Emerson Avocent HMX Digital High Performance KVM Switch Installation Guide
Chapter 2: Installation 17
Installing the HMX 1070 and HMX 2050 User Stations
Before installing your HMX 1070 or HMX 2050 user station, refer to the list below to ensure that
you have all the items necessary for installation.
you have all the items necessary for installation.
Needed to install the HMX 1070 or HMX 2050 user station
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Two external power supplies
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Two IEC power cords
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Applicable Quick Installation Guide
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KVM cable
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UTP cable (not supplied)
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Three-wire serial cable or null modem cable (not supplied)
Needed for non-standard installations (HMX 2050 user station only)
To connect a VGA monitor to the user station, a DVI to VGA adaptor is required (not supplied).
Mounting option
The user station mounts to the rear of a flat panel monitor via a mounting plate accessory.
NOTE: Mounting accessories for user station and transmitters are ordered separately. Contact Avocent for more
information.
information.
Installation options
CAUTION:To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your equipment, disconnect the power from the
HMX 2050 or HMX 1070 user station by unplugging the power supply from the electrical outlet. To reduce the risk
of electric shock or damage to your equipment, turn on the remote workstation and the HMX 2050 or HMX 1070
user station and HMIQDHDD or HMIQSHDI transmitter in the order described in the following procedures.
HMX 2050 or HMX 1070 user station by unplugging the power supply from the electrical outlet. To reduce the risk
of electric shock or damage to your equipment, turn on the remote workstation and the HMX 2050 or HMX 1070
user station and HMIQDHDD or HMIQSHDI transmitter in the order described in the following procedures.
You can install the HMX system with the HMX 1070 or HMX 2050 user station either by a point-
to-point or networked configuration.
to-point or networked configuration.
Point-to-point installation HMX 1070 and HMX 2050 user station
In a point-to-point configuration, no administrator setup of the transmitter or the user station is
required. This enables you to install the system quickly, directly out-of-the-box. However, if you
choose the point-to-point configuration, you can install only one transmitter and user station pair on
a subnet, and both must be on the same subnet.
required. This enables you to install the system quickly, directly out-of-the-box. However, if you
choose the point-to-point configuration, you can install only one transmitter and user station pair on
a subnet, and both must be on the same subnet.