Network Technologies RACKMUX Series manual

MAN029 Rev Date 10/1 8 /2007 RACKMUX-T15 Rack Mount ANSI Terminal Drawer Installation and Operation Manual RACKMUX ® 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 Dr Aurora, OH 44202 www.netwo rkt ec hinc.co m NTI R[...]

i TRADEMARK RACKMUX is a registered trademark of Net work T e chn ologies Inc in the U.S. and other countries COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2004 , 2007 by Network Techno lo gies Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduce d, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photoc[...]

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... ................................................... 1 Materials ...................................................................................................................... .................[...]

iii TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1- Mount RA CKMUX to rack ................................................................................................ ................................................... 4 Figure 2- Position RACKMU X with clear ance to open .............................................................................. ..............[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 1 INTRODUCTION The RACKMUX-T15 (formerly referred to as RACKMUX-T ERMINAL ) Ra ck Mount ANSI Terminal Drawer (RACKMUX) places a VTxx/ANSI Terminal right in the rack for space-saving, conv enient control of SUN or PC-based headless servers. This LCD monitor terminal drawer eliminates the n eed for an exte[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 2 Options • LCD anti-glare protective glass shiel d - add a "G" to the model when ordering (i.e. RACKMUX-T15 G ) • Telco 2-post style mounting kit- order RL-T 15-TEL • DC Power option- for use with 36-72VDC i n put- add “48V” to the part number (i.e. RACKMUX-T15 48V ) • Numeric keyp[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 3 FEA TURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Power Button- press to turn the LCD monitor ON and OFF 2. Power LED - indicates operation status Green=Power-On, Video Input Signal OK Red = Suspend / Stand-by, or no Video Input Signal 3. Menu Button - press to turn ON the OSD menu 4. Up Arrow Button - press to move the curs[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 4 1. INST ALLA TION 1.1 Rack Mounting Instructions 1.1.1 Standard Rack The RACKMUX was designed to be mounte d to a rack and incl udes mounting flanges to make attachment easy. 1. Determine the mounting height in the ra ck for the drawer. It should be a hei ght com fortable to use the keyboard and see th[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 5 1.1.2 Optional Telc o 2-Post Mounting If the Telco 2-post mounting bracket kit (RL-T15-TEL ) is to be used, sec ure the short and l ong brackets to each side of the drawer as shown in Fig. 3. Apply 2 nuts (supplied) per bracket to se cure the brackets to the drawer. Apply two #10-32x3/4” screws (supp[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 6 SUB D 25 male con ne cto r Re ar V iew RACKMUX-T 15 Attach lo cal printe r eit h er b y par all el ca ble to Par all el or by ser ial c able t o Ser ial 2 9DF 25 DM- NU L-6 (sup plie d) Rear V iew of CPU SUB D 9 fe male conne ctor VEXT-1,5-MM (supplied) 15HD male Vide o Connec tor IEC Po we rcord (supp[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 7 1.3 Power Up The Terminal 1. Plug in to power ON the RACKMUX. 2. Using the key, unlock the drawer and slid e the keyboard and LCD Disp lay out far enough to raise the display to a comfortable viewing angle. 3. Adjust the screen's brightness and contra st w ith the controls located on t he monitor?[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 8 2.1.4 Default Configuration The terminal is delivered pr e-configured with the following setti ngs suitable for most RS232 serial consol e connections at 9600 baud using VT-100 em ulation. Disp SETUP Menu Columns = Econ-80 Cursor = Blink Block Screen Saver = Off Lines = 24 Background = Dark Page Length[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 9 2.2 Changing The Operating Parameters To select one of the setup menus shown, press the indicat ed function key. - The screen for that menu appear s with the name high lighted. - The fields in the middle of the screen indic ate the parameters that can be changed in that menu. - The top line identifies [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 10 End of Line Wr ap causes the cursor to move to the start of the next lin e when additional characters are entered at the end of a line. Attribut e sets display attributes to be assigned to each cha racter as it is entered (Char), to be active to the end of the line (Line), or to be active to the end o[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- F5 - Misc SETUP Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 12 Table 2- Programmab le Keys Enhanced PC-Style Key board Enhanced PC-Style Key board F1 through F12 ENTER (Both ENTER keys are progr ammable) (UP ARROW) ESCAPE (DOWN ARROW) HOME (LEFT ARROW) INSERT (RIGHT ARROW) PAGE DOWN BACKSPACE PAGE UP DELETE PRINT SCREEN END TAB -----------------------------------[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- F11 - Colr2 Set-up Menu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 14 Table 4- Color Palettes Palette Display Attribute Foreground Color Background Color 0 Normal Reverse (or blank) *1 Intensity *2 Intensity *2 and reverse (or blank) *1 Underline Underline and reverse( or blank) *1 Underline and intensity *2,*3 Underline, intensity, *2 and reverse (or blank) *1 Green Bl[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 15 Table 4- Color Palettes (Cont'd) Palette Display Attribute Foreground Color Background Color 6 Normal Reverse (or blank) *1 Intensity *2 Intensity *2 and reverse (or blank) *1 Underline Underline and reverse (or blank) *1 Underline and intensity *2,*3 Underline, intensity, *2 and reverse (or blan[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 16 3. LOCAL KEYBOARD COMMANDS Table 5 lists local keyboard comman ds in th e terminal's native mode. Table 5- Local Key board Commands in Native Mode Key Sequence by keyboard Style Command Enhanced PC Toggle CAPS LOCK on/off CAPS LOCK Toggle NUM LOCK on/off NUM LOCK Put terminal in SETUP mode ALT ES[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 17 4. CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT Table 6- Serial Port (Serial 1) Connector Pin Assignments (RS232C 9-pin connecto r) Pin Signal Mnemonic Direction 1 Data carrier detect DCD In 2 Receive data RxD In 3 Transmit data TxD Out 4 Data terminal ready DTR Out 5 Signal ground SGND 6 Data set ready DSR In 7 Request [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 18 5. COMMAND GUIDE 5.1 Commands Supported in ASCII Personalities Table 5-1 lists all the ASCII commands recogniz ed by the t erminal. The native mode code for the command is given in the second column. (The native mode includes WY-32 5,W Y-120 an d WY-60.) T he remaining columns show the support for the[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 19 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) Command FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term ACK mode off ESC e 6 Same ENH ACK mode on ESC e 7 Same ENH Full-duplex mode on ESC C ESC D F Same Same ESC } Half-duplex mode on ESC C ESC D H Same Same ESC { Blo[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 20 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term -Program function key definition ESC z fkey Same ENH ENH sequence DE L Program key direction and ESC Z dir Same Wyse ESC | p1 p2 definition key/fkey sequence sequence D E[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 21 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Display Memory/Split Screen Divide memory into pages ESC w length Same ENH Display previous page ESC w B or ESC J *8 Same ENH ESC J Display next page ESC w C or ESC K *8 [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 22 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Graphics Charact ers Graphics mode on ESC H CTRL B Same ESC $ ESC $ Graphics mode off ESC H CT RL C Same ESC % ESC % Display graphics character ESC H ldraw Same Controlli[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 23 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Editing (Cont'd) Insert line of spaces ESC E Same ENH Same Same Delete cursor character ESC W Same ENH Same Same Delete cursor line ESC R Same ESC l Same Same Cleari[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 24 Table 10- Commands Supporte d in ASCII Personalities (Cont'd) FUNCTION Native Mode Wyse WY-50+ ADDS VP A2 TVI 910+/925 PC Term Print Functions Print formatted page ESC P Same ENH Same Same Print formatted unprotected page ESC @ Same ENH Print unformatted page ESC p or ESC L Same ESC p ESC L *11 S[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 25 5.2 Variable Values for Table 10 Commands answer Up to 20 characters to defin e ans werback message attr Display Attributes attr Display Attributes SPACE Space charact er p Dim 0 Normal q Dim and invisible 1 Blank r Dim and blink 2 Blink s Dim, blink, invisible 3 Blink and Bl ank t Dim and reverse 4 R[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 26 Variable Values for Table 10 Commands (Cont'd) fcolor Foreground Color fcolor Foreground Color 1 Black 5 Red 2 Bue 6 Magenta 3 Green 7 Yellow 4 Cyan 8 White Function Key field unshifted field shifted Function Key field unshifted field shifted F1 0 P F7 6 V F2 1 Q F8 7 W F3 2 R F9 8 X F4 3 S F10 9[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 27 Variable Values for Table 10 Commands (Cont'd) length Multiple Length of Page G 1xlines Equa l to the nu mber of data lines H 2xlines Dou ble the number of data lines I *b 4xlines Four times the number of data lines *b Available only in WY-50+ p ersonality. Line/Column line/col *c Line/Column lin[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 28 Variable Values for Table 10 Commands (Cont'd) p1 Function Key p1 Function Key 1 F1 6 F 6 2 F2 7 F 7 3 F3 8 F 8 4 F4 9 F 8 5 F5 0 F 10 P2 Function Key 1 Remote 2 Local 3 Normal Page Page 0 page 0 In the 80 columns mode: There hav e 4 pa ges of display memory. 1 page 1 In the 132 columns mode: The[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 29 Variable Values for Table 10 Commands (Cont'd) wnd/page Windo w or Page 0 Page 0 or upper window 1 Page 1 or lower window Word Data Word 0 7 bits 1 8 bits wpca Write-Protected Display Attribute wpca Write-Protected Display Attribute 6 Reverse *g C Invisible on 7 Dim *g E Unde rline on A Normal *g[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 30 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console AN SI 132-column display CSI ?3 h Same 80-column display CSI ?3 l Same Smooth scrolling on CSI ?4 h Same Jump scrolling on CSI ?4 l Same Reverse screen video on CSI ?5 h Same Normal screen video on CSI[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 31 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) final Final characte r final Final character A Designating UK ANSI character set < Designating DEC supplemen t al(VT 220 only) B Designating ASCII character set DSCS Designati ng D own-line loadable character set 0 Designating DEC spec[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 32 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Values for “ Psn ” in table on page 56 Psn Color Psn Color Psn Color Psn Color 0 Black 4 Red 8 Gray 12 Lt. Red 1 Blue 5 Magenta 9 Lt.Blue 13 Lt. Magenta 2 Green 6 Brown 10 Lt. Green 14 Yellow 3 Cyan 7 White 11 Lt. Cyan 15 Lt. White Co[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 33 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console AN SI Editing Functions (Cont 'd) Erase erasable characters from start of display CSI ?1 J Same to cursor Erase erasable characters in entire d isplay CSI ?2 J Same Erase erasable characters from[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 34 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd kc Unshifted function key kc Unshifted function key 6 F1 38 F7 7 F2 39 F8 8 F3 40 F9 9 F4 41 F10 10 F5 43 F11 37 F6 44 F12 hc Hexadecimal representation of charact er string assigned to the function key. Note: Multiple function key definit[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 35 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands (Con t'd) Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console AN SI Auxiliary Keypad Modes Auxiliary keypad numeric mode on ESC > Same Auxiliary keypad application m ode on ESC = Same Transmission/Printer Control Transmit through cursor position CSI 16 h Same[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 36 Supported VT100, VT220 and Console ANSI Commands, Con t'd Command FUNCTION VT100, VT220 Console AN SI Request keyboard status report CSI ? 26 n Same Respond with key board language CSI ? 27; Ps n Same (see table below for values of “Ps”) Values of Ps (above) Ps Keyboa rd Language Ps Keyboard [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 37 7. USING PRINTER SER VER IN ETHERNET TERMINAL Introduction There are two ways to send the print jobs to Ethernet Terminal for printing: 1) through LPD protocol, and 2) through TFTP protocol. • The LPD method is more suitable for printing envir onments with a large number of users because the L PD pr[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 38 Step 4. Make the dir ectory availabl e to LPD main process Basically, the method has the following three proce dures: 1) Assign the spooling daemo n as the ow ner of this directory. 2) Allow the spooling daem on to be able to read from or write to the directory. 3) Enable the group of LPD main process[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 39 7.4 Setup for TFTP When working on the BSD UNIX system, run the setup procedur e under Setup for LPD on pa ge 34. Otherwise run the Setup for LPD omitting step 6. 7.5 TFTP Printing Before using TFTP p rinting, the Ethernet Termin al needs to be in stalle d completely by Setu p for TFTP on page 34 . TF[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 40 8. ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (OSD) 8.1 Standard Controls The RACKMUX LCD has 5 standard co ntrol buttons and a power LED. The 5 stand ard c ontrol buttons operate as follows: • The Power button turns the RACKMUX LCD and back light ON and OFF as desired. • The Power LED located immedi ately b elow the Pow[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 41 8.2.2 Brightness/Contrast Menu Selecting the Brightness/Contrast menu wi ll b ring up a screen in which the user c an a djust the brightness and contrast levels o f the LCD display. With either the BRIGHTNESS or CONTRAST sections highlighted, (use the Up or Down arrow to move between them), press the [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 42 8.2.5 Setup Menu Selecting the Setup menu will brin g up a screen in which the user can adjus t  OSD POSITION-the position of t he OSD menus on the LC D displ ay  OSD TIME-the length of time the user can be idle before the OSD menu a utomatica lly ex its (adjustable from 10 to 60 seconds)  LA[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 43 9. KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS The keyboard on the RACKMUX has a stan dard co ndensed Windo ws format. To reduce the keyboard size, some ke ys have been assigned multiple functions, accessible via the "Fn" key. This section will describe which keys have multi ple fu nctio ns and how to enable them. 9[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 44 9.2 Number Pad The functionality of a Number Pad on a st andard Windo ws keyboard has been incorporat ed into this keyboard. To substitute the keys of the Number Pad To substitute the keys of the Number Pad: 1. Press the " NumLock " key. The NumLock LED ( ) w ill illuminate. 2. Press the &qu[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 45 9.3 Other Uses of the Function Key The Function (" Fn ") key (page 43) will enable other standard keyboar d feat ures in addition to the Number Pad keys (pa ge 44) . Key Function when F n key is not locked ("Fn" L ED is OF F) Key Func tion when Fn key is Locked ("Fn" LED [...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 46 Figure 13- U.K. (Englis h) keyboard with numeric key pad Figure 14- German keyboard with numeric ke ypad 10. CPU-TO-RACKMUX ETHERNET CROSSOVER CABLE In order to make a direct connection between a CPU and th e ETHERNET conn ector of the RACKMUX, a crossover cable must be used. The cable is made with CA[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 47 1 1. DC POWER OPTION If the RACKMUX has been ordered with the DC Power opti on (“48V” at th e end of the m odel number), a 3-terminal block has been provided for connection to a 36-72 VDC 2A power source. The terminal block can be easily remov ed from under the protective bracket to make connectio[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 48 DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS 1. 75 I N . 19 . 0 0 I N . Front View of RACK M U X-T15 Slott ed holes f or se curin g termi nal dr awer to r ack 15" L CD Display 2 1 .9 IN . Re ar Vi ew of RA CK MU X-T15 VG A SE RIAL 2 PARAL LEL SERIAL 1 10 Base T IEC CO NNE CTO R MO NITO R (OU T) (IN ) Overhead View of R[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 49 FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS Questions and Answers Q. What servers can the monitor be used with? A. All Sun and headless servers to date i nclude at least one serial RS232 port that is used as a console port when no directly connected keyboard is prese nt. The Ethernet console connection should only be[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 50 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Physical Size (In.) WxDxH 19x21.9x1.725 Weight 23.3 lbs. Temperature 0°~40°C oper ating, -20°~60° C storage Humidity 20% to 90% non-condensin g Power Supply (Standard) 110/2 20VA C, 50-60Hz Power Supply (RACKMUX- T15-48V model only) 36-7 2 VDC Power Consumption 60W (max),[...]

NTI RACKMU X RACKMOUNT ANSI TERM INAL DRAWER 51 TROUBLESHOOTING Each and every piece of every product prod uced by Network Tec hnologies Inc is 100% tested to exacting spec ifications. We make every effort to insure trouble-free installation a nd oper ation of our products. If problems are exper ienced while installi ng this product, please look ov[...]