Contents v
LDAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interoperability with Avocent Products . . . . . . . 6
2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist . . . . . 8
Remote Console Switch Installation and Setup . . . . 10
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Up Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rack Mounting Your Remote Console Switch Unit. . . 11
Installing the Remote Console Switch Unit. . . . . 15
Video Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mouse Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting a SIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adding a Cascade Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cascading with Legacy Switches . . . . . . . . . 29
Adding a PEM (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
On-board Web Interface Installation and Setup . . . . 32
Supported Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Launching the On-board Web Interface . . . . . . 32
Remote Console Switch Software Installation and Setup 33
Installing the Remote Console Switch Software. . 34
3 Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Devices . . . . . . . 36
Selecting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38