Siemens KVM s2-0411 manual Contents

Contents
1	About the KVM s2-0411 Appliance	1
1.1	Glossary	1
1.2	Notational Conventions	1
1.3	Features and benefits	2
1.3.1	KVM-IA Intelligent Adapters	2
1.3.2	OSCAR graphical user interface	3
1.3.3	Security	3
1.3.4	Operation modes	3
1.3.5	Video	3
1.3.6	Flash upgradability	3
2	Installation	5
2.1	Required items	5
2.2	Safety precautions	5
2.2.1	General	5
2.3	Rack mounting the appliance	6
2.3.1	General guidelines	6
2.3.2	Installing the appliance horizontally in the 1U rack mounting space	7
2.4	Installing the KVM s2-0411 appliance	8
2.4.1	Connecting a KVM-IA to each target device	9
2.4.2	Connecting local peripheral devices	9
2.5	Adding earlier appliance models	9

2.5.1Attaching an earlier appliance model to the KVM s2-0411 appliance10

2.5.2	Attaching an incompatible switch model	11
2.6	Setting up the KVM s2-0411 appliance	11
3	Basic operations	13
3.1	Controlling the switching system from the analog user port	13
3.2	Starting the OSCAR interface	13
3.3	Connecting a user to a target device	15
3.4	Using the OSCAR interface	15
3.5	Configuring the appliance and the OSCAR interface	17
3.5.1	Assigning target device names	18
3.5.1.1	Accessing the Names window	18
3.5.1.2	Assigning names to target devices	18
3.5.2	Assigning device types	18
3.5.2.1	Accessing the Devices window	19
3.5.2.2	Assigning a device type	19
3.5.3	Changing the display behavior	20

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