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EMC Information

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE

STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the

user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Warning: Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio

interference.

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RoHS

This product is RoHS compliant.

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This product has been classified as Information Technology Equipment.

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All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual

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implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any

warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of

the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is.

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not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all

necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages

resulting from any defect in the software.

The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV

interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the

responsibility of the user to correct such interference.

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of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior

to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS

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ATEN Control System User Manual

Package Contents

VK0100

The VK0100 package consists of:

1 VK0100 8-Button Control Pad (US, 1 Gang)

1 Button Pack

6 Terminal Blocks

1 Faceplate

1 User Instructions*

VK0200

The VK0200 package consists of:

1 VK0200 12-Button Control Pad (EU, 2 Gang)

1 Button Pack

6 Terminal Blocks

1 Faceplate

1 User Instructions*

VK1100

The VK1100 package consists of:

1 VK1100 Compact Control Box

4 Terminal Blocks

1 Power Cord

1 User Instructions*

VK2100

The VK2100 package consists of:

1 VK2100 Control Box

1 Rack Mount Kit

9 Terminal Blocks

1 Power Cord

1 User Instructions*

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Note:

Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation

procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the ATEN controller and

other connected devices.

The product firmware may have been updated with new features after the

release of this manual. For an up-to-date user manual, visit:

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ATEN Control System User Manual

Contents

EMC Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

VK0100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

VK0200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

1. Introduction

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Intelligent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ATEN Control Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ATEN Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ATEN Control System App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ATEN Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. Hardware Setup

ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

VK2100 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

VK2100 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

VK1100 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

VK1100 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Rack Mounting the ATEN Control Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Control Box Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

12VDC Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

IR / Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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One IR Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Two IR Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Digital I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

RS-232 / 422 / 485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

ATEN Control Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing the Control Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

RS-232 Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Relay Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Digital Input Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ATEN Expansion Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ATEN Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Layout Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Installing ATEN Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

3. Browser Operation

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Licenses for Mobile Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

4. ATEN Configurator (VK6000)

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Getting Started Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Device Configuration List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Adding Devices to ATEN Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Left Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Controller Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Expansion Box (Expander) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Serial Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

I/O Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

IR/Relay Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Ethernet Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Device Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Left Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Adding a Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuring the Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Object Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Page Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Object Properties for Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Slider Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

PowerPoint Control and Media Control Templates . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Layering Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Dial Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Frame & Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Object Properties for ATEN Keypad / Control Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Understanding Button/Slider Bar/Dial Kit Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Configuring Button/Slider Bar Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Device Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Applications of Device Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Example 1: Configuring actions of dial keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Advanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Applications of Advanced Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Set Flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Change Button State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Change Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Change Group Button State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Change Slider Bar Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Change Button Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Background Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Device Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Understanding Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Monitor Page Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Condition Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Creating an If Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Creating a Switch Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Creating a Bypass Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Creating a While Loop Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Creating a Professional Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Scheduled Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Understanding Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Creating a Variable for Devices that Return Feedback Messages 177

Creating a Variable for Devices that Do Not Return Feedback Mes-

sages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Viewing Controller Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

5. ATEN Database Generator

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

My Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Managing My Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Edit / Add New Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Text Command Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Testing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

ATEN Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

6. Remote PC Control

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Setting Up Remote PC Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Installing ControlAssist on Target Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Adding Target Computers to the Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Configuring a Control Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Supported PC Control Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Installing the App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Button Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

The ATEN Control System App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

WinViewer1 / iPad / Android1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Manage Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Manage LAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Report History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Download Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Downloading Viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Appendix

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Datapoint Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

VK2100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

VK1100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

VK0100/VK0200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Windows OS Button Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

ATEN Control System User Manual

About this Manual

This user manual is provided to help you get the most from your ATEN Control

System. It covers all aspects of installation, configuration, and operation of the

ATEN controllers and their accessories, including:

An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.

Chapter 1, Introduction

Introduces you to the ATEN Control System. Its purpose, features, and benefits

are presented, and panel components of the Control Box and Control Pad are

described.

Chapter 2, Hardware Setup

Provides the necessary steps to setup the ATEN Control System installation,

including how to wire the different types of hardware connections.

Chapter 3, Browser Operation

Provides information about Control Box and Control Pad’s web interface and

how to use it to remotely configure parts of the ATEN Control System

installation.

Chapter 4, ATEN Configurator (VK6000)

Provides a complete description of the ATEN Configurator (VK6000) software

and how to use it to configure and operate the ATEN Control System.

Chapter 5, ATEN Database Generator

Provides a complete description of the Database Generator software and how

to use it to configure new devices to add to the VK6000 device library.

Device Category Device Model Device Name

ATEN Control Box VK1100 ATEN Compact Control Box

VK2100 ATEN Control Box

ATEN Control Pad VK0100 8-Button Control Pad (US, 1 Gang)

VK0200 12-Button Control Pad (EU, 2 Gang)

ATEN Keypad VK108US 8-Button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)

VK112EU 12-Button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)

ATEN Extension Box VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion

VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box

VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box

VK258 8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box

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Chapter 6, Remote PC Control

Explains how to set up your computer for remote control from a licensed

device and provide a complete description of the supported control actions.

Chapter 7, ATEN Control System App

Provides a complete description of the ATEN mobile app and how to use it to

operate devices connected to the ATEN Control System.

An Appendix

Provides specifications and other technical information regarding the ATEN

Control System.

Conventions

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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Terminology

Product Information

For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect

without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized

Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:

Terminology Description

ATEN Controller,

controller

ATEN Controller or controller refers to all models of ATEN Control

Box (VK1100 and VK2100) and ATEN Control Pad (VK0100 and

VK0200).

ATEN Control Box,

Control Box

ATEN Control Box or Control Box refers to all models of ATEN

Control Box, including the VK2100 Control Box and the VK1100

Compact Control Box.

Viewer, Profile A Viewer or Profile is a software control interface users

customize to control and operate devices in their control system.

A Viewer or Profile is configurable using ATEN Configurator and

applied to a supported hardware control device, such as a mobile

device, ATEN Keypad, or ATEN Control Pad to be able to

function.

Project A project is a set of configuration for an ATEN Control System,

including configuration of one or more controllers, managed

devices, and profiles.

International http://www.aten.com

North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

The ATEN Control System, incorporating the ATEN Control Box/ATEN

Control Pad (controller), the ATEN Configurator software (VK6000), and the

ATEN Control System App is a standard Ethernet-based management system

that connects all hardware devices in a room or large facility to provide

centralized control of devices directly and effortlessly via a mobile device. The

ATEN controller works as the main controller that provides great connectivity

to all sorts of hardware devices commonly seen in a room. After connecting the

hardware, the ATEN Configurator (VK6000) provides simple setup of the

devices with easy step by step configuration. The ATEN Control System App

then connects you to the controller from any iOS, Android or Windows mobile

device / tablet computer which empowers you with mobility to control all the

hardware devices, in different rooms, whenever and however you like.

ATEN Control Box/Control Pad easily deploys into an existing installation and

integrates seamlessly with ATEN VanCryst pro-AV products and nearly any

other hardware devices found in a room, including AV equipment, lighting,

conference systems, air conditioning, motion sensors, power switches and

many more. The controller serves as the central platform where hardware

devices are connected – to be monitored, managed, and controlled directly via

a tailor-made GUI from any iOS, Android, or Windows mobile device.

The VK6000 Configurator software facilitates quick setup and control of the

devices in a few easy steps via an intuitive GUI. The VK6000 walks you

through configuring the hardware, designing the control interface, and

uploading this configuration to the controller. To provide control of the

connected devices, you can create and customize a Viewer, a control interface

for mobile devices and via the ATEN Control System App from any iOS,

Android or Windows mobile device. Through an Ethernet connection, the

ATEN Control System App enables you to edit and download Viewers from

the controller via a point-n-tap user interface. Each Viewer is a customized

control interface that grants you quick access to target and control hardware

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devices. Use of any Viewer is protected with password authentication to ensure

secure access.

The ATEN Control System is perfectly applicable in meeting rooms,

conference centers, boardrooms, classrooms or any room that requires central

and mobile control of a variety of hardware devices through a streamlined

management system with optimum efficiency and performance.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Benefits

Intelligent Control

The ATEN Control System makes the interactions between your hardware

devices smarter. Pre-programmed actions and triggers can provide a fully

automated series of advanced operations that allow your devices to respond to

each other intelligently, making your whole solution run smarter and smoother.

Optimized Performance

The ATEN Control System has optimized the communication protocols that

not only maintain a near-zero response time but also feature data encryption for

extra protection.

Simplified Setup

No matter how large the room or how complicated the hardware, the ATEN

Control System can be deployed in 3 easy steps: connect the hardware,

configure the system and upload Viewers via a smart mobile app. Through an

intuitive GUI, the process for setting up the controls for every room is simple

and customizable, via straightforward predefined commands and macros, that

do not require you to have complicated programming skills.

Effortless Expandability

With a range of expansion boxes available, the ATEN Control System

installation can grow to accommodate additional Serial, Relay and IR devices.

Furthermore, the ATEN Library has 10,000+ device drivers and grows as you

add new devices to the existing database via the Database Generator, making

it expandable and easily manageable, whatever the size or scope of the

installation.

User Centered Convenience

An advanced, single-software solution creates an intuitive interface for any

mobile device, while specific needs are customizable by selecting from an

extensive library of actions and design elements to customize the control panel.

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In addition, the ATEN Control System provides various support services that

include driver downloads, database generation and upgrade tools – to help

system integrators build easy-to-control environments effortlessly.

On-the-Go Control

Intuitive system control can start with one room and scale up to multiple rooms

in the same area or across regions. Toggling between Viewers on an iOS,

Android or Windows mobile device facilitates control of different rooms with

simple point-n-tap operations. In addition, multiple mobile devices can be

authorized with access to control the same room or multiple rooms, providing

you with flexible, enhanced mobility, and tight security.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Features

ATEN Control Box

Supports various connection interfaces:

DC outputs for power supply connections

VK2100: equipped with 4 DC outputs

VK1100: equipped with 1 DC output

1 x USB port for easy Viewer upload

IR Learning function for adding IR device drivers

Supports native KNX IP for building management systems

Telnet, TCP, UDP, ONVIF, PJLink, HTTP, and HTTPS compliant

Supports project file backup

Supports up to 8 ATEN Keypads

Web GUI for easy system configuration

2 free licenses for mobile control*

Supports SSH communication for data monitoring

Rack-mountable

Note: If you need more than two licenses for mobile control, contact your

local sales representative.

Interface VK2100 Control Box VK1100 Compact Control Box

Serial Port 6 2

IR/Serial Port 4 2

Relay Channel 4 4

I/O Channel 4 -

Ethernet Port 1 1

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Supports various connection interfaces:

2 RS-232 serial ports

2 relay channels

1 digital input port

1 Ethernet port

Designed to mount in 2-gang EU type and MK type junction boxes (for

VK0200)

Fully customizable layout

VK0100: 14 layout variations using 4 to 8 buttons

VK0200: 125 layout variations using 6 to 12 buttons

Customizable button text engraving service

System LED indicators for quick connection status check

Dual-color LEDs for clear indication in dark environments

Redundant power supplies (DC power and PoE)

Supports native KNX IP for building management systems

Telnet, TCP, UDP, ONVIF, PJLink, HTTP, and HTTPS compliant

Supports project file backup

Web GUI for easy system configuration

Supports SSH communication for data monitoring

Note: To control your setup using a mobile device, contact your local sales

representative to purchase licenses for mobile control.

Chapter 1. Introduction

ATEN Configurator

Simple Viewer setup with easy configuration steps via intuitive GUI

Customizable GUI to be used on mobile devices and PC

Supports ControlAssist that allows PC control (PC shutdown, media files,

PowerPoint files)*

Built-in Database Generator for device driver setup and overall device

management.

Built-in ATEN Library comprising 10,000+ device drivers and complete

ATEN VanCryst product drivers

Event scheduling

Two-way communication enables user-defined event monitoring to

automatically trigger the next actions

Test tool to verify commands in action before uploading the Viewer to the

ATEN controller

Simulator to simulate and review the customized GUI before uploading

Note: For details on the supported PC control actions, see Supported PC

Control Actions, page 215.

ATEN Control System App

Allows administrators central control of multiple rooms via Viewers on a

mobile device or tablet computer

Restrict user access to Viewers via password authentication

Synchronization of system controls amongst multiple mobile devices and

tablet computers

Any iOS, Android, or Windows mobile device can be used to control the

system – no need to purchase costly

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ATEN Keypads

Fully customizable layout

VK108US: 14 layout variations using 4 to 8 buttons

VK112EU: 125 layout variations using 6 to 12 buttons

System LED indicators for quick connection status check

Dual-color LEDs for clear indication in dark environments

Easy ID pairing with ATEN controller for Ethernet communication

Scalability – an ATEN controller can connect up to 8 Keypads

Versatile modes support flexible behavior settings for each button

Intuitive Web GUI for easy configuration

Redundant power supplies (DC power and PoE)

Button engraving service

Chapter 1. Introduction

Requirements

Prepare the following equipment and make sure your equipment meets the

minimum requirements specified below.

Hardware devices to be controlled by your ATEN controller

Bi-directional RS-232/422/485 serial devices

One-way IR or serial transmitter hardware devices (for Control Box

only)

Relay hardware devices

Digital input hardware devices (for VK2100 and Control Pad only)

Digital output hardware devices (for VK2100 only)

Ethernet-controlled PJLink, Telnet, ONVIF, TCP, UDP, HTTP, or

HTTPS devices

KNX IP interfaces for connecting KNX-compliant devices

Cables

One Cat 5e/6 Ethernet cable used to connect the ATEN controller to

the local area network

(Optional) For serial devices with DB9 connectors, use standard

straight-through cables.

A computer for configuring your ATEN Control System

Make sure the computer runs Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, or any of the later

versions.

Make sure to install .NET Framework version 4.5 or any of the later

versions to the computer before using the ATEN Database Generator.

(Optional) Up to 10 mobile devices for remote control

Note: A license is required for each mobile device. For detailed

information, see Licenses for Mobile Control, page 59.

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Accessories

Optionally purchase ATEN accessories to enhance the functionality of your

Control System. For more information, visit the ATEN website. Contact your

ATEN dealer to purchase these accessories.

Model Description

2XRT-0004G Full Range IR Emitter (1.8 m)

2X-031G Single Rack Mount Kit for VK1100

VK108US 8-button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)

VK112EU 12-button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)

VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion Box

VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box

VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box

VK258

8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box

SA0141 DB9-F to RJ45-F Adapter

SA0145 RJ45-F to DB9-M Adapter

Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

ATEN Control Box

Panel Components

VK2100 Front View

No. Component Description

1 Relay LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device connection

(closed loop).

2 IR/Serial LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device connection

and IR/Serial signals are being transmitted.

3 I/O LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device connection

and I/O signals are being transmitted.

4 Serial LED The LED (1~6) lights green to indicate serial signals are

being transmitted.

1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this

device is provided on Safety Instructions, page 233. Please

review it before proceeding.

2. Make sure that the power 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.

2 4

3 6 7 8 9

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5 Ethernet LED The LEDs provide information about the network

connection:



Link: The LED blinks green to indicate Ethernet signals

are being transmitted.



ACT: The LED lights green to indicate 100Mbps transmis-

sions.

6 DC Overload LED The LED lights orange to indicate DC output exceeds

maximum output.

Note: When the LED lights orange, please unplug any of the

connected devices to keep its total output under 24W.

7 IR Receiver / LED This IR receiver passes the functions of a remote control to

the VK2100 in learning mode. The distance between the IR

remote and the receiver window should be kept under 10cm

with a direct line of sight.



The LED blinks green to indicate the unit is ready to

receive signals from an IR remote control.

8 USB Port / LED This is where a USB device plugs in to upload Viewers to

the VK2100.



The LED blinks green to indicate that Viewers are being

uploaded, and lights green to indicate that the upload was

successful.



The LED lights orange to indicate Viewers were not

successfully uploaded.

9 Reset Switch



To clear all the configurations except the network

settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8 seconds.



To reset the network settings, press the Reset Switch

once.

10 Power LED Lights green when the unit is turned on.

No. Component Description

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VK2100 Rear View

No. Component Description

1 Grounding Terminal The grounding wire attaches here.

2 Power Socket This is a standard 3-pin AC power socket. The power

cord from an AC source plugs in here.

3 Power Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit

on and off.

4 DC Output Ports Four outputs provide a total power output of 24W /2A

max.

5 Relay Channels Four channels; normally open, isolated relays with a

contact rating of 24VDC, 2A max.

6 IR / Serial Ports Four IR ports that can also be configured as RS-232

TX ports. pin1: Signal / pin2: Ground.

7 I/O Channels Four channels that can be configured as digital input

or digital output ports.



Digital Input: 0-24VDC programmable input range or

contact closure with +12VDC pull-up



Digital Output: 250mA sink from 12VDC

Pin1~4: Signal / Pin5: Ground

8 RS-232 Serial Ports Two RS-232 ports with TX/RX functions supported.

9 RS-232/422/485

Serial Ports

Four ports with supported RS-232/422/485 conversion

by pin assignment and RTS/CTS flow control. The

RS232, RS422, or RS485 connection is defined by

pin. For pin assignments, see page 33.

10 Ethernet Port This RJ-45 port is used for the network connection. If

no IP address is assigned within 30 seconds, the

default IP settings will be used:

IP: 192.168.0.60 / mask: 255.255.255.0

11 Controller ID Switch This 16-segment switch is used to set an ID for the

controller.

1 2 3 4 5 6 8

7 11

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VK1100 Front View

No. Component Description

1 Relay LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device

connection (closed loop).

2 IR/Serial LED The LED lights green to indicate an active device

connection and IR/Serial signals are being transmitted.

3 Serial LED The LED (1~2) lights green to indicate serial signals

are being transmitted.

4 Ethernet Link / ACT

LED

The LEDs provide information about the network

connection:



Link: The LED blinks green to indicate Ethernet sig-

nals are being transmitted.



ACT: The LED lights green to indicate 100Mbps

transmissions.

5 DC Output Overload

LED

The LED lights orange to indicate DC output exceeds

maximum output.

Note: When the LED lights orange, please unplug any

of the connected devices to keep its total output under

12W.

6 IR Receiver / LED This IR receiver passes the functions of a remote

control to the VK1100 in learning mode. The distance

between the IR remote and the receiver window

should be kept under 10cm with a direct line of sight.



The LED blinks green to indicate the unit is ready to

receive signals from an IR remote control.

3 5 6 7 8

9 10

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7 USB Port / LED This is where a USB device plugs in to upload Viewers

to the VK1100.



The LED blinks green to indicate that Viewers are

being uploaded, and lights green to indicate a

successful upload of Viewers.



The LED lights orange to indicate that Viewers were

not successfully uploaded.

8 Controller ID Switch This 16-segment switch is used to set an ID for the

controller.

9 Reset Switch



To clear all the configurations except the network

settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8

seconds.



To reset the network settings, press the Reset

Switch once.

10 Power LED Lights green when the unit is turned on.

No. Component Description

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VK1100 Rear View

No. Component Description

1 Power Socket This is a standard 3-pin AC power socket. The power

cord from an AC source plugs in here.

2 Power Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit

on and off.

3 Relay Channels Four channels; normally open, isolated relays with a

contact rating of 24VDC, 2A max.

4 DC Output Ports One output provides a total power output of 12W max.

5 IR / Serial Ports Two IR ports that can also be configured as RS-232

TX ports. pin1: Signal / pin2: Ground.

6 RS-232/422/485

Serial Ports

Two ports with supported RS-232/422/485 conversion

by pin assignment and RTS/CTS flow control. The

RS232, RS422, or RS485 connection is defined by

pin. For pin assignments, see page 33.

7 Ethernet Port This RJ-45 port is used for the network connection. If

no IP address is assigned within 30 seconds, the

default IP settings will be used:

IP: 192.168.0.60 / mask: 255.255.255.0

8 Grounding Terminal The grounding wire attaches here.

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Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Rack Mounting the ATEN Control Box

VK2100

The VK2100 can be mounted in a 19” (1U) system rack. To install the device

in a rack, do the following:

1. Use the M3 x 8 Phillips head hex screws supplied with the Rack Mount

Kit to screw the rack mounting brackets onto the front of the unit.

2. Position the unit in the front of the rack and align the holes in the mounting

brackets with the holes in the rack.

3. Screw the mounting brackets to the rack.

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VK1100

Optionally purchase an ATEN Rack Mount Kit to install VK1100 in a 19” (1U)

system rack. To install the device in a rack, do the following:

1. Remove the side and bottom screws from the front of the VK1000.

2. Use the two bottom screws removed in step 1 to secure the bottom of the

brackets, and two M3X6 hexagon screws (from the rack mount kit) to

secure the side of the bracket to the VK1100.

3. Screw the mounting brackets to the rack.

M3X6

Hexagon

Screw

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Control Box Connections

Installation of the Control Box is a matter of connecting the appropriate wires.

Refer to the installation diagrams on the pages that follow to setup each device

and use the instructions below as a guide (each step provides a corresponding

page with diagram for the VK2100 and VK1100), and do the following:

Connect the hardware devices to the Control Box using these instructions:

1. Use a grounding wire to ground the unit by connecting one end of the wire

to the grounding terminal, and the other end of the wire to a suitable

grounded object.

Note: Do not omit this step. Proper grounding helps prevent damage to the

unit from surges or static electricity.

2. Use a Cat 5e/6 cable to connect the Control Box’s Ethernet port to the

network.

3. Use the Controller ID Switch to assign an ID to this unit.

Note: It is possible to install more than 16 controllers under the same

subnet. In which case, the 17th controller and the ones added after

that will each be sharing its ID with another controller. If you have

any ATEN Expansion Box and/or Keypad connected to controllers

using shared IDs, reconfigure the connection mode. For details, see

Controller Properties, page 89.

4. Use the DC Output terminals to wire 12VDC power connections using the

instructions on page 25.

5. Use the Relay terminals to wire relay device connections using the

instructions on page 27.

6. Use the IR/Serial (TX) terminals to wire IR or serial device connections

using the instructions on page 28.

7. Use the Digital I/O terminals to wire digital Input/Output device

connections using the instructions on page 30.

8. Use the RS-232 terminals to wire RS-232 serial device connections using

the instructions on page 32.

9. Use the DB-9 ports to wire RS-232/422/485 serial device connections

using the instructions on page 33.

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10. Connect IP-based devices to the same network as the Control Box. Refer

to Ethernet, page 34 for details.

Note:

For KNX-compliant devices, connect the devices to a KNX IP

interface, and then connect the KNX IP interface to the network where

the Control Box is installed.

To check if the KNX functions are supported by the Control Box, see

Specifications, page 236.

11. Plug the power cord supplied with the package into the Control Box’s 3-

prong AC socket and then into an AC power source.

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VK2100 Installation Diagram

Ethernet

Connect to

RS232/422/485 devices

12VDC

Power

Output

IR / Serial

Relay Digital I/O

Controller ID

Switch

Ground

Power Input

RS-232 RS-232 / 422 / 485

Connect to network via

Cat 5e cable

Connect to RS-232

serial devices

Connect to provide

12VDC power supply

Connect to IR or

RS-232 devices

Conect to digital input or

digital output devices

Connect to switch or

motor devices

Power

Outlet

4 298

511

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VK1100 Installation Diagram

Ethernet

Ground

Connect to network via

Cat 5e cable

Power Input

Power

Outlet

Relay

Connect to switch or

motor devices

12VDC

Power

Output

Connect to provide

12VDC power supply

IR / Serial

Connect to IR or

RS-232 devices

Connect to

RS232/422/485 devices

RS-232 / 422 / 485

Controller ID

Switch is on

the VK1100’s

front panel.

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12VDC Power Output

One or four (VK1100 / VK2100) ports provide 12VDC of power with a total

of 12 or 24 watts. The output can power one or four (VK1100 / VK2100)

independent hardware devices, one or four (VK1100 / VK2100) loops for

connected relay devices, or one or four (VK1100 / VK2100) digital output

devices. If the combined current of the ports exceeds 1A (VK1100) or 2A

(VK2100), the DC Power Overload LED lights orange, an alarm beeps three

times and the ports are turned off. To return power to the ports, power off the

Control Box, unplug all hardware connected to the 12VDC Power Output

ports, power on the Control Box, and then plug in the hardware devices, one at

a time, ensuring the current does not exceed 1A or 2A.

The diagrams on the next three pages show ports on the VK2100. The VK1100

is the same except that it has fewer 12VDC terminal blocks and no I/O ports.

Independent Power Supply

Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max

(24W shared by 4 ports)

Provides 12VDC power to

independent hardware devices.

Connects to

4 x 12VDC Output Ports

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Relay Power Supply

Connects to

Provides 12VDC power

for the relay loop.

Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max

(24W shared by 4 ports)

4 x 12VDC Output Ports

Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,

Lighting, Motorized Equipment,

Motion Device, etc.

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Digital Output Power Supply (VK2100 only)

Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max

(24W shared by 4 ports)

Connects to

Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,

Lighting and Equipment Control.

4 x 12VDC Output Ports

Provides 12VDC power

for the digital output loop.

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Digital Output Dual Power Supply (VK2100 only)

Power Supply: 12VDC, 2A Max

(24W shared by 4 ports)

4 x 12VDC Output Ports

Provides 12VDC power

for the digital output loop.

Provides connection to

digital output #2.

Provides connection to

digital output #1.

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Relay

These four Relay channels provide connections to control hardware devices

such as electric screens, projector lifts and other motorized equipment. Each

relay is normally open by default.

Normally

Open Closed

Normally Open, Isolated Relays

Contact Rating: 24VDC 2A Max

Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,

Lighting, Motorized Equipment,

Motion Device, etc.

Connects to

4 x Relay Channels

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IR / Serial

These two or four (VK1100 / VK2100) ports can be configured to connect IR

and RS-232 devices. By default the ports are set to transmit IR signals. Use the

ATEN Configurator software to configure the ports for RS-232 signals. The

diagram below shows ports on the VK2100. The VK1100 is the same except

that it has fewer terminals blocks and the Uni-directional setting is (0 to 5 V).

IR Connection: Connect a transmitter cable to the IR and Ground ports on the

Control Box and install the IR transmitter on or near the device's IR receiving

port, as shown on page 29.

Serial Connection: Connect the device's receiver (RX) and ground ports to the

Serial (TX) and Ground ports on the Control Box. Next configure the same

serial port setting on the Control Box and serial device so that they can

communicate.

Uni-directional (+ -5 V)

Baud Rate: 300 to 115200

(default: 9600)

Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7

Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2

Parity: None (default), Even or

Odd

IR: Blu-ray / DVD Player, TV,

Audio Receiver, Projector, etc.

RS-232: Camera, Projector,

Switch, Audio Mixer, Multimedia

Device, etc.

Connects to

4 x RS-232 Ports

TTL Level (0 to 5 V)

Carrier Frequency:

10kHz~455kHz

4 x IR Ports

VK2100

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One IR Transmitter

Two IR Transmitters

IR Receiver

Unidirectional IR

2 x IR Transmitters

IR Receiver

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Digital I/O

The four channels on the VK2100 can be used to connect Digital Input or

Digital Output hardware devices such as switches, sensors, LEDs and relays.

Each channel can be configured as either an Input (VDC), Input (Dry Contact)

or Output channel.

Digital Input (Dry Contact):

Digital inputs are hardware devices (switches, sensors, monitors) with two

circuit signals – open and closed. These two signals provide indicators from

sensors or switches of an event. An event can be the on/off power, dry contact,

sensor or switch status from a device. This information is used to trigger events

and functions through the VK2100.

Digital Input (VDC):

Digital input 12VDC hardware devices (temperature, current and monitor

sensors) provide voltage signals between 1 and 24. A digital input port detects

if a voltage is above/below a specific threshold (1 to 24). If the voltage

coming from a hardware device is higher than the set value, the VK2100 will

detect the digital input as high. If the voltage coming from a hardware device

Connects to

4 x Programmable Digital

Input Channels

Digital Input

VDC Mode:

-Input Voltage Range: 0 to 24 VDC

-Programmable Range: 1 to 24 VDC

Dry Contact Mode:

-Pull-up 2k ohms to + 12 VDC

Digital Input: Switches, Sensors

Monitors and Button Triggers.

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is lower than the set value, the VK2100 will detect the digital input as low.

This information is used to trigger events and functions through the VK2100.

Digital Output:

Digital output channels provide non-powered dry contact (open and closed)

circuit control of hardware devices such as electric screens, projector lifts and

other motorized equipment. Devices connected to the Digital Output port must

be connected through a Relay Module, as shown below.

Digital Output: Switch, Screen,

Projector Lift, Lighting and

Equipment Control.

Connects to

4 x Programmable Digital

Output Channels

Digital Output:

250 mA sink from 12 VDC

Relay

Module

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RS-232

The two bi-directional RS-232 ports on the VK2100 provide serial control of

hardware devices (projectors, matrix switches, etc.) and receive status

messages from the connected devices. For bi-directional RS-232 control, the

transmit, receive and ground pins must be wired on both the VK2100 and

hardware device. Each hardware device requires different wiring. Please

consult each hardware device's manual for details.

Projector, Matrix Switch,

Camera, etc.

Baud Rate: 300 to 115200

(default: 9600)

Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7

Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2

Parity: None (default), even or

odd

Connects to

2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Ports

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RS-232 / 422 / 485

These two or four (VK1100 / VK2100) bi-directional ports provide serial

control of hardware devices (projectors, switches, etc.) with programmable pin

assignments and receive status messages from the connected devices. The

diagram below shows ports on the VK2100. The VK1100 is the same except

that it has fewer ports.

Pin Assignments

RS-232 RS-422 RS-485

Pin2: RX Pin1: RX- Pin3: D+

Pin3: TX Pin2: RX+ Pin4: D-

Pin5: GND Pin3: TX+

Pin7: RTS Pin4: TX-

Pin8: CTS Pin5: GND

Projector, Matrix Switch,

Camera, etc.

Connects to

Configurable by pin assignment

Baud Rate: 300 to 115200

(default: 9600)

Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7

Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2

Parity: None (default), Even or

Odd

Flow Control: None (default) or

RTS/CTS

4 x Programmable

Bi-directional RS-232/422/485

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Ethernet

The RJ-45 port provides an Ethernet connection for GUI access (page 55) and

the ability to add up to 25 LAN devices per Control Box or up to 8 LAN devices

per Control Pad, as shown below.

Ethernet

VK224

VK236

VK248

VK258

Expansion Box

SELECT

PDUCURRE N TOUTLET CURRENT IPADDRESSSEN S OR1 SEN SOR2

OUTLET STATUS

ONVIF

TCP

PJLink

Telnet

1 x Ethernet Port

The RJ-45 port is used to connect

the Control Box to the network and

access TCP, UDP, PJLink, ONVIF,

HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet devices.

If the network switch does not

support DHCP, the installed device

will adopt the default IP

address,192.168.0.60

eco PDU

Modular Matrix Switch

Ethernet Switch

UDP

Lighting HVAC Systems

KNX IP Interface

HTTP

HTTPS

Video Conferencing System

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ATEN Control Pad

Panel Components

VK0100

VK0200

9 8

Front View Rear View

Side View

46 7

Front View

Rear View

Side View

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No. Component Description

1 Buttons and Button

LEDs



Indicate the status of the Control Pad and the

assigned function, e.g. lighting or projector.



When a button LED:



lights orange, the Control Pad is powered on

and the button is off.



lights white, the Control Pad is powered on and

the button is on.



When all button LEDs:



blink orange and white once, the Control Pad is

restoring its default settings.



blink orange and white repeatedly, the Control

Pad is being upgraded for its firmware.

2 System LEDs Contains a LAN and a Link LED to indicate network

connection and data transmission status:



LAN LED lights green to indicate that the Control

Pad is connected to network.



Link LED lights green to indicate that the Control

Pad is actively transmitting and receiving data.

3 Reset Switch



To clear all the configurations except the network

settings, press and hold the Reset Switch for 8

seconds.



To reset the network settings, press the Reset

Switch once.

4 RS-232 Serial Ports Connect up to two RS-232 serial devices.

5 Relay Channels Connect up to two relay devices. Relay contacts are

normally open, isolated with a contact rating of 24 VDC,

1A max.

6 Digital Input Port Connect to one digital input device that supports

programmable input (1 to 5 VDC) or dry contact (pull-up

2k ohms to 5VDC).

7 Ethernet Port Connects to an Ethernet cable to provide power and

access to the network.

8 Control Pad ID Switch Sets an ID for the Control Pad.

9 DC Power Port Connects to a 5V DC power adapter.

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

Installing the Control Pads

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to safely install the Control Pad.

VK0100

VK0200

Screen

Projector Video Switch

Projector

Lift

Ethernet

Cable

Camera

Network

Lighting

Control

Conference

System

Door

Sensor

Dry Contact

Device

PoE Switch

Relay

RS-232

Relay

Screen

Projector

Lift

Lighting

Control

Door

Sensor

Dry Contact

Device

Projector

Ethernet

Cable

Camera

Network

Conference

System

PoE Switch

RS-232

Projector Video Switch

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1. Prepare the installation site.

a) Choose a location where cables are free of interference.

b) Prepare a recession in the wall to accommodate the Control Pad.

Download a CAD diagram from the product web page.

2. Connect the Control Pad to serial, relay, and/or digital input devices using

the supplied terminal blocks.

For details, see RS-232 Serial Connection, page 42, Relay Connections,

page 43, Digital Input Device, page 44 respectively.

Note: To expand connection ports on the Control Pad, install ATEN

Expansion Boxes.

3. To use PoE, connect the Control Pad to a PoE switch via an Ethernet cable.

For details, see Ethernet, page 45.

4. If you do not have power sourcing equipment for PoE, contact your local

sales representative to purchase a power adapter and then follow the steps

below to prepare the power cord.

a) Cut the connector end of the power adapter.

b) Strip 5 mm (0.5 cm) off the insulation cover of the power adapter cable

to expose the +5V wire and the grounding wire.

c) Insert the expose +5V wire and the grounding wire tightly into the

provided 2-pin terminal block connector.

Note: Use a voltmeter to determine the polarity of an exposed wire.

d) Plug the power terminal block to the DC power port on the Control Pad.

+5V

GND

5mm (+)

(-)

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5. Use the ID Switch to assign an ID to the Control Pad.

Note: It is possible to install more than 16 controllers under the same

subnet. In which case, the 17th controller and the ones added after

that will each be sharing its ID with another controller. If you have

any ATEN Expansion Box and/or Keypad connected to controllers

using shared IDs, reconfigure the connection mode. For details, see

Controller Properties, page 89.

6. Power on all the devices. The button LEDs light orange.

7. Assemble the button caps onto the Control Pad.

a) Assemble button caps of the same row with each other.

b) From the top row, attach each row of button caps to the Control Pad by

pressing on the hinges.

Caution: When removing button caps, place your fingers on the top of

button caps and then press downwards, as illustrated below. Pressing

upwards from the bottom may cause damages to the button caps.

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8. Mount the Control Pad to the wall.

a) Secure the Control Pad to the wall with self-prepared screws.

b) Install the supplied faceplate to the Control Pad.

VK0100

VK0200 (EU)

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RS-232 Serial Connection

The two bi-directional RS-232 ports on the Control Pad provide serial control

of hardware devices (projectors, matrix switches, etc.) and receive status

messages from the connected devices. For bi-directional RS-232 control, the

transmit, receive, and ground pins must be wired on both the Control Pad and

hardware device. Each hardware device requires different wiring. Please

consult each hardware device's manual for details.

Projector, Matrix Switch,

Camera, etc.

Baud Rate: 300 to 115200

(default: 9600)

Data Bit: 8 (default) or 7

Stop Bit: 1 (default) or 2

Parity: None (default), even or

odd

Connects to

2 x Bi-directional RS-232 Ports

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Relay Connections

These four Relay channels provide connections to control hardware devices

such as electric screens, projector lifts and other motorized equipment. Each

relay is normally open by default.

Normally

Open Closed

Normally Open, Isolated Relays

Contact Rating: 24VDC 1A Max

Switch, Screen, Projector Lift,

Lighting, Motorized Equipment,

Motion Device, etc.

Connects to

2 x Relay Channels

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Digital Input Device

The digital input port on the Control Pad can be used to install a digital input

device such as a switch or a sensor. The digital input channel can be configured

to the VDC mode or the Dry Contact mode.

Digital Input (Dry Contact):

Digital inputs are hardware devices (switches, sensors, monitors) with two

circuit signals – open and closed. These two signals provide indicators from

sensors or switches of an event. An event can be the on/off power, dry contact,

sensor or switch status from a device. This information is used to trigger events

and functions through the Control Pad.

Digital Input (VDC):

Digital input 5VDC hardware devices (temperature, current and monitor

sensors) provide voltage signals between 1 and 5. A digital input port detects

if a voltage is above/below a specific threshold (1 to 5). If the voltage coming

from a hardware device is higher than the set value, the Control Pad will

detect the digital input as high. If the voltage coming from a hardware device

is lower than the set value, the Control Pad will detect the digital input as low.

This information is used to trigger events and functions through the Control

Pad.

Connects to

1 x Programmable Digital

Input Channel

Digital Input

VDC Mode:

-Input Voltage Range: 0 to 5 VDC

-Programmable Range: 1 to 5 VDC

Dry Contact Mode:

-Pull-up 2k ohms to + 5 VDC

Digital Input: Switches,

Sensors, Monitors, or Button

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Ethernet

The RJ-45 port provides an Ethernet connection for GUI access (page 55) and

the ability to add up to 8 LAN devices per Control Pad, as shown below.

Ethernet

VK224

VK236

VK248

VK258

Expansion Box

SELECT

PDUCURRE N TOUTLET CURRENT IPADDRESSSEN S OR1 SEN SOR2

OUTLET STATUS

ONVIF

TCP

PJLink

Telnet

1 x Ethernet Port

The RJ-45 port is used to connect

the Control Box to the network and

access TCP, UDP, PJLink, ONVIF,

HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet devices.

If the network switch does not

support DHCP, the installed device

will adopt the default IP

address,192.168.0.60

eco PDU

Modular Matrix Switch

Ethernet Switch

UDP

Lighting HVAC Systems

KNX IP Interface

HTTP

HTTPS

Video Conferencing System

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Accessories

ATEN Expansion Box

ATEN Expansion Boxes (sold separately) provide additional ports for a

flexible expansion of the ATEN Control System. This allows you to add and

control additional devices in an environment where more devices are required.

With the advantage of an Ethernet-based connection, the expansion boxes are

easily connected to the ATEN controller via a LAN connection from a variety

of locations across a network. The diagram below provides an example of the

VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion Box setup.

Note:

To add and configure ATEN Expansion Boxes, see Device Configuration

List, page 85 and Expansion Box, page 88.

The available Expansion Box models include:

Model Description

VK224 4-Port Serial Expansion

VK236 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box

VK248 8-Channel Relay Expansion Box

VK258 8-Channel Digital I/O Expansion Box

Control Box

Serial Devices

Network

SELECT

PDUCURREN TOUTLET CURRENTIPADDRESSSENSOR 1SENSOR2

OUTLET STATUS

Ethernet

Serial

VK224 (Rear)

Power Distribution

Unit

Video Matrix Projector Camera

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ATEN Keypad

Overview

The ATEN Keypad mounts to a wall to provide control of hardware through a

Control Box. The setup of the Keypad to the Control System can be illustrated

as follows:

Note:

The following Keypad models are available:

You can have your Keypad buttons customized with text engraving. To

make the order, go the this link:

https://www.aten.com/ext_data/global_en/VK_Keypad_Engraving_Service/

aten_keypad.html

Model Description

VK108US 8-Button Keypad (US, 1 Gang)

VK112EU 12-Button Keypad (EU, 2 Gang)

Screen BD-Player

ProjectorLight Video Switch

Ethernet Switch

or DC 5V

VK1100

(Rear)

ATEN Keypad

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Component

The VK108US and VK112EU Keypads share the same hardware layout. For

demonstration purpose, VK112EU is used as an example below.

No. Component Description

1 Buttons VK108US

The Keypad can be customized up to 14 different layouts

using 4 to 8 buttons.

VK112EU

The Keypad can be customized up to 125 different layouts

using 6 to 12 buttons.

2 Button LEDs A button LED:



Lights orange to indicate the power is on.



Lights white to indicate the Keypad is in operation.



Blinks orange and white to indicate that firmware upgrade

is in progress.

3 System LED

Indicators



LAN: lights green to indicate that the Keypad is connected

to LAN.



Link: lights green to indicate that the Keypad is connected

to the assigned Control Box.

4 Reset Pushbutton Press to reset the Keypad to its default network settings.

5 DC Power Plug a power adapter into this DC power input.

6 Keypad ID Switch

(blue)

Sets an ID to the Keypad (1~8).

7 Control Box ID

Switch (black)

Sets the ID of the Control Box (1 ~ 16) to which the Keypad

connects.

1 8

68.51 mm

49.5 mm

28 mm

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Layout Examples

VK108US

VK112EU

8 LAN Port



Connects the Keypad to LAN



Supplies power (PoE) if a power sourcing equipment is

installed.

No. Component Description

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Installing ATEN Keypad

You can install the Keypad in a wall, podium, or desk. To install the Keypad,

follow the steps below:

1. Choose a location free of interference and prepare the installation site. You

can install the Keypad to a wall box or directly into the chosen surface.

Using a wall box

Use a wall box of appropriate size (2-gang for the VK112EU; 1-gang

for the VK108US) and depth (at least 6 cm, 2.36 inches).

VK108US

VK112 EU( )

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VK112 MK( )

Directly into the chosen surface

a) Refer to the Panel Mount Cutout diagram (VK112EU page2 59;

VK108US, page 263) to find out the length and width of the cutout area

and mark the opening on the chosen surface.

b) Cut out the marked area to a depth of at least 6 cm (2.36 inches).

2. Pair the Keypad with a Control Box by adjusting the Keypad ID Switch

(blue) to the ID number that the Control Box uses.

Note: One ATEN Control Box can work with up to 8 Keypads.

3. Supply the Keypad with power and network connectivity using one of the

following methods. The LAN LED light green to indicate that the Keypad

is supplied with power and successfully linked to the network.

To power the Keypad by PoE, use an Ethernet cable to connect the

Keypad to a PoE-enabled Ethernet switch.

If you do not have a power sourcing equipment, use an Ethernet cable

to connect the Keypad to LAN and a power adapter to supply power.

Purchase a power adapter for this installation.

Follow the steps below to prepare the power adapter and then plug

it to the Keypad.

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 From the top row, attach each row of button caps to the Keypad

by pressing on the hinges.

Caution: When removing button caps, place your fingers on the top

of button caps and then press downwards, as illustrated below.

Pressing upwards from the bottom may cause damages to the button

caps.

c) Attach the faceplate to the Keypad.

IMPORTANT: After installing the Keypad, create a control interface

(Viewer) and upload the Viewer to the Control Box. For details, see Design,

page 100.

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Chapter 3

Browser Operation

Overview

The ATEN controller can be configured over a standard TCP/IP connection via

its built-in Graphical User Interface (GUI). Because it can be accessed from

anywhere over a network or the Internet, operators can easily log in via a web

browser. The web interface can be used to upload licenses, set the access key,

enable monitors and update the firmware.

Logging In

To access the GUI, type the IP address of the controller into the address bar of

any browser. If a Security Alert dialog box appears, accept the certificate – it

can be trusted. The Welcome screen appears:



The default IP address is http://192.168.0.60



The default access key is: password



Only one user can log in at a time



Supports Internet Explorer browsers IE9 and higher

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Dashboard

The Dashboard appears when you successfully log in to the Control Box. The

Dashboard gives a quick view of each setting and provides a link to each page.

Click Manage to configure the settings.

The top bar provides two options:

Click to enter the Settings page.

Click to log out of the web console.

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Settings

The Settings view contains tabs to provide options to configure the controller.

The page is divided into two parts, the Interactive Display Panel which is

used to configure the options and the Top Bar which provides icons to exit the

settings page and log out of the web session.

The Settings page opens on the General tab, as shown below:

The General tab contains network, system time, and firmware upgrade settings.

Controller Info Provides network and identification information pertaining to the

controller.



Device Name: Sets the device name.



Controller ID: Displays the controller ID # set on the rear of the

unit.



IP Address: Provides the IP address of the controller.



MAC Address: Provides the hardware MAC address of the

controller.

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Date & Time



Automatically



Time Zone: Select a time zone for the controller. Choose

the city that most closely corresponds to where it is located.

NTP Server Settings

Assign an NTP server for the controller to synchronizes its

clock. If the controller have access to the Internet, configure the

Preferred NTP Server and Alternate NTP Server settings. If

the controller is installed in a closed network, configure the

Preferred Customer Server IP and Alternate Customer

Server IP settings.



Preferred NTP Server: Select an NTP server to provide

synchronization services to the controller. Make sure to use

an NTP server that is located close to where the controller

is installed to minimize propagation delays.



Alternate NTP Server: Select an alternate NTP server to

which the controller connects when it is unable to connect

to the preferred NTP server.



Preferred Customer Server IP: Select this option to use a

private NTP server if the controller is installed in a closed

network.



Alternate Customer Server IP: Select this option to set up

a substitute server if the controller is unable to connect to

the preferred server.



Adjust Time: Sets the interval at which the controller

synchronizes its clock with the assigned NTP server.



Sync: Click this button to save your configuration and start

synchronizing its clock with the assigned NTP server.



Manually: Use the drop-down lists to set the controller’s time

zone, date, and time.

Firmware Displays the Current Firmware version and option to upgrade.

Click Update Firmware to open the window. Firmware Upgrade

Click Browse to select the firmware upgrade file.

When Check FW Version is selected, the system will check the

current firmware version against the one being used to upgrade the

controller. If the device version is higher than the upgrade version a

dialog box informs you and gives you the option to continue or

cancel.

After the file has been selected, click Update to start the firmware

upgrade.

Chapter 3. Browser Operation

Licenses for Mobile Control

A license is a software permit that an ATEN controller grants to a mobile

device for remote control. If you have three licenses for a controller, you can

remotely operate the controller using three mobile devices at the same time.

Refer to the table below for the number of free licenses and the maximum

number of paid licenses each controller supports. To purchase additional

copies of license, contact your local sales representative.

You can use the Licenses tab to:

 Find out the total number of licenses, the number of licenses that are

available, and those that are in use

 Upload licenses to the ATEN controller

 View license information

Licenses ATEN Control Box

(VK1100 / VK2100)

ATEN Control Pad

(VK0100 / VK0200)

No. of free licenses 2 0

Maximum no. of licenses 10 10

Licenses



In Use: displays the number of licenses being used by mobile

devices.



Not in Use: displays the number of licenses available for use.



Total shows the number of licenses purchased for the controller.

Update License Clicking Add opens the Add License window to upload new licenses to

the controller. Click Browse to locate the license file and Add to upload

the license(s).

Remove When a device is accessing the controller, you can click the Remove

button to disconnect the session.

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Activation Key The activation key is a string of letters and numbers used to assign

a validity period of accessing the ATEN Control System.

To set up a validity period for accessing the ATEN Control System:

1. Select Your access to ATEN Control System will expire in

and type the number of days.

2. Type an activation key. Follow the guidelines below when

creating your activation key:



Max number of characters: 32



Allowed characters: uppercase and lowercase letters,

numbers, and underscore



Max. number of days: 999 days

3. Type the activation key again to confirm.

4. Click Save. The limit is immediately applied. For example:

Note: Keep the activation key somewhere secure because it

cannot be recovered. In case you forget the activation key,

press the reset button/switch for 8 seconds to set the ATEN

controller to default. This will reset all configuration of the

controller to default and remove any projects and Viewers

stored on the ATEN controller.

To disable the validity period, click Enter Activation Key to type the

activation key provided by the system integrator.

Chapter 3. Browser Operation

Monitor

The Monitor tab allows you to view and enable the monitors that have been

configured for Flags and digital input devices in the VK6000 software. Check

the Show on dashboard box to show the Monitor settings on the Dashboard.

Click the slide bar next to the monitor you want to enable or use the drop-down

menu to select All On or All Off.

For more information about creating monitors, see Library, page 152.

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Network

The Network tab allows you to view and configure the controller’s network

settings. Select Manually to set a static IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default

Gateway, or Use DHCP to have the server assign an IP address to the

controller.

Note: Make sure to set the ATEN controller’s IP address and Default Gateway

to the same subnet.

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Connections

The Connections tab allows you to view the connection statuses and IP

addresses of licensed devices, ATEN Keypads, and ATEN Expansion Boxes.

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Schedule

The Schedule tab lists scheduled events predefined using the ATEN

Configurator. You can use this tab to do the following:

 Enable or disable scheduled events.

 Enable or disable scheduled days

For details on setting up scheduled events, see Scheduled Events, page 175.

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Security

The Security tab allows you to secure the browsing sessions between your

computer and the ATEN controller’s web interface using SSL encryption.

Purchase and obtain an SSL certificate from a trusted certifying authority and

click Upload in this page to apply the certificate.

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Chapter 4

ATEN Configurator (VK6000)

Overview

The ATEN Configurator (VK6000) is a GUI-based management tool that helps

you set up and configure the connected hardware and create control interfaces

to be used by mobile devices and ATEN Keypads.

Installation

To install the ATEN Configurator software, do the following:

1. Download ATEN Configurator.

a) Visit the ATEN download page.

http://www.aten.com/global/en/support-and-downloads/downloads/

b) Search for “VK6000”. A list of downloads for VK6000 appear.

c) Click ATEN_configurator_software_x.x.xxx.zip to download.

2. Open the downloaded zip file and double-click

ATEN_configurator_software_x.x.xxx.exe to run the setup. This screen

appears.

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3. Click Next. This screen appears.

4. If you agree with the License Agreement, select I accept the terms of the

license agreement, and click Next. Click Print to print the Software End

User License Agreement. This screen appears.

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5. To change the destination location, click Change. Click Next to proceed

using the default location. This screen appears.

6. Click Install. When the process is complete, a confirmation message

appears.

7. Click Finish.

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3. In the Design tab, do the following.

 Create and configure a control interface (Viewer). For more

information, see Design, page 100.

 (Optional) Set up scheduled events to automatically carry out specified

actions.

 (Optional) Add additional conditions and actions to buttons using

Flags. For details, see Flag, page 153.

 (Optional) Create a sequence of actions for a button by creating a

Macro. For details, see Macro, page 173.

 (Optional) Create a Variable for a device setting that is controlled by

two or more components in one control interface. For details, see

Variables, page 176.

4. In the Upload tab, upload this Viewer to the controller. For details, see

Upload, page 182.

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Main Page

Double-click the Configurator.exe shortcut to open the ATEN Configurator

software. The Project page appears:

No. Control Description

1 Menu bar The Menu Bar contains categories with options that pertain

to different sections of the software. Menu bar items are

listed on page 76.

2 Project Bar The Project Bar contains four tab and the Library icon. Each

tab relates to a step required to set up the project. Each

step and the Library can be selected by clicking on the bar.

Each step is discussed, starting on page 82, and the

Library on page 99.

3 Interactive Display

Panel

This is the main work area. The page that appears here

reflects the project tab that is selected.

4 Library The Library contains the devices, graphic, flag, macro, and

monitor databases. Each section allows you to add custom

items or choose from ready made selections.

5 Toggle Bar These three icons are used as a toggle to show or hide the

right, left and bottom control panel.

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6 Simulator The Simulator button is used to test the Viewer after it is

created in Design. The simulator allows you to tryout the

interface as it would work on a mobile device but without

actually controlling devices. Use the mouse to click through

the page links.

No. Control Description

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Menu Bar

Use the Menu Bar to select options in each project tab. The table below

provides a description of each menu item.

Menu Sub-Menu Description

File New Project Select to create a new project.

Open Project Select to browse and open a previously

saved project.

Restore Project from Controller Downloads a previously backed up

project from a controller.

Close Closes the current project and returns to

the Project tab.

Save Select to save changes to the current

project.

Save as Use this option to save the project as a

different name.

Export Viewer to USB

(Not supported by ATEN Control

Pad)

Exports Viewers and an access key to a

USB drive. After exporting the data onto

a USB drive, plug the USB drive into the

Control Box’s USB port to upload the

Viewer files and the access key. These

files can only be read by the Control Box

and are not project files that can be

opened by the ATEN Configurator

software.

Project Report Click to save a PDF file that contains

detailed information about each part of

the current project.

Import ETS Project Import an ETS project file for your KNX

devices.

Recent Projects Select to view a list of recent projects that

can be clicked on to open.

Exit Select to close the project and exit.

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Edit Undo Select to undo a change when editing a

Viewer in Create & Design Viewer.

Redo Select to redo a change when editing a

Viewer page in Create & Design Viewer.

Cut/Copy/Paste Select to cut, copy or paste text and

objects when editing a Viewer page in

Create & Design Viewer. When used to

copy and paste a button, both the

General and Action properties are

copied.

Paste Graphic Only Select to paste a button’s image but not

its Action properties in Create & Design

Viewer.

Delete Select to delete highlighted text and

images when editing a page in Create &

Design Viewer.

Delete Action Only Select to delete the Action properties of a

button in Create & Design Viewer.

Select All / Deselect All Use either option to select or unselect all

objects when editing a viewer page in

Create & Design Viewer.

Preferences Display

Language

Use to select the language for the

interface.

SSH

Destination

Click to choose the location of the

executable for the SSH Client software.

To execute the program, go to the menu

bar and select Tools

→

SSH Client.

Interface Check a box to enable the feature

described below:



Show Welcome Page: displays the

Welcome screen when the ATEN Con-

figurator software opens.



Auto Page Creation: automatically

creates a Viewer page in Create

Viewer & Design, for every hardware

device that is configured in Select

Device & Configuration.



Show Password: displays the charac-

ters of the access key in the Edit

Access Key dialog box.



Automatically check for updates:

automatically checks for updates and

notify the user when an update is

available.

Menu Sub-Menu Description

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Object PowerPoint Control Template Adds a PowerPoint Control template to

the Viewer. This control template is used

to control PowerPoint files saved in a

target computer.

Media Control Template Adds a Media Control template to the

Viewer. This control template is used to

control media files saved in a target

computer.

Line Adds a line to visually separate objects

on the Viewer.

Frame Adds a frame to visually frame an object

or to group a set of objects in the Viewer.

Dial Kit Adds a dial kit to the Viewer. The dial kit

can be used for dialing a meeting.

Group Group Select multiple objects and use Group to

lock them together. Objects in the group

will move together as one.

Radio

Group

Select multiple buttons and use Radio

Group to associate them as follows:

selecting a button that belongs to the

radio group deselects the previously

selected radio button within the same

group.

Ungroup Select grouped objects and use

Ungroup to unlock the group.

Order Bring to

Front

Moves an object to the top position when

objects are layered.

Send to

Back

Moves an object to the bottom position

when objects are layered.

Bring

Forward

Moves an object up one position when

objects are layered.

Send

Backward

Moves an object down one position when

objects are layered.

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Object Align Left Aligns two or more selected objects to

the Left side of the object that is selected

last.

Center Aligns two or more selected objects to

the horizontal position of the object that

is selected last.

Right Aligns two or more selected objects to

the Right side of the object that is

selected last.

Top Aligns two or more selected objects to

the Top side of the object that is selected

last.

Middle Aligns two or more selected objects to

the vertical position of the object that is

selected last.

Bottom Aligns two or more selected objects to

the Bottom side of the object that is

selected last.

Make Same Size Width Resizes two or more selected objects to

the same width of the object that is

selected last.

Height Resizes two or more selected objects to

the same height of the object that is

selected last.

Both Resizes two or more selected objects to

the same width and height of the object

that is selected last.

Space Evenly Across

Page Width

Spaces two or more selected objects

evenly across the width of the page.

Across

Page

Height

Spaces two or more selected objects

evenly across the height of the page.

Between

Objects

Horizontally

Adjusts the horizontal space between

three or more selected objects to the

average distance between each of the

selected objects.

Between

Objects

Vertically

Adjusts the vertical space between three

or more selected objects to the average

distance between each of the selected

objects.

Menu Sub-Menu Description

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Tools Database Generator Opens the ATEN Database Generator

which is used to manually add and

configure hardware devices. This is

where you can create custom devices to

add to My Device Library. See ATEN

Database Generator, page 185, for

details.

Simulator The Simulator is used to test a Viewer’s

interface after it has been created in

Design. The simulator allows you to

tryout the interface as it would work on a

mobile device but without actually

controlling devices. Use the mouse to

click through the page links.

SSH Client This runs the SSH Client software

selected under Edit

→

Preferences

→

SSH Destination. The SSH Client is used

to communicate with the controller.

Windows New Page Click to create a new Viewer page or

select a page to open in Create Viewer &

Design.

Help About Provides the firmware version and

support information for the Configurator

software.

Check for Updates Checks if ATEN Configurator is up-to-

date.

Menu Sub-Menu Description

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Project

The Project tab allows you to enter details about the installation to start the

project. Enter the information using the table below as a guide.

Control Description

Name Enter the project name you are setting up. You can create

multiple projects but for most installations only one project is

required.

Add Controller Click to add controllers to the project. The number added

should match the number of controllers installed. A project can

have up to 16 controllers.

Controller ID Displays the Control Box ID. Make sure to set the Control Box

ID Switch on the rear of the Control Box using the ID displayed

here so that the project file will be uploaded to the controller set

with the same ID.

ATEN Controller Type Select the controller model you are installing.

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Number of Rooms Enter the number of rooms each controller will control. Each

hardware device you add will be associated with a room. When

buttons are configured in the Design tab, you can select a

Room under Button Action to filter the Device list so that only

hardware in that room appears. This link between the

controller, devices and room is how the Viewer knows which

devices to control.

Name Enter the client name associated with the project.

Address Enter the client address associated with the project.

Phone Enter the client phone number associated with the project.

Remove Controller Click to delete a controller from the project.

Start Project Click to begin configuring hardware devices. The Select Device

& Configuration tab will open.

Control Description

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Device Configuration List

The Device Configuration page lists the controller ports by type. Click a port

to view its Properties (page 88). Double-click a port to open the ATEN

Device Library and search for the hardware device to configure the port.

Configure each port according to the hardware device connected to it.

Control Description

Type Lists the ports of the controller.

Device Lists the device name entered in Properties.

Mode Lists the port’s communication mode. Click an arrow to select options:



Serial: RS232, RS422, or RS485



I/O: Input (VDC), Input (Dry Contact) or Output



IR: IR or RS232

Room Lists the room selected for a device. The rooms available depend on the

number of rooms added to the controller. No drop-down menu appears

if there is only one room. Each controller must have at least one room.

Select the room where the device is installed.

+ Add More

Devices

RS422, RS485, LAN and IR ports can cascade additional devices that

are connected to the first unit. IR ports can cascade 1 device, RS422

and RS485 ports can cascade up to 2 devices and LAN ports can

cascade up to 25 devices.

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Adding Devices to ATEN Configurator

Add the devices to be managed by your ATEN controller to the Device

Configuration list and configure their settings.

 To add KNX devices, follow the steps below:

1. Click File and then Import ETS Project. The configurations for your

KNX devices appear in the Controller tab on the left-side bar.

2. In the Controller tab, click on KNX IP Interface and type its IP address

and port in the Properties column.

 To add devices that are not KNX compliant, use one of the following

methods:

 Add devices using ATEN Device Library or My Library

1. In the Device Configuration list, click a port where you have

physically installed a device.

2. Click library. In the pop-up window, click the drop-down list to

select ATEN Device Library or My Library, and then double-click an

item to add a device. The selected device is added to Device

Configuration.

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 Add devices using the Properties column

Type the name of the device in Properties, and then click Add Device.

Note:If the device is not in the Library, create the device using Database

Generator. For details, see Edit / Add New Device, page 189.

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Left Sidebar

Controller

The Left Sidebar provides a tree view of the

controllers, Expansion Boxes, and rooms. Each

controller in the tree view represents a controller with

one or more rooms it manages. Selecting a controller

allows you to configure its ports. When a port is

configured for a device, it appears listed under the

Room.

Each controller must have at least one room. When

installing multiple controllers in one room, add a room

with the same name to each controller.

Each controller name ends with an ID number:

VK2100-ID01. Use this number to set the Controller

ID Switch on the rear of the controller. This links the

controller in the software to the physical device being

installed.

Right-click a controller to Add Room or Delete

Controller.

Room

Each room is associated with a controller and a

Viewer so that the information is uploaded to the

correct controller to control the hardware devices.

Right click a room to Delete or Rename the room.

Use the buttons at the bottom of the sidebar to Add

Room.

Expansion Box

ATEN Expansion Boxes connect over a network to

add ports to the controller via its Ethernet port.

Clicking Add Controller or Expander opens a

window which allows you to select a device to add:

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Properties

The Properties panel provides information and configuration fields for

controllers, Expansion Boxes, remote devices, or rooms. Click a device or room

from the left sidebar or the Device Configuration list to display its properties.

Controller Properties

Click a controller from the left sidebar or the

Device Configuration list to configure the

following properties.



Name: Type to change the device name.



Controller ID: Sets the controller ID.

ATEN Expansion Box and Keypad will

connect to a controller with a matching

controller ID as set on the Expansion Box

or Keypad using the Controller ID Switch.



Identify ATEN Expansion Box and Keypad by IP Address:

Note: Only enable this function if any of the following scenario applies.



Need to install more than 16 controllers under the same subnet.



Your network switch blocks multicast signals between the controller and

Expansion Box/Keypad.

When enabled, the controller connects to an ATEN Expansion Box/Keypad

with matching controller ID and Expansion Box/Keypad IP address.

To use this function, make sure to do the following.



On the Expansion Box/Keypad:



Set the controller ID using the Controller ID Switch. When you

have more than 16 controllers under a subnet, at least two of the

Expansion Boxes and/or Keypads will be assigned with the same

controller ID.



Set the Expansion Box/Keypad to a fixed IP address.



In the project files:



In the Devices tab, make sure the controller IDs match the

configuration on the Expansion Boxes and/or Keypads.

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

In the Devices tab, enable the Identify ATEN Expansion Boxes

and Keypads by IP address function the Properties panel. For

example, if you have 17 controllers set up under the same subnet,

with controller 1 and 17 using ID01, enable the function for both of

these controllers.



Specify the IP address of the Expansion Box/Keypad.

sdfFor Keypad, go to Design > Viewer Settings.

dfFor Expansion Box, go to Devices and find the Properties panel.



Port: Specify the port to allow TCP communications from third-party client

devices.

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Expansion Box (Expander)

When you select an Expansion Box from the left side bar, the properties

provides a drop-down menu to set the Expander ID (ID01~ID08) and the option

to configure the IP Address.

To add an Expansion Box, click Add Controller or Expander on the left

sidebar, then use the arrow and select an ATEN Expansion Box to add. The

expansion box and ports will be listed on the Device Configuration page, as

shown below:

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Serial Device Properties

Click a serial device from the Device

Configuration list to configure its

properties.



Name: Type to set the device name.



Add Device: Adds devices. You can use

either of the following methods to add

devices:



Type the device name in the Name field

and click Add Device.



Click the arrow button (following the Add

Device button) and select add device

from library to open the device library.

Double-click a device to bring in its

information and settings.



Category: Displays the category of the

selected device.



Brand: Displays the brand of the

selected device.



Model: Displays the model of the

selected device.



Version: Shows the firmware version

selected for the device. Use the drop-

down menu to select a different firmware

version. Click the menu box next to the

version number to open a PDF with the

version history. The version history and

different versions for a device can be

manually added/updated via the Database

Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New

Device, page 189).



Connection Settings: Click the drop-

down lists to configure the baud rate, data

bit, stop bit, parity settings, and flow

control for the selected serial device.



Advance Settings: Click Advanced to

display the following settings.

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Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are

sent to the device.



Feedback Timeout: Sets the maximum interval that the controller

allows in between parts of a feedback message. The controller uses

this value to identify the end of a message.



Keep Connection Alive: The controller sends a command to the serial

device to maintain the connection and avoid timeout issues.



Command: Type a command to be sent to the selected device.



Interval: Type the interval at which the controller sends the

command.

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I/O Device Properties

Click an I/O device from the Device

Configuration list and select Input

(VDC), Input (Dry Contact), or Output

to configure its properties.



Name: Type to set the device name.



Add Device: Adds devices. You can

use either of the following methods to

add devices:



Type the device name in the Name

field and click Add Device.



Click the arrow button (following the

Add Device button) and select add

device from library to open the device

library. Double-click a device to bring in

its information and settings.



Category: Displays the category of

the selected device.



Brand: Displays the brand of the

selected device.



Model: Displays the model of the

selected device.



Version: Shows the firmware version selected for the device. Use the drop-

down menu to select a different firmware version. Click the menu box next

to the version number to open a PDF with the version history. The version

history and different versions for a device can be manually added/updated

via the Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New Device,

page 189).



Lower Threshold & Upper Threshold: Set the thresholds according to the

hardware device you are connecting and then configure a Monitor (see

page 155).



Advance Settings: Click Advanced to display the Delay Interval setting.



Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are

sent to the device.

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IR/Relay Device Properties

Click an IR/Relay device from the Device

Configuration list to configure its

properties.



Name: Type to set the device name.



Add Device: Adds devices. You can

use either of the following methods to

add devices:



Type the device name in the Name field

and click Add Device.



Click the arrow button (following the

Add Device button) and select add

device from library to open the device

library. Double-click a device to bring in

its information and settings.



Category: Displays the category of the

selected device.



Brand: Displays the brand of the

selected device.



Model: Displays the model of the

selected device.



Version: Shows the firmware version selected for the device. Use the drop-

down menu to select a different firmware version. Click the menu box next

to the version number to open a PDF with the version history. The version

history and different versions for a device can be manually added/updated

via the Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit / Add New Device,

page 189).



Advance Settings: Click Advanced to display the Delay Interval setting.



Delay Interval: Sets a time delay for each command before they are

sent to the device.

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Ethernet Device Properties

Click an Ethernet device to configure its

properties. Each Control Box supports up

to 25 Ethernet devices, and each Control

Pad supports up to 8.



Name: Type to set the device name.



Add Device: Adds devices. You can

use either of the following methods to

add devices:



Type the device name in the Name field

and click Add Device.



Click the arrow button (following the

Add Device button) and select add

device from library to open the device

library. Double-click a device to bring in

its information and settings.



Category: Displays the category of the

selected device.



Brand: Displays the brand of the

selected device.



Model: Displays the model of the

selected device.



Version: Shows the firmware version

selected for the device. Use the drop-

down menu to select a different firmware

version. Click the menu box next to the

version number to open a PDF with the

version history. The version history and

different versions for a device can be

manually added/updated via the

Database Generator (see step 3 of Edit /

Add New Device, page 189).



Connection Settings

Depending on the selected protocol, some of the following settings may not

be required and are not displayed.



Protocol Type: Click to select the protocol for the Ethernet device. The

ATEN Control System supports control of devices via telnet, ONVIF,

TCP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS.

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Library

The Project Bar provides the Library option. Use the Device Library

tab (shown below) to configure controller ports according to the

connected hardware devices. The Device Library provides an extensive

database of hardware devices that can be double-clicked or drag and dropped

into the Device Configuration page to configure controller ports. The Device

Library is discussed on the next page.

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Device Library

The Device Library tab is a database of hardware devices that instantly

configure controller ports. Search the library for the device connected

to a controller port then add it to configure the port. For devices not in the

library, use the ATEN Database Generator to create custom hardware (see

page 185). Click Library on the Project bar or double-click a port on the

Device Configuration page to open the ATEN Device Library.

 Add a device by clicking Add to Project or by drag & drop.

 To search for a device type keywords into the box and click .

 Click a tab to filter by All, Serial, DO, IR, Relay or Ethernet.

 Click headings to sort by Brand, Device Type, Model or Version.

 Use the drop-down menu to select:

 ATEN Device Library – ATEN’s database of hardware devices.

 My Device Library – Devices added from the Database Generator.

 Create Device – Opens the Database Generator to create custom

hardware devices for My Device Library (

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Left Sidebar

Viewer

The Left Sidebar provides a tree view of the

Viewers and Pages. Clicking a Viewer opens the

Page Overview which is a layout of the Viewer.

Right-click a Viewer to Delete, Rename or Edit the

Viewer.

Use Add Viewer at the bottom of the sidebar to

create a new Viewer.

Pages

Each Viewer lists the Home Page with each

Viewer Page created for the Viewer under it.

Clicking a Home or Viewer Page on the sidebar

opens a new tab where the page can be edited.

Right-click a page to Delete, Rename, or Copy the

page and paste it to another Viewer within the

same or a different project file. The Copy function

replicates the page’s visual design without its

configurations.

The Home Page cannot be deleted.

Use Add Page at the bottom of the sidebar to add

a page to the Viewer.

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Adding a Viewer

A Viewer is a control interface that you use on mobile devices, ATEN

Keypads, or ATEN Control Pads to centrally control devices and equipment.

Use the Select Viewer page to select a Viewer template for your device type.

To add a Viewer and/or its associated control pages, follow the steps below.

1. In the Configurator, go to the Design tab. This screen appears. If the Select

View page does not appear, click Add Viewer from the left sidebar.

2. Select your device type.

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3. Configure the displayed settings for your selected device.

 Mobile Device

 Keypad

Setting Description

Type Use this drop-down menu to select the mobile device that

will be used to control hardware devices in a room. This sets

the resolution for the Viewer to fit on the mobile device’s

screen.

Choose a Custom selection to configure a screen size with

the Resolution drop-down menu below it.

Note: If you select Custom Windows Device – the Windows

OS has a limitation for adding buttons to Viewers used on

Windows mobile devices. See , page 241, for details.

Resolution Use this drop-down menu to set a custom screen resolution

for the mobile device being used to control hardware

devices. This option becomes available when you select one

of the Custom selections from the Type drop-down menu.

Display Aspect

Ratio

Indicates the aspect ratio used for the selected device.

Home Page Select a template for the Viewer’s home page.



Blank: Creates a custom home page that you design from

scratch.



ATEN Themes: Select any of the ATEN Themes to create

a home page and other device pages with graphics.

These pages are customizable.

Setting Description

Model Specify the Keypad model.

Number of Keys Specify the total number of keys for your Keypad.

Layout Specify the Keypad layout. This setting should match the

physical Keypad layout (see page 49 for details). Depending

on the total number of keys the Keypad has, you may have 1

or multiple options for this setting.

Controller ID Select the ID number of the Control Box (Controller) that the

Keypad will connect through. This ID must match the

controller ID Switch (black) set on the Keypad (see

page 53).

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 Control Pad

Keypad ID



Select the ID number to match the Keypad ID Switch

(blue) set on the Keypad (see page 53). Up to 8

Keypads can connect to one Control Box.



(Optional) Type the IP address of the Keypad with which

the controller uses to identify and establish connection.

Use this feature when you have more than 16 ATEN

Expansion Box and/or ATEN Keypad in the project or

when the network switch blocks multicast signals

between the Keypad and the controller.

Add Keypad Click Add Keypad to add another Keypad that will connect

to the same Control Box and control the same set of

devices.

Setting Description

Model Specify the model for the Control Pad.

Number of Keys Specify the total number of keys for your Control Pad.

Layout Specify the layout for the Control Pad. This setting should

match the physical layout (see page 49 for details).

Depending on the total number of keys the Control Pad has,

you may have 1 or multiple options for this setting.

Controller ID Displays the Control Pad ID.

Setting Description

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4. Click Done to save the configuration. An overview appears showing all

the control pages that the selected Viewer has.

5. (Optional) Add, edit, or remove the pages or adjust the basic settings of the

Viewer.

Control Description

Click to duplicate the Viewer along with the pages.

Click to edit the basic Viewer settings that you configured in step

Click to add a page to the highlighted Viewer in the left sidebar.

Click to configure the page. For more information, see

Configuring the Viewer, page 106.

Click to remove the page.

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3. Click the element in the preview panel to customize the settings. See the

table below for more information.

Element Tasks

Preview panel Shows a preview of the selected page. You can also do

the following on the preview panel:

To zoom in and out on the preview, scroll the

mouse wheel.

To relocate an object, drag and drop the object.

To layer an object, right-click the object and set

the Order options.

To group multiple objects, drag the mouse to

select the objects, right-click on any of the objects

and select Group.

To align object, drag the mouse to select the

objects, right-click on any of the objects and select

Align.

To set objects in perfect alignment, use the View

menu options to select Show Grid and Align to

Grid.

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Properties panel Use the panel to configure selected object properties.

For detailed information about object properties, see

Object Properties, page 109.

Library Use Library to customize the appearance of the page

and its buttons. For more information, see Library,

page 98.

Button Action or

Slider Bar Action

Use this panel to define the functions of each button

and slider bar. For detailed information, see Button /

Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions, page 127.

Advanced

functions

To add additional conditions and actions to

buttons, use the Flag function. For more

information, see Flag, page 153.

For a button to initiate a sequence of actions,

create a Macro. For more information, see Macro,

page 173.

Element Tasks

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Object Properties

This section provides detailed information about properties of control objects

on the Viewer. Note that the supported objects and their functions may differ

among Viewers for mobile devices, Keypad, and Control Pad.

Page Objects

A number appears at the top right corner of each object. The numbers are

assigned in sequence, in the order that the object is added. These numbers help

identify a label when configuring a Change Label (page 144) or a button when

configuring a Change Button State (page 143).

Each button has a symbol in the top left corner to indicate:

“ ”A the button’s actions are configured correctly.

“!” the button’s actions need to be modified or they will not work.

Buttons with no symbol indicate that functions have not been added to it.

For details on adding functions, see Button / Slider Bar / Dial Kit Actions,

page 127.

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Object Properties for Mobile Devices

After you have added a Viewer (page 102) for your mobile device, you can

start configuring the pages that the Viewer contains in the Properties panel.

Buttons

The Button properties provide options to configure the appearance of a button,

and the confirmation message and progress message before carrying out the

associated action.

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Alignment – click a box to align the text Right, Center or Left;

and Top, Middle or Bottom within the button box.

Style – use the drop-down menu to select the style type.

Normal imports an image to use as the button’s standard

background and click Pressed to import an image to use when the

button is pressed.

Color allows you to use drop-down menus to select the buttons

color for Normal and Pressed.

Transparency – enter a number (0-100) or use the slider-bar to

set the transparency of the button.

Send Command Every (Long Press mode buttons only) – use the

drop-down menu to select the amount of time between each command

that is sent (repeatedly) to the device while the button is pressed.

Position and Size – X Y and position the button at the coordinates

entered. Width and Height set the size of the button box. Click Reset

Image Size to reset the button size.

Reset Image Size – click to reset the button size.

Set Sync Condition – automatically synchronizes the button

setting to the selected variable. To create variables, see Variables,

page 176.

Restrict access to this button on ATEN Control System App with a

password: Limit the use of the selected button by requesting a

password when the button is tapped in the Viewer. To enable this

function, click this option and type the password in the box below.

Note: This function is only supported by the Normal and Toggle mode

buttons (page 111).

Dialog

Click the Dialog tab to set up a confirmation message that displays in the

Viewer when the button is pressed.

Note: The Dialog settings are only available for Normal and Toggle

buttons.

Confirm the associated action with the following message when the

button is pressed – Click the check box to enable this feature.

Action – Select a button action (Toggle On or Toggle Off) to display

the confirmation message.

Content drop-down list – Select one of the following for

customization.

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Background – Customize the wording for the confirmation

message. Type the message in the Name field and optionally

customize its font and style.

OK – Customize the wording on the button for carrying out the

associated action. Type in the Name field and optionally

customize its font and style.

Cancel – Customize the wording on the button for canceling the

associated action. Type in the Name field and optionally

customize its font and style.

Message

Click the Message tab to set up a progress message that displays while the

associated action is being carried out.

Note: The Message settings are only available for Normal and Toggle

buttons.

Confirm the associated action with the following message when the

button is pressed – Click the check box to enable this feature.

Action – Select a button action (Toggle On or Toggle Off) for

displaying the progress message.

Content drop-down list – Select one of the following for

customization.

Background – Configure the wording for the progress message.

Type the message in the Name field and optionally customize its

font and style.

Progress Bar – Configure the display duration (in seconds), font,

and color of the progress indicator.

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Groups

You can unify the properties of two or more control components (buttons,

slider bars, etc.) at the same time. Depending on the elements that your group

of components have, different properties will be open for configuration.Use

your mouse to drag and select the components from a page, the properties that

are open for configuration appear in the Properties column.

For example, if you want to unify the text that appear on multiple buttons, drag

and select these buttons and then configure their properties, as illustrated

below.

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Labels

The Label properties provide settings for

the displayed text and its format.

Alignment – Aligns a group of objects.

Select multiple objects for the buttons to

become available:

Name – enter the text you want to use

for the label or slow double-click the

label on the Edit page.

Font – use the drop-down menu to

select the font type.

Color – use the drop-down menu to

change the color of the text.

Size – enter a number (1-200) to set the

size of the text.

Format– format text to Bold, Italic or

Underline.

Alignment – click a box to align the

text Right, Center or Left; and Top,

Middle or Bottom within the label box.

Border/Line – select this option to

configure the color, format, and width of

the display screen border.

Position and Size – X Y and position the label at the coordinates entered.

Width and Height set the size of the label.

Set Sync Condition – Displays the value of the selected variable in

percentage or its raw form. To create variables, see Variables, page 176.

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Use the Mode drop-down menu to select the type of slider bar (Basic Slider

Bar or Advanced Slider Bar).

Basic Slider Bar

A slider bar where you enter the minimum and maximum values to

calculate the range and levels on a slider bar, and then add one command

to configure the Basic Slider Bar’s action (See Slider Value, page 133).

Choose options under Value to configure the slider bar’s range.

Direction – sets the bearing of the slider bar.

Style – click the drop-down menus to select the Foreground Color and

Background Color for the slider bar.

Value – Sets the total number of levels for the slider bar.

ASCII / HEX – click a radio button to select the format for the slider

bar values.

Minimum – enter the lowest level on the bar.

Maximum – enter the highest level on the bar.

Level – this represents the number of levels on the slider bar. You can

calculate the value of each level with the formula: Maximum Value -

Minimum Value / Level = Value Per Level. The Level is

automatically calculated according to the Minimum and Maximum

values you enter.

Position and Size – depending on whether the bar is set Vertical or

Horizontal you can use either the Size: Width or Height box to enter a

number to resize the length of the slider bar.

Set Sync Condition – Automatically synchronizes the slider bar to the

selected variable. To create a variable, see Variables, page 176.

Advanced Slider Bar

A slider bar where you set the number of levels and add a command for

each level in the bar (see Level, in the table, on page 127). Choose options

under Value to configure the slider bar’s range:

Direction – sets the bearing of the slider bar.

Style – click the drop-down menus to select the Foreground Color and

Background Color for the slider bar.

Value – Sets the total number of levels for the slider bar.Level – this

represents the number of levels on the slider bar. For each level you must

add a separate command in the Slider Bar Action – Commands list (see

Level, in the table, on page 127).

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Image

The Properties for an image provide options to change and import images to

the page. Images can be layered with other objects so that they can be placed

as a background or as highlights for buttons (see Layering Images, page 120).

You can Group, Order, Align, Make Same Size or Space Evenly from the

Object menu.

Note: For imported images, make sure the file names contain English alphabets

and/or numerals only.

Style – shows the image selected. Click inside the box to import an image

(*.png,*.jpg,*.jpeg,*.bmp) to the page.

Transparency – enter a number (0-100) or use the slider-bar to set the

transparency of the image selected.

Position and Size – X Y and position the image at the coordinates entered.

Width and Height set the size of the image.

Reset Image Size – resets the image size.

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Layering Images

Images can be layered with other objects, such as labels and buttons, so that

they can be placed as a background or as highlight for the page and/or other

objects.

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Dial Kit

A dial kit template consists of a display screen and a set of dial keys. To

configure their appearance, click on the display area or a key.

Display Screen

Dial Keys

Properties for Display Screen Properties for Dial Key

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Font – use the drop-down menu to select the font for the typed text.

Color – use the drop-down menu to change the color of the text.

Size – enter a number (1-200) to set the size of the text for the button.

Format – formats text to or Bold, Italic Underline for the button.

Alignment – click a box to align the text Right, Center or Left; and

Top, Middle or Bottom within the button box.

Style – use the drop-down menu to select the style type.

Note: The image and color settings are only applicable to dial keys.

Image – select this option to import different images for the dial key

when it is pressed and not pressed (normal).

Transparency– enter a number (0-100) or use the slider-bar to set

the transparency of the button.

Color – select this option to use different color blocks to indicate a

pressed and a normal dial key.

Border/Line – select this option to configure the color, format, and

width of the display screen border.

Position and Size – X Y and position the button at the coordinates entered.

Width and Height set the size of the button box. Click Reset Image Size to

reset the button size.

Note: If you are using the Call and End Call dials, click the dial key

to configure its action. For a detailed procedure, see Example 1: Configuring

actions of dial keys., page 134.

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Frame & Line

Use frames and lines to visually group or separate control objects in your

Viewer. Click a frame or line object to configure its properties.

Style – configure the color, format, and width of the line or border of the

frame.

Rounder corder – use the scroll bar or the number box to configure the

roundness of the frame corner.

Fill – select this option to fill the frame with the selected color.

Position and Size – X Y and position the frame/line at the coordinates

entered. Width and Height set the size of the frame/line.

Frame Properties Line Properties

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Object Properties for ATEN Keypad / Control Pad

After you have added a Viewer (page 102) for your Keypad / Control, you can

start configuring the Viewer. In the Viewer page, click on a button to configure

its settings. The following settings appear in the Properties panel.

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 Position and Size – X Y and position the button at the coordinates

entered. Width and Height set the size of the button box.

 Set Sync Condition – Automatically synchronizes the button to the

selected variable. To create a variable, see Variables, page 176. This

option is only available for toggle buttons.

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You can configure a button with Device commands (On, Off, Stop, Play, etc.);

as a Macro to send multiple commands to one or more devices; or as a Link

to other Viewer pages. Advanced Options allow you to add conditions to the

commands, as described on the next page.

Commands Lists the commands that initiate when the button or dial key is

pressed. Device and Advanced Option functions can be added

and associated in the Commands list together. Commands

initiate in the order that they are added to the list. Right-click in

the Commands list to use the menu selections: Move Up, Move

Down, Copy, Paste, Delete, Save as Macro, or Test Tool.

Toggle ON /

Toggle OFF

Press / Release

When the Button Mode (page 111) is set to Toggle or Press and

Release, the Commands list splits to set the two c commands:

Toggle ON / Press – lists the commands that initiate when the

button is first pressed or pressed and held.

Toggle OFF / Release – lists the commands that initiate when

the button is pressed a second time (Toggle), or released (Press

and Release). When the button is pressed again, Toggle ON

initiates and the cycle repeats.

The Level drop-down menu appears when an Advanced Slider

Bar is selected on the Viewer page. The number of levels in the

drop-down menu reflect the Level set in the Advanced Slider

Bar’s properties (page 117). Use the drop-down menu to select a

level and then add a command for each of the Advanced Slider

Bar’s levels (see page 133 for details).

Use Move up to move an action up in the Commands list, or

Move down to move an action down in the Commands list.

Use Delete to remove an action from the Commands list.

Use Save as Macro to save the commands in the Commands

list as a macro.

Use Test Tool to connect to a controller and test the action(s) in

the Commands list.

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Configuring Button/Slider Bar Actions

To add one or more actions to a button, slider bar, or dial key, follow the steps

below.

1. In the project file, click to select the button, slider bar, or dial key in the

Viewer. The Button/Slider Bar Action panel appears.

2. In the Button/Slider Bar Action panel, select a Room.

3. Add commands.

For details on device functions and advanced functions, see Functions,

page 130.

a) Click a device or an advanced option to display its supported functions.

b) Double-click a function to add it to the Commands list.

c) Repeat step 3a and 3b if you wish to initiate a sequence of actions.

4. In the Commands list, double-click the commands to configure them.

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Functions

Button/slider bar functions can be understood as device functions and

advanced functions.

 Device functions – These are functions that the selected controller or a

device managed by the controller initiates. The supported device functions

vary depending on the device you select in the Device list, as illustrated

below. For details on controller functions, see Device Functions, page 132.

Controller functions

VM3404H functions

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Use this to set a string of characters that are set within a fixed

parameter. Enter a string of characters and use the S to set the start of

the string and E to set the end and then click Apply. The return

message will need to fit the fixed string of characters set in the text

box next to the Drop-Down Menu (see next page) for the monitor to

be triggered.

 Select string with a non-fixed length

Use this to set a string of characters where the parameters are

variable. Enter a string of characters and use the S to set the start of

the string and E to set the end and then click Apply. The return

message will need to fit the fixed string of characters set in the text

box next to the Drop-Down Menu (see below) for the monitor to be

triggered.

 Drop-Down Menu

Above, enter characters that the Select string with fixed length or

Select string with non-fixed length string must match and how they

must be matched: Equal to, , Not equal to Include, or Exclude for

the condition to be triggered.

 Flag

Creates a flag condition for the monitor. Use the drop-down menus to set a

format (how the flag value must be matched) and the flag value for the

condition to be triggered.

 I/O Input

Create a trigger signal from a device according to the voltage. Only device

with a Digital Input (dry contract) or Digital Input (VDC) port appear in

the Status list. Double-click a device in the Status list to add it to the

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