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Q uick In stallation Guide
F E A T U R ING H O T -P L U G G IN G & P L U G -A N D -P L A Y
LKV-0480/0880/1680 4/8/16-port 19” Rackmount KVM Switch
Quick Installation Guide Thank you for purchasing the LK V -0480/LK V -0880/LK V -1680 R ackm o unt K V M S w itch! This Rackmount KVM Switch is designed for computer/server management on a centralized single admin desk in corporate, factory as well as in campus computing environm ent. It features a console port to connect your shared keyboard, video and mouse, and 4/8/16 PC ports to connect to your computers/serve rs. You can simply place it on desktop or mount it on a standard 19” rack for more secured and centralized managem ent. This KVM Switch features a metal enclosure for better shielding against electromagnetic interference commonly seen in lab or factory floor environment. It also features a hot-pluggin g capability that allows you to plug off and on the KVM cablings without powering down a whole rack of servers, especially convenient w hen you are working on a sever rack. W ith our highly reliable and quality product, user can enjoy countless benefits from using it.
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Applicable m odels: LKV -0480/LKV -0880/LKV -1680
Before you install The default setting of the LK V -0480/LK V -0880/LK V -1680 R ackm o unt K V M S w itch 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 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.
Out-of-the-box Installation Take the KVM Sw itch out of the box and begin installation... If you are u sin g on ly w in dow PC s: for th e first-tim e in stallation , you don ’t even need to p ow er dow n all th e com p ute rs th at are goin g to be conn ected to th e K V M Sw itch … .. The hot-pluggability of this K V M Sw itch allow s “hot-plugging” of the K V M cables w hile the com p uter is pow ered on, and yo ur m ouse w ill stay alive through out. It is especially convenient w hen you have to change or rearrange the K V M cablings of yo ur com p uters w hile still w ant to keep the com puters w ork ing. If you are u sin g an y Lin u x P C s: you m ight possibly experience a lock on m ouse if hot-plugging it to the K V M sw itch (sin ce Lin ux is not a PnP O S som eho w )… If your m o use gets locked, you can try to use the m o use reset hotke ys (see the Qu ick Refere nce Sheet) to bring it back to norm al. A noth er alternative is to turn the Linux PC off before connecting it to K V M Sw itch.
There are two methods to select a specific computer, using a front-panel push button or a hotkey sequence. 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 K e yboard hotkeys A keyboard hotkey sequence consists of at least three specific keystrokes: See Quick Reference Sheet
S tep 1. Connect the shared mouse, keyboard and monitor to the console port connectors on the backpanel of your KVM Switch.
H otkey sequence = ScrL k + ScrL k + C om m and k ey(s)
N ote that since the K V M Sw itch is pow ered through the PS /2 interface, it is pow ered on im m ediately w hen connec ted to the PS/2 keyboard/m o use port of your PC (nonethe less even w hen the PC being in pow ered off state, the PS/2 interface is still live w ith electricity).
T he tw o consecutive ScrL k keystrokes should be pressed w ithin 2 seconds and the follow ing com m and key(s) should also be pressed w ith in 2 secon ds in likew ise m ann er. O th erw ise, the hotkey sequence w ill not be valida ted.
S tep 2. Just connect your com puters (no matter they are pow ered on or off!) to the PC ports at the backpanel of the KVM Switch using the KVM com bo cables. You can use individual standard keyboard, mouse and video cables for connectio n, although the 3-in-1 combo cable is highly recomm ended for your convenience. S tep 3. If your computer is still not powered up, then power them up. Once the com puters are powered up (or they are already powered on before connecting to KVM Switch), you can manage all of them through the KVM Switch.
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Easy Operation
If you experience m ouse lock on any of your com puter, Y ou can u se the m o use reset hotk ey sequence to regain the m o use con trol (see the Q u ick R efere n ce Sh eet).
For detailed H otkey sequences and their corresponding functional com m a n ds. See Quick Reference Sheet
System Requirements Model Number PC Side Console Side
LKV-0480/LKV-0880/LKV-1680 4/8/16 x KVM Combo Cable ( PS/2-PS/2HDB-15 interface, all-male) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x Monitor
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Q uick R eference S heet
Applicable m odels: LKV-0480 /LKV -0880/LKV-1680
Q uick Reference Sheet 19” Rackmount KVM Switch / Operation Commands for Hotkeys/ Front-Panel Button Command
Hotkeys F or L K V -0 48 0 /LK V -08 8 0 ScrL k + ScrL k + (x) 1 x = 1 ~ 4/1~8 for PC channel nu m ber F or L K V -168 0 ScrL k + ScrL k + (x) + (y) 1 xy = 01~16 for PC channel num ber
S elect P C C hannel
Front-panel Button Press the corresponding front-panel button to select the desired PC channel
Description
Select the active PC chann el
N ext low er P C channel
ScrL k + ScrL k + (arrow up)
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Select the next low er PC channel (Sw itch on ly to the next low er channel w ith live pow er input from PS/2 interface)
N ext higher P C channel
ScrL k + ScrL k + (arrow down)
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Select the next higher PC channel (Sw itch on ly to the next higher channel w ith live pow er input from PS/2 interface)
P revious P C channel
ScrL k + ScrL k + (Backspace)
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Toggle betw een t he previous cha n nel and cur rent channel
B eep S ound O n/O ff
ScrL k + ScrL k + B
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S crLk + S crLk + E nd
Button 1 (Press and hold down for 2”)
A utoscan
ScrL k + Sc rL k + S
Last Button (Press and hold down for 2”)
A utoscan w ith P rogra m m able D elay Tim e
ScrL k + ScrL k + S + (x) 1 x = 0 ~9 1 10” ; 2 20” ; 3 30” ; 4 40” ; 5 50” 6 60” ; 7 70” ; 8 80” ; 9 90” ; 0 100”
S top Autoscan
Press any key on keyboard
C onsole M ouse/K eyboard R eset
2
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Press any button
Toggle on/o ff the beep so und for hotkey/channel sw itching operation R eset m ouse/keyboard on the console side (Th is hotkey co m m and w orks only for Pn P O S such as W indow s 98 SE or later W in dow s O S; for non -PnP O S, see Note 2). A utoscan through every connected channel for quick screen bro w sing of each chann el (scan delay = 5 sec.) A utoscan w ith a user-defined de lay tim e w ithin a range of 5 ~ 100 secon ds Term inate A utoscan activity
N otes: 1. You can use either top row num ber keys or the keypad number keys for hotkeys comm ands. 2. Normally, you should have no problem with mouse hot-plugging on a Plug-and-Play OS. However, a non-P nP OS only perform s hardw are detection w hile bootin g up --that is w hy hot-plug ging so m etim es will see a m ouse lock… .. M ouse Trou bleshooting on a no n-P nP O S (Lin ux, N T4.0): If you experience mouse lock when hot-plugging m ouse on a non-PnP OS such as Linux or W inNT 4.0, just hit one of the following hotkey comm ands for mouse reset according to your mouse configuration on the non-PnP OS … . ScrL k + ScrL k + M + 1 for a 2-key m ouse setting; ScrL k + ScrL k + M + 2 for a 3-key wheel mouse setting; ScrL k + ScrLk + M + 3 for a 5-key wheel mouse setting. LE D inform ation: a solid red-lit LED indicates a live power input for that specific port; a solid green-lit LED indicates an active port; a flashing green LED indicates no connection for the active port (i.e. no power input from the active port). H otkey convention: The hotkey notation ScrL k + ScrL k + (key) , denotes that you should hit the individual keys consecutively one at a time, not simultaneously.
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