User guide

DX SYSTEM

Table of Contents

Welcome................................................................................................................2

1. Introduction.......................................................................................................2

1.1 Features.......................................................................................................2

1.2 System components......................................................................................2

1.3 Compatibility.................................................................................................2

2. Pre-installation guidelines.................................................................................2

2.1 Avoiding general rack mounting problems......................................................2

3. DX system outline.............................................................................................2

3.1 The DX Central.............................................................................................2

3.1.1 DX Central LEDs..............................................................................................................2

3.2 DX User units................................................................................................2

3.3 Rack mounting the DX central and User units.................................................2

3.4 Rack mounting the XRICCs...........................................................................2

3.5 Rack mounting the RICCs.............................................................................2

4. Connecting the DX system................................................................................2

4.1 Connecting an optional local computer to a DX User......................................2

4.2 Connecting servers to the DX Central............................................................2

4.3 XRICC power supply.....................................................................................2

4.4 Connecting a RICC or XRICC PS/2................................................................2

4.5 Connecting an XRICC SUN...........................................................................2

4.6 Connecting an XRICC USB...........................................................................2

4.7 Connecting an XRICC RS232........................................................................2

4.8 Connecting the CAT5 cables.........................................................................2

4.9 Connecting the DX User to an RS232 Terminal..............................................2

4.9.1 Connecting the RS232 terminal.......................................................................................2

5. Power management...........................................................................................2

6. Connecting Legacy KVM switches....................................................................2

7. Cascading DX Central units..............................................................................2

7.1 Connecting with an Ethernet Crossover cable................................................2

7.2 Connecting to a network hub/switch...............................................................2

7.3 Configuring the primary and slave units..........................................................2

7.4 Changing the cascade status.........................................................................2

7.5 Connecting the DX Users when cascading.....................................................2

7.6 Connecting servers/devices in a cascaded system.........................................2

8. Powering on the system....................................................................................2

9. Configuration wizard (non-DX cascaded system).............................................2

10. Logging in........................................................................................................2

11. Configuring the DX system.............................................................................2

11.1 Auto detecting system components..............................................................2