K5EXT300 User Manual
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1. To change the hotkeys go to the OSD System page and select any one of the five alternatives SCROLL LOCK CAPS ESC F12 or NUM LOCK Each keystroke within a hotkey sequence should be pressed within 2 seconds Otherwise the hotkey sequence will not be validated Navigating into the OSD Menu Ese Exit gt Left Right cursor change value in the menu option M V Up Down Cursor Select the option item F1 go to Main Menu F9 Logout the OSD Menu However if the password protection is not enabled the Logout feature will not be available TAB Go to the next setting page These keys are listed explicitly on every OSD setting page for your ready reference OSD Menu Main page This is the Main Menu of the OSD Menu Control and it is also the first page you will see when you hit the keyboard hotkeys Serlk Serlk Space to open the OSD Menu From the Main Menu you can go to the Video Page Status Page Serial page and System page Highlight the page name and hit lt Enter gt Audio Status Serial system KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 OSD Menu Video Page The Video page allows you to adjust the video parameters such as brightness sharpness Red Delay and Green Delay The ranges of adjustment of these parameters are Brightness 0 64 Sharpness 0 64 Red Delay Blue 31 31 Green Delay Blue 31 31 In order to achieve optimized video output on the remote console K5LC you must adjust these four par2. console 2 8 There should be power outlets near where you locate the extenders Plan the layout path and deploy the UTP cable for extension Step 1 Plan the path through which the UTP cable will be deployed across the distance between the KSLC and KSCMLC You should choose the layout path not only base on shortest possible length consideration but also on least electromagnetic interference Step 2 Lay out the UTP cable according to your planned path El Local Console 2 Pp ft Cees RS 232 Serial device D K5 LC CAT5 UTP 100M 300M K5 CMLC TE RS 232 Connection B m Local Console 1 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Configure the K5CMLC Local Step 3 Connect one end of the UTP cable to the CATS Extension port of the KSCMLC Connector n Step 4 Connect the power adapter to the KSCMLC to power it up before connecting any computer or cables to 1t connector a Step 5 Connect the KSCMLC to the computer using the Slim 3 in 1 PS 2 KVM cable connector c and or the USB cable connector f Note that 1f you need to connect with the USB interface you should connect the USB cable to the computer since the Slim 3 in 1 PS 2 KVM cable supports only the PS 2 interface Step 6 Set up Console 1 Connect a set of keyboard mouse monitor as well as a set of speakers and microphone to the KSCMLC Console ports connectors g h I I k 1 m Step 7 Power on the computer and check the keyboard mouse v
3. 07 OSD Menu Serial Page The Serial page allows you to set up the serial connection extension It must correspond to the computer settings You must configure the baud rate the number of data bits the parity type the stop bit width and the flow control method KSLC Setting Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop bit The ranges of adjustment of these parameters are Baud Rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 Data bits 5 6 7 8 Parity None Odd Even Stop bits 1 2 Flow Control None Hardware Xon Xoff 10 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 OSD Menu System Page The System page allows you to set the hotkey the OSD timeout the Logout time the password and to toggle the extender into the Firmware Upgrade mode OSD Timeout Logout time Firmware Upgrade Set new password Hotkey select the hotkey from among Scroll Cap Num F12 Esc OSD Timeout Disable Enable the OSD timeout 5 30 sec Logout Time Disable Enable the Logout timeout 1 30min Firmware Upgrade Enter into firmware upgrade mode Set the new password Set up new password Password Password Retype Password To set up a new password first type in the old password and then type and retype to confirm your new password Save Load and Load Default Users can save the current configuration of the CATS KVM extender into the unit itself only for later upload in case they need to restore the previously saved configuration Save To
4. Peotun KSEXT300 300m Extender for USB and PS 2 Keyboard USB and PS 2 Mouse VGA Serial RS232 Audio and Microphone over Cat 5 UTP cable User Manual Date 7 20 2007 Version 130 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Copyright O 2007 PROSUM All rights reserved All trademarks in this manual are the properties of their respective trademark owners About this manual This User Guide is the complete reference to the KLE its functional features and usage The Complete User Guide could be found only on the KLE Support CD ROM disc FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this User Guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense CE Statement This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Fe CE Technical Support Telephone 331 4590 6270 email suppor
5. ameters For details please refer to next section Optimize the Video Display on the Remote Console sharpness Red Delay Green Delay OSD Menu Audio Page The Audio page allows you to toggle the audio ON OFF and to adjust the volume of the sound output on the KSLC unit Yo lume Audio toggle On Off the sound output on the remote console Volume adjust sound volume output on the remote console To achieve an optimized audio output on the remote console you might need to adhere to the following guideline 1 Adjust the computer volume the highest level that does not saturate KSCMLC input To do that play some good music on the computer and hear it from K5LC Starting from zero increase the computer volume As soon as saturation appears this distortion phenomenon is very easy to notice diminish slightly the computer level This will give the audio signal the best amplitude for digitalization If the volume output is too small adjusting the volume on K5LC will not help to give good sound amplitude 2 Adjust the sound volume output on K5LC at you convenience Use the slide bar on the OSD menu Audio page Volume or hot keys Scrlk Serlk T and Serlk Serlk y KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 OSD Menu Status Page The Status page displays the firmware versioning information of the K5SLC and the KSCMLC The versioning number is actually a date code which has the form of DDMMYY Status Version 260707 KSCMLC 2507
6. ard and mouse connection Console Connections g Monitor port HDB 15 h PS 2 mouse port 1 PS 2 keyboard port j USB mouse port k USB keyboard port l Audio receptacle m Mic receptacle n CATS5 Extension Port RJ 45 connect to a CATS UTP cable 300m max KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Installing the Extender Before you install the two pieces of KSEXT300 you should have these items on the checklist ready 1 The computer for extension should be one with either PS 2 or USB interfaces 2 You should check the display mode of the computer to be within 1600 x 1200 pixel dimension And refresh rate to be one that is more commonly used such as 60Hz etc 3 Since the CAT5 KVM extender supports only standard 5 key mouse and keyboard any more advanced mouse keyboard function will not be supported by CATS extension 4 Use good quality UTP cable max 300m 1000ft Note that good quality cable will give better video outcome with longer distance span 5 Any cabling distance longer than 300m 1000ft will experience more signal degradation with longer span However good quality cable can reach out farer away 6 The choice of path of the CATS UTP cable should not only take into account the shortest possible path but also one that is relatively farer away from any significant electromagnetic interference source 7 Prepare one or two sets of keyboard mouse monitor mic and speakers one set for console 1 and the other set for
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9. ideo and audio output and mic input on Local Console 1 to see if it works fine If should work fine before you proceed to next steps Configure the K5LC Console2 Step 8 Connect the other end of the UTP cable to the CATS Extension port of the KSLC connector 11 Step 9 Connect the power adapter to the K5LC connector 1 to power it up before connecting any devices to it Step 10 Set up Console 2 Connect a set of keyboard mouse monitor connector 4 5 6 7 8 as well as a set of speakers and microphone connector 9 10 to the K5LC Console ports If serial extension is used you may also connect a serial device to the serial port connector 3 Step 11 Check the keyboard mouse video audio output and mic input on the Local Console 2 to see if it works fine At this time the video might be blurred since it is not yet adjusted and optimized Step 12 Adjust the video parameters to optimize the display output Refer to OSD Menu Video page for details KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Using the OSD Menu The CAT5 KVM Extender provides intuitive OSD Menus facilitate control and setup operations Users can set up the video audio serial extensions as well as password protection auto logout etc To open the OSD Menu hit the following keyboard hotkeys Hotkey sequence ScrLk ScrLk Space User configurable from among SCROLL LOCK CAPS ESC F12 or NUM LOCK Changing the Hotkeys The hotkey is default to ScrLk ScrLk
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12. rt cables or very good cables KSLC allows you to adjust the R G and B transmission times to compensate for these transmission delay differences On K5LC the Blue signal is taken for reference The Red and Green signals can be advanced or delayed by entering negative or positive values in the range of 31 to 31 Observe the RED GREEN BLUE vertical lines and adjust Red Delay and Green Delay so that the three colors are perfectly aligned On other OS observe a simple vertical black line It must be perfectly black with no color appearing on the edges ls
13. save the current configuration highlight Save into the System page and press lt Enter gt Load To load the previously saved configuration highlight Load into the System page and press lt Enter gt A prompt appears to caution you for an overwrite on the current settings Highlight Yes and press lt Enter gt Default To restore the settings to factory default highlight Default into the System page and press lt Enter gt A prompt to caution you for an overwrite on the current settings Highlight Yes and press lt Enter gt 11 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Optimizing the Video Display on the Remote Console To achieve an optimized display output on the remote console 1 e the KSLC will require you to conscientiously adjust the various video parameters such as Brightness Sharpness Red Delay and Green Delay in an optimized combination that could most satisfy your visual requirements Please follow the procedure below to achieve an optimized display output on your remote console screen on K5LC I Run the Screen Test program To facilitate the video adjustment we provide ScreenTest exe a program to serve as a visual reference for easier adjustment ScreenTest exe runs on Windows OS On other OS use a simple text page Find ScreenTest exe in your Support CDROM Either you can copy it to your desktop or you can run it directly from the CDROM ScreenTest exe displays a full screen image as below fullscreenfullscreenfullsc
14. sole 1 x 1 M KSLC Remote Console Console 2 x 1 M Slim 3 in 1 PS 2 KVM Cable x 1 M USB Cable TypeA TypeB x 1 M Audio amp Mic Combo Cable x 1 M Power Adapters DC9V 1 7A x 2 M This Quick Installation Guide x 1 M The User Guide electronic version found only within the Support CDROM M Support CDROM x 1 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Front panel and Rear Panel Views The back panels are where the various connectors are located on the two pieces of K5EXT300 Before you connect these two units to any computer cabling or peripherals you should get a glimpse of the main connectors you are going to encounter when setting up the system K5LC Remote Console Unit 300m away from computer K5LC Backpanel Power receptacle DC9V 1A USB port only for firmware upgrade use RS 232 port for serial extension Monitor port HDB15 PS 2 keyboard port PS 2 mouse port USB mouse port USB keyboard port Audio receptacle 10 Mic receptacle 11 CATS Extension Port RJ 45 connect to a CATS UTP cable 300m max K5CMLC Computer Module with Local Console Connected to the computer 2 al aa e E K5CMCL Backp anel Computer Connections a Power receptacle DC9V 1A b RS 232 port for serial extension c PC KVM port for computer connection integrated with keyboard mouse and video interface d Audio output port e Mic input port f USB interface for computer connection for USB keybo
15. t prosum net KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 INFRODUCTIO N caia ai disse 4 ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES dis 4 PCA Ge ONT NT acess actrees e e eii ate e anios oe a 4 FRONT PANEL AND REAR PANEL VIEWS 1 ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccess 5 K5LC REMOTE CONSOLE UNIT 300M AWAY FROM COMPUTER ssssssseeecccceeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeesseseeees 5 K5CMLC COMPUTER MODULE WITH LOCAL CONSOLE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER 5 INSTALLING THE EXTENDER nacesce a EE eS 6 BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE TWO PIECES OF KSEXT300 YOU SHOULD HAVE THESE ITEMS ON THE AAA AAA AA Soll dant sane 6 PLAN THE LAYOUT PATH AND DEPLOY THE UTP CABLE FOR EXTENSION cccccccecececececececececececes 6 CONFIGURE JHE KSOMECALOCA La 7 CONFIGURE THE KOLC CONSOLE A Aia 7 USING THEOSD MENU lt a ic 8 CHANGING THE HOTKEYS cccccescccoscececcececcececcececescecescececeececeecscscscessececessecescscssscesescesescecesceceecs 8 NAVIGATING INTO THE OSD MPN y dd e de ide sd cies 8 COS DIVE IVATIN PAGE asis 8 OSD MENO VIDEO PAGE loca bal n 9 OSI MENO AUDIO ACE da e e e NA 9 OPM NG STATUS PAGE A A ricas 10 OSD MENO SERA PAGES o 10 OSD MENO SYSTEMERAG E e lt do dr o dl detal da e ea 11 OPTIMIZE THE VIDEO DISPLAY ON THE REMOTE CONSOLE uu cccccccececcecees 12 KEXT300 User Manual Rev 1 3 Introduction Advantages and Features K5EXT300 is a new KVM extender technology that utilizes CATS media technology to e
16. xtend your console up to 300m 1000ft away It allows you to locate your server physically far back from the user due to security or spatial concerns It is especially useful for setting up a highly flexible computer user topology over a long distance either over an exhibition room work floor security room locked server room or other mission critical scenarios This advanced KVM extender not only extends your keyboard monitor and mouse but also serial port audio speakers and microphone on a single CAT 5 UTP cable with satisfying video quality and audio output K5EXT300 comprises two disparate units K5LC and KSCMLC K5LC is the local console unit 1 e the receiver on one end of the UTP cable KSCMLC is the computer module with local console 1 e the transmitter on the other end of the UTP cable However KSCMLC also provides a local console so that users can also access the computer at the local end in addition to the remote end on K5LC The firmware can be upgraded whenever is needed to enhance compatibility or functionality For the flash upgrade procedure please refer to the Flash Upgrade Operation Guide provided with the new version of firmware upgrade file CATS KVM Extender K5CMLC Computer Module w Local Console 2 2 CAT5 Kvm Extender K5EC Local Console Package Contents Please check whether you have all the following items within the packaging box M KSCMLC Computer Module w Local Console Con
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