Installation guide

SL-KXSA-300 ServerLink Cat 5 KVM Extender VGA, USB, PS/2, Audio & Serial up to 300mtr
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Plan the layout path and deploy the UTP cable
Step 1. Plan the path through which the CATx
UTP cable will be deployed across the
distance between the Transmitter and the
Receiver. You should choose the layout
path based on the shortest length and
with the least electromagnetic interference.
Step 2. Lay out the UTP cable according to your
planned path.
Configure the Transmitter Console
Step 3. Connect one end of the CATx UTP cable
to the CAT5 Extension port of the
Transmitter. (connector h)
Step 4. Connect the power adapter to the
Transmitter to power it up before
connecting any computer or cables to it.
(connector o)
Step5. Connect the computer to the console
ports of the Transmitter, using (1) the
included 3-in-1 USB/PS2 KVM cable
(connector n; if you need to connect to a
PS/2 computer, you can add the included
USB-to-PS/2 adapter), and (2) the
audio/mic cable (connectors l and m).
Step 6. Set up Console 1: Connect a USB
keyboard, USB mouse, VGA monitor as
well as a set of speakers, microphone &
serial device to the Transmitter’s Console
ports (connectors e, f, g, I, j and k).
Step 7. Power on the computer, and check the
keyboard, mouse, video, as well as
speakers and mic on Console 1 to see if it
works fine. Make sure it is working fine
before you proceed to the next steps.
Configure the Receiver Console
Step 8. Connect the other end of the CATx UTP
cable to the CAT5 Extension port of the
Receiver (connector 8).
Step 9. Connect the power adapter to the
Receiver to power it up before connecting
any devices to it. (connector 15)
Step 10. Set up Console 2: Connect a USB
keyboard, USB mouse, VGA monitor as
well speakers, microphone & serial device
to the Receiver’s Console ports
(connectors 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11).
Step 11. Check the keyboard, mouse, video, audio
and mic on Console 2 are working fine.
Step 12. Adjust the video parameters to optimize
the display output (Refer to OSD
Menu/Video section for details).
Step 13. You can connect a second computer to
the Receiver if needed: Just connect the
computer to the computer port
(connectors 12. 13 and 14) by using the
included 3-in-1 KVM cable and audio/mic
cable.
CAT5 KVM Extender Configuration Diagram
KVM Switch Console Extension: You can also utilize
the CAT5 KVM Extender to extend your KVM Switch
Console …. Just connect the Transmitter unit to the
console port of the KVM Switch, and the rest of the
connections are as descried above. Thus, you can
also extend the KVM switch console up to 300mtr
away.
OSD Menu
The OSD Menu control is available only on the RX
unit. By using the OSD Menu, you can enjoy more
intuitive KVM switching operations and easily
configure various settings:
To invoke the OSD Menu, you should hit the
following keyboard hotkeys:
Default Hotkey = [SCROLL] + [SCROLL] +
[SPACE]
Hotkey preceding sequence configuration:
The default hotkey preceding sequence is SCROLL
+ SCROLL.
For users who want to use a preceding sequence
other than SCROLL, you can go to the OSD Menu
and choose any one of the 4 alternatives – CAPS,
SCROLL, F12 or NUM.
Each keystroke within a hotkey sequence should be
pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise, the hotkey
sequence will not be validated.
To navigate the OSD Menu, just use the following
keys
Enter: Select
Esc: Exit,
  Left/Right cursor: change value in
the menu option
  Up/Down Cursor: Navigate.
F10: Logout of the OSD Menu (However,
if the password protection is not enabled,
the Logout feature will not be available)
OSD Main page
This is the OSD Main Menu and is the first page you
will see when you hit the keyboard hotkey -
SCROLL+ SCROLL+ SPACE - to invoke the OSD
Menu.
Main Menu
Video Setting
Here you can enter a submenu to configure the
video settings such as Brightness, Sharpness and
skew compensation for Phase Red and Phase
Green.
Video Setting Submenu
Brightness: [0 ~ 63]
Adjust the Brightness of the Display on Receiver
Console.
Sharpness: [0 ~ 63]
Adjust the Sharpness of the Display on Receiver
Console.
Phase Red: [0 ~ 63] specify the time delay for red
colour.
Phase Green: [0 ~ 63] specify the time delay for
green colour.
The blue component colour is adjusted automatically
in proportion to the red and green. Users have no
need to adjust the blue colour themselves.
In order to achieve optimized video output on the
console that may be up to 300mtr away from the
computer, users could adjust these various
parameters to achieve an optimized video output on
the console monitor. For a general guideline of how
to adjust your video display parameters on the
remote console, please refer to next section,
Optimize the Video Display on the Remote Console.
Audio Setting
On this page, you can configure the audio settings
on the RX unit and the TX unit. On the RX unit, you
can configure the audio to be either fixed on the local
PC or the remote PC, or to be bound with the
switching of the PC. You can also turn ON/OFF the
audio on the TX unit.
Audio Setting Submenu
RX Audio: [BIND/Local PC/Remote PC]
Configure the RX Audio to be fixed at the Local PC
or at the Remote PC, or bound with the computer
channel switching on the RX console.
Since the RX unit has a built-in KVM switching
feature that allows switching between the remote
computer and an (extra) local computer connected in
proximity, one can use the RX audio setting to
configure whether the audio switching should go with
the computer switching or remain independent.