Minicom DX DX 432, Operating Manual

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Page 2: ...g changes 22 11 Deleting and renaming folders 22 12 Adding devices to a folder 23 13 Viewing the servers devices 23 Operating the DX system 24 14 Viewing devices 24 15 Adjusting the picture quality 24 16 Power on off reboot 24 17 Connect Private 25 18 Disconnect User 25 Updating the DX Central 26 19 System requirements for the DX Central Update software 26 20 Running the DX Central Update software...

Page 3: ... must be followed POWER 100 250 VAC 50 60 Hz www minicom com ETHERNET SERIAL SERVICE I 0 1 2 3 4 18 19 20 17 SERVER 5 6 7 8 22 23 24 21 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 USER 9 10 11 12 26 27 28 25 13 14 15 16 30 31 32 29 DX Central Primary level DX Central Secondary level Cascade Server POWER 100 250 VAC 50 60 Hz www minicom com ETHERNET SERIAL SERVICE I 0 1 2 3 4 18 19 20 17 SERVER 5 6 7 8 22 23 24 21 1 2 3 4 6 7...

Page 4: ...ation box 3 Type in the network parameters for this DX Central unit and click The Define DX status box appears See Figure 4 Figure 4 The Define DX status box 4 Select the status and click When defining a Slave unit the following box appears Figure 5 Primary DX unit IP address box 5 Type in the IP address of the Primary DX Central unit ...

Page 5: ... screen appears on the monitor of each DX User See Figure 6 Figure 6 The Login screen Type the default username admin and password admin The Main screen appears See Figure 7 The screen initially shows no devices The system must be configured Devices appear here Created folders appear here Toolbar icons Figure 7 The Main screen ...

Page 6: ...ted unit Output ports to devices Input ports from DX Users Figure 8 The DX System Configuration window You can view the rear ports of the DX Central units and KVM switches attached to the system To view a unit From the list on the left click a unit A picture of the unit s rear panel ports appears The ports are color coded as outlined by the list of RICC Types Note Place the mouse cursor over a but...

Page 7: ...onnected device This name appears below the device in the Servers and devices window Type Select the appropriate X RICC connected to the port Note When selecting an X RICC RS232 type you must also input the terminal settings Timeout Type a timeout period after which another User can take control of the device By default it is 60 seconds KB Mode Select the appropriate keyboard mode By default the k...

Page 8: ...b The Cascade box appears see Figure 10 Figure 10 The Cascade box Device name Select the secondary level cascaded switch from the Drop down list Input Port No If the secondary level KVM switch is a DX Central from the Drop down list select the input port number of the secondary level DX Central To apply the changes to the selected port click To apply the changes to all output ports click ...

Page 9: ...itch The Configuration box appears see Figure 11 2 From the Drop down box choose the DX User unit Figure 11 The Configuration box Cascaded DX Central units 3 When the DX Central is a secondary level cascaded unit click the Cascade checkbox to un gray the Cascade tab Click the Cascade tab The Cascade box appears see Figure 12 Figure 12 Cascade box Device name Select the cascaded KVM switch from the...

Page 10: ...gure 8 Where the switch is not cascaded you can ignore this section and go to page 14 5 Adding editing secondary level KVM devices The table below explains the DX Management console Toolbar buttons Button Function Add unit Delete unit Edit unit To add a new KVM switch Click The Add New KVM Device box appears See Figure 13 Figure 13 The Add New KVM Device box ...

Page 11: ...ription type a description of the device This will appear in the Description box in the DX System Configuration window See Figure 8 MAC Address Type in the MAC address of the KVM device To add new To add a type of device that does not appear in the Type Drop down menu 1 Click The Add New Device Type box appears See Figure 14 Figure 14 The Add New Device Type box 2 Type a name for the new device an...

Page 12: ...nnects to server 1 level down Cascade X RICC To Server Figure 15 Input and output ports 3 Click OK The new device type is added to the Type Drop down menu To edit _ To remove a device or change the number of input and output ports for a device type 1 Click or The currently selected device Properties box opens See Figure 16 Figure 16 The Properties box 2 Choose the number of input and output ports ...

Page 13: ...ts tab The following box appears Figure 17 The Cascade Inputs box Left Port No A row appears for each input port of the new switch Name From the Drop down list select the switch to which the new switch is cascaded 1 level up Right Port No Select the port number of the 1 level up switch to which the new switch is connected Do the above for each cascaded port Click OK The Cascade Outputs tab element...

Page 14: ...he cascaded ports at one level you do not have to repeat the process at the levels above or below Configuring individual output and input ports Configure the individual output and input ports of cascaded units as explained in sections 3 and 4 on pages 6 and 8 above Note When configuring the output ports of a non DX switch you must define the hotkey to access the device See the switch s User guide ...

Page 15: ...hen configuring the DX unit Recommended to give the unit a name that reflects its position in the system e g Primary DX MAC MAC address Hotkey to Local PC Define a hotkey to access a local PC connected to the DX Central To define a hotkey Press Press any 2 keyboard keys These keys appear in the box Click Save Hotkey to AIM Once you have logged into the DX system you can invoke the DX Management so...

Page 16: ...l only recognize the current devices configured Any changes in the devices physically connected will not be recognized by the system IP Cascade Settings elements IP Address Type a Static IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet mask Type the net mask of the local network Default Gateway Type a Default Gateway address Where the DX system is accessible from networks other than the local one this ...

Page 17: ...ators Full access and power management of all computers Plus all DX Functions Adding and removing devices Creating Users and Groups Setting time date and IP address Power Users Full access and power management of all computers Users Full access to all computers An Administrator can create new Groups with different access rights When a Group is highlighted all the Users in the group appear in the U...

Page 18: ...ve Creating a User To create a User Press The Users box appears See Figure 22 Figure 22 The Users box The User box elements User Name Type a name for the User This name appears below the User s icon in the Users and Groups window Full Name Type a full name for the User ...

Page 19: ...roup 1 Check Select group and choose the desired group from the Drop down menu 2 Click OK The new User is created An icon with the User name below it appears in the Users column See Figure 21 above 3 Save changes Editing information in the User box An Administrator can edit all the elements that appear in the User box including the password To display a User box 1 Double click the User icon 2 Edit...

Page 20: ... screen to display the Login box By default the Timeout value is 60 meaning there is a Timeout period of 1 minute Private connection When checked it gives the User the option to prevent other Users from viewing computers accessed by members of this group Description type a description of the group The Access box Click the Access tab the Access box appears See Figure 24 List of devices Figure 24 Th...

Page 21: ...ower Check to allow powering the device on and off as well as controlling and viewing of the device 1 Go through each device defining the access rights 2 Click OK 3 Save changes Defining the same access rights for all devices To give every device the same access right click the desired option button at the top of the column E g to give the group viewing access to every device click and confirm ...

Page 22: ...istrator defines the rights of access explained later 8 The Servers window From the View menu select Servers the Servers window appears See Figure 25 Figure 25 The Servers window The Toolbar buttons and their functions are explained in the following table Button Function Connect to server devices Connect to local computer Power on Power off Reboot Search for folder device by name Sort devices alph...

Page 23: ...older To create a folder From the Edit menu choose Add Folder Or Click A new folder appears Type a name for the new folder and press Enter 10 Saving changes To save any changes made in any program window From the File menu click Save changes Or Click 11 Deleting and renaming folders To delete a folder 1 Highlight the desired folder 2 From the Edit menu choose Delete The folder deletes ...

Page 24: ...r folder To add devices or folders to a folder 1 Click the device 2 From the Edit menu click Cut 3 Click the desired folder 4 From the Edit menu click Paste The device appears in the folder and is removed from the list of devices 13 Viewing the servers devices View the items in the Server window as icons as a list or as a detailed list From the View menu choose Icons List or Details Figure 26 show...

Page 25: ...er To do so 1 In Servers window click once on the desired computer s icon 2 From the Action menu select Video Tuning The selected computer s screen appears 3 Use the keyboard Up Down and Left Right Arrow keys to adjust the picture 4 When the picture is satisfactory press Esc The Servers window reappears 5 Save the changes 16 Power on off reboot These power options are available to Administrators a...

Page 26: ...9 To activate Connect Private 1 Select the desired device 2 From the Action menu select Connect Private Other Users are prevented from viewing the selected computer 18 Disconnect User The Administrator can remove a User from any device To remove a User 1 Select the desired device 2 From the Action menu select Disconnect User The User is removed from the device ...

Page 27: ...date software 1 Install the program on any Windows based computer connected to the DX network A shortcut icon appears on the desktop 2 Double click the icon The Update Utility program appears 3 Click Next The IP address box appears See Figure 27 Figure 27 The IP address box 4 You must input the IP address of the DX Central unit The default IP address is shown if the IP address is different type in...

Page 28: ...ess OK 21 Updating the DX User unit and X RICCS With the DX system you can update the firmware for the DX User unit X RICCs PS2 RS232 SUN and USB DX Update enables you to add new features and fix bugs in a quick and efficient manner To update the firmware the DX system must be connected and switched on To obtain the latest firmware for your system go to www minicom com 1 Download the latest firmwa...

Page 29: ... Button or Box Function Starts firmware download Selects all X RICCs Unselects selected X RICCs Displays the firmware version number Displays the hardware version number Press to display general information about the firmware file on the USB key 22 Verifying the X RICC version numbers Before upgrading the firmware you can verify which firmware and hardware versions the X RICCs currently have To ve...

Page 30: ...the DX User or the desired X RICC 2 Click The DX Switch Update flashes the firmware On completion the firmware version number appears 3 Check that the updated version number is correct by pressing Firmware Update generates one log file per session that displays a chronological list of actions You can read the log file in any ASCII text editor The log file is located in the Windows directory 24 Vie...

Page 31: ...OPERATING GUIDE 30 Figure 30 The Log window 25 Resetting the DX Central To reset the DX Central press the Reset button on the rear panel The X RICCs are unaffected by this reset ...

Page 32: ... key Combo key Stop Left Ctrl Alt F1 Props Left Ctrl Alt F3 Front Left Ctrl Alt F5 Open Left Ctrl Alt F7 Find Left Ctrl Alt F9 Again Left Ctrl Alt F2 Undo Left Ctrl Alt F4 Copy Left Ctrl Alt F6 Paste Left Ctrl Alt F8 Cut Left Ctrl Alt F10 Help Left Ctrl Alt F11 Compose Application key or Left Ctrl Alt Keypad Crescent Scroll Lock Volume Up Left Ctrl Alt Keypad Volume Down Left Ctrl Alt Keypad Mute ...

Page 33: ... AIM Advanced Integrated Management RS 232 Control software Mouse Support PS 2 Wheel mouse Warranty 3 Years DX units DX Central Unit DX User Unit DXU IP Cables Connectors Out Port 32 RJ45 Users 4 8 RJ45 Serial 2 X DB9 LAN RJ45 Power System RJ45 Local Console and CPU KVM Serial Video HDD15 K M MiniDin6 Serial 2 X DB9 Power 2 X USB Future Application System RJ45 Local Console and CPU KVM Serial Vide...

Page 34: ...S232 Server to DX Central Distance 10m 33ft 100m 330ft Video HDD15 System RJ45 Cables Connectors K M MiniDin6 K M MiniDin8 K M USB Power Jack Rack Mountable Yes Power supply From Keyboard From USB Power Adapter Dimensions 24x91x41mm 0 94x3 58x1 61 26x91x45mm 1 05x3 58x1 77 ...

Page 35: ...ments RS232 Serial cable pin out RJ11 Service Signal DB9 1 N C 2 TXD 2 3 RXD 3 4 N C 5 GND 5 6 N C RJ 45 Connector Ethernet 1 8 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TX 5 Not connected 2 TX 6 RX 3 RX 7 Not connected 4 Not connected 8 Not connected ...

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