Siemens KVM series 3-1621 manual Installation overview

2 Installation

The KVM s3-1621 and KVM s3-1641 appliances require connectivity to a computer running the KVM s3 Client. Use the KVM s3 Client to view and control target devices (one at a time) attached to a KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance. The analog port does not require the KVM s3 Client for operation. The analog port uses OSCAR for the Fujitsu Siemens graphical user interface. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Basic operations”, beginning on page 17, or the KVM s3 Client User Guide.

The KVM s3-1621 and KVM s3-1641 appliances transmit KVM information between operators and target devices attached to another appliance over a network using either an Ethernet or local connection.

The KVM s3-1621 and KVM s3-1641 appliances use TCP/IP for communication over Ethernet. Although 10BASE-T Ethernet can be used, using a dedicated, switched 100BASE-T network or a 1000BASE-T network will improve performance.

2.1Installation overview

2.1.1Installing a KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance

Unpack the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance and verify that all components are present and in good condition. See section 2.2 Required items on page 9 for additional information.

Make all hardware connections between the power source, the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance, target devices, KVM-IAs, and Ethernet. See section 2.3 Safety precautions on page 9 for more information.

Turn on the power and verify that all connections are working. See section 2.6 Verifying Ethernet connections on page 13 for instructions.

To configure the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance, complete one of the following steps:

•Use the console menu interface to configure the KVM s3-1621 or

KVM s3-1641 appliance. See Chapter 4, “Computer terminal operations”, beginning on page 43 for instructions.

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•Use the KVM s3 Client to configure the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance. See the KVM s3 Client User Guide for detailed instructions.

Make the needed mouse setting adjustments. See section 2.8 Adjusting mouse settings on page 13 for instructions.

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