16OutLook ES Series Installer/User Guide

Checklist of Steps for Adding a Secondary Switch

At the Primary Switch

At the Secondary Switch

 

 

1.

Select its location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Connect cables to station connections.

 

 

 

 

3.

Connect cables to a port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Plug in power cord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Power up switch.

 

 

 

 

6.

Assign specific device types.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Connect servers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Power up servers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

If switch was previously used as a primary

 

 

 

device, then reset OSCAR defaults (optional).

 

 

 

 

10.

Check status of secondary servers.

 

 

 

 

11.

Check mouse, keyboard and video functions.

 

 

 

 

12.

Perform Snapshot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Perform Snapshot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Turn off Delay Time.

 

 

 

 

To add a secondary switch to an OutLook switch system:

1.Place the secondary switch in the desired location. Make sure the switch is turned off and unplugged.

2.Connect the video, mouse and keyboard interconnecting cables to the user port connections on the secondary switch.

3.Connect the video, mouse and keyboard cables (in this order) to the user port connections on the primary switch.

4.Plug the power cord into its socket on the secondary switch.

5.Power up the secondary switch.

6.At the primary switch, open OSCAR to assign a specific device type. This designation makes the primary switch aware of the secondary switch:

a.Press Print Screen to open the OSCAR Main dialog box.

b.Click Setup - Devices - Device Modify.

c.Click the port number that identifies the number of ports of the secondary switch: 4-port, 8-port, 10-port or 16-port.

d.Click OK.

7.Leave the power turned on to the secondary switch and connect the video, mouse and keyboard cables (in this order) from the servers to the switch port.

8.Power up the servers attached to the secondary switch.