Avocent AMX 5130 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
AMX™
Switching System
The following instructions will help you
to connect your AMX switching system.
For more detailed information, please consult
your installer/user guide.
To install the AMX switch and the
AMX5130 user station
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Initial setup
Place your AMX switch and AMX5130 user
station in the desired locations. Rack mounting
brackets for the AMX switch are included for
easy rack installation.
Connecting power
Power down your systems. Attach one end
of each appropriate power cord to your AMX
switch and to your AMX5130 user station. Plug
the other end of each cord into an appropriate
AC wall outlet.
Connecting to the LAN
Insert one end of a UTP cable attached to your
LAN into the network port on the back of the
AMX switch.
Connecting the AMX5130 user station
to the AMX switch
Insert one end of a UTP cable attached to the
user station into a numbered user port on the
AMX switch for each user in your system.
Connecting the AMX switch to a server
Insert one end of a UTP cable into one of the
numbered server ports on the switch, and fas-
ten the opposite end into the RJ-45 port on an
AMIQDM (dual port/multimedia) module. Plug the
AMIQDM module connectors into the appropriately
labeled ports on your server for each computer to be
connected to your AMX switch.
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AMX Switch
AMX5130
User Station
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Connecting power
to the switch
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Connecting
to a LAN
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Connecting the
user station
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Connecting the
switch to servers
AMIQDM
Module
Serial
Port
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Connecting power to
the user station
AMIQDM
Module
NOTE: AMIQDM-PS2, AMIQDM-USB and
AMIQDM-VSN modules are available.

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Connecting the user station to a
local CPU
Insert one end of a UTP cable into one of the
RJ-45 ports on the back of the AMX5130
user station. Fasten the opposite end into the
RJ-45 port on an AMIQDM module.
Connecting the keyboard, monitor
and mouse
Connect the monitor to the VGA con-
nector on the back of the AMX5130 user
station. Plug your keyboard, monitor and
mouse cables into the appropriately labeled
PS/2 or USB connectors on the back of the
AMX5130 user station.
Connecting the stereo speakers
and microphone
Plug your stereo speakers/headphones in the
appropriately labeled connectors on the back
of the AMX5130 user station.
NOTE: The AMX5130 user station supports
the connection of local serial devices.
Powering up
Power up your AMX switching system.
For additional information
For further information on AMX hardware connection,
software setup and security configuration, please
Quick Installation Guide
AMX™
Switching System
To install the AMX switch and the
AMX5130 user station (continued)
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The following instructions will help you
to connect your AMX switching system.
For more detailed information, please consult
your installer/user guide.
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AMX Switch
AMX5130
User Station
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Connecting to a
local CPU
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Connecting the PS/2
keyboard and mouse
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Connecting the
stereo speakers
and microphone
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Connecting the
USB keyboard
and mouse
AMIQDM
Module
Connecting the
monitor
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Serial
Port
AMIQDM
Module
refer to the installer/user guide included with the
appliance. Visit http://www.avocent.com for the
latest AMX switch updates.