ATEN CS724KM User manual
CS724KM
4-Port USB Boundless KM Switch
User Manual
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Compliance Statements
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC ules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Warning
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio
interference.
Achtung
Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen
verursachen.
KCC Statement
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Industr Canada Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
RoHS
This product is oHS compliant.
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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VE IFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CO ECT BEFO E USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
International 886-2-86 2-6 5
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-678
North America 1-888- -ATEN ext 4 88
1- 4 -428-1111
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Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
eseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com
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Package Contents
Check to make sure that all the components are in working order. If you
encounter any problem, please contact your dealer.
The CS724KM package consists of:
1 CS724KM 4-Port USB KM Switch
4 USB Type-A to USB Type-B cables
4 audio cables
1 user instructions
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Contents
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1. Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software and Firmware Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Windows Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Linux Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CS724KM Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CS724KM Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. ardware Setup
Single Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daisy Chain Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. Basic Operation
Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manual Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mouse Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hotkey Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Boundless Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RS-232 Commands Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Powering Off and Restarting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. otkey Operation
Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Cycling Through the Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Switching the Ports with Mouse Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Going Directly to a Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hotkey Setting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Invoking HSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alternate HSM Invocation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Keyboard Operating Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Keyboard Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power on Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Monitor Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Example 4: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Example 5: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Keep Awake Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Boundless Switching Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cycle Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
HSM Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5. Keyboard Emulation
Mac Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sun Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6. Boundless Switching Configuration Utility
Boundless Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Download and Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the Driver AP for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Boundless Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding/Applying a Layout for Boundless Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Extended Desktops Boundless Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adding/Applying a Layout for Extended Desktops Boundless Switching
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7. The Firmware Upgrade Utility
Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Upgrade Successful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Upgrade Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8. RS-232 Commands
Serial Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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RS-232 Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Console Login - HyperTerminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
RS-232 Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Set Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Switch Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keyboard Language Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Hotkey Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hotkey Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
USB Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
KM Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Monitor Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hotkey Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
ATEN Standard Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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About this Manual
This user manual is provided to help you get the most from your CS724KM
unit. It covers all aspects of installation, configuration and operation. An
overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the CS724KM. Its purpose,
features and benefits are presented, and its front and back panel components
are described.
Chapter 2, ardware Setup, describes how to set up your installation. The
necessary steps are provided.
Chapter 3, Basic Operation, explains the fundamental concepts involved
in operating the CS724KM.
Chapter 4, otkey Operation, details all of the concepts and procedures
involved in the Hotkey operation of your CS724KM installation.
Chapter 5, Keyboard Emulation, provides tables that list the PC to Mac
and PC to Sun keyboard emulations mappings.
Chapter 6, Boundless Switching Configuration Utility, details
installing and using the GUI based software used to configure your CS724KM
installation.
Chapter 7, The Firmware Upgrade Utility, explains how to upgrade the
CS724KM's firmware with the latest version available.
Chapter 8, RS-232 Commands, provides a complete list of the serial
commands used to configure the CS724KM through the S-232 Serial Port.
Appendix, provides specifications and other technical information regarding
the CS724KM.
Note:
ead this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or any connected
devices.
The product may be updated, with features and functions added, improved,
or removed since the release of this manual. For an up-to-date user
manual, visit http://www.aten.com/global/en/
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