Contents
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Contents1 Product overview....................................................................................1
1.1 Glossary....................................................................................................1
1.2 Notational Conventions.............................................................................1
1.3 Features and benefits................................................................................2
1.3.1 KVM-IA Intelligent Adapters......................................................................3
1.3.2 Virtual Media.............................................................................................4
1.3.3 OSCAR graphical user interface...............................................................4
1.3.3.1 Security.....................................................................................................4
1.3.3.2 Operation modes.......................................................................................4
1.3.4 Video.........................................................................................................4
1.3.5 Flash upgradability....................................................................................5
1.3.6 Accessing the appliances through a networkconnection..........................5
1.3.7 Accessing target devices...........................................................................5
1.3.8 On-board web interface.............................................................................5
2 Installation...............................................................................................7
2.1 Installation overview..................................................................................7
2.1.1 Installing a KVM s3-1621 or KVM s3-1641 appliance...............................7
2.1.2 Setting up the network...............................................................................8
2.2 Required items..........................................................................................9
2.3 Safety precautions.....................................................................................9
2.3.1 General......................................................................................................9
2.4 Rack mounting a KVM appliance............................................................10
2.4.1 General guidelines..................................................................................10
2.4.2 Installing a KVM appliance in the rack mountingspace.......................... 11
2.5 Connecting the KVM appliance hardware...............................................12
2.5.1 Connecting a KVM-IA to each target device............................................12
2.5.2 Connecting local peripheral devices........................................................12
2.6 Verifying Ethernet connections................................................................13
2.7 Configuring the KVM s3 Client...............................................................13
2.8 Adjusting mouse settings........................................................................13
2.9 Attaching earlier appliance models to a KVM s3-1621 or s3-1641 appliance
13
2.9.1 Attaching an incompatible switch model..................................................14
2.10 Setting up the KVM s3-1621 and
KVM s3-1641 appliances15
3 Basic operations...................................................................................17
3.1 Controlling the switching system from the analog port............................17
3.2 Starting the OSCAR interface.................................................................17