> Adding a Remote Console Switch or Avocent Remote Console Switch
> In addition to the Dell Remote Console Switch, the Remote Console Switch Software can also be used to manage Avocent® A1000R and A2000R Remote Console Switches. Therefore, as part of the process of adding a Remote Console Switch to your Remote Console Switch Software database, you will be prompted to select the vendor and product type for the switch you want to add.
> Before you can access a unit through the Remote Console Switch, you must add it to the Remote Console Switch Software database. Once a Remote Console Switch or Avocent Remote Console Switch is added, it appears in the Unit list. You may either manually add or discover a Remote Console Switch.
> To add a new Remote Console Switch with an assigned IP address:

> 1 | Select File - New - Remote Console Switch from the Explorer menu. -or- Click the New Remote Console Switch task button. The New Remote Console Switch Wizard appears.

> 2 | Click Next to continue. The Product Type dialog box appears and prompts you to select the Remote Console Switch vendor and product.

> Figure 3‑2.Product Type Dialog Box

> 3 | Select a Vendor. For each vendor, the supported product names appear in the Product list. Select a product.

> NOTE: | In Figure 3‑3, a 2161DS Console Switch has been selected. Each dialog box in the New Remote Console Switch Wizard indicates the type of switch you have selected from the Product list.

> 4 | Click Next.

> 5 | You are prompted to indicate whether the Remote Console Switch has an assigned IP address or not. Click Yes and then click Next.

> 6 | The Locate window appears. Type the IP address and click Next.

> Figure 3‑3.Locate Digital Dialog Box

> 7 | The Remote Console Switch Software searches for the indicated unit as well as all the powered SIPs, Avocent AVRIQ’s, and server names you associated with it in OSCAR®, if any. If you want to search for unpowered SIPs or Avocent AVRIQs, you can access the Resync feature under the Servers category in the AMP and click to enable the Include Offline SIPs check box. For more information, see “Viewing and Resynchronizing Server Connections” on page 67.

> 8 | Click Next.

> 9 | The Configure Tiered Switches dialog box appears if the Remote Console Switch Software detects an attached legacy switch. This dialog box contains a list of all SIP Electronic ID numbers (EIDs) retrieved from the Remote Console Switch and the tiered switches to which they are connected, if any. When this dialog box first displays, all the switches will be set to None. Switches detected will have an icon next to the drop-down list.

> a | The Existing Tiered Switches field contains a list of all the current switches defined in the database. Click Add, Modify, or Delete to alter the list.

> b | Associate the appropriate switch from the drop-down lists for each SIP or Avocent AVRIQ that has a switch attached.

> Figure 3‑4.Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box

> 10 | When you reach the final page of the Remote Console Switch Wizard, click Finish to exit and return to the main window. Your Remote Console Switch should now appear in the Unit Selector pane.

> To add a new Remote Console Switch that does not have an assigned IP address:

> 1 | Select File - New - Remote Console Switch from the Explorer menu. -or- Click the New Remote Console Switch task button. The New Remote Console Switch wizard appears.

> 2 | Click Next to continue. The Product Type dialog box appears and prompts you to select the Remote Console Switch vendor and product.

> Figure 3‑5.Product Type Dialog Box

> 3 | Select a Vendor. For each vendor, the supported product names appear in the Product list. Select a product and click Next.

> 4 | You are prompted to indicate if the Remote Console Switch has an assigned IP address. Click No and then click Next.

> 5 | The Network Address window appears. Type the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway you wish to assign to the unit and click Next.

> NOTE: | The 2161DS Console Switch supports BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) and static IP addressing. Dell recommends that IP addresses be reserved for each unit and that they remain static while the 2161DS Console Switch units are connected to the network. The 2161DS Console Switch does not support dynamic IP address assignment or BootP emulation through DHCP. DHCP is supported for both 2161DS-2 and 4161DS appliances.

> 6 | The Select Remote Console Switch window appears, prompting you to select the unit to add from the list of new Remote Console Switches that were found. Select the product and then click Next.

> 7 | The Configuring Remote Console Switch window appears to indicate whether the IP information was successfully configured. If the configuration was successful the Remote Console Switch Software will search for the new Remote Console Switch as well as all SIPs, AVRIQs, and server names associated with it. Click Next.

> 8 | The Configure Tiered Switches dialog box appears if the Remote Console Switch Software detects an attached legacy switch. This dialog box contains a list of all SIP and Avocent AVRIQ EIDs retrieved from the Remote Console Switch and the tiered switches to which they are connected, if any.

> a | The Existing Tiered Switches field contains a list of all the current switches defined in the database. You may add to, delete or modify the list.

> b | Associate the appropriate switch from the drop-down lists for each SIP that has a switch attached.

> Figure 3‑6.Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box

> 9 | When complete, click Finish to exit the Wizard and return to the main window. Your Remote Console Switch should now be in the Unit Selector pane.

> To discover a Remote Console Switch:

> 1 | Select Tools - Discover from the Explorer menu. The Discover Wizard appears. Click Next to continue.

> 2 | The Address Range page appears. Type the range of IP addresses you wish to search on the network in the To and From boxes. Use the IP address dot notation xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Click Next to continue.

> 3 | The Searching Network progress bar appears. Progress text indicates how many addresses have been probed from the total number specified by the range and the number of Remote Console Switches or Avocent Remote Console Switches found. If one or more new Remote Console Switches or Avocent Remote Console Switches are discovered, the Wizard shows the Select Remote Console Switches to Add page. From this page, you can choose the Remote Console Switches to add to the local database. -or- If no new Remote Console Switches were found (or if you clicked Stop), the Wizard will show the No New Remote Console Switches Found page and you will need to add the switch manually. For more information, see the previous procedure.

> 4 | Click the Remote Console Switch(es) you wish to add and click the Add (>) button to move the selection to the Remote Console Switches to Add list.

> Figure 3‑7.Select Remote Console Switches to Add Dialog Box

> 5 | Repeat step 4 for all Remote Console Switches you wish to add. Click Next to continue.

> 6 | The Adding Remote Console Switches progress bar appears while the new switches are being added. Once all of the selected switches have been added to the local database, the Discover Wizard Completed page appears. Click Finish to exit the Wizard and return to the main window. Your new switches should now be in the Unit Selector pane.

> 7 | If one or more switches could not be added to the local database for any reason (including if you clicked Stop during the add process), the Discover Wizard Not All Remote Console Switches Added page appears. This page will list all of the switches that you selected and the status for each. The status will indicate if a Remote Console Switch was added to the local database and if not, why the process failed. Click Done when you are finished reviewing the list.

> NOTE: | If a Remote Console Switch already exists in the database with the same IP address as a discovered unit, then the discovered switch will be ignored and will not display on the next Wizard page.