IBM 17352GX, Installation And User Manual

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16 Global Console Manager Installation and User’s Guide
Connecting hardware to the appliance
To connect and turn on the appliance, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the target devices that are part of the switching system. Connect one end of the
supplied power cord to the back of the appliance and connect the other end of the cord to an ac
power source.
2. Connect a VGA monitor and keyboard and mouse cables into the labeled ports.
PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse connectors can be mixed. You must install both a keyboard
and a mouse or the keyboard does not initialize correctly. Do not connect a DVI or EGA
monitor. Label the cables for easy identification.
3. Connect target devices.
a. Locate the appropriate model of CO (KCO, UCO, or VCO) cable for the target device.
b. Connect the CO cable to the target device.
c. Connect one end of a Cat5 patch cable (4-pair, up to 10 meters) into an RJ-45 port on the
CO cable.
d. Connect the other end of the Cat5 cable from the CO into an ARI port on the back of the
target device. Repeat steps a through d for all target devices to be directly connected.
e. Connect a terminator to the second RJ-45 port on each KCO or UCO, unless you are
daisy-chaining another target device to the same port. If you are chaining multiple target
devices, follow the procedure under “Daisy chaining” on page 17.
4. Connect a Cat5 patch cable from the Ethernet network into the LAN port on the back of the
appliance.
5. If you plan to use the Console menu interface for configuration or firmware upgrades, connect
a terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software to the configuration port on the
back panel of the appliance using a straight through serial cable. Ensure terminal settings are
9600 bits per second (bps), 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.
6. To enable local virtual media, connect a USB media device to a USB port on the appliance.
7. Turn on each target device and then turn on the appliance.
8. After approximately one minute, the appliance completes initialization and opens the OSCAR
graphical user interface
Free tag on the monitor of the local user station.
9. Configure access to the appliance. See “Configuration options and default authentication” on
page 21.
Verifying Ethernet connections
Check the LEDs next to the Ethernet port after the system is turned on. The green LED on the right
is the Link indicator. It lights when a valid connection to the network is established, and it flashes
when there is activity on the port. The amber/green LED on the left indicates that the speed of the
Ethernet connection is either 100 Mbps (amber) or 1000 Mbps (green).