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Chapter 2: Installation 15
NOTE: Configuration ID can only be used in IPv4 mode.
• If all AMX switches in your installation are part of the same AMX switching system
configuration, leave the configuration ID set to
00000.
• If you are running more than one A
MX switching system configuration within your subnet,
designate the group to which this AMX switch belongs. Select option 2 and enter the
configuration ID for your AMX switch. A configuration ID will designate an AMX switch
as part of a unique installation. When change commands are issued through the AMWorks
software, only units with the same configuration ID as the AMWorks software will be
affected. Refer to
To set the IP mode: on page 72 for more information on setting
configuration IDs.
7. Type
0 to return to the AMX switch Console menu.
8. Select option 3 and follow the prompts to password protect your AMX switching system
terminal settings.
CAUTION: This password places your AMX switch terminal in a secure mode. This password should be guarded
like any network password and care should be taken to avoid forgetting or misplacing it. This password cannot
be reset or recovered if lost or forgotten. Should you lose your password, please contact Avocent Technical
Support for assistance.
9. Type 0 to exit the AMX switching system Console menu.
You can configure other switch settings using the Terminal Applications menu. Refer to Chapter 4
beginning on page 71 for more details.
To connect the AMX switch to the LAN:
Attach a UTP cable to the Network port on the back panel of the
AMX switch and connect the
switch to the LAN.
Connecting Target Devices to the AMX Switch
Once the AMX switch is installed, attach servers or serial devices to the switch using IQ modules.
Figure 2.7 on page 16 illustrates how to connect target devices to the switching system.
To connect servers to the AMX switching system:
1. Choose an appropriate IQ module and insert the connectors into the corresponding ports on the
back of the s
erver.
Some IQ modules provide audio and serial connectors, which may be left unattached if this
functio
nality is not required for the switching system.
2. Attach one end of a UTP cable into the RJ-45 port on the IQ module. Attach the other end of
the cable to an RJ-45
server port on the AMX switch.
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