Avocent DSR SWITCH - Installation and maintenance instructions

DSR® SWITCH
Installer/User Guide

European Union Notification
WARNING: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
USA Notification
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his/her own expense.
Canadian Notification
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Japanese Notification
Korean Notification

DSR® Switch
Installer/User Guide
Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, DSR, DSView 3,
Dambrackas Video Compression and OSCAR are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other
countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
© 2009 Avocent Corporation. 590-686-616H

Instructions
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Dangerous Voltage
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.
Power On
This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the on position.
Power Off
This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the off position.
Protective Grounding Terminal
This symbol indicates a terminal which must be connected to earth ground prior to
making any other connections to the equipment.

T A B L E  OF  C O N T E N T S
Product Overview 1
Features and Benefits 1
Reduce cable bulk 1
Control of virtual media and smart card-capable appliances (select models) 2
Access the DSR switch via a standard TCP/IP network 2
DSView® 3 software plug-in 2
Installation 5
DSR Switch Connectivity 5
Installation Overview 5
Getting started 7
Setting up your network 8
Rack Mounting a DSR Switch 8
Rack mounting safety considerations 8
Connecting the DSR Switch Hardware 10
Configuring the DSR Switch 12
Setting up the built-in web server 12
Setting up the DSView 3 software 12
Connecting to the on-board web interface through a firewall 12
Verifying the Connections 14
DSR switch 14
IQ and serial IQ modules 14
Adjusting Mouse Settings on Target Devices 15
Local Port Operation 17
Basic Operations 17
Viewing and selecting ports and target devices 17
Selecting a target device 17
Soft switching 18
Viewing the status of your DSR switching system 18
Navigating the OSCAR interface 19
Main Dialog Box Functions 20
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Setting virtual media options 21
Managing a KVM session 23
Setup Dialog Box Functions 23
Changing the display behavior 24
Controlling the status flag 26
Selecting target devices for broadcasting 27
Selecting target devices for Scan mode 29
Setting local port Screen Saver options 30
Setting the keyboard country code 32
Configuring network settings 33
Configuring the DSView 3 server IP address 35
Assigning device types 35
Assigning target device names 37
Commands Dialog Box Functions 38
Enabling or disabling Broadcasting 39
Enabling or disabling Scan mode 40
Viewing and disconnecting user connections 40
Displaying version information 42
Resetting your PS/2 keyboard and mouse 43
Sending a ping request 44
Web Interface Operations 47
Overview of the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface 47
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Target Devices 48
The DSR Explorer Window 49
Using the side navigation bar 50
Using the top option bar 50
Launching a KVM Session 51
Managing the DSR Switch On-Board Web Interface 52
Upgrading IQ modules 52
Managing USB speed 52
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Rebooting the appliance 53
Managing local accounts 53
Access levels 53
Preemption levels 54
Configuring Virtual Media 55
Virtual media session settings 55
Managing Device Properties 57
Viewing and changing appliance configuration information 57
Power Controlling Target Devices 58
Configuring LDAP 59
LDAP Overview parameters 59
LDAP Search parameters 61
LDAP Query parameters 62
Appliance and Target Device Query Modes 64
Setting up Active Directory for performing queries 67
The Video Viewer 69
The Video Viewer Window 69
Launching a KVM Session 70
Session time-out 70
Video Viewer Window Features 70
Changing the toolbar 72
Setting the window size 72
Adjusting the view 73
Adjusting color depth 74
Additional video adjustment 74
Target video settings 76
Contrast and brightness 76
Detection thresholds 76
Block Noise Threshold and Pixel Noise Threshold 77
Automatic video adjustment 77
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Refresh Image 77
Video Test Pattern 77
Adjusting mouse options 78
Cursor type 78
Mouse scaling 80
Vendor-specific video settings 80
Mouse alignment and synchronization 80
Avocent Mouse Sync 81
Using Virtual Media 82
Requirements 82
Sharing and preemption considerations 82
Virtual Media dialog box 83
Opening a virtual media session 83
Closing a virtual media session 86
Using Smart Cards 86
Using Keyboard Pass-through 87
Using Macros 88
Saving the View 88
Closing a Video Viewer Window Session 89
Terminal Operations 91
The Console Menu 91
Network Configuration 91
Other Console Main Menu Options 93
Security Configuration 93
Firmware Management 94
Enable Debug Messages 94
Restore Factory Defaults 94
Reset Appliance 94
Exit 95
Appendix A: Flash Upgrades 97
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Appendix B: Using the DSR Remote Operations Software 100
Appendix C: Using Serial IQ Modules 109
Appendix D: UTP Cabling 114
Appendix E: Cable Pinout Information 117
Appendix F: Technical Specifications 119
Appendix G: Sun Advanced Key Emulation 133
Appendix H: Technical Support 135
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