LongView® Wireless Installer/User Guide
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing a LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 3: Operations Powering the LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . .
1 Product Overview Contents Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compatibility with Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits Avocent’s LongView® Wireless Extender connects Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) and audio peripherals wirelessly to your computer, from up to 100 feet away. LongView Wireless is a digital system that processes analog video, inbound and outbound, utilizing a unique, proprietary compression engine. At the heart of the compression engine is a multimedia DSP and an FPGA that are coupled to an IEEE 802.11a radio board.
4 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Extended Access User LongView Wireless Receiver LongView Wireless Transmitter Server Figure 1.2: Example LongView Wireless Configuration Secure connectivity and 802.11a standards-based design Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) provides secure connections through a proprietary design based on the 802.11a standard.
Chapter 1: Product Overview 5 Compatibility with Peripherals The LongView Wireless is compatible with the following peripherals: • Keyboard- The LongView Wireless transmitter and receiver support virtually any standard PS/2 keyboard. • Mouse- The LongView Wireless transmitter and receiver support 2button PS/2 mice. Mice that have more than two buttons work with the reduced functionality of a 2-button mouse.
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2 Installation Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing a LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . .
Chapter 2: Installation 9 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started Before installing your LongView Wireless Extender, refer to the list below to ensure that you have all the items that shipped with the LongView Wireless.
10 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Installing a LongView Wireless Extender Follow the step-by-step procedures listed in the To install a LongView Wireless transmitter and To install a LongView Wireless receiver sections to properly install your new KVM extension system. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your equipment - Disconnect the power from the unit by unplugging the power supply from the electrical outlet. To install a LongView Wireless transmitter: 1.
Chapter 2: Installation 11 4. Prepare locations for your LongView Wireless equipment, computer and peripherals. Place the transmitter near your computer. Best performance is achieved when the antennas are clearly visible and free from obstructions. 5. Connect the LongView Wireless transmitter cables into the computer’s PS/2 keyboard (purple connector), PS/2 mouse (green connector) and monitor connections (blue connector). 6.
12 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 3. Connect the extended display’s PS/2 keyboard and mouse (if applicable) into the LongView Wireless receiver’s keyboard connection (purple connector) and mouse connection (green connector). Power Supply Audio Cable Peripheral Cables Figure 2.2: LongView Wireless Receiver Installation Example 4. Connect your speakers into the LongView Wireless receiver’s audio output connection (lime green connector). 5.
3 Operations Contents Powering the LongView Wireless Extender . . . . . . 15 Informational Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fine-Tuning the Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Image Adjustment Using the LongView Wireless OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3: Operations 15 Chapter 3: Operations Powering the LongView Wireless Extender The LongView Wireless units (transmitter and receiver) have been factory configured to operate as a companion pair. The initial radio link between the two units is established by the receiver, although all other aspects of the link are controlled by the transmitter. Once the radio link is established, mouse, keyboard, video and audio data is free to flow between the two units.
16 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide LEDs Both the LongView Wireless transmitter and receiver contain three LEDs visible from the front of each unit. The LEDs are labeled on the unit. S1 S2 PWR Figure 3.
Chapter 3: Operations 17 Advanced menu options The LongView Wireless OSD Advanced menu allows you to fine-tune the video settings that were established with the Auto Setup function. You may tune the horizontal and vertical position of the video monitor window, as well as adjust the brightness and contrast of the video image. You may also adjust the video clock phase in the LongView Wireless transmitter relative to the video clock at your source computer to assure the cleanest, sharpest video image.
18 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 3. 4. On the OSD Advanced menu, use the fi ne-tuning options to make further adjustments to your video image, as needed. Press the Left or Right arrows keys to make adjustments for: • Horizontal Position • Vertical Position • Brightness • Contrast • Clock Phase Select Finish at the bottom of the Main OSD menu to save the parameters. -orIf you wish to exit without saving changes, select the Cancel button.
Appendices Contents Appendix A: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix B: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Appendix C: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Appendix D: Understanding Wireless . . . . . . . . . .
Appendices 21 Appendices Appendix A: Technical Specifications LongView Wireless Product Specifications Mechanical Height 1.75" (4.45 cm) Antenna extends 4.75” (12.07 cm) above lower surface of housing Width 6.25" (15.88 cm) Depth 5.25" (13.34 cm) Weight 1 lb (0.
22 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix B: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating issues you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: 1. Check the Troubleshooting section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outlined. See Appendix C. 2. Check our web site at www.avocent.
Appendices 23 Appendix C: Troubleshooting No power status light on transmitter or receiver Verify that the green LED on the separate Avocent-supplied power supply is illuminated, indicating that the power supply is plugged in correctly. Ensure that the power cable from the Avocent-supplied power supply is securely plugged into the LongView Wireless transmitter or LongView Wireless receiver unit. No video on monitor attached to transmitter Verify that the monitor has power and is switched on.
24 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Verify that all three LEDs on both the LongView Wireless transmitter and the LongView Wireless receiver are illuminated a short period of time after power up (30 seconds or less). If all three LEDs are not illuminated, move the LongView Wireless receiver closer to the LongView Wireless transmitter unit until all LEDs are illuminated.
Appendices 25 Slow response from peripherals attached to LongView Wireless receiver Run Auto Setup from the OSD. Remember to click Finish to save new settings. The distance between the two LongView Wireless units may be too great, reducing the quantity of data that can be sent through the radio link. Move the LongView Wireless receiver closer to the LongView Wireless transmitter.
26 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix D: Understanding Wireless Wireless technology is being used in many innovative ways to help people work and communicate more efficiently. Increased mobility and the absence of cabling and other fixed infrastructure have proven to be beneficial for many users. People use wireless technology for many different purposes: • Mobility – productivity increases when people have access to data in any location within the operating range of their Wireless Extender.
Appendices 27 To maximize your wireless range: 1. Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the transmitter and receiver to a minimum – each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless product’s range. 2. Be aware of the direct line between your transmitter and receiver. A wall that is 1.5 feet thick (.5 meters), at a 45° angle appears to be almost 3 feet (1 meter) thick.
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