User Guide switch DX System

DX SY
STEM
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Table of Contents
Welcome................................................................................................................4
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................5
1.1 Features.......................................................................................................5
1.2 System components......................................................................................6
1.3 Compatibility.................................................................................................6
2. Pre-installation guidelines.................................................................................6
2.1 Avoiding general rack mounting problems......................................................6
3. DX system outline.............................................................................................8
3.1 The DX Central.............................................................................................8
3.1.1 DX Central LEDs..............................................................................................................8
3.2 DX User units................................................................................................9
3.3 Rack mounting the DX central and User units...............................................10
3.4 Rack mounting the XRICCs.........................................................................10
3.5 Rack mounting the RICCs...........................................................................11
4. Connecting the DX system..............................................................................11
4.1 Connecting an optional local computer to a DX User....................................12
4.2 Connecting servers to the DX Central..........................................................12
4.3 XRICC power supply...................................................................................12
4.4 Connecting a RICC or XRICC PS/2..............................................................13
4.5 Connecting an XRICC SUN.........................................................................14
4.6 Connecting an XRICC USB.........................................................................15
4.7 Connecting an XRICC RS232......................................................................15
4.8 Connecting the CAT5 cables.......................................................................16
4.9 Connecting the DX User to an RS232 Terminal............................................16
4.9.1 Connecting the RS232 terminal.....................................................................................17
5. Power management.........................................................................................17
6. Connecting Legacy KVM switches..................................................................18
7. Cascading DX Central units............................................................................18
7.1 Connecting with an Ethernet Crossover cable..............................................19
7.2 Connecting to a network hub/switch.............................................................19
7.3 Configuring the primary and slave units........................................................20
7.4 Changing the cascade status.......................................................................22
7.5 Connecting the DX Users when cascading...................................................22
7.6 Connecting servers/devices in a cascaded system.......................................23
8. Powering on the system..................................................................................23
9. Configuration wizard (non-DX cascaded system)...........................................23
10. Logging in......................................................................................................24
11. Configuring the DX system...........................................................................24
11.1 Auto detecting system components............................................................25