Installation : Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist

Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist
To set up the Remote Console Switch (see the “Remote Console Switch Installation and Setup” on page 8:
1
2
Install the Remote Console Switch hardware, and connect a Server Interface Pod (SIP) or Avocent® IQ module to each server or tiered switch. Connect each SIP or Avocent IQ module to the Remote Console Switch with CAT 5 cabling and connect the keyboard, monitor, and mouse connectors to the analog port of the Remote Console Switch.
3
Connect a terminal to the configuration (serial) port on the back panel of the Remote Console Switch and set up network configuration (set network speed and address type). The IP address can be set here or from the Remote Console Switch Software. Dell recommends using a static IP address for ease of configuration.
4
NOTE:
To set up the Remote Console Switch Software (see “Remote Console Switch Software Installation and Setup”):
1
2
3
Click the New Remote Console Switch task button to add the new switch to the Remote Console Switch Software database. If you configured the IP address as described above, select Yes, the product already has an IP address, otherwise select No, the product does not have an IP address. Remote Console Switch Software will find the Remote Console Switch and all SIPs attached to it. These names display in the Explorer.
NOTE:
In addition to adding and managing Dell Remote Console Switches using the Remote Console Switch Software, you can also add and manage Avocent® A1000R and A2000R switches.
4
5
6
Once one client workstation is set up, select File - Database - Save to save a copy of the database with all the settings.
7
From the second client workstation, click File - Database - Load and browse to find the file you have saved. Select the file and click Load.
8
If the local user (via OSCAR) adds, deletes, or renames any SIPs after you have loaded this file, you can resynchronize your local database with OSCAR by clicking the Manage Remote Console Switch task button and clicking the Resync button under the Settings - Server tab.
9
To control an attached server, select it in the Explorer and click the Connect Video task button to launch a server session in the Viewer.
10
Adjust the resolution (select View - Manual Scale) and quality (select Tools - Manual Video Adjust) of the server video in the Viewer.
NOTE:
 
The on-board web interface supports the following browsers:
NOTE:
Once you have logged in to the on-board web interface, you will not have to log in again when launching new sessions unless you have logged out or your session has exceed the inactivity timeout specified by the administrator.