10AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide

To connect to the AutoView 3008/3016 switch OBWI from outside the firewall:

Open a web browser and enter the external IP address of the firewall. The AutoView 3008/3016 Explorer window will open and prompt you to login.

Verifying the Connections

AutoView 3008/3016 switch

The rear panel of the AutoView 3008/3016 switch features LEDs indicating the Ethernet connection for LAN, as well as LEDs that indicate the target device status for each port.

Ethernet connection LEDs

The green LED, labeled Link, illuminates when a valid connection to the network is established at the maximum supported rate and blinks when there is activity on the port.

The amber LED illuminates when an Ethernet connection is communicating at a slower rate.

If neither LED is illuminated, connection speed is at a rate of 10 Mbps.

IQ and serial IQ modules

Typically, IQ modules feature two green LEDs: a POWER LED and a STATUS LED.

The POWER LED indicates that the attached module is turned on.

The STATUS LED indicates that a valid selection has been made to an AutoView 3008/3016 switch.

The serial IQ module prevents a serial break from the attached device if the module loses power. However, a user can generate a serial break with the attached device by pressing Alt-Bafter accessing the Terminal Applications menu.

Cascading AutoView Switches

You can cascade other AutoView switch models to an AutoView 3008/3016 switch via a CAT 5 cable. In a cascaded system, an available target port on the AutoView 3008/3016 switch will connect to an AVRIQ-PS/2 module or ACI (Avocent Console Interface) port on each cascaded AutoView switch.

NOTE: In a cascaded configuration, the AutoView 3008/3016 switch must be at the top of the cascade.

To cascade multiple AutoView switches if your switch has an ACI port:

1.Using an appropriate length of CAT 5 cable, connect the ACI port on the cascaded switch to an available port on your 3008/3016 switch.

2.Repeat step 1 for all additional cascaded AutoView switches.

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Avocent Verifying the Connections, Cascading AutoView Switches, AutoView 3008/3016 switch, IQ and serial IQ modules

3016, 3008/3016, 3008 specifications

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