Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
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To install your IXS or ISS:
1. Unpack the switch and insert the switch edges into the internal engine slides.
2. Carefully push the switch into the midplane of the engine until the connection is made.
3. Tighten the thumbscrew on each side of the switch.
Connecting a Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse
An industry standard USB keyboard, USB mouse and VGA monitor are use to access the System
Director. When installed in a rack with several servers an optional KVM switch can also be used.
The keyboard, monitor, and mouse connections use the same ports described in the following
procedure. Follow the instruction supplied with your KVM switch. You need to supply KVM
cables that are compatible with your KVM switch.
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There are only two USB ports on the rear of the System Director. One of the ports is typically
used for the application key. When you purchase your KVM switch make sure it includes a USB
splitter cable so that both your keyboard and mouse can plug into the splitter cable and use a
single USB port on the Engine.
To connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the Avid ISIS:
1. Install your KVM switch in a suitable slot next to the System Director in the rack.
You can also place the monitor on a shelf, and the keyboard and mouse on a sliding tray in
the rack. These items are optional and can be purchased locally or from Avid.
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Do not place the monitor on top of the Avid ISIS.
2. Attach the VGA connector on the monitor cable to the 15-pin video port on the back of the
Avid ISIS. Secure the connector with the thumbscrews on the connector. For exact locations
see
“System Director Rear Panel” on page 26
.
IXS
Thumbscrews
