Avocent SwitchView SC User manual

Installer/User Guide

Avocent Corporation

4991 Corporate Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 • USA

(Tel) 256-430-4000 (Fax) 256-430-4030

http://www.avocent.com

SWITCHVIEW SC

Avocent is a trademark of Avocent Corporation. IBM, PC, PC/AT and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International

Business Machines Corporation. Cybex, the Cybex logo, AutoBoot and SwitchView are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Cybex Computer Products Corporation. IntelliMouse is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other marks are the

property of their respective owners.

SwitchView SC

Installer/User Guide

Avocent Corporation

4991 Corporate Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35805-6201 • USA

(Tel) 256-430-4000 (Fax) 256-430-4030

http://www.avocent.com

SwitchView SC Installer/User Guide

FCC Notiﬁcation

Canadian 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

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

providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterference

to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more

of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques les limites

applicablesauxappareils numériquesde laclassB prescritesdans leRèglementsurle

brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada.

NSA Notiﬁcation

This appliance complies with NSA certiﬁcation requirements to EAL 4.

Table of Contents

Chapter 4 - Appendices

A: Speciﬁcations ...................................................................................................................................... 11

B: Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................. 12

Chapter 2 - Installation

Basic Install................................................................................................................................................. 5

Chapter 1 - Product Overview

Feature Overview....................................................................................................................................... 1

Compatibility.............................................................................................................................................. 3

Chapter 3 - Operations

Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 9

SwitchView SC Installer/User Guide

INSTRUCTIONS: This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence

of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

DANGEROUSVOLTAGE:Thissymbolisintendedtoalerttheusertothepresence

of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be

of sufﬁcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

PROTECTIVE GROUNDING TERMINAL: This symbol indicates a terminal

whichmustbeconnectedtoearthgroundpriortomakinganyotherconnections

to the equipment.

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.

Product Overview

Feature Overview

TheSwitchViewSCisspeciﬁcallydesignedtomakedatatransferbetweenconnected

computers virtually impossible. Users who access secure and unsecure networks

from one set of peripherals can rely on the unique architecture of the SwitchView

SC to keep their private data completely separate and secure at all times. With no

software to install or boards to conﬁgure, installation is simple.

TheSwitchViewSCallowsyoutocontroluptoeightPCswithonekeyboard,monitor

and mouse. Each computer can be up to 30 feet away from the SwitchView SC unit.

The unit works with IBM PC/AT and PS/2 systems, and 100% compatible machines

with support for VGA, SVGA, XGA and XGA-II video. PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse

peripheralsaresupportedthroughtherearoftheunit.ASwitchViewSCwillsupport

from one to eight attached PCs, or channels.

The AutoBoot feature boots all attached servers during initial power up or after a

powerfailure.PCsarebootedtransparentlywithoutoperatorintervention,andmay

be powered up one at a time or all at once. When the power stabilizes, a channel

may be selected. The ﬁrst available channel is automatically selected upon power

up of the SwitchView SC unit.

The SwitchView SC offers full support for the Microsoft IntelliMouse.

Switch computer channels quickly and easily via the SwitchView SC

push-buttons.

The unit's “Keep Alive” feature allows attached servers to power the unit in the

event of a power failure. This prevents attached PCs from locking up and keeps

you from losing time and data.

AutoBoot technology

Support for up to

eight computers

IntelliMouse support

Push-buttons

“Keep Alive” feature

SwitchView SC Installer/User Guide

Indicator LEDs give you constant readings on the status of your SwitchView SC.

Channel LEDs take the guesswork out of system operation and diagnostics.

A typical SwitchView SC conﬁguration is shown below.

Status indicator LEDs

Product Overview

The SwitchView SC requires a PS/2 mouse and keyboard. The following mice are

known to be compatible:

IBM PS/2-style Logitech Trackman

Kensington Microsoft Serial-PS/2 mouse

Logitech Mouseman (PS/2) Microsoft IntelliMouse

Other manufacturers' mice may operate with the SwitchView SC. If you experience

problems using an untested mouse, contact Avocent Technical Support with the

manufacturer and model number of the mouse.

PS/2 peripherals

Compatibility

SwitchView SC Installer/User Guide

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