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Smart 216 / 232 – Quick Start Guide
1. Introduction
To take advantage of the Smart 216 / 232 full range of features, we recommend
you read the softcopy User Guide after performing the Quick Start procedure. It’s
in PDF format on the supplied CD or on our website www.minicom.com in the
Support section.
All references throughout this guide to the Smart 216 refer equally to the Smar
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SMART 216 / 232 3.1 LED and button table LED Function Power Power Indicator Link Unit is connected to the network Remote 1 and 2 Illuminates when the respective user connects to a server Remote Power Monitor Monitor Switch (RPS) port RPS I 0 USER 2 USER 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LAN POWER SERVER 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz LAN (Ethernet) port Mouse Mouse Server ports Power Keyboard Keyboard Figure 2 Smart 216 ports – side 2 3.2 Connector table Connector Function User 1 and User 2 Connec
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QUICK START GUIDE User 1 User 2 Keyboard, monitor and Keyboard, monitor and mouse connected to mouse connected to KVM User 2 ports KVM User 1 ports RPS I 0 USER 2 USER 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 LAN POWER SERVER 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz PDU connected to RPS port To servers ROCs PDU Figure 3 Smart 216 system overview 5.1 The ROCs Each computer/ server is directly connected to the Smart 216 via the appropriate RoC using CAT5 cable in a star configuration. No external power is needed at
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SMART 216 / 232 To computer’s Video card To computer’s keyboard port To computer’s mouse port Figure 4 ROC PS/2 To computer’s Video Card To computer’s USB Port Figure 5 ROC USB 5.1.1 Connecting a ROC PS/2 1. Switch off the server. 2. Connect the ROC PS/2. Figure 6 illustrates the ROC PS/2 connections. 3. Power on the server. You can connect the ROC PS/2 to a powered on computer, but it must be in the following order: 1. Connect the Mouse connector to the computer’s Mouse port. 2. Connect the Key
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Mouse Parallel 100T Serial A Video Serial B Keybd QUICK START GUIDE To Keyboard port To Mouse port ROC PS/2 CAT5 cable to switch Server port To Video port SCSI PCI 33Mx32b PCI 33Mx32b PCI 33Mx32b PCI 33Mx32b Figure 6 ROC PS/2 connections 5.1.2 Connecting a ROC USB The ROC USB supports Windows 98 SE and later, MAC, SUN and SGI, and all modern Linux distributions. Figure 7 illustrates the ROC USB and its connections. To connect the ROC USB: 1. Connect the Screen connector to the computer’s Video p
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SMART 216 / 232 5.3 Connecting the two KVM consoles Connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse to each of the User 1 and User 2 ports as follows: 1. Connect the monitor connectors to the Monitor ports. 2. Connect the USB keyboard connectors to the USB Keyboard ports. 3. Connect the USB mouse connectors to the USB Mouse ports. 5.4 Connecting to the power supply 1. Using the Power cord provided, connect the Smart 216 to a socket outlet with grounding connection. Only use the power cord supplied with th
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QUICK START GUIDE In the Settings window you navigate downwards using the Tab key. At the bottom of the window, press tab to go to the top of the window. Change settings by typing in the selected area or by pressing the spacebar – whichever is relevant. 8. Logging into the web configuration 1. Open your web browser. 2. Type the Smart 216 system IP address – http or https://IP address/ - and press Enter. The login page appears. 3. Type the default Administrator user name - admin - and password -
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SMART 216 / 232 9. Operating the system via the OSD To display the OSD: 1. From the local keyboard, press the left Shift key twice. The OSD Main window appears. See Figure 10. Server status: Port number Off appears here Server status: On Instruction keys Figure 10 OSD Main window 9.1 Navigating the OSD Main window To navigate up and down use the Up and Down arrow keys. To exit the OSD press Esc. 9.2 Selecting a computer To select a computer: 1. Navigate to the desired computer line. Or, type the
