Tripp Lite Minicom Smart 108 Guía de usuario

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SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 9 To Keyboard portCAT5 cable to SmartCAT5 Computer portTo Mouse portTo Video portRICC PS/2Key bdMou se100TV ideoSe rial

USER GUIDE 10 3.3 Connecting a RICC SUN Figure 8 illustrates the RICC SUN and its connections. To connect the RICC SUN: 1. Connect the Screen connect

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 11 3.6.1 Avoiding general rack mounting problems Elevated operating ambient temperature The operating ambient temperatu

USER GUIDE 12 Screw the bracket intothe side of the unitScrew to the rack here Figure 10 Connecting the L-shaped bracket 3.6.3 Rack mounting the RICCs

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 13 With the Smart CAT5 116 model, connect up to up to 256 computers through cascading. A lower level Switch must have a

USER GUIDE 14 4. Operating the Smart CAT5 system Switch between the connected computers by either · The front panel Select buttons · Keyboard hotke

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 15 Port numberappears hereInstructionkeysC=Computer Figure 13 OSD Main window 4.2.1 Navigating the OSD To navigate up an

USER GUIDE 16 Figure 14 Settings window Note! When the OSD is password protected (explained below) only the Administrator has access to the F2 settin

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 17 4.2.4.2 Administrator (Status A) The Administrator can: · Set and modify all Passwords and security profiles · Ful

USER GUIDE 18 4.2.4.6 Displaying the OSD of cascaded switches When you have cascaded Smart CAT5 switches, a lower level Switch must have a different O

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 1 Table of Contents 1. Welcome...

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 19 To change the Serial port setting: 1. Navigate to the Serial port line. 2. Toggle between the options using the Space

USER GUIDE 20 4.2.6.1 Editing the computer name In this window you can edit the computer names with up to 15 characters. When you have a cascaded CAT5

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 21 Figure 17 Time settings window 4.2.7.1 Scan (SCN) - Label (LBL) - Time out (T/O) SCN - In the SCN column, change the

USER GUIDE 22 Figure 18 Users settings window There are 3 different access levels. These are: · Y – Full access to a particular computer. Plus acces

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 23 Figure 19 Security settings window The ‘T’ column on the right hand side stands for Type of password. There can onl

USER GUIDE 24 4.2.11 Scanning computers– F4 Where necessary adjust the scan time in the Time Settings window, see above. To activate scanning: 1. Pres

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 25 Input the DDC information of the monitor connected to the Smart CAT5 switch into the memories of all connected RoC/RI

USER GUIDE 26 5. Using the Control software As an alternative to the OSD, you can operate the system with the Control software located on our website

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 27 5.3 Installing and running the Control software Note! The system must be fully connected BEFORE running the Control s

USER GUIDE 28 5.3.2 Computer icons Icon Meaning Computer is connected and switched on Computer is switched off or unconnected Computer that you are

USER GUIDE 2 4.2.9 Security...

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 29 5.3.5 Selecting a computer To select a computer: Click on the computers icon. The system switches to that computer. T

USER GUIDE 30 5.3.11 The Edit menu You can edit all OSD fields. Edit the following from the Edit menu. · Logo · Passwords · Settings 5.3.12 Logo an

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 31 Here you can edit all the data that can be edited in the OSD. This includes: Scan times, Timeout, Confirmation label

USER GUIDE 32 5.4 Password protection When the Smart CAT5 system is password protected, the Control software behaves in exactly the same way as the OS

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 33 6. Upgrading the Smart CAT5 firmware With the Smart CAT5 Update software program you can upgrade the firmware for the

USER GUIDE 34 RoC/ RICCs Smart Switch Status box Figure 28 Smart CAT5 Switch Update window The table below explains the functions of the buttons and

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 35 Figure 29 Com Option box 3. Choose the Com Port the RS232 Serial cable is connected to and click OK. 6.4.1 Verifying

USER GUIDE 36 4. Click . The hardware version number appears after the RoC/RICC number. When “Not responding” appears, there is no computer connected

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 37 Firmware Update generates one log file per session that displays a chronological list of actions. You can read the lo

USER GUIDE 38 7. Troubleshooting This section covers: · Resetting the units · Returning the OSD to the factory default settings · Getting the curre

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 3 7.1.2 Setting default values for the OSD...

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 39 7.1.4 Communication Error message When using Firmware Update software you may sometimes get a Communication Error mes

USER GUIDE 40 8. RICC SUN keyboard emulation By default the RICC SUN supports US English keyboard emulation. It also supports German and Swiss German

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 41 9. USB / SUN Combo keys The connected PS/2 keyboard does not have a special SUN keypad to perform special functions i

USER GUIDE 42 10. Technical specifications Operating systems and Platforms DOS, Windows, LINUX, UNIX, QNX, SGI, FreeBSD, BeOS, Novell 3.12-6, SUN Mous

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 43 10.1 Safety The device must only be opened by an authorized Minicom technician. Disconnect device from AC mains befor

USER GUIDE 44 Regional Offices Germany Kiel Tel: + 49 431 668 7933 [email protected] France Vincennes Tel: + 33 1 49 57 00 00 info.france@min

USER GUIDE 4 1. Welcome Thank you for buying the Smart CAT5 Switch system. This system is produced by Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. Technical prec

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 5 2. Introduction Access and control multiple multi-platform computers from one Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) console with

USER GUIDE 6 2.3 Compatibility The Smart CAT5 is compatible with: · PS/2, SUN and USB computers/servers · VGA, SVGA, or XGA monitors · DOS, Windows

SMART CAT5 SWITCH – 108/116 7 2.5 The Smart CAT5 models Figure 2 illustrates the front panel of the Smart CAT5 116 model. The 108 model is the same

USER GUIDE 8 3. Connecting the Smart CAT5 system Each computer/ server is directly connected to the Smart CAT5 via the appropriate RoC or RICC using C