Cascading With Legacy Switches - Dell 2161DS-2 Install & User's Manual

Cascading with Legacy Switches

To add a legacy switch (optional):
Mount the switch into your rack. Locate a CAT 5 cable to connect your Remote Console
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Switch unit to the legacy switch (Figure 2-7).
Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling to the ARI port on the Console Switch.
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Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to a Dell SIP or Avocent AVRIQ.
3
Connect the SIP or AVRIQ to your legacy switch according to the switch manufacturer's
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recommendations.
Repeat steps 1-3 for all the legacy switches you wish to attach to your Remote Console
5
Switch system.
NOTE:
switch under this first switch.
NOTE:
not supported as the primary unit. The Remote Console Switch must be the primary unit.
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Installation
The Remote Console Switch supports only 1 switch per ARI port. You cannot cascade another
When cascading with a Remote Console Switch, an 8-port or 16-port analog console switch is