Avocent 3008/3016 - Manual

Avocent 3008/3016

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – USA Notification; could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.; Canadian Notification
  • Page 5 – iii; Table of Contents; T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
  • Page 6 – iv; AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide
  • Page 9 – vii; List of Figures; L I S T O F F I G U R E S
  • Page 10 – viii
  • Page 11 – ix; List of Tables; L I S T O F T A B L E S
  • Page 13 – Product Overview; Features and Benefits; support for VGA, SVGA, SGA and SXGA video; Reduce cable bulk
  • Page 14 – Access the AutoView 3008/3016 switch via a standard TCP/IP network
  • Page 15 – C H A P T E R; Installation; Installation Overview; Turn on the power and verify that all connections are working.
  • Page 17 – Chapter 2: Installation; Getting started; Local country power cord; Additional items needed; Setting up your network
  • Page 18 – Rack mounting safety considerations; To install the rack mounting bracket:; Place the rack mounting brackets next to the switch.; To connect and turn on your AutoView 3008/3016 switch:
  • Page 19 – To configure network settings via the OSCAR interface:; Print Screen; To configure network settings via the OBWI:; Configure
  • Page 20 – In the Appliance Configuration menu on the left, click; To connect a serial IQ module to a serial device:; Using Serial IQ Modules; Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices; Windows; Connecting to the OBWI Through a Firewall
  • Page 21 – To configure the firewall:
  • Page 22 – Verifying the Connections; Ethernet connection LEDs; Link; IQ and serial IQ modules; POWER; Cascading AutoView Switches
  • Page 25 – Local Port Operation; Basic Operations; To access the OSCAR interface Main dialog box:; Press
  • Page 26 – Viewing and selecting ports and servers; To select a target device:; Port; To select the previous target device:; To disconnect from a target device:
  • Page 27 – Chapter 3: Local Port Operation; Soft switching; To soft switch to a target device:; Viewing the status of your AutoView 3008/3016 switching system
  • Page 28 – Navigating the OSCAR interface
  • Page 29 – Setup Dialog Box Functions; Names
  • Page 30 – Setup; Changing the display behavior; Menu; To choose the display order of target devices:; Name
  • Page 31 – To change how the OSCAR interface is invoked:; OK; To set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR interface:; Controlling the status flag; To access the OSCAR interface Flag dialog box:
  • Page 32 – To determine how the status flag is displayed:
  • Page 33 – Setting the keyboard country code; Sun Advanced Key Emulation; To set the keyboard country code for Sun servers:
  • Page 34 – Configuring network settings; To change network settings:; Assigning device types; To access the OSCAR interface Devices dialog box:
  • Page 35 – To assign a device type:; In the Devices dialog box, select the desired port number.; Choose the number of ports supported by your switch and click
  • Page 36 – Click; Assigning target device names; To assign names to target devices:; Modify
  • Page 38 – To access the OSCAR interface Commands dialog box:; Selecting target devices for Scan mode; To add target devices to the Scan list:; Activate the OSCAR interface and click
  • Page 39 – Remove; Enabling or disabling Scan mode; To start the Scan mode:; Commands
  • Page 40 – From the Commands; Viewing and disconnecting user connections; Commands - User Status; To disconnect a user:
  • Page 41 – Displaying version information and upgrading firmware; To display version information and upgrade firmware:; Upgrade
  • Page 42 – To upgrade individual IQ modules, click the
  • Page 43 – Select an AVRIQ module to view and click the
  • Page 44 – Returning an AVRIQ module to factory default status:
  • Page 45 – Escape; To reset the local mouse and keyboard:; Commands - Device Reset
  • Page 47 – Web Interface Operations
  • Page 48 – Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers; Launch a web browser.
  • Page 49 – Chapter 4: Web Interface Operations
  • Page 50 – Launching a KVM Session; Session sharing options; Viewing and terminating user sessions; To disconnect a user session:
  • Page 51 – Disconnect Session
  • Page 52 – To connect to target devices when sharing is enabled:
  • Page 53 – Exclusive Mode; Managing users; Access levels
  • Page 54 – Setting up user accounts; When you select the; Modifying users
  • Page 56 – To change a user password or access level:
  • Page 57 – To enable or disable the Security Lock-out feature:; Managing Device Properties; Viewing and changing appliance configuration information; Viewing switch parameters
  • Page 59 – Enabling Network Time Protocol (NTP) functionality; To enable NTP functionality:; Configuring an Override Admin Account; To configure an Override Admin Account:; Enabling and configuring SNMP
  • Page 60 – To configure general SNMP settings:
  • Page 61 – Enabling individual SNMP traps; Viewing and resynchronizing server connections
  • Page 62 – Modifying a server name; To modify a server name:
  • Page 63 – In the Server Name column, click the server you want to modify.; Viewing the IQ modules and IACs; Selecting; Viewing and configuring cascaded switch connections
  • Page 64 – To configure a cascaded switch connection:; Viewing version information
  • Page 65 – AVRIQ versions; To view version information for AVRIQ modules:
  • Page 66 – To reset an AVRIQ module:; Upgrading firmware; To upgrade appliance firmware:
  • Page 67 – To upgrade AVRIQ module firmware:
  • Page 68 – Rebooting the switch; To reboot the switch:; Managing AutoView switch configuration files; To read and save a configuration file from a AutoView switch:
  • Page 69 – Save
  • Page 70 – To restore a configuration file to an AutoView switch:; Managing user databases; To save a user database from a AutoView switch:
  • Page 72 – Configuring LDAP; LDAP Overview parameters; LDAP authentication priority; Select; LDAP servers
  • Page 73 – To configure LDAP server parameters:; LDAP Search parameters; To configure LDAP search parameters:; LDAP Query parameters
  • Page 74 – To configure LDAP query parameters:; Basic; Appliance and Server Query Modes
  • Page 75 – Setting up Active Directory for performing queries; To set up group queries:; Log into Windows with administrator privileges.
  • Page 76 – Installing a Web Certificate; To install a web certificate:
  • Page 77 – Install
  • Page 79 – The Video Viewer; The Video Viewer Window; Video Viewer Window Features
  • Page 81 – Chapter 5: The Video Viewer; To specify a toolbar hide time:; Tools - Session Options; Setting the window size; To change the Video Viewer window resolution:
  • Page 82 – Adjusting the view; To align the mouse cursors:; Align Local Cursor; To refresh the screen:; Refresh Image; To enable or disable Full Screen mode:; Maximize
  • Page 83 – Full Screen Mode; To enable full or manual scaling:; Adjusting color depth; Tools - Manual Video Adjust; To manually adjust the video quality of the window:
  • Page 84 – Min
  • Page 85 – Target video settings
  • Page 86 – Auto Adjust Video; Video Test Pattern; Adjusting mouse options
  • Page 87 – To enter Single Cursor mode:; Tools - Single Cursor Mode; To select a key for exiting Single Cursor mode:
  • Page 88 – To exit Single Cursor mode:; Mouse scaling; To set mouse scaling:
  • Page 89 – Custom; Vendor-specific video settings; To realign the mouse:; Using Keyboard Pass-through
  • Page 90 – Using Macros; To capture the Video Viewer window to a file:
  • Page 91 – Closing a Video Viewer Window Session; To close a Video Viewer window session:
  • Page 93 – Terminal Operations; The Console Menu; To connect a terminal to the AutoView 3008/3016 switch:; Press any key to continue; Network Configuration; To configure network settings using the Console menu:; Enter
  • Page 94 – Type; Other Console Main Menu Options; Firmware Management; Flash Upgrades; Enable Debug Messages
  • Page 95 – Chapter 6: Terminal Operations; Set Web Interface Ports
  • Page 97 – Appendices; Appendix A: Flash Upgrades; Using the Console menu interface; A P P E N D I C E S
  • Page 98 – The Console menu will display the following message:; Recovering from a failed Flash upgrade; To recover from a failed Flash upgrade:; and download the latest Flash firmware from Avocent.
  • Page 99 – Appendix B: Using Serial IQ Modules; Serial IQ module modes; The following modes can be accessed from the serial IQ module:; Configuring the serial IQ module; Pressing
  • Page 101 – To configure a serial IQ module:; Using History mode
  • Page 102 – Serial IQ module pinouts
  • Page 103 – Appendix C: UTP Cabling; UTP copper cabling
  • Page 104 – Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips; Keep all UTP runs to a maximum of 100 feet each.
  • Page 105 – Appendix D: Technical Specifications
  • Page 107 – Appendix E: Sun Advanced Key Emulation; and then press the
  • Page 108 – Scroll Lock
  • Page 109 – Appendix F: Technical Support; Search the knowledge base or use the online service request.
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Page 2 - USA Notification; could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.; Canadian Notification

USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to ...

Page 5 - iii; Table of Contents; T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

iii Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1: ...

Page 6 - iv; AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide

iv AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 19 Setting the keyboard country code....................................................................................

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