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3. Plug one end of a CAT 5 cable (4-pair, up to 150 ft/45 m) into an available numbered port on the rear of the
MergePoint Unity switch. Plug the other end into the RJ-45 connector of the MPUIQ-SRL module.
4. Connect the power supply to the power connector on your MPUIQ-SRL module. The cable expander can be
used to provide power for up to four MPUIQ-SRL modules from a single power supply.
5. (Optional) Attach a USB-to-barrel power cord to the power connector on your MPUIQ-SRL module. Plug
the USB connector on the USB-to-barrel power cord into any available USB port on the serial target device.
NOTE: You can not use the cable expander with the USB-to-barrel power cord. Multiple MPUIQ modules can use power off of the
power supply, but not off of the target device.
6. If using the power supply, connect the MPUIQ-SRL module power supply to an appropriate AC wall outlet.
Turn on your serial device.
Cascading MergePoint Unity Switches
You can cascade up to two levels of MergePoint Unity switches, enabling users to connect to up to 1024
servers. In a cascaded system, each target port on the main MergePoint Unity switch will connect to the ACI port
on each cascaded MergePoint Unity switch. Each cascaded switch can then be connected to a server with an IQ
module.
To cascade multiple MergePoint Unity switches:
1. Attach one end of a CAT 5 cable to a target port on the MergePoint Unity switch.
2. Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to the ACI port on the back of your cascaded MergePoint Unity
switch.
3. Connect the devices to your cascaded MergePoint Unity switch.
4. Repeat these steps for all the cascaded MergePoint Unity switches you wish to attach to your system.
NOTE: The system will automatically “merge” the two switches. All servers connected to the cascaded MergePoint Unity switch will
display on the main MergePoint Unity switch server list in the local UI.
NOTE: The MergePoint Unity switch supports one cascaded switch per target port of the main switch. You cannot attach more
switches to the cascaded switches.
NOTE: Local port cascading is not supported on the MergePoint Unity switch.
Configuring the MergePoint Unity Switch
Once all physical connections have been made, you will need to configure the switch for use in the overall
switching system. This can be accomplished in two ways.
To configure the MergePoint Unity switch using the DSView software:
See the DSView Installer/User Guide for detailed instructions.
To configure the MergePoint Unity switch using the local UI:
See Network Settings on page 22 for detailed instructions on using the local UI to configure initial network
setup.
10 MergePoint Unity™ KVM over IP and Serial Console Switch Installer/User Guide