Avocent 590-686-501D - Manual

Avocent 590-686-501D

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 5 – iii; Table of Contents; DSView; 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; Avocent DSR; Reduce cable bulk
  • Page 14 – Access the DSR switch via a standard TCP/IP network
  • Page 17 – C H A P T E R; Installation; DSR Switch Connectivity; Turn on the power and verify that all connections are working.
  • Page 19 – Getting started; Supplied with the DSR switch
  • Page 20 – Additional items needed; Setting up your network; Rack Mounting a DSR Switch; Rack mounting safety considerations
  • Page 21 – To install the rack mounting bracket:; Connecting the DSR Switch Hardware; To connect and power up your DSR switch:
  • Page 22 – To connect local virtual media:
  • Page 23 – Configuring the DSR Switch; To configure the DSR switch using the console interface:; See Chapter 6 for detailed instructions.; To configure the DSR switch using the DSView 3 software:; See the DSView 3 Installer/User Guide for detailed instructions.; To configure the DSR switch using the OSCAR; Setting up the built-in web server
  • Page 24 – To configure the firewall:
  • Page 25 – To connect to the DSR switch on-board web interface:; Verifying the Connections; DSR switch; Ethernet connection LEDS; IQ and serial IQ modules; Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices
  • Page 26 – Ctrl
  • Page 27 – Local Port Operation; Basic Operations; Viewing and selecting ports and servers; To select a target device:; Enter
  • Page 28 – To select the previous target device:; Soft switching; To soft switch to a target device:; Viewing the status of your DSR switching system
  • Page 29 – Navigating the OSCAR interface
  • Page 30 – Main Dialog Box Functions; To access the OSCAR interface Main dialog box:; Press
  • Page 31 – Setting virtual media options
  • Page 32 – To set virtual media options:; If the OSCAR interface is not open, press; Managing a KVM session; Click Log Out to disconnect the KVM and user sessions.
  • Page 33 – Click Clear to clear all offline IQ modules.; Setup Dialog Box Functions; To access the OSCAR interface Setup dialog box:
  • Page 34 – Changing the display behavior; To access the OSCAR interface Menu dialog box:; To choose the display order of target devices:; Select Name to display target devices alphabetically by name.
  • Page 35 – To change how the OSCAR interface is invoked:; Controlling the status flag; To access the OSCAR interface Flag dialog box:; Print Screen
  • Page 36 – To determine how the status flag is displayed:; Flag 1 - Gray flag with black text
  • Page 37 – Click OK to save settings.; Selecting target devices for broadcasting; To access the OSCAR interface Broadcast dialog box:; To select the target devices for broadcasting:
  • Page 38 – Up; Selecting target devices for Scan mode; To add target devices to the Scan list:; Down Arrow
  • Page 39 – Insert; 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:
  • Page 40 – To set the Screen Saver options:; For Mode, select Energy if your monitor is E; Click OK to save your settings.; To exit Screen Saver mode and log in to the local port:; Press any key or move the mouse.; To immediately activate the screen saver:; Setting the keyboard country code
  • Page 41 – To set the keyboard country code for Sun servers:
  • Page 42 – Configuring network settings; To set the Ethernet Mode:; To enable or disable the Ping Response:
  • Page 43 – Configuring the IP address; Configuring the DSView 3 server IP address; To configure the DSView 3 server IP address:
  • Page 44 – Assigning device types; To access the OSCAR interface Devices dialog box:
  • Page 45 – 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.; Assigning target device names; To access the OSCAR interface Names dialog box:
  • Page 46 – Click Setup - Names to open the Names dialog box shown in Figure 3.16.; To assign names to target devices:
  • Page 47 – Escape; To list target devices alphabetically by name:; To access the OSCAR interface Commands dialog box:
  • Page 48 – Enabling or disabling Broadcasting; To turn Broadcasting on:; To turn Broadcasting off:; Enabling or disabling Scan mode; To start the Scan mode:
  • Page 49 – From the Commands dialog box, deselect the Scan Enable checkbox.; Viewing and disconnecting user connections; To view current user connections:; To disconnect a user:
  • Page 50 – Click X or press; Displaying version information; To display version information:
  • Page 52 – Resetting your PS/2 keyboard and mouse; To reset the PS/2 mouse and keyboard values:
  • Page 53 – Sending a ping request; To send a ping request:
  • Page 55 – Web Interface Operations; Overview of the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface
  • Page 56 – Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers; To log in to the DSR switch on-board web interface:; Launch a web browser.; The DSR Explorer Window
  • Page 57 – Using the side navigation bar
  • Page 58 – Using the top option bar; Click OK to close the Add Favorite dialog box.; Launching a KVM Session
  • Page 59 – To launch a KVM session from the DSR Explorer:; Users may also launch KVM sessions from the Unit Overview window.; To delete offline IQ modules:; Click the Delete Offline button.; Managing the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface; Upgrading IQ modules
  • Page 60 – Managing USB speed; To set the IQ module USB Speed:; Select the IQ modules that you wish to modify.; Rebooting the appliance; To reboot the DSR switch remotely:; Managing local accounts; Appliance administrators
  • Page 61 – Click the Add button.; Preemption levels
  • Page 62 – Configuring virtual media; To configure virtual media in the on-board web interface:
  • Page 63 – Select any of the Encryption Levels that you wish to be supported.
  • Page 64 – Managing Device Properties; Viewing and changing appliance configuration information
  • Page 65 – Power Controlling Target Devices; To power up a target device:
  • Page 66 – Configuring LDAP; LDAP Overview parameters; LDAP authentication priority
  • Page 67 – To configure LDAP server parameters:; LDAP Search parameters
  • Page 68 – . Each Search Base value must be separated by a comma.; To configure LDAP search parameters:
  • Page 69 – LDAP Query parameters; You can configure the following settings on the LDAP Query Page:
  • Page 70 – To configure LDAP query parameters:; Appliance and Target Device Query Modes
  • Page 72 – The following is an example of groups defined in Active Directory.
  • Page 73 – Setting up Active Directory for performing queries; To set up group queries:; Log into Windows with administrator privileges.
  • Page 75 – The Video Viewer; The Video Viewer Window
  • Page 76 – To launch a KVM session from the DSR Explorer window:; Click the KVM Session link to open the Video Viewer in a new window.; Video Viewer Window Features
  • Page 78 – To specify a toolbar hide time:; Setting the window size; To change the Video Viewer window resolution:; Adjusting the view
  • Page 79 – To align the mouse cursors:
  • Page 80 – 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 81 – Click the icon corresponding to the feature you wish to adjust.; Target video settings
  • Page 82 – Contrast and brightness
  • Page 83 – Refresh Image; Video Test Pattern
  • Page 84 – To enter Single Cursor mode:
  • Page 85 – Mouse scaling; To set mouse scaling:; Vendor-specific video settings
  • Page 86 – To realign the mouse:; Avocent Mouse Sync; To set Avocent Mouse Sync from the Video Viewer:
  • Page 87 – Using Virtual Media; Requirements
  • Page 88 – Virtual Media dialog box; To launch a virtual media session:
  • Page 89 – To map a virtual media drive:; To map a physical drive as a virtual media drive:
  • Page 90 – To unmap a virtual media drive:
  • Page 91 – Closing a virtual media session; To close the Virtual Media dialog box:; Using Keyboard Pass-through
  • Page 92 – Using Macros; To capture the Video Viewer window to a file:; 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 DSR switch:; ) to the SETUP, CONSOLE or 10101 port on the back panel; Network Configuration; To configure network settings using the Console menu:
  • Page 95 – Other Console Main Menu Options; Security Configuration; Console Password
  • Page 96 – There are two ways to remove the certificate from the DSR switch.; Firmware Management
  • Page 97 – Appendices; Appendix A: Flash Upgrades; Using the DSView 3 software; To upgrade the DSR switch firmware using the DSView 3 software:; Using the Console menu interface; and download the latest Flash firmware from Avocent.; A P P E N D I C E S
  • Page 98 – Using the on-board web interface; To upgrade the DSR switch firmware:; Recovering from a failed Flash upgrade; To recover from a failed Flash upgrade:
  • Page 99 – If the DSR switch is not on, turn it on now.
  • Page 100 – Appendix B: Using the DSR Remote Operations Software
  • Page 102 – Before using the DSR Remote Operations software; Minimum requirements for the DSR Remote Operations software
  • Page 103 – Using the DSR Remote Operations software; To start the DSR Remote Operations software:; Window features
  • Page 104 – Servers view; Name - The name of the server
  • Page 105 – Table B.3 describes the icons in the Server view.; Power view; Application
  • Page 106 – Rebooting a switch; To reboot the switch:; Managing servers; To connect to a server:; Power control of devices attached to power device sockets; To control the power of a device attached to a power device socket:
  • Page 107 – Select a socket and click either the Lock or Unlock toolbar button.
  • Page 108 – Appendix C: 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 110 – To configure a serial IQ module:; Using History mode
  • Page 111 – Serial IQ module pinouts
  • Page 112 – Appendix D: UTP Cabling; UTP copper cabling
  • Page 113 – Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips; Keep all UTP runs to a maximum of 30 feet each.
  • Page 114 – Appendix E: Cable Pinout Information
  • Page 116 – Appendix F: Technical Specifications
  • Page 129 – Appendix G: Sun Advanced Key Emulation; and then press the
  • Page 130 – Scroll Lock
  • Page 131 – Appendix H: Technical Support; Call the Avocent Technical Support location nearest you.
  • Page 133 – Index; I N D E X
  • Page 138 – DSR
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Page 5 - iii; Table of Contents; DSView; 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: ...

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iv DSR Switch Installer/User Guide Navigating the OSCAR interface .............................................................................................. 17 Main Dialog Box Functions ............................................................................................................. ...

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vii List of Figures Figure 1.1: Example DSR2035/8035 Switch Configuration ............................................................. 3 Figure 2.1: Basic DSR Switch Configuration (DSR8035 Switch Shown) ......................................... 6 Figure 2.2: DSR Switch Mounting Diagram ...............

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