Table Of Contents - Avocent AUTOVIEW SWITCH Installer/User Manual

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

Table of Contents

List of Figures .................................................................................................................. v
List of Tables .................................................................................................................. vii
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 3
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 .................................................................................. 12
Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 13
Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports.................................................................................. 13
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 13
Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 15
Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 17
Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 18
Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 19
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 21
Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 22
Setting console security ............................................................................................................ 23
Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 26
Scanning Your System...................................................................................................................... 27
Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................ 29
Broadcasting to Servers................................................................................................................... 31
Changing Your Switch Mode ........................................................................................................... 33
Appendices..................................................................................................................... 35
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