Black Box ServSwitch Octet KV1700, User Manual

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CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION
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Figure 3-14. Octet KV1713 User Station Rear Panel
To connect users to the Octet switching system:
1. Place the Octet user station near the monitor you wish to connect. Each unit is
designed to bear the weight of a monitor and can be used as a monitor stand.
2. Plug your keyboard, monitor, mouse and multimedia (KV1713 only) cables into the
appropriate ports on the back of the user station.
3. Connect one end of a UTP cable into the RJ45 port on the user station. Route the
cable to your Octet KV170x switch and connect the other end to one of the available
RJ45 user ports. Either RJ45 port on the Octet KV1711 or Octet KV1712 user station
can be used to connect to the Octet switch.
4. Locate the power cord that shipped with the user station. Plug it into the power socket
on the rear of the unit. Plug the other end into an appropriate AC wall outlet.
The two LEDs above the UTP port connectors on the Octet KV1711 user station and Octet
KV1712 user station show the activity status of each port. When a valid connection is
made, the green LED illuminates. The yellow LED will blink to indicate data transfer.
If you wish to connect a local computer to the Octet switch through an Octet user station,
follow the instructions in the next section.
NOTE:
Power down the Octet switch before servicing. Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.
Connecting a local computer to the Octet switching system
After all users are connected to the Octet switching system, you can connect a local
computer to the Octet switch through the user station (Octet KV1711, KV1712 and
KV1713 user stations only). The local computer can only be accessed from the user
station to which it is connected; in other words, it cannot be accessed by other users in the
switching system.
To connect a local computer to the Octet switch:
1. Locate an Octet SAM or Serial SAM appropriate to the server you wish to attach.
2. Plug the SAM or Serial SAM keyboard, monitor and mouse connectors into the
appropriate ports on the back of the selected server.
AC Power
Connections to Octet
Switch/Local Server
KVM
Access
Serial Port
Monitor
Multimedia USB