Avocent 1500 Manual De Usuario

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Table of Contents

List of Figures .................................................................................................................. v

List of Tables .................................................................................................................. vii

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

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

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

Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 5

Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 5

Supplied with the AutoView switch............................................................................................. 5

Rack Mounting Your AutoView Switch .............................................................................................. 5

Installing the AutoView Switch .......................................................................................................... 6

Connecting Users............................................................................................................................... 8

Cascading AutoView Switches........................................................................................................... 8

Adding Legacy Switches .................................................................................................................. 10

Setting Up Your AutoView Switching System .................................................................................. 13

Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 15

Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports.................................................................................. 15

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 15

Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 17

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 19

Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 20

Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 21

Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 23

Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................ 24

Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 25

Setting console security ............................................................................................................ 26

Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 30

Scanning Your System...................................................................................................................... 31

Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................ 33

Broadcasting to Servers................................................................................................................... 35

Changing Your Switch Mode ........................................................................................................... 37

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S