Lindy 32351, Manual

Page 1: ...LINDY CPU SWITCH DUAL JUNIOR MANUAL LINDY Part No 32351 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior 8 Port LINDY Part No 32352 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior 16 Port ...

Page 2: ...rights reserved Whilst every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual LINDY 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 the product without notice All trademarks acknowledged For electronic PDF ...

Page 3: ...d into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure that the total ampere rating of all the devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating Warranty LINDY warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of 3 years from the date of original purchase If the product should fail to operat...

Page 4: ...ch the receiver is connected d Consult the supplier or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Compliance Statement United States This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply wit...

Page 5: ...our PCs 15 2 5 Structuring your LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior installation 15 2 6 Maximising the video quality 20 2 7 Other useful installation information 21 2 8 Re enabling a disconnected PS 2 mouse 21 2 9 Hot plugging the LINDY CPU Switch into running systems and re enabling disconnected PS 2 CPU mouse connections 22 2 10 Connecting the LINDY Extender 23 3 Configuring the LINDY CPU Switch 24 3 1...

Page 6: ...mputers using the mouse 45 4 10 Selecting computers using the on screen menu 46 4 11 The reminder banner 50 4 12 Setting the USER PREFERENCES 51 4 13 Using the FUNCTIONS menu 52 4 14 Querying the routing status 53 4 15 Cascading LINDY CPU Switches 53 4 16 Resetting user port keyboards and mice 54 4 17 Using the LINDY extender 55 4 18 What to do if you forget your ADMIN password 55 4 19 Saving and ...

Page 7: ...or to allocate access rights to each user on a login basis We trust that you will be delighted with the function of your new LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior We are always interested to hear any suggestions that you may have for additional features or functionality email to postmaster lindy co uk Product enhancement upgrades are provided free of charge during the warranty period and may be obtained by...

Page 8: ...el DDC DDC1 DDC2 signalling Supports desktop and laptop PCs RS6000s DEC Alphas and Silicon Graphics computers Front panel healthy voltage indicator Support for up to 16 user access profiles and 512 named computers The colours and position of the OSD menu may be changed by each user OSD routing status window shows the computers that are currently being controlled by the KVM consoles Supports three ...

Page 9: ... Supports user definable hotkeys and mouse modes Positive confirmation of selected ports on local and cascaded LINDY CPU Switches achieved by full acknowledgement signalling across all cascaded units Supports Microsoft IntelliMouse IntelliMouse Explorer and other common wheel mice Supports keyboards with extra Internet and audio function keys because the keyboard data is kept in its native format ...

Page 10: ... guide 1 3 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior rackmount kit for model 32351 part code 32285 2 x mounting brackets for fixing the unit into a 19 inch rack 4 x screws for fixing mounting brackets to LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior 1 4 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior rackmount kit for model 32352 part code 32295 2 x mounting brackets for fixing the unit into a 19 inch rack 6 x screws for fixing mounting brackets...

Page 11: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 10 1 5 Product information Fig 1 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior models 32351 and 32352 viewed from the front ...

Page 12: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 11 Fig 2 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior models 32351 and 32352 viewed from the rear ...

Page 13: ... monitor with an extended keyboard and a wheel mouse on one user port and a smaller monitor with a basic mouse and keyboard on another The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior intelligently handles these mixtures of devices 2 1 What you will need For the computer connections you will need Cables to connect the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior to each of your computer keyboard video and mouse ports Cable speci...

Page 14: ...t IntelliMouse These are fitted with a wheel or other scroll control and sometimes have additional buttons Examples are Microsoft IntelliMouse Logitech Pilot Mouse Logitech MouseMan Genius NetMouse and Genius NetMouse Pro Use of PS 2 and RS232 style mice with the LINDY CPU Switch All of the mouse connections from LINDY CPU Switch to PCs support either a PS 2 or an RS232 mouse LINDY CPU Switch auto...

Page 15: ...es are recommended as these will give very high video quality Any unused computer connections can be left unconnected To connect computers with serial mouse connections and AT style keyboard connections use the adapters specified in appendix A If you have an existing 6 pin mini DIN to 9 pin serial adapter that came with a mouse it may not be suitable for use with the LINDY CPU Switch as the are se...

Page 16: ...ble The LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior is fitted with an intelligent communication system that enables it to detect and communicate with other LINDY CPU Switches so that it is able to positively verify that all the cascaded LINDY CPU Switches have correctly responded to a switching request from the user The LINDY CPU Switches communicate with each other via the keyboard cables LINDY CPU Switch Dual ...

Page 17: ...ble total cable run from computer to KVM If you are making multiple cascade links between LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior then ensure that the cables are approximately the same length LINDY CPU Switch OSD devices may be cascaded to Dual Junior cascades but the OSD units must always be on the lowest level of the cascade in other words you must not cascade a Dual Junior device off an OSD device LINDY C...

Page 18: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 17 The following diagrams show some typical LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior installations ...

Page 19: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 18 Fig 3 A typical installation using a single LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior 32351 ...

Page 20: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 19 Fig 4 A cascaded application using multiple LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior units ...

Page 21: ...ture but the quality will be truly appalling with smudging ghosting and loss of focus Cables that are designed to carry video signals are constructed using three separate co axial cores to carry the red green and blue signals These co axial cores make the cable thick like the cable that you see coming out of the back of a monitor Typically this cable will be 8 5 to 9 mm in diameter If your cable i...

Page 22: ... PS 2 mouse recovery system which allows you to disconnect and re connect the shared mouse without powering down the system although this is generally not advisable see section 2 8 for details Keyboard and mouse mode switching The LINDY CPU Switch keeps a log of the keyboard and mouse mode and resolution settings requested by each of the connected PCs These settings are automatically restored to t...

Page 23: ...ack in whilst the PC is running Mouse movement can then only be restored by rebooting the PC This is because the mouse drivers only setup and enable the mouse when the PC is initially booted If you have switched off your LINDY CPU Switch or you are attempting to hot plug it into a system that is already running you may be able to restore lost mouse movement using the LINDY CPU Switch s mouse resto...

Page 24: ...using the keyboard hotkeys 3 Press F1 to view additional menus 4 Select the FUNCTIONS menu 5 Select RESTORE STANDARD MOUSE or RESTORE INTELLIMOUSE 6 Exit the on screen menu 2 10 Connecting a LINDY extender You may connect external LINDY extenders i e a receiver transmitter pair to the LINDY CPU Switch s KVM connectors If you do this then you should power the LINDY extender using their optional pow...

Page 25: ...y one time Step 1 Decide if you are going to use password security The LINDY CPU Switch may be run with security enabled or disabled With security disabled all user ports have full access to all of the computers and full administration rights The LINDY CPU Switch is shipped to you with security disabled This mode is suitable for simple installations with a small number of users Larger installation...

Page 26: ...ter will have a four six or eight digit port number depending on the number of cascade levels that have been connected see section 4 10 for details The LINDY CPU Switch supports up to 512 computer names although special versions are available that support more names Step 5 Set the required SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES Use the ADMIN account to select the required SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PR...

Page 27: ... The administrator accesses the system via a special user named ADMIN This profile may not be altered or deleted from the system and has full access rights to all computers and system parameters Consequently it is advisable to set a password for this user To set a password for the ADMIN user From the main on screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS Select EDIT USER LIST from the menu Move the menu bar ...

Page 28: ...he menu bar to select the user that you want to edit Press ENTER or RETURN to edit the user s name password and access rights Press RETURN or ENTER if you want to keep the existing entries 3 5 Creating and editing computer names Computer names provide a very convenient way of selecting and identifying computers that are attached to the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior You can select computers by port ...

Page 29: ...on the menu The starred users will have access to this computer Don t worry if all the users have not yet been defined You can allocate computers to users when you add the users later Press RETURN or ENTER to create the new computer name When you are adding computers it is advisable to setup just one name for any particular port Avoid creating two names for the same port as this can lead to confus...

Page 30: ...re simply the port number that the computer is attached to Port numbers for computers connected to cascaded LINDY CPU Switches are constructed by defining the port routing that is required to get from the user s KVM to the computer Figure 5 illustrates how port numbers are constructed and how the physical configuration of a cascaded system relates to entries in the on screen menu The illustrated c...

Page 31: ...LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Installation and Use Page 30 Fig 5 Creating menu entries for computers that are connected to cascaded LINDY CPU Switches ...

Page 32: ...m rather than to individual users These may only be setup or changed by the system administrator logged in using the ADMIN account From the main menu press F1 for MORE MENUS Use the cursor keys to position the menu bar over SETUP OPTIONS or GLOBAL PREFERENCES Press ENTER or RETURN to view the individual menus Use the cursor keys to place the menu bar over the required option and then use SPACE BAR...

Page 33: ... and German options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a QWERTY format The new language settings are enabled when you quit from the SETUP OPTIONS menu The language option only affects the way that the LINDY CPU Switch interprets the keyboard keys it does not affect the way that the computers interpret the keyboard It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do not understand as ...

Page 34: ... user s monitors but only one user may have active control of the computer s keyboard and mouse at any one time The LINDY CPU Switch detects an active user by looking for keyboard and mouse data A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or mouse data has been received by the LINDY CPU Switch for a specified timeout period Whilst one user is active all the other users that are connected to the same co...

Page 35: ...E SWITCHING Accessed from menu GLOBAL PREFERENCES Settings ENABLED DISABLED Like most LINDY KVM switches the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior s channel may be switched using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse see section 4 9 Pressing the central button or wheel button together with the left hand mouse button will cause the LINDY CPU Switch to switch to the next available computer When mouse switchin...

Page 36: ...er down state on every scan cycle WARNING Many modern monitors are fitted with automatic power save relays and will switch off after a few seconds if connected to an inactive PC If you are using such a monitor you must not set the LINDY CPU Switch to scan ALL ports Constant switching on and off of your monitor s relay will eventually damage your monitor If you are using the SCAN LIST option then y...

Page 37: ... be changed Options are 1 2 3 5 10 secs 3 6 12 USER TIMEOUT Accessed from menu GLOBAL PREFERENCES Settings 2 5 10 30 SECONDS 1 5 10 MINUTES When two users are connected to the same computer only one can have access at any one time When no keyboard or mouse data has been received from the active user port for the user timeout period the LINDY CPU Switch will allow other users to access the computer...

Page 38: ...Switch The IntelliMouse setting sends four byte mouse reports to the computers and is therefore very slightly more sluggish than the others that send three byte mouse reports RS232 mice are almost always more sluggish than PS 2 types because the data rate is much slower ...

Page 39: ...section 5 4 2 Power supply connections and indicators Plug the power adapter into the power inlet The power indicator on the front of the LINDY CPU Switch see figure 1 monitors the voltage that is being supplied to the power inlet If the power indicator is illuminated then a healthy power adapter is connected 4 3 USER display and key switch The USER key selects the user port that is shown on the g...

Page 40: ...er port is defined by the way that the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior is configured There are two special computer ports that may be selected using the COMPUTER key switch These are the on screen menu port o and the non existent channel zero 0 Selecting the on screen menu port will cause the on screen menu or the login menu to be displayed Selecting channel zero will cause the video to be disabled a...

Page 41: ... the green USER display shows the user port number that your keyboard and mouse are connected to Then press the COMPUTER key until the red COMPUTER display shows the computer that you wish to connect to Pressing the computer key will cause the computer channel to change to the next available port If the password security system has not been enabled then this will be the next highest channel number...

Page 42: ... has access to computer ports 1 3 and 7 Action of the COMPUTER key if the front panel controls have been disable 4 7 Logging on to the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior If password security has been set on the system then the following login menu will appear when the LINDY CPU Switch is switched on or when no user is currently logged in The previous user may have activated the screen save function scre...

Page 43: ...will need to release the hotkeys and the command key before a new hotkey command is accepted by the LINDY CPU Switch HOTKEYs TAB is an exception and this allows you to tab through the ports by holding down the hotkeys and repeatedly pressing TAB HOTKEYs the cursor keys is also an exception You can hold down the hotkeys and repeatedly press the cursor keys to change the position of the on screen me...

Page 44: ...AB selects the next available channel HOTKEYs and M displays the on screen menu for selecting computers by name this is the recommended way of selecting computers for systems with more than 4 computers HOTKEYs and A selects autoscan mode where each channel is displayed for the selected time see section 3 6 10 To cancel autoscan mode simply select any fixed channel either by hotkey or by using the ...

Page 45: ...aded LINDY CPU Switch and port 16 on the last LINDY CPU Switch Examples of common hotkey sequences assuming CTRL ALT hotkey option To select channel 2 press ba ba2 2 release 2 2ba ba To tab through channels press ba bav vrelease v vpress v v release v vpress v v release vba vba To select channel 12 on 16 port LINDY CPU Switch press ba ba1 1 release 1 1 press 2 2 release 2 2ba ba ...

Page 46: ... the LINDY CPU Switch will select the next available channel otherwise it will select the next numerical channel Mouse switching may be enabled or disabled see section 3 6 7 When mouse switching is disabled the third button or wheel button state is passed through the LINDY CPU Switch and seen by the application software Selecting computers using the mouse is most suitable for systems with small nu...

Page 47: ... with the default hotkeys CTRL ALT the key combination to launch the on screen menu would be press ba baM M release Mba Mba You may also use a 3 button mouse or wheel mouse to launch the on screen menu if you have enabled mouse control see section 3 6 7 To do this hold down the central button or wheel button and click the right hand button Hold down centre button Press and release left hand button...

Page 48: ...t to a computer place the menu bar over the computer name using a combination of the up and down cursor keys and the page up page down keys You may also use the wheel on a wheel mouse to move the menu bar up and down if you have enabled mouse control see section 3 6 7 ...

Page 49: ...je or j jf f When a computer is selected in EXCLUSIVE mode the computer s video picture will only be displayed one the KVM console that has exclusive access Other KVM consoles will not be able to access the computer or view its video until the exclusive user has selected another computer or logged out This mode prevents other KVM consoles from using the computer and so should be used with care To ...

Page 50: ...th the CTRL key on the keyboard If you have many connected computers then you can do an alphabetic search of the list of computer names by pressing F3 and then entering the name that you want to find When you select a computer the LINDY CPU Switch will briefly confirm the computer that has been selected by displaying a message There may be situations where the selected computer cannot be accessed ...

Page 51: ...ery similar and so this banner serves as a useful reminder of which computer you are working on The colour and transparency of the banner can be selected to make it as discreet as possible It may also be moved around the screen in any direction by using the HOTKEYs together with the cursor keys For example to move the banner up the screen assuming the default CTRL ALT hotkeys use ba baw w The comp...

Page 52: ...ange the option as required Press ESC to quit and save the changes 4 12 1 OSD COLOUR Accessed from menu USER PREFERENCES Settings DEFAULT SCHEME 1 SCHEME 2 As you toggle between these options you will see the colour of the menu change to show the selected scheme The menu schemes have been specially chosen to provide a high contrast with the colours that you would normally see on a computer screen ...

Page 53: ...u select MOVING DOT then a moving dot will be displayed on a blank background The dot regularly changes colour and bounces off the sides of the screen in a zigzag pattern 4 13 Using the FUNCTIONS menu The FUNCTIONS menu provides you with a number of useful functions that will help you to make the most of your LINDY CPU Switch You can access the FUNCTIONS menu from the main on screen menu by pressi...

Page 54: ... display similar to the one shown below will be displayed for 10 seconds Press ESC to quit or wait for the routing status screen to disappear 4 15 Cascading LINDY CPU Switches LINDY CPU Switch Dual Juniors can be cascaded in a tree structure to support larger numbers of computers Up to four cascade levels are supported and the number of cascade links between LINDY CPU Switches can be chosen by the...

Page 55: ...yboards and mice The LINDY CPU Switch gives you the facility to perform a complete power off reset of the keyboard and mouse that are connected to a selected user port This can be useful if you wish to disconnect the keyboard or mouse and replace them with alternatives Keyboards will enable themselves automatically if they are disconnected and then re connected to the LINDY CPU Switch Mice will no...

Page 56: ...f you forget your ADMIN password If you forget your ADMIN account password you will not be able to access the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior to add or edit users and computer names If this unfortunate situation does occur then you can resolve it by performing a complete reset to return the LINDY CPU Switch to its factory default state A complete reset erases all the user names and computer names tha...

Page 57: ... the menu names and configuration settings 1 Software utilities LDJREAD EXE and LDJWRITE EXE are available for download from the LINDY website at www LINDY com 2 Connect the serial port on the rear of the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior to a serial COM port on your computer using the serial cable supplied with the LINDY CPU Switch If you have lost this cable then you may use a replacement cable with ...

Page 58: ...ues entered USERS ADMIN Alan Jim Sue Test PASSWORDS password letmein hello logmein Test COMPUTERS PORT Admin PC 2103 1 1 1 1 Alan s System 2102 1 1 1 Comms Server 3 1 1 Comms PC 4 1 1 1 1 Gateway 1 8 1 Gateway 2 5 1 To restore the saved edited menu and configuration settings 1 Connect the serial port on the rear of the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior to a serial COM port on your computer using the se...

Page 59: ...implemented but valid command characters will be echoed back to the sender The top nibble 4 bits of the command byte defines the user port that is to be switched 1 port 1 2 port 2 The bottom nibble defines the computer port that the user port is to be switched to e g 0 port 1 1 port 2 E port 15 F port 16 For example Hexadecimal code 14 switches user port 1 to computer port 5 Hexadecimal code 28 sw...

Page 60: ...tkeys see section 4 10 and then press F1 The version number of the current firmware will then be displayed at the bottom of the Configuration Menu To perform a firmware upgrade on your LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior you will need a suitable serial upgrade cable and an IBM PC compatible computer with an RS232 serial port and an operating system that supports DOS Suitable upgrade cables with 9 pin ser...

Page 61: ...itical servers should be switched off or disconnected before performing an upgrade Step 2 Connect your computer to the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior Connect your computer s serial port COM1 or COM2 to the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior s serial port see figure 2 You do not need to set the serial baud rate and protocol because the upgrade program will do this for you automatically for reference the RS...

Page 62: ... version of the LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior firmware is available from the LINDY website at www LINDY com The upgrade files will be supplied to you as a group and consist of several files as explained below These files should be downloaded to the same directory on your computer 1 A universal upgrade program LYDJNR EXE 2 Binary code files for each of the processors within the LINDY CPU Switch up t...

Page 63: ...ch Dual Junior model with 16 computer ports The next four digits represent the version number e g V129 equals firmware version 1 29 To upgrade the LINDY CPU Switch check that the DAT file designation matches the model that you have In other words if you have an LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior with 16 computer ports and you want to upgrade to version 1 30 then the DAT file that you need would be named...

Page 64: ...erate using the new firmware Some useful issues to bear in mind when performing flash upgrades The upgrade program rewrites the LINDY CPU Switch s firmware code If the upgrade process is interrupted then the LINDY CPU Switch will have invalid code and will not be able to operate It is therefore good practice to ensure that the upgrade process is always fully completed A partial or failed upgrade m...

Page 65: ... will also operate at distances of 20 metres A2 LINDY CPU Switch Dual Junior to PCs 1 to 16 Cable specifications Video 15 pin high density male D connector to 15 pin high density male D connector wired as a standard VGA PC to monitor cable There are two types commonly available The best type cables which will give excellent quality are constructed with coaxial cable cores Cheaper data cables are o...

Page 66: ... 6 pin mini DIN to 9 pin serial adapters If you have an adapter that has been supplied with a mouse it may have a completely different internal wiring to that shown above and may not be compatible with the LINDY CPU Switch Recommended cables 3 in 1 keyboard video and mouse combination cable For convenience neatness and high video quality we recommend the LINDY brand 3 in 1 combination cables These...

Page 67: ...in various different lengths to suit your requirements They may be purchased from LINDY please quote the following part codes when ordering Part Code Description 33711 3 in 1 LINDY cable 1 metre long 33712 3 in 1 LINDY cable 2 metres long 33713 3 in 1 LINDY cable 3 metres long 33714 3 in 1 LINDY cable 5 metres long 33716 3 in 1 LINDY cable 10 metres long ...

Page 68: ...age 67 Appendix B Problem Solving Problem Poor video quality with smearing fuzziness or ripple Action Use screened coaxial video cables to connect your devices to the LINDY CPU Switch For more help with problems visit the LINDY website at www LINDY com ...

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