Avocent 590-222-501M manual Connecting a Local Server to the AMX Switching System

18AMX Switch Series Installer/User Guide

in Figure 2.8. If an appropriate port is available, the keyboard or mouse type is supported by the user station.

Specialized keyboards such as Pinnacle FAK, Chyron Duet and Devlin Vizrt keyboards are connected through the PS/2 port. The Pinnacle FAK and Chyron Duet keyboards, if supported on your user station, may be selected through the OSCAR interface. Devlin Vizrt keyboards do not require any special configuration settings and is not available as a selectable option in the OSCAR interface. For more information on whether your user station supports one of these specialized keyboards, please see Extended keyboard and mouse support on page 2.

To connect users to the AMX switching system:

1.Place the AMX user station near the monitor. The user station can be used as a monitor stand.

2.Attach peripheral devices to the corresponding ports on the back panel of the user station.

3.Attach one end of a UTP cable into an RJ-45 port on the user station. Attach the other end of the cable to an RJ-45 user port on the AMX switch.

4.Attach one end of the supplied power cord to the power socket on the back panel of the user station and attach the other end to an AC wall outlet.

To set the keyboard type:

If you attached a Pinnacle FAK or Chyron Duet keyboard to the user station, complete the following steps to activate the keyboard in the OSCAR interface:

1.Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.

2.Click the Console tab, then click the down arrow button to display the Configure screen.

3.Select the appropriate keyboard type from the Type drop-down menu. The drop-down menu only allows you to select keyboard types supported by the attached user station.

4.Click Apply.

5.If you connected a Pinnacle FAK keyboard, complete the following steps:

a.Click the Admin tab.

b.Select the target device that will be running software that requires Pinnacle FAK support.

c.Click Edit device.

d.Select Pinnacle FAK from the Emulation drop-down menu. You can only edit the emulation mode if the device type is PS/2. (If you are using a Chyron Duet keyboard, the Emulation mode should be Standard.)

e.Click Apply.

6.Close the OSCAR interface.

Connecting a Local Server to the AMX Switching System

After all user stations are connected to the AMX switching system, you can attach a local server. The local server can be accessed from the user station to which it is attached, but not by other users