- Hewlett-Packard IP Console Switch User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP IP Console Switch User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Installing the IP Console Switch
- Chapter 3: Expansion Module
- Chapter 4: Interface Adapters
- Chapter 5: Cascade Console Switches
- Chapter 6: Local Port Operation
- Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers
- Soft Switching
- Using Basic OSD Navigation
- Configuring the OSD Setup Menu
- Assigning Server Names
- Assigning Device Types
- Changing the Display Behavior
- Controlling the Status Flag
- Broadcasting to Servers
- Setting up a Scan Pattern
- Setting Local Console Switch Security
- Managing Server Tasks Using the OSD
- Viewing and Disconnecting User Connections
- Running System Diagnostics
- Resetting the PS/2 Mouse
- Displaying Version Information
- Chapter 7: Upgrading Firmware using TFTP
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Power Cord Set Requirements
- Index
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Cascade Console Switches
The IP Console Switch enables Compaq legacy console switches to be cascaded in
the IP Console Switch system. Compatible models include:
• 1 x 4 [PN: 400336 (-001)(-291)(-B31)]
• 1 x 8 [PN: 400337 (-001)(-291)(B-31)]
• 2 x 8 [PN: 400338 (-001)(-291)(B-31)]
• 2 x 8 48VDC [PN: 400542-B21]
IMPORTANT: All Compaq legacy console switches must be upgraded with SoftPaq firmware,
version 2.1.0 or later. If you do not upgrade the legacy console switches, the IP Console
Switch system will not recognize them.
The IP Console Switch system supports only one level of cascading. To be sure that
the equipment performs at optimum levels, follow proper power-on sequences while
cascading console switches.
IMPORTANT: An Expansion Module is considered a level of cascading and, therefore, cannot
be used in combination with a cascaded Compaq legacy console switch.