Avocent AutoView 1515 - Manual (Page 22)

10 AutoView 1415/1515/2015 Switch Installer/User Guide
To connect a server using an AVRIQ module:
1. Locate the AVRIQ modules for your AutoView switch.
2. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends to the keyboard, monitor and mouse ports on the
first server you will be connecting to the appliance.
3. Attach one end of a CAT 5 cable to the RJ-45 connector on the AVRIQ module.
4. Connect the other end of the CAT 5 cable to the desired ARI port on the back of your
AutoView switch.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each server you wish to attach.
NOTE: When connecting a Sun AVRIQ module, you must use a multi-sync monitor to accommodate Sun
computers that support both VGA and sync-on-green or composite sync.
To connect a server using an IAC module:
1. Locate an IAC module for the server you wish to connect.
2. Attach the appropriately color-coded cable ends of the IAC module to the keyboard, monitor and
mouse ports on the server you will be connecting to the switch.
3. Attach the other end of the IAC module to an open ARI port.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each server you wish to attach.
Connecting Users
To connect local peripherals:
1. Select the keyboard, monitor and mouse to be connected to local analog user A.
2. Locate the port set labeled A on the back of the appliance. Connect these peripherals to their
respective ports.
3. Bundle and label the cables for easy identification.
4. Repeat these steps for user B, if desired.
Cascading AutoView Switches
You can cascade multiple AutoView 1415/1515/2015 switches to enable one or two users to
connect to as many as 256 servers. In a cascaded system, each ARI (Avocent Rack Interface) port
on the main AutoView switch will connect to the ACI (Avocent Console Interface) port on each
cascaded AutoView switch. Each cascaded switch can then be connected to a server with an
AVRIQ module or IAC. The example shown in Figure 2.3 shows one AutoView switch cascaded
under the main switch, enabling the connection of up to 15 primary servers and 16 secondary
servers. Using this configuration, you could cascade 16 AutoView switches under the main switch,
enabling the connection of up to 256 servers. Only one level of tiering is supported in this type of
configuration, which means you cannot cascade any additional legacy switches or another
AutoView switch.