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Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Getting Started Guide, Release 4.2/6.2
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Chapter 2 Setting Up and Configuring the Multi Services Platform
Connecting to Power, the Network, and External Devices
Connecting to Power, the Network, and External
Devices
After you mount the Multi Services Platform in a rack and install the hard drives,
you are ready to connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the server, and to
connect the server to power and to your network. To make these connections,
follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the appropriate ports on the back of
the Multi Services Platform.
Step 2 Connect a Category 5 or higher network cable to either network port on the back
of the Multi Services Platform and to your network switch.
Step 3 Take either of these actions to connect power to the Multi Services Platform:
• If your Multi Services Platform is configured with one power supply, connect
the provided power cable to the power port on the back of the Multi Services
Platform, then plug the cable into an electrical outlet.
• If your Multi Services Platform is configured with two power supplies,
connect the two provided power cables to the two power ports on the back of
the Multi Services Platform, then plug each cable into an electrical outlet.
Performing the Initial Configuration of the Multi
Services Platform
After you connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the Multi Services Platform,
and you connect it to power and to your network, you are ready to power on the
server and perform the initial configuration that is required for Cisco VSM. Initial
configuration involves setting options for the following:
• Network settings—Options that the Multi Services Platform requires to
operate on you network.