Avocent SwitchView - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 2: Installation
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SwitchView IP Installer/User Guide Chapter 2: Installation
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Installing the SwitchView IP
Follow these instructions to connect the SwitchView IP unit to a host computer
and to a KVM switch. Refer to Figure 2.1 for port locations and
cabling connections.
To connect the SwitchView IP to a host computer:
1. From the host computer, disconnect the video cable from the Video port
and attach it to the Video Out port on the back of the SwitchView IP.
2. Disconnect the mouse and keyboard from the host computer and
reconnect them to the corresponding ports on the back of the
SwitchView IP.
3. Attach the green KVM cable mouse connector to the host computer
Mouse port.
4. Attach the purple KVM cable keyboard connector to the host computer
Keyboard port.
5. Attach the blue KVM cable male video connector to the host computer
Video port.
6. Attach the black KVM cable computer connector to the Computer port
on the back of the SwitchView IP.
7. Attach the black KVM cable female video connector to the Video In port
on the back of the SwitchView IP.
8. Attach the SwitchView IP to your network using a 10/100 Ethernet cable
connected through the Network port on the front of the SwitchView IP.
9. Connect the 12 v power adaptor to the Power port of the SwitchView
IP and to a grounded power source. The SwitchView IP unit is now
installed and powered.