Black Box ACS251A - Manual (Page 18)

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CHAPTER 4: Installation
4.3 Installing the Local Unit and Local Devices
Place the Local Unit on a flat surface within about 10 ft. (3 m) of a working AC
outlet and 6 ft. (1.8 m) of your local CPU and any local user-station equipment.
NOTE
It is also possible to rackmount the Local and Remote Units, but it
requires additional hardware. Call Black Box Technical Support if you
would like to do this.
Making sure that your computer CPU and any other local equipment is powered
off, attach it to the CPU-port connectors on the Local Unit’s front panel using the
Extender’s included cables:
• Run the included VGA-extension cable from the CPU’s video port to the Local
Unit’s HD15 female connector labeled “CPU Video.”
• Run one of the included PS/2 extension cables from the CPU’s keyboard port
to the Local Unit’s 6-pin mini-DIN female connector labeled with the word
“CPU” and a keyboard icon. (If the CPU has a 5-pin DIN PC/AT style
keyboard port, use an FA212 keyboard-port adapter at the CPU end.)
• Run the other included PS/2 extension cable from the CPU’s mouse port to
the Local Unit’s 6-pin mini-DIN female connector labeled with the word
“CPU” and a mouse icon.
• Optional: Run the included audio-extension cable from the “audio out” port of
the CPU or some other device to the Local Unit’s 3.5-mm stereo audio jack
labeled “Sound.”
If you want to attach an optional local user station, plug the devices directly into
the user-port connectors on the Local Unit’s front panel:
• Plug any local monitor into the Local Unit’s HD15 female connector labeled
“Local Video.” Note that the Extender has no support for DDC or monitor
Plug and Play, so you’ll have to configure its video settings manually through
the CPU’s operating system. When you do this, make sure to choose only those
settings that your monitor can support (refer to the monitor’s manual).
Configuring video incorrectly, especially if you select refresh rates that are too
high for the monitor to display, could damage or destroy the monitor.
• Plug any local keyboard into the Local Unit’s 6-pin mini-DIN female connector
labeled with the word “Local” and a keyboard icon. If the keyboard has a 5-pin
DIN PC/AT style connector, use an FA211 keyboard adapter.