Contents v
LDAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interoperability with Avocent Products
. . . . . . . 6
2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist . . . . . 8
Remote Console Switch Installation and Setup
. . . . 10
Getting Started
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Setting Up Your Network
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Keyboards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rack Mounting Your Remote Console Switch Unit
. . . 11
Installing the Remote Console Switch Unit
. . . . . 15
Video Optimization
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mouse Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting a SIP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adding a Cascade Switch
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Cascading with Legacy Switches . . . . . . . . . 29
Adding a PEM (Optional)
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Connecting to the Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
On-board Web Interface Installation and Setup
. . . . 32
Supported Browsers
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Launching the On-board Web Interface
. . . . . . 32
Remote Console Switch Software Installation and Setup
33
Installing the Remote Console Switch Software
. . 34
3 Controlling Your System at the Analog
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Devices . . . . . . . 36
Selecting Devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38