Avocent Cybex SwitchView Manuals

Powering your system Locate the power cord that came with your switch. Plug one end into the IEC power connector on the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch. Make sure that the power switch is off, then plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate AC wall outlet. Power up your switch fi rst, then power up all attached servers. The Power of Being There® Quick Installation Guide Cybex ® SwitchView ® SC8 DVI Switch The following instructions will help you install and use your SwitchView SC8 DVI switch. Should you require further assistance, please contact Avocent Technical Support. To install the Cybex SwitchView SC8 DVI switch To Contact Avocent Technical Support CALL (888) 793-8763 VISIT www.avocent.com/support DOWNLOAD www.avocent.com Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, Cybex and SwitchView are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affi liates. ©2005 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved. 590-502-501A Connecting your local peripherals to the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch Power down all servers that will be part of your SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system. Locate your PS/2 keyboard, DVI monitors and PS/2 mouse. Plug your DVI monitor cables into the CONSOLE ports on the left side of the back of your switch. Plug your PS/2 keyboard cable and your PS/2 mouse cable into the keyboard and mouse ports respectively. Connecting your servers to the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch Locate your fi rst cable set consisting of two PS/2 cables and one or two DVI cables. The SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system has eight port sets labeled A-H on the rear of the unit. Plug one end of the two PS/2 cables (keyboard and mouse) and one end of a DVI cable (monitors) into the corresponding ports on your computer. Plug the other ends into any available server port set on your SwitchView SC8 DVI switching system. Repeat this process until all servers are properly attached to the SwitchView SC8 DVI switch. 1 2 4 CONSOLE H G F E D C B A 1 Power down all connected servers. Connect your peripherals to the CONSOLE ports on the switch. 2 Connect the eight servers to the switch with the provided cables. 4 Press the appropriate front panel button labeled A-H to access servers in your system. Switching your servers Press the appropriate front panel button labeled A-H to access another server in your SwitchView switching system. 3 Power up your system. 3