Tripp Lite B064-016 Switch User Manual


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SETCAT5LENGTH Allows the administrator to specify the length of the Cat5e/6 cable being used to connect a
computertooneoftheKVMsports.Whenselected,alistofallportsisdisplayed,withthe
currentCat5lengthsettingshowninthecolumntotherightoftheportnumber.Youcanset
aporttooneofthreelengths;Short (S), Medium (M), and Long (L). Short (S) represents
cablesupto82ft.(25m.),Medium (M)representscablesbetween82ft.(25m.)and114
ft.(35m.),and Long (L)representsanycablelongerthan114ft.(35m.).Toeditthissetting,
highlight the desired port and press the [Spacebar] key or double-click on it with the mouse
totogglebetweenthethreechoices.Bydefault,allportsaresettoShort (S).
SETKEYBOARDLANGUAGE AllowstheadministratortosetthekeyboardlanguageforcomputersconnectedtotheKVM
switch.Whenselected,alistofallportsisdisplayed,withthecurrentkeyboardlanguage
showninthecolumntotherightoftheportnumber.Toeditthissetting,highlightthedesired
port and press the [Spacebar] key or double-click on it with the mouse to toggle between the
choices.Bydefault,allportsaresettoEnglish(US).
FIRMWAREUPGRADE InordertoupgradethermwareoftheKVMandconnectedSIUs,thissettingmustrstbe
turnedon.Whenselected,ascreenappearsthatdisplaysthermwareversionnumberofthe
KVMswitch,andahighlightbaratthebottomofthescreenaskingifyouwanttodownload
newrmware.Press[Y]toinitiatermwareupgrademode,or[N]tocancel.(SeeFirmware
Upgradesectiononpage19fordetailsonperformingarmwareupgrade.)
ADAPTERUPGRADE This setting is the same as the Firmware Upgradesetting,exceptitisusedwhenonly
upgradingthermwaretotheconnectedSIUs.TheFirmware Upgrade setting allows you to
updatermwareforboththeKVMandSIUsatthesametime.
SETLOGINMODE AllowstheadministratortodisabletheKVMspasswordsecurityfeature,nolongerrequiring
ausernameandpasswordtobeenteredtologintotheKVM.Whendisabled,youcannot
logoutoftheKVMswitch,andanyonecanaccesstheOSDasanadministratorsimplyby
performing the [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] activation command. This setting is enabled by
default.
F5:SKP
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoscanthroughportsatyourleisure,andnotatsetintervalslikeinAuto Scan mode. Computers that
are accessible in Skip mode are set up using the Scan/Skip setting in the F3:SET menu. To enter Skip mode via the OSD main
screen,pressthe[F5] key or click on the F5:SKPtextatthetopofthescreenwiththemouse.WheninSkipmode,usethe
following keys to toggle between ports.
•[h] – Press this key to skip directly to the last port in the installation
•[i]–Pressthiskeytoskipdirectlytotherstportintheinstallation
•[g]–Pressthiskeytoskiptothenextport
•[f] – Press this key to skip to the previous port
•Pressthe[Esc] or [Spacebar]keystoexitSkipmodeatthecurrentlyselectedport
F6:BRC
ThisfunctionisavailableonlytotheKVMadministrator,andwillnotbeaccessiblebyusers.WhenBroadcastmodeisin
effect,commandsfromtheconsolearesenttoallavailablecomputersontheinstallation.PortsaffectedbyBroadcastmode
commands are determined by the F2:LIST function. This function is useful for operations that need to be performed on
multiplecomputers,suchasperformingasystem-wideshutdownorinstallingsoftware.
•WhileBroadcastmodeisineffect,aspeakersymbolappearsbeforetheportIDdisplay,andordinarymousefunctionalitywill
be unavailable.
•ToexitBroadcastmode,opentheOSDandpressthe[F6] key or click on the F6:BRC textatthetopofthescreen.
OSD Operation
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