Black Box Network Hardware ACU5011A User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Specifications

  8
• Introduction

  11
• 2.1 Features and Benefits

  12
• 2.2 Complete Packages

  14
• 2.3 The Extender Illustrated

  15
• 2.4 Safety Concerns

  17
• Installation

  18
• 3.1 What You Will Need

  18
• 3.2 Placement

  20
• 3.3 The Installation Procedure

  22
• Configuration

  26
• 4.1 Configuring an Attached PC (ACU5010A Only)

  26
• 4.2 Configuring the Extender

  27
• 4.2.1 Setting the DIP Switches

  27
• 4.2.2 Using Configuration Mode

  30
• 4.2.2.A Setting the Video Compensation

  30
• Keyboard Commands

  32
• 4.3 Selecting the Mouse Protocol

  33
• 4.4 Setting a Password for the Extender

  34
• 4.5 Resetting the Extender to Its Factory-Default Configuration

  35
• Operation

  36
• 5.1 Power-Up Status

  36
• 5.2 The Extender’s LEDs

  37
• 5.3 How the Extender Uses the Keyboard LEDs

  38
• 5.4 Things to Keep in Mind About the Keyboards and Mice

  39
• 5.5 Keyboard Control: Hotkey Commands

  40
• and Re-Enabling Disconnected CPU PS/2 Mouse Ports

  42
• Upgrading the Extender’s Firmware

  44
• Troubleshooting

  48
• 7.1 Forcing Automatic Video Compensation

  48
• 7.2 Reporting and Compensating for Video Skew

  49
• 7.3 Other Problems and Possible Solutions

  53
• 7.4 Resetting the Extender (Hardware Reset)

  54
• 7.5 Displaying the Extender’s Firmware Revision

  54
• 7.6 Calling Black Box

  55
• 7.7 Shipping and Packaging

  55
• Appendix: Cable Guidelines

  56
• A.2 Cabling from the Transmitter to the CPU

  56
• A.3 Twisted-Pair Cabling Between the Transmitter and Receiver

  58