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    VN C 100 D A T LN K A UX 1 CO MP UT ER 2 3 4 PW R US ER KVM Switch VN C 100 DA T L NK A U X 1 CO MP UT ER 2 3 4 PWR US ER KVM Switch MC5-IP KVM Switch User Guide   ...

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                1 Contents - page 2 Contents I ntroduction MC5 features - front and rear .................................................... 5 What’ s in the box .................. ...

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                2 HT Contents - page 3 Operation The front panel controls ........................................................... 48 MC5 models ................................... ...

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                3 HT Appendix 3 - VNC viewer connection options ......................... 90 Colour/Encoding ................................................................... 90 Inp ...

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                4 I ntr oduction Thank you for choosing the MC5 series from LINDY . Each of the four models have been designed to take full advantage of CA Tx structured cabling ( whe ...

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                5 MC5 featur es - front and r ear The MC5 units pack a great deal of functionality into a compact space. All models occupy a single 1U rack space and provide most of t ...

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                6 C O M P U T E R U S E R AU X V N C 1 0 0 DA T L N K P W R 123 4 KVM Switc h What ’ s in the box MC5 or MC5-IP 30W power adapter and country- specic power lead W ...

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                7 I nstallation M ounting The MC5 units offer two main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Supplied rack brackets Connections Rack bracke ...

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                8 Connections The MC5 and MC5-IP units provide a gr eat deal of exibility in their congurations. This chapter details the various connections that can be made to ...

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                9 Local user A locally connected video monitor , keyboard (and mouse) ar e r equired during the initial conguration. These are also useful during normal use to allo ...

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                10 Remote user (via U ser Station) Up to four users can be placed a maximum of 300 metres (980 feet) from the MC5 unit. Remote users are connected via a User Station e ...

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                11 Global user (IP network port) The MC5-IP models provide an autosensing Ethernet IP port that can operate at 10 or 100Mbps, according to the network speed. The MC5-I ...

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                12 Computer system (via CAM) Each computer system is connected to the MC5 unit via a Computer Access Module (CAM) and standard category 5, 5e or 6 cabling. CAMs are av ...

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                13 M odem/ISDN port The MC5-IP models provide a serial port to allow you to connect either a modem or ISDN terminal adapter . This can be used as a primary , secondary ...

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                14 P o wer in connection The MC5 unit is supplied with a single 30W power adapter which is sufcient to supply any conguration of the unit. The MC5- IP unit has t ...

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                15 8 IN IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 VNC 100 DATLNK AUX 1 COMPUTER 2 3 4 PWR USER KVM Switch P o wer control port ...

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                16 Cascading multiple units The MC5 (IP) units support up to twenty four directly connected computer systems, however , this is by no means the limit. Thanks to an int ...

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                17 Ho w cascade connections operate The method for cascading MC5 units is straightforward and requir es no har dware settings or lengthy conguration pr ocess. This ...

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                18 CAM CAM CAM CAM Group 43 at cascade level 1 Group 41 at cascade level 2 Port at cascade level 2 01 The unique address of this host is: The unique address of this ho ...

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                19 3 Connect the other end of the cascade link cable to one of the CA Tx USER PORTS sockets on the r ear panel of the lower unit. Due to the way in which ports within ...

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                20 U sing cascaded computers In use, cascaded computers can be accessed using exactly the same methods as for those connected directly to the MC5. However , by far the ...

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                21 OPTIONS 1 20 12 4 19 11 3 18 10 2 17 9 1 3 2 24 16 8 23 15 7 22 14 6 21 13 5 4 5V 5V WARNING ! RJ45 CONNECTORS ON THIS PANELARE FOR CONNECTION TO ADDER KVM EQUIPMEN ...

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                22 Conguration Almost all conguration and operational aspects of the MC5 units are contr olled via on-screen menu displays. Ov erall initial conguration When ...

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                23 L I N D Y MC 5 C o m p u t e r P o r t C o m pu t e r 1 0 1 C o m pu t e r 2 0 2 C o m pu t e r 3 0 3 C o m pu t e r 4 0 4 C o m pu t e r 5 0 5 C o m pu t e r 6 0 6 ...

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                24 Conguration menus lay out The menu options are arranged as shown her e: For a description of each option within the Conguration menus, see Appendix 1 for more ...

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                25 Registering users (edit user list) T o create/edit user accounts 1 Display the Conguration menu . Note: Y ou must be logged-in as the ADMIN user . 2 Highlight ? ...

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                26 Registering computers (edit computer list) T o create/edit computer entries 1 Display the Conguration menu . Note: Y ou must be logged-in as the ADMIN user . 2 H ...

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                27 Video compensation The MC5 units allow computer systems to be placed up to 50m (160 feet) away and remote users to be extended by a maximum of 300m (980 feet). Such ...

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                28 Computer video compensation The video compensation for connected computers is achieved using the main menu. Although the compensation can be applied from any local, ...

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                29 T o apply remote user video compensation 1 Ensure that the video image from the computer to be used has been correctly compensated. See Computer video compensation ...

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                30 T o use skew adjustment 1 Display a skew patter n on the appropriate computer . Y ou can either use the supplied skew pattern or create your own: Using the supplied ...

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                31 3 As appropriate, press either the R, G or B keyboar d keys to select the appropriate colour channel. Corr esponding keyboard indicators will ash rapidly to show ...

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                32 A utoscanning The MC5 provides an autoscan mode that switches between the connected computers in sequence. This mode is useful to allow users and administrators to ...

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                33 S avi ng an d r es tor ing co ng ura ti on se tti ng s The MC5 can store up to 512 computer names and 16 sets of user access rights (MC5-IP models support a maxi ...

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                34 What to do if the ADMIN passwor d has been forgotten If the ADMIN password becomes mislaid or forgotten, you will not be able to access the MC5 to add or edit users ...

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                35 H ot plugging and mouse restoration It is strongly r ecommended that you switch off a computer before attempting to connect it to the MC5. However , if this is not ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 37

                36 Initial IP conguration IP models of the MC5 family possess a further collection of conguration options related specically to IP networking. It is important ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 38

                37 T o congure IP details fr om a global user location 1 Use either the VNC viewer or a standard web browser to make r emote contact with the MC5-IP – see Global ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 39

                38 Encryption settings The MC5-IP offers a gr eat deal of exibility in its conguration and this extends equally to its encryption settings that are used to pr ev ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 40

                39 VNC 100 DATLNK AUX 1 COMPUTER 2 3 4 PWR USER KVM Switch CAM Internet VNC 100 DATLNK AUX 1 COMPUTER 2 3 4 PWR USER KVM Switch CAM Internet N etworking issues Thanks ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 41

                40 VNC 100 DATLNK AUX 1 COMPUTER 2 3 4 PWR USER KVM Switch Internet CAM Placing the MC5-IP behind a router or r ewall A possible point of contention between the MC5 ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 42

                41 T o discover a DHCP-allocated IP address Once a DHCP server has allocated an IP address, you will need to know it in order to access the MC5-IP via a network connec ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 43

                42 Placing the MC5-IP alongside the r ewall MC5-IP is built from the gr ound-up to be secure. It employs a sophisticated 128bit public/private key system that has b ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 44

                43 P ow er switching conguration Power switch conguration comprises two main steps: • Congur e the POWER CONTROL serial port to the same speed as used by th ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 45

                44 The KVMADMIN utility Particularly useful for complex MC5 congurations and the control of r emote installations, KVMADMIN is a powerful administration tool. KVMAD ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 46

                45 P erforming upgrades The MC5 and MC5-IP units are fully r econgurable via ash upgrades, as are the individual Computer Access Modules that are used to link al ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 47

                46 9 - Commence the upgrade T o begin the upgrade pr ocess, click the Upload Now button. The progress will be shown within the dialog. Should you decide not to continu ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 48

                47 U pgrading MC5-IP models The MC5-IP models are upgraded via global connection (thr ough the IP network port). Upgrades are digitally signed by LINDY using a secur e ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 49

                48 LOCAL USER REMOTE USER U S GLOBAL USER IP COMPUTER SYSTEM CAM Operation The front panel controls MC5 models COMPUTER button and numeric indicator These items allow ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 50

                49 L I N D Y M C 5 U s e r Na m e : P a ss w o r d : P o r t 1 l o gi n E s c -S c r S av e L I N D Y M C 5 C o m pu t e r P o r t C o m pu t e r 1 0 1 C o m pu t e r ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 51

                50 T o select a computer using hotkeys 1 Simultaneously press and hold and . Note: The and keys when pressed in combination are called ‘hotkeys’ and they signal to ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 52

                51 T o select a computer using the on-screen menu 1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways: • By simultaneously pr essing and then releasing . • By pr essi ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 53

                52 Logging in and out The MC5 features a straightforwar d security system that helps to prevent unauthorised access to some, or all connected computers. If the securit ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 54

                53 The r eminder banner As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar , the MC5 provides a reminder banner option that indicates which computer port you ar e ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 55

                54 P o wer switching (via conguration menu) When used in conjunction with optional power switch boxes, the MC5 allows you complete remote contr ol over the connecte ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 56

                55 OR OR COMPUTER SYSTEM CAM Global user access Global users access the MC5-IP using a viewer and a link. There ar e two types of viewer and two types of link, which c ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 57

                56 IMPORT ANT : During login, if you see a war ning message similar to the one shown here, then stop and do not pr oceed. Global user access via VNC viewer The VNC vie ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 58

                57 Global user access via web br owser Y ou can use a standar d Web browser ( supported versions ) to gain access to the MC5-IP and its host computer(s). As soon as yo ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 59

                58 U sing the viewer window The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the MC5-IP and its host computer(s). Its operation is almost identical regar dl ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 60

                59 Host selection The Hosts button on the menu bar provides the quickest and most efcient way to switch between host computers. This is because the button is close ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 61

                60 Access mode - shar ed/private Up to ve users can be simultaneously logged-on (four global users plus one local or remote user) and during normal operation, all a ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 62

                61 Mouse Control This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the r emote cursor is failing to respond corr ectly to your mouse movements, even after ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 63

                62 Click to send the code Enter the code here Keyboard Contr ol This option displays a keyboard contr ol dialog and is useful for sending keyboard combinations (to the ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 64

                63 Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. Threshold The threshold is ef fective ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 65

                64 If y ou need to enter a por t number Usually , when you make a network connection to the MC5-IP (either using the VNC viewer or a Web br owser) you simply enter the ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 66

                65 Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers (of level 4.0b5S or higher) of fer four encryption options. The resulting actions of certain opti ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 67

                66 F ur ther infor mation This chapter contains a variety of information, including the following: • Getting assistance - see below • T roubleshooting - see right ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 68

                67 Appendix 1 – Conguration menus The MC5 conguration menus allow a range of settings to be made both to the installation as a whole and to parts of the system ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 69

                68 F unctions The Functions menu contains a collection of procedur es that affect various aspects of MC5 operation. Only the Admin user is granted access to all functi ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 70

                69 U ser P refer ences The User Prefer ences are system operating parameters that are independently selectable for each user and affect only their scr een. Screen Save ...

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                70 Global P r eferences Global prefer ences are available only to the Admin user and allow settings to be made that affect all users attached to the MC5. Autoscan Mode ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 72

                71 Global P r eferences (continued) OSD Dwell Time Settings: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 SECONDS After a successful computer channel change the MC5 will display a conrmation mes ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 73

                72 Setup O ptions Setup options are available only to the Admin user and consist of key settings that are normally made only during the initial installation stage. Hot ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 74

                73 Setup O ptions (continued) Automatic Logout Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED The MC5 enables you to restrict access to your computers on a login basis. If a user forgets ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 75

                74 Advanced O ptions Advanced options are available only to the Admin user and consist of settings that are related to specialist ar eas such as power control and DDC. ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 76

                75 Congur e IP por t Available only on MC5-IP models, the IP port conguration menu allows you to determine settings that relate dir ectly to the global (IP) user ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 77

                76 Net Mask Also often called the ‘subnet-mask’, this value is used alongside the IP address to help dene a smaller collection (or subnet) of devices on a netwo ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 78

                77 M odem Conguration This page allows you to congure the COM1 serial port located at the rear of the MC5-IP . Server IP / Client IP When a user dials into the M ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 79

                78 Clearing IP access control This option removes all entries fr om the IP access control feature within the MC5-IP . What is IP access control? The IP access control ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 80

                79 Appendix 2 - Conguration pages via view er This section covers the conguration pages that are available to global admin users, using either the VNC viewer or ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 81

                80 U ser accounts This page allows you to manage up to sixteen separate accounts. The rst of the sixteen accounts is the admin account and is the only account with ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 82

                81 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and advanced settings for the MC5-IP . Many of the settings displayed here are also acce ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 83

                82 Advanced unit conguration Cl ic k t hi s b utt on to d isp la y a dv an ce d o pt ion s t ha t d o not n orm al ly r eq uir e a lt era ti on. Mouse Latency Allow ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 84

                83 T ime & date conguration This page allows you to congure all aspects r elating to time and date within the MC5-IP unit. Timezone specier Optionally ent ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 85

                84 N etwork conguration This page allows you to congure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. MAC address Media Access ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 86

                85 Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include befor e you exclude’ or to put it another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list b ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 87

                86 Serial port conguration This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports (modem and power control) that ar e situated at the rear of ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 88

                87 H ost conguration This page provides the opportunity to congur e various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the MC5-IP via one or m ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 89

                88 P ort Dir ect Port Direct is totally transpar ent communication system that allows supporting devices to communicate with each other . Using the keyboar d connectio ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 90

                89 Logging and status This screen pr ovides various details about the user activity on the MC5-IP unit. T o get here 1 Using VNC viewer or a browser , log on as the ? ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 91

                90 Appendix 3 - VNC viewer connection options When you are connecting to the MC5-IP using the VNC viewer , a number of options are available. Colour/Encoding Auto sele ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 92

                91 Inputs Enable all inputs When selected, allows keyboard, mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems. Disable all inputs (view-only ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 93

                92 Scaling No Scaling No attempt is made to make the screen image t the viewer window . Y ou may need to scr oll horizontally and/or vertically to view all parts of ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 94

                93 I dentities This feature helps your VNC viewer to conrm that a revisited MC5-IP is genuine and not another device masquerading as an MC5-IP . The list given will ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 95

                94 Appendix 4 - VNC viewer windo w options Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window (or press F8) to display the window options: Standard window ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 96

                95 Appendix 5 - B rowser view er options When you ar e connecting to the MC5-IP using a Web br owser , a number of options are available. There ar e four options pages ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 97

                96 Appendix 6 – A ddresses, masks and ports IP address, network masks and ports ar e all closely linked in the quest for one device to nd another across disparate ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 98

                97 N et masks - the binar y explanation T o really understand the operation of a net mask it is necessary to delve deeper into the life blood of computers – binary ; ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 99

                98 Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standar d IP address and a net mask notation to specify both single locations and r ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 100

                99 VNC 100 DATLNK AUX 1 COMPUTER 2 3 4 PWR USER KVM Switch Internet W eb server P orts If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, t ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 101

                100 Appendix 7 – C able and connector specications RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 conv erter cable 5 1 CLK DCD NC NC NC 1 2 DA T RXD 2 5 TXD GND 3 4 GND Female 6 5 4 ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 102

                101 M ulti-head synchronisation cable MASTER end 9pin D-type male SLA VE end 9pin D-type male MASTER end 9pin D-type male SLA VE1 end 9pin D-type male Use this cable w ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 103

                102 Appendix 8 – H otkey sequence codes These codes are used when dening hotkey switching sequences (macr os) for host computers and allow you to include almost a ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 104

                103 Appendix 9 – S uppor ted video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically congur ed by the MC5 units. If a recognised video mode c ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 105

                104 Safety infor mation • For use in dry , oil free indoor environments only . • Both the MC5 and its power supply generate heat when in operation and will become ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 106

                105 End user licence agr eement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTW ARE (“the SOFTW ARE”) FOR USE WITH THE MC ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 107

                106 Radio F requency E nergy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the units in order to maintain compliance with radio fr equency energy ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 108

                107 www .ctxd.com Documentation by: © 2004 LINDY Electronics Limited & LINDY Elektr onik GmbH All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0a July 2006 Great Britai ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 109

                108 HT I ndex A Access local and remote users 49 via dial up link 64 Access control conguration 85 mask calculation 98 Access mode shared & private 60 Account c ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 110

                109 H Hextile 90,95 Hosts changing between 58,59 conguration 87 Host computer connecting 9 connection 12 power switching setup 43 Host conguration 87 Host select ...

  • Lindy MC5-IP - page 111

                110 T T esting links to cascaded computers 20 Threshold adjustment 63 Time local setting 75 Time & date conguration 83 T r oubleshooting 66 U Unit Conguratio ...

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A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Lindy MC5-IP by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Lindy MC5-IP.

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