Avocent amx5130 Installation Instruction

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Quick Installation Guide
AMX
 
Switching System
The following instructions will help you            
to connect your AMX switching system.
For more detailed information, please consult 
your installer/user guide.
To install the AMX switch and the 
AMX5130 user station
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Initial setup
Place your AMX switch and AMX5130 user 
station in the desired locations. Rack mounting 
brackets for the AMX switch are included for 
easy rack installation.
Connecting power 
Power down your systems. Attach one end 
of each appropriate power cord to your AMX 
switch and to your AMX5130 user station. Plug 
the other end of each cord into an appropriate 
AC wall outlet.
Connecting to the LAN
Insert one end of a UTP cable attached to your 
LAN into the network port on the back of the 
AMX switch.
Connecting the AMX5130 user station 
to the AMX switch 
Insert one end of a UTP cable attached to the 
user station into a numbered user port on the 
AMX switch for each user in your system.
Connecting the AMX switch to a server 
Insert one end of a UTP cable into one of the 
numbered server ports on the switch, and fas-
ten the opposite end into the RJ-45 port on an 
AMIQDM (dual port/multimedia) module. Plug the 
AMIQDM module connectors into the appropriately 
labeled ports on your server for each computer to be 
connected to your AMX switch.
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AMX Switch
AMX5130 
User Station
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Connecting power 
to the switch
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Connecting 
to a LAN
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Connecting the 
user station
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Connecting the
switch to servers
AMIQDM 
Module
Serial
Port
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Connecting power to 
the user station
AMIQDM 
Module
NOTE: AMIQDM-PS2, AMIQDM-USB and 
AMIQDM-VSN modules are available.