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Program version UP18H 05/08/03
Fix mouse problems with Dell computers
Sometimes on Dell Optiplex GX240 computers with Windows XP, the PS/2 wheel
mouse would go out of sync. This has been fixed.
Fix RS/6000 Japanese and Korean keystrokes
Keys to change between English and Japanese or Korean did not work. This has
been fixed.
Program version UP18A 06/28/02
Add support for deriving USB Sun language from switch
USB cable 17 and previous were specific to each country for Sun computers. Version
19 of the USB cable derives its Sun international language setting from the Sun
keyboard language setting on the Configure System page. In order for this to work,
UP18A firmware must be installed. otherwise the US language setting will be used.
Fix reversed Sun Volume keys
For Sun computers Ctrl page up now generates the volume up key and ctrl page
down generates the volume down key. These were reversed.
Program version UP18 12/04/2001
Add PC keyboard to Sun emulation commands
Allows you to send the keys that are present on a Sun keyboard, such as the Stop,
Again, and other keys unique to the Sun keyboard, from a PC keyboard.
Improve Asian keyboard support
Add full support for all combinations and emulations of PC, Sun, and USB Japanese
and Korean keyboards.
Improve Sun international language support
Add Sun language field to multi-platform boxes to allow better PC to Sun emulation.
Fix selection of ports sometimes skipped on upper cards
When switching to a computer on an upper card, sometimes the switching would not
occur. Switching to the computer again would work correctly.
Fix box to box mouse problems.
The box to box protocol would sometimes not be configured correctly and the mouse
would be out of sync. Careful manual configuration would be able to correct the
problem. The box is now easier to configure and forgiving of wrong configuration. If
a wheel mouse is not used the box does not use any wheel mouse protocol.
Add set mode command
This command has been present in previous revisions of the switch. It has been
added back in by request to make configuration easier. In particular please note the
new settings to configure multi-platform boxes to all Sun or all Apple. This switch
product family does not have an all Sun or all Apple member, so this makes
configuration for the all Sun or all Apple environment easier.
Note there are three classes of mode command, for the CPU, for the keyboard, and
for the mouse. Don't confuse the setting for a CPU's keyboard/mouse setting with
the mouse itself. To change a CPU's keyboard/mouse setting you must first switch to
that CPU. Changing the keyboard or mouse itself, you can be switched to any CPU.
Settings that apply to Apple and Sun are ignored on PC-only units. The mode
command is inactive if a configuration password has been set. To enter the mode
command, press and release the left control key, then the M key, then the mode
value as shown below, and then the enter key. Don't use the numeric keypad for
numeric keys or the enter key.
To save the setting in non-volatile memory, use the keep command by pressing and
releasing the left control key and then the K key.
SUMMARY OF MODE COMMAND VALUES
MODE COMMAND VALUE DESCRIPTION
1
2
CPU keyboard = PC mode 1 (certain IBM computers)
CPU keyboard = PC mode 2 (most PCs)
CPU keyboard = Most Unix workstations
CPU keyboard/mouse = Apple
3
4
5
CPU keyboard/mouse = Sun
6
CPU mouse = PS/2 mouse
7
CPU mouse = RS232 7 bit mouse (Microsoft)
CPU mouse = reserved for future use
CPU mouse = RS232 Mouse systems mouse
CPU mouse = PS/2 wheel mouse
8
9
10
20
21
30
31
Keyboard = 101/102 PC keyboard
Keyboard = 104/105 PC keyboard (Windows KB)
Mouse = PS/2 mouse
Mouse = RS232 7 bit mouse (Microsoft)
32
40
50
60
Mouse = RS232 Mouse systems mouse
Set all computers to Apple
Set all computer to Sun
Set all computers to PC mode 2 and PS2-mouse
Add set resolution command
This allows you to set the on-screen display resolution when no video is present.
This was added primarily to support older fixed frequency monitors that do not sync
up at the default 640 x 480 @ 60Hz rate of the on-screen display.
To enter the resolution command, press and release the left control key, then the Y
key, then the resolution value as shown below, and then the enter key. Please note
that for German language keyboards you must use the z key instead of the y key.
Don't use the numeric keypad for numeric keys or the enter key. To save the setting
in non-volatile memory, use the keep command by pressing and releasing the left
control key and then the K key.
SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION COMMAND VALUES
COMMAND VALUE RESOLUTION SETTING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
640x480 60Hz
640x480 72Hz
640x480 75Hz
640x480 67Hz
832x624 75Hz
1152x900 66Hz
1152x900 76Hz
Improve support for Windows NT service pack 3 and 4
We have revised the mouse driver in the box to be compatible with the latest
changes. Normally booting of the computer configures the setting automatically, but
if a computer is changed to another port or has manually been configured wrong you
can lose the mouse. To recover the mouse a new command has been added to send
a reset mouse command to the computer.
To enter the reset computer's mouse command, press and release the left control
key, then the O (alphabetic, not zero) key. This command should only be used when
the mouse has been lost on NT. If a wheel mouse is used, this will also recover use
of the wheel. You can also use this command to change the NT mouse driver from
non-wheel to wheel without booting the computer.
Fixed problem with mouse on certain Dell computers
Certain Dell computers such as the XPS R350 and the XPS 450 would fail to have
mouse pointers present when booting NT4.0. The mouse will now boot properly on
these computers.
Make switch power-on faster
Decrease power on time of switch by one second.
Program version UP15 7/22/1999
Fix slave communication
Fixed a problem with the main board (ports 1-4) sometimes reporting failures
incorrectly on slave boards (ports 5 to 16).
Program version UP13 07/14/1999
Fix serial mouse
Fixed a problem with using a CPU using a serial mouse connection. The problem
occurred on ports above port 4 on PC only configurations.
Program version UP12 06/11/99
Add support for unknown keys
For multi-platform units, fixed problem with routing non-standard keycodes from
keyboards to CPU's that don't match the keyboard type.
Add alternate switch expansion method
Added Ctrl-Tab to keyboard commands. This command allows a KVM switch to pass
commands through to switches connected to a CPU port.
Sun and Apple keyboard problem
For multi-platform units using Sun or Macintosh keyboards prevent the keyboard
select box from appearing.
Fix changing ports on Japanese Sun computers
Fixed a problem when changing ports on with Japanese Sun machines using
Japanese keyboards.
Fix cursor keys on units with more than 4 ports
Fixed a problem with passing PC cursor keys through a KVM switch connected to a
port on the switch greater than 4.
Improve NT wheel mouse
Improved NT response to a wheel mouse by adding support for SP3 and SP4
changes made in NT.
Change screen saver factory default time setting
Changed default screen saver time to 0 to make disabled the default for the screen
saver.
Fix double height OSD problem
Fixed problem with on screen display occasionally failing to double display height on
high resolution displays.
Fix access login OSD problem
Fixed a problem with the access login screen moving off the display.
Kernel revision history
Kernel version P7 12/04/2001
Improve OSD power-on detect
Improve power on detection of OSD during power transients.
Kernel version P4 08/30/1999
Make switch power-on faster
Decrease power on time of switch by two seconds.
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