Installation : Remote Console Switch Software Installation and Set Up

Remote Console Switch Software Installation and Set Up
Before installing your Dell™ Remote Console Switch Software, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items that shipped with your software as well as all other items necessary for proper installation.
Supplied with the Remote Console Switch Software
Your Dell 2161DS-2/4161DS Console Switch package contains the following items:
Remote Console Switch System User's Guide (on CD)
Supported Operating Systems
The Remote Console Switch Software is supported on the following operating systems:
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Workstation Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 Service Pack 1
System Hardware Configuration Requirements
The following list contains the hardware configuration requirements for running the Remote Console Switch Software on the supported operating systems. Configurations with less than the recommended requirements are not supported.
500 MHz Intel® Pentium® III
Supported Browsers
The Remote Console Switch Software is supported with the following browsers:
Installing the Remote Console Switch Software
The Remote Console Switch Software can be installed on Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP and Linux platforms. Follow these instructions to install Remote Console Switch Software on the desired platform.
To install on Windows 2000, 2003, or XP:
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Insert the Remote Console Switch Software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If AutoPlay is supported and enabled, the setup program will start automatically.
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If your system does not support AutoPlay, set the default drive to your CD-ROM drive letter and execute the following command to start the install program (replace drive with your CD-ROM drive letter):
drive:\WIN32\SETUP.EXE.
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To install on Linux:
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If AutoMount is supported and enabled, proceed to step 3.
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If your system does not support AutoMount:
Mount the CD-ROM volume by executing the following command:
mount -t iso9660 -ro mode=0555 <device> <mount point>
Replace device with the name of the CD-ROM on your machine and mount point with the name of the desired mount point. For example, to mount a CD-ROM which is the second IDE unit on /mnt, execute the command:
mount -t iso9660 -ro mode=0555 /dev/hdb /mnt
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cd /mnt
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sh ./linux/setup.bin
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