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About this manual SmartView XPro - Installation and Use Fourth edition (March 2003) (c) 2003 Adder Technology Ltd. Part No. ADD0038/3 www.addertec.com All rights reserved. Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Adder Technology Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. We reserve the right to change the specifications, functions and circuitry of
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free of charge. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside Adder’s control. Also Adder will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this product. Adder’s total liability under the terms of this warranty shall in all circumstances be limited to the replacement value of this product. If any difficulty is experienced in the installation or use of this product that you are unable to resolve, please contact y
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Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Key features and benefits ...................................................................... 6 1.2 SmartView XPro package contents........................................................ 8 1.3 AdderLink XR receiver package contents .............................................. 8 1.4 AdderLink Gold XR receiver package contents ..................................... 8 1.5 Product
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4. Using the SmartView XPro ........................................................... 40 4.1 Rear panel special function switches ..................................................... 40 4.2 Power supply connections and indicators ............................................. 40 4.3 USER display and key switch................................................................. 40 4.4 COMPUTER display and key switch...................................................... 41 4.5 Activity indicators .
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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Adder SmartView XPro. Your SmartView XPro is a very high performance Keyboard, Video monitor and Mouse (KVM) sharing device which supports a wide range of PC hardware and software platforms. The SmartView XPro supports multiple users and enables each user to independently access the connected computers. An On-Screen-Display (OSD) menu system is provided for easy computer selection and control. This enables users to select computers by name or descript
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1.1 Key features and benefits Enables many computers to be independently controlled by multiple users. On-screen menu allows computers to be selected by name or description. Configurable security enables administrator to assign access rights to users. Dual-access port(s) with built-in 200 metre AdderLink extender connections enable the SmartView to be controlled from local and remote KVM consoles. Two independent users are supported on 2XPro models via one local KVM port and one dual-access l
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Compact 1U (2XPro) and 2U (4XPro) cases may be neatly fitted under a monitor or fixed into a 19 inch rack using the supplied rack-mount kit. SmartBoot ensures reliable simultaneous bootup of all computers. User and computer name information may be uploaded to a PC and saved in an Excel compatible file. This file may be edited in Excel and downloaded back to the SmartView. Mixed AT/PS2 keyboards and PS2/RS232 mice supported as standard. Can be cascaded to a depth of four levels to provide a v
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1.2 SmartView XPro package contents SmartView XPro. Power supply suitable for your country. 6 x stick on self-adhesive rubber feet. 2 x mounting brackets for fixing the unit into a 19 inch rack. 4 x screws for fixing mounting brackets to SmartView Pro (6 screws supplied with 4XPro12 and 4XPro16 models) This installation guide. A serial cable for flash upgrades and upload / download functions. 1.3 AdderLink XR receiver package contents (part code ALRX) AdderLink XR receiver. Power suppl
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1.5 Product information Fig. 1 - SmartView 2XPro and 4XPro models viewed from the front SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 9
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Fig. 2 - SmartView 2XPro8 and 4XPro 16 models viewed from the rear (2XPro4 and 4XPro12 models are similar but with less computer ports) SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 10
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Fig. 3 - AdderLink XR (top) and AdderLink Gold (below) XR receiver units SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 11
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Fig. 4 - Mounting the AdderLink into its 19 inch rack mounting bracket SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 12
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2. Installation Adder explains: Flexible configuration The SmartView XPro has many ports for connection to computers, keyboards, mice, monitors and AdderLink extenders. There are no restrictions placed upon which ports are connected to devices and you can leave any of the ports disconnected if you wish. You do not need to connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse to each user port if you do not wish to use all of these. You may perhaps decide to connect just a keyboard and monitor or you may decide
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For the local user port connections you will need: A monitor with a standard VGA-style 15-pin analogue video connector that will work when connected directly to each of your PCs. SmartView XPro supports low and high resolution monitors. A PS/2 or AT style keyboard. If you are using an AT keyboard with a 5-pin connector you may connect this to the SmartView XPro using a standard AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter. SmartView XPro supports standard keyboards and keyboards with extra media control and
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IMPORTANT WARNING Do not connect the SmartView's extender ports to an Ethernet hub or other digital network device. The signals carried on the twisted pair cable between the SmartView and the AdderLink are ANALOGUE. Plugging the SmartView or AdderLink into a digital network device such as a hub may damage you devices Use of PS/2 and RS232 style mice with the SmartView - All of the mouse connections from SmartView to PCs support either a PS/2 or an RS232 mouse. SmartView automatically converts fr
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User ports 1 and 3 are dual access ports and may have both a local KVM (connected directly) and a remote KVM (connected via and AdderLink extender) attached at the same time. The local and remote KVMs share the port on a timeout basis but only one KVM may be using the port at any one time. If you are not using all the local KVM connections it is preferable to connect the KVMs to ports that are not shared with the AdderLink so that these KVMs have fully independent access to the SmartView. Next c
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You may attach the power adapter to either power inlet A or power inlet B (see figure 2). The ports are both the same and are provided to enable you to connect a redundant (spare) power supply (see section 4.2 for more details). Connect your power adapter to either of the power inlet ports to power on the SmartView XPro. There is no ON/OFF switch and the SmartView will start to operate as soon as the power is applied. 2.4 Configuring your PCs Configure your PC in the same way that you would if y
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SmartView XPros may also be cascaded to single user SmartView Pro products with the restriction that the SmartView Pro units must be on the last layer of the tree and that no further units are cascaded off these. When cascading SmartView XPros keep in mind the following rules The maximum number of layers in a SmartView XPros cascade is four. You may cascade 4XPro units with 1, 2, 3 or 4 KVM links and 2XPro units with 1 or 2 KVM links. The number of KVM links that you install defines the numb
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The following diagrams show some typical SmartView XPro installations. SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 19
