Aten CS1142D [23/45] Secure installation

ATEN Secure KVM User Manual

4. Num Lock LED, Caps Lock LED, and Scroll Lock LED on keyboard will be disabled due to the

security policy.

5. Special multimedia keys on the keyboard will be disabled due to the security policy.

6. For security, the ATEN Secure KVM Switch does not support an analogue microphone or line-in

audio input. Never connect a microphone to the switches’ audio output port, including a headset’s.

Standard analogue speakers and headsets are supported.

7. For security, the USB CAC port on the ATEN Secure KVM Switch by default only supports

authorized user authentication devices such as USB Smartcard or CAC readers. Do not connect

other USB devices to the USB CAC port. Non-qualified or non-authorized USB devices will be

rejected. For administrative configuration, please refer to the Administrator’s Guide and Port

Authentication Utility Guide for details.

8. For security, do not use any USB CAC authentication device or other peripherals that adopt an

external power source.

9. Always use a qualified monitor. Non-qualified monitors will be rejected.

10. Do not use wireless video transmitters or any docking device.

11. Do not connect any Thunderbolt device to the Secure KVM.

Secure Installation

1. Do not attempt to connect or install the following devices to the computers connected to the ATEN

Secure KVM Switch: TEMPEST computers; telecommunication equipment; frame grabber video

cards; or special audio processing cards.

2. Important safety information regarding the placement of this device is provided on page21. Please

review it before proceeding.

3. Before installation, make sure the power sources to all devices connected to the installation are

turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On

function.

4. Hot-swapping of the console monitor is not allowed. Power off the Secure KVM Switch and the

monitor before changing the console monitor.

5. A computer connected to the Secure KVM Switch should only be powered on after all of the

connections to the device are made (video, USB and audio).

Secure Operation and Administration

Please refer to Administrator’s Guide for Secure KVM configuration and event log auditing

functions.