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SwitchView MP
Installer/User Guide
Installer/User Guide
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INSTRUCTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electri
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® SwitchView MP Installer/User Guide Avocent and the Avocent logo are trademarks of Avocent Corporation. AutoView is a trademark of Cybex Computer Products Corporation. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Cybex Computer Products Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avocent Corporation. © 2001 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
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FCC Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
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® SwitchView MP Installer/User Guide Contents Chapter 1 - Product Overview Feature Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 2 - Installation Connecting your Local Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting Computers to the SwitchView MP . . . . 9 Chapter 3 - Basic Operations Selecting a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Scanning PCs . .
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C H A P T E R 1 Product Overview Contents Feature Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Product Overview Feature Overview The SwitchView MP allows you to control up to 4 PC, Sun or USB computers with one keyboard, monitor and mouse. The SwitchView MP works with Sun Workstations, USB computers, IBM PC/AT and PS/2 systems and 100% compatible machines with support for VGA, SVGA, XGA and XGA-II video. Sun and PS/2 keyboard and mouse peripherals are supported through the rear of the unit. Multiplatform The SwitchView MP adds multiplatform capabilit
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4 SwitchView MP Installer/User Guide Built-in scanning capabilities A built-in scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan, con- nected computers without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected, scanning is suspended until all activity stops. Scanning then resumes with the next channel in sequence. You can switch computer channels in one of two ways: via the Select button or with a simple keyboard sequence. Indicator LEDs give you constant readings on the status of
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Chapter 1: Product Overview 5 Compatibility XGA/XGA-II support If you wish to use XGA or XGA-II video, you will need to purchase an adaptor available through Avocent.
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C H A P T E R 2 Installation Contents Connecting Your Local Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting Computers to the SwitchView MP . . . . . . 9
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Chapter 2: Installation 9 Installation 1. Power down all computers that will be part of your SwitchView MP system. Connecting your Local Peripherals 2. Locate your keyboard, video monitor and mouse. 3. Plug your VGA monitor cable into the port labeled on the back of your SwitchView MP. Either plug your Sun connector into the port labeled “SUN” or plug your PS/2 keyboard cable and your PS/2 mouse cable into the ports labeled and respectively. A PS/2 keyboard will not function if a Sun
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10 SwitchView MP Installer/User Guide SWITCHVIEW COMPATIBLE CABLES Cable Description Length CUFC-6 Universal PS/2,AT,Serial, VGA 6 ft. CUFC-8 Universal PS/2,AT,Serial, VGA 8 ft. CUFC-15 Universal PS/2,AT,Serial, VGA 15 ft. CIFCA-4 PS/2 only/VGA 4 ft. CIFCA-8 PS/2 only/VGA 8 ft. CIFCA-15 PS/2 only/VGA 15 ft. CUSB-4 USB/VGA 4 ft. CUSB-8 USB/VGA 8 ft. CUSB-12 USB/VGA 12 ft. CWSN-4 SUN Kbd/Mouse 13W3 4 ft. CWSN-8 SUN Kbd/Mouse 13W3 8 ft. C
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Chapter 2: Installation 11 5. Locate your next input cable. Repeat step 4 until all computers are properly attached to the SwitchView MP. 6. Locate the power cord that came with your SwitchView MP unit and plug it into the power connector on the back of the SwitchView MP. 7. Power-up your SwitchView MP unit first, then power up all attached com- puters. The SwitchView MP and all attached computers should be powered-down before servicing the unit. Always disconnect the power cord from the
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C H A P T E R 3 Basic Operations Contents Selecting a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Scanning PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 System Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Keyboard Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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