High Sec Labs SC42DU-3 User manual

Secure KVM Combiner

SC21H3 · SC42DU/DHU/PHU3 | QUICK SETUP GUIDE

Models:

SC21H-3 – Secure 2-Port HDMI Video KVM Combiner, PP 3.0

SC42DU-3 – Secure 4P to 2P DVI Video KVM Combiner w/fUSB

SC42DHU-3 – Secure 4P DVI to 2P HDMI Video KVM Combiner w/fUSB

SC42PHU-3 – Secure 4P DP/HDMI to 2P HDMI Video KVM Combiner w/fUSB HDC14468 Rev. 1.0

HSL Secure KVM Combiner Quick Setup Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTIONS

Table of Contents 1 2 3 4

Introduction .......................................................... 2

HSL Secure KVM Combiner....................................................2

Installation............................................................ 3

Installing the Combiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Step 1 – Cable Installation.....................................................3

Step 2 – Combiner Setup Overview ...........................................4

Step 3 – Power ON the Combiner .............................................5

Step 4 – Configure Display Output ............................................6

Step 5 – Working with Dual Displays ..........................................8

Step 6 – Reset to Factory Defaults.............................................9

Operation............................................................ 10

Operating the Combiner .....................................................10

Step 1 – Operation Modes Overview.........................................10

Step 2 – View Modes Overview ..............................................11

Step 3 – Toggling Options ...................................................12

Step 4 – Complete toggling options table ...................................14

Step 5 – Customize Channel Window Layout ............................... 20

Combiner Cascading .................................................26

Introduction .................................................................26

Cascading Setup Scheme ....................................................27

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HSL Secure KVM Combiner

Interact with multiple computers presented on the same display at the

same time using a single set of USB, audio, keyboard, video and mouse

peripherals.

The KVM Combiner switch offered by HSL provides increased

productivity in challenging multi-computer environments where users

are required to view and interact with several computers at the same

time while maintaining the highest isolation between computers and

peripherals.

This guide instructs how to install, configure and operate a HSL KVM

Combiner.

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Installing the Combiner

Step 1 – Cable Installation

1. Connect console port peripherals:

•Connect video, keyboard, mouse and audio peripherals to the

combiner’s console ports. These will be shared securely between

all computers.

•Connect a smartcard/biometric reader to the combiner’s console

fUSB secure port to support user authentication across multiple

isolated computers.

Note: For optimum compatibility use the supplied 5-button mouse with the

combiner’s console port.

2. Computer channel ports:

•For each PC, connect the video, keyboard, mouse, fUSB and audio

cables to the combiner’s computer ports.

Smart-Card

Reader Computers

CONSOLE PORTS COMPUTER/SOURCE PORTS

fUSB Cable

Audio Cable

Mouse Cable

Display Cable

Keyboard Cable

Audio Keyboard Mouse

1 2 3 4

Secondary DisplayPrimary Display

Note: 4 channel product illustrations shown throughout this manual are

applicable to other KVM Combiner models.

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Step 2 – Combiner Setup Overview

The Setup Menu: accessible through the lower left screen corner

allows configuring various system settings, such as, output resolution,

screen duplication, cursor color and more.

Setup Menu Description:

1Main Admin Menu: select which setting to configure (system

settings / channel settings).

2Channel Settings: set the screen resolution and frame color of the

selected channel number.

3System Settings: Change display output resolution, screen

duplication, frame border width, operation-taskbar size and system

cursor type.

Channel 1Setup Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 1 2 3 ? Scale Tile

System

Channel 1

Channel 2

Channel 3

Channel 4

Note: 4 channel product illustrations shown throughout this manual are

applicable to other KVM Combiner models.

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Step 3 – Power ON the Combiner

•Turn ON all the PCs.

•Connect the power supply and power ON the combiner

(approximate boot time is 30 seconds).

•The combiner boots into Tile view-mode,

where all sources are presented equally on the

screen.

Note: In case no picture is presented after

powering ON the combiner, connect an alternate

display to the combiner’s display console port, or

perform a reset to factory default.

Multiple Sources

Speakers

Single

Keyboard & Mouse

SECURE

KVM COMBINER

SECURE

KVM COMBINER

PC #4

PC #3

PC #1

PC #2

Move mouse

to switch PCs

Note: 4 channel product illustrations shown throughout this manual are applicable

to other KVM Combiner models.

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Step 4 – Configure Display Output

Important Notes:

1. It is highly recommended to use the same screen resolution settings

across all levels as described below.

#1 #2

#3 #4

#1 #2

#3 #4

Output Resolution (Match Monitor Resolution)

Channel Resolution (Match PC Resolution)

Computer Resolution = (Windows/Linux/Mac OS Screen Resolution)

Use the same screen resolution across all level

2. Selecting a resolution that is not supported by your screen will

result in a blank display which might require connecting a monitor

that supports the selected resolution or resetting the combiner to

factory default.

3. For working with dual displays, please refer to the appendix.

View applications in Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K video quality.

•Never compromise on video quality.

•Run graphic-intensive, ultrahigh definition

applications on all combiner models.

•Upscale source computers input to UHD 4K output.

Ultra HD

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•Enter System mode: type: { CTRL | CTRL | o }. When active, an

operation taskbar appears at the bottom of the screen.

•Set Output Resolution:

on the lower left screen corner

click Setup -> System ->

Output Resolution and

select the screen resolution

that matches your display (for

example: 1920x1080).

Notes:

1. Keyboard shortcut keys are to be pressed sequentially

2. CTRL key refers to LEFT CTRL key.

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•Set Channel Resolution:

Click Setup -> Channel# and select

the screen resolution for the selected

channel number (for example:

1920x1080).

•Set Computer

Resolution:

Under the computer’s

operating system

settings set the screen

resolution to match

the Output & Channel

resolution (for example:

1920x1080).

Set output resolution

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Step 5 – Working with Dual Displays

Connecting two displays to the combiner’s console output ports allows

working in Extended or Duplicate mode.

Note: Skip this section if your combiner model does not support dual screens

or you’ve connected only one display.

•Set Screen Duplication Mode: click

Setup -> System -> Output Resolution

and select Duplicate Displays.

In screen duplication mode

all incoming sources are

presented on the primary

display which is duplicated to

a second display. This layout

is ideal for meeting / control

rooms and big screen TV

projection scenarios.

Primary Secondary

Channel1Setup Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 1 2 3 ? Scale Tile

“Duplicate” in Tile Mode

Channel1Setup Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 1 2 3 ? Scale Tile

Primary Secondary

“Duplicate” in Scale Mode

•Set Screen Extending Mode: click Setup -> System -> Output

Resolution and select Extend Displays.

In extended view mode the incoming channel presentation is split

between two displays.

Channel1Setup Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 1 2 3 ? Scale Tile

Primary Secondary

“Extend” in Tile Mode

Channel1Setup Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 1 2 3 ? Scale Tile

Primary Secondary

“Extend” in Scale Mode

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Step 6 – Reset to Factory Defaults

Reset to factory defaults clears the device settings and restores the

device to its original configuration.

•System reset: Clears behavioral characteristics such as mouse

settings and display presets. Type { L CTRL | L CTRL | F11| r } key

combination.

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