Avocent AutoView Wireless Switch manual

590-4 1 3-00 1A 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 Z one 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 ce 1[...]

INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dan- gerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient[...]

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USA Notification W arning: Changes or modifi cations to this unit not expressly approve d by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has b een tested an d fou nd to com ply with the limits for a Clas s A d igital device, pu rsu- ant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. These lim[...]

iii Product Overview 1 List of Figures ................ ................... ....................... ................... ....................... ............ .. v List of Tables .. ................... ....................... ................... ....................... ................... ........ .. vi Chapter 1: Product Overview .. ...... .........[...]

iv Appendices .............. .................... ...................... .................... ...................... ................... 19 Appendix A: Technical Specifications .............. .......................... ......................... .............. ............ .. 19 Appendix B: Technical Support ................... .............. ......[...]

v List of Figures Figure 2.1: AutoView Wireless Receiver Installation Example ............ ......................... ............ ....... 4 Figure 2.2: AutoView Wireless Transmitter Installa tion Example.............. .. .......................... .......... 5 Figure 3.1: Transmitter LEDs ............... ......................... .............. ...[...]

vi List of Tables Table 3.1: LED Conditions .............. .......................... .............. ......................... ....................... .......... 7 Table 3.2: Channel Status States ..... .......................... ......................... ......................... .............. ...... 10 Table A.1: AutoView Wireless Swit ch Specif[...]

1 CHAPTER 1 Product Overview Features and Benefit s The Avocent AutoView ® Wireless Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) switch provides connectivity from monitors, keyboards, mice and audio d evices to computers without cables. The 802.11 a-based design is a hardware-on ly solution requiring no new operating system, drivers or application software. The w[...]

2 AutoVi ew Wi reless Installe r/Us er Guide Comp atibility with peripherals The AutoView Wireless switch is compat ible wit h the following peripherals: • Keyboard- The transmitter and receiver support virtuall y any standard PS/2 keyboard. • Mouse- The transmitter and receiver support 2- button PS/2 mice. Mice that have more than two buttons [...]

3 CHAPTER 2 Installation Getting S t arted Before installation, refer to the list below to ensure t hat you have all the items that shipped with the AutoView Wireless switch. Supplied with the AutoV iew Wireless switch • One AutoV iew W ireless transmitte r or receiver per computer/user • A power supply for each transmitter or receiver • Audi[...]

4 AutoVi ew Wi reless Installe r/Us er Guide 3. Connect the display’ s PS/2 keyboard and mouse (if appli cable) into the Auto V iew Wireless receiver ’ s keyboard connection (purple connect or) and mouse connection (green connector). Figure 2.1: AutoView Wireless Receiver Inst allation Example 4. Connect your speakers into the AutoV iew W i rel[...]

Chapter 2: Installat ion 5 5. Connect the AutoV iew W ireless transmitter cable s into the computer ’ s PS/2 keyboard (purple connector), PS/2 mouse (green connector) and monitor connections (blue connector). Figure 2.2: AutoView Wireless T ransmitter Installation Example 6. Using the suppli ed audio cable, co nnect one end to the AutoV iew Wirel[...]

6 AutoVi ew Wi reless Installe r/Us er Guide 3. Prepare locations for your AutoV iew W i reless transmitter and KVM switch. Best performance is achieved when the antennas are clear ly visible and free from obstructions. 4. Connect the AutoV iew W ireless transmitter cab les into the KVM switch’ s PS/2 keybo ard (pur- ple connector), PS/2 mouse (g[...]

7 CHAPTER 3 Basic Operations Powering the AutoV iew Wireless Switch T o p ower the AutoView Wireless switch: 1. Complete all of the installation steps in Chapter 2. 2. Power up the AutoV iew W ireless transmitters and wait for the LED mark S2 to illuminate. 3. Power up the mo nitors attached to the Au toV iew W ireless receivers. 4. Power up the Au[...]

8 AutoVi ew Wi reless Installe r/Us er Guide The AutoView W ireless On-Screen Display Once the system is powered, users are prompted for their lo gin name and password if logi n security is active. Otherwise, the AutoView Wireless On -Screen Display (OSD) w ill appear. The OSD is used to configure and control your AutoView Wire less switching syste[...]

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10 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide Each computer will have a colored triangle associ at ed with it to report the status of that channel. Viewing and selecting att ached compu ters T o view and control a computer att ached to your AutoView W ireless switch: 1. Activate the OSD. 2. Select the appropriate computer access mode. 3. Select the com[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 11 Scanning your system In Scan mode, the switch automatically scans from port to port (compu ter to computer). You can scan up to 16 computers, spec ifying which computers to scan an d the number of seconds that each computer will display. The scanni ng order is determined by placemen t of the computer in the lis t . Th[...]

12 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide When optimizing video, best results can be obtai ned by displaying a fixed image on screen during the optimization process. T o optimize video automatically: 1. Activate the OSD. 2. Cli ck Auto Setup . This will automat ically optimize your v ideo setup parameters. C hange s w ill b e saved automatically . [...]

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 13 Figure 3.4: The V ersions Wind ow Changing the V i deo M ode The AutoView Wireless switch can be configured to assign bandwidth accordin g to your partic ular installation. Two modes are available: Comp uter and DVD. Co mputer mode uses minimal video bandwidth and is useful for KVM installations. DVD mode appli e s m [...]

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15 CHAPTER 4 Login Security Most advanced commands are accessed from the Security menu. T o access the Security menu: 1. Activate the OSD and click the Setup button to display th e Setup me nu . 2. Click the button marked Security . NOTE: AES security is always enabled. NOTE: When security is enabled, only the Admin may access the Security menu. En[...]

16 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide NOTE: The default Admin password is blank. When you are prompted for a password, press Enter . User Maintenance The AutoView Wireless switching system can support up to eight user logins including th e Admin user. Each user is identified by a unique name and password. Adding users, as wel l as deleting and [...]

Chapter 4: Login Security 17 4. Click ConfirmDel to delete the selected user, or CancelDel to exit. Computer Maintenance Each transmitter will have a default nam e based on its MAC ID. Using the OSD, users may rename attached computers with names th at are meaningful to them. Name s may be up to 32 characters. T o name or change the name of an att [...]

18 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide Figure 4.2: Editing an AES Key W ARNING: Incorrectly changing AES keys can cause transmitters to cease communications. T o delete an EID and AES key from the list: 1. Disconnect from the transmit te r if you are currently connected. 2. From the AESKey menu, click th e EID that you wish to delete. 3. Click D[...]

19 Appendices Appendix A: T echnical Specifications T able A.1: AutoView Wireless Switch Specifications Mechanical Hei ght 1.7 5" ( 4.4 5 cm) , antenna extends 4 .75” (12.07 cm) above lower surface o f housing Width 6.25" (15.88 cm) Depth 5.25" (13.34 cm) Weight 1 lb (0.45 kg) Environmental/Power Operating T emperature 0°C to 40°[...]

20 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide Radio (Conti nued) Range XGA video resolution to 100 feet Security AES encryption with 802.1x authentication Safety and EMC St andards FCC Class A, UL, cUL T able A.1: AutoView Wireless Switch Specifications (Continued)[...]

Appendices 21 Appendix B: T echnical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installati on or operating issues you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develo p, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: 1. Check the T r oubleshoot ing section of th is manual to see if the issu e can b e[...]

22 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix C: T roubleshooting T able C.1: AutoView Wireless Switch T roubleshooting No power status light on transmitter or receiver V erify that the green LED on the separate Av ocent-supplied power supply is illuminated, indicating that the power supply is plugged in correctly . Ensure that the power cable[...]

Appendices 23 No video on monitor attached to receiver (Continued) Cycle power to the AutoView Wireless receiver . The OSD should appear on the monitor . If the message does not appear , c heck the monitor by plugging the video cable from the monitor directly into the comput er to verify that the monitor is working. If the monitor does not function[...]

24 AutoView Wireless Installer/User Guide Poor video quality on mo nitor attached to receiver Ensure that the video cable from the monitor is securely plugged in to the correct connector on the AutoView Wireless receiver . Ensure that the video cable from the Auto View Wireless transmitter is securely plugged in to the correct connector on the comp[...]

Appendices 25 Appendix D: St andards-based T echnology The AutoView Wire less transm itter and receiver ut ilize a proprietary design based on the 802.11a standard. The IEEE 802.11 a stan dard is an extension of the 802.11b standard. It increases the data rate up to 54 Mbps within the 5 GHz band, utilizing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing[...]

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INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dan- gerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient[...]

590 - 4 1 3-0 0 1 B 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 Z one 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 [...]