Table Of Contents - Avocent AUTOVIEW 3008 Installer/User Manual

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

Table of Contents

List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Reduce cable bulk ....................................................................................................................... 1
Access the AutoView 3008/3016 switch via a standard TCP/IP network .................................. 2
Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 3
AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Connectivity ......................................................................................... 3
Installation Overview......................................................................................................................... 3
Getting started ............................................................................................................................ 5
Setting up your network .............................................................................................................. 5
Rack Mounting an AutoView 3008/3016 Switch................................................................................ 6
Rack mounting safety considerations ......................................................................................... 6
Connecting the AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Hardware ................................................................... 6
Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices .................................................................................... 8
Connecting to the OBWI Through a Firewall ................................................................................... 8
Verifying the Connections................................................................................................................ 10
AutoView 3008/3016 switch ..................................................................................................... 10
IQ and serial IQ modules ......................................................................................................... 10
Cascading AutoView Switches......................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3: Local Port Operation................................................................................... 13
Basic Operations.............................................................................................................................. 13
Main Dialog Box Functions............................................................................................................. 13
Viewing and selecting ports and servers .................................................................................. 14
Selecting a target device........................................................................................................... 14
Soft switching............................................................................................................................ 15
Viewing the status of your AutoView 3008/3016 switching system.......................................... 15
Navigating the OSCAR interface .............................................................................................. 16
Setup Dialog Box Functions ............................................................................................................ 17
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 18
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