20 Most Recent Avocent CPS 1600 Networking Switch Questions & Answers

the CPS600 is controlled and configured with the java based vConsole software. vConsole is provided by Avocent. I personally haven't worked with Avocent hardware much myself, but from what I can tell CPS1600 is designed for a UNIX based network. It should work on a windows networks as well, but you may need to do the CCM firmware conversion or update the CPS firmware to enable the device to communicate with a windows machine. I would recommend to forget about using hyperterminal and try the vconsole software, and if your still having trouble, then go for the firmware update and the ccm conversion as a last resort. Here is the link to the Avocent site, you should be able to find all the necessary software & firmware there. If you do end up needing a Unix system to configure the device, you should be able to get away with using the knoppix livecd linux distribution. Its a bootable cd with a fairly user-friendly version of linux.

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1. Connect to the switch console port using a serial cable and a terminal emulation program like PuTTY.
2. Power on the switch and wait for the login prompt.
3. Press the "Ctrl + C" keys to enter the bootloader.
4. Type "configure" at the bootloader prompt and press enter.
5. Type "set password" at the next prompt and enter a new password.
6. Repeat the process for changing the login name.
7. Type "save" at the bootloader prompt to save the changes.
8. Type "reboot" at the bootloader prompt to reboot the switch and test the new login credentials.

So it's the monitor that flashes red? I would try the monitor on a PC to determine if the monitor is good. If not, replace monitor. If monitor works on a PC but not the KVM, power cycle the KVM. Depending on the model you may be able to do a hard reset. On other models you can access the KVM via IP to determine if there is an issue with the KVM.

Boot the computers in order making sure the one you are about to switch on is selected on the switch. Start with 1, then 2 etc. Make sure the computer fully loads and then log into it before moving on.

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Look here: http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/Serial-Cards-Adapters/8-Port-Native-PCI-Express-RS232-Serial-Card-16950-UART~PEX8S952