Avocent 280ES User Manual

 

OutLook ES Series Installer/User Guide

The switch must be powered up before the attached servers since the switch 
stores mouse and keyboard connection and rate data for each server. The 
switch uses this information to initialize the keyboard and mouse interfaces of 
the servers. If the servers are turned on before the switch, the servers may 
exhibit abnormal or erratic behavior.

1.  Turn on the monitors.

2.  Turn on the primary switch.

3.  Turn on the servers attached to the primary switch.

4.  Turn on the secondary switch (if applicable).

5.  Turn on the servers attached to the secondary switch (if applicable).

During system startup, check to see that your primary OutLook switch does 
the following:
•    Lights the blue LED power indicator on the front of the switch (if applicable)
•   Identifies the mouse and keyboard and sets their default states
•   Displays copyright information about the OutLook switch and firmware
•   Selects a port and displays its number in the status flag on the monitor

See the following table for the default port number that displays in the status 
flag on startup for each of the OutLook switch models.

140ES, 180ES, 1160ES 

 

A 

 

1

280ES, 2160ES 

 

A 

 

1

 

 

 

B 

 

2

4160ES 

 

A 

 

1

 

 

 

B 

 

2

 

 

 

C 

 

3

 

 

 

D 

 

4

If the copyright information and status flag do not appear, check that the 
monitor is connected and powered up.