Siemens KVM s2-0411 - Handbuch (Seite 5)

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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
2.5.1 Attaching 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