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6.0.8 Cisco port pinouts

Appendix D: UTP Cabling

6.0.9 UTP copper cabling

6.0.10 Wiring standards

6.0.11 Cabling installation, maintenance and safety tips

Appendix E: Cable Pinout Information

Appendix F: Technical Specifications

Appendix G: Sun Advanced Key Emulation

6.0.12 Special considerations for Japanese Sun USB and Korean Sun USB keyboards (USB IQ

modules only)

Appendix H: KVM Session Optimization

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Page 1: ...Avocent MergePoint Unity Switch for Dell Installer User Guide...

Page 2: ...any installation or operational issues with your product check the pertinent section of this manual to see if the issue can be resolved by following outlined procedures For additional assistance visi...

Page 3: ...5 Configuring the MergePoint Unity Switch for Dell 10 2 5 1 Setting up the built in web server 10 2 5 2 Connecting to the OBWI through a firewall 10 2 6 Verifying the Connections 11 2 6 1 Front and re...

Page 4: ...local accounts 27 3 12 2 Access levels 27 3 13 SNMP Settings 28 3 14 Event Settings 29 3 15 Setting Event Destinations 29 3 16 Configuring IQ Modules 30 3 16 1 Upgrading IQ modules 30 3 17 Power Devic...

Page 5: ...LDAP in the User Interface 49 5 1 1 LDAP Overview parameters 49 5 1 2 LDAP Search parameters 50 5 1 3 LDAP Query parameters 50 5 2 Appliance and Target Device Query Modes 52 5 3 Setting up Active Dire...

Page 6: ...afety tips 64 Appendix E Cable Pinout Information 65 Appendix F Technical Specifications 66 Appendix G Sun Advanced Key Emulation 68 6 0 12 Special considerations for Japanese Sun USB and Korean Sun U...

Page 7: ...port video paths dedicated to ACI dual stack IPv4 DHCP and IPv6 DHCPv6 and auto configuration for simultaneous access smart card capability accessibility to target devices across 10 100 or 1000BaseT s...

Page 8: ...cards such as the Common Access Card CAC can be used to store identification and authentication to enable access to computers networks and secure rooms or buildings Virtual media and smart card reader...

Page 9: ...isabled and must be enabled to operate The Setup port factory default setting will automatically disable the FIPS module The FIPS mode cannot be changed via the DSView software plug in The switch uses...

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Page 11: ...y be used Vertiv recommends a dedicated switched 100BaseT or 1000BaseT network for switches that support it The switch uses the Point to Point Protocol PPP for communication over a V 34 V 90 or V 92 m...

Page 12: ...Figure 2 1 Basic Switch Configuration Vertiv Vertiv Avocent MergePoint Unity Switch for Dell Installer User Guide 6...

Page 13: ...d as a connection point between the appliance and an IQ module because it can cause distance power or video quality control feature issues If the issues are still present when the patch panel is remov...

Page 14: ...Optional Plug one end of the RJ 45 cable supplied with the Power Distribution Unit PDU into the PDU1 port on the switch Using the supplied RJ 45 adaptor plug the other end into the PDU Plug the power...

Page 15: ...single power supply 5 Optional Attach a USB to barrel power cord to the power connector on your MPUIQ SRL module Plug the USB connector on the USB to barrel power cord into any available USB port on...

Page 16: ...through the local port on the back panel of the switch or local UI See Local and Remote Configuration on page 15 for detailed instructions on using the user interface for switching 2 5 2 Connecting to...

Page 17: ...on launching the OBWI see OBWI on page 16 2 6 Verifying the Connections 2 6 1 Front and rear panel Ethernet connection LEDs On 16 port and 32 port models of the switch the front and rear panels featur...

Page 18: ...on occurs such as power supply failure for switches equipped with dual power supplies elevated ambient temperature or fan failure The LED will continue to illuminate amber as long as the failure persi...

Page 19: ...able to disable mouse acceleration from within a Windows operating system or if you do not wish to adjust the settings of all your target devices newer versions of the DSView software include the Tool...

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Page 21: ...se any of the following keystrokes to be configured to open the local UI or to switch between the local UI and an active session Print Screen Ctrl Ctrl Shift Shift and Alt Alt You can close the local...

Page 22: ...recommends that the browser be kept up to date with the latest version OPERATING SYSTEM BROWSER MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER VERSION 9 0 MOZILLA FIREFOX VERSION 10 OR LATER GOOGLE CHROME VERSION 19 OR...

Page 23: ...switch and descriptions are provided in the following table Figure 3 1 User Interface Window NUMBER DESCRIPTION 1 Top option bar Use the top option bar to bookmark an interface window refresh the dis...

Page 24: ...the window changes this new information will appear in the window when you next display the bookmarked window If you click Bookmark or the bookmark icon after the switch OBWI session has timed out the...

Page 25: ...ction path Table 3 3 System Information You will also be alerted if any of the following fault conditions occur power supply failure for switches equipped with dual power supplies elevated ambient tem...

Page 26: ...u want to pass from 1 to 120 seconds 7 Click Save To configure KVM session settings 1 From the side navigation bar select Unit View Appliance Appliance Settings Sessions KVM The Appliance KVM Session...

Page 27: ...he diagnostics the LAN connections are tested online and offline IQ modules are identified and suspect devices are detected Suspect devices are attached devices that are the wrong brand for the applia...

Page 28: ...ntain information about the managed appliance You may also save the local user database on the switch After saving either file you may also restore a previously saved configuration file or local user...

Page 29: ...ion bar select Unit View Appliance Appliance Settings Network IPv4 The Appliance IPv4 Settings screen appears 2 Select or deselect the Enable IPv4 checkbox to enable or disable IPv4 mode 3 Enter the d...

Page 30: ...n local port user interface authentication you will be required to log in to use the interface You can also select the keyboard language for the local port scan mode time enable disable the setup port...

Page 31: ...onfigured read write access mode will be ignored Setting the read only mode can be helpful when a read write drive such as a mass storage device or a USB removable media is mapped and you wish to prev...

Page 32: ...eselect to disable any of the Virtual Media Session options 3 9 Modem Settings From the Appliance Modem Settings screen you can configure several modem settings as well as view the following modem set...

Page 33: ...liance Appliance Settings User Accounts DSView The Appliance DSView Settings screen is displayed 2 Enter up to four DSView software server IP addresses that you want to contact in the Server 1 4 field...

Page 34: ...er Accounts Local Accounts to open the Appliance Local User Accounts screen 2 Click the checkbox to the left of each account that you wish to delete then click Delete To edit a user account administra...

Page 35: ...Switch 6 Click Save 3 14 Event Settings An event is a notification sent by the switch to a management station indicating that something has occurred that may require further attention To enable indivi...

Page 36: ...Speed or Set USB 2 0 Speed 3 16 1 Upgrading IQ modules The IQ module Flash upgrade feature allows appliance administrators to update IQ modules with the latest firmware available This update can be p...

Page 37: ...ice To turn on turn off or power cycle a target device 1 From the side navigation bar select Unit View Appliance Appliance Settings Ports Power Devices to open the Appliance Power Devices screen 2 Cli...

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Page 39: ...assigned rights to establish a KVM session 4 3 Performance Errors Each opened KVM Video Viewer window requires additional system memory If you attempt to open more KVM Video Viewer windows than your s...

Page 40: ...ved to a file or to the clipboard for pasting into another program To capture the KVM Video Viewer window to a file 1 Select File Capture to File from the KVM Video Viewer menu The Save As dialog box...

Page 41: ...igher than the client workstation s resolution and auto scaling is in effect the target image will be scaled to fit in the client window In this case the client window will occupy as much of the clien...

Page 42: ...oose Auto Scale Server Resolution or select a fixed resolution When auto scaling is enabled the KVM Video Viewer will automatically adjust the display if the window size changes during a session When...

Page 43: ...specific they may be set differently for each device To send a macro Select Macros desired macro from the KVM Video Viewer menu To create a macro 1 Select Macros User Defined Macros Manage from the K...

Page 44: ...cro groups or just the personal or global groups NOTE Only users with sufficient privileges can create edit or delete a global macro group To create a new macro group 1 Click Create 2 Enter the name i...

Page 45: ...stroke or click Reset to reset the macro You can also re arrange the order of the keystrokes by clicking Move Up or Move Down 5 When finished click OK To edit a macro 1 Click on the name of the macro...

Page 46: ...elect Virtual Media Activate To map a virtual media drive 1 Launch a virtual media session 2 Map a physical drive as a virtual media drive a In the Virtual Media menu select the drive you wish to map...

Page 47: ...iew Drive column Read Bytes and Write Bytes Amount of data transferred since the mapping Duration Elapsed time since the drive was mapped 2 To close the Details table click Details again To reset all...

Page 48: ...okes and keystroke combinations are sent to the remote server being viewed when the KVM Video Viewer window is active To enable Keyboard Pass Through mode 1 Select Tools Session Options 2 Click the Ge...

Page 49: ...USB 2 IQ module but is not running a Windows or Macintosh operating system the status is Not Available 7 Click Apply 4 12 3 Certificate From the Tools Session Options Certificate menu you can view the...

Page 50: ...ideo Adjust Window Descriptions To manually adjust the video quality of the window NOTE The following video adjustments should be made only with the help of Technical Support 1 Click Tools Manual Vide...

Page 51: ...ion from the DSView software or some Avocent Universal Management Gateway appliances you can turn the host device on or off or power cycle it To manage power 1 Open a KVM session from the DSView softw...

Page 52: ...ing The KVM Video Viewer can also record KVM video for persistent storage You can select where to save the video file and recording will continue until one of the following occurs You click the Stop R...

Page 53: ...this button to fast forward one 30 second period at a time Each time this button is clicked the playback rate will increment by 10 1 until the fifth time it is clicked The fifth time it is clicked wi...

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Page 55: ...ew parameters On the LDAP Overview page in the OBWI you can configure the LDAP authentication priority and the parameters that define LDAP server connection information LDAP authentication priority In...

Page 56: ...earch DN value must be separated by a comma The Search Password field is used to authenticate the administrator or user specified in the Search DN field Use the Search Base field to define a starting...

Page 57: ...ticular access level for member objects people appliances and target devices The access level associated with a group is configured by setting the value of an attribute in the group object For example...

Page 58: ...rectory service The Access Control Attribute is read from the user object the user account in Active Directory If the KVM Appliance Admin value is found the user is given appliance administrator acces...

Page 59: ...zation level for the user To set up group queries 1 Log into Windows with administrator privileges 2 Open Active Directory software 3 Create an organizational unit to be used as a group container 4 Cr...

Page 60: ...es attribute in Active Directory may be set to one of the three available access levels KVM User KVM User Admin or KVM Appliance Admin for the group object The members of the group may then access the...

Page 61: ...ess any key to continue Appendix B Console menu options Once turned on the main menu displays the product name and version From this menu you can choose one of the options as follows 1 Network Configu...

Page 62: ...factory defaults the unit 0 Exit This menu selection returns you to the ready prompt If the Console menu interface password is enabled you must exit the Console main menu so the next user is prompted...

Page 63: ...nly supports VT100 terminal emulation Pressing Ctrl F8 will activate the Configuration screen of the DSRIQ SRL module s Terminal Applications menu which enables you to configure your DSRIQ SRL module...

Page 64: ...n Blue Dark Blue Purple Pink Orange Red Maroon Brown and Light Grey The default color is White This value cannot be identical to the Normal Text or Background value Screen Size This option allows you...

Page 65: ...reen 2 When the Terminal Applications menu appears press Page Down to view the Macro Configuration screen The Macro Configuration screen shows the ten available macros and the associated key sequences...

Page 66: ...de enabled Ctrl F11 Clears the history buffer If you choose this option a warning screen will appear Press Enter to delete the history buffer or Escape to cancel the action The previous screen will re...

Page 67: ...the MPUIQ SRL module PIN NO SIGNAL NAME INPUT OUTPUT 1 RTS Request to Send OUT 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready OUT 3 TXD Transmit Data OUT 4 GND Signal Ground N A 5 CTS Clear to Send IN 6 RXD Receive Data...

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Page 69: ...e CAT 5 cable is generally used for networks running at 10 or 100 Mbps CAT 5E enhanced cable has the same characteristics as CAT 5 but is manufactured to somewhat more stringent standards CAT 6 cable...

Page 70: ...t Keep the UTP cable as far away as possible from potential sources of EMI such as electrical cables transformers and light fixtures Do not tie the cables to electrical conduits or lay the cables on e...

Page 71: ...ound SG 3 Data Carrier Detect DCD 7 Data Terminal Ready DTR 4 Receive Data RXD 8 Clear to Send CTS Table 5 5 Modem Jack Descriptions Figure 5 2 Console Setup Jack PIN NUMBER DESCRIPTION PIN NUMBER DES...

Page 72: ...pair UTP CAT 5 or CAT 6 45 meters maximum length Dimensions Form Factor 1 U rack mountable 16 and 32 port models 4 and 8 port models 1 72 x 17 00 x 13 38 Height x Width x Depth 1 72 x 17 00 x 11 00 He...

Page 73: ...Input Power maximum 40 W Ambient Atmospheric Condition Ratings Temperature 32 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit 0 to 50 degrees Celsius operating 4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit 20 to 70 degrees Celsius non oper...

Page 74: ...s well as the Sun VSN and WSN IQ modules With the exception of F12 these key combinations are not recognized by Microsoft Windows Using F12 performs a Windows key press When finished press and hold Ct...

Page 75: ...switching between target devices using Sun VSN and WSN IQ modules and target devices using USB IQ modules These keys function normally if your Sun servers are attached to the switch using a VSN or WS...

Page 76: ...d and will increase session speed If the above optimization options are ineffective at improving session speeds the Video Noise Control setting can be enabled which will increase session speed by igno...

Page 77: ...esktop Zero screen movement 0 pkts sec avg 1 3kbps download 1 0kbps upload Continuous mouse circles movement on screen 30 pkts sec avg 470kbps download 245kbps upload Rapidly opening and closing full...

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