Avocent Outlook 180DX Installer/User Manual page 20

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OutLook 180DX Installer/User Guide
Checklist of Steps for Adding a Secondary Switch
At the Primary Switch
3. Connect cables to a port.
4. Power up switch.
6. Assign specific device types.
10. Check status of secondary servers.
11. Check mouse, keyboard and video functions.
12. Perform Snapshot.
To add a secondary switch to an OutLook switch system:
1. Place the secondary switch in the desired location. Make sure the switch
is turned off and unplugged.
2. Connect the video, mouse and keyboard interconnecting cables to the user
port connections on the secondary switch.
3. Connect the video, mouse and keyboard cables (in this order) to the user
port connections on the primary switch.
4. Power up the primary switch.
5. Plug the power cord into its socket on the secondary switch and power up
the secondary switch.
6. At the primary switch, open OSCAR to assign a specific device type. This
designation makes the primary switch aware of the secondary switch:
a. Press Print Screen to open the OSCAR Selection screen.
b. Highlight Setup - Devices and press Enter.
c. Highlight the port number you want to alter and use the Plus ( + ) or
Minus ( – ) keys to identify the number of ports of the secondary
switch: 4-port, 8-port, 10-port or 16-port.
d. Press Enter.
7. Leave the power turned on to the secondary switch and connect the video,
mouse and keyboard cables (in this order) from the servers to the switch port.
At the Secondary Switch
1. Select its location.
2. Connect cables to station connections.
5. Plug in power cord and power up switch.
7. Connect servers.
8. Power up servers.
9. If switch was previously used as a primary
device, then reset OSCAR defaults (optional).
13. Perform Snapshot.
14. Turn off Delay Time.