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Table of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii
List of Tables................................................................................................................... ix
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
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