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Installer/User Guide
AutoView
®
2020/2030 INSTRUCTIONS
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated danger-
ous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
POWER OFF
This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the off position.
POWER ON
This symbol indicates the principal on/off switch is in the on position.
PROTECTIVE GROUNDING TERMINAL
This symbol indicates a terminal which must be connected to earth ground
prior to making any other connections to the equipment. AutoView
®

2020
/2030
Installer
/User Guide
Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, AutoView,
OSCAR and From Desktop to Data Center are registered trademarks of
Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other marks are the property of
their respective owners.
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2006 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved. 590-495-616B USA Notification
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the users authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
Canadian Notification
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set
out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique német pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le
Ministère des Communications du Canada.
Japanese Approvals
Safety and EMC Approvals and Markings
UL, FCC, cUL, ICES, CE, N, GS, IRAM, GOST, VCCI, MIC, C-Tick
Sound Level Measure
The measured sound level of this appliance is 44.7 dB(A).
Die arbeitsplatzbezogene Geräuschemission des Gerätes beträgt 44,7 dB(A). iii
Table of Contents
List of Figures .................................................................................................................. v
List of Tables .................................................................................................................. vii
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2: Installation ..................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 5
Supplied with the AutoView 2020/2030 switch........................................................................... 5
Rack Mounting Your AutoView 2020/2030 Switch............................................................................ 6
Installing the AutoView 2020/2030 Switch ........................................................................................ 6
Connecting Users............................................................................................................................... 8
Cascading AutoView 2020/2030 Switches......................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3: Operations ................................................................................................... 11
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers ........................................................................................ 11
Navigating the OSCAR Interface ..................................................................................................... 13
Connecting local virtual media ................................................................................................ 14
Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus ............................................................................................. 15
Assigning server names ............................................................................................................ 17
Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 17
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 19
Selecting display language ....................................................................................................... 20
Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 20
Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................ 21
Setting console security ............................................................................................................ 22
Displaying Version Information ...................................................................................................... 24
Upgrading Your Firmware .............................................................................................................. 25
Scanning Your System...................................................................................................................... 26
Viewing the display configuration ............................................................................................ 27
Viewing and disconnecting user connections ........................................................................... 28
Running System Diagnostics............................................................................................................ 28
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S iv AutoView 2020/2030 Installer/User Guide
Broadcasting to Servers ................................................................................................................... 30
Changing Your Switch Mode ........................................................................................................... 31
Appendices..................................................................................................................... 33
Appendix A: Flash Upgrades........................................................................................................... 33
Appendix B: Technical Specifications ............................................................................................. 36
Appendix C: Sun Advanced Key Emulation..................................................................................... 38
Appendix D: Technical Support....................................................................................................... 40
Index................................................................................................................................ 41 v
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: AutoView 2020 Switch .................................................................................................... 1
Figure 1.2: Example of an AutoView 2020/2030 Switch Configuration ........................................... 3
Figure 2.1: AutoView 2020/2030 Switch Horizontal Installation ..................................................... 6
Figure 2.2: Basic AutoView 2020/2030 Switch Configuration ......................................................... 7
Figure 2.3: AutoView 2020/2030 Switch Configuration with a Cascaded Switch .......................... 10
Figure 3.1: Example of a Main Dialog Box .................................................................................... 11
Figure 3.2: Setup Dialog Box .......................................................................................................... 16
Figure 3.3: Devices Dialog Box ...................................................................................................... 18
Figure 3.4: Device Modify Dialog Box ........................................................................................... 18
Figure 3.5: Menu Dialog Box.......................................................................................................... 19
Figure 3.6: Language Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 20
Figure 3.7: Keyboard Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 22
Figure 3.8: Version