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MAN028 Rev 8/6/08 UNIMUX-nXm-U Multi-user USB KVM Switch Installation and Operation Manual Software Version 2

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 5 RACK MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS This NTI switch was designed to be directly mounted to a rack and includes a mounting

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 6 INSTALLATION It is not necessary to turn OFF power to CPUs or monitors during this installation unless RS-232 is

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 7 2. Connect the user devices to the USB type A female ports labeled USB USER DEVICES on the rear of the UNIMUX swi

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 8 Figure 5- Group user ports by like number

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 9 Figure 7- Connect each CPU usin

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 10 USING THE NTI UNIMUX USB KVM SWITCH Basic Operation The UNIMUX switch enables a user or several users to access

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 11 OSD CONTROL OSD superimposes a menu system on the user’s video screen with a list of all connected CPUs. OSD all

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 12 Initial startup When the UNIMUX is first powered ON, a splash screen similar to the following will appear:

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 13 An arrow to the left of a port number in the list indicates the port the user is currently connected to. From l

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 14 Function Keystroke Enter Find Mode, add a character to search string and select the CPU’s name that matches bes

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NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 15 OSD Settings The OSD Settings screen enables the user to adjust the height of the OSD screen on the monitor and

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 16 Scan Mode Using Scan Mode, the user can automatically switch from one CPU to another in predetermined configurabl

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 17 Broadcast Mode To activate or deactivate Broadcast Mode press <B> from the Command Mode menu. The text sho

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 18 F3- Display Information To display information about a selected port, pressing the <F3> key from within th

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 19 Security Enabling Security To enable the security feature the administrator must first enter Command Mode. If

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 20 User Login User Login Mode requires a user to login with a user name and password from the list created by the

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 21 System Configuration To enter the System Configuration menu: press <S> from the Administration menu. The

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 22 User Configuration To enter the User Configuration menu: press <U> from the Administration menu. The User

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 23 User Access Control To enter the Access Control list for a user, press A from the User Account screen for that us

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 24 Idle Timeout The idle timeout is the amount of time that the administrator can be idle while in Command Mode bef

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 25 Figure 29- Alternate Command Hot Key selection window Res

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 26 Security Configuration The UNIMUX can be configured to either have no security enabled such that any user can co

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 27 Keyboard Mapping The keyboard configuration of each CPU is saved in the UNIMUX switch. For example, if the CPU a

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NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 29NTISWITCHCPURS232First UnitNTISWITCHRS232NTISWITCHRS232Second UnitLast UnitRS232 Serial PortMatrix-Y-1Matrix-Y-1 M

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 30 Figure 35- Pinout of Matrix-Y-1 cable

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 31 RS-232 Command Protocol Host controller commands supported by the unit are defined below. RS-232 Command Proto

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 32 Autostatus When Autostatus is enabled, any output-to-input connection change in the UNIMUX will cause an Autostat

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 33SerTest- RS232 Interface Test Program This software allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server switch, m

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 34 RMTEST-RS232 Interface Test Program This software also allows a user to test the functions of an NTI server switc

iii Select Keyboard Language ...

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 35 CASCADING The UNIMUX USB Matrix switch can be expanded to access up to 1024 CPUs by cascading multiple units to

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 36 Figure 37- Cascaded configuration with s

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 37 Figure 38- Cascaded switch

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 38 Operating Cascaded Switches Immediately after powering-ON the Master switch, the following splash screen will di

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 39 SAFETY STATEMENTS Grounding These products have protective earth ground terminals and are built with full attent

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 40 TROUBLESHOOTING Each and every piece of every product produced by Network Technologies Inc is 100% tested to exa

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 41 INDEX Alternate command hot key, 24 Apple Mouse, 27 autologin, 26 Autostatus, 32 baud rate, 29 Broadcast Mode, 17

iv Figure 16- Port information- system structure...

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 1 INTRODUCTION The NTI UNIMUX-nXm-U (formerly referred to as ST-nXm-USBV-U) is a multi-user / USB KVM Switch, (n= n

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 2 ORDERING INFORMATION The UNIMUX USB KVM switch is built to a specific size ranging from 2 to 8 users and 8 to 32

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 3 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 1. Keypad- buttons for user control over switch functions 2. LCD - for visual

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH 4 Additional Features • A single CPU can be used by one or shared by several users. • Any USB type user device