Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Tablet
Connect the keyboard, mouse, and tablet to the USB extender and the
workstation before booting the workstation and before installing the
application.
The Wacom
®
Intuos USB tablet is shipped with your system. All customization
with respect to the tablet, including setting tablet margins, should be done
in the Preferences menu of your application. For help, see the description of
Pointer preferences in your application User Guide.
Network Connections
Consult the Peripherals Connection Diagrams on page 19 as a reference for
network interface card (NIC) locations.
Connecting to Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Networks
You must use the correct Gigabit Ethernet network card to connect your
workstation to the Wire network. Otherwise, you may degrade the performance
of your Wire network.
Do the following to maximize Wire network performance in your facility:
■ Connect ports from the add-on network card to the switch used for your
Wire network.
■ Connect the house network to the on-board network port shown in the
Peripherals Connection Diagrams on page 19. Do not use any of the ports
on the add-on network card for your house network. If the house network
is not connected to the on-board network port, consult your system
administrator to reconfigure it.
■ Use high-quality Category 6 (Cat 6) network cables when connecting the
workstation to your Wire network switch.
Connecting to the Infiniband (IB) Network
Your workstation may be configured with an optional QuickSilver InfiniSERV
9000 PCIe-DDR series IB adapter. The IB network adapter resides in PCI slot
four. Consult the Peripherals Connection Diagrams on page 19 as a reference
for the optional IB network adapter location.
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