Lenovo GCM16 Quick Installation Manual

Before installing this product, read the

1

Safety Information and the Important

Notices and Warranty Information

document on the Documentation CD.

Connecting the local port

2

Connect your VGA monitor and USB keyboard

and mouse cables into the appropriately labeled

GCM16 or GCM32 switch ports.

3

Connecting a Conversion Option cable

to the GCM16 or GCM32 switch

Connect one end of a CAT 5 cable (4-pair, up

to 150 ft/45 m) into an available numbered

port on the rear of your GCM16 or GCM32

switch. Connect the other end into the RJ-45

connector of the Conversion Option cable.

Connecting a target device to a

4

Conversion Option cable

Connect a Conversion Option cable into the

appropriate port on the back of a target device.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all target devices you

want to connect.

Connecting network and remote users

5

Connect a customer supplied CAT 5 cable

from the Ethernet network into a LAN port on

the back of the GCM16 or GCM32 switch.

Network users will access the GCM16 or

GCM32 switch through this port.

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GCM16 | GCM32

Connecting the GCM switch

Telephone

Ethernet

5

Connecting to an external modem

6

(optional)

The GCM16 or GCM32 switch may also be

accessed using an ITU V.92, V.90 or V.24-

compatible modem. Connect one end of a CAT

5 cable into the MODEM port on the GCM16

or GCM32 switch. Connect the other end into

the CAT 5 to DB-9 (male) adapter, which then

connects into the appropriate port on the back

of the modem.

3

IBM

network

Conversion

Option

Modem

2

6

GCM16 or GCM32 switch

Local USB

connection

Connecting a supported PDU to the

7

GCM16 or GCM32 switch (optional)

Connect one end of the RJ-45 cable supplied

with the Power Distribution Unit (PDU) into the

PDU1 port on the GCM16 or GCM32 switch.

Using the supplied RJ-45 adapter, connect the

other end into the PDU. Connect the power

cords from the target devices into the PDU.

Connect the PDU into an appropriate AC wall

outlet. Repeat this procedure for the PDU2

port to connect a second PDU, if desired.

Target devices

4

(GCM32 shown)

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