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SmartRack

Quick Installation Guide

SMART

RACK

.Introduction

The

SmartRackfromMinicomisa slim, rackmountableconsoledrawer.The

SmartRack

canbeusedasa stand aloneunitorconnectedtoa 16 portKVMSwitchor

portKVMIPswitch. Occupyingjust1Uofrackspace, it’stheneat, space-saving

waytocontrolyourdatarack. Itcomeswithall thehardwareyouneedtomountit, and

iseasytoinstall.

Youcanaccess and controlup to16 multi

-platformcomputersfromoneKVM

(keyboardvideomouse

)console.

Toaccess

servers, justslideoutthedrawerand flipup itstoptodisplaythelarge, high

resolution

17”TFTLCDdisplay.

Thedisplayis

(VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGAcompatible)withfront-panelhigh-quality

controls

and Touchpadforeasyadjustment. Whennotinuse, thekeyboardcanbe

concealedby

closingthetop.

.System components

The

SmartRacksystemcanconsistof:

SmartRack

consoledrawer(Standalone).

SmartRackconsoledrawer+SmartRack116 Switch.

SmartRackconsoledrawer+SmartRackSwitch116IP Switch.

.Hardware kitcontents

Rail withfrontand rearbracketx2,

forrackdepthof614 ~800 mm

Rightand left

sidesaredifferent.

Longbracketx2. (Forincreasedrack

depthof905 ~990mm)

QUICKINSTALLATIONGUIDE

Shortbracketx2

Bracketattachmentx2

Note!

Theshortbracketandbracketattachmentfora rackdepthof504~614 mmand

withouta KVMswitchconnectedtothedrawer.

Flatscrew

sx6(forrail mounttoconsolebody)

Screw

sx6

BracketAwiththumbscrewx2

Screws

Keysx2.

.Avoidinggeneralrackmountingproblems

Elevatedoperatingambienttemperature

Theoperatingambienttemperatureoftherackenvironmentmaybegreaterthanthe

roomambientwheninstallingintoa closedormulti

-unit rackassembly. Soinstallthe

equipmentinanenvironmentco

mpatiblewiththemaximumratedambient

temperature.

Reducedairflow

Installtheequipmentina rackinsucha waythattheamountofairflowrequiredfor

safeoperationisnotcompromised.

Mechanicalloading

Mounttheequipmentintherackinsucha wayt

hatahazardousconditionisnot

achievedduetounevenmechanicalloading.

Circuitoverloading

Whenconnectingtheequipmenttothesupplycircuit, considertheeffectthat

overloadingofcircuitsmighthaveon over

-currentprotectionandsupplywiring.

SMART

RACK

Reliableearthingofrack

-mountedequipmentshouldbemaintained. Giveattentionto

supplyconnectionsotherthandirectconnectionstothebranchcircuit(e.g. useof

powerstrips).

.Connectingto arack

Note!

Forincreasedrackdepthof905 ~990mm,firstchangethebracket, see

section

6 onpage5.

Note!Theillustrationsbelowshowtheconnectionsto

onesideoftheSmartRack.The

connectionsarethesameforthe

otherside.

.Movetherail until twoscrewsappear,seeFigure1.

Figure1Exposing the2screws

.Loosenslightlythe7screwsasshownbelow.

Figure2Loosen7screws

.Adjusttherearbrackettofityourcabinet, seebelow.

Figure3Adjusting thebracket

.Installthefrontand rearbracketontothecabinet, seefigurebelow.

QUICKINSTALLATIONGUIDE

Figure4Installing frontand rearbracketon cabinet

.Tightenthe7screwsasshownbelow.

Figure5Tightening the7screws

.Repeatthestepsabovetoconnecttheotherrail totheothersideoftherack.

.SlidetheSmartRackconsolebetweentherailsasshownbelow.

Figure6Sliding theSmartRackbetweentherails

.Unlockandpull bothleftand rightrail–lockswitchestogether–seebelow–and

pushtheconsoleallthewayintotherack.

SMART

RACK

Figure7Rail–lockswitch

.Connectthreeflatscrewstotherearoftheconsoleon bothsides. Seefigurebelow.

Figure8Connecting threeflatscrewstotherearoftheconsole

The

consolenowsitssnuglyintherack, seeFigure9.

Figure9Consoleintherack

.Usingthe longerbracketforrackdepthof905 ~990mm

Toreplacethebracketwiththelongerbracket:

.Loosenthe7screwsasshownbelow.

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Figure10 Loosening the7screws

Removethesix(different)screwsasshownbelow.

Figure11 Removing thesixscrews

.Taketherearbracketout, seebelow.

Figure12 Taking therearbracketout

.Insertthelongbracketintotherail thenadjustthebrackettofityourcabinet.

Tightenatleast2~3screwsalongthelengthyouneed.SeeFigure13.

Figure13 Inserting and tightening thelong bracket

.Repeattheabovestepsfortheotherside.

SMART

RACK

.Gotosection 5Connecting toa rack.

.Connectingthe Switch116or 116IP

.ConnectthebracketAtothesidesoftheSwitchusingthetwo6mmscrews

providedseefigurebelow.

Figure14 Connecting thebracketAto thesidesoftheSwitch

.SlidetheSwitch116 intotherail and intothebackoftheSmartRackconsoleuntil

youhearaclick. Seethefigurebelow.

Figure15 SlideswitchintobackofSmartRack

.SecuretheSwitch116 totherail byinsertingthethumbscrewsthroughthebracket

and intotherail and tighteningthem, seeFigure16.

Figure16 Tightening thethumbscrews

QUICKINSTALLATIONGUIDE

.Pre-installationguidelines

•

Switchoff all computers

•

Placecablesawayfromfluorescentlights,airconditioners, and machinesthatare

likelytogenerateelectricalnoise

•

Ensurethatthemaximumdistancebetweeneachcomputerand theSmartRack

Switch, doesnotexceed10m/33ftforRICCsand 30m/100ftforROCs

.The SmartRackSwitchsystem configuration

Youconnectserverstothe

116 and 116IP switchesvia ROCsorRICCs.Figure17

and

Figure

18 illustratethebasicconfigurationofthe116 and116IP system.

123456 78

10 11 12 13 14 15 169

MINICOM

Toservers

M I NIC OM

ROC/RICCs

toservers

CAT5cables

Upto10M/ 33ft

SMARTRACK116 SWITCH

SMARTRACK 116SWITCH

Figure17 SmartRack116Switchsystem configuration

SMART

RACK

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10 11 12 13 14 15 169

MINICOM

SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH FLASH LAN

SERIAL

Toservers

MINIC O M

ROC/RICCs

toservers

CAT5cables

Upto10M/ 33ft

UseroverIP

Internet/VPN/ LAN

SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH

Figure18 SmartRack116IPSwitch systemconfiguration

.The 116and116IPswitches

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 169

MINICOM

SMARTRACK116SWITCH

Power

connector

Serverports

Download

connector

Figure19 116 Switch ports

Connector

table

Connector

Function

Download

ToupdatefirmwareoftheOSD, Switch,RICCsandROCS.

Serverports

ConnecttoserversviaROC/RICCs

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