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Dell 1082DS/2162DS/4322DS Remote Console Switch Software User's Guide

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Information in this document is subject to hardware or loss of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to change without notice. © 2010 Dell Inc. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury or death. All rights reserved. 1082DS/2162DS/4322DS Remote Console Switch Dell™ Remote Console Switch Software User's Guide Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of data if instructions are not followed.

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...") of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are obtained under a license from such suppliers. Dell Inc. disclaims any expressed or implied warranty; Any open source software is distributed in any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, .... loss of use of Dell Inc.; Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Dell OpenManage are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its own. 590-1022-501A August 2010 Model 1082DS/2162DS/4322DS Remote Console Switch and other countries; Avocent ...

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Contents 1 Product Overview 1 Features and Benefits 1 Powerful Customization Capabilities 1 Extensive Remote Console Switch Management . . 1 Authentication and Authorization 2 System Components 2 RCS Explorer Window 2 Video Viewer 3 Interoperability with Avocent® Products 3 Operating Features 4 Target Device ... Sorting 5 IPv4 and IPv6 Network Address Capabilities. . . . . 5 2 Installation 7 Installing the Software 9 Uninstalling the Software 10 Starting the Software 10 Configuring Switches and Target Devices . . . . . 11 Web Interface Installation and Setup 13 Contents iii

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... System in the Explorer 15 Customizing the Window Display 17 Adding a Remote Console Switch (Dell or Avocent) . . 17 Accessing Your Remote Console Switch 25 Launching the VNC or RDP Viewer 27 Changing Server and Switch Properties 27 General Properties 27 Server Network Properties 29 Switch Network Properties 29 Information Properties 30 Server Connections Properties 31 VNC Properties...

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... The RCS software allows you to easily find any unit. Take advantage of managed switches enables you to view and control the Dell Remote Console Switch and all attached servers. Once a new switch is installed, you can manage your existing switches, install a new switch, or launch a video session to fit your own. Powerful search and sort capabilities...

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... components. RCS Explorer Window The RCS Explorer window is designed to be managed through a single interface rather than individually on each Remote Console Switch. System Components The software contains the following Dell switches: • 4322DS • 2162DS • 1082DS • 2161DS • 2321DS • 4161DS • 2161DS-2 Authentication and Authorization The RCS software allows...

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... is available to the target device even though it is displayed on the Remote Console Switch. Interoperability with the device. You can open the Video Viewer to connect to target...and Smart Card/Common Access Card (CAC) versions (Dell and Avocent modules available) • VT100 Serial modules (Avocent modules available) • True Serial modules (Dell and Avocent modules available) • Sun modules (... be used to manage some Avocent switches, allowing increased flexibility in the management of target devices and start a KVM session with Avocent® Products The RCS software...

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...Web, Standard, and Enterprise Installation 7 The user documentation is shipped with appliances on the Help menu from the Remote Console Software Explorer window. Supported Operating Systems Client computers running the RCS must be running one of the following operating system versions... Business with Service Pack 1 • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with the Software The software is available as an option on a Remote Console Switch Software CD. Supplied with Service Pack 4 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®...

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...configure user accounts using the supplied serial cable. 8 To access a target device attached to an switch, select the target device in turn, to finish configuring your Remote Console Switch for IP address, Netmask, and Default Gateway. 6 Once this is visible). To configure the HTTP...open a session (only the corresponding button for 30 seconds while performing a self-test. To configure the Remote Console Switch hardware: 1 You will see the Dell Remote Console Switch Installation and User's Guide. Press the key to the configuration port on the rear of the following steps: ...

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...default display, the Explorer will open to any one of these navigation features. You can have added your system organized by categories: Remote Console Switches, Servers, Sites, or Folders. Figure 3-1 highlights these areas changes, based on whether a target device or an appliance is selected or... what task is to view your first Remote Console Switch. 3 Basic Software Operation The RCS software Explorer (which is called Explorer from here on) is the main GUI interface for all ...

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... groups that are available for the current View Selector tab. The selected group controls what is displayed in the Unit Selector pane when the Remote Console Switches, Sites or Folder tabs are selected. 4 Status bar: Displays the number of units shown in the Unit list. 5 Unit Selector pane: Contains the Search bar...

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... any time. You can also be executed. Some buttons are fixed and always present. The Resync button allows you want to the Dell Remote Console Switch, the RCS software can specify which view (Appliances, Devices, Sites, or Folders) is sorted by that field name in ascending order... window at the bottom of unit(s) selected in the Unit list while other buttons are dynamic based on page 31. Adding a Remote Console Switch (Dell or Avocent) In addition to Basic Software Operation 17 See "Appendix B: Keyboard and Mouse" on startup or you start the application, ...

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...Select File - The New Remote Console Switch Wizard appears. 2 Click Next to select the Remote Console Switch vendor and product. Figure 3-2. Select a product. NOTE: Each dialog box in the New Remote Console Switch Wizard indicates the type of switch you add a Remote Console Switch. For each vendor, the supported... menu. -or- Click the New Remote Console Switch task button. Product Type Dialog Box 3 Select a Vendor. Once this switch is discovered, it appears in the Product list, select Other. Once a Remote Console Switch or Avocent switch is not available in the Unit list. ...

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IPv4 addresses are entered in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dot notation. b Associate the appropriate switch from the Remote Console Switch and the tiered switches to which they are prompted to None. IPv6 addresses are entered in hexadecimal FD00:172:12:0:0:0:0:33 notation or compressed ... the Include Offline SIPs check box. 8 Click Next. 9 The Configure Tiered Switches dialog box appears if the RCS software detects an attached legacy switch. Switches detected will be set to indicate whether the Remote Console Switch has an assigned IP address or not. When this dialog box first displays,...

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... have an assigned IP address: 1 Select File - New - Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box 10 When you to select the Remote Console Switch vendor and product. 20 Basic Software Operation The New Remote Console Switch wizard appears. 2 Click Next to the main window. The Product Type dialog... and prompts you reach the final page of the Remote Console Switch Wizard, click Finish to exit and return to continue. Click the New Remote Console Switch task button. Your Remote Console Switch should now appear in the Unit Selector pane. Remote Console Switch from the Explorer menu. -or-

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... and then click Next. 6 The Network Address window appears. Figure 3-4. Basic Software Operation 21 Select a product. NOTE: The Remote Console Switch supports DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration protocol) and static IP addressing. Type the IP address, subnet mask (if using IPv4 mode) or ...indicate if the Remote Console Switch has an assigned IP address. If the Remote Console Switch model you add a Remote Console Switch. 4 Click Next. 5 You are entered in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dot notation. Dell recommends that they remain static while the Remote Console Switch units are entered in...

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...associated with it. This dialog box contains a list of all SIP and Avocent IQ module EIDs retrieved from the Remote Console Switch and the tiered switches to indicate whether the IP information was successful, the software will search for each SIP or Avocent IQ modules that ... the list of new Remote Console Switches that has a switch attached. Select the product and then click Next. 8 The Configuring Remote Console Switch window appears to which they are connected, if any. Your Remote Console Switch should now be in the database. Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box 10 When complete,...

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...many addresses have been probed from the software. From this page, you wish to Add page. If no new Remote Console Switches were found . For more new Remote Console Switches or Avocent switches are using IPv4 mode, select Use IPv4 address range, and type the range of IP addresses you wish to add... and click the Add (>) button to move the selection to the Remote Console Switches to continue. 2 The Address Range page appears. The Discover Wizard appears. Click Next to Add list. If you are discovered, the Wizard ...

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... during the add process), the Discover Wizard Not All Remote Console Switches Added page appears. Click Done when you selected and the status for all of the selected switches have been added to the main window. Select Remote Console Switches to the local database and if not, why the process ...failed. This page will indicate if a Remote Console Switch was added to Add Dialog Box 6 Repeat step 5 for...

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... you must first log into a Remote Console Switch: 1 Click the Remote Console Switches tab in the Explorer. 2 Double-click a Remote Console Switch in to a particular Remote Console Switch, the software will see a list of the software session. Figure 3-7. Remote Console Switch View Tab Selected To log into it by selecting Tools - Select a Remote Console Switch from the Unit Selector pane, and click...

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