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Rackit Sylphit-MP User Manual

Manual is about: KVM Drawer

Summary of Sylphit-MP

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    Sylphit-mp kvm drawer user guide version 1.3 rackit ® technology corporation 271 madison avenue, new york, ny 10016 tel: (212) 679-0050 • fax: (212) 679-0040 1 . 8 0 0 . 6 3 6 . 3 4 3 4 www.Rackittechnology.Com technology corporation ®.

  • Page 2: Table of Content

    Sylphit-mp user guide 2 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 table of content items included in shipment ...................................................................................3 system compatibility.........................................................

  • Page 3: Items Included In Shipment

    Sylphit-mp user guide 3 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 items included in shipment • sylphit-mp kvm drawer/switch • (1) or (8) or (16) sylphit integrated usbkvm cables (hdd 15-pin male [for sylphit connection] to usb/vga [for computer connection]) • power cor...

  • Page 4: Rack-Mount Installation

    Sylphit-mp user guide 4 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 rack-mount installation 1. Measure the depth of the rack (the distance between the front and the rear mounting rails) into which you are installing sylphit. 2. Using the extension brackets’ mounting scre...

  • Page 5: Product Detail

    Sylphit-mp user guide 5 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 product detail self-locking rails back view 8-port model 16-port model local console ports are used to connect an external monitor (to the hd15 vga female port) and external keyboard and mouse (to the tw...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 6 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 connecting computers to sylphit sylphit ships with sylphit integrated usbkvm cable(s) (the cable count matches the port count of the sylphit unit). Each sylphit integrated usbkvm cable consists of one (1...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 7 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 to connect a ps/2 computer/server to sylphit, use a sylphit integrated ps/2kvm cable (purchased separately) and follow the same steps. In step 3. You will need to connect the purple ps/2 connector to the...

  • Page 8: Powering Up The System

    Sylphit-mp user guide 8 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 adding ports to control more computers you can expand the sylphit kvm port-count by daisy-chaining additional sylphit kvm switches, connecting between them with a daisy chain cable. Each additional kvm s...

  • Page 9: Lcd Display Control Panel

    Sylphit-mp user guide 9 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 4. The "operation" blue light of port 1 on the switching indication panel will flash. 5. Power up the servers. You may power all connected servers regardless of which may be selected by sylphit. Note: a ...

  • Page 10: Auto Adjustment

    Sylphit-mp user guide 10 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 auto adjustment bright & contrast.

  • Page 11: Image Adjustment

    Sylphit-mp user guide 11 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 image adjustment.

  • Page 12: Color Adjustment

    Sylphit-mp user guide 12 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 color adjustment.

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 13 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434.

  • Page 14: Language Selection

    Sylphit-mp user guide 14 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 language selection reset.

  • Page 15: Osd Adjustment

    Sylphit-mp user guide 15 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 osd adjustment exit.

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 16 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 operating sylphit's kvm switch user name / password should you want to be able to authenticate users and prevent unauthorized access to sylphit console, sylphit supports one (1) supervisor and eight (8)...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 17 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 status indicator status indicator appears on the screen right after a successful login and after switching ports. Status indicator displays sylphit's current settings and provides information regarding ...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 18 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 keyboard hot-key operation you can control sylphit's kvm switch by invoking commands via a sequence of keyboard hot-keys. Tap the "caps lock" key twice in succession (within 2 seconds) to enter into "ho...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 19 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 + + = log out of osd. If user security is enabled – login prompt will show. If user security is disabled – status indicator will show. To select a port: + + + bank numbers: [ 1, 2, ... 8] port numbers: ...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 20 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 on screen display (osd) for kvm switch on screen display (osd) is used for selecting and activating some of sylphit's kvm switch's options and features. To bring up the osd menu: + + space bar = on scre...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 21 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 following is a list of functions available from the osd: selecting (switching to) a computer (port) as sylphit's osd is showing, use the "up" and "down" arrow keys to highlight the computer (port) you w...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 22 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 main menu as sylphit's osd is showing, tap the "f1" key to bring up sylphit's osd main menu. Note: settings and options available for editing through "main menu" are available only to the supervisor. A ...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 23 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 port name edit port name edit facilitates assigning a name to each port, which in effect may be the name of the computer connected to the port. The assigned computer-name then gets displayed on sylphit'...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 24 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 user security user security facilitates assigning user names and passwords to one (1) supervisor and up to eight (8) users. The top-left "s" referrers to "supervisor". The "1", "2", "3",....."8" refer t...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 25 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 access list the access list facilitates assigning users' access-rights to each port. Use the "enter" key to toggle the port rights: • o – enables user's rights to access a port. • x – disables user's ri...

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    Sylphit-mp user guide 26 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 time settings time settings facilitates setting the intervals (in seconds) for the auto-scan function. In auto-scan mode, this setting determines how long will a port show before automatically moving to...

  • Page 27: Hot-Key Settings

    Sylphit-mp user guide 27 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 hot-key settings you can enable or disable sylphit's kvm switch options by invoking commands via a sequence of keyboard hot-keys. Tap the "caps lock" key twice in succession (within 2 seconds) to enter ...

  • Page 28: General Precautions

    Sylphit-mp user guide 28 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 + + = screen saving and auto logout. Disabled by default, "l" enables/disables screen saving function and a 10-minute auto-logout function. + + = log out of osd. If user security is enabled – login prom...

  • Page 29: Certificates

    Sylphit-mp user guide 29 rackit technology corporation – www.Rackittechnology.Com – (800)636-3434 certificates fcc class-a this equipment has been tested and found to comply with part 15 of the fcc rules. Ce this equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: en 55 02...