Installation Guide 2-Port USB KVM with File Management GCS642U PART NO.
Table of Contents System Requirements 6 Keyboard Emulation 23 Overview 7 Troubleshooting 25 LED Display Status 9 Factory Default Settings 27 Hardware Setup 10 Specifications 28 Basic KVM Operations 13 CE Statement 30 Hotkeys Summary Table 14 File Management 16 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 31 18 Contact 32 20 Limited Warranty 33 File Transfer File Sync 3
This manual uses the following conventions: Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in. [ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt]. 1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps. • Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
Package Contents • 1 x 2 port USB KVM with File Transfer • 1 x User Manual • 1 x Warranty Card Verify all the components are present and that nothing was damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem, contact your dealer, or IOGEAR.
System Requirements Console • A VGA, SVGA, or multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on any computer in the installation • A USB keyboard and a USB mouse • Microphone and speakers (optional) Computers The following equipment must be installed on each computer that is to be connected to the system: • A VGA, SVGA, or multisync video port • USB Type A ports • Microphone and speaker ports (optional) Operating System • Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit / 64-bit) • Windows 7 (3
Overview 1. 2. 2 1 3. 4. 5. 3 4 5 7 Port LEDs A port LED lights to indicate that the computer attached to its corresponding port has the KVM focus. KVM Cables These cables attach to the computers in your installation. Console Ports The cables from your USB mouse, monitor, and USB keyboard plug in here. The ports are marked with an icon on the bottom panel to indicate which is which. Speaker Jack Your console speakers plug in here. Microphone Jack Your console microphone plugs in here.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1 4 2 5 3 8 Speaker (Green) Plugs into the computer’s speaker port Keyboard/Mouse (Purple) Plugs into any available Type A USB port onthe computer Video Plugs into the computer’s VGA port File Transfer (Black) Plugs into any available Type A USB port onthe computer.
LED Display Status Status Indication Orange On/Off Port is selected / Port is not selected Green On Port is connected to an active computer Flashing (one) Port is connected to an active computer and is being accessed in Auto Scan Mode orunder Keyboard/ Mouse USB Sync Flasing (all) File transfer/sync is in operation 9
Hardware Setup Please Make sure that power to all the devices you will be installing has been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function Step1 Plug your USB keyboard, USB mouse, and monitor into their respective ports on the GCS642U. Note: If your are using a wireless keyboard and mouse combo, the receiver must plug into the GCS642U’s keyboard port in order for the hotkeys to function.
Step 2 Plug your microphone and speakers into their respective jacks.
Step 3 Plug the USB (purple first, then black), video, and audio connectors of the attached KVM cables into their respective ports on the computers you are installing. Note: If there is only one USB port on the computer, you can connect a USB hub to the computer, then plug the Keyboard/Mouse cable (purple) and then the File Transfer cable (black) into the USB hub. After you are all cabled up, you can power on the computers and peripherals.
Basic KVM Operations Port Switching Tap the Scroll Lock key twice to the toggle the KVM, USB, and Audio focus between the two ports. Hotkey Port Selection All hotkey operations begin by invoking hotkey mode: Note: If you prefer, you have the Ctrl key be the toggle key (see Hotkey Summary Table, page 14) 2. Press and release the minus key. 1. Hold down the Num Lock key. 3. Release the Num Lock key.. Mouse Port Selection Simply double-click the scroll wheel on your USB mouse to switch between ports.
Hotkeys Summary Table Combination [Num Lock] [-] Configuration [H] To toggle between the default ([Num Lock] [-]) and alternate ([Ctrl] [F12]) hotkey mode invocation keys: [T] To toggle between the default ([Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]) and alternate ([Ctrl] [Ctrl]) port switching keys: [N] To Enable / Disable keyboard hotkey emulation. (Disable for use with gaming keyboards.) [M] To Enable / Disable mouse emulation. [W] To Enable / Disable mouse port switching.
Combination [Num Lock] [-] Configuration [F10] To auto detect the keyboard operating platform: [F4] To list the current switch settings via the paste function of a text editor. [F5] To perform a USB keyboard and mouse reset: [F6] [nn] [Enter] To set the keyboard language layout: Note: nn is a two-digit number that represents one of the following keyboard language codes: 33 – US English 08 – French 15 – Japanese [r] [Enter] To reset the hotkeys to their default setting.
File Management The drivers necessary for performing file management operations are built into the GCS642U’s firmware. The first time you plug the file transfer USB cables into your computers, Windows finds and installs them. When you open the Windows file Explorer, two new “drives” appear: IOGEAR FM, and Virtual Link.
Virtual Link simply provides a buffer for the file management utility; it performs no other function. To perform file management operations, click the File Management icon on both computers. The main screen offers two operations: File Transfer and File Sync, as described in the sections that follow. For best file transfer performance, the recommended system memory capacity is 4GB or above.
File Transfer To perform file transfer operations, click the File Transfer button on the main screen. A folder containing the files on the opposite computer’s desktop appears on your screen. If you see the following screen, you just need to turn on the File Management on the other computer: This folder works just like any other folder on your system. You can drag and drop files and folders to and from this folder just as if it were a folder that originated on your system.
To navigate to other files and folders on the opposite computer, click the button just to the left of the folder name. To add a new folder under the current one, click the plus sign (+) at the right of the folder name bar.
File Sync File Sync allows you sync entire folders between the two computers. The Folder Sync screen allows you to set up the folders you want to sync: Each File Sync operation is called a task. To begin sync operations: 1. Click the + button at the upper left to add a task. 2. If you want to, give the task a name, key the name in the Task Name field. 3. Select the task type (Folder Sync is the default). 4. Navigate to the desired folder on the Port 1 PC.
5. Navigate to the desired folder on the Port 2 PC. 6. Select your sync choice: a. Merge the two folders. In other words, copy the files from the Port 1 folder to the Port 2 folder, and copy the files from the Port 2 folder to the Port 1 folder – so that both folders are the same, and both contain all the files that were originally on each of them separately. b. Copy the files from the Port 1 folder to the Port 2 folder, but do not copy the files from the Port 2 folder to the Port 1 folder. c.
7. Once you have made your selections, click Sync This Task, at the top right of the screen You can choose to set up more than one task. Each one appears as a list entry in the left panel. To run the tasks one by one, first select the desired task in the left panel, then click Sync This Task, at the top right of the screen. To run them all at the same time, click the triangle button (at the right of the + button) at the top left of the screen.
Keyboard Emulation PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard [Shift] Shift [Print Screen] F13 [Ctrl] Ctrl [Scroll Lock] F14 = [Ctrl] [1] [Enter] Return [Ctrl] [2] [Backspace] Delete [Ctrl] [3] [Insert] Help [Ctrl] [4] [Ctrl] F15 [Alt] Alt Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl), then press and release the activation key 23
PC Keyboard Sun Keyboard PC Keyboard [Ctrl] [T] Stop [Ctrl] [1] [Ctrl] [F2] Again [Ctrl] [2] [Ctrl] [F3] Props [Ctrl] [F4] Undo [Ctrl] [F5] Front [Ctrl] [F6] Copy [Ctrl] [F7] Open [Ctrl] [F8] Paste [Ctrl] [F9] Find [Ctrl] [F10] Cut Sun Keyboard [Ctrl] [3] [Ctrl] [4] [Ctrl] [H] Help Compose Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl), then press and release the activation key 24
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Action the computer connected to GCS642U would not boot Certain mother BIOS is set to use CD ROM as the 1st boot device. Please check the boot order in your motherboard BIOS to ensure your operating system hard drive is the first boot device. For more details on how to perform these steps please refer to your motherboard user manual. Mouse and/ or Keyboard not responding. Improper mouse and/or keyboard reset.
Symptom Possible Cause Action Device not recognized (Windows). Windows timing problem. Unplug the KVM cable from the computer’sUSB port; go into Windows’ System Settings and remove the Unknown Device entry; plug the KVM cable back in. Windows will now recognize the device. Cannot switch ports by pressing [Scroll Lock] twice Keyboard is incompatible with Scroll Lock invocation. Switch to the Alternate port switching keys (see Hotkey Configuration, page 11).
Factory Default Settings Function Default Setting Auto Scan Interval 5 seconds Port Switching Hotkey [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] Invoking HSM [Num Lock] + [-], Keyboard Operating Platform PC Compatible Mouse Emulation Enabled Mouse Switching Function Disabled Keyboard Emulation Enabled Power On Detection Enabled 27
Specifications Function GCS642U Computer Connections 2 Port Selection Connectors Hotkeys; Mouse Console Ports KVM Ports LEDs Keyboard 1 x USB Type A Female (White) Video 1 x HDB-15 Female (Blue) Mouse 1 x USB Type A Female (White) Speakers 1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green) Microphone 1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink) Keyboard / Mouse 2 x USB Type A Male (Purple) Video 2 x HDB-15 Male (Blue) Speakers 2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green) Microphone 2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink)
Function GCS642U Cable Length Computers 2 x 0.9 m Emulation Keyboard / Mouse USB Video 2048 x 1536; DDC2B Scan Interval Environment Physical Properties 3, 5, 10, 20 secs. (default 5 secs.) Operating Temp. 0–50ºC Storage Temp. -20–60ºC Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing Housing Plastic Weight 0.43 kg Dimensions (L x W x H) 8.24 x 6.99 x 2.
CE Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the following European Union directives: Electromagnetic Capability (89/336/EMC), Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and R&TTED (1999/5/EC).
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits 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 in a residential setting. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used as directed, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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