Black Box ACU5010A Network Hardware User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter Page
5. Operation ................................................................................................. 36
5.1 Power-Up Status .............................................................................. 36
5.2 The Extender’s LEDs ..................................................................... 37
5.3 How the Extender Uses the Keyboard LEDs ................................ 38
5.4 Things to Keep in Mind About the Keyboards and Mice ............ 39
5.5 Keyboard Control: Hotkey Commands ......................................... 40
5.6 Hot-Plugging PS/2 Mice and Mouse Ports into the Extender
and Re-Enabling Disconnected CPU PS/2 Mouse Ports .......... 42
6. Upgrading the Extender’s Firmware ...................................................... 44
7. Troubleshooting ...................................................................................... 48
7.1 Forcing Automatic Video Compensation ........................................ 48
7.2 Reporting and Compensating for Video Skew ................................ 49
7.3 Other Problems and Possible Solutions .......................................... 53
7.4 Resetting the Extender (Hardware Reset) ...................................... 54
7.5 Displaying the Extender’s Firmware Revision ................................. 54
7.6 Calling Black Box .............................................................................. 55
7.7 Shipping and Packaging ................................................................... 55
Appendix: Cable Guidelines .......................................................................... 56
A.1
Cabling from the Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse to the Receiver
... 56
A.2 Cabling from the Transmitter to the CPU ...................................... 56
A.3 Twisted-Pair Cabling Between the Transmitter and Receiver ........ 58