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Understanding the status leds, Restoring factory default settings – Avocent SwitchView User Manual

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2. Click Connect.

3. If you are prompted, enter the IP address of the SwitchView IP.

NOTE: For Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2, 6.0 and 6.1, the IP address is automatically
passed through to the SwitchView IP. If you are running an earlier version of Internet Explorer,
update it to version 5.5 or later.

4. From the SwitchView IP Viewer screen, you now can view the host

computer, control its keyboard and mouse and execute tasks. For
more information on viewing and controlling computers, see Using the
SwitchView IP Viewer
in Chapter 3.

Understanding the Status LEDs

The following table lists the SwitchView IP status LEDs and their states
when illuminated.

LED Name and Status

LED Name

LED On

Remote Session

SwitchView IP Viewer session active

Power

SwitchView IP powered

Ready

SwitchView IP internal system running

Error

SwitchView IP internal error (contact Avocent Technical Support)

Restoring Factory Default Settings

You can restore the SwitchView IP factory default settings by depressing the
external switch for one second. The external switch is located next to the
Power port on the back of the device, as shown in Figure 2.4. This switch is
not a reset switch, and data is not preserved.