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To configure the analog switch:
1 Press <Print Screen> to open the OSCAR Main dialog box.
2 Click Setup DevicesDevice Modify.
3 Select the 16-port option to match the number of blades in your system.
4 Click OK to exit OSCAR.
5 Press <Print Screen> to verify that the settings have taken effect. The slot
number of the blade to which the iKVM switch is now attached should be
expanded to display each of the slot locations of the blades in the system.
For instance, if the iKVM switch is attached to slot 1, it would now be
displayed as 01-01 to 01-16.
To connect the Avocent iKVM switch to a supported analog switch:
1 If the switch does not require a SIP to connect to the iKVM (see Table 1-9),
connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the RJ-45 ACI port on the iKVM
module. See Figure 1-21.
Connect the other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.
If the analog switch requires a USB SIP (see Table 1-9), connect a USB SIP
to the iKVM, then connect a Cat5 (or newer) cable to the SIP. Connect the
other end of this cable to the ARI port on the external switch.
2 Connect both the analog switch and the system to an appropriate power
source.
3 Turn on the system.
4 Turn on the
NOTE:
If the external analog switch is turned on before the system, it may result in
only one blade displaying in the analog switch OSCAR, instead of 16. If this behavior
occurs, shut down and restart the switch so that the entire complement of blades is
recognized.
NOTE:
In addition to the steps outlined above, some external analog switches may
require you to perform additional steps to ensure that the iKVM switch blades
appear in the external analog switch OSCAR. See the external analog switch
documentation for more information.
analog switch.
external
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