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    MAN028 Rev 8/6/08 UNIMUX-nXm-U Multi-user USB KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual Software Version 2.1 UNIMUX TM Series[...]

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    i TRADEMARK UNIMUX is a trademark of Net work Technologi es Inc in the U.S. and other countries. COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2002, 2008 by Net work Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, store d in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical, photocopying, record[...]

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    ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... .......................................... 1 Definitions .................................................................................................................... ..........................[...]

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    iii Select Keyboa rd Language ....................................................................................................... ............................. 25 Security Conf iguration ......................................................................................................... ................................... 26 Keyboard Mappi[...]

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    iv Figure 16- Port informati on- system structure .................................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 17- User login scr een ................................................................................................... ....................................[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The NTI UNIMUX-nXm-U (formerly referred to as ST- n X m- USBV-U) is a multi-user / US B KVM Switch, ( n = number of users, m = number of CPUs). It allows multiple users (up to 8), each with USB user devices and monitor, to com municate directly with any WINDOWS, MAC and/or SUN USB CPU (up to 32) conne[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 2 ORDERING INFORMA TION The UNIMUX USB KVM switch is built to a specific size rangin g fr om 2 to 8 users and 8 to 32 CPUs. The switch is built at the factory based on the specified size order ed. The switch has USB inputs and outputs that support all plat forms and are configur ed with interface cables, see interfa[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 3 FEA TURES AND FUNCTI ONS 1. Keypad - buttons for user control over s witch functions 2. LCD - for visual indication of connection bet ween the user and a specific CPU. 3. CPU x - USB Type B female connectors- for connection of CPU devic e cables 4. USB User Device x - USB Type A female connectors- for conn ection [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 4 Additional Features • A single CPU can be used by one or shared by severa l users. • Any USB type user device can control any USB CPU (Windows, MAC, and SUN platforms). • Power cycle circuit control allows the UNIMUX switch to be powered OFF, then ON, at any time without affecting the attached CPUs. (This as[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 5 RACK MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS This NTI switch was designed to be directl y mounted to a rack and includes a mounting flange to make attachment ea sy. Install 4 cage nuts (supplied) to the rack in locations that li ne up with the holes (or slots) in the mounting flange on the NT I switch. Then secure the NTI s witch t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 6 INST ALLA TION It is not necessary to turn OFF power to CP Us or monitors during this installation unless RS-232 is going to be connecte d. Al l cables, except for the RS-232 cables, may be hot plug ged. If using RS-232 Control see RS-232 section on pa ge 29 for more information. Observe normal precautions when co[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 7 2. Connect the user devices to the USB t ype A female ports labeled USB USER DEVICES on the rear of the UNIMUX switch. (See Figure 3.) Ensure that the monitors and related us er de vices are connected to ports having the same port numb ers. (See Figure 5.) Note: If device cables are not long enough to reach the UN[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 8 Figure 5 - Group user ports by like number Figure 6- Group CPU ports by lik e number 3. For each CPU: • Connect a USB type A cable end of a USBV EXT- xx- MM cable to a USB type A female user devic e port on a CPU. Connect the USB type B cable end of the same cable to a CPU x port on the UNIMUX switch. Note the p[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 9 Figure 7- Connect each CPU using a USBVEXT-xx-MM cable 4. Power-up • Plug the UNIMUX switch into an AC power outlet. • Turn ON power to the UNIMUX sw itch, the LCD should illuminate. • Turn ON power to any or all CPUs connected to the UNIMUX switch (if they aren't ON already). Note: The order in which t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 10 USING THE NTI UNIMUX USB KVM SWITCH Basic Operation The UNIMUX switch enables a user or sever al users to access an y CPU at any time. A CPU can be shared so that more than one user can use a CPU and work on the same project – e ach from their own console. Resolution is 1900x1200 with no degradation – guarant[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 11 OSD CONTROL OSD superimposes a menu system on the user’s video screen with a list of all connected CPUs. OSD allows CPUs to be named (with up to 12 character names). OSD then allows selectio n of CPUs by that name. Connect ed CPUs can be listed by name or by port number. OSD Search Mode enables the user to t yp[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 12 Initial startup When the UNIMUX is first powered ON, a splash scr een similar to the following will appear: Press any key and the UNIMUX will connect you to the firs t CPU port with a connected CPU that is powered ON. To access Command Mode and connect to a different port or perfo rm other user access functions ([...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 13 An arrow to the left of a por t number in the list indicates the port the user is currently connected to. From left to right, the columns display the following: • Port Number • Port Name • Power Status of the CPU (ON/OFF) Note: “NAC” indicates a non-accessible computer for that user • The actual user [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 14 Function Keystroke Enter Find Mode, add a character to search string and select the CPU’s name that matches bes t. Type any alphabetic al or numeric character (A-Z, 0-9) Note: use is not case sensiti ve F Switch to selected port Enter Logout (you will be prompted for confirmatio n) L Exit Command Mode Esc Figur[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 15 OSD Settings The OSD Settings screen enables the user to adjust the h eight of the OSD screen on the monitor and the position of it. The position can be adjusted both horizo ntally, as well as vertically. Press < O > from the Settings menu (above) to open the OSD Settings screen. Function Keystroke Make OSD[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 16 Scan Mode Using Scan Mode, the user can automaticall y switch from one CPU to another in predetermined c onfigurable time interv als. The CPU ports to be scanned are easily selecte d prov ided the user has access to them. At initial startup, the user as access to all CPU ports by default. To activate or deactivat[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 17 Broadcast Mode To activate or deactivate Broadcast Mode press < B > from the Command Mode menu. T he text shown in the menu (see Figure 10) will toggle b etween “ BCast=N ” and “ BCast=Y ”, each time the < B > key is pressed. When “ BCast=Y ” is shown, Broadcast Mode is active. When “ BC[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 18 F3- Display Information To display information about a selected p ort, pressing the < F3 > key from within the Command Mode main menu will cause a window to open (see below). The window will show the name of the port and its position in the syst em structure, level by level . This is most useful when cascad[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 19 Security Enabling Security To enable the security featur e the administr ator must first enter Command Mode. If the Command Mode menu is not alrea dy displayed, press < Ctrl > + < ` > (accent/tilde key). The OSD menu will automatically app ear on the monitor. To login as the administrator, the user mu[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 20 User Login User Login Mode requires a user to logi n with a user name and pa ssword from the list created by the administrator. T he user wi ll only be able to login if securit y is enabled. With secu rity enabled, the user will be locked to the current CPU and the lo gin screen will remain on the monitor until t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 21 System Configuration To enter the System Configuration me nu: press < S > from the Administration menu. The S ystem Configuration menu can only be accessed when the administrator is logged-i n. Function Keystroke Change Idle Timeout I Change OSD Blank Timeout O Change Alternate Command Hot Key (See page 24 [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 22 User Configuration To enter the User Configuration menu: pres s < U > from the Administration menu. The User Configuration menu can only be accessed when the administrator is logged-i n. The User Configuration scree n lis ts the users configured to access the UNIMUX. Up to 63 users ca n be assigned access. [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 23 User Access Control To enter the Access Control list for a user, press A from the Us er Account screen for that user. From the Access Control list the administrator can: • select all ports to have access to • deselect all ports so that none can be connected to • select only a limited number of ports to be a[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 24 Idle Timeout The idle timeout is the amount of time that the administrator can be i dle while in Command Mode bef ore the administrator is automatically logged out. The idle timeout can be set to an y value from 000 to 255 minutes. A value of 000 will disable it . After the idle timeout period has ela psed, the l[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 25 Figure 29- Alternate Command Hot Ke y selection window Reset Port names To erase all configured port names an d return them to the factory-default names, press < R > from the System Co nfiguration menu. After pressing the key, a confirmation mess age will appear. The administra tor should press < Y > [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 26 Security Configuration The UNIMUX can be configured to either h ave no security enable d such that any user can con nect to the UNIMUX, or have security enabled such that a user must have a login name and pass word in order to enter Command Mode and make a connection with an accessible CPU. Onl y the adm inistrat[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 27 Keyboard Mapping The keyboard configuration o f each CPU is saved in the UNIMUX switch. For exampl e, if the CPU attached to Port 4 had CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK selected the last time that CPU was accesse d, then they will automatically be set when that CPU is accessed again. Key Equivalents Using the chart below, [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 28 Figure 33- Key board layouts enter retu rn shift caps Lock tab control alt delete num lock option Windows K eyboard App le USB Ke yboa rd Pow er Button clear Ent er Ent er 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 Command Key Ent er Ent er Ct rl Shif t Shif t[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 29 NTI SWITCH CPU RS232 First Unit NTI SWITCH RS232 NTI SWITCH RS232 Seco nd Un it Last Unit RS232 Serial Port Matrix -Y-1 Ma tri x- Y-1 Matr ix- Y-1 RS232 CONTROL RS232 enables the UNIMUX to be remotel y controlled via RS232. To control the UNIMUX vi a RS2 32 the user has three options: • write a program that run[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 30 Figure 35- Pinout of Matrix-Y-1 ca ble (U nit #1 ) (So ur ce) 23 33 55 5 22 7 8 1 4 6 Jumpe r Jumpers Not co nnec ted t o sour ce con nect or (U nit #2 ) 9D Female 9D Male 9D Male Wir ing Sc he mati c of Mat ri x-Y -1 cab le[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 31 RS-232 Command Protocol Host controller commands support ed by the u nit are defined below. RS-232 Command Protocol Quick Reference Legend: (All numbers must be two digits) SW : Sw itch (01-15) MM : Save Into Mem ory Bank (00-09) BR : Baud Rate Code (12,24,48,96) LL : Load From Memory Bank (00-09) OP : Output/Use[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 32 Autostatus When Autostatus is enabled, any output-to-i nput connection change in the UNIMUX will cause an Autostatus message to be sent via RS232 to the administrator. The format of the messag e would be "pc SW,OP:IP<CR>" Example of an Autostatus message: pc 01,01:04 <CR> which means "A[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 33 SerTest- RS232 Interface Test Program This software allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server sw itch, matrix sw itch or Multi-user/Multi-platform switch RS 232 interface. The program SERTEST along with the Matrix Switc her's Control Program (page 32) is installed from the C D packaged with this s[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 34 RMTEST-RS232 Interface Test Program This software also allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server switch, matrix switch or Multi-user/Multi-platform swit ch RS232 interface. The RMT EST program is automatically loaded when installing the Matrix S witcher’s Control Program as described on page 32. The [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 35 CASCADING The UNIMUX USB Matrix swit ch can be expanded to access up to 1024 CPUs b y cascading multiple units together. As many switches as there are CPU ports may be connected to a UNIMUX USB Matrix s witch. (See Figure 36) All downstream switches are referred to as "slaves" in a cascaded s ystem. The[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 36 Figure 37- Ca scaded configu ration with single-user ma sters Cable Connections The same cable used to connect a CPU to the UNIMUX is used to connect two UNIMUX switches together- USBVEXT-xx-MM. No other cables will be necessar y. To connect a slave to a master 1. Connect the USB-A-male end of the USBVEXT- xx-MM [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 37 Figur e 38- Cascaded switch cable connections MONIT OR 1 MONIT OR 2 MONIT OR 3 MONIT OR 4 VID EO 1 VID EO 2 VID EO 3 VID EO 4 VID EO 5 VID EO 6 VID EO 7 VID EO 8 VID EO 9 VID EO 1 0 VID EO 1 1 VID EO 1 2 VID EO 1 3 VID EO 1 4 VID EO 1 5 VID EO 1 6 US ER 1 US ER 2 US ER 3 US ER 4 R S 2 3 2 CPU 1 CPU 2 CP U 3 CPU 4[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 38 Operating Cascaded Switches Immediately after powering-ON the Master switch, the following splash screen will display on th e monitor: All the downstream switches should be p owered ON before pressing any ke y. If there ar e USB extenders connected, they should also be powered ON. An extra time of about 5 seconds[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 39 SAFETY ST A TEMENTS Grounding These products have protective earth gro und terminals and are built with full attention to consumer safe ty. There must be an un- interruptible safety earth ground bet ween the main power source a nd the product's po wer cord or supplied power cord set. If ever the possibility [...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 40 TROUBLESHOOTING Each and every piece of ever y product produced by Net work Tec hnologies Inc is 100% tested to exacting spec ifications. We make every effort to insure trouble-free insta llation and o peration of our products. If proble ms are experienced while inst alli ng this product, please look over the tro[...]

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    NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 41 INDEX A lternate command h ot key, 24 Apple Mouse, 27 autologin, 26 Autostatus, 32 baud rate, 29 B roadcast Mode, 17 cables chart, 39 C ascading, 35 C hange password, 23 devices supported, 1 edit user, 22 Find Mode, 15 forgot password, 19 front panel keypad, 10 fuse, 3 hot-plug, 4 idle timeout, 24 I nstallation, [...]