LongView® Wireless Installer/User Guide For Technical Support: www.avocent.com/support Avocent Corporation 4991 Corporate Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent International Ltd.
INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
83C-LongviewWireless.book Page i Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM LongView® Wireless Installer/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There and LongView are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. © 2005 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page ii Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page iii Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM iii T A B L E O F C ON T E N T S List of Figures ................................................................................................................. v List of Tables ................................................................................................................. vii Chapter 1: Product Overview..........................................................................................
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383C-LongviewWireless.book Page v Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM v LIST OF FIGU RES Figure 1.1: LongView Wireless Extender Model............................................................................... 1 Figure 1.2: Example LongView Wireless Extender Configuration ................................................... 2 Figure 2.1: LongView Wireless Transmitter Installation Example ................................................... 6 Figure 2.2: LongView Wireless Receiver Installation Example.....
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383C-LongviewWireless.book Page vii Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM vii LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1: LED Conditions .............................................................................................................. 10 Table A.1: LongView Wireless Extender Product Specifications.................................................... 13 Table C.1: Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................
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383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 1 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 1 CHAPTER 1 Product Overview Features and Benefits The Avocent LongView® Wireless extender connects Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) and audio peripherals wirelessly to your server, from up to 100 feet away. The LongView Wireless extender is a digital system that processes analog video, inbound and outbound, utilizing a unique, proprietary compression engine.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 2 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide The LongView Wireless extender On-Screen Display (OSD) The LongView Wireless extender OSD makes it simple to set up and adjust your video parameters. Accessed from the receiver side, the OSD makes tuning your video fast and convenient. Extended Access User LongView Wireless Receiver LongView Wireless Transmitter Server Figure 1.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 The LongView Wireless receiver The LongView Wireless receiver connects directly to your user interface devices (keyboard, video monitor and mouse) and serves as the radio interface device for these components. It receives audio and video data from the server and sends keyboard and mouse data from the user interface devices to the server.
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383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 5 CHAPTER 2 Installation Getting Started Before installing your LongView Wireless extender, refer to the list below to ensure that you have all items that shipped with the product.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 6 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Installing a LongView Wireless Extender Follow the procedures To install a LongView Wireless transmitter and To install a LongView Wireless receiver 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 device by unplugging the power supply from the electrical outlet.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM Chapter 2: Installation 7 4. Prepare locations for your LongView Wireless extender equipment, server and peripherals. Place the transmitter near your server. Best performance is achieved when the antennas are clearly visible and free from obstructions. 5. Connect the LongView Wireless transmitter cables into the server’s PS/2 keyboard (purple connector), monitor connections (blue connector) and PS/2 mouse (green connector). 6.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 8 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 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. Connect the LongView Wireless extender power supply into the LongView Wireless receiver and into the AC power source. NOTE: Use only an Avocent-supplied power supply. 6.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 9 CHAPTER 3 Operations Powering the LongView Wireless Extender The LongView Wireless extender devices (transmitter and receiver) have been factory configured to operate as a companion pair. The initial radio link between the two devices is established by the receiver, although all other aspects of the link are controlled by the transmitter.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 10 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide LEDs Both the LongView Wireless transmitter and receiver contain three LEDs visible from the front of each device. These LEDs display the current state of each device. Table 3.1 outlines each condition. Figure 3.1: Transmitter LEDs Table 3.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM Chapter 3: Operations 11 Main menu options The LongView Wireless extender Main menu has two options - Auto Setup and Mode. When the Auto Setup button is selected, the video parameters of the source server are checked and then the receiver automatically optimizes the video quality portrayed on the receiver monitor. Selecting the Mode button allows additional control of display optimization. The two modes available are Computer or DVD.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 12 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide 3. On the OSD Advanced menu, use the fine-tuning options to make further adjustments to your video image, as needed. Press the Left or Right arrow keys to make adjustments for: • Horizontal Position • Vertical Positions • Brightness • Contrast • Clock Phase 4. If you wish to permanently save the video adjustments, the dynamic Auto Setup feature must be turned off.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 13 APPENDICES Appendix A: Technical Specifications Table A.1: LongView Wireless Extender Product Specifications Physical Attributes Height 1.75" (4.45 cm) Width 6.25" (15.88 cm) Depth 5.25" (13.34 cm) Antenna extension 4.75” (12.07 cm) above lower surface of housing Weight 1.0 lb (0.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 14 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Table A.1: LongView Wireless Extender Product Specifications (Continued) Radio Radio Protocol IEEE 802.11a Radio Frequency 5150-5250; 5250-5350; 5725-5825 MHz Radio Modulation Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Nominal Output Power 17 dBm Range XGA video resolution to 100 feet Security AES encryption with 802.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM Appendices 15 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. To resolve an issue: 1. Check the pertinent section of the manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following the procedures outlined. 2. Check our web site at www.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 16 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting Table C.1: 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.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 17 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM Appendices 17 Table C.1: Troubleshooting (Continued) No video on monitor attached to receiver (continued) 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 until all LEDs are illuminated.
383C-LongviewWireless.book Page 18 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 9:30 AM 18 LongView Wireless Installer/User Guide Table C.1: Troubleshooting (Continued) Slow response from peripherals attached to LongView Wireless receiver Run Auto Setup from the OSD. Remember to select Finish to save new settings. The distance between the two LongView Wireless extender devices may be too great, reducing the quantity of data that can be sent through the radio link.
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LongView® Wireless Installer/User Guide For Technical Support: www.avocent.com/support Avocent Corporation 4991 Corporate Drive Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 USA Tel: +1 256 430 4000 Fax: +1 256 430 4031 Avocent International Ltd.
