Minicom Advanced Systems DX System

USER GUIDE

2. Click a Server port. The Computer port configuration box appears, see Figure

42.

Figure 42 Computer port configuration box

Name – Type a name for the connected device, it appears below the device in the

Servers window.

Type – Select Generic KVM port.

Timeout – You can change the timeout period or check the Infinitive box to

disable the timeout feature.

KB Mode – Select the appropriate keyboard mode. By default the keyboard mode

is set to PS/2 for Intel based computers.

For the other systems set the KB mode as follows:

· U1 for HP UX

· U2 for Alpha UNIX, SGI, Open VMS

· U3 for IBM AIX

Hotkey - When configuring the output ports of a Legacy switch you must define

the hotkey to access the server. See the switch’s User guide for the correct hotkey.

To input the hotkey:

1. Click . The HotKey keyboard appears. See Figure 43

Figure 43 HotKey keyboard

Contents

Main DX System User Guide Table of Contents Page Page Welcome 1. Introduction 2. Pre-installation guidelines Page USER GUIDE 8 3. DX system outline MINICOM Figure 1 DX system outline DX 832 3.2 DX User units Figure 4 illustrates the front panel of the DX User unit. DX User Figure 4 DX User front panel Page 4. Connecting the DX system Page 13 X-RICC RS232 X-RICC SUN DX Central X-RICC PS/2 CAT5 cables Up to 100M / 330ft To Server ports I 0 Page Page Page 5. Power management 6. Connecting Legacy KVM switches 7. Cascading DX Central units 19 0 Figure 16 Cascaded DX Central units connected with a Crossover cable The table below shows the Ethernet RJ 45 Connector pin-out. USER GUIDE Figure 17 Cascaded DX Central units connected to a hub/switch Figure 18 Configuration Wizard Page Page 8. Powering on the system 9. Configuration wizard (non-DX cascaded system) 10. Logging in 11. Configuring the DX system Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 12. Creating/editing Users and Groups Page Page Page Page Page 13. Arranging devices Page Page Page Page 14. Scanning a group of servers 15. Adjusting the picture quality 16. Connect - Private 17. Disconnect User 18. Connecting to a local computer 19. Updating the DX Central Page Page 20. Updating the DX User and XRICCS/RICCs Page 21. Events log Page 22. Troubleshooting - Resetting the DX Central 23. USB / SUN Combo keys 24. Technical specifications System DX units 25. Terminal hotkeys