use a generic 9D-to-6mD adapter to make conn ection to the PS/2 cable-- use a VOPEX-IM9D to convert the signal from the serial port to PS/2. (See Fig. 10) Figure 10- Use a NTI VOPEX-IM9D with serial t[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 8 Units with touch screen support (optional) 1. Connect the 15HD male connector from a VGA multi-scan monitor to the port labeled MONITOR on the rear of the NT I ST -2U- TS switch. If a touch-screen type monitor is being used, connec t the 9D male serial connect or from the touch-screen monitor t o the port i[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 9 Power Up/Down POWER-UP SEQUENCE 1. Plug the jack at the cable end of the AC adapter into the ST-2U. 2. Plug the transformer end of t he AC adapter into a power outlet. 3. Turn on the ST-2U. 4. Turn ON power to the monitor attached to the ST-2U. 5. Turn ON power to either or both CPUs attached to the ST-2U. [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 10 When the COMMAND LED is illuminated, all 3 LED s on the numeric keypad of the ke yboard will illuminat e (if they aren't already due to CapsLock, NumLock, and ScrollLock) to indicate Comma nd Mode is enabl ed and the following functions ar e available: ( NOTE: The user must exit Command Mode in order [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 11 USB CPU SUPPORT (Optional) Introduction The NTI ST -2U -U UNIVERSAL KVM Switch has 2 additional female USB type B ports that allo w USB compatible CP Us (SUN, MAC, or WINxx) to be connected to the s witch. General Notes The ST-2U-U should have a ll cables attached before powering u p. If no cable is pl ugg[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 12 NTI SWI TCH CPU RS232 First Uni t NTI SWITCH RS232 NTI SWITCH RS232 Second U nit Last Uni t RS232 Serial Port Matr ix- Y-1 Ma tr ix- Y-1 Ma trix - Y-1 PLEASE NOTE: It is necessary to con f ig u re a Sun CPU such that the Sleep Mode is not enab led . If a Sun CPU goes into sleep mode either automatic ally o[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 13 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dipswitches The dipswitches located next to the RS2 32 connec tion (Fig. 8) are used to configure the baud rate and address of the NODEMUX. The default baud rate is 9600. The default addr ess is 1. Use the charts below to change the baud rat e and address as needed. Figure 17- RS232 [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 14 If Matrix Options is selected, the following menu, which has 7 options, is dis played: MATRIX OPTIONS 1. Reset single unit - reset single matrix to power-up defaults (not applicabl e) 2. Reset all units - reset all daisy chained matri x units (not applicable) 3. Change single output - connect an input to o[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 15 AUDIO SUPPORT (Optional) Audio support provides the follo wing additional features: • Audio signals from the same CPU that keybo ard, mous e, and vi deo signals are from can be received b y the user. • Audio inputs accept any standar d lin e level audio (1Vrms or 2.5Vp-p). • Audio outputs are capable[...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 16 E n t e r E n t e r C t r l S h i f t S h i f t C a p s L o c k T a b E s c C t r l A l t B ackspace N u m L o c k E n t e r E n t e r A l t G r a p h S h i f t S h i f t C a p s L o c k T a b E s c C t r l A l t B a c k s p a c e N u m L o c k H e l p S t o p P r o p s F r o n t O p e n F i n d C u t P a [...]

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    NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH 17 TROUBLESHOOTING If the ST-2U 2-Port Universal KVM switch is not working proper ly, consider the suggestions belo w to see if a solution ca n be found. • Verify that all cables are securely connected. • Verify that the CPU is connected to a Keyboard port and Video port with the same CPU port num ber. ?[...]