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How do I locally connect a cascaded console switch?

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How do I locally connect a cascaded console switch? 1. Power off the cascaded console switch. 2. Power off the main console switch. 3. Disconnect the local KVM cables from the main console switch. 4. Connect the local port KVM cables to the cascaded console switch. 5. Power on the cascaded switch. How do I look at my console switch firmware version? Refer to "Displaying the console switch firmware version ("Displaying version information" on page 51)." How do I look at my interface adapter firmware version? Refer to "Displaying the interface adapter firmware version ("Displaying version information" on page 51)." How do I turn the screen saver off? 1. From the Security dialog box, deselect Enable Screen Saver. 2. Click OK to save settings. To immediately activate the screen saver, press the Print Scrn key, and then press the Pause key. This command only works when the user is connected to a server. How do I use the Run Diagnostics feature? Refer to "Running System Diagnostics (on page 54)." Is the console switch operational? 1. Ask the customer to connect the KVM cables to the appropriate connectors ("Console switch components" on page 6) on the rear panel of the console switch. 2. Power on the console switch. Does the activity indicator light ("Console switch components" on page 6) on the rear panel of the console switch light up? If the activity indicator light is on, the console switch is operational. -or- Frequently asked questions 93

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Frequently asked questions 93
How do I locally connect a cascaded console
switch?
1.
Power off the cascaded console switch.
2.
Power off the main console switch.
3.
Disconnect the local KVM cables from the main console switch.
4.
Connect the local port KVM cables to the cascaded console switch.
5.
Power on the cascaded switch.
How do I look at my console switch firmware
version?
Refer to "Displaying the console switch firmware version ("
Displaying version information
" on page
51
)."
How do I look at my interface adapter firmware
version?
Refer to "Displaying the interface adapter firmware version ("
Displaying version information
" on page
51
)."
How do I turn the screen saver off?
1.
From the Security dialog box, deselect
Enable Screen Saver.
2.
Click
OK
to save settings.
To immediately activate the screen saver, press the
Print Scrn
key, and then press the
Pause
key. This
command only works when the user is connected to a server.
How do I use the Run Diagnostics feature?
Refer to "Running System Diagnostics (on page
54
)."
Is the console switch operational?
1.
Ask the customer to connect the KVM cables to the appropriate connectors ("
Console switch
components
" on page
6
) on the rear panel of the console switch.
2.
Power on the console switch.
Does the activity indicator light ("
Console switch components
" on page
6
) on the rear panel of the
console switch light up?
If the activity indicator light is on, the console switch is operational.
-or-