SignaMax FO-098-8080 Installation guide

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Take the KVM Switch out of the box and begin installation...

Before connecting any cable to your KVM Switch, please make sure all of your computers and their peripherals have been powered off. Otherwise, the KVM Switch system might not be properly set up.

Step 1. Make sure all the computers that are to be connected to the KVM switch and their peripherals are powered off. If

Step 7. Power up the connected computers. After your computer is powered up the keyboard and mouse will be recognized and now you can begin operating the switch.

DO NOT TRY to power up the computer first before you power up the KVM switch. Otherwise, the computer will have difficulty recognizing your shared keyboard and mouse.

8/16-port Cascadable Rackmount KVM

Switch w/ OSD

Quick Installation Guide

Thank you for purchasing the 098-8080/098-82160 Cascadable

Rackmount KVM Switch! With our highly reliable and quality product, user can enjoy countless benefits from using it. not, power them off before you proceed with the following steps.

Step 2. Connect the shared keyboard, monitor and mouse to the console connectors on the rear of your (master) KVM switch. Power on the KVM Switch by attaching the power adapter cord.

Although the power of the KVM Switch is constantly fed through the PS/2 interface, it is still necessary to have the external power adapter cord attached in order to provide sufficient power for both the OSD operation and the cascaded application. If the external power is not attached, the KVM Switch can only rely on minimal “interfaced” power supply, and the stability of the KVM system might be compromised.

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Before you install

The default setting of the 098-8080/098-82160 Rackmount KVM

Switch is appropriate for most systems. In fact, you do not have to make any configuration before installation. It’s an out-of-the-box installation: Just connect and set up the cable connections for the

KVM switch(es) and your computers, boot them up in correct sequence and you can start to operate immediately!

For a quick start on installation and operation, please follow the instructions below.

If you use only a single KVM switch in non-cascaded application, you should ignore step 3, 4 and 5 and jump directly from step 2 to step 6.

The correct boot up sequence is ……

(1) Power up your KVM switch(es) first. If you want to set up multiple daisy-chained KVM switches, you have to power them all up and then perform the initialization (that is, perform a reset on the master KVM switch). Also remember to have the shared Keyboard, monitor and mouse connected to your master KVM switch before you power it up.

(2) After you have powered up your KVM switch (or powered up as well as initialized your daisy-chained KVM switches), you may

then power up your connected computers …

Out-of-the-box Installation

If you want to daisy-chain multiple KVM Switches, go to step 3. You can daisy-chain up to 16 levels of KVM Switches with a maximum of 256 PCs connected.

Step 3. Use a daisy-chain cable (one that similar to the 3-in-1 combo cable) to connect the daisy-chain port of your master KVM Switch to the console port of the second

KVM switch. Connect the power adapter cord to the second switch to power it on.

Step 4. If you have yet another switch to be daisy-chained, just repeat Step 3 to connect them. You can daisy-chain up to 16 units of KVM switches.

Step 5. Initialize the daisy-chained units by performing a reset on the master KVM switch. Press and hold down Button 1 for at least 2 seconds to reset the whole daisy-chained switches.

DO NOT PRESS Button 1 on any slave switch since this will initialize only the switches “downstream” from that slave switch you perform a reset on.

You can also use the hotkey sequence: ScrLk + ScrLk + End for daisy-chain initialization.

Step 6. (Now your KVM switch or daisy-chained KVM Switches

should have been powered-up and initialized….)

Connect each of your computers to a PC port on the rear of the switch(es). You can use individual standard keyboard, mouse and video cables for connection, although the 3-in-1 combo cable is highly recommended for your convenience.

Easy Operation

There are three methods to select a specific computer (on a specific switch, if you have multiple daisy-chained KVM switches), using a front-panel push button, a hotkey sequence or an OSD

Menu option.

Front-panel push buttons

The front-panel buttons let you have direct control over KVM switch operation and channel switching. Simply press a button to switch to its corresponding channel.

See Quick Reference Sheet

Keyboard hotkeys

A keyboard hotkey sequence consists of at least three specific keystrokes:

See Quick Reference Sheet

Hotkey sequence = ScrLk + ScrLk + Command key(s)

The two consecutive ScrLk keystrokes should be pressed within 2 seconds and the following command key(s) should also be pressed within 2 seconds in likewise manner. Otherwise, the hotkey sequence will not be validated.

For detailed Hotkey sequences and their corresponding functional commands.

See Quick Reference Sheet

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OSD Menu

To activate the OSD (On Screen Display) Menu, use the hotkey sequence:

Activate OSD = ScrLk + ScrLk + Space Bar www.signamax-us.com

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Quick Reference Sheet

Command

Select PC

Next lower channel

Next higher channel

Next lower bank

Next higher bank

Autoscan Beep Sound

On/Off

Reflash EEPROM

Find PC by Name

Change PC Name

QUICK REFERNCE SHEET for KVM Switch Operation Commands Hotkeys/ OSD Menu / Front-Panel Buttons

Hotkeys OSD control

1

Front-panel Description

ScrLk + ScrLk + (a) + (b) + (y) + (z)

(ab = bank no. ; xy = channel no.) 2

Cursor keys to navigate

Enter to select

Press corresponding button yz on Switch ab for channel yz on bank ab.

Select the active bank (switch) and channel

ScrLk + ScrLk + ↑ (arrow up)

ScrLk + ScrLk + ↓ (arrow down)

ScrLk + ScrLk + PgUp

ScrLk + ScrLk + PgDn

ScrLk + ScrLk + B

ScrLk + ScrLk + R

ScrLk + ScrLk + F

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Cursor keys to navigate

Enter to select

Cursor keys to navigate

Enter to select

PgUp

PgDn

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Cursor keys to navigate

Enter (Ins) to select/edit PC name

Press corresponding button

Press corresponding button

Press corresponding button on that switch

Press corresponding button on that switch

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Select the next lower connected channel

Select the next higher connected channel

Select the next lower bank (switch) when multiple switch units are daisy-chained together

Select the next higher bank

(switch ) when multiple switch units are daisy-chained together

Toggle on/off the beep sound for switching confirmation while autoscanning

Restore the EEPROM settings to the factory default

Search the presence of a specific PC by its name

Change the PC name

Reset / Initialize KVM

Show OSD Menu

Autoscan

ScrLk + ScrLk + End

ScrLk + ScrLk + (Space Bar)

ScrLk + ScrLk + S

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Button 1 (Press and hold down for 2”)

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Last button (Press and hold down for 2”)

Reset the KVM Switch either for daisy-chain setup initialization or for switch system reboot.

Activate the OSD Menu on the console screen

Autoscan through every connected channel for quick screen browsing of each channel.

Stop Autoscan Any key Press any push button

Autoscan Delay

OSD Remain Time

Password Config

3

Password Change

3

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Cursor keys to navigate

Enter/Ins to select and edit

Cursor keys to navigate

Enter/Ins to select and edit

Cursor keys to navigate

Enter/Ins to select and edit

Cursor keys to navigate

Enter/Ins to select and edit

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Terminate Autoscan activity

Specify delay time within a range of

5 ~ 99 seconds (default = 10 sec.)

Change the OSD Menu Remain

Time

Enable/disable password protection

Change the password

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Notes:

1. OSD Menu control is only available when the OSD menu is activated on the screen. To activate the OSD menu, use the hotkey sequence ScrLk + ScrLk + (Space Bar). For detailed OSD operation reference, please refer to relevant sections in Chapter 3, Operation of the User Manual.

2. Note that a, b, y and z each denotes a number key. (ab) = 01 ~ 16 ; (yz) = 01 ~ 04 or 01 ~ 08 or 01 ~ 16. For example, ScrLk + ScrLk + 03 + 09 is for bank 3 port 9. When using a single KVM Switch configuration, the default bank no. is 01, therefore hit ScrLk + ScrLk + 01 + 12 for port 12 for a single KVM Switch configuration.

3. The factory default of password configuration is no password protection. And the password is default to 00000000. www.signamax-us.com

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