Belkin F1DA208Z, User Manual

Page 1: ...OmniView PRO3 Dual User KVM Switch User Manual F1DA208Z F1DA216Z ...

Page 2: ...Console to the PRO3 KVM Switch 9 Connecting Servers to the PRO3 KVM Switch 11 Connecting Multiple PRO3 KVM Switches Daisy Chaining 15 Powering Up the Systems 19 Using your PRO3 KVM Switch 20 Selecting a Server or BANK Using Hot Key Commands 20 AutoScan Mode 22 On Screen Display OSD 22 Keyboard Hot Key Command Shortcuts 28 Sun Combo and Mac Key Mapping 29 Updating Firmware 30 Frequently Asked Quest...

Page 3: ...sily to enable management of up to 256 PS 2 and or USB servers from a single console The PRO3 KVM Switch also comes with an unparalleled Belkin 3 Year Warranty This User Manual will provide details about your new PRO3 KVM Switch from installation and operation to troubleshooting in the unlikely event of a problem For quick and easy installation please refer to the Quick Installation Guide included...

Page 4: ...es can be daisy chained together using dedicated ports so you can easily expand your KVM configuration as your server environment grows On Screen Display OSD The OSD feature simplifies server management by allowing you to assign individual names to each connected server throughout the system It provides a visual means of switching between servers and assigning the hot key scheme The OSD can also b...

Page 5: ...n Dual Port Micro Cable Kit Belkin Dual Port Micro Cable Kits F1D9400 XX PS 2 style F1D9401 XX USB style F1D9400 XX PS 2 style F1D9401 XX USB style Belkin PRO3 Dual User Daisy Chain Cable F1D109 XX XX denotes length in feet F1D109 XX Note Product codes and availability may vary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 6: ...OS 5 x and above Red Hat Linux 8 x and above Novell NetWare 5 x Mac OS X and above with USB support Sun Solaris 8 x and above Keyboards PS 2 compatible USB compatible Supports 101 102 104 106 standard key keyboards Mice PS 2 and USB compatible mice with PS 2 adapter having 3 4 or 5 buttons PS 2 and USB compatible wireless or optical mice Monitors CRT LCD with VGA support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 7: ...r LED Online LED Active LED OmniView PRO3 Back View of the PRO3 KVM Switch Daisy chain in Flash upgrade port and DIP select switch Daisy chain out Console 1 VGA PS 2 mouse keyboard ports USB mouse keyboard ports SCSI 50 dual host ports DC power jack 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 8: ...board Input PS 2 miniDIN6 USB Type A Mouse Input PS 2 miniDIN6 USB Type A Monitor Port VGA HDDB15 female CPU Ports SCSI 50 Daisy Chain Ports SCSI 36 female Flash Upgrade Port RJ11 Direct Port Selectors 8 and 16 respectively for 8 and 16 port models Operating Temp 32 to 104 F 0 40 C Storage Temp 4 to 140 F 20 60 C Humidity 0 80 RH non condensing Warranty 3 years Dimensions F1DA208Z 17 25 x 1 75 x 7...

Page 9: ...bles between the PRO3 KVM Switch and the connected servers does not exceed 25 feet 7 6m For USB Servers USB signals can be transmitted up to 15 feet 4 5m between the PRO3 KVM Switch and server Beyond that length the probability of USB signal failure is likely and may cause the device to fail Note The Belkin OmniView CAT5 Extender F1D084 may be used to extend your console keyboard mouse and monitor...

Page 10: ... Switch past the front of the rails Please follow these simple steps to achieve the desired adjustment Step 1 Determine how far you would like the PRO3 KVM Switch to protrude from the rack Select a bracket hole scheme Step 2 Attach the bracket to the side of your PRO3 KVM Switch using the Phillips screws provided Refer to diagram below Step 3 Mount the PRO3 KVM Switch to the rack rail assembly Ref...

Page 11: ...itor cable to the HDDB15 female port on the back of the PRO3 KVM Switch in the Console section Refer to diagram below Step 2 Connect the PS 2 or USB keyboard cable to the keyboard port on the back of the PRO3 KVM Switch in the Console section Refer to diagram below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 12: ...fer to diagram below Step 4 Attach the power adapter to the DC power jack labeled 12VDC 1A located on the rear panel of the PRO3 KVM Switch Only use the power adapter supplied with the unit Refer to diagram below US power adapter shown Your PRO3 KVM Switch is now installed and you are ready to connect your servers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 13: ...wered off Step 2 Using the Belkin Dual Port Micro Cable Kit for PS 2 F1D9400 XX connect the VGA connector to the monitor port on your server Refer to diagram below Step 3 Connect the PS 2 mouse and keyboard connectors to the mouse and keyboard ports on the server Refer to diagram above 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 14: ... Dual Port Micro Cable Kit for PS 2 to the desired host ports on the PRO3 KVM Switch Refer to diagram below Step 5 Power up your server Step 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each additional PS 2 server you wish to connect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 15: ...r server is powered off Step 2 Using the Belkin Dual Port Micro Cable Kit for USB F1D9401 XX connect the VGA connector to the monitor port on your server Refer to diagram below Step 3 Connect the USB connector to an available USB port on the server Refer to diagram below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 section ...

Page 16: ...ry Step 5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each additional USB server you wish to connect Note We recommend that you attach the Belkin Dual Port Micro Cable USB Kit directly to a free USB port on your server Note When a USB Cable Kit is connected to a Sun server the KVM Switch emulates the Sun keys using a set of key combinations called combo keys Refer to the table on page 29 for a list of Sun functi...

Page 17: ...n address The PRO3 KVM Switch connected to the console keyboard mouse and monitor is BANK 00 and is referred to as the primary KVM switch BANKs 01 through 15 are referred to as secondary KVM switches cable 1 cable 2 cable 3 Primary unit BANK 00 Secondary unit BANK 01 Secondary unit BANK 02 Secondary unit BANK 03 Note A Daisy Chain Cable F1D109 XX is required to daisy chain each PRO3 KVM Switch and...

Page 18: ...t setting For a multi unit configuration the BANK address for each secondary unit is automatically set to a unique BANK address from 01 through 15 Example Four 8 Port PRO3 Dual User KVM Switches F1DA208Z are daisy chained together to manage up to 32 servers The primary KVM switch is automatically set to BANK 00 factory default and the secondary units are each automatically set to a unique BANK bet...

Page 19: ...s Step 1 Using the Daisy Chain Cable F1D109 XX connect one end to the Daisy Chain In port on the primary KVM switch BANK 00 Step 2 Connect the other end of the Daisy Chain Cable F1D109 XX to the Daisy Chain Out port of the first secondary KVM switch BANK 01 Step 3 To add secondary units connect one end of the Daisy Chain Cable F1D109 XX to the Daisy Chain In port on the first secondary KVM switch ...

Page 20: ...ch Bring up the OSD see page 22 for OSD operation You should see the primary KVM switch display the digits 00 indicating its BANK address Note If the PRO3 KVM Switches do not enumerate correctly reset the primary KVM switch BANK 00 by cycling the power If the KVM switches still do not enumerate correctly check that all daisy chain cables are connected properly Step 4 Verify that the primary KVM sw...

Page 21: ... and keyboard on each port and allows your server to boot normally The server connected to Port 1 will be displayed on the monitor Check that the keyboard monitor and mouse are working normally Check all occupied ports to verify that all servers are connected and responding correctly If you encounter an error check your cable connections for that server and reboot If the problem persists please re...

Page 22: ...le keyboard hot key sequences using the Scroll Lock key and either the Up or Down arrow keys To send commands to the PRO3 KVM Switch the Scroll Lock key must be pressed twice within two seconds The PRO3 KVM Switch will beep confirming that it is in hot key mode Next press the Up arrow key and the PRO3 KVM Switch will switch to the previous port Press the Down arrow key to switch to the next port H...

Page 23: ...ANK 0AGE OWN 0AGE 5P With a daisy chain switch configuration you can switch directly to any port on any BANK by pressing Scroll Lock Scroll Lock BANK address and port number For example if you press Scroll Lock Scroll Lock 03 05 the server on BANK 03 Port 5 will become active Note You will have approximately four seconds to complete each hot key sequence See page 27 for instructions on how to chan...

Page 24: ...ck Scroll Lock A To stop AutoScan press any key on the keyboard Note There is no mouse or keyboard control in AutoScan mode This is necessary to prevent data and synchronization errors If the user is using the mouse or keyboard when the PRO3 KVM Switch is switching between ports data flow may become interrupted and could result in erratic mouse movement and or wrong character input when using the ...

Page 25: ... Page Down Select next or previous BANK Enter Switch servers complete action F1 Takes you to options in the Main Menu page F2 Session logout F3 Takes you to previous screen when navigating through OSD Esc Exits the OSD To switch servers using the main OSD menu use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate to the desired server and press the Enter key A symbol indicates which server is currently ...

Page 26: ...age for the OSD 02 Edit the naming of individual ports 03 Search for a port by its name 04 Assign user names and passwords 05 Access security settings 06 Change the hot key trigger 07 Set the AutoScan time interval Main Menu Page Keyboard Commands Navigate to the next field Enter To select an option F3 Return to the main OSD menu Esc Exit OSD section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 27: ...port with up to 10 characters To name the port use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired server port and then press Enter to select and name the port Press Enter again to save the entry User Setting This option allows you to specify an administrator user name and passwords to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the OSD and KVM Switch One administrator and eight users can be stored To add...

Page 28: ...rt The user screen will then go black and display the notification message that the adminstrator has taken over Access List This feature allows you to discretely specify the user access at a port level Only the administrator can set up the access list The column on the left lists the port names The users are listed by their number 1 to 8 Navigate to the user and port and press the Enter key to ena...

Page 29: ...ber Lock Caps Lock Left Crtl Right Ctrl Left Alt Right Alt Left Win Right Win The default key for all hot key commands is Scroll Lock see Keyboard Hot Key Command Shortcuts on the next page To designate a different key to initiate hot key commands use the arrow keys to navigate to the Hot Key field and then press Enter to select and save the entry section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 30: ...a complete list of hot key commands that can be used for your PRO3 KVM Switch Command Function Space Bar Activate OSD Previous host Next host 01 02 16 port Non daisy chain KVM switch 00 01 15 BANK 01 02 16 port Daisy Chain Config First and second digit specifies BANK Daisy Chain Third and fourth digit specifies number PgUP Previous BANK PgDown Next BANK B Turn on off beep while in AutoScan mode S ...

Page 31: ... keys are also mapped Please refer to the table below Windows USB Keyboard Sun Micro USB Keyboard Mac USB Keyboard Caps Lock L_Alt Stop Caps Lock L_Ctrl Props Caps Lock L_Shift Application Compose Caps Lock 1 Mute Caps Lock 2 Volume down Caps Lock 3 Volume up Caps Lock F3 Find Caps Lock F1 Front Caps Lock F2 Open Caps Lock F4 Again Caps Lock F5 Undo Caps Lock F8 Cut Caps Lock F6 Copy Caps Lock F7 ...

Page 32: ...ware only if you are experiencing mouse and keyboard problems with your PRO3 KVM Switch as reconfiguring software may lead to unexpected operational problems Please contact Belkin Technical Support if you need assistance To update the firmware you will need the following items 1 A separate server running Windows 2000 XP or Vista This server must NOT be connected to the server ports on the PRO3 KVM...

Page 33: ...What does flash upgradeable mean A With flash upgrade capability you can update your PRO3 KVM Switch firmware at any time through a simple serial connection Upgrade capability ensures that your PRO3 KVM Switch is always the most current version on the market with the latest features and enhancements See the Updating Firmware section in this User Manual Q Does the PRO3 KVM Switch support Microsoft ...

Page 34: ...console port and it is ready for use Q Does the PRO3 KVM Switch require an AC adapter A Yes the PRO3 KVM Switch requires a 12 volt DC 1 Amp power adapter in order to function properly Q Can I use the PRO3 KVM Switch to switch video signals only A No the PRO3 KVM Switch must be connected to both the video and keyboard mouse ports on your servers The PRO3 KVM Switch detects the power from the PS 2 a...

Page 35: ... Connect the monitor directly into the server you are having trouble with to see if the problem still appears I am getting a black screen on my monitor Check that all video cables are inserted properly Check that the keyboard cable is connected and inserted properly between the server the appropriate port on the KVM Switch Move the mouse and see if it is necessary to log in as a user Connect your ...

Page 36: ...ouse The mouse is not detected at boot up Check the cables and make sure that they are inserted correctly The server boots up but the mouse does not work Make sure the mouse is plugged in properly Make sure the mouse works when directly plugged into the server Rebooting may be necessary when trying this Try a different mouse When I switch from one port to another mouse movement is completely errat...

Page 37: ...e of the keys on my keyboard are not functioning properly when I use a Mac server If you are using a PC keyboard on a Mac system a few of the option keys on your PC keyboard may be reversed All major keys will function as labeled Refer to the Sun Combo and Mac Key Mapping section in this User Manual Apple startup keys such as C to boot from CD N to boot from network and F8 to enter partition boot ...

Page 38: ...capable of sending input to the server Control requires that the console also has focus on the port and is viewing it DDC Short for Display Data Channel a VESA standard for communication between a monitor and a video adapter Using DDC a monitor can inform a computer s video card about its properties such as maximum resolution and color depth to ensure that the user is presented with valid options ...

Page 39: ...s and control multiple servers from a single console It has at least one console port and multiple server ports OSD On Screen Display a Graphical User Interface that can be used to control and configure the KVM switch Port An interface receptor on a server through which you can attach a device or plug in a device cable Primary KVM Switch The KVM switch that is connected to the console and is set t...

Page 40: ...laration of Conformity We Belkin International Inc declare under our sole responsibility that the products F1DA208Z F1DA216Z to which this declaration relates are in conformity with Emissions Standard EN55022 and with Immunity Standard EN55024 LVP EN61000 3 2 and EN61000 3 3 ICES This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme á la ...

Page 41: ...ion upon Belkin s request at the sole expense of the purchaser or if Belkin determines that the Belkin product has been improperly installed altered in any way or tampered with The Belkin Product Warranty does not protect against acts of God such as flood lightning earthquake war vandalism theft normal use wear and tear erosion depletion obsolescence abuse damage due to low voltage disturbances i ...

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