User guide

Chapter 2: Installation 15
in Figure 2.6 and Sun ports (not shown) are labeled. If an appropriate port is available, the
keyboard or mouse type is supported by the user station.
Pinnacle FAK and Chyron Duet keyboards are connected through the PS/2 port. If these specialized
keyboards are supported on your user station, you will be able to select the corresponding keyboard
type using the OSCAR
interface.
To connect users to the AMX switching system:
1. Place the AMX user station near the monitor. The user station can be used as a monitor stand.
2. Attach peripheral devices to the corresponding ports on the back panel of the user station.
3. Attach one end of a UTP cable into an RJ-45 port on the user station. Attach the other end of
the cable to an RJ-45 user port on the AMX
switch.
NOTE: You may only connect each user station to one AMX switch.
4. Attach one end of the supplied power cord to the power socket on the back panel of the user
station and attach the other end to an AC wall
outlet.
To set the keyboard type:
If you attached a Pinnacle FAK or Chyron Duet keyboard to the user station, complete the
following steps to activate the keyboard in the OSCAR interface:
1. Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.
2. Click the Console tab, then click the down arrow button to display the Configure screen.
3. Select the appropriate keyboard type from the Type drop-down menu. The drop-down menu
only allows you to select keyboard types supported by the attached user station.
4. Click Apply.
5. If you connected a Pinnacle FAK keyboard, complete the following steps:
a. Click the Admin tab.
b. Select the target device that will be running software that requires Pinnacle FAK support.
c. Click Edit device.
d. Select Pinnacle FAK from the Emulation drop-down menu. You can only edit the
emulation mode if the device type is PS/2. (If you are using a Chyron Duet keyboard, the
Emulation mode should be Standard.)
e. Click Apply.
6. Close the OSCAR interface.
Connecting a Local Server to the AMX Switching System
After all users are connected to the AMX switching system, you can attach a local server. The local
server can be accessed from the user station to which it is attached, but not by other users in the
switching system. For illustrations of switching systems with a local server, see
Figure 2.2
on page 9.