User manual IOGEAR CGS1784 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Installation Guide USB 2. 0 DVI KVMP Switch GCS1782 / GCS1784 1 PART NO. M1024 Table of Contents Package Contents Requirements Operating systems Components Hardware Setup Basic Operation - Manual port selection - Hotkey Switching - Port ID numbering - Direct port selection - Auto Scanning 5 6 7 8 12 14 14 15 16 16 18 Advanced Configuration - Hotkey setting mode - Summary of Hotkey Settings - Comparison of Default and Alte Manual Port selection settings - Firmware up-grade mode - Keyboard Operating platform The Firmware Upgrade Utility Troubleshooting Specifications Limited Warranty 20 21 22 24 25 26 30 34 35 40 3 Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt]. [. . . ] This allows you to monitor computer activity without having to switch from port to port manually. The n stands for the number of seconds that the CS1782 should dwell on a port before moving on to the next. Replace the n with a number between 1 and 99 when entering this hotkey combination. While Auto Scan Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended ­ only Auto Scan Mode compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks can be input. You must exit Auto Scan Mode in order to regain normal control of the console (hit the space bar or the Esc key). Although the video focus switches from port to port, the keyboard, mouse, and USB focus do not switch. They remain on the port when Auto Scanning began. 18 Hotkey [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [A] Enter] [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] [A] [n] Enter] Result Invokes Auto Scan. The KVM focus cycles from port to port at 5 second intervals (default interval) The KVM focus cycles from port to port at n second intervals. 19 Advanced Configuration Advanced Configuration Hotkey Setting Mode In some instances the default hotkey settings conflict with programs running on your computer, and in some instances the default hotkeys either do not exist on your keyboard (MAC keyboards for instance do not have a Scroll Lock key), or are inconvenient to use, so The Hotkey Setting Mode allows you to select alternate configurations for the KVM's hotkeys. When HSM is active, the Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession to indicate that HSM is in effect. They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit HSM. Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended ­ only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (described in the sections that follow), can be input. At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit hotkey mode. With some operations, you must exit manually. To exit HSM manually, press the Esc key, or the Spacebar. 20 Invoking Hotkey Setting Mode (Default) 1. Press and hold down [Num Lock] (the Clear key on MACs). Release [Num Lock] (the Clear key on MACs). To Toggle to or from the alternate Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM): 1. Invoking Hotkey Setting Mode (Alternate) 1. NOTE: The term "invoke HSM" in the following table refers to the method chosen above 21 Summary of Hotkey Settings Action Port Switching USB reset Restore Default Settings Hotkey Beeper Control Disable Port Switchin Hot Keys Other OS Mode Mouse Emulation Control Key sequence Invoke your HSM Press and release [ T ] 1. 22 Result Changes the [Scroll Lock] key to [Ctrl] Resets the USB peripheral ports Reset the KVM to its default hotkey settings Toggles the Beeper On and Off Toggles Hotkey Switching on or off Reset keyboards and mice under some special OS's that do not support USB 2. 0 Allows the special programming of multifunction mice to operate through the KVM List Hotkey Settings 1. Press and release [D] Prints a list of the current hotkey settings in your text editor or word processor Display Emulation Technology remembers the brand and display information of the monitor attached to the KVM. When your console uses a Mac keyboard to access a Mac attached to a port, for example After completing this procedure, you automatically exit HSM. [. . . ] Power off the CS1782 and remove its housing. Using a jumper cap, short the jumper on the mainboard labeled J17. The diagram below indicates the jumper location on the CS1782 board: 3. It will now work with the factory default firmware. [. . . ]