ATEN Master View ACS-1208A User manual

User Manual

ACS-1208A

ACS-1216A

2003-06-20

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

thelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-

ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and

if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,

may cause interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

MReorient or relocate the receiving antenna;

MIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver;

MConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that which the receiver is connected;

MConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for

help.

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Packing List

The complete ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A package consists of:

M1 ACS-1208A or ACS-1216A KVM Switch

M2 Custom KVM Cable Sets (2L-5202P)

M1 Firmware Upgrade Cable

M1 Power Adapter

M1 Rack Mounting Kit

M1 User Manual

Check to make sure that all the components are present and thatnothing

got damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem, contact your

dealer.

Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation

procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit, and/or any of

the devices connected to it.

Manual Part No. PAPE-0211-1AT

Printed in Taiwan 06/2003

All brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

ACS-1208A Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

ACS-1216A Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

2. Installation

Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Single Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Daisy Chaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Powering Off and Restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

3. Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Invoking Hotkey Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Selecting the Active Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Auto Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Hotkey Beeper Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

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4. OSD Operation

OSD Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

OSD Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

OSD Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

OSD Main Screen Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

OSD Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

5. The Firmware Upgrade Utility

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Performing the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Starting the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Upgrade Succeeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Upgrade Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Firmware Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Appendix

ACS-1208A /ACS-1216A - Connection Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

ACS-1208A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

ACS-1216A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

OSD Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Clear Login Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

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About This Manual

This User Manual is provided to help you get the most from your

ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A system. It covers all aspects of installation,

configuration and operation. An overview of the information found in

the manual is provided below.

Overview Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the ACS-1208A / ACS-

1216A System. Its purpose, features and benefits are presented, and

its front and back panel components are described.

Chapter 2, Installation, explains how to set up your installation—from

a basic single stage hookup to a complete 32 switch daisy chained

operation.

Chapter 3, Hotkey Operation, details all of the concepts and proce-

duresinvolvedintheHotkeyoperationofyourACS-1208A/ACS-1216A

installation.

Chapter 4, OSD Operation, provides a complete description of the

ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A’s OSD (On Screen Display), and how to work

with it.

Chapter 5, The Firmware Upgrade Utility, explains how to use this

utilitytoupgradethe ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A’s firmwarewiththelatest

available versions.

An Appendix attheendofthemanualprovidesspecificationsandother

technical information regarding the ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A.

An Index followstheAppendix forconvenientreferencetothemanual’s

information.

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Conventions Thefollowingtypographical conventionsareused throughoutthis manual:

MBullet lists provide information, but not procedural steps.

MNumbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.

MAn indented typeface like the one below:

Key information in

indicates words and characters you key in. Unless otherwise

mentioned, you can use either upper or lower case.

MThe names of the keys you should press are placed inside of

square brackets, and appear just as they do on the keyboard (for

example, [Alt], [Enter], [Esc]).

Don’t type the brackets or anything that appears inside of them,

just press the key. For example, if a procedure tells you to type:

Install [Enter]

You should type the word Install, then press the Enter key.

MIf you need to hold down one key and, while you are holding it

down, press another key, the keys appear in square brackets with a

dash between them. For example, [Ctrl-Alt-Del] means to hold

down the Ctrl and Alt keys and, while they are being held down,

press the Del key and then release all the keys together.

MIf you are asked to Choose or Select an item listed on a menu,

Click it with the mouse. An alternate shortcut method is to press

the appropriate accelerator key combination indicated on the menu.

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Notes:

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Chapter 1.

Introduction

This chapter introduces you to the ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A KVM Switch. Its

purpose, features and benefits are presented, and its front and back panel compo-

nents are described.

Overview

The Master View ACS-1208A and ACS-1216A KVM Switches are

control units that allow access to multiple computers from a single

console (keyboard, mouse, and monitor). Before the development ofthe

Master View, the only way to control multiple computer configurations

fromasingleconsolewasthroughacomplexandcostlynetworksystem.

Now, with the ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A, you can easily access multi-

ple computers in a cost effective manner.

A single Master View can control up to eight (ACS-1208A) or 16

(ACS-1216A) computers. As many as 31 additional switches can be

added in a daisy chain configuration, allowing up to 512 computers to

be controlled from a single keyboard-monitor-mouse console.

An auto-sensing function recognizes the position of each station

(switch) on the chain, eliminating the need to manually set the position

with DIP switches. A seven segment front panel LED displays each

Station’s position for easy identification.

The ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A improves on previous models and

similar switches commonly found on the market with a custom ASIC

(patent pending) for increased reliability and enhanced performance,

and high density 15 pin CPU port connectors instead of theusual 25 pin

connectors. This space-saving innovation allows a full, 16 port switch,

to be installed in a 1U system rack.

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Your ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A investment is protected by an included

FirmwareUpgradeUtility.Youcanstaycurrentwiththelatestimprove-

mentsin functionalitybydownloadingthelatest firmwarefiles fromour

website and using the utility to quickly and conveniently perform the

upgrade.

Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their respective ports is all

that is entailed. The ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A intercepts keyboard

input directly, which means that there is no software to configure, no

complex installation routines, and no need to be concerned with incom-

patibility problems.

Access to any computer on the installation iseasily accomplished either

by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard, or by means of a

powerful menu driven OSD (On Screen Display) system. A convenient

Auto Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of

the activities of all computers running on the installation one by one.

There is no better way to save time and money than witha Master View

ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A installation. By allowing a single console to

manage all of the attached computers, an ACS-1208A / ACS-1216A

installation: (1) eliminates the expense of having to purchase a separate

keyboard,monitor,andmouse foreach computer;(2) savesallthespace

those extra components would take up; (3) saves on energy costs; and

(4) eliminates the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in con-

stantly moving from one computer to another.

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