Black Box KV1700A/E, User Manual

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CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION
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2. Attach one end of a UTP cable into a server port on the primary switch. Attach the
other end of the cable to a user port on a switch on the secondary tier.
To create a non-blocking configuration, continue this process until all the appropriate
number of user paths have been connected.
To create a blocking configuration, continue this process until all of the user paths
needed for your system have been connected. In a blocking configuration, user access
will be limited but you may be able to attach more target devices or cascaded
switches to the system. See
Blocking and non-blocking configurations on page 38 for
more information.
3. You can now connect target devices to the cascaded Octet switches (see Connecting
Target Devices to the Octet Switch on page 31 for more information). You can also
repeat steps 1 through 2 to cascade a third level of switches.
Once you connect target devices to the switching system, you will need to
configure the cascaded target devices as MDM. For more information, see
Setting Device Properties on page 73.
To cascade other KVM switches from the Octet switch:
1. Position the switches at the desired location. Make sure that they are turned off and
unplugged.
2. Insert the keyboard, video and mouse connectors of an Octet server access module to
the corresponding local user ports on each cascaded switch.
3. Attach a UTP cable to the RJ-45 port on the Octet server access module. Attach the
other end of the cable to an RJ-45 server port on the primary Octet switch.
NOTE:
When you select the non-Black Box switch from the OSD, the OSD for that switch will open and allow you
to connect to attached target devices.
3.11 Installing Octoware Software
Once all users, target devices and switches have been attached and connected to the LAN,
it’s best to install the Octoware software and synchronize it with the switching system.
If you have a previous Octoware software version installed, it’s advisable to update the
switching system with the most recent version of Octoware software. If you are updating
to the Octoware software revision 5.0.x.x (or later) from 4.x.x.x (or earlier), it is also
recommended that you update the firmware on Octet switches to revision 3.x.x.x (or later).
The Octet switches must be at revision 3.x.x.x or later to be fully compatible with all
revisions of the Octoware software from 5.0.x.x and later.
NOTE:
If you are installing an earlier version of the Octoware software, it’s recommended that you delete the
current database and then install the database of the desired version to guarantee its proper operation.
To install the Octoware software for the first time:
1. Using a UTP cable, connect the network port on the Octoware software server to the
LAN. This server will host the Octoware software for the switching system.
2. Insert the Octoware software installation CD into an appropriate drive on the server
and select
Setup .
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.