Avocent 3050 - Manual

Avocent 3050

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 5 – iii; Table of Contents; T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
  • Page 6 – iv
  • 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; switches combine analog and digital technology to provide; Reduce cable bulk
  • 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 – 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:
  • Page 20 – To connect a serial IQ module to a serial device:; Setting up the built-in web server
  • Page 21 – Connecting to the OBWI through a firewall
  • Page 22 – To configure the firewall:; Verifying the Connections; Ethernet connection LEDS; A green LED illuminates when the attached target device has power.; IQ and serial IQ modules; The POWER LED indicates that the attached module is turned on.
  • Page 23 – after; Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices; Windows
  • Page 25 – Local Port Operation; graphical user interface for configuring your system and; Basic Operations; Viewing and selecting ports and servers; To select a target device:; Enter
  • Page 26 – Soft switching; To soft switch to a target device:
  • Page 27 – Navigating the OSCAR interface
  • Page 28 – Main Dialog Box Functions; To access the OSCAR interface Main dialog box:; Press
  • Page 29 – Managing a KVM session; Click Log Out to disconnect the KVM and user sessions.; Setup Dialog Box Functions
  • Page 30 – To access the OSCAR interface Setup dialog box:
  • Page 31 – Changing the display behavior; To access the OSCAR interface Menu dialog box:; To choose the display order of target devices:; Print Screen
  • Page 32 – Controlling the status flag; To access the OSCAR interface Flag dialog box:; If the OSCAR interface is not open, press; To determine how the status flag is displayed:
  • Page 33 – Flag 1 - Gray flag with black text; Selecting target devices for broadcasting; To access the OSCAR interface Broadcast dialog box:
  • Page 34 – To select the target devices for broadcasting:; Up; Selecting target devices for Scan mode
  • Page 35 – To add target devices to the Scan list:; Down Arrow
  • Page 36 – To remove a target device from the Scan list:; Delete; Setting local port Screen Saver options; To access the OSCAR interface Screen Saver dialog box:; To set the Screen Saver options:
  • Page 37 – To exit Screen Saver mode and log in to the local port:; Setting the keyboard country code
  • Page 38 – To set the keyboard country code for Sun servers:; Configuring network settings; To set the Ethernet Mode:
  • Page 39 – To enable or disable the Ping Response:; Configuring the IP address
  • Page 40 – Select either IPv4 or IPv6.; Assigning device types; To access the OSCAR interface Devices dialog box:
  • Page 41 – 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 OK.
  • Page 42 – Click OK in the Devices dialog box to save settings.; Assigning target device names; To access the OSCAR interface Names dialog box:; To assign names to target devices:
  • Page 43 – Escape; To list target devices alphabetically by name:; Commands Dialog Box Functions
  • Page 44 – To access the OSCAR interface Commands dialog box:; Enabling or disabling Broadcasting; To turn Broadcasting on:; To turn Broadcasting off:
  • Page 45 – Enabling or disabling Scan mode; To start the Scan mode:; Viewing and disconnecting user connections; To view current user connections:
  • Page 46 – To disconnect a user:; Click X or press
  • Page 47 – Displaying version information; To display version information:
  • Page 48 – Resetting your PS/2 keyboard and mouse; To reset the PS/2 mouse and keyboard values:
  • Page 49 – Sending a ping request; To send a ping request:; No response received.
  • Page 51 – Web Interface Operations
  • Page 52 – Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers; Launch a web browser.
  • Page 53 – Using the side navigation bar
  • Page 54 – Using the top option bar; Bookmarking a window; Click OK to close the Add Favorite dialog box.; Printing a window; Launching a KVM Session
  • Page 55 – Users may also launch KVM sessions from the Unit Overview window.; To delete offline IQ modules:; Click the Delete Offline button.; Upgrading IQ modules
  • Page 56 – Appliance administrators
  • Page 57 – Click the Add button.; Preemption levels
  • Page 58 – Managing Device Properties; Viewing and changing appliance configuration information
  • Page 59 – Configuring LDAP; LDAP Overview parameters; LDAP authentication priority
  • Page 60 – To configure LDAP server parameters:; LDAP Search parameters; and
  • Page 61 – . Each Search Base value must be separated by a comma.; To configure LDAP search parameters:
  • Page 62 – LDAP Query parameters; You can configure the following settings on the LDAP Query page:
  • Page 63 – To configure LDAP query parameters:; Appliance and Target Device Query Modes
  • Page 65 – The following is an example of groups defined in Active Directory.
  • Page 66 – Setting up Active Directory for Performing Queries; To set up group queries:; Log into Windows with administrator privileges.
  • Page 69 – The Video Viewer; The Video Viewer Window
  • Page 70 – Click the KVM Session link to open the Video Viewer in a new window.; Video Viewer Window Features
  • Page 72 – Changing the toolbar; To specify a toolbar hide time:; Setting the window size; To change the Video Viewer window resolution:; Adjusting the view
  • Page 73 – To align the mouse cursors:
  • Page 74 – To enable full or manual scaling:; Adjusting color depth; The Dambrackas Video Compression; Additional video adjustment; To manually adjust the video quality of the window:; Click the Manual Video Adjust button.
  • Page 75 – Click the icon corresponding to the feature you wish to adjust.; Target video settings
  • Page 77 – Refresh Image
  • Page 79 – Mouse scaling; To set mouse scaling:; Vendor-specific video settings
  • Page 80 – To realign the mouse:; Avocent Mouse Sync; To set Avocent Mouse Sync from the Video Viewer:
  • Page 81 – Using Keyboard Pass-through
  • Page 82 – Saving the View; To capture the Video Viewer window to a file:; Closing a Video Viewer Window Session; To close a Video Viewer window session:
  • Page 83 – Terminal Operations; The Console Menu; To configure network settings using the Console menu:
  • Page 85 – Other Console Main Menu Options; Security Configuration; Console Password; Firmware Management
  • Page 87 – Appendices; Appendix A: Flash Upgrades; Using the Console menu interface; A P P E N D I C E S
  • Page 88 – Using the OBWI; To recover from a failed Flash upgrade:
  • Page 89 – 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 91 – To configure a serial IQ module:; Using History mode
  • Page 92 – Serial IQ module pinouts
  • Page 93 – Appendix C: UTP Cabling; UTP copper cabling
  • Page 94 – Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips; Keep all UTP runs to a maximum of 100 feet each.
  • Page 95 – Appendix D: Technical Specifications
  • Page 97 – Appendix E: Sun Advanced Key Emulation; and then press the
  • Page 98 – Scroll Lock
  • Page 99 – Appendix F: Technical Support; Call the Avocent Technical Support location nearest you.
  • Page 102 – For Technical Support:; AutoView
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Summary

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

iv AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch Installer/User Guide Setup Dialog Box Functions ............................................................................................................ 17 Changing the display behavior ...............................................................................

Page 9 - vii; List of Figures; L I S T O F F I G U R E S

vii List of Figures Figure 1.1: Example Switch Configuration (AutoView 3100/3200 shown) ...................................... 2 Figure 2.1: Basic AutoView 3100/3200 Switch Configuration (AutoView 3050 Switch Not Shown)4 Figure 2.2: AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch Mounting Diagram ......................

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