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1. On this screen you can specify where the IP KVM will look in order to authenticate the users You can use Local Authentication this means you need to have created the user account on the IP K VM and the user group information residing on the IP K VM for authentication The other options allow you to specify an LDAP or a RADIUS Server to use for the login authentication These methods are very useful when you want to map users into specific groups which have certain privileges It is usually far easier and simpler to refer to already existing groups rather than having to re enter everything into the IP KVM Note Whatever you configure you can always login over the network as the superuser super The superuser is always authenticated and authorized locally so you always have a back door to the IP KVM LDAP Access The IP K VM uses LDAP only for authentication password verification User privileges and private settings are still stored locally at the IP KVM That s why a user account has to be created on the IP K VM before this user can login via LDAP Also all privilege configurations have to be done within the IP KVM user 104 132 KVM over IP management In order to configure the LDAP access you can set the following options User LDAP Server Here you enter the name or IP address of the LDAP server containing all the user entries If you choose a name instead of
2. KVM over IP A short description of the options as follows e Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor only filter on or off If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction 1s possible and monitoring 1s possible e Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission he or she can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line Figure 4 4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode e Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Console Y ou can still use both mouse and keyboard however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details When you designate 25 50 or100 scaling the size of Remote Console window 1s calculated according to the remote host video setting with scaling algorithm execution When you designate Scale to fit the remote video displaying 1s scaled to fit the size of Remote Console window E oe IE e E Ss T S5 hte m E n a p hol a Figure 4 5 Remote Console Options Menu Scaling 41 132 KVM over IP e Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse cursors ajja Me Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access Screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter scaling ue Mouse Handling Fast Sync Al
3. E 3 a a a E 2 E i er i a Remote Console lt a Local Console Figure 2 5 Cable Connections stand alone PS 2 13 132 KVM over IP z Host target Serial Power LAN Ready U SAa1 IP Network VGA Remote Console Local Console Figure 2 6 Cable Connections stand alone USB 14 132 KVM over IP Installation steps Cable Connections stand alone PS 2 computer l 2 oe ee ee ae Power down your computer and IP KVM Connect the VGA and PS 2 connectors of the attached 3 in 1 Integrated Host Cable to the Host computer Connect the 3 in 1 Integrated Adapting Cable to the Local DB 15 connector of IP KVM Connect the monitor to the Adapting Cable Connect the keyboard to the Adapting Cable Connect the mouse to the Adapting Cable Optional Connect the USB connectors of USB A mini cable to the host computer and the IP KVM module while for remote mass storage control Connect one end of Ethernet cable to LAN1 or LAN 2 jack of IP K VM and the other end to the Remote Console computer Connect cables to the Host and Console devices as the figure depicts above Leave the Serial interface open for now After applying power to the unit it d take about 60 seconds to complete the startup processes and then enter normal running state Installation steps Cable Connections stand alone USB computer l Ze 3 Ce ark eat IN aes Power down your com
4. Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits 1024 Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases Longer keys may result in slower response time of the IP K VM during connection establishment 97 132 KVM over IP 5 5 5 Serial Port Serial Port Settings Configuration login Modem Serial line speed Modem init string ATZHOOK ATLOMO2 K3X1 OK Modem server IP address j Modem client IP address Passthrough access to serial port 1 via Telnet SSH Speed Data bits Panty Stop Bits ane gt Certificat Serial Port Log _ 0 Serial Pon KeyWord ener pa A Stored value is ES to the def rT Figure 5 26 Serial Port The IP KVM Serial Settings allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it 5 5 5 1 Configuration login local console login Do not use the serial port for any special function use it only for the initial configuration 5 5 5 2 Modem The IP K VM offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built in Ethernet adapter The modem needs to be connected to the serial interface of the IP K VM Please refer to Addendum F for detailed connection setup 98 132 5 5 5 3 KVM over IP Logically connecting to the IP KVM using a telephone line means nothing else than building up a dedicated point to point connection from your console computer to the IP K VM In other words th
5. This may also fail especially 1f a file on the drive is currently open In the case of a locking failure you will be prompted if you want to establish the connection anyhow This should not be a serious problem when the note above is respected If the write support is enabled a drive which is not locked might be damaged by the Drive Redirection Clicking on the Disconnect button will disconnect the Drive Redirection connection Please note that Virtual Drive creation is by Device manner not by Partition Which means it looks for I O in BIOS and sends the corresponding signal to host computer This way you are sending the entire hard drive may consist of X numbers of partitions and emulate whatever number of partitions on host computer You may also emulate a DVD Drive with the same procedure However this DVD Drive Does NOT support Bootable function like Floppy and CD ROM emulation 75 132 KVM over IP 5 3 User Management On an IP KVM each user name has settings and permissions associated with it Settings affect how the user interfaces with the Remote Console Permissions allow or forbid the user from performing various actions on the IP K VM s web pages A newly assigned user has permissions inherited from an assigned group if any or individual permissions if no group is assigned 5 3 1 Change Password Change Password Old Password New Password Confirm Mew Password Fig
6. e Status Bar allows the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen to be viewable or hidden 26 132 KVM over IP e Split allows the position of the split between the Icons pane and the Virtual COM List IP Serial Server List panes to be dragged horizontally using the mouse Exit e Allows you to Exit the IPKVM Administrator program Help e Indicates the software version number 3 2 2 2 Search for Servers Upon opening the IPKVM Administrator software it will automatically execute Search Server to search for all reachable IPKVM units To manually initiate a search for servers click the Search Servers icon The Search Setup box will appear It provides two options for searching for servers on the network e Specify the IP Address of the IPKVM or e Search all reachable servers Search setup Search Specified Server IP Address Search all reachable servers OR Cancel Enter the IP Address assigned to the desired IPK VM or click Search all reachable servers then OK The IP Address is used to find IPK VM units that are not on the same subnet Routers on the network will block the standard broadcast used to find servers if Search all reachable servers is selected The user must set an IP address that conforms to the LAN addressing scheme The Searching window is shown until all active IPKVM units on the LAN are listed in the IPKVM List window 27 132 KVM over IP 3 2 2 3 Setting the Configurations
7. Figure 5 31 Figure 5 32 Figure 5 33 KVM over IP settino Las WO oi 76 ste Console SCN cuidas 80 Keyboard and MOUSE SEMI lll iii 83 VICO Se MUA a od 84 ING EW OL Seno Sai rito 87 Dina ION St ci o tie ea 89 Dynamic ONS Scar tod 90 PEL taisusntscinastanet E E OEE 92 Chin niles On TP Pi erin O43 ose ce en a a iene ante 93 OT 94 Cariticatess caos condo esas 95 Sor Certiticato Uploads 96 CSRS ivi 96 O 98 Das Ii doo 100 VSO iaa cin 101 Devico Mionna uom ricino 108 Connected Urna o N E E eeauteeactec janeds 109 ES On iaa a E E nn td das 109 Update Fie ae ia O Uait Re CU oiea E E teecaseneees 113 7 132 KVM over IP 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction The KVM over IP IP K VM redirects local keyboard mouse and video data to a remote administration console It allows you to control one or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via the Internet using a standard browser You can securely gain BIOS level access to systems for maintenance support or failure recovery over the Internet Communication is secure via SSL authentication and encryption Use in conjunction with a KVM switch for multiple server access The IP KVM provides convenient remote KVM access and control via LAN or Internet It captures digitizes and compresses video signal and transmits 1t with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer IP KVM provides a non intrusive solution for remote access and control Remote access and co
8. Quick Start Guide DC power supply adapter 3 1n 1 Integrated Adapting Local Cable USB A mini cable Serial Cable RJ45 to DB9F Rack mounting kit Brackets and screws SO AAAS Footpads set 2 2 Product Views The attached 3 in 1 Integrated Host Cable makes the cable connection straight and easier Dual LAN port provides flexibility of cascaded wiring Palm size form factor for saving space and flexible installation Figure 2 1 Product View 9 132 KVM over IP USB Host Reset 3 in 1 Integrated KVM Cable Host Power Jack Serial Port Dual LAN Port for Local Console Dual USB2 0 Port for Local Console or general purpose USB devices 3 in 1 Integrated Adapting Cable for Local Console LEDs Figure 2 2 Panel View Figure 2 3 3 in 1 Integrated Adapting Local Cable 10 132 KVM over IP Figure 2 4 Serial Cable 2 3 LED Indicators Button Power RED on when power applied Green blinking per second when system is ready Ethernet Link Act 10 100Mbps Orange 10BaseT Ethernet connection established lt Ethernet gt Green 100BaseT Ethernet connection established Blinking data in activity ON no data in activity and link connected RESET button on the rear panel press the button to reboot the IP K VM unit 2 4 System Requirements Hardware Local Host side One Computer or Server or the console port of the KVM switch Local console side One PS 2 Keyboard one PS 2 M
9. UTC Offset 8h s User specified time Date 12 4 y W0 mamiddiyyyy Time 17 30 32 0 hh mm ss O Synchronize with NTP Server Primary Time server secondary Time server Figure 5 27 Date Time This link refers to a page where the internal real time clock of the IP K VM can be set up You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP timeserver Without a timeserver your time setting will not be persistent so you have to adjust it again after IP KVM loses power for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use a NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time Because NTP server time is always UTC there is a setting that allows you to set up a static offset to get your local time Warning There is currently no way to adjust the daylight saving time automatically So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year properly to the local rules of your country 100 132 KVM over IP 5 5 7 Event Log Event Log Targets List Logging Enabled Entries shown per page Clear internal log 2 NFS Logging Enabled NFS Server 192 168 0 93 NFS Share Aftpboo O O NFS Log File O SMTP Logging Enabled SMTP Sener Sd Receiver Email Address Sender Email Address PP 7 O SNMP Logging Enabled Destination IP community dS are to mew the K VM IP SNMP MIB Event Log Assignments Event
10. gt prompt b Press amp hold ESC AND push and release Reset button and then release ESC in 2 seconds The debugging mode window will display as below r 115300 HyperTerminal Edit Yew Coll render Help D amp 380558 Consected 00 01 11 Y 1100 11500 8 M 1 Key in defaults command and then Enter The unit will automatically set to factory default settings and reboot the system 114 132 KVM over IP 115300 EyperTerminal Ele Edi Yew Gal Trier Help 06030508 6 gt defaults YT NENI 4 Installing default configuration Writing configuration data to flash Done Hebooting ng 115200 8 8 1 115 132 KVM over IP 6 Technical Specifications Feature Description OOOO 1x Attached 3 in 1 integrated cable and K V M connectors HDDB15 male plus two mini din 6 pin PS 2 connectors 1x USB 2 0 mini receptacle 1x RJ 45 Serial Port 1x 3 in 1 VGA connector HDDB15 female Local Console Side 2x USB type A connectors Remote Console Side 2x Standard RJ 45 Connectors LAN ports LED Indicators 2x LEDs Power red Ready green Push Button 1x Reset push button up to 2048 x 1536 60Hz Local Console Video Resolution up to 1600 x 1200 60Hz Remote Console Target Server Side Remote Wakeup Remote power wakeup on the target computer E seeing ne eS SSS Console Server network appliances rome e OP TTS SSS BEEPS Protocols NTP DDNS Virtual Media
11. while the update is in progress After a successful update the device will be reset automatically The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware Pressing Update will store the new version and substitute the old one completely 3 After the firmware updated successfully the device will be rebooted and redirected to the login web page automatically 111 132 KVM over IP Firmware updated successfully The device will be reset in a few seconds Notice You should be automatically redirected to the login page in 1 minute If this does not work use this link to the login page Authenticate with Username and Password Device Information Product Name 4h 1P Serial Number ABCOO001 Board ID 09566201 ab47S0ca Device IP Address 192 168 0 193 Device MAC Address 00 11 c02 53 aa 56 Firmware Version 04 02 00 Firmware Build Number 6302 Firmware Description Standard 101_061211 Hardware Revision 0x15 View the datafile for support Connected Users super 192 160 0 90 active 2 Device Information 112 132 KVM over IP 5 6 4 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device This involves resetting keyboard mouse USB video engine or the IP K VM device itself In general the IP K VM requires a reset when implementing a firmware update In the event of an abnormal operation a number
12. 60 250 63 98 closed Prev Next Figure 5 31 Event Log List 109 132 KVM over IP 5 6 3 Update Firmware Firmware can be easily upgraded via web page This section describes the upgrade procedures Firmware Upload Firmware File Browse DIO eel walt a E il J i 2 Update Firmware P it Re All Figure 5 32 Update Firmware The IP KVM is a complete standalone computer The software it runs is called firmware The firmware of the IP KVM can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features A new firmware update 1s a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site If the firmware file is compressed file suffix zip then you must unzip it before you can proceed Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http www winzip com for decompression Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip Before you can start updating the firmware of your IP K VM the new uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the IP KVM Warning This process is not reversible and might take few minutes During this upgrading process we should not disconnect the power or the Ethernet cable since 1t may causes upgrade failure and destroy the image in Flash memory 110 132 KVM over IP The IP KVM will automatically initiate a self reb
13. 87 closed 10122007 00 06 19 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 established 10 12 2007 00 05 57 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 10 12 2007 00 05 41 Remote Console Connection to chent 59 120 210 87 closed 10 12 2007 00 05 20 Remote Console Connection to chent 59 120 210 87 established 10 12 2007 00 04 39 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 1011 2007 10 22 00 Remote Console Connection to chent 220 135 171 106 closed 10 11 2007 10 17 11 Remote Console Connection to chent 220 135 171 106 established 10 11 2007 10 16 46 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 10 11 2007 08 31 28 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 08 30 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 17 2007 08 29 56 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 08 29 16 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 07 06 54 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 07 00 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 07 00 02 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 06 59 30 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 06 55 26 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 06 55 20 Remote Console Connection to chent
14. Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off Mouse hotkey Allows to specify a hotkey combination which starts either the mouse synchronization process if pressed in the Remote Console or is used to leave the single mouse mode Remote Console Button Keys Button Keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally The reason for this might be a missing key or the fact that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already Typical examples are Control Alt Delete on Windows and DOS what is always caught or Control Backspace on Unix or Unix like OS for terminating the X Server The syntax to define a new Button Key 1s as follows confirm lt keycode gt lt keycode gt confirm requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host keycode 1s the key to be sent Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus ora minus sign The plus sign builds key combinations all keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered In this case all pressed keys should be 82 132 KVM over IP released in reversed sequence The minus sign b
15. DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host computer supporting USB BOOTABLE function Notes 1 If using other image creator software the output image extension file name has to be img e g floppy_vir img 2 The uploaded image file will be kept in the onboard memory of the IP KVM until the end of the current session as you logged out or initiated a reboot of the IP KVM 69 132 KVM over IP 5 2 5 Creating an Image 5 2 5 1 Creating a Floppy Image MS Windows You can use the tool Raw Write for Windows You can get the RawWrite software from the website http www chrysocome net rawwrite A Raw Write Raw rite for windows http Uranus ih swin edu au in linus Witten Gy John Newbigin Floppy drive E MA r Write Read About Help Support Use this tab to read an image file from a floppy disk Image file d Mfloppy m Windows NT 5 1 buid number 600 Figure 5 10 RawWrite for Windows selection dialog From the menu select the tab Read Enter or choose the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content Click on the button Copy to initiate the image creation process UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris and Linux To create a floppy image file copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command d
16. IF ale configuration Mone B Preferred host name DACP only IP address 192 168 0191 Subnet mask 552552550 Gateway IP address 192 168 01 Primary ONS server IP address secondary DNS server IP address Mai le di al e oaths Network Miscellaneous settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port 443 HTTP port 80 TELNET port 23 SSH port 22 Bandwidth Limit kbit s Enable TELNET access Enable SSH access Disable Setup Protocol 4 Current LAN interface parameters autonegotiation on 100 Mbps full duplex link ok LAN interface speed Antedetect v LAN interface duplex mode Autedetect M i Figure 5 17 Network Settings Warning Changing the network settings of the IP KVM might result in losing connection to it In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the IP KVM 87 132 KVM over IP IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the IP K VM should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP select dhcp and for BOOTP select bootp accordingly If you choose none then IP auto configuration 1s disabled Preferred host name Preferred host name to request from DHCP server Whether the DHCP server takes the IP KVM suggestion into account or not depends on the server configuration IP address IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask
17. IPKVM Administrator software In Windows Desktop click Start gt All Programs gt IPK VM Administrator gt ipkvm exe All Programs gt a TPEYM Administrator i ipkym exe As soon as the IPKV M Administrator opens it will initiate Searching Server and after a few seconds the IP Serial Server List will display all IPKVM units on the network 25 132 KVM over IP IPEYM Administrator v1 0 0 Seles server View Exit Help as SPACch Server Configure Launch Webserver Server name IP address MAL address e et pee ee aise cua 0d brake OEE ent is Gee ech yc EVM Server 192 168 0 70 00 22 E 4 00 08 40 Disabled Ved PEA 192 168 0 220 00 22 E 4 00 00 0F Disabled Figure 3 1 The Search Server List 3 2 2 Using the IPKVM Administrator The IPKVM Administrator software allows Searching for IPKVM units connected to the network gt Displaying and changing the network configuration of those IPKVM units 3 2 2 1 Software Overview e The IPKVM Administrator can be operated via Menus and Icons Menus Icons Server Icon e Search Server Searches for IPKVM units on the network and brings back configuration information that will be displayed in the Server Configurations window e Launch Web Browser To bring up the Internet Browser to the login page of the IPKVM unit e Configuration to configure the Server Name and Network settings View Provides three viewing options for the IPKVM Administrator screen
18. List NFS Board Message vw Security Mm Remote Console M Host Control m Authentication a Serial Port w w Heseltodelaulis e Ca Figure 5 28 Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations Each of those events belongs to an event group which can be activated separately 101 132 KVM over IP The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP K VM To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page Furthermore you can clear the log file here List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP K VM To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page Since the IP K VM s system memory is used to save all the information the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1 000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically Warning If the reset button on the HTML frontend is used to restart the IP K VM all logging information is saved permanently and 1s available after the IP K VM has been started If the IP K VM loses power or a hard reset is performed all logging data will be lost To avoid this use one of the following log methods
19. Memory usage By default the computer is set to use a greater share of memory fo fun your programs Achust for best performance of a Programs O System cache Virtual memory A paging file is an area on the hard disk that Windows uses as fit were RAM Total paging file size for all drives 1786 MB Change 8 The target computer has started up but local PS 2 keyboard or mouse won t work Make sure your keyboard and mouse work fine if directly plugged into the target computer Since PS 2 keyboard and mouse are not hot pluggable so we should follow the power up procedures power on monitor power on IP KVM wait for IP K VM startup complete about 60 seconds and then finally power on the Host Target computer 9 for standalone IP KVM only The target computer has started up but local USB keyboard or mouse won t work 119 132 10 11 12 KVM over IP This problem may due to BIOS does not work well with Virtual Media USB drive In this case it s recommended to use PS 2 keyboard and mouse and force KVM Settings gt Keyboard Mouse gt Host Interface to PS 2 Local mouse and remote mouse are not in sync after doing mouse Intelligent Sync Please don t place mouse on upper left corner of remote console window Intelligent Sync Options gt Mouse handling will re calculate the coordinate of mouse from upper left corner of remote console window If still not in sync please check whet
20. Miscellaneous Video Settings e Noise filter This option defines how the IP KVM reacts to small changes in the video input signal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce video flickering that 1s often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all 84 132 KVM over IP changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations e Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers When connecting the device directly to legacy Sun computer with composite sync as the video output it may be possible that IP KVM don t recognize the composite sync automatically To support signal transmission from a Sun machine enable this option If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible To set the options click on the button Apply 85 132 KVM over IP 5 5 Device Settings 5 5 1 Network The Network Settings panel allows changing network related parameters Each parameter will be explained below Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect 86 132 KVM over IP
21. NFS Logging enabled Define a NFS server where a directory or a static link have to be exported to write all logging data to a file that is located there To write logging data from more than one IP KVM devices to only one NFS share you have to define a file name that is unique for each device When you change the NFS settings and press the button Apply the NFS share will be mounted immediately That means the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error message SMTP Logging enabled With this option the IP K VM is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Settings These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the IP K VM device and that needs no authentication at all lt serverip gt lt port gt SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the IP KVM sends a SNMP trap to a specified destination IP address every time a log event occurs If the receiver requires a community string you can set it in the appropriate text field Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed
22. PS 2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed For XP disable the option enhance pointer precision in the Control Panel SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via xset m or use the CDE Control Panel to set the mouse to 1 1 no acceleration As an alternative you may also use the Single Mouse Mode MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode 3 4 7 Video Modes The IP KVM recognizes a limited number of common video modes When running X11 on the host system please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes If you do the IP KVM may not be able to detect them We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead 32 132 KVM over IP 4 Usage 4 1 Prerequisites The IP KVM features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner The interfaces are accessed using the TCP IP protocol family thus they can be accessed using the LAN port of the device The following interfaces are supported as HTTP HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server The IP K VM environment can be entirely managed using a standard web browser You can access the IP K VM using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol Whenever possible use HTTPS m Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected
23. RawWrite software or any other image creator software to create floppy image Please use licensed software for this purpose 2 You can find an image file saved at desire destination after you created it with RawWrite 3 Open the browser to log into the IP K VM Click Virtual Media gt Floppy Disk Click the Browse button to choose the image file No disk emulation set Floppy Image File ld loppy Upload Click on the button Upload to initiate the transfer of the chosen image file into the IP KVM module s on board memory 4 After you uploading the image file you will see the information below Floppy image uploaded successfully Floppy Image Image Name D Mfloppy Reactivate Download Floppy Image File Browse ou must remove the current virtual disk to install a floppy image 5 Open the remote console and you will see a virtual Floppy drive is created on the host computer that connect to IP KVM 68 132 KVM over IP a My Computer TP EN EC Local Disk 10 0 GB 7 00 GB Se DATA Ds Local Disk 44 5 GB 30 2 GB Devices with Removable Storage iba Floppy pA 344 Inch Floppy Disk a DVD Drive E CD Drive b 31 Inch Floppy Disk 3 Floppy B You may create a floppy image size up to 1 44Mb This drive would be in read only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under
24. The Configurations window displays the current configurations for the currently selected server Configuration Disable Server name Kv Server 1 IP address 192 168 0 70 Serial number Netmask 255255 255 0 MAC address fi LAS E 4 O08 al Gateway 17 92 168 0 254 Authentication User name super Update Cancel Password fa i To open the Configurations window highlight the IPKVM in the IPKVM List window double click to open The Configurations window is used to configure and store the following settings Server name DHCP Disable or Enable IP address Netmask Gateway When you change the settings you have to enter your Username and password and then click Update to make the configuration go into effect 28 132 KVM over IP 3 3 Configuration Setup via Serial Console For using serial terminal the IP K VM has a serial line interface host side This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in Table below aras 8 When configuring with a serial terminal e g Hyper Terminal reset the P K VM and immediately press the ESC key You will see some device information and a gt prompt Enter config press Enter key and wait for a few seconds for the configuration questions to appear As you proceed the following questions will appear on the screen To accept the d
25. The net mask of the local network Gateway IP address In case the IP KVM should be accessible from networks other than the local one this IP address must be set to the local network router s IP address Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation This option may be left empty however the IP KVM will not be able to perform name resolution Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation It will be used in case the Primary DNS Server cannot be contacted Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP K VM s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening If left empty the default value will be used HTTP port Port number at which the IP KVM s HTTP server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Telnet port Port number at which the IP KVM s Telnet server is listening If left empty the default value will be used SSH port Port number at which the IP K VM SSH Secure SHell server is listening to If left empty the default value port 22 will be used 88 132 KVM over IP Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the IP KVM ethernet device Value in Kbit s Enable Telnet access This enables the Telnet function Enable SSH access This enables the SSH Secure SHell function Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the IP K VM from the setu
26. as enable for keyboard timeout when host is UNIX or UNIX like OS USB Mouse Type Enables USB mouse type Choose between Windows gt 2000 MacOSX for MS Windows 2000 or Windows XP Mac OSX or Other Operating Systems for MS Windows NT Unix or Unix like OS or OS X In Windows gt 2000 MacOSX mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse 83 132 KVM over IP Mouse Speed e Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting The IP KVM tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process e Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer You may also set a fixed scaling which determines the pixel amount of the remote mouse pointer movement when the local mouse pointer 1s moved by one pixel This option is used to manually control the remote mouse speed and only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear This means mouse acceleration of OS should be disabled and the intelligent mouse synchronization of IP KVM is not functioning under this setting e Absolute mouse scaling for MAC server Use this option for MAC server To set the options click on the button Apply 5 4 3 Video ils ellaneo 5 Video setting Noise filter normal Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers Figure 5 16 Video Settings
27. enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client In case the Telnet program is using a VT 100 VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or an according emulation it is even possible to perform a console redirection as long as the IP KVM host machine is using a text mode screen resolution To log in Telnet Console by one of the following way 1 clicking Remote Control gt telnet Console EYH 1P Terminal Server r 2000 2002 login Super Passmo cd tofa help Usage help lt end gt lt subemds lt subends A help seceeo foc specified command 15 pointed With oo acgunents giren a table of all conmands 15 printed to the scceec The followine conmaods ace suppocted help quit cls WETS IDO te cuioal WSGaa WEECESEL cas 53 132 KVM over IP 2 or telnet command as required by the Telnet client for instance in a UNIX shell telnet 192 168 0 70 3 orrun the SSH supported terminal emulation program such as PuTTY Replace the IP address by the one that is actually assigned to the IP K VM This will prompt for username and password in order to log into the device The credentials that need to be entered for authentication are identical to those of the web interface That means the user management of the Telnet interface 1s entirely controlled with the according functions of the web interface Once you have successfully logged into the IP KVM a command line will be presented and you can enter according management co
28. is backward compatible with BOOTP i a Device Setup 1 1 0 AC address 00 00 5D 01 64 4E Mt AS Wireless LAN ESSI E Te Enable WEP encryption TA E eat x a Set up a fixed IP a Setup IP auto configuration as None setup IP address and Subnet mask b Enter Super user login and password for Authentication default super pass c Click Setup Device If super login was authenticated it ll show Successfully configured device Otherwise it ll show Permission Denied 20 132 KVM over IP a Device Setup 1 1 0 Mi AE Elaa None I gt address 192 168 123 220 Authentication To adjust the authentication settings enter your login as a super user and change your password Super user login Enter the login name of the super user The initial value is super All characters are in lower case Super user password Enter the current password for the super user This initial value 1s pass All characters are in lower case New super user password Enter the new password for the super user New password confirm Re type the new password for the super user for confirmation To close the window and accept the changes press the OK button otherwise press the Cancel button 21 132 KVM over IP 3 2 Network Search and configuration using IPK Administrator utility 3 2 1 Install IPK VM Administrator Software The Win
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30. mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host computer supports USB BOOTABLE function For emulating DVD Drive please use Drive Redirection function 3 The above information has to be given from the point of view of IP K VM with correct IP address and device name Administrative permission 1s required as regular user may not have the right to access Please login as a system administrator or as root on UNIX systems 4 The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the IP KVM The information above has to be given from the point of view of the IP KVM It is important to specify correct IP addresses and device names Otherwise IP KVM may not be able to access the referenced image file properly leave the given file unmounted and will display an according error message instead So we recommend to state correct values and repeat this step if necessary 5 Furthermore the specified share has to be configured correctly Therefore administrative permissions are required As a regular user you may not have these permissions You should either login as a system administrator or as root on UNIX systems or ask your system administrator for help to complete this task 63 132 KVM over IP Operation Procedures Please run Nero or any CD DVD imaging tool to create CD DVD ISO image 2 Please create a f
31. of VGA port to the controlled host and adjust itself for the best possible video quality la Sync Synchronize Mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system In general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host Switches between the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer 1s visible Single Double mouse mode and the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized Single mouse mode is only available if using SUN JVM v1 5 or higher Options Options To open the Options menu click on the button Options 39 132 KVM over IP Figure 4 3 Remote Console Options Menu Notice If your IP KVM connects to PS 2 target computer and enable Double Mouse mode in order to keep remote and local mouse pointers in sync please take the following actions 1 Disable the Enhance pointer precision and Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button in a dialog box in the mouse settings of host target computer OS ros Propert HEK E Pe k Select a pointer speed MT Automatically move pointer lo the default button in a dialog het 2 If mouse pointers not in sync please click on Syne button or Options gt Mouse Handling gt Intelligent Sync 40 132
32. or Floppy CD DVD ISO Image redirection 12VDC 1A 0 50 32 122 F Housing Moth 116 132 KVM over IP 7 FAQ 1 Does any software require on servers which connect to the IP KVM No the IP KVM is a 100 hardware solution No extra software require on servers 2 What operating systems does IP KVM support The IP KVM supports Windows Unix Unix like Operating System Sun Solaris Linux and Mac OS 3 What web browsers does IP KVM support The IP KVM support Microsoft Internet Explorer version v6 0 or above Netscape Mozilla Safar1 Firefox Avant World Opera and others 4 What Java version shall we install We need to install Java Runtime Environment version 1 5 or above on the remote console PC 5 Does the IP KVM work with other brand s KVM switch Yes the IP KVM can work with most of standard KVM 6 How many letters the username and password can be set on IP KVM The IP KVM accepts 32 letters of username and password 7 How many concurrent user of IP KVM The IP KVM accepts 15 concurrent users 8 How many bits of data encryption provided by IP KVM The IP KVM provides RSA 2048 bit encryption for authentication and AES 256 bits encryption for data 117 132 KVM over IP 8 Troubleshooting 1 Can t bring up the login page of IP K VM web server Is the IP KVM powered on Verify your network configuration IP address subnet mask router firewall etc are correct You may ping
33. remotely wake up the computer when want to use it and thus save the power energy Remote Target Computer Console _ Internet i Figure 5 3 Remote Wakeup Settings on target computer In order to be waked up some settings have to be done on the target computer 1 BIOS setting Have the wake up function in BIOS Enabled Note the naming in BIOS varies depending on the BIOS type it may be Wake On LAN PME PME Event Wake Up or Power On By PCI Device 2 Windows Settings Enter the Properties of Local Area Connection 56 132 KVM over IP Local Area Connection 3 Properties General Advanced Connect using BS NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Configure This connection uses the following tems E L lient for f dic TOS oft Netw ic orks we m kaspersky Antivirus NDIS Filter Ed a File and Printer Sharing tor Microsoft Networks al fa Jl Dos Packet Scheduler i Vd Install Uninstall AS Description Allows pour computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Make sure Wake on Magic packet is Enable NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Properties General Advanced Driver Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select ite value on the r
34. to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock Horizontal Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in horizontal direction while this option is selected Vertical Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in vertical direction while this option is selected Reset this Mode Reset mode specific settings Clock Phase and Position to the factory made defaults Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory made defaults Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings e Refresh Video Click to run this menu item for retrieving the whole video again from the controlled host and displayed on Remote Console In normal situation only changed parts of video will 44 132 KVM over IP be packed and sent from IP K VM for saving network bandwidth This function is mainly used for troubleshooting purpose where some old video fragments are displayed as not updated in time for some reason for example noise filter for VGA is setting too large e Soft Keyboard x Banca rr Enesjes Forura Pro noe ABAD Ann pas DeEn FIR F a A ananannp E El lal zlelel yi b n Ora eo t 2 HE eet lstan Alt Mel Ctrl Figure 4 8 Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft Keyboard Show Pops up the Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely different language and country mapping than yo
35. to the IP KV M s serial port via a terminal mode The primary interface of the IP K VM is the HTTP interface This is covered extensively in this chapter Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment v1 5 or above If the browser has no Java support such as on a small handheld device you are still able to maintain your IP KVM using the administration forms displayed by the browser itself For secure connection to the IP K VM we recommend the following browsers versions m Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher m Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 6 or higher In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm Using the Internet Explorer open the menu entry and Info to read about the key length that is currently activated The dialog box contains a link that leads you to information on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme Figure below shows the dialog box presented by the Internet Explorer 6 0 33 132 KVM over IP a About Internet Explorer a a E x a di version 6 0 2500 1106 Cipher Strength 128 bit Product 10
36. way to get it back In case you deleted 1t by mistake you have to repeat the three steps as described above 96 132 KVM over IP Common name This is the network name of the IP KVM once it is installed in the user s network usually the fully qualified domain name It is identical to the name that is used to access the IP KVM with a web browser without the http prefix In case the name given here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a security warning when the IP KVM is accessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP KVM belongs Organization The name of the organization to which the IP KVM belongs Locality City The city where the organization is located State Province The state or province where the organization is located Country ISO code The country where the organization is located This is the two letter ISO code e g DE for Germany or US for the USA Note the country code has to be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate e g revocation of the certificate The minimal length of this password is 4 characters Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the IP KVM and its security
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38. 55 736 520 6329726 04981 Update Versions 5P1 Q823353 Figure 4 1 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length Newer web browsers generally support strong encryption on default 4 2 Log in out the IP KVM 4 2 1 log in the IP KVM There are three levels of access privileges Default Password Access Privileges super pass e Has partial rights to change configuration administrator user define pe 8 a a of critical parts E Has permission to access basic function of user user define open Remote Console The super user can add or remove a user easily via the web pages of User Management gt Users Please refer to Addendum C for detailed permission items for each user level Launch your web browser Direct it to the address of your IP K VM which you configured during the installation process The address used might be an IP address or a domain name in the case where you have given your IP KVM a symbolic name in the DNS For instance type the following in the URL field of your browser when establishing an unsecured connection http lt IP address of IP KVM gt When using a secure connection type in https lt IP address of IP KVM gt This will lead you to the IP K VM login page as shown below 34 132 KVM over IP Authenticate with Login and Password Username super Password 4 When connecting to the IPK KVM unit the IPK K VM system web server Telnet server or SSH server will prompt u
39. 66 0 30 15 min idle Figure 5 29 Device Information The Data file for support allows you to download the IP KVM data file with specific support 108 132 KVM over IP information This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc You may send us this information together with a support request It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem Connected Users test 62 238 0 39 active test 80 145 25 183 26 min idle test 212 183 10 29 20 min idle test 62 153 241 228 RC exclusive active Figure 5 30 Connected Users Figure above displays the IP K VM activity From left to right the connected user s its IP address from which host the user comes from and its activity status is displayed RC means that the Remote Console is open If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term exclusive mode is added For more information about this option see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar To display the user activity the last column contains either the term active for an active user or 30 min idle for a user who 1s inactive for a certain amount of time 5 6 2 Even log The figure below displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP KVM Prev Ment Date Event Description 10 12 2007 07 26 07 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 10 12 2007 00 07 54 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210
40. Directory as the LDAP server type E g test domain com Using the RADIUS Server RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a protocol specified by the Internet 105 132 KVM over IP Engineering Task Force IETF working group There are two specifications that make up the RADIUS protocol suite Authentication and Accounting These specifications aim to centralize authentication configuration and accounting for dial in services to an independent server The RADIUS protocol exists in several implementations such as freeRADIUS openRADIUS or RADIUS on UNIX systems The RADIUS protocol itself is well specified and tested We can give a recommendation for all products listed above especially for the freeRADIUS implementation Note Currently we do not support challenge response An Access Challenge response is seen and evaluated as an Access Reject To access a remote device using the RADIUS protocol you have to login first You are asked to specify your user name and password then The RADIUS server reads your input data Authentication and the IP KVM looks for your profile Authorization The profile defines or limits your actions and may differ depending on your specific situation If there is no such profile your access via RADIUS will be refused In terms of the remote activity mechanism the login via RADIUS works similar to the Remote Console If there is no activity for half an hour your connection to the IP K VM wil
41. IP 5 2 Virtual Media The IP KVM provides a powerful capability called Virtual Media or Virtual Disk Using the USB port the IP KVM can present either a local floppy disk image or a redirected remote CD DVD ROM image to the target computer This can allow system recovery in conditions as bad as having local disks down and no primary network connection With Floppy Disk Image the user can upload an image to the IP KVM s memory which then emulates a locally attached floppy drive With CD DVD ROM Image a Windows or other SAMBA share can emulate a locally attached CD DVD ROM for instance to update software Drive Redirection allows you to share redirect your local drive floppy drives hard disks CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks with the remote system over a TCP network connection Thus with Drive Redirection you can use a virtual disk drive on the remote computer instead of an image file It is also possible to enable a remote machine to write data to your local disc Before go ahead with this setup both remote user computer and local computer the one connected with the IP KVM unit would have to have Operating System Win2000 XP or above This function would not work on other platforms at this moment Before using Virtual Media please connect the USB cable from IP KVM to host computer After connecting the USB cable you can see a Removable Disk on the host computer Below is the host computer scree
42. KVM over IP IPK 101 Dongle User Manual V1 2 2009 10 19 KVM over IP Copyright This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without express prior written consent of the originator The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the originator We provide this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose We reserve the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However we assume no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include unintentional technical or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication 2 132 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 22 Dio 2 4 20 2 6 2 1 2 8 29 3 1 3
43. Remote Console Viewer to use Default Java V M Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced see below 81 132 KVM over IP Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Microsystems The JVM in the browser is used to run the code for the Remote Console window which is actually a Java Applet If you check this box for the first time on your administration system and the appropriate Java plug in 1s not already installed on your system 1t will be downloaded and installed automatically However in order to make the installation possible you still need to answer the according dialogs with yes The download volume is around 11 Mbytes The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM lays in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms The Remote Console software 1s optimized for this JVM versions and offers wider range of functionality when run in SUN s JVM Please make sure that you are installing Sun JVM v1 5 or above to your client system Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for the monitor mode By default the monitor mode 1s off In case you switch it on the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode Start in Exclusive
44. The operation procedures to make a drive redirection are as follows 1 Run Remote Control gt KVM Console 2 Click on the Floppy icon KYMP Remote Console 192 168 0 225 AE Ctrl Alt Delete My Network Internet Places Explorer fconsole HNorm Desktop size is 1 024 x768 Fos 0 ln 0 Bris Out 4 B s You will see the Driver Redirection window as below ES EYM IF Remote Console 192 168 0 225 DEAR a Drive Redirection Drive Connect Drive ConnectIsO Dieconnect Not connected Drive Redirection disconnected My Documents My Computer z My Network Internet Places Explorer Me ConsoleiNormi Desktop size is 1024 768 Fos 0 In 0 Bis Out 24 Bis Figure 5 12 Built in Java Drive Redirection 3 You can either redirect a local drive only available under Windows or redirect an ISO CD DVD image 72 132 KVM over IP 3a If click on Connect Drive Selecta drive to redirect le Hard Disk Refresh List D Hard Disk Refresh List Dr fHard Diski Enable Write support E CD ROM E F CD ROM Ok Cancel Hard Niski Select the drive to be redirected and click OK Select the drive you would like to redirect All available devices drive letters are shown here Please note that the whole drive is shared with the remote computer not only one partition If you have a hard disc with more than one partition all drive letters tha
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46. an IP address you need to configure a DNS server in the network settings E g 192 168 1 250 Base DN of User LDAP Server Here you specify the distinguished name DN where the directory tree starts in the user LDAP server E g dc test dc domain dc com Type of external LDAP Server With this option you set the type of the external LDAP server This is necessary since some server types require special handling Additionally the default values for the LDAP scheme are set appropriately You can choose between a Generic LDAP Server a Novell Directory Service and a Microsoft Active Directory If you have neither a Novell Directory Service nor a Microsoft Active Directory then choose a Generic LDAP Server and edit the LDAP scheme used see below Name of login name attribute This is the name of the attribute containing the unique login name of a user To use the default leave this field empty The default depends on the selected LDAP server type Name of user entry object class This is the object class that identifies a user in the LDAP directory To use the default leave this field empty The default depends on the selected LDAP server type User search subfilter Here you can refine the search for users that should be known to the IP KVM Active Directory Domain This option represents the active directory domain that is configured in the Microsoft Active Directory server This option is only valid if you have chosen a Microsoft Active
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48. at can be selected in the video settings of the IP KVM Refer to the Section called Control Bar of Remote Console in Chapter 4 for further explanation The local monitor displays video data but the remote screen remains blank If the Remote Console is connected look at the status line of the Remote Console you should verify that the flat panel interface is not switched off by the video driver of your operating system 121 132 18 19 20 2i KVM over IP The color of remote console displaying a pinkish tint If you are experiencing the remote control screen displaying a pinkish tint with some graphic cards please try adjusting the brightness of the remote console by following steps below a Click Video Settings in Options menu of the remote console EE E K Synt hie Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access scaling d Mouse Handling Local Cursor Video Settings Refresh Video soft Keyboard Local Keyboard Hotkeys Encoding ContastRed A H 100 Contrast Green Ee 100 ContrastBlue rl 100 Clock O A 1344 Phase EA E 16 Horizontal Offset 4 rl 295 Vertical Offset aL I 29 Save Changes 1024766 B0Hz Undo Changes Java Applet Window Special key combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host You have to define a so called Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings W
49. chronization This method takes more time than the fast one and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu The intelligent synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture and make sure that there are no window at the 30 132 KVM over IP top left corner of the remote desktop that are able to change the mouse cursor shape from the normal state The Sync mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently depending on the current state of mouse synchronization Usually pressing this button leads to a fast sync except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode changed recently Note At first start if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer press the Auto Adjust Button once 3 4 4 Host system mouse settings The host s operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver Note The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type Windows gt 2000 MacOSX While the IP K VM works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer there are the following limitations which may prevent this synchronization from working properly Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers that influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers If this happens make sure you do not use a special ven
50. d if dev fd0 of tmp floppy image dd reads the entire disc from the device dev fd0 and saves the output in the specified output file tmp floppy image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc 70 132 KVM over IP 5 2 5 2 Creating a CD DVD ISO Image MS Windows To create the image file use your favorite CD imaging tool Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk For example with Nero you choose Copy and Backup Then navigate to the Copy Disc section Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an image from Specify the filename of the image and save the CD ROM content in that file Favorites T sa Hake Data Dise rei Back up Files ad G Make Audio CD Make Tideo CD Ge Copy Disc Figure 5 11 Nero selection dialog UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris and Linux To create a CD ROM image file copy the contents of the CD ROM to a file You can use the following command dd if dev cdrom of tmp cdrom image dd reads the entire disc from the device dev cdrom and saves the output in the specified output file tmp cdrom image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc 71 132 KVM over IP 5 2 6 Making a Drive Redirection
51. d CSR button 95 132 KVM over IP e Send the saved CSR string to a CA for certification You will get the new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process depending on the CA e Upload the certificate to the IP K VM using the Upload button as shown in Figure below F a pia go an dde a mi ag 1 1 lt ge 1 Lerim icate sining Reguyuesi _ A ih The following CSR is pending countryName TW statebrProvinceName taipel localityName taipel organizationName Test org organizationalUnitName ETE CcommonN ame ERE email ddress testtest com Download Delete eee al Certificate Upload soL Certificate File SEGA CER CIFICALE EE I ICAT CA7 aw E ELIAS ESC EL E ANE SEA TEME ARE la TERMAS Ud EE CM Bee AE DEAR OGG yk MA GAL U2 AE de dE GATA Ed T2 dLE ME oC igs COB ARACELI En An Blight AA ERO ra gta Cb Ea pala 140 pod aqua Cabo IATA M a EIA TE dt tdo Rv t THE AAA AA A e AA DE EP BCMA h a ROCA EAA AWUBIC Sq 032087 E2BHE Ww eM TAB Eh i 2400B AACHEN LADA UCA seCh of ANE ore Sa Y 116151 Ena lO Til KNE j Eben MeN Tp e E ARNO cose Onl f 5 Ada e EZ ci zo ira sgoc rbd IE ges MO CERTIFICATE BEQUE S gt Figure 5 25 CSR string After completing these three steps the IP KVM has its own certificate that is used for identifying the IP KVM to its clients Warning If you destroy the CSR on the IP KVM there is no
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53. dor specific mouse driver on your host system Windows XP Mouse Settings Windows XP knows a setting named improve mouse acceleration which has to be deactivated Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background Instead use some kind of wallpaper As an alternative you could also disable the Active Desktop completely Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back Thus the mouse will be resynchronized If re synchronizing fails disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure 3 4 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized The IP K VM also features another mode the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area The local mouse pointer will be 31 132 KVM over IP hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly To leave this mode it is necessary to define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel Press this key to free the captured local mouse pointer 3 4 6 Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we give the following advices MS Windows In general we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB Choose USB without Mouse Sync For a
54. dows based IPKVM Administrator is a convenient management software tool for managing the IPKVM units The search feature can search and list all found IPK VM units in the LAN and then make configuration fast and easy It is a superset of previous PSetup software tool 3 2 1 1 Installation Step 1 To manually start the software installation from the Windows Desktop click Start button and click Run item At the Run command line type DUPKVM_Administrator_v1 0 0 exe and click OK D is the drive letter for the CD ROM or open the File manager and double click D IPKVM_ Administrator _v1 0 0 exe Step 2 When the IPKVM Administrator Setup window appears click Next 2 ipkym admin InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ipkym_admin The Installshield R Wizard will install ipkvin admin on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Cancel 22 132 KVM over IP ie ipkym admin InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type All program Features will be installed Requires the most disk space Choose which program features you want installed and where they Will be installed Recommended For advanced users Click on Install to start the installation 3 ipkym admin InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to beg
55. e IP K VM acts as an Internet Service Provider ISP to which you can dial in The connection is established using the Point to Point Protocol PPP Before you connect to the IP KVM make sure to configure your console computer accordingly For instance on Windows based operating systems you can configure a dial up network connection which defaults to the right settings like PPP The Modem Settings panel allows you to configure the remote access to the IP K VM using a modem The meaning of each parameter will be described below The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel Serial line speed The speed the IP KVM is communicating with the modem Most of all modems available today will support the default value of 115200 bps In case you are using an old modem and discovering problems try to lower this speed Modem Init String The initialization string used by the IP K VM to initialize the modem The default value will work with all modern standard modems directly connected to a telephone line In case you have a special modem or the modem is connected to a local telephone switch that requires a special dial sequence in order to establish a connection to the public telephone network you can change this setting by giving a new string Refer to the modem s manual about the AT command syntax Modem server IP address This IP address will be assigned to the IP K VM itself during the PPP handshake Since it is a point to poin
56. e for the selected account Password The password for the login name It must be at least three characters long Confirm password Confirmation of the password above 7 132 KVM over IP Email address This is optional Mobile number This information may be optionally provided Role Each user can be a member of a group named a role there kinds can be shose from super administrator or an regular user To create an user press the button Create The Modify button changes the displayed user settings To delete an user press the button Delete Note The IP K VM is equipped with an host independent processor and memory unit which both have a limitation in terms of the processing instructions and memory space To guarantee an acceptable response time we recommend not to exceed the number of 15 users connected to the IP K VM at the same time The memory space that is available onto the IP KVM mainly depends on the configuration and the usage of the IP K VM log file entries etc That s why we recommend not to store more than 150 user profiles 78 132 KVM over IP 5 4 KVM Settings KVM Settings 5 4 1 User Console The following settings are user specific That means the super user can customize these settings for every users separately Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users 79 132 KVM over IP Remote Console Settings for User The setti
57. e remote operating system is aware that the drive is currently redirected actually This may lead to inconsistent data as soon as one of the operating systems either from the local machine or from the remote host is writing data on the device If write support is enabled the remote computer might damage the data and the file system on the redirected device On the other hand if the local operating system writes data to the redirected device the drive cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data This may confuse the remote host s operating system We recommend to use the Drive Redirection with care especially the write support Disable Drive Redirection To disable the function of Drive Redirection Force read only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switched off It is not possible to write on a redirected device Click Apply to submit your changes 5 2 2 Virtual Drive Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded Figure 5 5 USB mass storage option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation and hide the virtual drive if not mounting a image file or drive to the host system To set this option press the button Apply Note If unset and no file image will be found 1t may happen that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager LILO GRUB This case was reported
58. efault values shown in square brackets below press Enter key IP auto configuration None IP address 192 168 0 70 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for none IP auto configuration With this option you can specify whether the IP KVM should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP enter dhcp and for BOOTP enter bootp If you do not specify any of these the IP auto configuration is disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings IP address The IP address the IP K VM This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled Gateway address The IP address of the default router for the connected IP subnet If you do not have a default router enter 0 0 0 0 This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled 29 132 KVM over IP 3 4 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP K VM and the host there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data USB and PS 2 The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections 3 4 1 IP KVM keyboard settings The IP KVM settings for the host s keyboard type have to be corrected in order to make the remote keyboard work properly Check the sett
59. em Access Control to edit the rules Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line by Append or Insert User can remove a rule by Remove or Delete 93 132 KVM over IP HTTP Ener y ption Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption KVM Encryption Of Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost i Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT 2 Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT z 190 168 123 jis 168 123 230 c ACCEPT Append H Insert t Replace Delet ba o Apply Reset to defaults HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption KVM Encryption Off Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost i Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT Rule Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT A 190 168 123 99 192 168 123 230 super ACCEPT ACCEPT _ Append Insert _ Replace Delete D Apply Reset to defaults i j F tees usla ie annal tea tha dates lt WLU EO Yee ls PO l Ait Figure 5 22 IP Filter Settings 94 132 KVM over IP 5 5 4 Certificate Common name Drganizational unit Organization Locality City State Province Countr
60. figuration of computers that use TCP IP DNS Domain Name Servers A system that allows a network name server to translate text host names into numeric IP addresses LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol A protocol for accessing directory information NAT Network Address Translation An Internet standard that enables a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic This enables a company to shield internal addresses from the public Internet NES Network File System A protocol that allows file sharing across a network Users can view store and update files on a remote computer You can use NFS to mount all or a portion of a file system Users can access the portion mounted with the same privileges as the user s access to each file NTP Network Time Protocol A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment PAP Password Authentication Protocol A method of user authentication in which the username and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name password pairs PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol for creating and running IP and other network protocols over a serial link RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service 130 132 KVM over IP An authentication and accounting protocol Enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial in users and t
61. for some Windows versions 2000 XP other OS might not be fully excluded This behavior depends on the BIOS version used in that machine 61 132 KVM over IP 5 2 3 CD DVD Image Use Image on Windows Share via SAMBA To include an image from a Windows share select CD DVD Image from the submenu Active Image No disk emulation set Image on Windows Share This option allows you to share a CD DVD image over a Windows Share This image will be emulated to the host as USB device share host Eo rl Share folder name AS Image file name User foptionall Aa es Password optional N Figure 5 6 Virtual Media CD ROM Image Share host The server name or 1ts IP address the PC that shares out the image file On Windows 95 98 and Windows ME do not specify the IP address but the server name NetBIOS Name Share folder name The name of the share to be used Image file name The image file name on the share folder User optional If necessary specify the user name for the share named before If unspecified and a guest account is activated this guest account information will be used as your login Password optional If necessary specify the password for the given user name 62 132 KVM over IP Notes 1 The output image extension file name has to be iso e g CD Rom_vir iso 2 You may create an ISO image size up to 650Mb for CD ROM This drive would be in read only
62. g environment 37 132 KVM over IP 4 3 1 Main Window of Remote Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right 2 KVM IP Remote Console 192 168 5 186 Ses F cel Be Sne Ye Options My Documents Paro Text Docum A B My Computer New Text Document txt T Pr E Mw Network Internet Places Explorer pl Recycle Bin sajes Bll S123 pe Console WNorm Desktop size is 800 x 600 Fps 0 In 0 B s Out 0 Bis i pa Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window It displays the screen content of your host system The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as 1f you were sitting locally in front of the screen of your remote system That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way However be aware of the fact that the remote system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay The delay depends on the bandwidth of the link to which you use to connect to the IP KVM With respect to the keyboard the very exact remote representation might lead to some confusion as your local keyboard changes 1ts keyboard layout according to the remote host system If you use a German administration system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout for instance special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected Instead the keys will resul
63. heir access permissions A company stores user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A protocol that system administrators use to monitor networks and connected devices and to respond to queries from other network hosts SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TCP IP protocol for sending email between servers SSL Secure Sockets Layer A protocol that provides authentication and encryption services between a web server and a web browser SSH Secure Shell A secure transport protocol based on public key cryptography Telnet A terminal protocol that provides an easy to use method of creating terminal connections to a network host 131 132 KVM over IP I Regulation Information Regulation Information FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference CE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the CE regulations of Class A RoHS All contents of this p
64. her the Enhance pointer precision is disable in the mouse settings of host target computer OS see the next item In Double mouse mode the local and remote mouse pointers are not in sync even after clicking the Sync button If your IP KVM connects to PS 2 host computer and select Double mouse mode please disable the Enhance pointer precision and Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button in a dialog box in the mouse settings of host target computer OS Mouse Properties TES Buttons Pointers Pointer Options wheel Hardware il otc TE Selecta ponte speed Siw i CE C Bee a E ae Faw Enhance poirie precision Snap To Automatically move pointer lo the defaut button in a A cialog box Wielt Ss T Display pointes tals R Hide pointer while typing I Show locaton of poirier when press the CTRL key In Windows Vista when Remote Console is opened the mouse won t work in Remote Console window and Drive Redirection won t work either You should run IE in Administrator mode a right click on JE shortcut select Run as administrator or b right click on IE shortcut select properties Shortcut Advanced properties select Run as administrator Note this will always start IE in Administrator mode 120 132 13 14 15 16 17 KVM over IP Advanced Properties f pa Choose the advanced properties you want for this shortcut This op
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66. ight Property Value Flow Control Enable NEEEBD21P Support Low Power State Link Speed Network Address Optimize For Speedduples settings WYLAN ld Wake on Magic packe Wake on pattern MtakeDnL HN Fron Power ft 57 132 KVM over IP Make sure the following two items are selected NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Properties EE 5 i E _ _ _ __ _ _ General Advanced Driver Power Management Ha NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby Only allow management stations to bring the computer out of standby Warning Allowing this device to bring the computer out of standby may cause this computer to penodically wakeup to refresh its network state If wou travel with this computer or run it on a battery you should not turn on this feature as the machine may awaken at inopportune times or consume the battery Cancel Settings on IP KVM The control can be easily set up from the web page Click on Remote Control gt Remote Wakeup to bring up the configuration page Click on More entries to add additional controlled target Key in the server description and the server s IP address Click on Get MAC to get the corresponding MAC address of the server Click on Apply to save the entry Se A a Click on Reset to defaults if want to clear all entries 58 132 KVM over
67. in installation Click Install to begin the installation TF you want bo review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard 23 132 KVM over IP ie ipkym admin InstallShield Wizard Installing ipkym_admin The program Features you selected are being installed Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard installs ipks m_ admin This may take several minutes Status Installshield i ipkym admin InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ipkvm admin Click Finish to exit the wizard 24 132 KVM over IP 3 2 1 2 Updating an Existing Installation If an IPKVM Administrator software is already installed when running the new software the setup window will prompt for removing it Please select Remove to remove all installed components first Once the existing software has been removed install the new software now e ipkym_admin InstallShield Wizard Program Maintenance Modify repair or remove the program O Modify Change which program features are installed This option displays the Custom Selection dialog in which you can change the way Features are installed Repair installation errors in the program This option fixes missing or corrupt files shortcuts and registry entries Remove ipkeem_admin From your computer 3 2 1 3 Opening the IPKVM Administrator Step 3 Start the
68. in the Nickname Password You have used this password during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Check time The IP KVM registers itself for initiating the IP address of IP K VM stored in the Dynamic DNS server at this time Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server for updating the IP address associated with the Domain Name of the IP KVM Warning The IP KVM has its own independent real time clock Make sure the time setting of the IP K VM is correct see the Section Date And Time 91 132 KVM over IP 5 5 3 Security f Lara HTTP ncryption Force HTTPS for Web access AVIV Ener y ption KVM Encryption Of Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action Rule Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 1 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT Figure 5 20 Device Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the web front end is only possible using an HTTPS connection The IP KVM will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the IP KVM refer to the Section called Certificate KVM encryption This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol RFB is used by the Remote Console to t
69. indows XP doesn t awake from standby mode This is possibly a Windows XP problem Try not to move the mouse while XP goes in standby mode Can t upload the signed certificate in MacOS X If an internal error occurs while uploading the signed certificate either change the extension of the file to txt or add a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file Make sure that the encoding is plain text and the checkbox use for outgoing is checked Another possibility 1s to use a Mozilla based browser Mozilla FireFox 122 132 KVM over IP 22 The Remote Console does not open with Opera in Linux Some versions of Opera do not grant enough permissions if the signature of the applet cannot be verified To solve the problem add the lines grant codeBase nn pp rc RemoteConsoleApplet permission java lang RuntimePermission accessClassInPackage sun to the java policy file of opera e g usr share opera java opera policy 123 132 KVM over IP 9 Addendum A Key Codes Table below shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with an US English language mapping The layout for this keyboard is shown in figure below However most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotke
70. information about the occurred event To receive this SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used 102 132 KVM over IP Here is a example of all gerenated event and its event group Device succesfully started device Board Reset performed by user device Firmware upload failed device No firmware file uploaded device Uploaded firmware file discarded device Firmware validation failed device Firmware file uploaded by user device Firmware updated by user device Internal log file cleared by user device Security Violation security Host Power host Host Reset host Connection to Remote Console failed reason console several Connection to client established console Connection to client closed console Login failed auth Login succeed Auth Warning In contrast to the internal log file on the IP K VM the size of the NFS log file 1s not limited Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously and you may have to delete it or move it away from time to time 103 132 KVM over IP 5 5 8 Authentication Authentication Settings Local Authentication LDAP User LDAP Server 7 Base DN of User LDAP Server Po Type of external LDAP Server Name of login name attribute Po Name of user entry objectclass User search subfilter kl if Active Directory Domain O RADIUS Server Shared Secret Timeout Retries y DE EB leper rite
71. ings in the IP K VM Web front end for details 3 4 2 Remote Mouse Settings A common seen problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors The IP K VM addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm There are two mouse modes available on the IP K VM Auto mouse speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically See the section below for a more detailed explanation Fixed mouse speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will result in n pixel moves on the remote system This parameter n is adjustable with the scaling Please note that this works only when mouse acceleration 1s turned off on the remote system 3 4 3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization Whenever the local and remote mouse cursors move synchronously or not there are two ways for re synchronizing local and remote mouse cursors Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Choose the option using the Remote Console options menu or press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence in case you defined one Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system use the intelligent resyn
72. itch Instead of connecting to a computer the IP KVM host side can be connected to a multi port KVM Switch system In installation procedures are as for stand alone computer except that the host signals are connected to the PS 2 Local Console of the KVM Switch The figure below depicts the cable connections 16 132 KVM over IP gt pa an E re ero seen ON rar MS E to local console ports of KVM Switch PS 2 Keyboard Serial Power LAN Ready USE1 SEPT RPP BEB EE BE i Remote Console Local Console Figure 2 8 Cable Connections with a Multi port KVM Switch 17 132 KVM over IP 2 8 When the server is up and running The IP KVM gives you a full control over the remote server The Management Console allows you to access the remote server s graphics keyboard and mouse and to send special commands to the server You can also perform periodic maintenance of the server Using the Console Redirection Service you are able to do the following I Reboot the system II Watch the boot process III Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic environment IV Run special diagnostic programs 2 9 When the server is dead Obviously fixing hardware defects is not possible through a remote management device Nevertheless IP K VM gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a hardware failure Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five diffe
73. l be aborted and closed Server Enter either the IP address or the hostname of the RADIUS Server to connect to For the hostname DNS has to be configured and enabled Shared Secret A shared secret is a text string that serves as a password between the RADIUS client and RADIUS server In this case the IP KVM serves as a RADIUS client A shared secret is used to verify that RADIUS messages are sent by a RADIUS enabled device that 1s configured with the same shared secret and to verify that the RADIUS message has not been modified in transit message integrity For the shared secret you can use any standard alphanumeric and special characters A shared secret may consist of up to 128 characters in length and may contain both lowercase and uppercase letters A Z a z numerals 0 9 and other symbols all characters not defined as letters or numerals such as an exclamation mark or an asterisk Authentication Port The port the RADIUS server listens for authentication requests The default value is 1812 Accounting Port The port the RADIUS server listens for accounting requests The default value is 1813 Timeout Sets the request time to live in seconds The time to live is the time to wait for the completion 106 132 KVM over IP of the request If the request job is not completed within this interval of time it is cancelled The default value is 1 second Retries Sets the number of retries if a request could not be com
74. le redirection Click on Refresh to refresh the picture 36 132 KVM over IP Remote Console Preview Click to open Desktop size 10 24 x bo 4 2 2 Log out from the IP KVM This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there 1s no activity for 30 minutes 4 3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP KVM The protocol that is running over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS but RFB Remote Frame Buffer Protocol As default RFB tries to establish a connection to TCP port number 443 Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made 1 e your firewall and in case you have a private internal network your NAT Network Address Translation settings have to be configured accordingly In case the IP K VM is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the desired connection This 1s because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol In case of problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate networkin
75. litt Miami allowed Allow thie numesr of users To set permissons for users who access this sak Permissions folder over the network lick Permissions To configure settings for offline access click Caching Caching Windows Firewall will be configured to allow this folder tc be shared with other computers on the retuork View tour Windows Firewall settings Figure 5 8 Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory m Activate the selected directory as a share Select Share this folder m Choose an appropriate name for the share You may also add a short description for this folder input field Comment m If necessary adjust the permissions Permissions button m Click OK to set the options for this share UNIX and UNIX like OS UNIX Solaris Linux If you like to access the share via SAMBA SAMBA has to be set up properly You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file etc samba smb conf or use the Samba Web Administration Tool SWAT or WebMin to set the correct parameters 65 132 KVM over IP Also looking at the man entry of smb conf is very helpful 3 Fill in the sharing information on Image on Windows Share click on the Set button Image on Windows Share This option allows you to share a CD DVD image over a Windows Share This image will be emulated to the hast as USB device share host share folder name storage Image file name User foptionall Password optio
76. lor Depth Encoding d Lossy Video Optimized Hicolor Video Optimized LAN Hicolor LAN DSL UMTS ISDN Modem GPRS GSM Figure 4 12 Predefined Compression Monitor Orly Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter scaling d Mouse Hardling Local Cursor Chat Window Soft Keyboard J Fredefined Local Keyboard t Compression Hotkeys t ColorDepth Figure 4 13 Lossy Compression Color Depth Set the desired color depth You may select between 8 or 16 bit for Video Optimized compression level O or between 1 and 8 bit for compression level 1 to 9 The higher the color depth the more video information has to be captured and to be 48 132 KVM over IP transferred Seles RA Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter scaling gt Mouse Handling b Local Cursor b 18 Bit Hicolor Chat Window 8 Bit 256 Colors ooft Keyboard t Predefined 4bBit 16 Colors Local Keyboard t Compression 4 Bit Grayscale Hotkeys r MAA 2 Bit Grayscale Encoding Lossy 1 Bit Black White Figure 4 14 Encoding Color depth Note If displaying motion pictures on a connection with low speed you may achieve an improvement regarding the video transfer rate by lowering the color depth and disabling the option Video Optimized As a general result the data rate is reduced less bits per color Furthermore the IP K VM will not have to do any video compre
77. mmands d 192 1680 193 PoTIY E Oo E EVMEIP Terminal Server ber 2000 4082 Login super Aas3word 2H gt help ge help Esecmda Ecsubemds Sosubemeas A help screen for specified command is printed With no arguments given a table of all commands is printed to the acreen The following commands are Supported help terminal Figure 5 2 Telnet Console Key in help to list all available commands The following list shows the according command mode command syntax and their usage help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client 54 132 version Displays the release information terminal KVM over IP Starts the terminal passthrough mode for RS 232 serial port This mode provides Serial over IP functin The key sequence ESC exit switches back to the command mode vscaa Auto adjustment of the Remote Console vscreset modes allmodes all Reset the video modes like in the remote console under option Video Settings vscreset modes reset settings for the current video mode vscreset allmodes reset settings for all video modes vscreset all reset all video modes and global settings Brightness and Contrast SSH Console The IP KVM supports SSH security protocol The SSHv2 will encryption the transferred data so as to keep the data communication secured Basically the SSH s configuration in
78. n the computer which connected with IPKVM 59 132 KVM over IP ioi File Edit view Favorites Tools Help a ao y Search gt Folders i gt ih x i fa i C N ype Hard Disk Drives GaP EN OCs Local Disk Se DATA Ds Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage Ho Floppy 4 31 Inch Floppy Disk S DWD Drive E CD Drive AA ASE Removable Disk 5 2 1 Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection 1s another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer With Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine The drive 1s hereby shared over a TCP network connection Devices such as floppy drives hard discs CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected It is even possible to enable a write support so that for the remote machine it is possible to write data to your local disc Active Image No disk emulation set Drive Redirection Orme Redirection allows you to share your local drive floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with the remote system O Disable Drive Redirection Force read only connections ad value ls equal t to the default Figure 5 4 Options of Drive Redirection Please note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operating system That 60 132 KVM over IP means that neither the local nor th
79. nal 4 If the Image file set successfully Image file set successfully Active Image CD ROM Image Share Host 59 120 208 56 Share folder name Image file name User name slorage Odom _imageiso fae Password not displayed Reactivate 5 Open the remote console and you can see the virtual CD as below picture F My C omputer j Fle Edit view Favorites Tools Help Obes DF Search Sree 15 2 9 m paeme O o o gt Disk Drives SEN C Local Disk Se DATA D Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage av Floppy A 3 4 Inch Floppy Disk pp Drive 5 CD Drive a iF CO Drive 66 132 KVM over IP 5 2 4 Floppy Disk Active Image No disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload This option allows you to upload a binary image e g example img with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the KVM IP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Floppy Image File Browse Of FT i AF 7 f WL a Floppy Image Figure 5 9 Virtual Media Floppy Disk The maximum image size 1s limited to 1 44MB To use a larger image mount this image via Windows Share or SAMBA see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share via SAMBA for details 67 132 KVM over IP Operation Procedures 1 You need to create the floppy image file first Please refer to the section Creating a floppy image For this example we use
80. nds on the video picture itself e g the number of the colors or the diversity of pixels The lower the compression quality the more data have to be sent and the longer it may take to transfer the whole video picture If level O is chosen the video compression is disabled completely The option Video Optimized has its advantages if transferring high quality motion pictures In this case the video compression is disabled completely and all video data is transferred via network as full quality video snippets Therefore a high amount of bandwidth is required to ensure the quality of the video picture Seis Ne Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access Screenshot to clipboard Scaling j Mouse Handling i Video Optimized Local Cursor v 0 none Video Settings lowest Refresh Video Sof Keyboard Local Keyboard j Hotkeys Encoding Predefined Compression Color Depth gt 2 3 4 5 6 t 8 9 Lossy highest Figure 4 11 Encoding Compression The next two options allow you to set the compression level to a predefined level OR to 47 132 KVM over IP set a level for lossy compression This compresses well but leads to degradation in image quality e xo Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter Scaling Mouse Handling I Local Cursor I Chat Window Soft Keyboard J Predefined gt Local Keyboard Compression Hotkeys H Co
81. neously A slight delay may present depending on the bandwidth of network 51 132 KVM over IP 5 1 1 KVM Console KVM I Remote Console 192 168 5 186 My Documents Docum w B My Computer New Text Document txt ia a 7 Me Network Internet Places Explorer l ConsoleiNorm Desktop size is 800 x 600 Fps 0 In 0 B s Out 0 Bis la uns A Figure 5 1 KVM Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right 5 1 2 Telnet SSHConsole In general the Telnet or SSH interface supports two operation modes the command line mode and the terminal mode The command line mode is used to control or display some parameters In terminal mode the pass through access to serial port is activated if the serial settings were configured accordingly All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port and its answers are displayed on the Telnet interface In order to log in with Telnet or SSH you have to enable the access settings from Device Settings gt Network 52 132 KVM over IP METWOrK VIS Celana ous SETTINGS Remote Console HITPS port 443 HTTP port 20 TELNET port 2 SSH port 22 Bandwidth Limit kbit s Enable TELNET access Enable SSH access C Disable Setup Protocol Telnet Console The IP KVM firmware features a Telnet server that
82. ngs on this page are user specific Changes you make here will affect the selected user only Transmission Encoding Automatic Detection Pre configured Network speed Video Optirized high color O Manually Compression nene Color depth Remote Console Type Default Java Wil Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin If you do not have the Java Browser Plugin already installed on your system this option will cause downloading of around 11 MByte Plugin code The Plugin will enable extended Remote Console functionality Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Mouse Hotkey Hotkey Help AIHFI2 Used for fast mouse synchronization In Double Mouse mode and to free the grabbed mouse in Single Mouse mode Remote Console Button Keys Key Definition Help Name Button Key 1 confirm Chl Alt Delete lx hu Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 14 User Console Setting 80 132 KVM over IP User select box This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect You may change the settings of other users if you have the required privileges Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window It is possible t
83. ntrol software runs on 1ts embedded processors only but not on mission critical servers so that there 1s no interference with server operation or impact on network performance 1 2 Main Feature m Manage servers around the world Remote KVM keyboard video and mouse access over IP or analogous telephone line modem needed Local console port for direct analogous access to KVM switch Combo PS2 USB Local Console interfaces Dual LAN port for Remote Console and easy cascaded wiring Dual USB port for Local Console and general purpose USB devices Full control under any OS in BIOS level during boot or at Blue Screens No additional software necessary on client console side Remote power wakeup on the target computer Remote mass storage control and redirection Remote control over Java enabled Browsers SSL Secure access through certificate authentication and data encryption SSL 256 bit encryption of all transmitted data RSA 2048 bit encryption Auto optimize the frame rate and video quality according to the bandwidth availability Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture High performance mouse tracking and synchronization Interwork with most of KVM switches Firmware update via web interface Rack mountable 8 132 KVM over IP 2 Installation and Start up 2 1 Package Checklist The IP KVM package consists of the followings items The IP KVM unit CD ROM software utilities and user manual
84. o optimize the speed of the remote screen processing depending on the number of users working at the same time and the network bandwidth of the connection line Modem ISDN DSL LAN etc Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video image Pre configured The pre configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and colour depth for the indicated network speed Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP K VM and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth Since high compression rates consum more computing power of IP K VM they should not be used while several users are accessing the IP KVM simultaneously The standard color depth is 16 Bit 65536 colors The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data Therefore compression level O no compression uses only 16 Bit color depth At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit 16 colors and 2 Bit 4 gray scales are recommended for typical desktop interfaces Photo like pictures have best results with 4 Bit 16 gray scales 1 Bit color depth black white should only be used for extremely slow network connections Remote Console Type Specifies which
85. of subsystems may be reset without resetting the entire IP KVM Click Maintenance gt Unit Reset the following window displays This may take up to a minute Figure 5 33 Unit Reset To reset a certain IP KVM functionality click on the Reset button as displayed in figure below Clicking on Reset of Reset Device will reboot the P KVM system It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console The whole process will take about one minute Resetting subdevices e g video engine will take few seconds only and does not result in closing connections Note Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP K VM 113 132 KVM over IP 5 6 5 Reset to Factory Defaults This function may be used when you forgot the password to log in the IP KVM Note The unit will reboot after this command All current settings will be lost The following procedures will revert to factory default settings l 3 Connect a RS232 null modem cable from your local console PC to the IP KVM Serial port Configure your terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY to the following settings Baudrate 115200 Data stop bits 8 1 Parity none Flow control none Enter the debugging mode via reboot the IP KVM system and hit the ESC key There are two ways to enter the debugging mode a Power cycle reboot the IP K VM device Within 2 seconds of booting the IP KVM enter the Esc key a few times to get a
86. older and share this folder in the PC that shares out the image file Copy the CD DVD ISO image file to this sharing folder Please make sure password has to be setup with the authorized user during Sharing gt Permission settings MS Windows Open the Explorer navigate to the directory or share and press the right mouse button to open the context menu Select Sharing to open the configuration dialog Ch Bei F rh F Sile Edit View Favorites Togs Help qe CD Back 7 5 ya Search Dear Folde s HEE hal 30 j de y System Tasks ll Documents and Settings File and Folder Tasks Address Se C iii Progr an Piles Other Plares Details Storage File Folder Date Modified Today August 29 ZULG 11 08 AM search Sharing and Security fed Ausges hlte Datsien nit Antivir Cberpr fen Pma E oe Es Send To CUE copy Create Shorkcuk Delete Rename Properties Figure 5 7 Explorer Context Menu 64 132 KVM over IP FE aj Halo sect 7 gt Bi ya Search Folders Address a cil Fa System Tasks Storage J File Folder File storage Properties oth General Sharina Seruity Pustrmiza ou cen share this folder with other users on your Lae nebrwor To eneble sharing for this folder click Share this folder 2 Do not share this folder 0 Share this tolder a Ee l sallasi L SEA IA Ley
87. on the upper right corner 1f no Java Runtime Environment Notes 1 In order to run this function the system need support JRE Java Runtime Environment version 5 0 v1 5 or above You can get the Java Software from the website http www java com en download 2 It s recommended to install newer Java version e g version 6 update 11 or above for better performance 2 Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console Make sure the TCP port 443 for both HTTPS and RFB and 80 for HTTP are open for incoming TCP connection establishments 7 The Remote Console Java Applet hanged 118 132 KVM over IP The reason may be hidden in the very details of the Windows memory management configuration The issue was that Windows was allocating more memory to system cache than to applications Solving the issue is trivial a Go to Control Panel System b In the Advanced tab click Performance Settings c Click the Advanced tab d Memory Usage is probably adjusted for Best performance of System cache change it to Best performance of Programs default value and click OK e Restart computer The problem should then disappear Performance Options Ed x Visual Effects Advanced Data Execution Prevention Processor scheduling By default the computer is set to use a greater share of processor time to run your programs Adjust for best performance of 5 Programs O Background services
88. oot upon completion of upgrade process to make newly upgraded firmware effective At the end of countdown counter expires the browser will redirect user to the login homepage Users shall refer to Maintenance gt Device Information page to check the firmware version and confirm the operation Warning IP KVM will verify firmware checksum before proceed upgrade procedure The mechanism help to prevent false firmware file to damage IP K VM It is crucial to keep a steady power supply during the procedure otherwise the power off event may damage the permanent storage and disable IP KVM Updating the firmware is a three stage process 1 Upload the new firmware file onto the IP KVM unit Firmware Upload Firmware File D Mpk 101 std 6302_081211 4 Browse In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button Browse of the Upload Firmware panel Click Upload Once the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted 2 If everything went well you see the Update Firmware panel G ieeaise es le alanda Firmware Upaate 04 02 00 Build 6302 Standard 101 081023 04 02 00 Build 6302 Standard 101 081211 AAA e a Current version New version This may take some minutes Please do NOT power off the device
89. or may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address relating to his IP KVM unit The administrator has to register an IP K VM that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it He will get a nickname and a password in return to the registration process This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered IP KVM You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS e Make sure that the LAN interface of the IP KVM is properly configured e Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog as shown in Figure e Enable Dynamic DNS and change the settings according to your needs see below Enable Dynamic DNS This enables the Dynamic DNS service This requires a configured DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where IP KVM registers itself in regular intervals Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is supported for now DNS System Choose Dynamic for free DNS service Custom for your own domain Hostname 90 132 KVM over IP This is the hostname of the IP K VM that is provided by the Dynamic DNS Server use the whole name including the domain e g testserver dyndns org not just the actual hostname Username You have registered this username during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Spaces are not allowed
90. ouse and one Monitor Remote Console side One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network Software Local Host side lt No additional software necessary gt 1 Java Runtime Environment v1 5 or above Remote Console side 2 Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 0 or above Netscape Mozilla Safari Firefox Avant World Opera and others Notes 1 In order to run this function the system need support JRE Java Runtime Environment version 5 0 v1 5 or above You can get the Java Software from the website http www java com en download 2 It s recommended to install newer Java version e g version 6 update 11 or above for better performance 11 132 KVM over IP 2 5 Hardware Installation The IP KVM can be placed on desktop or rack mounted Rack Mounting The IP KVM can be mounted on 19 1U rack 1 Screw the mounting brackets into the side of the unit at the front as shown in the diagram below 2 Slide the unit into the rack and secure it to the rack 2 6 Cable Connections stand alone The figure below depicts the installation cable connections 12 132 KVM over IP Host target Computer or wy KYM Switch use ves PSI J PS Keyboa L Mouse Virtual Media i MO AAA A Power Adapter SERRE RRR Ree eee EgTsS 7B eee eee Wolfe og Wi KVM Serial E Power LANI A E a PSi2 TPSA dii Keyboard Mouse E o
91. p protocol Setup protocol is a proprietary layer 2 MAC based protocol to allow some configuration software to detect IP KVM devices in the network even without IP address and then config network related settings to IP KVM LAN Interface Settings The Autodetect will set the ethernet speed to the fastest possible value supported by both endpoints of the link For example if you use a 10M half duplex HUB this speed will be auto selected If this option does not work with some network device HUB switches and routers you can set the Ethernet interface speed of IP K VM manually to the values as supported by the network device 5 5 2 Dynamic DNS Jynamic DNS Settings C Enable Dynamic DNS Dynamic ONS server www dyndns org DNS System Usmarcuc Hostname leg yourhost dyndns com Username Password Check time AH hh Check interval Delete saved external IP Figure 5 18 Dynamic DNS 89 132 KVM over IP A freely available Dynamic DNS service www dyndns org can be used in the following scenario Administrator Public IP Internet Dynamic DNS Figure 5 19 Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP KVM is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider the IP K VM connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there The administrat
92. pleted The default value is 3 times 5 5 9 USB USB Device Settings Force using USB 1 1 USB 2 0 is the default setting ifthe operating system of the managed computer does not support USB 2 0 please force it to USB 2 0 is the default setting if the operating system of the managed computer does not support USB 2 0 please force it to USB 1 1 5 5 10 Config File Device Configuration Configuration Restore Browse Restore Configuration Backup With this function the configuration settings can be saved Backup in a file config gz or reloaded Restore from a previously saved configuration file 107 132 KVM over IP 5 6 Maintenance The administrator performs various maintenance activities on the IP KVM These include viewing its status update firmware view the event log and reset the unit 5 6 1 Device Information The Device Status page contains a table with information about the IP KVM s hardware and firmware This information is useful if technical support is required Device Information Product Name Kw Ml IP Server Name KVM Server Serial Number ABCUUUU Board ID 06 549015344045ba Device IP Address 192 165 0 220 Device MAC Address 00 22 e4 00 00 0f Firmware Version 04 02 00 Firmware Build Number 6302 Firmware Description Standard 101 090423 Hardware Revision 0x15 View the datatile for support Connected Users super 1192 160 040 RC active super 1192 1
93. pplication For connecting to a modem you have to prepare a RJ45 DB9M cable or adapter since the modem has DB9F connector RJ45 RJ45 cable straight RJ45 to DB9 M JL adapter Modem Controlling Host The RJ45 to DB9M adapter Optional Adapter DB9 Male 45 DTE Z 1i 6 6 t 7 pg lao 4 128 132 KVM over IP G Well Known TCP UDP Port Numbers Port numbers are divided into three ranges Well Known Ports Registered Ports and Dynamic and or Private Ports Well Known Ports are those from O through 1023 Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 Dynamic and or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 Well Known Ports are assigned by IANA and on most systems can only be used by system processes or by programs executed by privileged users Table below shows some of the well known port numbers For more details please visit the IANA website http www iana org assignments port numbers OL Protocol TCP UDP Number o cies SSS Ceo oee CT Co me O CI 129 132 KVM over IP H Protocol Glossary BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Similar to DHCP but for smaller networks Automatically assigns the IP address for a specific duration of time CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol A secure protocol for connecting to a system it is more secure than the PAP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Internet protocol for automating the con
94. puter and IP KVM Connect the VGA of the attached 3 in 1 Integrated Host Cable to the Host computer Connect the USB connectors of USB A mini cable to the host computer and the IP K VM module while for remote mass storage control Connect the 3 in 1 Integrated Adapting Cable to the Local DB 15 connector of IP KVM Connect the monitor to the Adapting Cable Connect the USB keyboard to the USB2 or USB1 connector Connect the USB mouse to the USB1 or USB2 connector Connect one end of Ethernet cable to LANI or LAN 2 jack of IP K VM and the other end to the Remote Console computer Installation steps Cable Connections cascaded multiple IP K VM to control multiple host computers With the built in Ethernet switch we can easily cascade multiple IP K VM to control multiple host computers l Les Same procedure to install cable connections of every stand alone IP KVM and host computer Connect Ethernet cable straight or cross over between IP KVM units LANI or LAN2 15 132 KVM over IP Host Target Computer H Host Target la Host Target Computer k Computer DC 1H Rasri USB e be pego Assesi UBB f Guardian Guardian AAA KVM KVM A Power LAMA Losal Ready USB rata USE F USR i E ES E j Etherm t E Cr Network ry USAZ Remote Console Figure 2 7 Cable Connections daisy chain Ethernet cables 2 7 Cable Connections with Multi port KVM Sw
95. r Management Users KVM Settings User Console x w o Misc Settings X KVM Settings Video Maintenance Device x xX Information X Maintenance Event Log Maintenance Update Firmware x rr Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse PA TT Keyboard Mouse Co co 125 132 KVM over IP D Bandwidth Consumption The preconfigured network speed selection simply results in a different Compression and Color Depth configuration in order to match the different bandwidth limitations of the network type UMTS ISDN etc The following suggested network bandwidth planning table for IP K VM installation is from the test results with 3D Labyrinth screen saver at Resolution 800x600 the worst case consuming the highest network bandwidth Compression poe ee Comment aes Depth Bandwidth NE e l i uncompressed synchronized video Video Optimized Video Optimized 3 0 3 3 MB s data mol band idlha sded Video Optimized E uncompressed synchronized video high color A a A data most bandwidth needed LAN high color JO no compression 1 0 1 3 MB s uncompressed video data ISDN 128k 6 it O 30kb s 16 colors _____ gray scale GPRS HsCsD_ 8 bit 5 7kb s grayscae 126 132 KVM over IP E Pin outs of RJ45 DB9F Cable Pin out of R J45 DB9 Cable 127 132 KVM over IP RJ45 DB9M connection for Modem application The figure below depicts the connection of modem to IP KVM a
96. ransmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host If set to Off no encryption will be used If set to Try the applet tries to make an encrypted connection In case connection establishment fails for any reason an unencrypted connection will be used If set to Force the applet tries to make an encrypted connection with certificate An error will be reported in case connection establishment fails Group based System Access Control This is the IP filtering function it keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing to the IP KVM by specifying IP filtering rules It is important to fully understand what an IP filter is If you don t fully understand this you will get unexpected results against your original plan 92 132 KVM over IP Chain rule The Chain rule determines whether the access from the hosts is allowed or not It can be one of these two values m ACCEPT access allowed m DROP access not allowed The rule can be configured to apply to a particular Group level All User Super Administrator When the IP K VM receives a TCP packet it will process the packet with the chain rule depicted below The process ordering is important The packet will enter the chain rule 1 first if meet the rule then take action directly otherwise go to chain rule 2 NO Default Rule Yes Figure 5 21 Chain Rules of IP Filtering Check the Enable Group based Syst
97. rent categories with different chances to happen I Hard disk failure 50 II Power cable detached power supply failure 28 MI CPU Controller main board failure 10 IV CPU fan failure 8 V RAM failure 4 Using IP KVM administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen CMOS set up information Power cable detached power supply Server remains in power off state after power on failure command has been given CPU Controller main board failure Power supply is on but there is no video output CPU fan failure By server specific management software RAM failure Boot Sequence on boot console 18 132 KVM over IP 3 Configuration 3 1 Network configuration using PSetup utility The Factory default settings for the IP K VM unit are as below DHCP Disable Default IP address 192 168 0 70 Default Net Mask 255 255 255 0 If DHCP mode is enabled IP auto configuration DHCP the IP K VM will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected If a DHCP server is found it may provide a valid IP address gateway address and net mask Before you connect the device to your local subnet be sure to complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server It is recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the IP K VM You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the me
98. ser to enter the user name and password in order to access to the system If this is the first time logging in log in with the factory default username and password you will be prompted to change the default password Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your IP K VM for the first time Unchanging of the password for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the IP K VM and to the host system including all possible consequences Warning Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible Navigation Having logged into the IP K VM successfully the main page of the IP K VM appears This page consists of three parts each of them contains specific information The buttons on the upper side allow you to navigate within the front end Within the right frame task specific information is displayed that depends on the section you have chosen before 35 132 KVM over IP Desktop size 1024 x 768 Refresh The Buttons of the front end Return to main page of IP KVM access page Open the IP K VM remote console Exit from the IP K VM front end Warning If there is no activity for 30 minutes the IP K VM will log you out automatically A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen Remote Console Preview Click on Click to open to start the remote conso
99. ssion In total this will lead to less transfer time of the motion picture 4 3 3 Status Line of Remote Console Status line Shows both console and the connection state The size of the remote screen 1s displayed Figure belowwas taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800x600 pixels The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connection without encryption SSL means a secure connection Console Norm Desktop size is 1024 x 766 In 0 B s Out 0 Bis Figure 4 15 Status line Furthermore both the incoming In and the outgoing Out network traffic are visible in kb s If compressed encoding is enabled a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate 49 132 KVM over IP In 0 Bis Out O Bis Figure 4 16 Status line transfer rate For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings see related sections 50 132 KVM over IP 5 Menu Options 5 1 Remote Control ry Remote Control E The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP KVM Starting the Remote Console opens a new window displays screen movement of host system with its size automatically adjusted to optimum Keyboard and mouse are redirected to control the host system simulta
100. t F 12 Local Cursor gt intelligent Sync Chat Window Single Mouse Mode soft Keyboard Double Mouse Mode Local Keyboard Hotkeys b Encoding b Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Intelligent Sync Use this option 1f the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture e Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine a version of 1 5 or above offers the full list 42 132 KVM over IP Figure 4 6 Remote Console Options Menu Cursor e Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the IP K VM video settings IP KVM features two different dialogs which for adjusting the video settings Video Settings through the HTML Frontend To enable local video port select this option This option decides if the local video output of IP K VM is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system The option Noise Filter defines how IP KVM reacts to small changes in the video input signal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce
101. t IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Modem client IP address This IP address will be assigned to your console computer during the PPP handshake Since it is a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet SSH Using this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it assuming it provides terminal support via Telnet Select the appropriate options for the 99 132 KVM over IP serial port and use the Telnet Console or a standard Telnet client to connect to the IP KVM The serial port Log function is used for console server application The data receiving from the tracking serial port can be buffered in the IP KVM memory or to a NFS server The user can also define keywords for the serial port that can trigger an email notification or SNMP trap to an administrator if the keyword is found in the logged data This will enable the administrator to monitor the data from the attached device The reaction of detecting a keyword can be configured in section Event Log 5 5 6 Date Time Ime Settings
102. t belong to this disc will be redirected The Refresh button may be used to regenerate the list of drive letters especially for an USB stick Warning Please be cautious that if Allow Write Support is selected all data on the shred media might be destroyed Write Support This feature may be enabled here Write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive As you can imagine this is very dangerous If both the remote and the local system try to write data on the same device this will certainly destroy the file system on the drive Please use this only when you exactly know what you are doing Device Authentication The factory default Username is super and the default Password 1s pass Click Comnect to redirect drive Warning Drive Redirection 1s only possible with Windows 2000 or later versions The Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level and the SCSI protocol cannot recognize partitions therefore the whole drive selected will be shared instead of any particular partition While connecting to a legacy KVM switch please select PS 2 mouse for Keyboard Mouse setting from webpage Otherwise you will not be able to 73 132 KVM over IP 3b If click on Connect ISO Choose ISO image to redirect Local Settings omy Documents __ My Recent Documents NTUSER DAT LOG ntuser ini Select the ISO image file and click Open 4 Finally the established Dri
103. t in their US English counterpart You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with 1ts optimal size That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed However you can always resize the Remote Console window in your local window system as usual Warning In difference to the remote host system the Remote Console window on your local window system is just one window among others In order to make keyboard and mouse work your Remote Console window must have the local input focus 38 132 KVM over IP 4 3 2 Control Bar of Remote Console The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar Using its elements you can see the state of the Remote Console and adjust the local Remote Console settings A description for each control follows E K sync Ei Options Figure 4 2 Remote Console Control Bar Cirl Alt Delete Ctrl Alt Delete _Cirl alteDelete Special button key to send the Control Alt Delete key combination to the remote system see also section 5 4 1 for defining new button keys f Auto Adjust Video E If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in some way press this button and wait a few seconds while the IP K VM tries to detect the video mode
104. tal housing There is a Network Setup Software tool PSetup for setting up the network configuration IP address Subnet mask DHCP etc It is useful when you want to change the network settings or you will not be able to access to the unit due to not knowing the network settings of the unit In this case you can view or change the settings via this utility IP KVM Setup Tool If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements use the setup tool to change the configurations to your needs The setup tool PSetup can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package You can follow the procedures described below DHCP If you have installed the IP K VM on a network that enables DHCP you can use the PSetup to find out the IP KVM s IP 1 Plug Ethernet cable to IP KVM IP KVM will get an IP via DHCP 2 Using PSetup to look for IP KVM a Click Refresh Devices button to detect connected devices b Select MAC address of the IP KVM in Device MAC address box You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the IP KVM unit MAC address is detected as connection from computer and IP K VM is valid through USB or network c Click Query Device to find the IP configuration on the right pane 19 132 KVM over IP Notes m BOOTP a static configuration protocol uses a table that maps IP addresses to physical addresses DHCP an extension to BOOTP that dynamically assigns configuration information DHCP
105. te the command on the remote host Do you really want to send Ctr Alt Delete Cancel Figure 4 10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog e Encoding These options are used to adjust the encoding level in terms of compression and color depth They are available only when Transmission Encoding is determined manually select Manually in KVM Settings gt User Console gt Transmission Encoding of web page O Automatic Detection O Pre configured Metwork speed Manually Compression U none Video Optimal Color depth 1 none onsole ype O Default Java Wil Sun Microsystems Java Brows If you do not have the Java Bre system this option will caul Plugin code The Plugin wil 9 highest functionality installed on your around 11 Mbyte Remote Console 46 132 KVM over IP Compression Level You may select a value between and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest compression and level 9 the best compression The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwidth that is available on your video picture to be transferred and on the number of changes between two single video pictures We recommend to use a higher compression level if the network bandwidth is low The higher the compression level the more time is needed to pack and unpack the video data on either side of the connection The compression quality depe
106. terface 1s the same as Telnet console s except that SSH is data encrypted and secured Please run the SSH supported terminal emulation program such as PuTTY 2 Pull Configuration Category E Session Logging E Terminal Keyboard Bell Features E Window Appearance Behaviour Translation Selection Colours Connection Data Proxy Telnet Rlogin SSH Serial Basic options for your Put TY session Specify the destination you want to connect to Host Name or IP address 192 168 0193 Connection type Raw Telnet Alogin 55H Load save or delete a stored session saved Sessions SSH Default 5 tings Load Telnet SETA Delete Close window on exit k OAwas Never Only on clean exit 55 132 KVM over IP 5 1 3 Remote Wakeup Operation completed successfully Remote Wakeup Server List Wake Up Server Desenplion Server IF Server MAC Sever O E mail Server 192 168 0 90 00 1F D0 40 D7 24 Serer O Web Server 192 168 0 74 00 16 E6 DF C172 Remote Wakeup Server Settings Serer Description Server IP Server MAC Sewer 1 Emai Save CS CNBOG SCO 2A Geo Server 2 Web Server 190 16804 COG BEDFCL72 t Moreeninesa lesersodelaulis The IP KVM provides the remote power wakeup function which can remotely wake up the sleeping computer With this feature the computers that are not in use for now can be shut down and
107. the IP address of the IP K VM to find out whether the IP KVM is reachable via network Without a ping functioning IP K VM can t work either 2 I forgot my password How can I reset the IP K VM to factory defaults For a detailed description see the Section called Reset to Factory Defaults in Chapter 5 for detailed operation 3 Login to IP KVM fails Was the correct combination of user and password given On delivery the user super has the password pass Moreover your browser must be configured to accept cookies 4 When a PC connects to the host USB mini connector and runs the PSetup utility an error message occurred Exception processing message This problem may due to BIOS setting improperly This problem will be disappeared after correcting the BIOS setting If the PC does not equip with floppy diskette please set BIOS to floppy not installed not floppy 1 44MB 5 In the browser the web pages are inconsistent or chaotic Make sure your browser cache settings are feasible Especially make sure the cache settings are not set to something like never check for newer pages Otherwise web pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the IP KVM device itself 6 The Remote Console window of IP KVM can not be opened 1 Please make sure the remote console PC has been installed with Java Runtime Environment v1 5 or above When trying to open the Remote Console the x icon will appear
108. tion allows you to run this shortcut as an administrator while protecting your computer from unauthorized activity once Virtual Media Drive Redirection fails to connect to an USB drive This problem may due to BIOS setting improperly This problem will be disappeared after correcting the BIOS setting If the PC does not equip with floppy diskette please set BIOS to floppy not installed not floppy 1 44MB When connecting Local console the computer VGA resolution does not match the monitor s resolution Make sure VGA resolution works fine if directly connect the monitor to the computer Please turn off the computer wait few seconds then turn on again Notice that during computer startup it will try to obtain the information of the connected monitor resolution from its VGA port So before computer startup the monitor and KVM switch should be already ON and running Please follow the power up procedures power on monitor power on IP KVM wait for IP KVM startup complete about 60 seconds and then power on the Host Target computer The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Try to correct the brightness and contrast settings in Options gt Video Settings until satisfaction or simply click on the Auto Adjust Video button z to correct a flickering video The video data on the local monitor is surrounded by a black border This is not a failure The local monitor is programmed to a fixed video mode th
109. uilds single separate key presses and releases The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds 5 4 2 Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Settings Host Interface Auto active USB To use the USB and or Paz Interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device If the managed host has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and you have connected the USB cable only then you will have no remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host USE and Pot are both connected and you selected Auto as host interface then the card will choose USB if available or otherwise falls back to Pte Keyboard Model Generic 104 Key PC i key release timeout C enabled Timeout after ici Enable key release timeout if you experience duplicated keystrokes during poor network performance USB Mouse Type Windows gt 2000 Mac DS X Mouse speed Auto Fixed scaling O Absolute mouse scaling for MAC server Figure 5 15 Keyboard and Mouse Settings PS 2 Keyboard Model Enables a certain keyboard layout You can choose between Generic 101 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout Generic 104 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout extendend by three additional windows keys Generic 106 Key PC for a japanese keyboard and Apple Macintosh for the Apple Macintosh Keyboard timeout Recommanded
110. ur administration machine Mapping Used for choosing the specific language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard Sel Y English United States English United Kingdom German Germany Monitor Only German Switzerland Exclusive jum French France Screenshot to clipboard Italian Italy Readability Filter Japanese Japan a 13 Scaling Spanish Spain i gt Mouse Handling y Portuguese Portugal Local Cursor Hebrew Israel Chat Window Russian Russia Finnish Finland swedish Sweden Norwegian Norway Soft Keyboard Show Local Keyboard Hotkeys vrti gt Encoding Danish Denmark French Belgium Dutch Belgium Figure 4 9 Soft Keyboard Mapping 45 132 KVM over IP e Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet Normally the applet determines the correct value automatically However depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this 1s not always possible A typical example is a German localized system that uses an US English keyboard mapping In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually e Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before Choose one entry the command will be sent to the host system A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the selected command to the remote host Select OK to execu
111. ure 5 13 Setting Password Change password of currently logged in user Old Password type in current password New Password type in new password Confirm New Password re type new password for verification Click Apply to submit your changes 76 132 KVM over IP 5 3 2 Users and Groups 1 i Pr a a de User Ma adgement i gen Existing users select w e Mew user name Full user name Password Confirm Password Email address Mobile number o Role Administrator Enforce user to change password on next login There are three kinds of levels of user accounts m Super Has all possible rights to configure the device Administrator Has partial rights to change configuration apart from critical settings m User Has permission to access basic function of open Remote Console You can choose the desired level from the selection box role The IP KVM comes with 1 pre configured user account that has fixed permissions The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions IP KVM offers Upon delivery the account super has the password pass Make sure to change password immediately after you have installed and on initial access of your IP KVM Existing users Select an existing user for modification Once a user has been selected click the lookup button to see the user information New User name The new user nam
112. ve Redirection connection will be displayed EYH IP Remote Console 192 168 0 225 Drive Redirection Drive Connect Drive Connect lgo Disconnect Using Drive O Drive Redirection established Drive Cr Ctrl Alt Delete ie Options A j My Documents fly Computer My Network Internet Places Explorer lt 1114 Console Morr Desktop size is 1 024x768 Fos 0 ln 0 Bis Cut 6 Bis Open My Computer you will see the virtual drive appears on the remote host PC window 74 132 A E H IF Remote Console 192 168 0 225 Drive Connectbrive ConnectiS Disconnect Drive Redirection established Drive Ct Ctrl Alt Delete o gt ce i a i My Computer My Documents Py Computer TE My Network Internet Places Explorer Hard Disk Drives Se Local Disk C e Local Disk Ds Sat Vista Es e Local Disk Fs Drive Redirection Using Drive O Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage q 31 Floppy As DVD Drive G2 le 31 Inch Floppy Disk CO Drive Removable Disk ConsoleiNormi Desktop size is 1 024x 768 Fs Dn 0 Bs Cut O Bs KVM over IP Bai The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before 1t is redirected That means that it tries to prevent the local operating system from accessing the drive as long as it is redirected
113. video flickering that is often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if display content is not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations 43 132 KVM over IP Video Settings through the remote console Brightness a Contrast Red a Contrast Green a Contrast Blue a Clock a Phase al Horizontal Offset a Vertical Offset Resetthis Mode Reset All Modes Save Changes 1024x768 60Hz Lindo Changes y y e y Figure 4 7 Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values here The default settings in conjuction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations If the picture quality is still bad after auto adjustment you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better quality Phase Defines the phase for video sampling used
114. y S50 code Email Challenge password Confirm Challenge password Key length bits 1024 Figure 5 23 Certificate Settings The IP KVM uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the IP K VM has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate The default certificate comes with IP K VM device upon delivery 1s for testing purpose only System administrator should not rely on this default certificate as the secured global access mechanism through Internet However it is possible to generate and install a new base64 X 509 certificate that is unique for a particular IP K VM In order to do that the IP K VM is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request CSR that needs to be certified by a certification authority CA A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP K VM e Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below Once this is done click on the button Create which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Downloa
115. y purposes in application programs are on an identical position no matter what language mapping you are using Some of the keys have aliases also means they can be named by 2 key codes separated by comma in the table Key and aliases 0 9 A Z TILDE MINUS EQUALS El lt LESS 9 SLASH BACK SPACE ENTER CAPS LOCK BACK SLASH LSHIFT SHIFT RCTRL RSHIFT LCTRL CTRL LALT ALT SPACE ALTGR ESCAPE ESC Fl F2 F3 F4 ES F6 F7 FS F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPADO NUMPADI NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPADS NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPADS NUMPADO NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD NUMPADMUL NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU 124 132 KVM over IP B Video Modes Table below lists the video modes IP KVM supports Please don t use other custom video settings besides of these or the IP KVM may not be able to detect them 640x480 666 S 56 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 1600x1200 6 gt 2048 x 1536 85 local console C User Role Permissions Table below lists the user role permissions granted for three user role groups Super Administrator and User Remote Power Wakeup O o k Remote Control Telnet Console X Virtual Media ooo o k __ __x e s User Management Change X Password Use

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