Specifications
2 MASTERCONSOLE MX4 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION GUIDE
Quick Installation and Test
Chapter 4 specifies a detailed installation procedure. For a quick installation and test of MX
4
, perform the following:
1. Plug the power cord into the MX
4
, and turn the power switch to ON.
2. Observe the LCD display on the front panel as the MX
4
goes through a power-on self-test. When the LCD
displays a circulating “Raritan MX48: Base MX48” message, the unit is ready.
3. Locate user console cable—CCPnnF. Plug the DB25 connector to a user port on the back panel of the MX
4
unit.
4. Plug a user console-keyboard, monitor, and mouse-into the connectors at the other end of the user cable.
5. Login Menu will now be displayed on the monitor. The keyboard’s <Scroll Lock> LED will be blinking.
6. Enter usera as user name, and press <Enter>. A Selection Menu will be displayed on the monitor.
7. Unwrap a universal cable—CCPnnU. Plug the DB25 connector into a channel on the back panel of the MX
4
unit.
8. Plug the other end of the cable to a PC’s keyboard/mouse/VGA ports.
9. Power on the PC.
10. The PC channel on the Selection Menu will turn green.
11. Use the keyboard <Ç> and <È> keys to select the green line, and press <Enter>.
12. You will now be able to operate the PC connected to MX
4
.
Congratulations! This quick test is complete.
To go back to the MX
4
selection menu, press the <Scroll Lock> key twice rapidly. This activates the on-screen user
interface. The <Scroll Lock> LED on the user console keyboard blinks, indicating the on-screen user interface has
been activated.
MX
4
On-Screen User Interface
The MX
4
on-screen user interface (OSUI) consists of a simple hierarchy of menus and screens. Each menu (except
Login Menu) contains the following sections (Figure 1):
• Title Line
• Menu/Screen Body (for text and fields)
• Help Messages
• Status Line (displays Skip/Scan status, OSUI activator, and P-View indicator if appropriate)
Function keys F1, F2, F4, and F5 switch between different first-level menus.
• Pressing <F1> while the on-screen user interface is active invokes the Help Screen, which details all options
available to the user.
• Whenever the on-screen user interface is activated on a user console, that console keyboard’s <Scroll Lock>
LED indicator blinks.
Figure 1 OSUI Menu Structure