Avocent 3008/3016, 3008, 3016

590-920-501C

For Technical Support:

www.avocent.com/support

Contents

Main Page Page Page Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Page List of Figures LIST OF FIGURES Page List of Tables LIST OF TABLES Page Product Overview Features and Benefits Reduce cable bulk Access the AutoView 3008/3016 switch via a standard TCP/IP network 2 AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Connectivity Installation Overview Page Getting started Setting up your network Rack Mounting an AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Rack mounting safety considerations Connecting the AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Hardware Page Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices Connecting to the OBWI Through a Firewall Page Verifying the Connections AutoView 3008/3016 switch IQ and serial IQ modules Cascading AutoView Switches Page Page 3 Basic Operations Main Dialog Box Functions Viewing and selecting ports and servers Selecting a target device Soft switching Viewing the status of your AutoView 3008/3016 switching system 16 AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide Navigating the OSCAR interface This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard and mouse. Setup Dialog Box Functions Changing the display behavior Controlling the status flag Page Setting the keyboard country code Configuring network settings Assigning device types Page Assigning target device names Commands Dialog Box Functions Selecting target devices for Scan mode Enabling or disabling Scan mode Viewing and disconnecting user connections Displaying version information and upgrading firmware Page Page Resetting the PS/2 keyboard and mouse on a target device or local port Page Page 4 AutoView 3008/3016 Switch OBWI Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers The AutoView 3008/3016 Explorer Window Page Launching a KVM Session Viewing and terminating user sessions Session sharing options Page Managing the AutoView 3008/3016 switch OBWI Managing users Access levels Page Page Page Managing Device Properties Viewing and changing appliance configuration information Page Enabling Network Time Protocol (NTP) functionality Configuring an Override Admin Account Enabling and configuring SNMP Page Viewing and resynchronizing server connections Page Viewing the IQ modules and IACs Viewing and configuring cascaded switch connections Viewing version information Page Upgrading firmware Page Rebooting the switch Managing AutoView switch configuration files Page Managing user databases Page Configuring LDAP LDAP Overview parameters LDAP Search parameters LDAP Query parameters Appliance and Server Query Modes Setting up Active Directory for performing queries Installing a Web Certificate Page Page 5 The Video Viewer Window Video Viewer Window Features Page Changing the toolbar Setting the window size Adjusting the view Adjusting color depth Additional video adjustment Page Target video settings Contrast and brightness Detection thresholds Block Noise Threshold and Pixel Noise Threshold Automatic video adjustment Refresh Image Video Test Pattern Adjusting mouse options Cursor type Page Mouse scaling Vendor-specific video settings Mouse alignment and synchronization Using Keyboard Pass-through Using Macros Saving the View Page Page 6 The Console Menu Network Configuration Other Console Main Menu Options Firmware Management Enable Debug Messages Set/Change Password Restore Factory Defaults Page Page Appendices APPENDICES Appendix A: Flash Upgrades Using the Console menu interface Recovering from a failed Flash upgrade Appendix B: Using Serial IQ Modules Serial IQ module modes Configuring the serial IQ module Page Using History mode Serial IQ module pinouts Appendix C: UTP Cabling UTP copper cabling Wiring standards Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips Appendices 93 Appendix D: Technical Specifications 94 AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide Appendices 95 Appendix E: Sun Advanced Key Emulation Ctrl+Shift+Alt and then press the Scroll Lock key. The Scroll Lock LED blinks. Use the indicated keys in Table E.1 as you would use the advanced keys on a Sun keyboard. Special considerations for Japanese Sun USB and Korean Sun USB keyboards (USB IQ modules only) Appendix F: Technical Support