User`s guide

Basic Operation 17
Before you can access a unit through the Remote Console Switch, you must add it to the
Remote Console Switch Software database. Once a Remote Console Switch or Avocent Remote
Console Switch is added, it appears in the Unit list. You may either manually add or discover a
Remote Console Switch.
To add a new Remote Console Switch with an assigned IP address:
1 Select File - New - Remote Console Switch from the Explorer menu.
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Click the New Remote Console Switch task button. The New Remote Console Switch
Wizard appears.
2 Click Next to continue. The Product Type dialog box appears and prompts you to select
the Remote Console Switch vendor and product.
Figure 3-2. Product Type Dialog Box
3 Select a Vendor. For each vendor, the supported product names appear in the Product list.
Select a product.
NOTE: In Figure 3-3, a 2161DS Console Switch has been selected. Each dialog box in the New Remote
Console Switch Wizard indicates the type of switch you have selected from the Product list.
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Click Next.
5 You are prompted to indicate whether the Remote Console Switch has an assigned IP
address or not. Click Yes and then click Next.
6 The Locate window appears. Type the IP address and click Next.