Avocent DSR SWITCH - Installation and maintenance instructions

DSR® SWITCH

Installer/User Guide

European Union Notification

WARNING: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause

radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

USA Notification

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential

area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct

the interference at his/her own expense.

Canadian Notification

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Japanese Notification

Korean Notification

DSR® Switch

Installer/User Guide

Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, DSR, DSView 3,

Dambrackas Video Compression and OSCAR are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other

countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Instructions

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Dangerous Voltage

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous

voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute

a risk of electric shock to persons.

Power On

This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the on position.

Power Off

This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the off position.

Protective Grounding Terminal

This symbol indicates a terminal which must be connected to earth ground prior to

making any other connections to the equipment.

T A B L E  OF  C O N T E N T S

Product Overview 1

Features and Benefits 1

Reduce cable bulk 1

Control of virtual media and smart card-capable appliances (select models) 2

Access the DSR switch via a standard TCP/IP network 2

DSView® 3 software plug-in 2

Installation 5

DSR Switch Connectivity 5

Installation Overview 5

Getting started 7

Setting up your network 8

Rack Mounting a DSR Switch 8

Rack mounting safety considerations 8

Connecting the DSR Switch Hardware 10

Configuring the DSR Switch 12

Setting up the built-in web server 12

Setting up the DSView 3 software 12

Connecting to the on-board web interface through a firewall 12

Verifying the Connections 14

DSR switch 14

IQ and serial IQ modules 14

Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices 15

Local Port Operation 17

Basic Operations 17

Viewing and selecting ports and target devices 17

Selecting a target device 17

Soft switching 18

Viewing the status of your DSR switching system 18

Navigating the OSCAR interface 19

Main Dialog Box Functions 20

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Setting virtual media options 21

Managing a KVM session 23

Setup Dialog Box Functions 23

Changing the display behavior 24

Controlling the status flag 26

Selecting target devices for broadcasting 27

Selecting target devices for Scan mode 29

Setting local port Screen Saver options 30

Setting the keyboard country code 32

Configuring network settings 33

Configuring the DSView 3 server IP address 35

Assigning device types 35

Assigning target device names 37

Commands Dialog Box Functions 38

Enabling or disabling Broadcasting 39

Enabling or disabling Scan mode 40

Viewing and disconnecting user connections 40

Displaying version information 42

Resetting your PS/2 keyboard and mouse 43

Sending a ping request 44

Web Interface Operations 47

Overview of the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface 47

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Target Devices 48

The DSR Explorer Window 49

Using the side navigation bar 50

Using the top option bar 50

Launching a KVM Session 51

Managing the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface 52

Upgrading IQ modules 52

Managing USB speed 52

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Rebooting the appliance 53

Managing local accounts 53

Access levels 53

Preemption levels 54

Configuring Virtual Media 55

Virtual media session settings 55

Managing Device Properties 57

Viewing and changing appliance configuration information 57

Power Controlling Target Devices 58

Configuring LDAP 59

LDAP Overview parameters 59

LDAP Search parameters 61

LDAP Query parameters 62

Appliance and Target Device Query Modes 64

Setting up Active Directory for performing queries 67

The Video Viewer 69

The Video Viewer Window 69

Launching a KVM Session 70

Session time-out 70

Video Viewer Window Features 70

Changing the toolbar 72

Setting the window size 72

Adjusting the view 73

Adjusting color depth 74

Additional video adjustment 74

Target video settings 76

Contrast and brightness 76

Detection thresholds 76

Block Noise Threshold and Pixel Noise Threshold 77

Automatic video adjustment 77

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Refresh Image 77

Video Test Pattern 77

Adjusting mouse options 78

Cursor type 78

Mouse scaling 80

Vendor-specific video settings 80

Mouse alignment and synchronization 80

Avocent Mouse Sync 81

Using Virtual Media 82

Requirements 82

Sharing and preemption considerations 82

Virtual Media dialog box 83

Opening a virtual media session 83

Closing a virtual media session 86

Using Smart Cards 86

Using Keyboard Pass-through 87

Using Macros 88

Saving the View 88

Closing a Video Viewer Window Session 89

Terminal Operations 91

The Console Menu 91

Network Configuration 91

Other Console Main Menu Options 93

Security Configuration 93

Firmware Management 94

Enable Debug Messages 94

Restore Factory Defaults 94

Reset Appliance 94

Exit 95

Appendix A: Flash Upgrades 97

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Appendix B: Using the DSR Remote Operations Software 100

Appendix C: Using Serial IQ Modules 109

Appendix D: UTP Cabling 114

Appendix E: Cable Pinout Information 117

Appendix F: Technical Specifications 119

Appendix G: Sun Advanced Key Emulation 133

Appendix H: Technical Support 135

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