Installation Guide
2-Port USB KVM with File Management
GCS642U
PART NO. M1190
Table of Contents
System Requirements
Overview
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Keyboard Emulation
Troubleshooting
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LED Display Status
Hardware Setup
Basic KVM Operations
Hotkeys Summary Table
File Management
File Transfer
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Factory Default Settings
Specifications
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CE Statement
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Statement
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Contact
Limited Warranty
File Sync
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This manual uses the following conventions: Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.
[ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need
to be chorded, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt].
1. Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.
• Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.
–> Indicates selecting the option (on a menu or dialog box, for example), that comes next. For
example, Start ––> Run means to open the Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.
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Package Contents
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1 x 2 port USB KVM with File Transfer
1 x User Manual
1 x Warranty Card
Verify all the components are present and that nothing was damaged in shipping. If you encounter a
problem, contact your dealer, or IOGEAR.
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully to prevent any
damage to the unit, and / or any of the devices connected to it
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System Requirements
Console
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A VGA, SVGA, or multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on any com-
puter in the installation
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A USB keyboard and a USB mouse
Microphone and speakers (optional)
Computers
The following equipment must be installed on each computer that is to be connected to the system:
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A VGA, SVGA, or multisync video port
USB Type A ports
Microphone and speaker ports (optional)
Operating System
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Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit / 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit / 64-bit)*
Note: File management AP is supported by Windows OS only
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Overview
1. Port LEDs
A port LED lights to indicate that the computer
attached to its corresponding port has the
KVM focus.
2. KVM Cables
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These cables attach to the computers in your
installation.
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3. Console Ports
The cables from your USB mouse, monitor,
and USB keyboard plug in here. The ports are
marked with an icon on the bottom panel to
indicate which is which.
4. Speaker Jack
Your console speakers plug in here.
5. Microphone Jack
Your console microphone plugs in here.
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1. Speaker (Green)
Plugs into the computer’s speaker port
2. Keyboard/Mouse (Purple)
Plugs into any available Type A USB port onthe
computer
3. Video
Plugs into the computer’s VGA port
4. File Transfer (Black)
Plugs into any available Type A USB port onthe
computer. Note: If there is only one USB port
on the computer, you can connect a USB
hub tothe computer, then plug the Keyboard/
Mouse cable (purple) and then the File Transfer
cable (black) into the USB hub
5. Microphone (Pink)
Plugs into the computer’s speaker port
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LED Display Status
Status
Indication
Orange On/Off
Green On
Port is selected / Port is not selected
Port is connected to an active computer
Flashing (one)
Port is connected to an active computer and is being
accessed in Auto Scan Mode orunder Keyboard/ Mouse
USB Sync
Flasing (all)
File transfer/sync is in operation
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Hardware Setup
Please Make sure that power to all the devices you will be installing has been turned off. You must
unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function
Step1
Plug your USB keyboard, USB mouse, and
monitor into their respective ports on the
GCS642U.
Note: If your are using a wireless keyboard and mouse combo, the receiver must plug into the GCS642U’s
keyboard port in order for the hotkeys to function.
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Step 2
Plug your microphone and speakers into their respective jacks.
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Step 3
Plug the USB (purple first, then black), video,
and audio connectors of the attached KVM
cables into their respective ports on the
computers you are installing.
Note: If there is only one USB port on the
computer, you can connect a USB hub to the
computer, then plug the Keyboard/Mouse
cable (purple) and then the File Transfer cable
(black) into the USB hub.
After you are all cabled up, you can power
on the computers and peripherals. The
GCS642U’s power on default is to link to
the first computer that is powered on.
Turn on your computers.
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Basic KVM Operations
Port Switching
Hotkey Port Selection
All hotkey operations begin by invoking hotkey
mode:
Tap the Scroll Lock key twice to the toggle the
KVM, USB, and Audio focus between the two
ports.
1. Hold down the Num Lock key.
2. Press and release the minus key.
3. Release the Num Lock key..
Note: If you prefer, you have the Ctrl key be the
toggle key (see Hotkey Summary Table, page 14)
Mouse Port Selection
Note: If using [Num Lock] conflicts with other
programs, [Ctrl] can be used instead (see Hotkey
Summary Table, page 14)
Simply double-click the scroll wheel on your USB
mouse to switch between ports. The mouse port-
switching function allows you to toggle back and
forth between the ports.
1. This feature is only supported by USB 3-key
scroll wheel mice.
2. The default setting is OFF.
3. This feature is only supported when mouse
emulation is also enabled.
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Hotkeys Summary Table
Combination
Configuration
[Num Lock] [-]
[H]
[T]
[N]
To toggle between the default ([Num Lock] [-]) and alternate ([Ctrl] [F12])
hotkey mode invocation keys:
To toggle between the default ([Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]) and alternate ([Ctrl]
[Ctrl]) port switching keys:
To Enable / Disable keyboard hotkey emulation. (Disable for use with
gaming keyboards.)
[M]
[W]
[E]
To Enable / Disable mouse emulation.
To Enable / Disable mouse port switching.
To Enable / Disable power-on detection.
To invoke Video DynaSync™
[D]
[Enter]
[F2]
[F3]
To activate Mac keyboard mapping:
To activate Sun keyboard mapping:
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Combination
Configuration
[Num Lock] [-]
[F10]
[F4]
To auto detect the keyboard operating platform:
To list the current switch settings via the paste function of a text editor.
To perform a USB keyboard and mouse reset:
[F5]
[F6]
[nn]
To set the keyboard language layout: Note: nn is a two-digit number that
represents one of the following keyboard language codes: 33 – US English
[Enter] 08 – French 15 – Japanese
[r]
To reset the hotkeys to their default setting.
[Enter]
[A]
[n]
To start Auto Scanning with default 5 sec. scan interval
To change the scan interval after Auto Scan has started. Note: n is a
[Enter] number from 1–4 as follows: 1 = 3 sec; 2 = 5 sec; 3 = 10 sec; 4 = 20 sec.
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
[Esc] or [Space Bar]
To switch ports.
To exit hotkey or auto scan mode.
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File Management
The drivers necessary for performing file
management operations are built into the
GCS642U’s firmware. The first time you plug the
file transfer USB cables into your computers,
Windows finds and installs them. When you open
the Windows file Explorer, two new “drives” appear:
IOGEAR FM, and Virtual Link.
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Virtual Link simply provides a buffer for the file
management utility; it performs no other function.
To perform file management operations, click the
File Management icon on both computers.
The main screen offers two operations: File Transfer
and File Sync, as described in the sections that
follow.
For best file transfer performance, the
recommended system memory capacity is 4GB or
above.
If the file management main screen doesn’t
appear, click the file management executable file
that appears in the folder that comes up. The file
management main screen appears:
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File Transfer
To perform file transfer operations, click the File
Transfer button on the main screen. A folder
containing the files on the opposite computer’s
desktop appears on your screen.
If you see the following screen, you just need
to turn on the File Management on the other
computer:
This folder works just like any other folder on your
system. You can drag and drop files and folders to
and from this folder just as if it were a folder that
originated on your system.
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To navigate to other files and folders on the
opposite computer, click the button just to the left
of the folder name.
To add a new folder under the current one, click the
plus sign (+) at the right of the folder name bar.
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File Sync
File Sync allows you sync entire folders between
the two computers. The Folder Sync screen allows
you to set up the folders you want to sync:
Each File Sync operation is called a task. To begin
sync operations:
1. Click the + button at the upper left to add a task.
2. If you want to, give the task a name, key the
name in the Task Name field.
3. Select the task type (Folder Sync is the default).
4. Navigate to the desired folder on the Port 1 PC.
Port 1 PC
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5. Navigate to the desired folder on the Port 2 PC.
6. Select your sync choice:
a. Merge the two folders. In other words, copy
the files from the Port 1 folder to the Port 2
folder, and copy the files from the Port 2
folder to the Port 1 folder – so that both
folders are the same, and both contain all the
files that were originally on each of them
separately.
b. Copy the files from the Port 1 folder to the
Port 2 folder, but do not copy the files from
the Port 2 folder to the Port 1 folder.
c. Copy the files from the Port 2 folder to the
Port 1 folder, but do not copy the files from
the Port 1 folder to the Port 2 folder.
Port 2 PC
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7. Once you have made your selections, click Sync
This Task, at the top right of the screen
You can choose to set up more than one task.
Each one appears as a list entry in the left panel.
To run the tasks one by one, first select the
desired task in the left panel, then click Sync This
Task, at the top right of the screen.
To run them all at the same time, click the
triangle button (at the right of the + button) at the
top left of the screen.
To remove a task, first select the desired task in
the left panel, then click Remove This Task, at the
top right of the screen.
Note: This utility has online help to guide you
through each of the procedures.
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Keyboard Emulation
PC Keyboard
[Shift]
Mac Keyboard
PC Keyboard
[Print Screen]
[Scroll Lock]
Mac Keyboard
Shift
Ctrl
F13
F14
[Ctrl]
=
[Ctrl] [1]
[Ctrl] [2]
[Enter]
Return
Delete
Help
[Backspace]
[Insert]
[Ctrl] [3]
[Ctrl] [4]
[Alt]
F15
[Ctrl]
Alt
Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl), then press and release the activa-
tion key
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PC Keyboard
[Ctrl] [T]
Sun Keyboard
Stop
PC Keyboard
[Ctrl] [1]
Sun Keyboard
[Ctrl] [F2]
[Ctrl] [F3]
[Ctrl] [F4]
[Ctrl] [F5]
[Ctrl] [F6]
[Ctrl] [F7]
[Ctrl] [F8]
[Ctrl] [F9]
[Ctrl] [F10]
Again
Props
Undo
[Ctrl] [2]
[Ctrl] [3]
[Ctrl] [4]
[Ctrl] [H]
Front
Copy
Help
Open
Compose
Paste
Find
Cut
Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl), then press and release the
activation key
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Troubleshooting
Symptom
Possible Cause
Action
the computer
connected to
GCS642U would not
boot
Certain mother BIOS is set to
use CD ROM as the 1st boot
device.
Please check the boot order in your
motherboard BIOS to ensure your
operating system hard drive is the first
boot device. For more details on how to
perform these steps please refer to your
motherboard user manual.
Mouse and/
or Keyboard not
responding.
Improper mouse and/or
keyboard reset.
Unplug the cable(s) from the console
port(s), then plug it/them back in.
KVM switch needs to be
reset.
Power off all devices on the installation;
unplug the KVM switch from the
computers; wait five seconds; then replug
the switch and power up the computers.
USB devices not
responding.
USB ports need to reset.
Unplug the device’s USB cable from the
USB port on the switch’s rear panel, then
plug it back in.
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Symptom
Possible Cause
Action
Device not recognized
(Windows).
Windows timing problem.
Unplug the KVM cable from the
computer’sUSB port; go into Windows’
System Settings and remove the Unknown
Device entry; plug the KVM cable back in.
Windows will now recognize the device.
Cannot switch ports by
pressing [Scroll Lock]
twice
Keyboard is incompatible with Switch to the Alternate port switching keys
Scroll Lock invocation.
(see Hotkey Configuration, page 11).
Cannot invoke Hotkey
Mode using [Num
Lock][-]
Incorrect operation for
invoking Hotkey Mode.
Hold the [Num Lock] key, press and release
the [Minus] key, then release the [Num
Lock] key. The [Caps Lock] and [Scroll
Lock] LEDS will flash together to indicate
that the unit is in Hotkey Mode.
Keyboard is
with[Num Lock] invocation.
incompatible
Switch to the alternate Hotkey Mode
invocation keys (see Hotkey Configuration,
page 11).
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Factory Default Settings
Function
Default Setting
5 seconds
Auto Scan Interval
Port Switching Hotkey
Invoking HSM
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]
[Num Lock] + [-],
PC Compatible
Enabled
Keyboard Operating Platform
Mouse Emulation
Mouse Switching Function
Keyboard Emulation
Power On Detection
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
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Specifications
Function
GCS642U
Computer Connections
Port Selection
2
Hotkeys; Mouse
Connectors
Console
Ports
Keyboard
Video
1 x USB Type A Female (White)
1 x HDB-15 Female (Blue)
1 x USB Type A Female (White)
1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green)
1 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink)
2 x USB Type A Male (Purple)
2 x HDB-15 Male (Blue)
2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Green)
2 x Mini Stereo Jack Female (Pink)
2 x USB Type A Male (Black)
2 (Orange/Green)
Mouse
Speakers
Microphone
Keyboard / Mouse
Video
KVM
Ports
Speakers
Microphone
File Transfer
LEDs
Selected / On Line
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Function
Cable Length
Emulation
Video
GCS642U
Computers
2 x 0.9 m
Keyboard / Mouse
USB
2048 x 1536; DDC2B
3, 5, 10, 20 secs. (default 5 secs.)
0–50ºC
Scan Interval
Environment
Operating Temp.
Storage Temp.
Humidity
-20–60ºC
0–80% RH, Non-condensing
Plastic
Physical
Housing
Properties
Weight
0.43 kg
Dimensions (L x W x H)
8.24 x 6.99 x 2.52 cm
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CE Statement
This device has been tested and found to comply with the following European Union directives: Electromag-
netic Capability (89/336/EMC), Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and R&TTED (1999/5/EC).
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter-
ference in a residential setting. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used as directed, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Although
this product complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation.
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Contact
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any kind with regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to
change without notice. IOGEAR assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this document.
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