Connecting Users; Cascading Autoview 2020/2030 Switches - Avocent AUTOVIEW 2020 Guide D'installation Et D'utilisation

To connect an AVRIQ module to each server:
1. Locate the AVRIQ modules for your AutoView 2020/2030 switch.
2. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends to the keyboard, monitor and mouse ports on the
first server you will connect to the switch.
3. Attach one end of the CAT 5 cabling that will run between your AVRIQ module and AutoView
switch to the RJ-45 connector on the AVRIQ module.
4. Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to the desired ARI port on the back of your
AutoView switch.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for all servers you wish to attach.
NOTE: When connecting a Sun AVRIQ module, you must use a multi-sync monitor to accommodate Sun servers
that support both VGA and sync-on-green or composite sync.
To connect a server using an IAC module:
1. Locate an IAC module for the server you wish to connect.
2. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends of the IAC module to the keyboard, monitor and
mouse ports on the first server you will connect to the switch.
3. Attach the other end of the IAC module to an open ARI port.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each server you wish to attach.

Connecting Users

To connect local peripherals:
1. Select the keyboard, monitor and mouse to be connected to local analog user A.
2. Locate the port set labeled A on the back of the switch. Connect these peripherals to their
respective ports.
3. Repeat these steps for the local analog port set labeled B on the back of the switch, if desired.
4. Bundle and label the cables for easy identification.

Cascading AutoView 2020/2030 Switches

You can cascade multiple AutoView 2020/2030 switches, enabling one or two users to connect to
up to 256 servers. In a cascaded system, each ARI port on the main AutoView 2020/2030 switch
will connect to the ACI port on each cascaded AutoView 2020/2030/2000/1500/1400 switch. Each
cascaded switch can then be connected to a server with an AVRIQ or IAC module.
The example in Figure 2.3 shows one AutoView 2020/2030 switch cascaded under the main
switch, enabling the connection of up to 15 primary servers and 16 secondary servers. Only one
level of cascading is supported in this type of configuration; you cannot cascade additional legacy
or AutoView 2020/2030 switches.
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