Avocent 1400, 1500, 2000 Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

List of Figures ..................................................................................................................v

List of Tables..................................................................................................................vii

Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1

Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................1

Safety Precautions .............................................................................................................................4

Chapter 2: Installation .....................................................................................................5

Getting Started................................................................................................................................... 5

Supplied with the AutoView switch.............................................................................................5

Rack Mounting Your AutoView Switch..............................................................................................5

Installing the AutoView Switch.......................................................................................................... 6

Connecting Users...............................................................................................................................8

Cascading AutoView Switches........................................................................................................... 8

Adding Legacy Switches ..................................................................................................................10

Setting Up Your AutoView Switching System.................................................................................. 13

Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 15

Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports..................................................................................15

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers........................................................................................ 15

Navigating the OSCAR Interface..................................................................................................... 17

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus .............................................................................................19

Assigning server names............................................................................................................ 20

Assigning device types.............................................................................................................. 21

Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 23

Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................24

Controlling the status flag........................................................................................................ 25

Setting console security............................................................................................................ 26

Displaying Version Information ......................................................................................................30

Scanning Your System......................................................................................................................31

Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................33

Broadcasting to Servers................................................................................................................... 35

Changing Your Switch Mode........................................................................................................... 37