Network Technologies VEEMUX SM-nXm-15V-LC, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...8 1 2012 SM nXm 15V LC Video Matrix Switch Installation and Operation Manual VEEMUX Series NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED Tel 330 562 7070 Fax 330 562 1999 1275 Danner Dr Aurora OH 44202 www networktechinc com NTI R ...

Page 2: ...itted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Network Technologies Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and witho...

Page 3: ...T 2000 XP Vista and 7 13 SerTest RS232 Interface Test Program 14 Main Options 14 Matrix Operations 14 Ethernet Operations 14 Setup Options 15 Ethernet Control 16 Telnet Interface Port 2000 16 Telnet Interface Port 2005 17 Command Summary 17 Command Detail 18 RU Read Unit Size 18 RO Read Connection for Output Port 18 CS Connect Output Port to Input Port 18 CA Connect All Output Ports to Input Port ...

Page 4: ...all Video Source Cables 5 Figure 4 Connect a monitor to the VEEMUX 5 Figure 5 Connect user terminal for RS232 control 6 Figure 6 Connect the LAN to the VEEMUX 6 Figure 7 Connect Power to VEEMUX 7 Figure 8 RS232 connection with Matrix Y 1 cable 11 Figure 9 Pinout of Matrix Y 1 cable 11 Figure 10 Web interface Login page 21 Figure 11 Main menu and Video Switch page 22 Figure 12 System Configuration ...

Page 5: ...less of input RGsB monitor requires RGsB input Supported Web Browsers Most modern web browsers should be supported The following browsers have been tested Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Netscape 7 0 or higher Mozilla FireFox 0 9 2 or higher Set your browser to always check if there is a newer version of the page than the version stored in cache This action will ensure that it will displ...

Page 6: ...le male used for INPUTS 3 thru 100 feet Multi coax high resolution VGA or SVGA video cable Connectors are 15HD male female used for OUTPUTS 3 thru 100 feet Multi coax high resolution VGA to BNC cable Connectors are 15HD male to 5 BNC s 6 feet long RS232 Matrix Y 1 or see page 31 for alternative cables RS232 Interface Cable Connectors are 9D male female female 12 long CT6182 RJ45F DB9M Adapter Cont...

Page 7: ...D Illuminates to indicate communication between the hand held remote control and the VEEMUX 6 AC INPUT IEC Connector For attachment of the IEC power cord to power the VEEMUX 6a Fuse Fuseholder For replaceable 2A 240VAC Fast blo Fuse 7 None Power Switch For powering ON and OFF the VEEMUX 8 VIDEO HD15 Female For direct connection of VGA video cable from video source 9 MONITOR HD15 Female For direct ...

Page 8: ...ine up with the holes in the mounting ear on the NTI switch 3 Secure the NTI switch to the rack using four 10 32X3 4 screws supplied Each screw should be of sufficient length to go completely through the NTI mounting ear rack frame and fully engage all threads in the cage nut Be sure to tighten all mounting screws securely 4 Attach all cables securely to the switch and where necessary supply adequ...

Page 9: ... a video source to a 15HD female video connector labeled VIDEO 1 on the VEEMUX See Fig 1 3 Connect additional video sources to remaining 15HD female VIDEO x connectors as desired Figure 3 Install Video Source Cables 4 Connect a monitor to the 15HD female connector labeled MONITOR 1 on the rear of the VEEMUX See Fig 2 5 Connect additional monitors to remaining 15HD female MONITOR x connectors as de...

Page 10: ...ure 5 Connect user terminal for RS232 control Connect to the Ethernet If the Telnet Interface page 16 or Web Interface page 21 will be used an Ethernet connection to the Local Area Network LAN must be made using CAT 5 cable with RJ45 connectors Wiring between the connectors should be straight through pin 1 to pin 1 pin 2 to pin 2 etc Connect a CAT 5 cable between the connector label ETHERNET and t...

Page 11: ...X VIDEO MATRIX SWITCH 7 Power Up 1 Plug the VEEMUX into an AC power outlet 2 Turn ON power to the VEEMUX 3 Turn ON power to the video sources and monitors connected to the VEEMUX Figure 7 Connect Power to VEEMUX ...

Page 12: ... to source 3 etc Along with the routing of the inputs video sources to the outputs monitors the keypad and LCD allow the users to configure the RS 232 control interface The keypad buttons perform the following functions ESC Escape back to the main display 0 9 Used to enter numbers OUT Precedes the output number IN Used following single digit output entries ENTER Used following single digit entries...

Page 13: ...are not used at this time and are therefore unnecessary 3 The third option in the main menu is Standby If you select Standby the VEEMUX switch will immediately go into a power saver mode and the LCD display will go blank It will remain in this state until 1 any button is pressed on the front panel 2 the Standby button is pressed on the IR Remote Control page 36 or 3 the Disable Standby button is p...

Page 14: ...ion to most CPUs see page 6 To daisy chain multiple units connect a Matrix Y 1 cable sold separately between the CPU and the first switch and between each switch as shown in Figure 8 Baud Rate The baud rate can be changed by selecting MENU on the front panel keypad using Telnet commands page 16 or from the RS232 commands page 12 The baud rate can be set to 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 o...

Page 15: ...9D Female 9D Male 9D Male Wiring Schematic of Matrix Y 1 cable NTI SWITCH CPU RS232 First Unit NTI SWITCH RS232 NTI SWITCH RS232 Second Unit Last Unit RS232 Serial Port Matrix Y 1 Matrix Y 1 Matrix Y 1 RJ45 TO DB9 SERIAL ADAPTER RJ45 TO DB9 SERIAL ADAPTER RJ45 TO DB9 SERIAL ADAPTER CAT5 CABLE CAT5 CABLE CAT5 CABLE Note The maximum combined RS232 cable length between the CPU and any NTI switch cann...

Page 16: ...xxx xxx format number of digits is minimum 1 and maximum 3 for each field Leading zeroes are accepted EM SW ip CR Set the Subnet mask ip is in xxx xxx xxx xxx format number of digits is minimum 1 and maximum 3 for each field Leading zeroes are accepted EG SW ip CR Set the default gateway ip is in xxx xxx xxx xxx format number of digits is minimum 1 and maximum 3 for each field Leading zeroes are a...

Page 17: ...tes Message to the administrator will be delayed by any RS232 traffic being received by the switch from the administrator Autostatus must be disabled before using SerTest or the NTI Switch Control Program below By default Autostatus is disabled and must be manually enabled Autostatus is also disabled any time the power to the VEEMUX is interrupted NTI Switch Control Program For Windows 9X NT 2000 ...

Page 18: ...y bank c Change All Units Baud Rate 9600 COM1 change RS 232 Baud rate of all switches the current baud rate and serial port are displayed in parentheses d Reset Unit send a reset command to the switch the current unit address is displayed in parentheses e Reset All Units send an internal reset command to all switches f Read Unit Size read the switch size number of inputs and outputs g Read Unit Ve...

Page 19: ...ess current 1 select the unit address the current address is displayed in parentheses For any selection that requires user input the user is prompted When commands are sent to the matrix unit the command string and matrix unit responses are echoed to the screen All commands generated by the program are formatted according to the information provided in sections above If any transmission problems a...

Page 20: ... prompted to introduce the password twice Change password CS nn mm CR Connect One Output User Port To Input Video source CA nn CR Connect All Outputs To Input RO nn CR mm CR Read Connection For Output Returns the number of the input mm connected to output nn CC nn CR nn CR Save Matrix Connections Into Memory Bank nn nn should be between 00 and 99 RC nn CR nn CR Restore Matrix Connections From Memo...

Page 21: ...urrent IP address at port 2005 Use the command set below to control and acquire information from the VEEMUX Note After establishing the connection the unit will answer with CR If the connection fails or there are already 2 connections established it will answer with CR Legend All numbers must be two digits OP Output Port 01 MAXOUTPUTS IP Input Port 01 MAXINPUTS CR Carriage Return Hex 0xD Command S...

Page 22: ... Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte 8 Byte 9 p 0x70 c 0x63 Space 0x20 Output 1st digit 0x30 0x32 Output 2nd digit 0x30 0x39 0x2C Input 1st digit 0x30 0x32 Input 2nd digit 0x30 0x39 CR 0x0D This command will read the connection of an output port The response returns the output port that is connected to the input port CS Connect Output Port to Input Port Command Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte...

Page 23: ...0x63 Space 0x20 Output 1st digit 0x30 0x32 Output 2nd digit 0x30 0x39 0x3A Input 1st digit 0x30 0x32 Input 2nd digit 0x30 0x39 CR 0x0D SS_00 Disable Auto Status Mode Command Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 Byte 5 Byte 6 S 0x53 S 0x53 Space 0x20 0 0x30 0 0x30 CR 0x0D Response Byte 1 Byte 2 0x2A CR 0x0D This command disables auto status mode SX Examine connections Command Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 S 0x53 X 0...

Page 24: ...the telnet session The unit is then available for future connections It is recommended that the XX command is used as it will close the Telnet connection with the server immediately If the XX command is not used when the client exits the server will not close the connection until it times out from inactivity 10 seconds The recommended sequence is 1 Open connection 2 Send a command 3 Close the conn...

Page 25: ...ddress into the address bar of the web browser Address To open a SSL encrypted connection type Address You will be prompted to accept a certificate Accept the NTI certificate A Login Page will appear Figure 10 Web interface Login page Enter the Password The cursor will be flashing inside the username box Enter the administrative username this cannot be changed then enter the default password User ...

Page 26: ...can be saved and later recalled by any connection method Scanning Sequences page 28 for each output can also be enabled Note Changes made using the keypad page 8 or by another user through the web interface will be updated automatically to your browser every 10 seconds Note Configuration 0 will be automatically loaded when the VEEMUX is powered up To change a connection click on the radio button s...

Page 27: ...he current connection selections the changes made by the other user will be saved as the configuration The webpage configuration that loads after a Save is the configuration that was actually saved To load a saved configuration from the Stored Configurations user interface use the drop down list to select the desired configuration Then press the Load button The VEEMUX will make the connections and...

Page 28: ...ut Names Assign port names to each cable connection from display devices for easy reference Scanning Sequence Assign dwell times for each input as it is assigned to each output s scanning sequence Change Password Change the password used to access the VEEMUX Firmware Update the firmware as new versions become available System Configuration On the System Configuration page under Administration fiel...

Page 29: ...ation page Mode Choose between Static IP assignment and DHCP IP Address If using Static IP assignment enter a valid IP address to use Subnet Mask Enter a valid subnet mask value Default Gateway Enter a valid gateway address Preferred DNS Enter a valid Domain Name Server address not required Alternate DNS Enter a valid alternate Domain Name Server address if desired not required This change will ta...

Page 30: ...ion will stay logged in The range is 0 3200 minutes 0 disables it Any change to the Website Timeout configuration takes effect immediately Press the Save button to save any changes made Video Input Names From the Administration menu the Video Input Names page can be displayed This page enables the Administrator to change the name of the input ports displayed on the Video Switch page Figure 14 Vide...

Page 31: ...t ports displayed on the Switch page Figure 15 Video Output Names page To change an Output Name enter the name of the port for the desired output port number and press Save If you make changes and change your mind and want to return the names back to what they were before changing them press Reset This must be done before pressing the Save button or changes will not be able to be reversed ...

Page 32: ...ount of time that each will be viewed 0 255 seconds can be set to cycle sequentially for each connected output If an input is set to 0 seconds that input will not be viewed and will be skipped from the scanning sequence To include an input in the sequence enter a dwell time period from 1 255 seconds and press Save If you make changes and change your mind and want to return the values back to what ...

Page 33: ...ions and establish a connection and starting point for the scanning sequence Blocks shown in yellow in the third image indicate connections made 3 Click on the Sequence Enable box for each output from the Video Switch Page 4 Click on Submit again to begin the scanning sequence for each output From the moment the configuration is submitted a synchronous scan will begin on all outputs Each output wi...

Page 34: ... to change the password used to access the VEEMUX This password is also used for the telnet interface Be sure to make note of the new password exactly as it is case sensitive The password must be between 5 and 16 characters in length and can be alphabetical or numeric Figure 17 Change Password page Once the change is made press Save to have it take effect ...

Page 35: ...ersion number and copy it to your computer 2 On the Update Firmware page in the Update File block browse to the firmware file 3 Press Upgrade Note If an update is attempted using the wrong firmware for the section an error message will be received No update will occur 4 The VEEMUX will upload the firmware and then restart itself this may take up to 4 minutes logging out all connections After the r...

Page 36: ...he VEEMUX is placed in Standby Mode When in Standby Mode the VEEMUX is still operating as configured but cannot be manipulated further until standby is disabled Standby Mode can be disabled either by pressing Disable Standby through the web interface above by pressing any button on the front panel keypad by using the IR Remote control optional Logout To quickly logout of the web interface select L...

Page 37: ...o Matrix Switch at NTI From there you can see what versions of firmware are available and determine if the version in your VEEMUX is current or in need of an upgrade page 31 Figure 21 Support Tab Reboot To quickly reboot the VEEMUX select Reboot from the side menu This will force the VEEMUX to power cycle its processor A reboot will take approximately 45 seconds to occur Refresh your browser and l...

Page 38: ...nd display the Device Discovery Tool page Note The Discovery Tool requires the Java Runtime Environment to operate A link to the web page from which it can be downloaded and installed is provided on the CD Note The computer using the Discovery Tool and the VEEMUX must be connected to the same physical network in order for the Device Discovery Tool to work Figure 23 Device Discovery Tool page Use t...

Page 39: ...res Routing of video and audio signals together or individually Ability to switch one input to all outputs Scroll through inputs for a single output by using the Input keys similar to changing channels Automatically scan through all channels for a single output Save or Recall up to 10 matrix switch preset configurations Control up to 15 NTI switches systems with a single remote Put the switch in S...

Page 40: ...s and volume settings Up to 10 configuration can be recalled 0 9 SYS Pressed to select the desired NTI system to be controlled Only used when controlling multiple systems Must be followed by a system number 1 15 ENTER Pressed to immediately accept the command normal delay is approx 5 seconds ESC Pressed to cancel the current command Note If the command has not yet been accepted all button presses ...

Page 41: ...ns can be used to surf through input port connections However since there are multiple outputs users the question becomes which output connection is being changed As a result it is required that an output be selected prior to using the IN buttons The output port can be selected in two ways by pressing the OUT button before selecting the output port number by pressing the OUT button after selecting...

Page 42: ... using the asterisk button which selects all outputs With the input port selected pressing the button will immediately force the command to connect all output ports to the selected input Example Connect all users to Input 2 2 IN The button can also be pressed prior to selecting the input port In this case the command will take effect once the input port has been selected 2 IN If no command is rece...

Page 43: ...g address will illuminate the IR LED and respond to all IR Remote commands and will blink the IR LED on the front of the switch for visual indication All other switches will ignore any further commands until the SYS button is pressed again To select a new NTI switch to control press the SYS button again and repeat the process Canceling a Command Considering the number of key presses required for s...

Page 44: ...0 x 1200 60Hz Video Signal Video Bandwidth Sync RGB analog 75 ohms 0 7 Vp p 160MHz typ or greater H V separated TTL composite sync on green Ethernet Connector RJ45 female 10BaseT RS232 Connector RJ45 female 1200 115200 bps Available Sizes NTI Part Desktop Size In WxDxH Rack Size In WxDxH SM 4X2 15V LC 10 9x6x1 75 19x6x1 75 SM 4X4 15V LC 10 9x6x1 75 19x6x1 75 SM 8X2 15V LC 15 3x7 7x1 75 19x7 7x1 75...

Page 45: ...ain no user serviceable parts In the event repair is needed all servicing must be performed by factory trained and authorized service personnel Only those items specifically identified in this manual if any may be adjusted by the user of this product and adjusted only as instructed in this manual INDEX Autostatus 13 bandwidth 1 baud rate 10 cables 2 change password 30 Device Discovery Tool 34 Ethe...

Page 46: ...s two 2 years from the date of purchase Please contact Network Technologies Inc at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH or 330 562 7070 or visit our website at http www networktechinc com for information regarding repairs and or returns A return authorization number is required for all repairs returns Man156 Rev 8 1 12 ...