Specifications

SERVSWITCH WIZARD PRO

To connect computers with serial mouse ports and PC/AT style keyboard ports,

you’ll need adapters, as shown in Figure 3-2 below. Refer to Appendix A for cable

guidelines.

Figure 3-2. Using adapters to connect computers with serial mouse ports

or PC/AT keyboard ports.

3.4 Powering the Switch

Once you’ve installed your ServSwitch Wizard Pro and attached your equipment

to it, you need to apply power to the system. You can do this in either of two ways:

If you are not using the optional power supply: Power up the attached CPUs. The

ServSwitch Wizard Pro (which has no ON/OFF switch) might be able to start

operating automatically; it can draw power from the attached CPUs’ keyboard

interfaces, and a single cable connection to a CPU’s keyboard port is usually

sufficient to power the Switch if the cable isn’t more than 3 meters (10 feet) long.

(If more than one computer is connected to the Switch, you’ll probably be able to

use longer cables; the Switch will draw power intelligently from all attached

computers.) As you power up your CPUs, watch the Switch’s 7-segment display as

discussed in Section 5.1: If it shows the number “1” or the letter “P,” the Switch will

be able to operate using the power it’s receiving from the CPUs, but if it’s blank or

shows an “o” shape, the Switch is not getting enough power from the CPUs and

you’ll have to either use the power supply or swap in shorter CPU cables.

If you are using the power supply: Plug the power supply’s output cord into the power

jack on the back of the ServSwitch Wizard Pro, then attach the input cord to the

power-supply transformer’s IEC 320 inlet, then plug the input cord into utility

(mains) power. (In this situation, always apply power to the ServSwitch Wizard Pro

first, then power on the monitor and each of the computers; if you power up the

computers before the Switch, the computers might not recognize the presence of

the mouse or keyboard.) The Switch should start operating immediately; it has no

ON/OFF switch.

PS/2 style kbd/mouse cable

To Switch’s CPU-port

mouse connector

(6-pin mini-DIN)

To Switch’s CPU-port

keyboard connector

(6-pin mini-DIN)

PS/2 to Serial Mouse

Adapter; to computer’s

serial mouse port (DB9)

(our product code FA314)

PS/2 to PC/AT Keyboard

Adapter; to computer’s

AT compatible keyboard

port (5-pin DIN)

(our product code

FA212)

PS/2 style kbd/mouse cable