Tripp Lite B064-016 Manual

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Operation

ThissectioncoversbasicoperationoftheKVMswitch;logginginforthersttime,turningtheinstallationOFF/ON,hotplugging

and port selection.

Powering Off and Restarting

Ifitbecomesnecessarytopower-OFFtheKVMswitch,followthesestepstopoweritbackonproperly.

1. Power-OFFtheKVMandallcomputersthatareconnectedtoit.Note: You must disconnect the power cords of any

computer that have the Keyboard Power On function.

2. Wait10secondsafterpoweringeverythingdownandthenpowertheKVMswitchbackON.Ifyouhaveshutdownmore

thanoneKVMswitchinadaisy-chain,power-ONtheKVMclosesttoStation1rst.WaituntiltheKVMsStationIDappears

onthefrontpaneloftheunit,andthenpower-ONthenextclosestKVMswitchtoStation1,repeatingthisstepuntilall

KVMsarepoweredON.

3. AfterallKVMswitchesarepoweredonandtheirStationIDsdisplayed,power-ONtheconnectedcomputers.

Hot Plugging

TheB064-016supportsHotPlugging,meaningcomponentscanbeunpluggedandre-pluggedwithoutshuttingdowntheKVM

switch.Inordertoensureproperfunctionality,followtheproceduresbelow:

Hot Plugging KVMs in a Daisy-Chain Installation

KVMswitchescanbeunpluggedfromonepositioninadaisy-chainandre-pluggedintoanotherposition.Afterdoingthis,you

mustresetthestationIDsintheOSDsothattheproperdaisy-chainorderisrecognizedandtheOSDmenuscorrespondto

thechange.(SeeRESETSTATIONIDonpage16fordetails.)

Hot Plugging Connected Computers

Youcanunplugacomputer’sSIUfromoneoftheKVMscomputerportsandplugitintoanother.Afterdoingso,youwillneed

toupdatetheportsettings(PortName,OperatingSystem,etc.)intheOSD.(ThesesettingsareexplainedintheF4:ADM

sectiononpage16.Also,theportsettingsassignedtotheportyoujustmovedthecomputerfromwillremainthesameas

before until you change them. Note: If a computer’s operating system does not support hot plugging, this operation may not

work properly.

Hot Plugging Console Ports

Thekeyboard,monitorandmousecanallbehotplugged;however,thefollowingconditionsmustbenoted.

•Ifyouunplugamouse,thesamemousemustbepluggedbackin,orallKVMsinadaisy-chaininstallationmayneedtobe

powered-OFFandrestarted.(SeePoweringOffandRestartingonpage8.)

•Ifacomputer’soperatingsystemdoesnotsupporthotplugging,thisoperationmaynotworkproperly.

•Ifthereisnokeyboard/mouseresponseafterhotplugging,performakeyboardmouseresetbyholdingdownpush-buttons1

and2forthreeseconds.ThismustbedoneforeachKVMinadaisy-chaininstallation.

Logging In for the First Time

AftersettingupyourKVMinstallation,therstscreenthatyouwillseeistheloginscreen,promptingyouforaUsername and

Password.IfyouaretherstpersontoaccesstheKVMswitch,thedefaultusernameandpasswordareblank.Simplyhitthe

[Enter]keytwicetoopentheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)asanadministratorandaccesstheKVMswitch.Note: For security

purposes, it is strongly recommended that you change these to a unique username and password. If you are not the ﬁrst

person to access the KVM switch, enter in the username and password as given to you by the KVM administrator.

Port Selection

OnceloggedintotheKVMswitch,youcanaccesstheconnectedcomputersviapush-button,OSDorhotkeycommands.The

sectionsthatfollowdescribeeachofthesemethods:

Push-Button Port Selection

Toaccessacomputer/server,simplypressthepush-buttononthefrontoftheKVMthatcorrespondstotheportthatitis

connected to. Pressing push-buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously for three seconds will perform a keyboard/mouse reset on all

ofthecomputersconnectedtothatKVMswitch.Pressingpush-buttons15and16simultaneouslyforthreesecondsinvokes

Auto ScanMode.(SeeF7:SCANonpage18fordetails.)