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Black Box KV1108A, KV1116A 3.3 Pre-installation guidelines , 3.4 Connecting the ServSwitch Panther system

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3. Installation

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The figure below illustrates the rear panel of the ServSwitch Panther 16 port unit. The

8 port model is the same but with only 8 Computer ports.

POWER

100-250 VAC 50/60 Hz 12345678

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COMPUTER

Figure 3 ServSwitch Panther 16 port rear panel

3.3 Pre-installation guidelines

• Switch off all co mputers

• Place cables away from fluorescent lights, air conditioners, and machines that are

likely to generate electrical noise

• Ensure that the maximum distance between each computer and the ServSwitch

Panther, does not exceed 33ft/10m

3.4 Connecting the ServSwitch Panther system

Connect each computer to the ServSwitch Panther system using the appropriate SAM

and CAT5 cables. Figure 4 illustrates the ServSwitch Panther system connections with

the appropriate SAM connected to a PS/2 and USB computer/server.

Keybd

Mouse 100T

VideoSerial A

Parallel

PCI 33Mx32b

PCI 33Mx32b

PCI 33Mx32b

PCI 33Mx32b

Serial B

NetServer tc2100

SCSI

SD

P110

PS/2 SAM

USB SAM

CAT5 cable

Up to 10M / 33ft CAT5 cables

POWER

100-250 VAC 50/60 Hz 12345 678

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COMPUTER

ServSwitch Panther

USB SAM

Figure 4 ServSwitch Panther system connections

Contents

Main ServSwitch Panther Page Page Page NOM STATEMENT 3 Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) Electrical Safety Statement INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD SERVSWITCH PANTHER 44 EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Japanese Compliance Statement CB TEST CERTIFICATE Contents Page 1. Introduction 1.1 Features 1.2 Compatibility 2. Complete package 2.1 Additional items needed 3. Installation 3.1 The ServSwitch Panther system configuration 3.2 The ServSwitch Panther models 3.3 Pre-installation guidelines 3.4 Connecting the ServSwitch Panther system 3.5 The SAMs 3.6 Connecting the CAT5 cables 3.7 Connecting the KVM console 3.8 Connecting the power supply 3.9 Resetting the Switch 3.10 Avoiding general rack mounting problems 3.11 Rack mounting the ServSwitch Panther 3. Installation 15 3.12 Cascading ServSwitch Panthers Figure 8 Cascading ServSwitch Panthers 4. Operating the system 4.1 The keyboard hotkeys Note 4.2 The OSD Page 4.7 Security 4.8 Changing the OSD hotkey 4.9 Autoskip Page 4.14 The Ports settings 4.15 Editing the computer name 4.16 Keyboard (KB) 4.17 Adding/changing a hotkey (HKEY) 4.18 The Time settings 4.19 Scan (SCN) - Label (LBL) - Time out (T/O) 4.20 Users 4.21 Security 4.22 The OSD HELP window F1 Note 4.23 Scanning computers F4 Press F4. 4.24 Tuning F5 Note 4.25 Moving the label F6 5. Troubleshooting 5.1 Calling Black Box 5.2 Shipping and Packaging 6. Upgrading the firmware 6.1 System requirements for the ServSwitch Panther Update software 6.2 Connect the ServSwitch Panther System 6.3 Installing the software 6.4 Connecting the Flash Upgrade cable 6.5 Starting and configuring the ServSwitch Panther Update ServSwitch Panther Status box 6.6 Verifying the version numbers 6.7 Updating the firmware Caution Page 6.8 Reset Note 7. Technical specifications Page SERVSWITCH PANTHER 36 36 Black Box Technical Support COUNTRY WEB SITE / E-MAIL PHONE FAX