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Table of Contents
List of Figures .................................................................................................................. v
List of Tables .................................................................................................................. vii
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 4
Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 5
Supplied with the AutoView switch............................................................................................. 5
Rack Mounting Your AutoView Switch .............................................................................................. 5
Installing the AutoView Switch .......................................................................................................... 6
Connecting Users............................................................................................................................... 8
Cascading AutoView Switches........................................................................................................... 8
Adding Legacy Switches .................................................................................................................. 10
Setting Up Your AutoView Switching System .................................................................................. 13
Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 15
Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports.................................................................................. 15
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 15
Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 17
Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 19
Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 20
Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 22
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 23
Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................ 24
Selecting a language................................................................................................................. 25
Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 26
Setting console security ............................................................................................................ 27
Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 31
Scanning Your System...................................................................................................................... 33
Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................ 35
Broadcasting to Servers ................................................................................................................... 37
Changing Your Switch Mode ........................................................................................................... 39
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