User guide

12 AutoView Installer/User Guide
To install an AutoView switch:
1. Power down all computers that will be part of your AutoView system.
2. Prepare the location for the switch. See Rack Mounting your AutoView
Unit in this chapter if you are rack mounting the unit.
3. Select cables with appropriate connectors and length.
4. Plug your VGA monitor cable into the port labeled
on the back of your
AutoView. Plug your PS/2 keyboard cable and your PS/2 mouse cable into
the ports labeled
and respectively.
5. Locate your fi rst input cable. It will have a 25-pin “D” connector at one
end. Plug this cable into any lettered channel port on the rear of the
AutoView. The other end of the input cable will have fi ve connectors:
a 15-pin “HDD” connector for your video, a 5-pin DIN/6-pin miniDIN
connector for an AT or PS/2 keyboard connection, and a 9-pin serial/6-pin
miniDIN connector for a serial or PS/2 mouse connection. The PS/2
mouse connector is designated by a yellow band or mouse icon.
Use only the keyboard and mouse connectors that are appropriate for
your PC, and leave the others unconnected. Plug these connectors into the
matching ports on your computer.
6. Locate your next input cable. Repeat step 5 until all computers are
properly attached to the AutoView.
7. Locate the power cord that came with your AutoView unit. Plug it into the
IEC power connector on the AutoView. Make sure that the power switch
is off, then plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate AC
wall outlet. This outlet must be near the equipment and easily accessible
to allow for unplugging prior to any servicing of the unit.
8. Power up your AutoView unit fi rst, then all attached computers.
NOTE: The AutoView and all attached computers should be powered down before servicing
the unit. Always disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.