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  • Page 1

    Smart 216 / 232 – Quick Start Gu ide 1. Introduction To take advantag e of the Sm art 216 / 232 full rang e of features, we recomm end you read the softcopy User Guide after performing the Quick Start procedure. It’s in PDF form at on the supplied CD or on ou r website www .minicom.com in the Support section. All references throughout this guid[...]

  • Page 2

    SMART 216 / 232 1 3.1 LED and button table LED Function Power Power Indicator Link Unit is con nected to the network Remote 1 a nd 2 Illuminates when the respective user connects to a se rver Figure 2 Smart 216 ports – side 2 3.2 Connector table Connector Fun ction User 1 and User 2 KVM consoles Connect 2 KVM consoles for t wo users to operate th[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE 2 Figure 3 Smart 216 s y stem overview 5.1 The ROCs Each computer/ serv er is directly connect ed to the Smart 216 v ia th e a p pr o pr ia t e RoC using CAT5 cab le in a star configur ation. No external power is needed at the ROCs. The ROC s draw their power from the computer’s k eyboard port (ROC PS/2) or from the USB port (RO[...]

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    SMART 216 / 232 3 Figure 4 ROC PS/2 Figure 5 ROC U SB 5.1.1 Connecting a ROC PS/2 1. Switch off the server. 2. Connect the RO C P S /2 . Figure 6 illus trates the ROC P S /2 connections. 3. Power on the ser ver. You can connect the ROC P S /2 to a powered on com puter, but it must be in the following order: 1. Connect the Mouse connector to the com[...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE 4 Figure 6 ROC PS/ 2 connect ions 5.1.2 Connecting a ROC USB The R OC USB supports Windows 98 SE and lat er, MAC, SU N and SGI, and all modern Linux distributions . Figure 7 illustrate s the ROC U SB and i ts connections. To connect the ROC USB: 1. Connect the Screen connector to the computer’s Video port. 2. Connect the USB con[...]

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    SMART 216 / 232 5 5.3 Connecting the two KV M consoles Connect a k e yb o ar d , m on i tor an d mo u se to each of the User 1 and Use r 2 ports as follows: 1. Connect the m onitor connectors t o the Monitor por ts. 2. Connect the USB k eyboard connectors to the U SB Key board ports. 3. Connect the USB mouse co nnectors to the USB Mouse ports. 5.4 [...]

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    QUICK START GUIDE 6 In the Settings window y ou navig ate downwards using the Tab key. A t the bottom of the window, press tab to g o to the top of the window . Change settings by typing in the selected a rea or by pressing the space bar – whichev er is relevant. 8. Logging into the w eb configurat ion 1. Open your web b rowser. 2. Type the Sm ar[...]

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    SMART 216 / 232 7 9. Operating th e system via the OSD To display the OSD: 1. From the local keyboard, press the left Shift k ey twice. The OSD Main window appears. See Figur e 10. Figure 10 O SD M ain window 9.1 Navigating the OSD Main window To navigate up and dow n use the Up and Dow n arrow key s. To exit the OSD press Esc . 9.2 Selecting a com[...]