Siemens KVM series 3-1621 manual Connecting the KVM appliance hardware

Installation

2.5Connecting the KVM appliance hardware

Turn off the target devices that are part of the switching system. Connect one end of the power cord to the rear of the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance, and con- nect the other end to an ac power source.

Connect a VGA monitor and either PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse cables into the labeled KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance ports. You must install both a keyboard and mouse on the local ports or the keyboard will not initialize correctly. You cannot connect a DVI or EGA monitor to the KVM s3-1621 and KVM s3-1641 appliances.

Connect one end of a Cat 5 patch cable (4-pair, up to 10 meters) into any ARI port, and connect the other end into the RJ-45 connector of a KVM-IA.

Connect the KVM-IA into the correct ports on the rear of the target device. Repeat this procedure for all target devices that are to be connected to the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance.

Connect a Cat 5 patch cable from the Ethernet network into the LAN port on the rear panel of the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance. Network users will access the appliance through this port.

If you are configuring the KVM s3-1621 and KVM s3-1641 appliances using the console menu interface, connect a computer running terminal emulation software to the IOIOI port on the rear panel of the appliance, using the supplied straight serial cable. The terminal should be set to 9600 bits per second (bps), 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

Turn on each target flag and then turn on the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance. After approximately one minute, the appliance completes initialization and opens the OSCAR graphical user interface Free tag on the local port monitor.

Use the KVM s3 Client to configure your KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance. See the KVM s3 Client Installation and User’s Guide for detailed instructions.

2.5.1Connecting a KVM-IA to each target device

Attach the color-coded connectors of the KVM-IA to the keyboard, monitor, and mouse ports on the first target device that you connect to the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance.

Attach one end of the Cat 5 cable to the RJ-45 connector on the KVM-IA.

Connect the other end of the Cat 5 cable to any ARI port on the rear of the KVM s3- 1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all target devices that you are attaching.

2.5.2Connecting local peripheral devices

Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to each set of color-coded ports on the rear of the KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance.

Bundle and label the cables for easy identification.

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