You can remotely power cycle connected devices and you have external modem support when the network is down. This lets you remotely load software for file transfers, application and OS patches, and diagnostic testing. DSView 3 software also gives you a secure method to access and control your servers and network devices from a single interface.
Its hub and spoke architecture provides failover authentication. Users authenticate to a central management server the hub or one of 15 mirror servers the spokes. Info Questions Reviews. Also provides external modem support when the network is down. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Table 3. Table C. Table D. Table E. Table F.
They provide enterprise customers with a significant reduction of cable volume, secure remote access and flexible server management from anywhere at anytime. Each DSR switch model consists of a rack mountable keyboard, video and mouse KVM switch, configurable for analog local or digital remote connectivity.
Video resolutions are supported up to x for remote users. Enhanced video quality of up to x is available to local users via the video port. Users can access target devices across a BaseT LAN port that is used to establish an Ethernet connection, or directly through a local port. The IP-based DSR switches give you flexible target device management control from anywhere in the world.
With server densities continually increasing, cable bulk remains a major concern for network administrators.
This allows a higher server density while providing greater airflow and cooling capacity. It provides VT terminal emulation, break suppression and port history in a compact, convenient module. The DSR switch allows you to view, move or copy data located on virtual media to and from any server. This feature allows you to manage remote systems more efficiently by allowing operating system installation, operating system recovery, hard drive recovery or duplication, BIOS updating and server backup.
No special software or drivers are required on the attached, or client, computers. Clients can be located anywhere a valid network connection exists.
When a user accesses the DSView Server software, a listing of all target devices to which the user has permission to view and manage is displayed. When a user selects a target device from the list, the video of the selected target device is displayed in a Video Viewer window. For best results, they should be on the same circuit. To avoid potentially fatal shock hazard and possible damage to equipment, please observe the following precautions:.
Use care not to exceed the rated maximum ambient temperature of the switch. Consider equipment nameplate ratings for maximum current. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit for example, use of power strips.
DSView software allows a user to view and control target devices one at a time attached to the DSR switching system. The DSR switching system transmits keyboard, video and mouse KVM information between operators and target devices attached to the DSR switch over a network using either an Ethernet connection or a modem connection. The general procedure for setting up and installing the DSR switch is as follows:. See the Getting Started section in this chapter.
See the Verifying the Connections section. See Chapter 4 for more information. See the Adjusting mouse settings on target devices section. The following diagram illustrates one possible configuration for your DSR switch. Avocent recommends that IP addresses be reserved for each switch and that they remain static while the DSR switches are connected to the network.
Before installing your DSR switch, refer to the following lists to ensure you have all items that shipped with the DSR switch, as well as other items necessary for proper installation. The DSR switch does not support a 0U configuration. Power down the target device s that will be part of your DSR switching system. Locate the power cord that came with the DSR switch. Plug one end into the power socket on the rear of the DSR switch. Plug the other end into an appropriate AC wall outlet.
The grounding plug is an important safety feature. You must install both a keyboard and mouse on the local ports or the keyboard will not initialize properly.
Choose an available numbered port on the rear of your DSR switch. Repeat this procedure for all servers that are to be connected to the DSR switch.
Network users will access the DSR switch through this port. Plug the other end into the connector on the modem. Plug the power cords from the target servers into the SPC device power outlets. The terminal should be set to bits per second bps , 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and no flow control. Otherwise, proceed to the next step. Power up each target device and then power up the DSR switch. Use the DSView software to configure the switch. Attach the appropriately color-coded connectors of a DSRIQ module to the keyboard, monitor and mouse ports on the server you will be connecting to this DSR switch.
Repeat this procedure for all servers you wish to attach. Connect the other end of the CAT 5 patch cable to the desired port on the back of your. Power up your serial device. The top green LED is the Link indicator. It will illuminate when a valid connection to the network is established and blink when there is activity on the port.
Additionally, there are two LEDs above each port number on the front of your DSR switch to indicate the target device status: one green and one amber. The green LED will illuminate when the attached target device is powered.
The amber LED will illuminate when that port is selected. However, a user can generate a serial break with the attached device by pressing Alt-B after accessing the Terminal Applications menu. Before a computer connected to the DSR switch may be used for remote user control, you must set the target mouse speed and turn off acceleration.
The Mouse Properties dialog box will appear. Click on the Motion tab. Set the Pointer speed to Slow. Set Acceleration to None for mouse sync. Click OK. Click on the Pointer Options tab. Uncheck the Enhance pointer precision checkbox. Set the speed setting to the default, which is the midpoint of the Pointer Speed slider five tick marks on each side of the slider. Click Advanced. The Advanced Pointer Speed dialog box will appear. Uncheck the Enhanced pointer precision checkbox, then click OK to close the dialog box.
Click OK to close the Mouse Properties dialog box. From the Desktop Controls, select the mouse settings. Set acceleration to the center position of the slider the fourth tick mark from the left and apply the changes. The Application Manager will appear. The Mouse Style Manager dialog box will appear. Set Acceleration to 1.
The Mouse Scaling dialog box will appear. The DSR switch includes a local port on the back. This port allows you to connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse to the switch for direct access. Targets can be identified by customizable names. Use the Main dialog box to view, configure and control target devices in the DSR switching system.
The Main dialog box will appear. Set virtual media options and make virtual media connections. This option is only. Click Disconnect to disconnect a KVM session. If there is an associated Locked virtual media session, it will be disconnected. The status of target devices in your system is indicated in the far right columns of the Main dialog box. The following table describes the status symbols. Connected target device is powered down or is not operating properly and the DSRIQ module is offline.
Doing so may render the module permanently inoperable and require the DSRIQ module to be returned to the factory for repair. For instance, in Figure 3. Use the Main dialog box to select target devices. When you select a target device, the DSR switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the settings for the selected target device. If the display order of your list is by port Port button is depressed , type the port number and press Enter.
If the display order of your list is by name or EID Name or EID button is depressed , type the first few letters of the name of the target device, or the EID number to establish it as unique and. Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you between the previous and current connections.
This leaves the user in a free state, with no target device selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free. Soft switching is the ability to switch target devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a target device by pressing Print Screen and then typing the first few characters of its name or number. The Main dialog box appears.
Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box appears. For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box is displayed after Print Screen is pressed. Press Print Screen. If the display order of the Main dialog is by port Port button is depressed , type the port number and press Enter. If the display order of the Main dialog is by name Name button is depressed , type the first few letters of the name of the target device to establish it as unique and press Enter.
To switch back to the previous target device, press Print Screen then Backspace. Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the previous. See Controlling the. In a message box, pressing Escape. Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes actions when used with. Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous dialog box. In a text box, single-clicking an entry and pressing Enter selects the text for editing.
Press Enter again. Status flag displays Free. This only applies to the 0 zero on the keyboard and not. Immediately turns on Screen Saver mode and prevents access to that specific console,. Deletes from the current selection to the end of the list when editing a Scan list. Select the Names button when initially setting up your DSR switching system to identify target devices by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your target devices from the OSCAR interface menu.
Change the Main dialog box list sorting option by toggling between numerically by port or EID. Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears. Use the Names dialog box to identify target devices by name rather than by port number.
The Names list is always sorted by port order. You can toggle between displaying the name or the EID number of each DSRIQ module, so even if you move the target device to another port, the name and configuration will be recognized by the switch.
Click Setup - Names. The Names dialog box appears. The mouse cursor will change into an hourglass during the update. No mouse or keyboard input will be accepted until the list update is complete. In the Names dialog box, select a target device name or port number and click Modify. The Name Modify dialog box appears. Type a name in the New Name box. Names of target devices may be up to 15 characters long. Legal characters include: A-Z, a-z, , space and hyphen. Click OK to transfer the new name to the Names dialog box.
Your selection is not saved until you click OK in the Names dialog box. Repeat steps for each target device in the system. Click OK in the Names dialog box to save your changes. Click X or press Escape to exit the dialog box without saving changes.
While the DSR switch automatically discovers attached cascade switches, you will need to specify the number of ports on the cascade switch through the Devices dialog box.
Select the switch from the list and the Modify button appears, allowing you to assign to the switch the appropriate number of ports. Click Setup - Devices. The Devices dialog box appears.
When the DSR switch discovers a cascade switch, you will notice the numbering format change from a DSR port only to [DSR port]-[switch port] to accommodate each target device under that switch. For example, if a switch is connected to DSR port 6, each target device connected to it would be numbered sequentially. The target device using DSR port 6, switch port 1 would be , the target device using DSR port 6, switch port 2 would be and so on. In the Devices dialog box, select the desired port number.
Click Modify. The Device Modify dialog box appears. Choose the number of ports supported by your switch and click OK. Repeat steps for each port requiring a device type to be assigned. Click OK in the Devices dialog box to save settings. The display order setting alters how target devices will display in several dialog boxes, including Main, Devices and Broadcast.
Click Setup - Menu in the Main dialog box. Select Name to display target devices alphabetically by name. Select Port to display target devices numerically by port number.
Depending on the display method selected, the corresponding button will be depressed in the Main dialog box. To perform a soft switch, see Soft switching in this chapter.
The status flag displays on your desktop and shows the name or EID number of the selected target device or the status of the selected port. Use the Flag dialog box to configure the flag to display by target device name or EID number, or to change the flag color, opacity, display time and location on the desktop.
Click Setup - Flag. The Flag dialog box appears. Select Name or EID to determine what information will be displayed. Select Displayed to show the flag all the time or select Timed to display the flag for only five seconds after switching. Select a flag color under Display Color. The following flag colors are available:. In Display Mode, select Opaque for a solid color flag or select Transparent to see the desktop through the flag. To position the status flag on the desktop:. Click Set Position to gain access to the Position Flag screen.
Left-click on the title bar and drag to the desired location. Right-click to return to the Flag dialog box.
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