CONTROL METHOD

Keyboard

• Use the keyboard to command the switch box to select ports or configure the SCAN delay.

Front Panel Interface

• Touch a button and be connected to a computer, or change modes of operation.
• LEDs indicate currently selected port and mode of operation.

RS232 Control

• Female RJ45 connector.
• Baud rate 300 through 9600, DIP switch selectable.
• Use DIP switches to address up to 15 units, all of which can be daisy-chained and controlled by one serial port.
• Seven segment displays show what input is connected to each output.
• Commands
  • RS - causes switch to reset so that IN1 connects to OUT1, IN2 connects to OUT2.
  • CS - causes one INx/OUTx connection to occur.
  • CA - causes all inputs to connect to specified output.
  • RO - reads what input is connected to specified output.
  • RU - reads size of matrix, reports number of inputs and number of outputs on specified switch.

On Screen Display (OSD)

• Select computers by name with the On Screen Display (OSD) option.
• Use keyboard or mouse to operate the switch from menus superimposed onto the monitor.
• Shows names of computers on cascaded switches up to 152 ports.
• Names can be up to 12 characters long.
• Power status of each computer is displayed.
• View usage statistics – power-on cycles and hours of usage.
• Helps screens assists users with the OSD.
• Modify the size and position of the OSD.
• OSD is built into the switch-no need to install additional hardware or software.
• OS and software-independent.
• Security
  • Advanced security included with OSD option.
  • Each user password can be up to 13 characters long, and each switch can store up to 63 users.
  • Administrator can enable or disable all security features and select which computers each user can access.
  • Once security is enabled, a user or administrator must login in order to access any of the computers connected to the switch.