Instruction manual

OPERATION – Crosspoint mode

Orion Installation and Operations Manual

Cross Point Switch Mode (COM mask)

Installation for the Cross-Point mode is exactly the same as the KVM-switch mode installation. All CPU’s connect to

a KVM transmitter and all user stations (Console stations) connect to a KVM receiver. Receiver and transmitter

connect to the Orion using CATx or fiber cables. See figure 2 for an example of the installation.

Enter the OSD with key sequence <Ctrl>+ <Shift>+ <O> (Letter ‚o’)  The “KVM List” Mask is displayed full screen (If

Option “Listview” is not active, “KVM Switch” Mask will be displayed instead). Exit the “KVM List” Mask by hitting

<ESC>. The “Menu” will displayed full screen. Select the menu option “CP-Switch“and press <RETURN>.

If you are not logged into the OSD as Power User, the LOGIN Dialog will displayed. Login as a power user and the

Crosspoint Switch menu as shown in figure 20 will display.

In the Crosspoint Mode any CON Port can be connected to any CPU Port. The Video signal of a CPU Port can be

connected to several CON Ports, but the Keyboard/Mouse signal of a CPU can only be connected to one CON port

and must be connected to a CON Port which also receives the video signal of this CPU Port.

In the CP mode, any existing connection can be overwritten. Therefore, this mode is only available for power users.

For utmost flexibility, no user restriction checks are performed. Admissibility of configuration remains the

responsibility of the user!

Figure 20. Crosspoint Switch menu (CON Mask)

To each CON Port, only 1x monitor and 1x keyboard/mouse (K/M) may be assigned. If another CPU is selected (K/M

or Monitor), any existing assignment of this CON Port is released.

To each CON Port, you may assign only 1x monitor without keyboard/mouse (K/M). If you assign 1x K/M, however,

you must assign the corresponding monitor as well!

The upper two lines show to which

CPU keyboard/mouse are attached

The lower two lines show from

which CPU the display content is

displayed

The rows correspond to the

16 CON ports

The columns correspond to the

32 CPU ports

(2 lines with 16 ports each)