StarTech.com RKCONS1708K, User Manual

Page 1: ... Revision 01 18 2019 User Manual For the latest information and specifications visit www startech com RKCONS1708K 16 Port VGA Rackmount LCD Console 19 in 1U SKU RKCONS1708K Actual product may vary from photos ...

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Page 6: ...K 8 Front 8 Rear 9 Product Information 10 Packaging Contents 10 Hardware Kit Contents 10 Requirements 10 Installation 11 Mounting the Rack Console Drawer 11 Grounding the LCD Console 12 Connecting the LCD Console 12 Opening the LCD Console 13 Closing the LCD Console 13 Panel Controls and On Screen Display OSD Functions 14 Console Panel Menu 14 OSD 15 Accessing the OSD 15 Operations Menu Titles 15 ...

Page 7: ...That Are Powered On 23 Scanning All Quick View Ports 24 Performing an Auto Scan 24 Configuring the Port ID 25 Setting a Default HotKey 27 Setting Logout Time Off 29 Resetting the Keyboard and Mouse 30 Turning the Beeper On Off 31 Turning the Mouse On Off 32 Restoring Factory Settings 33 Viewing Console Information 34 Editing Port Names 35 Setting Quick View Ports 36 Logging Out of the OSD 37 Hotke...

Page 8: ...7 To view manuals videos drivers downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Specifications 39 Important Considerations 41 ...

Page 9: ...s and more visit www startech com support Product Diagram RKCONS1708K Front 1 Mounting Bracket x 2 6 Release Switch 2 Current Port 7 Display Menu Buttons 3 Port Select Buttons LEDs 8 Keyboard LEDs 4 Display 9 Rails x 2 5 Handle 10 Touch pad 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 ...

Page 10: ...drawings and more visit www startech com support Rear 1 Power Switch 2 PS2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports 3 Daisy Chain Port 4 Power Connection Port 5 Ground Connection Screw 6 USB Mouse and Keyboard Ports 7 Console Monitor Port 8 Host Port x 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 11: ...le Kit x 16 Mounting Rails Set x 2 Power Cords NA JP UK EU ANZ x 5 M5 Cage Nuts x 8 M5 Screws x 8 Quick Start Guide x 1 Side Rails with Brackets x 2 Keys x 2 Screw Kit x 1 Requirements Requirements are subject to change For the latest requirements please visit www startech com RKCONS1708K 1U of Rack Space Grounding Wire Power Source Computer Server or KVM Phillips Head Screwdriver ...

Page 12: ...ack you want to install the Rack Console Drawer 3 Insert the M5 Cage Nuts two per mounting post into the square mounting holes on the Rack s mounting posts 4 Align the Rear Mounting Brackets rails with the M5 Cage Nuts on the corresponding Rack mounting post 5 Insert an M5 Screw two per mounting post through the Rear Mounting Bracket rail and into the M5 Cage Nut Do not tighten the M5 Screws 6 Wit...

Page 13: ...ction Screw making sure not to over tighten 4 Attach the other end of the Grounding Wire not connected to the LCD Console to a proper earth ground connection Connecting the LCD Console To connect the LCD Console to a Computer or KVM perform the following steps 1 Turn off the Computer or KVM Switch 2 Connect the 15 pin Host KVM Connector on the KVM Cable to the Host Port on the LCD Console and to a...

Page 14: ... The LCD Console will power On 3 The LED Indicator on the left of the monitor panel changes from orange to green 4 Adjust the Display into the desired position Closing the LCD Console 1 Lower the Display until it s flush against the Keyboard 2 Slide and hold the two Switches located on the sides of the LCD Console forward and push the LCD Console in towards the rear of the rack 3 Release the two S...

Page 15: ...re for display adjustments and OSD navigation Button Function Auto Exit Auto synchronizes and scales down the display to any valid factory preset timings Exits the OSD SL Press to scroll to the function you want to adjust SL Press to scroll to the function you want to adjust Menu Select Open the LCD OSD menu Used to select an option on the OSD Port Selection Buttons Used to quick select change por...

Page 16: ...n Using a Keyboard press the Scroll Lock button twice Operations Menu Titles The following Titles will appear on the operations menus within the OSD Titles Description SN The level number or port number The corresponding computers are powered on and are online QV Allows you to quick view the selected port BC Indicates that the port is board casting LK Indicates that the port is only available to v...

Page 17: ...om support Navigation Button Description Left and Right Arrows Used to move left and right on the screen accessing menu options Up and Down Arrows Used to move up and down on the screen accessing menu options Enter Select the highlighted option Esc Cancels operation and exits the current menu ...

Page 18: ... drivers downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Administrator ADM Menu Accessing the Administrator Menu On the OSD screen press the F1 button the ADM drop down menu will appear Administrator screen ...

Page 19: ...Setting up a User Account The Set User Login option allows you to setup user accounts 1 On the OSD screen press the F1 button 2 Select Set User Login from the Administrator drop down menu and press Enter User screen 3 Select the Administrator to setup an administrator user or User to setup a normal user ...

Page 20: ...cters in either the ADMINI field or the USER field depending on the type of user you are creating 6 Enter a password max 16 characters in the Password field and re enter the same password in the Confirm field 7 Press the Enter button 8 A pop up screen will appear indicating either User setup OK or Password not match If you see Password not match you need to re enter the password in both the Passwo...

Page 21: ...er s system access either Full View or Null 1 On the OSD screen press the F1 button 2 Select Set Accessible from the Administrator drop down menu and press Enter Permissions screen 3 The Permissions screen enables you to set a user s access to a corresponding port either Full Gives the user full access to perform all operations on the port View Gives the user view only access ...

Page 22: ... 4 Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to navigate to the port and user you want to set permissions for 5 Use the Space Bar to toggle through the different permissions F Full V View and N Null 6 Once you have setup the users permissions press the Enter button to complete the setup Turning On Off Broadcast BRC Mode 1 On the OSD screen press the F1 button 2 Select BRC Mode from the Administrator dr...

Page 23: ...rts 4 Using the Left and Right arrow buttons select a port you want to enable broadcasting on 5 Press the F7 button to enable or disable BRC Mode Note When BRC Mode is active a icon will appear next to the port Scanning All Ports 1 On the OSD screen press the F2 button 2 Select All from the Scan drop down menu and press Enter to scan all the port Scan menu ...

Page 24: ...nloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Scanning All Ports That Are Powered On 1 On the OSD screen press the F2 button 2 Select Power On from the Scan drop down menu and press Enter to scan all the port Scan menu ...

Page 25: ...d more visit www startech com support Scanning All Quick View Ports 1 On the OSD screen press the F2 button 2 Select Quick View from the Scan drop down menu and press Enter to scan all the port Scan menu Performing an Auto Scan 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button ...

Page 26: ...ers downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support 2 Select Auto Scan from the Set drop down menu and press Enter to perform an auto scan Set Menu Configuring the Port ID 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button ...

Page 27: ...h com support 2 Select Port ID from the Scan drop down menu and press Enter Set Menu 3 Select one of the following port ID options 0S The port ID is not displayed 1 98s The port ID is displayed for the specified amount of time in seconds from 1 98 seconds 99s The port ID is always displayed ...

Page 28: ...videos drivers downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Setting a Default HotKey 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button 2 Select OSD Hotkey from the Set drop down menu and press Enter Set Menu ...

Page 29: ...which Hotkey setting you want to set as the default Hotkey Scr Lock CAPS F12 or Crtl Note When the Ctrl Ctrl KVM Hotkey option is select ed as the default hotkey double clicking the Right Mouse button will no longer bring up the OSD OSD HOTKEY screen 4 Press the Enter button while highlighting a Hotkey to set it as the new default Hotkey ...

Page 30: ...ime Off 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button 2 Select Lout Time from the Set drop down menu and press Enter to scan all the port Set Menu 3 Select one of the following logout time options 0 Deactivates the screen saver 01 99m The screen saver is displayed for the specified amount of time in minutes from 01 99 minutes ...

Page 31: ...technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Resetting the Keyboard and Mouse 1 On the OSD screen press the F4 button 2 Select Reset KM from the Tool drop down menu and press Enter to rest the connected Keyboard and Mouse Tool Menu ...

Page 32: ...s downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Turning the Beeper On Off 1 On the OSD screen press the F4 button 2 Select Beeper from the Tool drop down menu and press Enter to turn the Beeper on off Tool Menu ...

Page 33: ...s downloads technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Turning the Mouse On Off 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button 2 Select Mouse Hot from the Tool drop down menu and press Enter to turn the Mouse on off Tool Menu ...

Page 34: ...al drawings and more visit www startech com support Restoring Factory Settings 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button 2 Select Restore Values from the Tool drop down menu and press Enter to reset the setting on the Console to factory defaults Tool Menu ...

Page 35: ...s technical drawings and more visit www startech com support Viewing Console Information 1 On the OSD screen press the F3 button 2 Select About KVM from the Tool drop down menu and press Enter to view the Console s version information Tool Menu ...

Page 36: ...more visit www startech com support Editing Port Names 1 On the OSD screen select the port you want to change Highlight the Port 2 Press the F6 button 3 Enter the port s new name 4 Press the Enter button to save the new name or 5 Press the Esc button to cancel and exit ...

Page 37: ...t Setting Quick View Ports 1 On the OSD screen select the port you want to change Setting a Quick View Port 2 Press the F7 button 3 A icon will appear in the QV field indicating the port is now set as a quick view port 4 Press the F7 button on the port a second time to deactivate the quick view status ...

Page 38: ...om support Logging Out of the OSD On the OSD screen press the F8 button to exit the OSD and return to the Login screen Login screen Hotkeys Keys Description Scr Lck 1 8 Port selection 1 8 Scr Lck F1 F8 Skip ports from 9 16 Scr Lck S Preform Auto Scan Scr Lck Space Bar Brings up the OSD screen ...

Page 39: ...andby Suspend or Off Port Selection LEDs Green Indicates that the console is connected to a Computer Orange Indicates that the Computer attached to the corresponding port is properly connected Configuration Testing the LCD Console To test that the LCD Console is working properly perform the following steps 1 Power up the Rack Console and then turn on the Computer ...

Page 40: ...er switch on the rear of the LCD Console Configuring Display Settings When the LCD Console is first connected you may need to configure one or more display settings Use the Computer s operating system to configure the following display settings Display mode also called desktop area or video resolution Refresh rate also called vertical scan rate or vertical sync Color depth also called color palett...

Page 41: ...t www startech com support System Cables VGA USB Keyboard 99 key Mouse Touchpad Sync 50 75KHz Power Source 100 240 VAC Input Operating Temperature Celsius 0 50 Fahrenheit 32 122 Storage Temperature Celsius 20 60 Fahrenheit 4 140 Humidity 10 90 RH Dimensions 447 5 x 482 x 44 mm ...

Page 42: ...e s maximum and minimum specifications Installing the LCD Console in a rack or cabinet may reduce airflow Consider your airflow requirement when selecting a location for installation It s recommended that the LCD Console be connected to a power source with over current protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern ...

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