Avocent 3050 manual

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AutoV iew ® 3050/3100/3200 Switch Inst aller/ User Gu ide A voc ent, th e A vocent l ogo, The Po wer of B eing There, AutoV iew , Dambra ckas V ideo Compres sion and OSCAR ar e regist ered tradema rks of A voc ent Corporat io n or its affi liates in the U.S . an d other countr ie s. All othe r marks are t h e property of thei r respec tive owne rs[...]

Instructions This sym bol is int e nded to alert th e user to the p resence of importan t operatin g and maintenan ce (s ervic ing) instruct ions in th e literature accompany ing the app liance. Dangerous V olt age This symb ol is intend ed to ale rt the us er to the presenc e of uninsulate d dangerous vo ltage withi n the prod uct’ s enclosure t[...]

iii Table of Conten ts List of Figures .................. .................... ............. ................... ................... .................... ... vii List of Tables .............. ................... ............. .................... ................... ................... ......... .. ix Chapter 1: Product Overview .............. ....[...]

iv Au toView 30 50 /3100/ 32 00 Swit ch Install er /User Guid e Setup Dialog Bo x Functions ................ ................. ...................... ................. ....................... ............. 17 Changing the d i splay beha vior ...................... ...................... ................. ....................... ............. 1 9 Co[...]

Table o f Contents v LDAP Overview parameters .............. ................. ....................... ................. ...................... ........ 4 7 LDAP Search para meters .................. ................. ....................... ................. ...................... ........ 48 LDAP Query parameters ........ ....................... [...]

vi AutoView 30 50 /3100/ 3200 Swit ch Instal l er/User Guid e Network Configu r ation .................. ....................... ................. ...................... ................. ................... 71 Other Console Main M enu Options ...................... ................. ...................... ................. .................. .7 3 [...]

vii List of Figures Figure 1.1 : Example Switch Co nfiguration (AutoView 3100 /3200 shown) ................. ..................... 2 Figure 2.1: Basic AutoVi ew 3100/320 0 Switch Confi guratio n (AutoVi ew 3050 S witch Not Show n)4 Figure 2.2: Auto View 3050/3100/3200 Switch Mounting Di agram ............ ....................... ............... 7 F[...]

viii AutoView 3050/3 100/3200 Switch In staller/User Guid e Figure 4.6: Active Directory - KVM App liance Ad min .............. ...... ...... ..... ....................... ..... ...... .. 53 Figure 4.7: Active Directory - Define Groups ....................... ............................ ...................... ........ 54 Figure 5.1: Video Viewer W[...]

ix List of Tables Table 1.1: Descri ptions for Figure 1.1 ...................... ................. ....................... ................. .......... ..... 2 Table 2.1: Descri ptions for Figure 2.1 ...................... ................. ....................... ................. .......... ..... 5 Table 2.2: TCP P o r ts and Functions for the Au[...]

x Auto View 3050/3100/32 00 Switc h Installer/Use r Guide[...]

1 Produ ct Over view Features and Benefit s Avocent Aut oView 3050 /3100/3200 swi tches com bine analog an d digit al techno logy to pr ovide flexible control of data center servers, and to facilitate the OA&M (operations, activation and maintenance) of remo te branch offices where trai ned opera tors may be unavailable. The Auto View 3050/310 [...]

2 Auto View 3050/3100/32 00 Switc h Installer/Use r Guide Access the AutoView 30 50 /3100 /3200 s witc h via a standard TCP /IP net wo rk The Avocent AutoView 30 50/3100/320 0 switch es pr ov ide agentless remote con trol and acces s. No special software or d rivers are required on the attached, or client, c o mputers. NOTE: The client connec t s t[...]

3 CHAPTER 2 Installation AutoVi ew 3050/3100/3200 Swit ch Con nectivity The AutoVi ew 3050/3 100/320 0 switching s ystem transmits key board, video and m ouse (KVM) information between operato rs and target devices attached to th e switch over a network using either an Ethernet or modem con nection. The AutoVi ew 3050/3 100/320 0 switch us es TCP/I[...]

4 Auto View 3050/3100/32 00 Switc h Installer/Use r Guide Figure 2.1 illustrate s a bas ic conf igur ation for the AutoView 3100/3200 switch , using the AutoView 3100 /3200 model for the example. Descriptions follow in Table 2.1 . Figure 2.1: Basic AutoView 3100/3200 Switch Configurati on (AutoView 3050 Switch Not S hown) 1 5 4 3 2 9 7 6 8[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 5 Getting st arted Before installing your AutoView 30 50/3100 /3200 sw itch, refer t o the fol lowing lis ts to ensure you have all items that shipped with the s witch, as well as other items n ecessary for proper ins tallation. NOTE: While it is pos sible to use two A utoView 3050/3100/3200 switches in a cascaded configurat[...]

6 Auto View 3050/3100/32 00 Switc h Installer/Use r Guide Rack Mounting an AutoView 305 0/31 00/3200 Switch A rack mounting kit is supplied with each AutoView 3050/3100/32 00 switch. You may either place the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 sw itch on the rack shelf or mount the switch d i rectly into an Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) standard rack. M[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 7 Figure 2.2: AutoView 3050/3100/3200 S witch Mounting Diagram Connecting the AutoV iew 3050/3100/3200 S witch Hardware T o co nnect and tu rn on your AutoView 3050/3100 /3200 swi tch: 1. T urn off the target device(s) that will be part of your AutoV iew switching syst em. Locate the po wer cord that came with the AutoV iew [...]

8 Auto View 3050/3100/32 00 Switc h Installer/Use r Guide NOTE: When connecting a Su n IQ module, you must use a m ulti-sync monitor in the local port to accom modate Sun computers that support both VGA and sync-on-gr een or composite s ync. 6. Plug a UTP patc h cable from yo ur Ethernet network into the LAN port on t he back of yo ur AutoV iew 305[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 9 Connecting to the OBWI through a firewall For AutoView 3050/3 100/3200 switch installations that use the OBWI for access, fou r ports must be opened in a firewall if o u tsi de access is desired. In a typi cal configurat ion, as s hown in Figur e 2.3, the us er’s computer is located outside of the firewall, and the AutoV[...]

10 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide T o configure the firewall: To access the AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 switch from ou ts ide a firewall, configure yo ur firewall to forward por ts 80, 443, 2068 an d 8192 from its external interface to the KVM sw itch through the firewall’s internal interface. Cons ult the manual for y our fir[...]

Chapter 2: In stallation 11 •T h e ST A TUS LED in dicates that a va l id selection has been made to an AutoV iew 3050/3100/ 3200 sw itch. The serial IQ mo dule prevents a serial break from the attached device if the module lo s es power. However, a user can generate a ser ial break with the attached device by pres sing Alt-B after accessing the [...]

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13 CHAPTER 3 Local Port Operat ion The AutoView 30 50/3100/3200 s witch includ es a local port on the back. This port enables you to connect a keyb oard, monitor an d mouse to the switch for direct access. The AutoView 3050/3100/ 3200 switches include th e OSCAR graphical user interface for c onfiguring your s ystem and selecting target devices. Ba[...]

14 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide NOTE: If OSCAR Authentication has been enabled, an “Authenticating” screen w ill appear after you select a target device because the AutoView 3050/ 3100/3200 switch is c onfirming your access to that target device. If you are denie d access to the target device, a m essage will appear say[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 15 Navigating the OSCAR interfac e This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using th e keyboard and mouse. (yellow circle) The designated IQ module is being upgraded. When this symbol displays, do not cycle power to the AutoView 3050/3100/3200 swit ch or con nected target devices and do not disconnect[...]

16 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Main Dialog Box Functions T o acce ss the OSCAR interface Main dialog box: Press Pr int Screen t o launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 3.1 . NOTE: If OSCAR Authentication has been enabled, you will be prom pted to enter a username and password before[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 17 Figure 3.1: OSCAR Interface Main Dialog Box Managing a KVM session Click Log Ou t to disconnect the KVM and u ser sessions. -or- Click Clea r to clear all offline IQ m o d ules. -or- Click Disconnect t o di sconnect a KV M session. Setup Dialog Box Functions You can configure your AutoVi ew 3050/ 3100/320 0 switc [...]

18 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Table 3.4 outlines the function accessed using each of the buttons in the Setup dialog box as shown in Figure 3 .2 . T o acce ss the OSCAR interface Setup dialog box: 1. Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interfa ce. The Main dialog box appears . 2. Cli ck Setu p to open the Setup d ialog[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 19 Changing the display behavior Use the Menu dialog bo x to change the d isplay order of t arget devices , change how t he OSCAR interface is invoked o r set a Screen Delay Time for th e OSCAR interface. This setting alters how target devices will display in several dialog boxes, including Main, Devices an d Br oadc[...]

20 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Setting a Screen Delay Time enables yo u to complete a soft switch without the OSCAR interface displa ying. To p erform a so ft switch, see the S oft switching on pag e 14 . Controlling the st atus flag The statu s flag displ ays on yo ur deskt op and sho ws the name or EID nu mber of the sel[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 21 2. Select Displayed to activate the flag display . After a switch, the flag will remai n on the screen until the user switches to another devi ce. Selectin g Ti m e d will cause the flag to display for five seconds when a switch is made and then d isappear . 3. Select a flag color under Display Color . Th e follow[...]

22 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figure 3.6: OSCAR Interface Broadcast Dialog Box NOTE: Broadcasting Keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all target devices receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically . Specif ically , the Cap s Lo ck and Num Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While [...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 23 NOTE: Scanning is available only to local users. T o ad d t a rget devi ces to the Sca n list: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Cli ck Setu p - Scan to open th e Scan dialog box s hown in Figu re 3.7 . Figure 3.7: OSCAR Interface Scan D ialog Box 3. Determ[...]

24 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide 6. Move the cursor to the next line o r press Down Arro w and repeat step s 2-5 for each of the remaining ta rget devices to be included in the scan pattern. 7. Cli ck OK t o save your s ettings . T o re move a targ et devi ce from t he Sc an li st: 1. In the Scan dialog box, click the tar ge[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 25 CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the us e of Energy mod e with monitors not c ompliant with ENERG Y ST AR ® . 3. (O ption al) Cl ick Te s t to activate the screen saver test , which last s 10 seco nds, then return s yo u to the Security dialog box . 4. Cli ck OK t o save your s ettings . T o exit Screen Sa[...]

26 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide T o set the keyboard country code f or Sun servers: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Clic k Setup - K eyboar d to open t he Keyboard di alog box s hown in Figure 3.9 . Figure 3.9: OSCAR Interface Keyb oard Dialog Box 3. Select a count[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 27 Figure 3.10: OSCAR Interface Network Dialog Box 3. Select one of the available options in the Ethernet Mode s ection. 4. Cli ck OK . NOTE: Y ou must reboot if you change the Ethernet mode. After you change the setting and click OK , the following message appears: Changing the Ethernet mode requires a reboot of t h[...]

28 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figure 3.1 1: OSCAR Interface IP Setup Dial og Box 3. Select either IPv4 or IPv6 . 4. Either select or deselect the DHCP checkbox. NOTE: If you select the DHCP checkbox, any information that you enter in the IP Address, Prefix/Netmask and Gateway fields will be ignored. 5. If you deselected D[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 29 Figure 3.12: OSCAR Interface Devices Dialog Box When the Aut oView 3050/3 100/3200 switch di scovers a cascaded switch , the numbe ring format changes fr om an AutoView 3 050/310 0/3200 port only to [AutoView 3050/ 3100/3200 port ]-[switch port] to accommodate each target device under that switch. For example, if [...]

30 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide 4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each port requi r i ng a device type to be assign ed. 5. Cli ck OK in the Dev ices dialog box to save settings. NOTE: Changes made in the Device Modify di alog box are not saved until you cli c k OK in the dialog box. Assigning t arget devi ce names Use the Names dialo[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 31 Figure 3.15: OSCAR Interface Name Modify Dialog Box 2. T ype a name in t he New Name bo x. Names of tar get devices may cont ain all printable characters. 3. Cli ck OK to tran sf er the new name to the Names dialog box. Y our selection is not saved until you clic k OK in the Names dialog box. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 f[...]

32 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide T o access the OSCAR interface Commands dialog box: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Cli ck Com mands to open the Commands dialog box sho wn in Figure 3. 16 . Figure 3.16: OSCAR Interface Commands Dialog Box Enabling or disabling Broa[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 33 Enabling or disabling Scan mode T o start the Scan mo de: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Cli ck Com mands to open the Commands dialog box. 3. Select Scan Enable in the Commands dialog box . 4. Cli ck X to clo se the Commands dialog box. NOTE: Scanning wi[...]

34 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figure 3.17: OSCAR Interface User St atus Dialog Box T o disconnect a user: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Cli ck Com mands - User S tatus to op e n the U s e r Status dial og box s h own in Figure 3 .17 . 3. Click the letter corres[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 35 Displaying ve rsion information The OSCAR interface en ables you to display the version number of the switch firmware and any auxiliary devices connected to the switch. This information facilitat es system troublesho oting and suppor t. For opt imum performan ce, keep your firmware cu rrent. T o disp lay version i[...]

36 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide 4. Select a A VRIQ module to view and click the Ve r s i o n but ton. The A VRIQ V ersion dial og box show n in Figure 3. 21 appears. For more information on loadin g firmware, refer to Fla sh Upgr ades on page 75 . Figure 3.21: A VRIQ V ersion Dialog Box 5. Cli ck X to close the A VRIQ V ers[...]

Chapter 3: Local Port Operation 37 Sending a ping request T o send a ping re quest: 1. If the OSCAR interface is not open, press Pri nt Screen to open the Main dial og box. 2. Cli ck Com mands to open the Commands dialog box. 3. Cli ck Netw ork Ping to open the Ping dial og box s hown in Figu re 3.22 . Figure 3.22: OSCAR Interface Ping Dialog Box 4[...]

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39 CHAPTER 4 W eb Inte rface O peratio ns AutoVi ew 3050/3100/3200 Swit ch OBWI In addition to the OSCAR interface, AutoView 30 50/3 100/320 0 switches equipp ed with the OBWI feature provide a bu il t in interfa ce to handle all basic KVM switching needs. The AutoView 3050/ 3100/320 0 switch OBWI provides s ecure “point - and-click” web browse[...]

40 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Avocent recommen ds that the browser be kept up-to-date with t he latest vers ion. A Video Vi ewer window al lows you to con trol the keyboard, mo nitor and mouse fu nctions o f in dividu al tar get devi ces conn ected to the Auto View 3050 /310 0/32 00 swit ch in real time. Yo u may also use[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 41 Figure 4.1: Avocent AutoView 3100/3200 Explorer Wind ow Using the side navigation bar You can use the si de navigation bar to display window s in which you can specify se ttings or perform operations. Clickin g on a link that does not contain an arrow will d isp lay its correspon ding window. T able 4.2: Desc[...]

42 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Using the top option bar Bookmarking a window The AutoView 3050/3100 /3200 Explorer wi ndow contain s a bookmark icon and text in t he top op tion bar. Bookm ar king a window will add a link to the window in the Fav orites drop-down menu. You may select the link at any time to quickly acces s[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 43 T o launch a KVM session from the AutoView 3 050/3100/3200 Explorer window : 1. From the AutoV iew 3050/310 0/3200 Explorer w indow , select T a r g et Devices in t he s ide navigation bar . A list of available devices will appear . 2. Cli ck the KV M sess i on link to the right of the tar get devi ce that yo[...]

44 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide T o force upgra de the IQ module firmware using the AutoView 3050/3100/3 200 switch on-board web interface : 1. From the sid e navig ation b ar , select App liance - Appliance Settings - Ports - IQ modules . 2. Select the IQ modules that you wish to upgrad e and click the Up grade b utton. CA[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 45 T o add a new user account (administrator only ): 1. On the side menu b ar , select Local Accoun ts . The current user list will be displayed. 2. Cli ck the Add b utton. 3. Enter the name and pas sword of t he new user in the blanks provid ed. 4. Select the preemption and acces s lev els for the new user . 5.[...]

46 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Managing Device Properties Vi ewing and changing applianc e configuration information The AutoView 30 50/3100/3200 s witch can repor t most device pro p erties directly th rough the AutoView s witch we b browser. NOTE: Users can view all appliance information, but only administrators can chan[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 47 Configuring LDA P LDAP is a vendor- independent protocol standa rd used for accessing, qu erying and updating a directory using TCP/ IP. Based on t he X.50 0 Dir ectory Services mod e l, LDAP i s a global di r ecto ry structure that sup ports strong security features including auth entication, pr ivacy and in[...]

48 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figure 4.2: LDAP Overview Page in the OBWI T o configure LDAP server p arameters: 1. Select Appl iance - Appliance Se t tings - User Accounts - LDAP Accoun ts - Overview . 2. Identify the primary and s econdary se rver addr ess , p o rt and access type in the appropriate fields o r radio but [...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 49 The Search Password field is used to authenticate the administrator o r user specified in the Search DN field. Use the Search Base field to define a starti ng p o int from which LDAP s earches begin. Th e modifiable defau lt values are dc=you rDomainName and dc=com. For example, to define a search base for te[...]

50 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide LDAP Query p arameters On the LDAP Query page, yo u can configure the par ameters used when per forming user authentication queries. The appliance per forms two different typ es of qu eries. Query Mode (Appliance) is used to authenticate administrators attempting to access th e appliance itse[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 51 Figure 4.4: LDAP Query Page in th e OBWI T o configure LDAP query p arameters: 1. Select Appl iance - App liance Settings - User Acco unts - LDAP Accoun ts - Query . 2. Select either Bas ic , User Attribute or G r oup Attribut e for the Applian ce Query Mode and the T arget Device Query Mode. 3. Enter the app[...]

52 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide If the KVM Applian ce Admin value is foun d, th e user is given appliance admin istrator access to the appliance and any attach ed target devi ces for Query Mode ( Appliance), or to any selected target device f o r Query Mode (Targe t Device). If the KVM User Admin value is found, the user is[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 53 Figure 4.6: Active Directory - KVM Appliance Admin • Group Att ribute – A username, pas s word and group qu ery is made to the director y service for an appliance and attached tar get devices when using Query Mode (Appliance), or for a selected target d evice when using Quer y Mode (T arget Devi ce). If a[...]

54 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figure 4.7: Active Directory - Define Group s Setting up Active Director y for Performing Querie s Before you can us e any of th e querying modes for units, you must first m ake changes to Acti ve Directory so that the selected querying mo de can assign the applicable autho rization level for[...]

Chapter 4: Web Interface Operation s 55 NOTE: The factory de fault name in earlier ve rsions contains a space that m ust be removed by editing the switching system name in the App liance Overview screen of the OBWI. 6. Create one or mor e groups u nder the group container org anizational unit. 7. Add the user names and tar get dev ice and applian c[...]

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57 CHAPTER 5 The V ideo V iewer The V i deo Viewer Wi ndow The Video Viewer is u sed to conduc t a KVM sess ion with the tar get devices attached to an AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 swi tch usin g th e OBWI. When you co nnect t o a dev ice u sing th e Video Viewer, the target device desktop ap pears in a se parate windo w containing both the local and t[...]

58 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Launching a KVM Sessi on NOTE: When using a non-proxied connection, video performance over a slower network c onnection may be less than optimal. Since certain color s e ttings (such as Gray scale) use less network bandwidth than other s (such as Best Color), chan ging the color settings ca n[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 59 Figur e 5.1: Vide o V iewer Window (Nor mal Window Mode) T able 5.1: Descriptions for Figure 5.1 Number Description 1 Ti tle Bar: Displays the name of the server being viewed. W hen in Full Screen mode, the title bar disappears and the server name a ppears between the m enu and toolbar . 2 Thumbtack: Locks the displa[...]

60 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Changing the toolbar You can choo se the amount of elapsed time befor e the tool bar hides in t he Video View er window when it is in show/hide state (that is , not locked in place by the thumbtack). T o specify a toolbar hide time: 1. Select T ool s - Sess ion Optio ns fro m the V ideo V iew[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 61 • Align the mouse curs ors. • Refresh the screen. • Enable or disable Full Screen mode. When Full Sc reen mode is enabled, the image adjusts to fit the des ktop up to a size of 1024 x 76 8. If the de sktop ha s a higher res o lution, the following occurs: • The full-screen image i s centered in the de sk top,[...]

62 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide 2. T o disable Full Screen mode, click the Full Scr een Mode button on the floating to olbar to return to the desktop window . T o enable full or manual scaling: To enable full scaling, s elect View - Scali ng from the Video V iewer window menu. The devi ce image scales automatically to the r[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 63 Figur e 5.2: Manu al Video Adjust Dialog Box 2. Click the icon cor responding to the feature you wish to adjust. 3. Move the Contrast slider bar and then fine-tune the settin g by clicking the Min (- ) or Ma x (+) buttons to adjus t the parameter f or each icon pres sed. The adjust ments display immediately in the V [...]

64 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide The image capture parameters are automatically ch anged by the Au tomatic Adjustmen t function. A special image is required on the target in or der t o make accurate a djustments independently. Contrast a nd brightness If the imag e in the Vide o Viewer wind ow is too dark or too l ight, sele[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 65 Refresh Image Clicking t he Refresh Image button in the Manual Vi deo Adjust dialog bo x completel y regenerates the digitized video imag e. NOTE: Y ou can also select View - Refresh f rom the Video Viewer wi n dow menu to refresh the image. Vi deo T est Pattern Clicking t he Video Test Pat te rn bu tton in the Man u[...]

66 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide The Cursor mode status of the Video Viewer window displays in the title b ar, inclu ding the keystr oke that wi ll exit Sin gle Cursor m ode. You can define t he keystrok e that will exit Sin g le Cursor mode in the Session Option s dialog box. NOTE: When using a device that c aptures keystro[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 67 The Sess ion Opt ions dialog box appears. 2. Cli ck the Mo us e tab. 3. Select a mouse cursor type in the Lo cal Cursor panel. 4. Cli ck OK to s ave set tings. Mouse sc aling Some earlier versio ns of Linux did not support ad justable mouse accele rations. For installations that must suppo rt these earlier versions, [...]

68 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Alignment causes the local cursor to align with the remote se rver’s cursor. R esetting causes a simulation of a mouse and keyboard recon nect as if you had disc onnected a nd reconnected t hem. T o realign the mouse: Click th e Align Local Curs or button in the Video Viewer win dow to ol b[...]

Chapter 5: The Vide o Viewer 69 NOTE: On suppo rted system configurations, t he Avocent Mouse Sy nc status is Available. I f you are using a USB2 IQ m odule but the target devic e cannot su pport the Avocent Mouse Sync protocol, the s tatus is Unavailable. If you are not us ing a USB2 IQ module, the status is Not S upported. 4. Cli ck OK . Using Ke[...]

70 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide -or- Select the desired macro from the button s available on the Video Viewer menu. Saving the Vi ew You can save the display of a Video Viewer either to a file or to the clipboard fo r pasti ng into a word p rocessor o r other pr ogram. T o capture t he Vide o V iewer window to a file : 1. S[...]

71 CHAPTER 6 T erminal Operations The Console Menu Each AutoView 30 50/3100/3200 sw itch may be co nfigured at the appliance l evel throug h the Console menu in terface accessed through the 101 01 port. All terminal commands are accessed through a t erminal or PC running termin al emulation software. T o co nnect a termin al to the AutoView 3050/31[...]

72 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Figur e 6.1: Console M ain Men u 2. Once the Console Mai n menu di splays , type the nu mber correspond ing to Net work Conf igurat ion and press Ent e r to access the men u shown in Figure 6. 2 . Figure 6.2: Network Configuration Menu[...]

Chapter 6: Te rminal Ope rations 73 3. T ype 1 and press Enter to set your network speed. For best performance, set the AutoV iew 3050/310 0/3200 switch at the s ame speed as t he Ethernet switch to wh ich it is attach ed. After you pres s En te r , you will be retu rned to the Networ k Configura tion menu. 4. T ype 2 and press Enter to sp ecify wh[...]

74 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Restore Factory Default s This menu option will resto re all switch options to the default set tings. Reset Appliance This menu o ption allows you to execute a soft reset o f the AutoVi ew 3050/3100/32 00 swi tch. Exit This menu selection will return you to the ready prompt. If the Console me[...]

75 Append ices Appendix A: Flash Upgrades The AutoView 30 50/3100/3200 s witch Flash upgrade feat ure allows yo u to updat e your appli ance with the latest firmware available. This update can be performed us ing a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) serv er or using the OBW I. After the Flas h memor y is reprog ramm ed with t he upgr ade, the Au[...]

76 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide 9. Confirm the TFTP download by typing a y or yes and press ing Enter . 10. The AutoV iew 3050/ 3100/ 3200 switch will begi n the Fla sh upgrade process. O n-screen in dic a tors w i ll dis play th e upg ra de pro gress . When the upload is complete, the AutoV iew 3050/3 100/320 0 switch w il[...]

Appe ndices 77 Appendix B : Using Serial IQ Modules The serial IQ module is a serial-to-VGA converter that allows VT1 00-capable devices to be viewed from th e AutoView 3050/ 3100/320 0 switch local po rt or the OB WI. The actual serial data is not accessed, but is merely d is pl ayed. All serial data coming from the tar get device is displayed in [...]

78 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide • Enter Se nds: This option en ables you to sp ecify the keys that are transmitted when Enter is pressed. A vailable options are <C R> (Enter), which moves the cur sor to the left side of the screen, or <CR><LF> (Enter -Lin efeed) , which move s the cursor to the left side[...]

Appe ndices 79 T o configur e a serial IQ module: 1. Press Ctrl -F8 . The Configuration Screen will appear . 2. Select a parameter to change. Y ou can na vig ate the Conf i gurati on Screen usin g the U p Arrow and Down Arrow key s. 3. Modify the selected value us ing the Lef t Ar row and Right Arrow keys. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to modif y additio[...]

80 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide T o use Hi story mode: 1. Press Ctrl -F9 . The mode will disp lay as History . 2. Press one of the following key combinat i ons to perform the indicated action: • Home : Move to the top of the buffer . • End : Move to the bottom of the buffer . • Page Up : Mov e up on e buffer pa ge. ?[...]

Appe ndices 81 Appendix C: UTP Cabling This append ix discusses vari ous aspects of connect ion media. Th e performance of an Aut oView 3050/3100/3200 swit ching system depends on high quality connections. Poor quality or poorl y install ed or maintai ned cabling can d iminish AutoView 3 050/3100/ 3200 syst em performance. AutoView 3 050/3100/3200 [...]

82 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Cabling inst allation, main tenance and safe ty tips The following is a list of important safety con siderations that shou ld be reviewed prio r to installing or maintaining your cables: • Keep all UTP runs to a maximum of 100 feet each . • Maintain the twists o f the pairs all the way to[...]

Appe ndices 83 Appendix D: T echnical S pecifications T able D.1: AutoView 3050/3100/3200 Switch Product Sp ecifications Serve r Port s Number 16 - A utoView 3100/3200 8 - AutoView 3050 Ty p e P S/2, Sun, USB and Serial Connectors 8-pin modular Sync T ypes Separate horizon tal and vertical Plug and Play DDC2B Video Resolution 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz 800 [...]

84 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide Ty p e 10/ 100/1000 Ethernet Connector 8-pin modular Local Port Number 1 Ty p e P S/2, USB and VGA USB Device Port Number 4 Ty p e US B 1.1 Power Sup ply Ty p e I nternal Power AutoView 3100: 1 1.0 W AutoView 3200: 13.0 W Heat Dissipation AutoView 3100: 37.5 BTU/hr AutoView 3200: 44.4 BTU/hr [...]

Appe ndices 85 Appendix E: Sun Advanced Key Emulation Certain keys on a stan dard Typ e 5 (US) Sun keybo ard can b e emulated b y key press sequences on a PS/2 keyboar d. To enable Sun Ad vanced Key Emul ation mode and use these keys, p ress and h old Ctrl+Shift+Alt and t hen pres s the Scroll Lock key. The S croll Lock LED blinks. Use the indicate[...]

86 AutoView 3050/31 00/3200 Switch Installer/User Gu ide For example : For Stop + A , press an d hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt and press Scroll L ock , t hen F1 + A . These key combinations will work with the serial USB IQ module (if your Sun system comes with a USB port) as well as the Sun VSN and WSN IQ mo dules. With the exception o f F12 , these key comb[...]

Appe ndices 87 Appendix F : T echnical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or op erating issues you encounter with your A vocent product. If an issue should develop, fol low the step s below for the fastest possibl e service. T o re solv e an issu e: 1. Check the pertinent section of this manual to s ee [...]

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