Connecting The Keyboard And Video Monitor; Cable Management - Cisco SNS 3415 Installing Manual

Connecting Cables
To connect a PC running terminal-emulation software to the console port, use a DB-9 female to DB-9
female straight-through cable.
To connect an ASCII terminal to the console port, use a DB-9 female to DB-25 male straight-through
cable with a DB-25 female to DB-25 female gender changer.
To connect a terminal or a PC running terminal-emulation software to the console port on the Cisco
SNS-3415 or Cisco SNS-3495 appliance:
Connect the terminal using a straight-through cable to the console port.
Step 1
Configure your terminal or terminal-emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
Step 2
and no hardware flow control.

Connecting the Keyboard and Video Monitor

Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.
Warning
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This section describes how to connect a keyboard and video monitor to the Cisco SNS-3415 or Cisco
SNS-3495 appliance.
You can connect the keyboard and video monitor to the Cisco SNS-3415 or Cisco SNS-3495 appliance
using the KVM connector available in the front panel of the Cisco SNS-3415 or Cisco SNS-3495
appliance. A KVM cable is shipped along with the appliance that provides two USB, one VGA, and one
serial connector.
The Cisco SNS-3415 or Cisco SNS-3495 appliance does not provide support for a mouse.
The Cisco SNS-3415 or Cisco SNS-3495 provides USB ports on the rear of the appliance that can be
used to connect a keyboard and video monitor.
To connect a keyboard and video monitor to the appliance:
Verify that the appliance is turned off.
Step 1
Connect the end of the keyboard cable to the PS/2 (keyboard) port which is located on the back panel of
Step 2
the appliance.
Connect the end of the video monitor cable to the PS/2 (video monitor) port which is located on the back
Step 3
panel of the appliance.
Power on the appliance.
Step 4

Cable Management

Cable management is the most visual aspect of your appliance setup. However, cable management is
often overlooked because it can be time consuming.
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