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Page 2: ...to keeping two monitors keyboards and mice on your desk Or do you need to share dozens of computers including a mix of IBM PC RS 6000 Apple Macintosh Sun Microsystems and SGI compatibles among multip...

Page 3: ...gulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement su...

Page 4: ...ServSwitch ServSelect and ServSelect IP are trademarks of BLACK BOX Corporation Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc IBM PS 2 and RS 6000 are registered trademarks o...

Page 5: ...el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se de...

Page 6: ...o por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o C El aparato ha sido expues...

Page 7: ...ring the Octopus Database 24 3 5 FLASH Upgrading the Octopus System 24 4 Basic Operations 25 4 1 Power Up and LEDs 25 4 2 User Operations 26 4 3 Octopus OSD Overview 27 4 4 Selecting Servers 29 4 5 Ke...

Page 8: ...s A CSA C22 2 No 60950 UL60950 third edition VCCI Class A Mechanical Height 1U Width 17 432 mm Depth 11 281 mm Weight 8 lb 3 7 kg Environmental Power Power consumption 75 W AC input power max 75 W Hea...

Page 9: ...11 281 mm Weight 16 lb 7 27 kg Environmental Power Power consumption 150 W AC input power max 150 W Heat dissipation 610 Kj Humidity 10 95 non condensing Operating temperature C 50 C Storage temperat...

Page 10: ...ting 1A Humidity 10 95 non condensing Operating temperature C 50 C Storage temperature 20 C 60 C Operating voltage 100 240 Vac Power frequency 50 60 Hz Ports Input Ports 1 RJ45 Octopus interconnect Ou...

Page 11: ...niDIN PS 2 keyboard 1 6 pin miniDIN PS 2 mouse 1 15HDD male VGA Video 1 RJ45 Octopus interconnect Input ports for SAM VSN 1 8 pin miniDIN Sun keyboard and mouse 1 15HDD male VGA video Input ports for...

Page 12: ...cess to different servers in the system For example an Octopus system with four users accessing four different servers is a 4 x 4 matrix Eight users accessing 10 different servers would be an 8 x 10 s...

Page 13: ...NOTE Octopus unit and Octopus matrix switch are used interchangeably in this user guide The quantity and type of components you receive depend on the specific configuration you order The Octopus unit...

Page 14: ...erver within the system The connection between the Octopus system and the Octopus SAM is via industry standard UTP cabling UTP cables The Octopus system uses video technologies that compensate for the...

Page 15: ...ty considerations Elevated Ambient Temperature If the equipment is installed in a closed rack assembly the operation temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Use care not t...

Page 16: ...cord Rackmounting brackets A null modem cable Octopus Series Installer User Guide Octoware software and user guide on CD Octopus Series Quick Install Guide Supplied with the Octopus user station Octop...

Page 17: ...topus Configuration CAUTION Power Considerations To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your equipment Do not disable the power cord grounding plug The grounding plug is an important safety...

Page 18: ...g or overloading of the rack CAUTION Rack Loading To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your equipment Do not disable the power cord grounding plug The grounding plug is an important safet...

Page 19: ...nt from each side of your Octopus unit 2 Line up the holes in the brackets with the holes on the sides of the Octopus unit 3 Using the screws supplied with the rackmounting bracket thread one through...

Page 20: ...l activate the Network Configuration menu c From the Network Configuration menu select option 1 to set the IP address d Select options 2 and 3 to set your netmask and default gateway respectively e Af...

Page 21: ...the server you wish to attach 2 Plug the SAM keyboard monitor and mouse connectors into the appropriate ports on the back of the selected server 3 Connect one end of a UTP cable into the RJ45 port on...

Page 22: ...a UTP cable into the RJ45 port on the Octopus 1710 user station Route the cable to your Octopus unit and connect the other end to one of the available RJ45 user ports 4 Locate the power cord that shi...

Page 23: ...Octopus units to tier another layer of Octopus units Up to three levels or tiers of Octopus units can be connected To cascade other BLACK BOX KVM switches from the Octopus unit 1 Place the switches at...

Page 24: ...ring your Octopus with Octoware see the Octoware Installer User Guide NOTE When users switch to a port with an attached KVM switch that is not an Octopus unit they will need to activate the unit s OSD...

Page 25: ...es when the Octopus unit is powered and will blink only during a FLASH upgrade Figure 4 1 Octopus Unit Additional green LEDs in the right group correspond to each user port and illuminate when the Oct...

Page 26: ...d the Octopus OSD is displayed Users may change their password at any time To access the OSD Press the hotkey sequence default is Ctrl Ctrl to launch the OSD For alternative hotkey sequences see the C...

Page 27: ...the keyboard or mouse at any given moment When the active console stops all keyboard and mouse activity another console can take control of the server after a one second delay Private When you select...

Page 28: ...pus user station including country specific keyboard layout command line hotkey sequence On Screen Display OSD hotkey sequence and logout time Entering a logout time will configure your Octopus to aut...

Page 29: ...isconnect button or switch to another server To scan an Octopus system 1 Press Ctrl Ctrl or Print Screen to launch the OSD 2 Select the Target tab and click the Scan radio button 3 Press and hold the...

Page 30: ...ain keys will need to be remapped in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native to that platform For example if you access a Sun workstation with a PS 2 keyboard you will n...

Page 31: ...a stand by or power saving mode Power Sleep for USB Computers Keyboard Peripheral Key Scroll Lock Computer PS 2 Shift F11 On Win 98 2000 F11 On Win 98 Mac Sleep On Win 98 Mac Sun Power On Win 98 2000...

Page 32: ...ng users once they are configured are performed through the Admin menu and require that the user be logged in under the Admin user To add a user 1 Press Ctrl Ctrl or Print Screen to launch the OSD 2 C...

Page 33: ...prompted to complete the deletion Click Yes or No to complete To set user access rights 1 Press Ctrl Ctrl or Print Screen to launch the Octopus OSD 2 Click on the Admin tab 3 Click on the Users Admin...

Page 34: ...nd enter your password Click the Force User Login box and click OK 5 2 Server Maintenance Through the use of SAM the Octopus system automatically recognizes attached servers by their unique ID numbers...

Page 35: ...n Keyboard Layouts on the Octopus User Station Sun Keyboard Layouts US English Italy Canada French Spain UK Portugal France Greece Germany Japan Netherlands Korea Belgium Switzerland German Denmark Sw...

Page 36: ...ill be displayed Click on the double arrow to the right of the keyboard layout to scroll through available options 4 Select your new layout and click Apply Available Keyboard Layouts on the Octopus Us...

Page 37: ...Apply To change the command line hotkey sequence 1 Press Ctrl Ctrl or Print Screen to launch the OSD 2 Click on the Console tab 3 The current command line hotkey sequence will be displayed Click on t...

Page 38: ...ter Once you have access to the Octopus Console menu you can configure a password should you wish to do so Terminal Applications menu commands The Terminal Applications menu of the Octopus features fo...

Page 39: ...to decide if you wish to continue Enter a Y 2 Type a password for this Octopus unit and press Enter This password may be up to 14 characters long 3 You will be prompted to re type the password Once yo...

Page 40: ...including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse...

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