Avocent 2015 User Manual

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Table of Contents

List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii

List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1

Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1

Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 7

Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 7

Supplied with the AutoView switch............................................................................................. 7

Rack Mounting Your AutoView Switch .............................................................................................. 7

Installing the AutoView Switch .......................................................................................................... 8

Connecting Users............................................................................................................................. 10

Cascading AutoView Switches......................................................................................................... 10

Adding Legacy Switches .................................................................................................................. 12

Setting Up Your AutoView Switching System .................................................................................. 15

Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 17

Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports.................................................................................. 17

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 17

Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 19

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 21

Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 22

Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 24

Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 25

Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................ 26

Selecting a language................................................................................................................. 27

Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 28

Setting console security ............................................................................................................ 29

Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 33

Scanning Your System...................................................................................................................... 35

Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................ 37

Broadcasting to Servers ................................................................................................................... 39

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