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Avocent Single port KVM over IP switch User Manual

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Single port KVM over IP switch

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Warning

This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the IP-KVM
switch 's power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because
this may cause an unusable card.

Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will request you to reset the IP-KVM
switch manually. Half a minute after the reset, the IP-KVM switch will run with the new
firmware version and should be accessible. However, you are requested to login once
again.

Warning

The three-stage firmware update process and complete consistency check are
making a mistake in updating the firmware almost impossible. However, only
experienced staff members or administrators should perform a firmware update.
Make sure the IP-KVM switch 's power supply will not be interrupted!

6.6.3 Unit

Reset

Figure 6-34. Unit Reset

This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. This
involves the both keyboard and mouse, the video engine and the IP-KVM
itself. Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly
updated firmware. It will close all current connections to the
administration console and to the Remote Console.

The whole process will take about half a minute. Resetting subdevices