ATEN CE100 USB VGA Cat 5 Mini KVM Extender

Requirements

Consoles

• A VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA, WUXGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution that you will be using on the installation.
• A USB keyboard
• A USB mouse

Computers

The following equipment must be installed on each computer that is to be connected to the system:

• A VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA, WUXGA, or Multisync card
• USB host controller and a USB Type-A port

Cables

• Use the USB / VGA cable supplied to connect the components on your installation.
• Cat 5e cable is the minimum required to connect the local and remote CE100 units. Cable of a lesser standard will result in degrading the video signal. For best performance, we strongly recommend to use a Cat 5e cable.

A Hardware Overview

CE100L / CE100R Top View

1. Power LED
2. Link LED

CE100L Front View

1. VGA in
2. USB Type-B port

CE100R Front View

1. VGA out
2. USB keyboard port
3. USB mouse port

CE100L / CE100R Rear View

1. Power jack
2. Remote I/O

CE100L Side View

1. Grounding terminal

CE100R Side View

1. Video compensation tuner
2. Grounding terminal

B Installation

Mounting

For convenience and flexibility, the CE100L and CE100R can be wall mounted or rack mounted on a system rack.

1. Using the screws provided in the mounting kit, screw the mounting brackets into the bottom unit as shown in the diagram.
2. Screw the brackets into any convenient location on the wall or rack (these screws are not included).

Connecting the Cables

Setting up the Mini USB KVM Extender system is simply a matter of plugging in the cables. Refer to the installation diagram (the numbers in the diagram correspond to the numbers of the steps), and do the following:

1. Use the USB / VGA cable provided to connect the CE100L to a USB / VGA port on the local computer (or KVM switch).
2. Plug the remote keyboard, monitor and mouse into their respective ports on the CE100R.
3. Use a Cat 5e cable to connect the local unit's (CE100L) I/O port with the I/O port of the remote unit (CE100R).
4. Plug the power adapter supplied with this package into an AC source; and plug the adapter's cable into the CE100R's power jack.

Note: The CE100L doesn’t require a power adapter, since it gets its power over the USB / VGA connection.

Operation

• Use the keyboard, monitor, and mouse at the remote location to operate the computer at the local site.
• Adjust the video quality of the display at the remote location with the Video Compensation Tuner.

Package Contents

• 1 CE100L Mini USB KVM Extender (local unit)
• 1 CE100R Mini USB KVM Extender (remote unit)
• 1 USB / VGA cable
• 1 power adapter (remote unit only)
• 1 mounting kit
• 1 user instructions

Support and Documentation Notice

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