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1. 145 using WTA Medid ico nx ensaret cats au gp eR dE tare Gu ONG alee aA RU A 146 Connecting To Virtual Media aec uctor ta sintomi aun dicis as stud ein 148 Disconnecting Virtual Media ausu exei cauaa Fea ni dada dea n f i d sand 191 141 142 Chapter 4 Virtual Media Overview Virtual media extends KVM capabilities by enabling KVM target servers to remotely access media from a client PC and network file servers With this feature media mounted on a client PC and network file servers is essentially mounted virtually by the target server The target server can then read from and written to that media as if it were physically connected to the target server itself Virtual media can include internal and USB mounted CD and DVD drives USB mass storage devices PC hard drives and ISO images disk images Note SO9660 is the standard supported by Raritan However other ISO standards can be used Virtual media provides the ability to perform additional tasks remotely such as e Transferring files e Running diagnostics e Installing or patching applications e Complete installation of the operating system This expanded KVM control eliminates most trips to the data center saving time and money thereby making virtual media very powerful lt Raritan Chapter 4 Virtual Media Raritan 143 144 Chapter 4 Virtual Media Diagram key LU Desktop PC 3 CIM a Target server CD DVD drive
2. Broadcast Port By default all Raritan devices send data through Port 5000 This network traffic includes the autodiscovery broadcast In the case of conflicts or to deal with firewall issues you may want to use a different broadcast port MPC Broadcast Port To change the autodiscovery port from the default broadcast port of 5000 1 Select the device in the Navigator Choose Tools gt Options The Options dialog appears On the Advanced tab type the new port number in the Port field of the Broadcast Port section and then click OK zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note If you want the application to autodiscover Raritan devices on the new broadcast port you entered in the Options dialog you must configure all Raritan devices to use the new port number Options KVM Switch OSUI Hot Kay Scroll Lock Scroll Lack 3 Num Lock Num Lock O Caps Lock Caps Lock Broadcast Port Part 5000 IPu amp Hetworking Enable IPv amp Networking Logging L Enable Logging RRC Broadcast Port To change the autodiscovery port from the default broadcast port of 5000 Select the device in the Navigator 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Options The Options dialog appears In the Broadcast Port field type the new port number in the Port field and then click OK 131 zis Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note If you want
3. 1 Scale Video Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client e Click the Scaling button on the toolbar e To exit this mode and return the target window to its previous size deselect Scale Video on the View menu or click the Scaling button once again Di amp lmiol mi el aj Ea cs Es 5 a ED E 9 d Raritan Devices l EE eMe 2t122 168 521 184 Winz000 757 a Na astoKK1i6ev14 192 16 as Ss EIL amp Ea bilskx101 192 168 514 a Bg bilsks120 192 168 514 Wa billsk 121 192 168 51 1 Charnes Machine 192 1 m Cy m charles Machine 2 i92 DKX432 192 168 51 21 59 a E Dominion Kx 192 169 s La ENUEETDEUCISENMS 1E sn exa 2 51 124 153889 n QE Pa El Has 89 eda ile Ml 1 T22 RH 20 i a H adminpart Ba Winz009 i PE er Bai Pote d irm ROM 285 8732 FH 2 0 HITS alc ovin2000 isarac Pi Charley B Barbara 3 Ellen E 10 Frank BE li ail Lei Henry a SMB KALS4 192 168 51 184 Login complete Note Enabling Scale Video will scale the complete target video image to fit the remote desktop area as it grows or shrinks You can combine this setting with target screen resolution for a full page affect on targets with a higher resolution than your desktop zis Raritan k Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client RRC Scaling Scaling your target window size allows you to view the
4. USB mass storage device PC hard drive Remote file server ISO images Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media With the virtual media feature you can mount up to two drives of different types that are supported by the USB profile currently applied to the target These drives are accessible for the duration of the KVM session For example you can mount a specific CD ROM use it and then disconnect it when you are done The CD ROM virtual media channel will remain open however so that you can virtually mount another CD ROM These virtual media channels remain open until the KVM session is closed as long as the USB profile supports it The following conditions must be met in order to use virtual media e For users requiring access to virtual media the device permissions must be set to allow access to the relevant ports as well as virtual media access VM Access port permission for those ports Port permissions are set at the group level e A USB connection must exist between the device and the target server e f you want to use PC Share Security Settings must also be enabled in the Security Settings page Optional e You must choose the correct USB profile for the KVM target server you are connecting to Client PC e Certain virtual media options require administrative privileges on the client PC for example drive redirection of complete drives Note If you are using Microsoft Vista turn User Ac
5. port number Depending on the maximum number of KVM sessions the device can handle at once if all device ports to which you are connecting are already occupied an alert message appears and you must wait until one of the ports is available in order to connect Navigator Icons Each device in the Navigator is assigned two icons One icon represents the device s connection profile and the other icon represents its network status A connection profile is generally created by a user in order to store personalized information about specific devices see Connection Profiles on page 73 for additional information The connection status indicates the current status of the device Device Connection Profile Icons Left Icon Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Icon Description G Profiled A network connection profile exists for this device Modem Profile A modem connection profile exists for this device a Not Profiled The device was found on the network but a connection profile does not exist for it Device Network Status Icons Right Icon Icon Description Bul Connected green You are currently authenticated and connected to this device EI Available black This device is currently available on the network but you are not currently connected to it Saj Unavailable A profile exists for this device but it is not currently available on the network Note that all devices to whic
6. 163 Establishing a New Connection 86 F File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only 145 147 150 G General Options 121 General Options in MPC 119 121 General Options in RRC 124 Generation 1 Devices 87 Generation 2 Devices 88 H Help 177 Help Options 23 Import Export Keyboard Macro Definitions 193 Import Export MPC Keyboard Macros 133 Import Export RRC Keyboard Macros 136 Installing and Opening Standalone MPC 27 Installing and Opening Standalone RRC 47 Installing RSC for Sun Solaris and Linux 159 Installing RSC on Windows 157 Intelligent Mouse Mode 18 104 106 Introduction e 1 K Keyboard Limitations 101 Keyboard Macros 6 93 Keyboard Options 6 179 Index Keyboard Type 100 L Local Drives 147 148 Log Files 130 Modem Connectivity in MPC 45 Modifying and Removing Keyboard Macros 9 97 Mouse Options 15 103 121 125 Mouse Pointer Synchronization 16 Mouse Synchronization Options 104 MPC Broadcast Port 130 MPC Connected Server s Toolbar 63 MPC Connection Properties Generation 1 Devices 108 MPC Connection Properties Generation 2 Devices 110 MPC Interface 51 MPC Minimum System Requirements 24 MPC Navigator Tabs 56 MPC Requirements and Installation Instructions 24 MPC Scaling 70 MPC Status Bar 64 MPC Supported Operating Systems and Browsers 25 44 MPC Target Screen Resolution Mode 67
7. E Select the installation path usr local Raritan Raritan Multi Platform Client 4 40 1 7 E Browse Made with l2Pack http www j2zforge coms o Previous 5 Use the Browse function to select a directory to install MPC if the directory is different from the default path displayed in the Select the installation path field 6 Click Next to open the Shortcut dialog On the Shortcut dialog Choose a shortcut location from the Select a Program Group for the Shortcuts field Select either current user or all users to define who should have access to the shortcut Check the Create shortcut on the desktop checkbox if you want the shortcut to appear on the desktop Raritan s Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 8 When finished click Next E IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client Select a Program Group forthe Shortcuts Raritan create shortcut for current user Ci all users Raritan Raritan Multi Platform Client 4 40 1 7 Reset V Create shortcut on the desktop Made with IzPack http www j2forge coms Previous Note Once MPC is installed successfully a shortcut will be available on the desktop However for Linux users you will need to log off of and then back into your session before the shortcut will be visible on the desktop Once the installation is complete the final page indicates where you will find an
8. although the keyPressed and keyReleased events for Alt Gr still identify it as an unknown key code Further a key pressed in combination with Alt Gr such as on the UK keyboard Alt Gr 4 which is the Euro symbol will only generate a keyTyped followed by a keyReleased event for that value without a keyPressed event Java 1 6 improves upon this by filling in the keyPressed event as well Note The KX Il does not support Java 1 4 2 Since the SysRq keyboard stroke is used by some operating systems as a print shortcut the Alt SysRq key combination is supported only as a macro when using DKX with RRC and MPC to a Linux target Common Hot Key Combinations for RRC The following common hot key combinations are not sent to the target system Hot Key Combination Ctrl Alt Delete Ctrl Num Lock CtrltCaps Lock Description Reboots the computer The sequence is sent to the local system and the Windows Security Task Manager Shutdown and so on dialog is displayed This toggles the state of the Num Lock light if the Num Lock state on the local system is not the same as the target system This toggles the state of the Caps Lock light if the Caps Lock state of the local system is not the same as the target system Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Hot Key Description Combination Ctrl Scroll Lock This toggles the state of the Scroll Lock light if the Scroll Lock state
9. fweew izfornge com Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 7 Click Next The Windows shortcut page appears di IzPack Installation of Raritan Serial Console Select a Program Group For the Shortcuts Accezcoriax JAudministr atre Tools Adobe America Online creaba shorea Foi Tiso Systems WPH Client C current user CENT EP S Dell Accessories e si werg Dal Wireless iames Google Desktop Raritan Serial Console 7 Create shortcut on the desktop Made wth IzPack hip f Perse if orge com gos 8 Specify the desired Program Group for the shortcut 9 Click Next The installation finished page appears 10 Click Done Installing RSC for Sun Solaris and Linux You must have administrative privileges to install RSC 1 Login to your Sun Solaris machine 2 Download or copy from a known location the RSC installer jar installation file 3 Opena terminal window and change to the directory where the installer is saved 4 Type java jar RSC installer jar and press Enter to run the installer Click Next after the initial page loads The Set Installation Path page opens a Select the directory where you want to install RSC and click Next b Click Browse to navigate to a non default directory zis Raritan bu Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console c Click Next when the installation is complete Click Next again The installation is complete The final page indicates where you will
10. off Users 1 163 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Settings 1 Choose Emulator gt Settings The Settings page displays the General tab with the default settings Settings Serial Port 1 9 General Display GUL Interface Hain Menu Shortcut Show Confirmation Dialog on Exit History Buffer Size 200 ASCII DEL Cursor type iw Block Cursor C Line cursor 2 Accept the Main Menu Shortcut default of None or choose one of the following from the Main Menu Shortcut drop down menu F10 Alt Accept the Show Confirmation Dialog on Exit default or uncheck it 4 Accept the Terminal Size default or choose a size from the Terminal Size drop down menu 5 Accept the Backspace Sends default of ASCII DEL or choose Control H from the Backspace Sends drop down menu 6 Accept the History Buffer Size default of 75 or use the arrows to change the buffer size n zie Raritan Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 7 Accept the Cursor type default of Block Cursor or select Line Cursor 8 Click OK Display Settings Choose Emulator gt Settings and then click the Display tab Settings Serial Port 7 15 Font Directories EIE Terminal Font Properties GUL Font Properties Monospaced Font size Colors Locale Encoding Foreground Background LITF English Font Preview Click Default to accept the Default settings Then click Ok to close the Display Settings dia
11. order to maximize usability in all bandwidths 15 bit RGB Color 8 bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 93 bit Gray 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so on the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most modern video graphics cards is not necessary Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwiath 4 Usethe slider to select the desired level of Smoothing 15 bit color mode only The level of smoothing determines how aggressively to blend screen regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of target video by reducing displayed video noise 5 Click OK to set these properties Va Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Connection Information Keyboard Options To obtain information about your Virtual KVM Client connection e Choose Connection gt Connection Info The Connection Info window opens The following information is displayed about the current connection e Device Name The name of the device e P Address The IP address of the device e Port The KVM communication TCP IP port used to access the target device e Data In Second Data rate in e Data Out Second Data rate out e Connect Time The duration of the connect time e FPS The frames per second transmitted for video e Horizontal
12. so that you can virtually mount another CD ROM These virtual media channels remain open until the KVM session is closed as long as the USB profile supports it e The following conditions must be met in order to use virtual media e You must choose the correct USB profile for the KVM target server you are connecting to Client PC e Certain virtual media options require administrative privileges on the client PC for example drive redirection of complete drives Note If you are using Microsoft Vista turn User Account Control off Control Panel User Accounts User Account Control turn off Raritan Chapter 4 Virtual Media If you would prefer not to change Vista account permissions run Internet Explorer as an administrator To do this click the Start Menu locate IE right click it and select Run as Administrator Target Server KVM target servers must support USB connected drives KVM target servers running Windows 2000 must have all of the recent patches installed USB 2 0 ports are both faster and preferred If you plan to access file server ISO images identify those file servers and images through the Remote Console File Server Setup page See File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only on page 145 Note SO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan However other CD ROM extensions may also work Open a KVM session with the appropriate target server a Open the Port Access pa
13. the MPC window contains these main sections ES Raritan Multi Platform Client onnes chen i Kayb ard Video Moume 1 Tadia Tools Wiew Window Fa P Of ejm o 9 e EE EJ zc a Dee vj di DR za E xx ku ooso at 102 260 JF i View By Hame viv By IP i L kx KrM00 0 192 568 50 12 begin complete WII i e zis Raritan 51 52 RRC Interface Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client The RRC window is almost identical to the MPC window ja Raritan Remote Client Derry E ee BSTDESAT amp VER13 132 168 5 a ig bibs 01 192 165 51 65 Lg i bibs on 192 066 51 120 a By b sx1 i 192 168 951 171 a B Domirion kx 192 168 5 1 83 a M Domien X 162 168 5 1 187 La ig Dornnion e 192 168 5 1 252 i B aids 102 158 55 105 Bou gs dnro 122 168 51 184 Ah c Chanel i im Mb 3 STH RHE Ml 4 Port i Hl Channel 5 Al 6 Port 2 aM 7o Bl o channels D EE Ml Lx Channel 10 Al 11 Channel 11 AM 12 Channel 12 ABD Us Channel 13 Bl 1e Channel 14 jE 15 Channel 15 16 Channel 16 H i7 Channel 17 Ml ce channel 18 Bl 19 Chancel 19 fl 20 Chancel 20 AM 21 Channel 21 Al 22 channel 22 Bl 2x Chancel 23 i 24 Channel 24 Ml 2 Channel 25 fi 26 Channel 25 My Daumeris AdHuvere SE Personal My Computer Ethereal Internet Expire Rm 3 Microsoft Metscape Mal Office Guilook amp Mew sqnouns rS gt om u Acrobat QuickTime Reader 5 0 Papar
14. Brightness Use this setting to adjust the brightness of the target server display Brightness Red Controls the brightness of the target server display for the red signal Brightness Green Controls the brightness of the green signal Brightness Blue Controls the brightness of the blue signal Contrast Red Controls the red signal contrast Contrast Green Controls the green signal Contrast Blue Controls the blue signal If the video image looks extremely blurry or unfocused the settings for clock and phase can be adjusted until a better image appears on the active target server Warning Exercise caution when changing the Clock and Phase settings Doing so may result in lost or distorted video and you may not be able to return to the previous state Contact Raritan Technical Support before making any changes Clock Controls how quickly video pixels are displayed across the video screen Changes made to clock settings cause the video image to stretch or shrink horizontally Odd number settings are recommended Under most circumstances this setting should not be changed because the autodetect is usually quite accurate 13 14 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Phase Phase values range from 0 to 31 and will wrap around Stop at the phase value that produces the best video image for the active target server Horizontal Offset Controls the horizontal positioning of the target server display on your monitor V
15. Calibration command by manually forcing a device to autodetect the video settings on the Video menu click Auto sense Video Settings or by changing the settings in this page After you change a value click Apply to test the setting See Color Calibration on page 119 To configure Generation 1 devices 1 2 Choose Video gt Video Settings or click the Video Settings button pi in the toolbar to open the Settings dialog Adjust the following settings as required a Noise Filter Devices can filter out the electrical interference of video output from graphics cards This feature optimizes picture quality and reduces bandwidth Higher settings transmit variant pixels only if a large color variation exists in comparison to the neighboring pixels However setting the threshold too high can result in the unintentional filtering of desired page changes Lower settings transmit most pixel changes Setting this threshold too low can result in higher bandwidth use Note The default Noise Filter is 4 Raritan recommends that you lower this value to 0 zero Although higher settings will stop the needless transmission of false color variations true and intentional small changes to a video image may not be transmitted b PLL Settings If the video image looks extremely blurry or unfocused the PLL settings for clock and phase can be adjusted until a better image appears on the active target server Warning Exercise caution when
16. Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Enter the phone number for the dial up connection Remember to include any additional codes that should be dialed to establish a connection such as country codes area codes or outside line access codes Select the modem as configured in Windows from the drop down list that will be used to dial and connect to your Raritan device Note For security reasons you must use the MPC standalone client if you require modem access Further one modem on a client PC can be used for only one device connection 2 Select the Use Default Port Number checkbox to use the default port number 5000 For TCP Ports devices are automatically configured to use TCP Port 5000 when communicating with the client If you do not want to use the default port number deselect the checkbox and type the port number in the Port Number field Compression Tab 1 Set the Connection Speed Use this setting to manually adjust the connection speed to accommodate bandwidth constraints Devices can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to your needs Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available Auto Detect 1G Ethernet 100mb Ethernet 10mb Ethernet 1 5mb Max DSL T1 1mb Fast DSL T1 512 kb Medium DSL T1 384 kb Slow DSL T1 256 kb Cable 128 kb Dual ISDN 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb
17. Client and Raritan Remote Client To open MPC on a Mac 1 Open a Finder window and navigate to the directory where you installed MPC the default location is Applications Raritan Raritan MPC 4 40 1 7 Applications e Network A pL 38 Q Internet Connect g amp Microsoft AutoUpdate Jd 3 Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive e raritancompu Or everywhere Date Modified iaa Jan 27 2005 9 21 AM i Macintosh HD Internet Explorer Jun 3 2003 5 14 PM f iPhoto Feb 11 2005 5 16 PM O MPC e iSync Jun 16 2004 7 39 PM eee F iTunes May 19 2005 4 15 PM og Desktop r Mail Aug 14 2003 3 00 PM Feb 11 2005 5 43 PM Jan 19 2005 11 24 AM e OmniGraffle Sep 1 2004 7 05 PM fa Applications C OmniOutliner Sep 1 2004 7 04 PM E Preview Jan 27 2005 9 20 AM gt 3 QuickBooks NUE 6 x QuickTime Player Bv 2 Raritan vw Raritan Multi Platform Client v 3 4 40 17 q Raritan Multi Platform Client Sep 1 2004 6 59 PM May 25 2005 6 07 PM Today 3 31 PM Today 3 31 PM Today 3 31 PM 2 Double click the desired device to establish a connection type your user name and password and click OK to log on 860 IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client amp 9 Installation has completed successfully amp An uninstaller program has been created in Applications Raritan Raritan Multi Pla
18. Computer 7 My Network Places F TWS Folders File name Files of type XML Files xml T Save Cancel 135 zis Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Import Export RRC Keyboard Macros To export RRC macros 1 Choose Tools gt Export Macros to open the Export Macros dialog Raritan Remote Client Export Macros iw GIEPrint Screen Cancel Select All Unselect All 2 Select the macros to be exported by checking their corresponding checkbox or using the Select All or Unselect All options 3 Click OK The selected macro file s will be moved to your desktop by default A select dialog from which you can locate and select the macro file will then appear By default the macro will exist on your desktop 4 Locate the macro file click on it to select it and then click Save If the macro already exists you will receive an alert message Select Yes to overwrite the existing macro or No to close the alert without overwriting the macro Raritan Remote Client Export Macros my Documents m 4 Mv Computer My Recent JMy Network Places Documents m KevyboardMacras kbm Desktop hy Documents My Computer My Network File name Keyboard acras kbmi Places Save as type Raritan Keyboard Macros kbm Cancel id zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client T
19. From the Start menu click Control Panel 2 Double click on the Java icon to launch it The Java Control Panel dialog appears l Java Control Panel a queer Appi 3 To disable Java caching 31 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client a From the General tab click the Settings button The Temporary Files Settings dialog appears Temporary Files Settings Delete Files View Applications Settings Location ion DataiSunlJavalDeplaymenticache Change Amount of disk Unlimited space to use E Maximum ime Jar compression OK Cancel b Click the View Applets button The Java Applet Cache Viewer opens ai Java Applet Cache Viewer D x File Options Help httpsi 192 168 61 180jrclang_en jar M A htesi fIS2 168 59 AGlrcang en jar httpsu f152 168 59 80 rclang en jar N A ttpsi 192 168 50 29 sClentLb ja J st ientLib jar 7036985 47b3645 st ientLib jar 78240 70 6F67Faae 535KB 12 31 69 07 00 PM 02 26 00 01 15 NIA https 192 168 50 154 ClientLib jar J 619KB 12 31 69 07 00 PM 05 22 06 07 02 PM N A https 192 168 59 222 sClientLib jar ar MIA http Isdeweb raritan cam releasesiMultiPlatFarr WA https 192 168 0 154 sFoxtro jer N A _ hetps 192 168 59 150 sFoxtro je NjA hiipsilfIS2 168 59 222 sFoxirok je sFoxtrot jar 5b1a793dc 416bead sHM jar 13984d38 5ce3ca38 zip 54KB 12 31 69 07
20. Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 24 N Navigator 53 Navigator Display and Sort Options 57 Navigator Icons 54 Note to CC SG Users 24 Note to IPv6 Users 26 Note to MPC Users 120 O Opening MPC from a Web Browser 44 Opening RRC from a Web Browser 48 Opening RSC from a Remote Console 160 Operation 51 Overview 3 142 P Port Access page sort 119 Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media 144 180 R Raritan Serial Console 152 Raritan Serial Console Interface 161 162 Refresh Screen 12 Remote Power Management 133 Requirements and Installation 24 Restarting a Device 126 RRC Broadcast Port 131 RRC Connection Properties 112 RRC Full Screen Mode 69 RRC Interface 52 RRC Minimum System Requirements 46 RRC Requirements and Installation Instructions 46 RRC Scaling 72 RRC Status Bar 65 RSC System Requirements 152 Running a Keyboard Macro 9 96 S Screen Modes 66 Set CIM Keyboard Mouse Options 10 Setting Linux OS Variables 156 Setting UNIX OS Variables 156 Setting Windows OS Variables 152 Shortcut Menu 90 97 99 122 Shortcut Menu Key Options 91 Single Cursor Mode Dual Cursor Mode 103 single Mouse Cursor 19 Special Characters in MPC 26 Specifying a Keyboard Type in MPC 100 Standard Mouse Mode 17 104 107 Standard Toolbar 60 Status Bars 64 T Tool Options 20 Toolbars 60 Tools 172
21. Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem Note Raritan recommends that if you are connecting to the via modem you set the connection speed to 33kb Set the Color Depth Devices can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in order to maximize usability in all bandwidths Select from among the options in the drop down list Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available 15 bit RGB Color O bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 3 bit Gray 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so forth administrators do not require the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most video graphics cards Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwidth Note If you are connecting to the via a modem Raritan recommends setting the color depth to 4 bit gray Select Progressive Update to increase the usability in constrained bandwidth environments When Progressive Update is enabled the device initially sends an image of the remote desktop at lower color depths Higher color depth images are provided as the bandwidth allows Note When Color Depth is set to Auto Select Color default Progressive Update is automatic The device will enable disable Progressive Update as required disabling it for fast connections
22. Question mark At sign Left bracket Backward slash Right bracket Caret Underscore Grave accent Left brace Pipe sign Right brace Tilde Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Installing and Opening Standalone MPC Raritan recommends that you open only one standalone MPC session at a time Opening more than one standalone MPC session on the same client at the same time may cause performance problems and system errors Important MPC modem connectivity is supported on Windows Linux and Sun Solaris but not Macintosh When working in Windows use Standalone MPC You must have the MPC JAR file to install MPC for any of these operating systems To check for the MPC JAR file Download the installation file MPC installer jar from the Raritan website www raritan com on the Support Firmware Upgrades page Click Dominion Family and scroll to the Standalone Multi Platform Client link 2 If copying MPC installer jar from a known location double click the file to start installation Windows To check the JRE version in Windows 1 Do one of the following to check the JRE version in Windows Determine your version of the JRE from the Java website http www java com en download help testvm xml Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left of your page and click Control Panel Tip In the upper left corner of the page you may see a panel named Control Pan
23. Resolution The screen resolution horizontally e Vertical Resolution The screen resolution vertically e Refresh Rate How often the screen is refreshed e Protocol Version RFB Protocol version To copy this information e Click Copy to Clipboard The information is available to be pasted into the program of your choice Keyboard Macros Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server Otherwise they might be interpreted by the computer on which the Virtual KVM Client is running your client PC Macros are stored on the client PC and are PC specific Therefore if you use another PC you will not see your macros In addition if another person uses your PC and logs in under a different name that user will see your macros since they are computer wide Keyboard macros created in the Virtual KVM Client are available in MPC and vice versa Raritan JN Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Raritan Building a Keyboard Macro To build a macro Click Keyboard Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Click Add The Add Keyboard Macro dialog then appears Type a name for the macro in the Keyboard Macro Name field This name will appear in the Keyboard menu after it is created From the Hot Key Combination field select a keyboard combination from the drop down list This allows you to execute th
24. Slow DSL T1 256 kb Cable 128 kb Dual ISDN 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem 3 Set the Color Depth Devices can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in order to maximize usability in all bandwidths Select from among the options in the drop down list Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available 15 bit RGB Color 8 bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 3 bit Gray 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so forth administrators do not require the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most video graphics cards Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwidth 4 Selecting the Internet Flow Control checkbox ensures that packets transmitted by the device are received and reconstructed by the client application in the correct order This is useful when using a device over an unpredictable public WAN particularly in international scenarios 5 Use the slider to select the desired level of video Smoothing 15 bit mode only The level determines how aggressively to blend page regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of the target video by reducing the video noise that is displayed 6 Select Frames per second This setting instructs MPC on how often to red
25. U Upgrading Device Firmware 125 Use with Raritan Products 1 Using Virtual Media 146 V Video Properties 12 Video Settings 13 114 Video Settings Generation 1 Devices 114 Raritan Index Video Settings Generation 2 Devices 116 View Options 22 Virtual KVM Client VKC 3 Virtual Media 141 VKC Toolbar 3 W Window Layout 51 Windows Key in MPC 99 zis Raritan M Raritan U S Canada Latin America Monday Friday 8 a m 8 p m ET Phone 800 724 8090 or 732 764 8886 For CommandCenter NOC Press 6 then Press 1 For CommandCenter Secure Gateway Press 6 then Press 2 Fax 732 764 8887 Email for CommandCenter NOC tech ccnoc raritan com Email for all other products tech raritan com China Beijing Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 10 88091890 Shanghai Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 21 5425 2499 GuangZhou Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 20 8755 5561 India Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 91 124 410 7881 Japan Monday Friday 9 30 a m 5 30 p m local time Phone 81 3 3523 5994 Email support japan raritan com Europe Europe Monday Friday 8 30 a m 5 p m GMT 1 CET Phone 31 10 2844040 Email tech europe raritan com United Kingdom Monday Friday 8 30 a m to 5 p m GMT Phone 44 0 20 7090 1390 France Monday Friday 8 30 a
26. View By IP tab to sort the list numerically by IP address or click on the View by Host Name tab to sort the list alphabetically by display name x View By Host Name Connecting Unknown 192 168 50 12 F Connected isis f Unknown 192 168 50 12 Login complete These tabs are available only in the MPC interface lt Raritan Connection USB Profile Serial Keyboard Video Mouse Virtual Media Tools View Window Help SIMO 2 5 e ni zis Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Navigator Display and Sort Options To better organize your view of all ports use the Show and Sort options in the View menu Note that you do not need an open connection to a target to show and sort targets in the Navigation panel Showing Ports e Discovered Devices Shows or hides discovered devices from the Navigator view You will not see broadcast messages when this option is disabled not selected e Unassigned Channels Shows or hides channels with no assigned targets Note that the default for Generation 1 G1 devices is to show unassigned channels option is enabled whereas the default is to hide unassigned channels option is disabled for Generation 2 G2 devices e Tools Shows or hides the Admin and Diagnostic ports IM Standard Toolbar I Connected Server s Toolbar FT Status Bar zip Ol IF Navigator IM Message Show H H Discovered Devices Sort H I Unassi
27. any Windows based remote PC running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 7 0 Security Settings To access a device via the web your web browser must be configured appropriately on the Internet Explorer security settings tab Specifically e Download Signed ActiveX controls should be set to either Enable or Prompt e Run ActiveX controls and plug ins should be set to either Enable or Prompt Consult your Microsoft Internet Explorer documentation for additional information Note Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2003 restrict certain types of users from downloading and running ActiveX controls and plug ins regardless of the settings in Internet Explorer Consult your Microsoft Windows documentation for more information To open RRC Ensure that your browser security settings are configured appropriately and type the IP address assigned to your device in the URL field of your web browser See the Initial Configuration section in the device user guide for additional information on configuring IP addresses File Edit View Favortes Tools Help Note Devices ship with the default IP address of 192 168 0 192 Note that an IP address must be used Host names are not currently Supported Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client You will be redirected to an HTTPS 128 bit secure webpage so you can open RRC 4 Raritan Remote Client Microsoft Internet Explor
28. bashrc for bash shell or cshrc for csh and tcsh so that each time you log in the path is already set See your shell documentation if you encounter problems Window Edit Options java version java version 1 4 2 05 Java TM 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition build 1 4 2 05 b04 Java HotSpot TM Client VM build 1 4 2 05 bU4 mixed mode 3 Ifthe JRE is version 1 4 2 05 or later proceed with the RSC installation If the JRE is version 1 5 0 02 or is an older version than 1 4 2 05 go to the Sun website at http java sun com products to download the latest Runtime Environment Installing RSC on Windows You must have administrative privileges to install RSC gt To install RSC on Windows Log on to a Windows machine 2 Download or copy from a known location the RSC installer jar installation file 3 Double click the executable file to start the installer program The splash page appears 4 Click Next The installation path page appears Change the path if desired Click Next The installation progress page appears 157 zis Raritan 158 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Note The standalone version of Raritan Serial Console RSC is available from the Raritan website www raritan com on the Support page er IzPack Installation of Raritan Serial Console amp 9 Pack installation progress Finished 8 Overall installation progress 111 Made wath IzPack http
29. dialog appears Options Keyboard Type USiinternational w Exit Target Screen Resolution Made Hotkey Col Alt hl ow Exit Single Cursor Made Hotkey Ciit Altt O ok Cancel 2 Select the Enable Logging checkbox only if directed to by Technical Support This option creates a log file in your home directory 3 Choose the Keyboard Type from the drop down list if necessary The options include US International French France German Germany Japanese United Kingdom Korean Korea Belgian Belgium Norwegian Norway Danish Denmark Swedish Sweden Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC German Switzerland Hungarian Hungary Spanish Spain Italian Italy Slovenian 4 Exit Target Screen Resolution Mode Hotkey When you enter target screen resolution mode the display of the target server becomes full screen and acquires the same resolution as the target server This is the hot key used for exiting this mode 5 Exit Single Cursor Mode Hotkey When you enter single cursor mode only the target server mouse cursor is visible This is the hot key used to exit single cursor mode and bring back the client mouse cursor 6 Click OK Keyboard Limitations Slovenian Keyboards The lt key does not work on Slovenian keyboards due to a JRE limitation Language Configuration on Linux Because the Sun JRE on Linux has problems generating the cor
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31. of the local system is not the same as the target system Ctrlt Left AlttM Brings up the shortcut menu on page 90 Print Scrn Treated locally and copies the page to the clipboard Following are limitations to specific keyboards and hot key combinations Hot Key Description Combination Alt SysRq key Since the SysRq keyboard stroke is used by some operating systems as a print shortcut the Alt SysRq key combination is supported only as a macro when using DKX with RRC and MPC to a Linux target Windows Key in MPC When running MPC on a Windows JRE 1 4 2 x platform if you press the Windows key A to display the Start menu the Start menu will only appear on the client machine The key is not sent to the target device Note The KX II does not support Java 1 4 2 When running MPC on a Windows JRE 1 5 0 x platform if you press the Windows key the Start menu appears on both the client and the target devices Use your mouse to manually close the Start menu if you do not want to use Note that if you do not close the target device s Start menu properly any key that you touch on your keyboard that has a Windows key combination function will send that command to the target device For example if you press E the target device will open a new Explorer window If you press D all target windows will be minimized so you can view the desktop To close the Start menu on the target device click the otart button or click off of th
32. options in the drop down list Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available 15 bit RGB Color 8 bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 3 bit Gray m zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so forth administrators do not require the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most video graphics cards Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwidth 4 Use the slider to select the desired level of video Smoothing 15 bit mode only The level determines how aggressively to blend page regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of the target video by reducing the video noise that is displayed 5 Click OK to create the connection profile Properties Dialog Compression Connection Speed Auto Detect wr Color Depth 15 bit RGB Color bul smoothing x Low HK Cancel Apply 111 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client RRC Connection Properties To adjust connection properties 1 Choose Connection gt Properties or click the Connection Properties button 97 in the toolbar Update the settings in the Compression tab Modify Connection Compression Connection Speed Color Depth Aut
33. released in order for the macro to be executed Select the keys in the order by which they are to be released b Click Release Key after each selection 7 Review the Macro Sequence field to be sure the macro sequence is defined correctly The contents of this field are automatically generated and are based on the selections made in the Keys to Press and Keys to Release fields a To remove a step in the sequence select it and click Remove b To change the order of steps in the sequence click the step and then click the up or down arrow buttons to reorder them as needed lt Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 8 Click OK to save the macro Click Clear to clear all field and start over When you click OK the Keyboard Macros dialog appears and lists the new keyboard macro Add Keyboard Macro Mininnize All Windows Left Ctrl Press Left Ctrl Right ctrl Release Left Ctrl Left Alt Right Alt Left Shift Right Shift Srrull Luck Caps Lock 95 96 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 9 Click Close to close the Keyboard Macros dialog The macro will now appear on the Keyboard menu in the application Select the new macro on the menu to run it or use the keystrokes you assigned to the macro Keyboard Macros Minimize All Windows Add Remove Modify Close Select a macro fram the above list Running a Keyboard Macro Onc
34. selected in the View menu B Chan To display the Connected Server s toolbar when not already visible e Choose View gt Connected Server s Toolbar To view the window for a target server e Click the button that corresponds to the appropriate connected target server you want to view The window for the corresponding target server is displayed and the button for the selected port is highlighted In full screen mode note that this action is window swapping not video switching When you click a button that is already highlighted the corresponding window is minimized If you click that button again the window is brought forward and maximized zie Raritan 64 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Status Bars MPC Status Bar The status bar displays session information about your connection to a Raritan device This information includes oo Diagram Session Description key information 1 Concurrent Indicates that multiple remote users are connections currently connected to the same target indicator server on the device One icon indicates a single user is connected and two icons indicates two or more users are connected Concurrent connection ability can be set globally under PC share mode on the Manager Security Settings page or set per individual user in the Concurrent Access Mode setting on the Manager User Account Settings page For the device concurrent con
35. the page until you see the appropriate product name and click on it 4 Locate the version of the standalone RRC client you are using The entry for the standalone RRC client is a zip file which contains the release notes and the installer for standalone RRC Check the release notes for the latest information Download the zip file or simply click on the zip file entry Double click on the installer executable in the zip file and follow the instructions in the InstallShield Wizard to complete the RRC installation Be sure to check the release notes for the latest information and any release specific instructions Depending upon the configuration of your PC the RRC installation program may also automatically install DirectX and Microsoft Foundation Class libraries if they are required If they are installed you will be asked to restart your PC after the installation 7 A Raritan Remote Client icon will appear on your desktop after the installation is complete Click on this icon to open the standalone RRC application The standalone application can be uninstalled using the Add or Remove Programs function in the Windows Control Panel Note You must uninstall the application before installing a new version of standalone RRC 47 Raritan 48 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Opening RRC from a Web Browser Your device features web browser access capabilities and can provide a connection from
36. two cursor mode checkbox to enable automatic mouse synchronization 4 f you select the Display single cursor mode instructions checkbox the Single Cursor Mode dialog will appear each time Single Cursor is enabled in the application See Mouse Options on page 103 for more information 5 Select the Automatic Color Calibration checkbox to enable automatic color calibration This option is available for KX generation 1 G1 only 121 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 6 Select the Keyboard Type from the drop down list depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available US International French France German Germany Japanese United Kingdom Korean Korea Belgian Belgium Norwegian Norway Danish Denmark Swedish Sweden German Switzerland Hungarian Hungary Spanish Spain talian Italy Slovenian 7 From the Keyboard Shortcut Menu HotKey drop down select the key combination you would like to use to invoke the Shortcut Menu on page 90 in zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 8 For advanced options open the Advanced tab Advanced KVM Switch OSUI Hot Key W Scroll Lack Scroll Lack CO Num Lock Mum Lock _ Caps Lock Caps Lock Broadcast Port Part 5000 IPv amp Networking Enable IPv amp Metworking Logging H Enable Logging DE Canc
37. 00 PM 02 26 00 02 11 https 192 168 50 28 sFoxkrot jar 2189KB 12 31 69 07 00 PM 2 26 00 01 15 N A https 192 168 50 154 5HM jar N A tps 192 168 59 222 sHM jor M A tps 192 168 50 29 sHM jar WA tps 192 168 59 150 sMpc jar 0 Om Enable Caching Refresh Delete x c Deselect the Enable Caching checkbox if it is already checked d Click OK 4 To clear the Java cache a From the Temporary Files Settings dialog click the Delete Files button The Delete Temporary Files dialog appears Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client b Select the temporary files that you want to delete Delete Temporary Files iE 9 Delete the Fallawing temporary Files Pf M Downloaded Applets v Downloaded Applications J Other Files i Cancel o Click OK To check the JRE version in Linux In a graphical environment open a terminal dialog 2 Type java version in the command line and press Enter on your keyboard The currently installed version of Java Runtime Environment JRE is displayed If your path variable is not set to where the java binaries have been installed you may not be able to see the JRE version 3 Set your path a Toset your path and assuming JRE 1 4 2 05 is installed in usr local java you must set your PATH variable b Toset the path for bash shell export PATH PATH u
38. 2 0 0 2 5274 fp 3 ks 2 0 0 2 5333 fp Sp kx 2 0 0 2 5273 fp 4 ks 2 0 0 2 5343 rfp Op kx z 0 0 2 5282 fp 4 ks 2 n 0 2 5351 rfp itp Ks 2 0 0 2 5288 rfp D MPCO315 rp 4p kx 2 0 0 2 5310 fp 4 Testefp 4 gt File name MPcosis rfp Files of type RFP Files rfp ww Open Cancel 2 Navigate to the appropriate directory and select the backup file 3 Click Open The Restore Packages dialog appears Restore Packages Full Restore Ld Protected Restore m Custom Restore Custom Packages Available E User and Group Restore Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 4 Select the type of restore you want to run e Full Restore A complete restore of the entire system generally used for traditional backup and restore purposes e Protected Restore Everything is restored except device specific information such as serial number MAC Address IP Address name port names etc With this option you can setup one Dominion device and copy the configuration to multiple Dominion devices e Custom Restore With this option the following options are available Check the appropriate checkboxes User and Group Restore This option includes only user and group information Use this option to quickly setup users on a different Dominion device Device Settings Restore This option includes only device settings Use this option to quickly copy the
39. 224 a Eam ChentSw rp 192 168 51 245 a Gi DEX 192 168 51 20 3 d Bi Dominion Kx 192 168 51 40 oo Bi Dominion Kx 192 168 51 213 a Ea bilskx120 192 168 51 120 oo Ea KX_KIM OO07 192 168 51 139 a Ea KX_KIM O011 192 168 51 70 a Eam GB 232 51_176 192 168 51 176 Raritan 7 54 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Devices in the MPC Navigator In MPC devices are named according to the Manager Name field on the Manager s Network Configuration page Dominion devices are named according to the Device Name field on the Dominion Console Network Settings page Devices in the RRC Navigator In RRC profiled devices are listed in the Navigator according to the data in the Description field of the device s profile Automatically identified devices will be identified according to the name assigned to them in that device s network configuration setting Device Ports in the Navigator For each device to which you are connected you are able to expand the tree associated with it to see each device port to which you have access Ports with a green icon indicate that you are connected to that port The port that is bolded in the Navigator indicates that it is the port currently displayed active in the remote desktop area of the application If no name is assigned to a port by default it is listed in the Navigator as Unnamed for Generation 1 devices and for the KX Il as Dominion KX2 PortN N
40. 4 Connect Ea the Internet Send Ctri Alt Delete Set Cl Keyboard Mouse Options Keyboard Macros Minimize All windows Ctrl Alt 0 18 norwegian 15 japanese 25 spanish 14 italian mouse layouts m standard 3 button wheel mouse m 4 6 button wheel mouse current options keyboard layout is 33 mouse layout is O enter an option or escape to exit 11 12 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Video Properties Refresh Screen The Refresh Screen command forces a refresh of the video screen Video settings can be refreshed automatically in several ways e The Refresh Screen command forces a refresh of the video screen e The Auto sense Video Settings command automatically detects the target server s video settings e The Calibrate Color command calibrates the video to enhance the colors being displayed In addition you can manually adjust the settings using the Video Settings command To refresh the video settings do one of the following e Choose Video gt Refresh Screen or click the Refresh Screen button m from toolbar Auto Sense Video Settings The Auto sense Video Settings command forces a re sensing of the video settings resolution refresh rate and redraws the video screen To automatically detect the video settings do the following e Choose Video gt Auto sense Video Settings or click the Auto Sense Video Settings button Hi in the toolbar A message stating that the aut
41. ATH PATH usr local java j2re1 4 2_05 bin C To set path for tcsh or csh set PATH PATH usr local java j2re1 4 2 Ob bin 37 38 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 These commands can be typed at the terminal each time you login Alternatively you can add it to your bashrc for bash shell cshrc for csh or tcsh so that each time you login the PATH is already set See your shell documentation if you encounter problems Terminal al int j OTEA java version java version 1 4 2 05 HIavatTM 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition build 1 4 2 05 b 43 Java Hotspat TM Client VM build 1 4 2_05 b04 mixed mode H e J 4 Ifthe JRE is version 1 4 2_05 or higher proceed with the MPC installation If the version is prior to 1 4 2_05 go to the Sun website at http java sun com products to download the latest Runtime Environment To install MPC for Sun Solaris You must have administrative privileges to install MPC 1 Download the MPC installer jar file or copy it from a known location 2 Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where the installer is saved 3 Type java jar MPC installer jar and press Enter to run the installer Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 4 After the initial page loads click Next lzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client Raritan Use the Browse funct
42. Alt Delete macro used to reboot the target computer has been preprogrammed Clicking on the Ctrl Alt Delete button in the toolbar sends this key sequence to the server or to the KVM switch to which you are currently connected In contrast if you were to physically press the Ctrl Alt Del keys the command would first be intercepted by your own PC due to the structure of the Windows operating system instead of sending the key sequence to the target server as intended Common Hot Key Exceptions for MPC The following common hot key combinations are not sent to the target system Hot Key Description Combination Ctrl Alt Delete Reboots the computer The sequence is sent to the local system and the Windows Security Task Manager Shutdown and so on dialog is displayed Ctrl Left AlttM Brings up the shortcut menu on page 90 Print Scrn Treated locally and copies the page to the clipboard Following are limitations to specific keyboards and hot key combinations 97 98 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Hot Key Combination Alt Gr Alt SysRq key Description Because of a limitation in the Java Runtime Environment JRE Fedora Linux and Solaris clients receive an invalid response from Alt Gr on United Kingdom and US International language keyboards Fedora Linux and Solaris do not pick up events for the Alt Gr key combination for Java 1 5 Java 1 6 appears to improve on this
43. BBS VCCI ORE ICBOQC TFAZAAGRMEAMNEECT CORE A RERA CHART 9 HE WREST CEPHVUET COMBI BAEPBICHRERT SEIBRENSCEPHVET Raritan is not responsible for damage to this product resulting from accident disaster misuse abuse non Raritan modification of the product or other events outside of Raritan s reasonable control or not arising under normal operating conditions CE Qus rx T E LISTED Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 RS Se VUE elt MEL OOS Me 1 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 3 aei ee 3 CIONES ite ee nie E ne ae ee eee een ee ee 3 Connection Propri sssrinin ee ee TEN 4 Connection Miele MENO eae rene ae en m M 6 asy delere m B oii op NN m TONS 6 KoybDoard cse m E 6 B ilding a Keyboard Macro Mer 7 ESBniblng agseyDosrd Marosana EE Ebi 9 Modifying and Removing Keyboard Macro cccccssseecceseecceeseeeceeeseeecsaseeeseagseessenseeeeas 9 iub ERN 10 Set CIM Keyboard Mouse Options ciscus taad bd ine asaltuau nua a uacua due unte Ea dena bui ten t aadiromas 10 VideO FOC SS NENNEN Um 12 aisi aces cetera RC T 12 Auto Sense Video SOLULllIGIS ue scietsrnchecueateinerincabmsaand tayandaland ifteseiaecldrancas deeasnadnavanmedaulmoaandivendiuiis 12 CANDA COON eoe E E E E EGE EEA E E E E E 12 Video SS NN IS erste rte
44. Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console The Raritan Serial Console window appears For information see Raritan Serial Console Interface on page 162 section in this chapter If you re using Dominion KSX or KX Click Connect to start connecting to the target port for RSC and the Raritan Serial Console window appears The Raritan Serial Console window appears Note You can download the standalone Raritan Serial Console from the Raritan website www raritan com on the Support page To open RSC from the Windows desktop Double click the shortcut or use the Start menu to open the standalone RSC The Raritan Serial Console Login connection properties window appears 2 Enter the device s IP address account information and the desired target port 3 Click Start RSC opens with a connection to the port Note If you experience unrecognized characters or blurry pages in the RSC window due to localization support try changing the font to Courier New Click Emulator gt Settings gt Display and select Courier New for Terminal Font Properties or GUI Font Properties Note When RSC connects to a serial target hitting Ctrl or Ctrl _ does not cause information to be sent However hitting the Ctrl Shift orthe Ctrl Shift will cause information to be sent To open RSC on Sun Solaris Open a terminal window and change to the directory where you installed the RSC Type start sh and press Enter t
45. Display Settings dialog is closed 167 168 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Note If you experience unrecognized characters or blurry pages in the RSC window due to localization support try changing the font to Courier New Get History History information can be useful when debugging troubleshooting or administering a target device The Get History feature allows you to view the recent history of console sessions by displaying the console messages to and from the target device When the size limit is reached the text will wrap overwriting the oldest data with the newest Note The history data is displayed only to the user who requested the history e To view the session history choose Emulator gt Get History Clear History e To clear the history choose Emulator gt Clear History Get Write Access Only administrators and operators can get Write access The user with Write access can send commands to the target device Write access can be transferred among users working in the Raritan Serial Console via the Get Write Access command To enable Write access choose Emulator gt Write Access e You now have Write access to the target device e When another user assumes Write access from you The RSC displays a red block before Write access in the status bar A message alerting the user who currently has Write access appears to tell that user that another user has taken over access to the console
46. Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem 2 Setthe Color Depth Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Devices can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in order to maximize usability in all bandwidths Select from among the options in the drop down list Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available 15 bit RGB Color 8 bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 3 bit Gray 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so forth administrators do not require the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most video graphics cards Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwidth 3 Select Progressive Update to increase the usability in constrained bandwidth environments When Progressive Update is enabled the device initially sends an image of the remote desktop at lower color depths Higher color depth images are provided as the bandwidth allows Note When Color Depth is set to Auto Select Color default Progressive Update is automatic The device will enable disable Progressive Update as required disabling it for fast connections and enabling it for slow connections 4 Selecting the Internet Flow Control checkbox ensures that packets transmitted by the device are received and reconstructed by the client application in the correct orde
47. Guide carefully before upgrading a device Note Copy the firmware update file on the Raritan website to a local machine before uploading Do not load the file from a network drive Changing a Password To update your password 1 Connect to a target by selecting it in the Navigator 125 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 2 Highlight the target s icon in the Navigator and then choose Tools gt Update gt User Password The Change Password dialog appears Change Password Info Old Password PEPEE EEEH E Hew Password Confirm Hew Password ek Cancel Type your current password in the Old Password field Type the new password in the New Password field Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field When finished click OK oa e o Restarting a Device To restart a device 1 Select the device in the Navigator 2 On the Tools menu choose Restart Device Backup and Restore Functions In addition to using backup and restore for business continuity purposes you can use this feature as a time saving mechanism For instance you can quickly provide access from another Dominion device to your team by backing up the user configuration settings from the device in use and restoring those configurations to the new Dominion device ial Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Backup and Restore Dominion KX II on
48. M server to another so you can perform color calibration once to affect all connected target servers 1 Open a remote KVM connection to any server running a graphical user interface 2 Ensure that a solid white color covers approximately 1596 or more of the target server s desktop TIP Open Microsoft Notepad and maximize the window BB Dominion KX2 Porti El k ti Po Calibrate Color Wied settings Js unknewn EXIM JanniFar Is Donwinioe EX 2 Porti ead nna ri Mew By Hare Whew By IP l Wigw By Host Hame pe t One to device a r 2a LE 2 Uc crete mcs wie ns um MM 3 Onthe Video menu choose Calibrate Color or click the Color Calibration button on the toolbar The target device page will update its calibration Tip You can also specify automatic color calibration using Tools gt Options See General Options in MPC on page 121 for more information zie Raritan 119 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Administrative Functions 120 Although your device provides a remote interface to administrative functions through the device manager the client provides an interface to frequently used administrative functions directly from its own interface When logged into a device as an administrator you can perform the administrative tasks discussed here Note Most of the commands discussed here are available in both the Tools menu and
49. Raritan I Hi Copyright 2008 Raritan Inc KVM Serial Clients OC E June 2008 255 62 5223 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 Raritan Inc Copyright 2008 Raritan Inc CommandCenter Dominion Paragon and the Raritan company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Raritan Inc All rights reserved Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Internet Explorer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communication Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders FCC Information 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 VCCI Information Japan SNE PRHUBRES RS RESAERMA
50. Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Get Write Lock e Choose Emulator gt Get Write Lock If the Get Write Lock is not available a request rejected message appears Write Unlock e Choose Emulator gt Write Unlock Send Break Some target systems such as Sun Solaris servers require the transmission of a null character break to generate the OK prompt This is equivalent to issuing a STOP A from the Sun keyboard e Only users with Administrator privileges can send a break e Users who are Operator or Observers cannot send a break To send an intentional break to a Sun Solaris server 1 Verify that you have Write access If not follow the instructions in the previous section to obtain Write access 2 Choose Emulator Send Break A Send Break Ack Acknowledgement pop up appears 3 Click OK zis Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Connected Users The Connected Users command allows you to view a list of other users who are currently connected on the same port 1 Choose Emulator gt Connected Users a Connected Users page is displayed Connected Users Serial Port 1 9 E User Mame Write Access admin 2 Acheck mark appears in the Write access column after the name of the user who has Write access to the console 3 Click Close to close the Connected Users window Exit 1 Choose Emulator Exit to close the Raritan Serial Console The Exit Confirmation page appears 2 Clic
51. Requirements and Installation MPC Requirements and Installation Instructions Note to CC SG Users If you are using Dominion KX Il in a CC SG configuration do not use the CC SG proxy mode if you are also planning to use the Multi Platform Client MPC MPC Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the Multi Platform Client are e CPU Speed 1 0 GHz e RAM 512 Mbytes Note Running the client software on system configurations below either of these specifications may impact performance and result in errors Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client MPC Supported Operating Systems and Browsers Operating Systems When launched as a web applet or as a standalone application MPC allows you to reach target servers via different Raritan Dominion devices and IP Reach models Raritan MPC is compatible with the following platforms e Windows XP e Windows 2000 SP4 e Windows Vista e Red Hat Linux 9 0 e Red Hat Enterprise Workstation 3 0 and 4 0 e SUSE Linux Professional 9 2 and 10 e Fedora Core 5 and above e Mac e Solaris Note If you are using a Mac 10 5 use Java 1 4 2 x in order to avoid possible text length issues in the MPC interface Specifically IP addresses in the MPC Navigator and menu text may be cut off if you are not using Java 1 4 2 x with 10 5 Browsers MPC supports the following browsers e Internet Explorer 6 and 7 e Fi
52. Send Ctrl AlELP al onrect Drive Sonrect CD R2M ISO Image send ctrtAlESM ancel Esc Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Shortcut Menu Key Options Execute any of the commands on the shortcut menu by either choosing the command in the menu or using a key combination If you are using a key combination to execute a command you will press Ctrl Left Alt M and then press the key on your keyboard that corresponds to the underlined letter in the shortcut menu For example press Ctrl Left Alt MF to enter full screen mode See the table below for information on invoking commands from the shortcut menu using keyboard combinations Note You must use the Left Alt key on your keyboard when using the Ctrl Left Alt combination To Press Ctrl Left Alt M Toggle between Full Normal screen F mode Display connection information Display or set connection properties Display or set video settings Refresh the page Synchronize mouse N0 lt D lt UV Change to from single double cursor mode Send Ctrl Alt Del to the target system J Connect Drive Connect CD ROM ISO Image Send Ctri Alt M to the target system N Exit a dialog or menu without altering Esc the keyboard state If full screen mode is active executing this command will automatically end full screen mode Changing the Shortcut Menu Keyboard Combination To change the keyboard combina
53. a message telling you that MPC is already running even if it is not in fact running To avoid this deactivate one of your firewalls or use a browser such as Mozilla or Firefox Connection Information To obtain information about your connection e Choose Connection gt Connection Info The Connection Info dialog appears Raritan Raritan Generation 1 Devices Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client The following information is displayed about a current connection to Generation 1 devices Connection information Device name IP address Port Data in second Data out second FPS Connect time Horizontal resolution Vertical resolution Refresh rate Protocol version Oldest supported version Hardware version Software version Post code Network flags Security flags Options Frame grabber info KME info Serial Info Video devices count Description The name of your device The IP address of your device The KVM Communication TCP IP Port used to access the target device Data rate in Data rate out The frames per second transmitted for video The duration of the connect time The page resolution horizontally The page resolution vertically How often the page is refreshed The RFB Protocol version The oldest supported version of the client software 0 Obsolete 3 Software version Power on self test error code 0 no error A list of the va
54. ach or Dominion Used by the application with other Raritan products Alternatively select Esc on the keyboard Same as choosing Keyboard gt Exit On Screen Menu Note This function is not available on the KSX II sends a Ctrl Alt Del hot key combination to the target server Same as choosing Keyboard gt Send Ctrl Alt Del 61 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Button Button s 62 Name Single Cursor Mode Full Screen Mode Scaling Show Hide Navigator Refresh Navigator Show Hide Browse All Devices About Description Starts Single Cursor mode in which the local mouse pointer no longer appears onscreen Same as choosing Mouse gt Single Cursor Mode Press Ctrl Alt X to exit this mode Alternatively choose Single Double Cursor from the shortcut menu which is opened by pressing Ctrl Left Alt M Maximizes the screen real estate to view the target server desktop Same as choosing View gt Target Screen Resolution in MPC or Full Screen in RRC Alternatively press Ctrl Left Alt M to open the shortcut menu and then choose Full Normal Screen or press the F key on your keyboard Increases or reduces the target video size so you can view the entire contents of the target server window without using the scroll bar Toggles the Navigator panel between visible and hidden Same as choosing View gt Navigator Forces a refresh of the data displayed
55. ally align the mouse cursors when the cursor is inactive for 15 seconds Enable this feature by clicking the Synchronize Mouse icon Hs in the toolbar or selecting Tools Options and selecting the Auto Sync mouse in two cursor mode checkbox Automatic Mouse Synchronization is available for Generation 2 devices when e Anew connection is established e Auto sense is enabled e Color calibration is enabled Enable this feature in Generation 2 devices by clicking the Synchronize Mouse icon Hs in the toolbar or selecting Mouse gt Synchronize Mouse m zie Raritan NER Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Absolute Mouse Mode In this mode absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in sync even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed This mode is supported on servers with USB ports To enter absolute mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Absolute Note The absolute mouse setting requires a USB target system and is the recommended mouse setting for KX Il 101 Note Absolute Mouse Synchronization is available for use with the virtual media enabled USB CIM D2CIM VUSB and D2CIM DVUSB only 105 106 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Intelligent Mouse Mode In Intelligent Mouse mode the device can detect the target mouse settings and synchronize the mouse cursors accordingly allowing mouse acceleration o
56. and enabling it for slow connections selecting the Internet Flow Control checkbox ensures that packets transmitted by the device are received and reconstructed by the client application in the correct order This is useful when using a device over an unpredictable public WAN particularly in international scenarios Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 5 Use the slider to select the desired level of video Smoothing 15 bit mode only The level determines how aggressively to blend page regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of the target video by reducing the video noise that is displayed 6 Select Frames per second This setting instructs MPC on how often to redraw the video display of the target This only affects the client display behavior and has no bearing on the data rate of the video being sent to the client Setting this option higher makes the video appear smoother but also requires more processing power Add Connection Compression Connection Speed Auto Detect hal Color Depth Auto Select Calor Progressive Update Internet Flow Control Smoothing Low High Frames per second ie 5 fos 3 10 fps unge Security Tab 1 Enter the private security key in the Private Key field if your device is configured to use a private security key Entering a security key allows you to gain the authorization req
57. arameters are set correctly in order for the client and server mouse to stay synchronized Standard Mouse mode is the default To enter standard mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Standard 17 18 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Intelligent Mouse Mode In Intelligent Mouse mode the device can detect the target mouse settings and synchronize the mouse cursors accordingly allowing mouse acceleration on the target In this mode the mouse cursor does a dance in the top left corner of the screen and calculates the acceleration For this mode to work properly certain conditions must be met gt To enter intelligent mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Intelligent Intelligent Mouse Synchronization Conditions The Intelligent Mouse Synchronization command available on the Mouse menu automatically synchronizes mouse cursors during moments of inactivity For this to work properly however the following conditions must be met e The active desktop should be disabled on the target e No windows should appear in the top left corner of the target page e There should not be an animated background in the top left corner of the target page e The target mouse cursor shape should be normal and not animated e The target mouse speeds should not be set to very slow or very high values e Advanced mouse properties such as Enhanced pointer precision or Snap mouse to default button in dialogs should be disabled e Cho
58. ard Edition build 1 4 2 B5 141 3 Java HatSpot TM Client VM build 1 4 2 38 mixed mode Raritan HMIS Computerz root D 3 Ifthe JRE is version 1 4 2 05 or higher proceed with the MPC installation If the version is prior to 1 4 2 05 go to the Apple website to download the latest Runtime Environment To install MPC on a Mac You must have administrative privileges to install MPC 1 Download the MPC installer jar file or copy it from a known location 2 Open a Finder window and locate the installer 3 Double click the MPC installer jar file to run the installer 41 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 42 4 After the initial dialog appears click Next r i aan IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client Select the installation path Browse I Applications Raritan Raritan Multi Platform Client 4 40 1 7 Made with IzPack http www izforge com Previous RED 5 Use the Browse function to select a directory to install MPC if the directory is different from the default path displayed in the Select the installation path field 6 When installation is complete click Next Once the installation is complete the final dialog indicates where you will find an uninstaller program and provides you with the option to generate an automatic installation script 7 Click Done to close the Installation dialog lt Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform
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60. changing the clock and phase settings since doing so may result in lost or distorted video and you may not be able to return to the previous state Contact Raritan Technical Support before making any changes Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Clock Controls how quickly video pixels are displayed across the video page Changes made to clock settings cause the video image to stretch or shrink horizontally Odd number settings are recommended Under most circumstances this setting should not be changed because the autodetect is usually quite accurate Phase Phase values range from 0 to 31 and will wrap around Stop at the phase value that produces the best video image for the active target server a Color Settings Gain control can be thought of as contrast adjustment Offset control can be thought of as brightness adjustment Select the Link Color Controls checkbox to make all slide adjusters move in unison when any one option is moved Red Gain Controls the amplification of the red signal Red Offset Controls the bias of the red signal Green Gain Controls the amplification of the green signal Green Offset Controls the bias of the green signal Blue Gain Controls the amplification of the blue signal Blue Offset Controls the bias of the blue signal 3 Select the video sensing mode Best possible video mode Devices will perform the full Auto Sense process when s
61. ck Modify The Add Edit Macro dialog appears Make your changes Click OK pos w I9 10 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC To remove a macro Choose Keyboard gt Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Choose the macro from among those listed Click Remove The macro is deleted Ctri Alt Del Macro Due to its frequent use a Ctrl Alt Delete macro used to reboot the target computer has been preprogrammed Clicking on the Ctrl Alt Delete button in the toolbar sends this key sequence to the server or to the KVM switch to which you are currently connected In contrast if you were to physically press the Ctrl Alt Del keys the command would first be intercepted by your own PC due to the structure of the Windows operating system instead of sending the key sequence to the target server as intended Set CIM Keyboard Mouse Options To access the DCIM USBG2 setup menu Put the mouse focus on a window such as Note Pad Windows or an equivalent 2 Press Left Control and Num Lock simultaneously The CIM setup menu will appear in the active window 3 Setthe language and mouse settings lt Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 4 Exit the menu to return to normal CIM functionality Connection USE Profle Keyboard Video Mouse vius Wedis Tools View Help EBMO eG My Documents el S ml Notepad My Network WordPad Recycle Bin Internet Explorer Edi
62. color depths wastes network bandwidth 4 Select Progressive Update to increase the usability in constrained bandwidth environments When Progressive Update is enabled the device initially sends an image of the remote desktop at lower color depths Higher color depth images are provided as the bandwidth allows Note When Color Depth is set to Auto Select Color default Progressive Update is automatic The device will enable disable Progressive Update as required disabling it for fast connections and enabling it for slow connections 5 Selecting the Internet Flow Control checkbox ensures that packets transmitted by the device are received and reconstructed by the client application in the correct order This is useful when using a device over an unpredictable public WAN particularly in international scenarios 113 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 114 6 f Use the slider to select the desired level of video Smoothing 15 bit mode only The level determines how aggressively to blend page regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of the target video by reducing the video noise that is displayed Click OK to create the connection profile Video Settings Video Settings Generation 1 Devices Following are instructions on configuring video settings for Generation 1 devices These settings can be refreshed using the Color
63. count Control off Control Panel User Accounts User Account Control turn off Raritan Chapter 4 Virtual Media If you would prefer not to change Vista account permissions run Internet Explorer as an administrator To do this click the Start Menu locate IE right click it and select Run as Administrator Target Server KVM target servers must support USB connected drives KVM target servers running Windows 2000 must have all of the recent patches installed USB 2 0 ports are both faster and preferred To use virtual media Connect attach the media to the client or network file server that you want to access from the target server This need not be the first step but it must be done prior to attempting to access this media File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only Ze Ra ritan Note This feature is only required when using virtual media to access file server ISO images ISO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan However other CD ROM extensions may also work Use the Remote Console File Server Setup page to designate the files server s and image paths that you want to access using virtual media File server ISO image s specified here will become available for selection in the Remote Server ISO Image Hostname and Image drop down lists in the Map Virtual Media CD ISO Image dialog See CD ROM DVD ROM ISO Images a To designate file server ISO images for virtual media access Choos
64. de Devices will perform the full Auto Sense process when switching targets or target resolutions Selecting this option calibrates the video for the best image quality Quick sense video mode Selecting this option will cause the device to use a quick video Auto Sense in order to show the target s video sooner This option is especially useful for entering a target server s BIOS configuration right after a reboot 6 Click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog Click Apply to apply the settings without closing the dialog Settings Video Setting Maise Filter Noise Filter ES m PLL Settings Clack 1 0564 Phase is Color Settings Brightness Red sop Brightness Green so Brightness Blue TER Contrast Red TEE Contrast Green i78 Contrast Blue 175 Horizontal Offset 212 Wertical Offset 224 m Breuijaw Automatic Color Calibration Video Sensing ci Best possible video mode i Quick sense video mode in zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Port Access page sort To change the display sort order e Click the column heading by which you want to sort The list of KVM target servers is sorted by that column Color Calibration Use the Color Calibration command if the color levels hue brightness and saturation of the transmitted video images do not seem accurate The device color settings remain the same when switching from one target KV
65. device information 1 Click OK Backing Up and Restoring a Device Configuration To back up a device 1 Download the device configuration to your local computer by selecting the device in the Navigator 2 Click Tools Save Device Configuration To restore a device configuration 1 Upload the archived device configuration by selecting the device in the Navigator 2 Click Tools Restore Device Configuration Note that device configuration is specific to a particular device and should not be restored to another device Backing Up and Restoring a User Configuration To back up a device s user configuration 1 Select the device in the Navigator 2 Click Tools Save User Configuration To restore a user configuration Upload a device s archived user configuration by selecting the device in the Navigator 2 Click Tools Restore User Configuration 129 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note Use these commands to easily transfer user and group information from one device to another Log Files Activity Log To download a detailed activity log for review or troubleshooting 1 Select the device in the Navigator 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Save Activity Log Diagnostic Log excluding Dominion KX Il To download a detailed diagnostic log for reporting or analysis 1 Select the device in the Navigator 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Save Diagnostic Log
66. e Start menu 99 zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Keyboard Type Specifying a Keyboard Type in MPC MPC will not autodetect the type of keyboard you use so you must specify your keyboard type to ensure accurate keyboard mapping To specify a keyboard type Choose Tools gt Options The Options dialog will appear 2 Click the Keyboard Type drop down and select your keyboard type from the list US International French France German Germany Japanese United Kingdom Korean Korea Belgian Belgium Norwegian Norway Danish Denmark Swedish Sweden German Switzerland Hungarian Hungary Spanish Spain Italian Italy Slovenian m zie Raritan Options Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 Click OK Shaw scroll borders Auto Sync mouse in twa cursar mode Mot supported for KX Generation 2 Display single cursor mode instructions Automatic Color Calibration For KX Generation 1 anly Keyboard Type LIS Internatianal wr LIS Internatianal French France Kg German Germany Japanese United Kingdom Korean Korea Belgian Belgium Norwegian Norway Raritan Keyboard Limitations Japanese Kanji Keyboards For Kanji keyboards when using DCIM USBs and MPC the remote client cannot enter EISU mode by pressing the Caps Lock key key 30 Local por
67. e Virtual Media from the Remote Console The File Server Setup page opens Check the Selected checkbox for all media that you want accessible as virtual media Enter information about the file server ISO images that you want to access P Address Host Name Host name or IP address of the file server Image Path Full path name of the location of the ISO image Note The host name cannot exceed 232 characters in length 145 146 Chapter 4 Virtual Media 4 Click Save All media specified here will now be available for selection in the Map Virtual Media CD ISO Image dialog E a a Pile ans ael j La File serve Setun y IP Acdress Host hame Enter name of the post name or iP Address of shared drive containing iso image 4 Image Patt Enter path to iso image on shared drive Do nat include hest name or P Address in the path Selected IF Address Hoel Name Image Path i il 1 al i ai k n 1 ET 5L Lancel g EJ k EM AF AI ana Aen s a T Hem Quen ENT 2 sius i ue E a as na CHEN pF ami sy Using Virtual Media With the virtual media feature you can mount up to two drives of different types that are supported by the USB profile currently applied to the target These drives are accessible for the duration of the KVM session For example you can mount a specific CD ROM use it and then disconnect it when you are done The CD ROM virtual media channel will remain open however
68. e device supports multiple concurrent connections Once connected Raritan KVM over IP devices display real time video output of the target server this video is compressed and encrypted according to the configuration settings specified by the administrator You now have complete low level control of the KVM console as if you were physically located next to the server e Toclose a connection right click the connected device and choose Disconnect e To exit completely choose Connection gt Exit Closing a Remote Connection To close the connection 1 Select the device in the Navigator and right click it 2 Choose Disconnect from the shortcut menu 89 90 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 To exit completely click Exit on the Connection menu Shortcut Menu To access the shortcut menu use either the default keyboard combination of Ctrl Left Alt M or the keyboard combination you assign See Changing the Shortcut Menu Keyboard Combination on page 91 for more information TIP If at some point you forget the keyboard combination used to open the shortcut menu press Ctrl Left Alt at the same time The keyboard combination will be displayed across the bottom of the page for five seconds a Raritan Zull Hormal Scaeen Auto Sense zalibrate Color conrecticn In ormation Sonrecticn Properties video Settings Refresh Screen Synchronize Mouse Singles Double cursor
69. e macro with a predefined keystroke Optional In the Keys to Press drop down list a Select each key you would like to use to emulate keystrokes Select the keys in the order by which they are to be pressed b After each selection select Press Key As each key is selected it will appear in the Keys to Release field For example select the Windows key and the letter D key When these keys are selected in the client the macro will be executed Add a key release attribute to the macro if needed see next step In the Keys to Release field a Choose each key for which you would like to emulate a key release Define the keys you want released in order to run the macro For example specify that the keys to be pressed must also be released in order for the macro to be executed Select the keys in the order by which they are to be released b Click Release Key after each selection Review the Macro Sequence field to be sure the macro sequence is defined correctly The contents of this field are automatically generated and are based on the selections made in the Keys to Press and Keys to Release fields a To remove a step in the sequence select it and click Remove b To change the order of steps in the sequence click the step and then click the up or down arrow buttons to reorder them as needed Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 8 Click OK to save the macro Click Clear to clear all field and start over When y
70. e used to dial and connect to your Raritan device lt Raritan lt Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note For security reasons you must use the MPC standalone client if you require modem access Further one modem on a client PC can be used for only one device connection Add Connection Connect Description Product Dominion KX G1 T Connection Type Dial Up Connection bul Phone Number Modem Conexant HDA D110 MOC W92 Modem Use Default Port Number Port Number Select the Use Default Port Number checkbox to use the default port number 5000 For TCP Ports devices are automatically configured to use TCP Port 5000 when communicating with the client If you do not want to use the default port number deselect the checkbox and type the port number in the Port Number field Compression Tab 1 Set the Connection Speed Use this setting to manually adjust the connection speed to accommodate bandwidth constraints Devices can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to your needs Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available Auto Detect 1G Ethernet 100mb Ethernet 10mb Ethernet 1 5mb Max DSL T1 mb Fast DSL T1 512 kb Medium DSL T1 384 kb Slow DSL T1 256 kb Cable 128 kb Dual ISDN 75 76 Chapter 3 Multi
71. e you have created a keyboard macro execute it using the keyboard macro you assigned to it or by choosing it from the Keyboard menu Run a Macro from the Menu Bar When you create a macro it appears under the Keyboard menu Execute the keyboard macro by clicking on it in the Keyboard menu Virtual Media Tools View Window Help mima Gonnection Serial keyboard video Mouse Send ctrl Alt Delete Send ctrl NurnLock Enter On Screen Menu Ete we ee Keuvboard Macros Minirnize All windows Ctrl Alt o Run a Macro Using a Keyboard Combination If you assigned a keyboard combination to a macro when building it you can execute the macro by pressing its assigned keystrokes For example press the keys Ctrl Alt 0O simultaneously to minimize all windows on a Windows target server Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Modifying and Removing Keyboard Macros To modify a macro Choose Keyboard gt Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Choose the macro from among those listed Click Modify The Add Edit Macro dialog appears Make your changes Click OK pL ume Ee pe Y To remove a macro 1 Choose Keyboard Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Choose the macro from among those listed Click Remove The macro is deleted Ctri Alt Del Macro Due to its frequent use a Ctrl
72. ee tabs Raritan lt Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note The Connection and Security tabs are not available for Generation 2 devices On the Connect tab type a meaningful description of the device in the Description field up to 32 alphanumeric and special characters are allowed This description identifies the Raritan device in the Navigator From the Product drop down choose the Raritan product you are using Select the type of connection from the Connection Type drop down TCP IP connections a lf TCP IP Connection is selected for a LAN WAN connection complete the information in the Find Raritan device By section Type the IP address assigned to your Raritan device Type the name assigned to your Raritan device during initial setup Type the Domain Name Server DNS name Use this option if you use a DNS server to resolve a DNS name to the IP address assigned to your Raritan device Add Connection Description Device A Product Dominion Kx G2 ww Connection Type TCP IP Connection ww Find Raritan device By M IP Address Device Hame Host Hame Use Default Port Number Port Humber Dial up connection a Select Dial Up Connection from the Connection Type drop down for a direct analog modem connection to the Raritan device Type the parameters that should be used to establish a connection Enter the phone number for the dia
73. een Auto Sense zalibrate Color conrecticn In ormation Sonrecticn Properties video Settings Refresh Screen Synchronize Mouse Single Double cursar send Ctrltalt Del anrect Drive Sonrect CD RO2M ISO Imaga send ctrlrAlItHM cancel Esc zis Raritan E 68 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client To exit full screen mode use the shortcut menu or click the Close icon x that appears at the top right of the page when you hover your mouse along the top of the screen Note The Ctrl Left Alt M key combination does not work for certain target servers if you are running JRE 1 5 0 01 To return from full page mode use Alt Tab and choose MPC While in full screen mode you are able to view the Connect Server toolbar by hovering your mouse over the top of the screen To use this feature the Connected Servers Toolbar option must be selected in the View menu Additionally while in full screen mode your monitor s resolution may be adjusted to match the resolution of the target server provided your graphics system supports it If your graphics system does not support the resolution of the target system you will be unable to activate full screen mode and a message will appear requesting that you change your video resolutions first Tip To view the video resolutions your system supports in a Windows environment access your computer s Control Panel from the Windows Start me
74. efreshed The RFB Protocol version To copy this information e Click Copy to Clipboard in the Connection Info dialog The information is now available to be pasted into the program of your choice Raritan f m ET ee Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Connecting to a Remote KVM Console Once you establish a connection with a Raritan device that device s icon in the Navigator can be expanded to display all ports enabled for remote access d Raritan Devices DES Bill s kx232 192 168 51 120 a E bilskx101 192 168 51 53 al billskx121 192 168 51 121 PEET Bnn Barman innnan faeces Banan PEFFE Bannan 1 Channel 2 Channel 2 channel 13 channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 9 HTEHHE TEHHHE Basaan PEFFE Bassan HEHHH Bassan tones LHL ALL LLL HLI woo mm Of E c BI Choose one of the following options to establish a remote KVM console connection e Double click the KVM port This method closes any previous connection before connecting to the new port Right click the port and choose Switch from the shortcut menu This method closes any previous connection before connecting to the new port Right click the port and choose New Connection from the shortcut menu This method allows you to connect to the selected port without closing any previous connections and creates a new connection if th
75. el Apply 9 From the KVM Switch OSUI Hot Key section select the hot key to use when switching between target server displays 10 For the Broadcast Port type the broadcast port number in the Port field if you want to use a port other then 5000 11 Select the Enable IPv6 Networking checkbox for IPv6 to enable IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack operation Note KSX Il and KX Il 101 devices are not IPv6 enabled so this section will not apply to those devices 12 Select the Enable Logging checkbox only if directed to by Technical Support This option creates a log file in your home directory 13 Click OK when finished Click Apply any time while making selections to apply it zie Raritan k Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client General Options in RRC The Options available in the Tools menu provide options that allow you to customize scroll borders mouse mode settings single cursor mode auto color calibration hot key configuration keyboard type broadcast port and logging To configure the general options in RRC 1 In RRC choose Tools gt Options to open the Options dialog Options General Show scroll borders Ie Sulu Sacre usse in lau cursu HULE M Display single cursor mode insructions e Avto Color Calibration EX Swikh FSI IH Har Eeu E Seal ack amp eralll ack C Num Lock Mum Lock t Caps Lock Caps Lock Kepboard Sharlcut wenu Hotkey Hotkey Cv Slt b Logg
76. el with the option Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View For easier viewing opt for Classic View a Search the Control Panel files for a Java icon When you locate the Java icon double click it to open the Java Control panel Click the General tab and then click the About button to check the current Java Runtime Environment JRE b Ifthe JRE is version 1 4 2 05 or later proceed with the MPC Installation If the Java icon does not exist in the Control Panel or if the JRE version is prior to 1 4 2 05 go to the Sun Microsystems website at http java sun com products to download the latest version of JRE 2 Forfuture Java access and to automatically open it set your path to the Java executable 27 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client a Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties b Click the Advanced tab and then click Environment variables c Edit the Path address so that it contains the path to the Java executable For example if Java is installed on C j2re1 4 2 05 and your path is currently set to C WINDOWS SYSTEM32 then change the path to read C WINDOWS SYSTEM32 C j2re1 4 2 05 To install MPC for Windows Download the MPC installer jar installation file or copy the file from a known location 2 Double click the jar file icon to open the installation dialog 3 After the initial dialog appears click Next gi IzPack Installation of Rar
77. en the Import Macros dialog By default the macro will exist on the desktop 2 Click on the macro file and click Open to import the macro a ftoo many macros are found in the file an error message will be displayed and the import will terminate once OK is selected b Ifthe import fails an error dialog will appear and will display a message regarding why the import failed Select OK to continue the import without importing the macros that cannot be imported 3 Select the macros to be imported by checking their corresponding checkbox or using the Select All or Deselect All options 4 Click OK and the import will begin a Ifa duplicate macro is found the Import Macros dialog will appear Do one of the following 133 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 134 Click Yes to replace the existing macro with the imported version Click Yes to All to replace the currently selected and any other duplicate macros that are found Click No to keep the original macro and proceed to the next macro Click No to All keep the original macro and proceed to the next macro Any other duplicates that are found will be skipped as well Click Cancel to stop the import Alternatively click Rename to rename the macro and import it If Rename is selected the Rename Macro dialog will appear Enter a new name for the macro in the field and click OK The dialog will close and the process
78. entire contents of the target server window This feature increases or reduces the size of the target video to fit the window size and maintains the aspect ratio This allows you to see the entire target server desktop while in standard view To activate Scale Video mode do one of the following e Choose View gt Scale Connection Keyboard Video Mouse Tools Window Help IBI M OI em mE E Toolbar w Status Bar w Navigator Show Sort k Full Screen e Click the Scaling button on the toolbar To exit this mode and return the target window to its previous size choose Scale on the View menu or click the Scaling button once again Note Enabling Scale Video will scale the complete target video image to fit the remote desktop area as it grows or shrinks You can combine this setting with target screen resolution for a full page affect on targets with a higher resolution than your desktop Auto Scroll The auto scroll feature automatically scrolls the video display in the direction of the cursor as the cursor approaches the edge of the display A thin border appears around the perimeter of the remote desktop area to indicate the function is on When enabled if you see scroll bars and then move the cursor onto the border the page will automatically scroll in the appropriate direction The scroll border is activated by selecting Show Scroll Borders in the Options dialog which is acc
79. er Miei xj Phi IS21B SOF ge zie Raritan Raritan Remote Client 1 21 2003 16 56 34 355 Raritan Remote Client loading 2 Depending on your browser and its security configuration you may see any or all of the following dialogs asking you to confirm you want to access and open an externally provided application Click Yes to accept these prompts Security Alert Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Internet Explorer fay Internet Explorer Removing RRC from the Browser Cache e Toremove RRC from your browser cache for any reason follow the standard procedure for your web browser software To remove cached files in Internet Explorer v6 0 If you have used RRC recently exit all instances of Internet Explorer and restart Internet Explorer 2 Onthe Internet Explorer Tools menu choose Internet Options When the Internet Options dialog appears click on the General Settings tab and then click Delete Files 4 Click on the Settings tab and then click View Objects Internet Explorer will display a list of cached objects Select any entries named TeleControl Class Raritan Console or Power Board and delete them Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Operation Window Layout MPC Interface MPC functions are grouped into six general sections on the page As a standalone product or using a web browser
80. ertical Offset Controls the vertical positioning of the target server display on your monitor Select Auto Color Calibration to enable this feature Select the video sensing mode Best possible video mode The device will perform the full Auto Sense process when switching targets or target resolutions Selecting this option calibrates the video for the best image quality Quick sense video mode With this option the device will use a quick video Auto Sense in order to show the target s video sooner This option is especially useful for entering a target server s BIOS configuration right after a reboot 5 Click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog Click Apply to apply the settings without closing the dialog lt Raritan Mouse Options Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Note Some Sun background screens such as screens with very dark borders may not center precisely on certain Sun servers Use a different background or place a lighter colored icon in the upper left corner of the screen Video Settings Moise Filter iw Brightness Red E Brightness Green Brightness Blue Contrast Red Contrast Green Contrast Blue Clock Phase Horizontal oset we oe E lw SR 9 lw lw lw Vertical Offset Bestpossible video mode t Quick sense video made OK Cancel When controlling a target server the Remote Console displays two mouse cursors one belonging to your client wor
81. erties dialog which is accessed by choosing Connection gt Properties or pressing Ctrl Left Alt M and then choosing Connection Properties Indicates whether the current remote connection is protected by encryption Encryption requirements are set during configuration of your Raritan device When a device is configured for no encryption or SSL authentication the Security Indicator is represented on the status bar by an open lock icon When SSL authentication data encryption or SSL encryption is applied the security indicator is represented on the status bar by a closed lock 65 66 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Diagram Session key information Concurrent connections indicator Lock key indicators Description Indicates that multiple remote users are currently connected to the same target server on the device One icon indicates a single user is connected and two icons indicates two or more users are connected Concurrent connection ability can be set globally under PC share mode on the Manager Security Settings page or set per individual user in the Concurrent Access Mode setting on the Manager User Account Settings page For the device concurrent connection ability can be set using the PC Share Mode option in the Security Settings page PC Share permits concurrent access and Private limits server access to one user at a time Indicates the status of the current targ
82. esktop When your mouse pointer lies within the remote desktop area mouse movements and clicks are directly transmitted to the connected target server The pointer generated by the operating system slightly leads the target server s mouse pointer during movement This is a result of digital delay On fast LAN connections you may want to disable the mouse pointer and view only the target server s pointer To toggle between these two modes choose Single Double Cursor on the shortcut menu s Alternatively click the Single Mouse Pointer icon in the toolbar or choose Mouse gt Single Cursor Mode Single Cursor Mode You are about to enter Single Cursor mode While you are in this mode this software will have exclusive control over the mouse and keyboard To esit Single Cursor mode vou must press Ctrl lt M then 5 I Show this dialog cach time pou start Single Cursor modo UR Cancel When in Dual Cursor mode press Ctrl Left AlttM and execute the Synchronize Mouse shortcut to force realignment of the mouse cursors If the mouse cursors still remain out of sync click the Auto Sense Video Settings button zx on the toolbar Note When in Dual Cursor mode if the dual mouse cursors are synchronized but left idle for five minutes or longer the target mouse pointer will automatically align itself with the upper left corner of the target window Execute the Synchronize Mouse command to ensure loca
83. ess for any bandwidth The parameters in the Properties dialog can be optimized to suit your needs for different operating environments To set the connection properties 1 Choose Connection gt Properties or click the Connection Properties D button in the toolbar The Properties dialog appears Properties Connection Speed Color Depth smoothing OK Cancel Note KX Il 101 does not support 1G Ethernet 2 Choose the Connection Speed from the drop down list The device can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to bandwidth limitations Auto 1G Ethernet 100 Mb Ethernet Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 10 Mb Ethernet 1 5 Mb MAX DSL T1 1 Mb Fast DSL T1 512 Kb Medium DSL T1 384 Kb Slow DSL T1 256 Kb Cable 128 Kb Dual ISDN 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem Note that these settings are an optimization for specific conditions rather than an exact speed The client and server always attempt to deliver video as quickly as possible on the network regardless of the current network speed and encoding setting But the system will be most responsive when the settings match the real world environment 3 Choose the Color Depth from the drop down list The device can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in
84. essed by choosing Tools gt Options Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Connection Profiles Connection profiles store important information about your Raritan device such as the IP address custom TCP ports preferred compression settings and custom security keys A profile is required to access devices outside your subnet and to access devices using a dial up connection Through profiles you can set up personalized connections These profiles are not shared among other users The information collected when creating a new connection profile will differ based on Generation 1 and Generation 2 devices Tip If your Raritan device is configured to use a custom TCP port or a group security key first create a connection profile so that you can access the device Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in MPC To create a profile 1 There are two ways to create a profile For automatically discovered devices right click the device name in the Navigator and choose Add Profile from the shortcut menu For other devices choose Connection gt New Profile The Add Connection dialog appears Options are organized into three tabs Note The Connection and Security tabs are not available for Generation 2 devices Connect tab 1 On the Connect tab type a meaningful description of the device in the Description field up to 32 alphanumeric and special characters are al
85. et KVM Server in respect to the activation of the Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys If these keys are enabled on the target server being viewed this affirmative status will be reflected on the status bar Note If a light is used on your keyboard to indicate the Scroll Lock Num Lock and Caps Lock key is active it may or may not be in sync with the lock key indicator status displayed on the status bar See the status bar as your guide if this occurs Screen Modes Besides a standard view full screen view and a scaling option are available These options increase the remote desktop area and make viewing the target video easier Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client MPC Target Screen Resolution Mode Target Screen Resolution mode provides you with the ability to view the target server desktop in full screen mode which removes all toolbars from view Activate Target Screen Resolution mode once you are connected to a target by doing one of the following e Click the Full Screen button a in the toolbar and then click OK in the confirmation message that appears e Choose View gt Target Screen Resolution and then click OK in the confirmation message that appears e Press Ctrl Left Alt M to open the shortcut menu Next press the F key on your keyboard or use your mouse to choose Full Normal Screen Click OK in the confirmation message that appears Raritan ull Harmnal Sa
86. fa duplicate macro is found a dialog will appear Do one of the following m zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Click Yes to replace the existing macro with the imported version Click Yes to All to replace the currently selected and any other duplicate macros that are found Click No to keep the original macro and proceed to the next macro Click No to All keep the original macro and proceed to the next macro Any other duplicates that are found will be skipped as well Click Cancel to stop the import The Following macro already exists daaa Would vau like bo replace the macro Yes to Al Mo Ma To All Rename Cancel Alternatively click Rename to rename the macro and import it If Rename is selected Raritan Remote Client Rename Macro dialog will open Enter a new name for the macro in the field and click OK The dialog will close and the process will proceed If the name that is entered is a duplicate of a macro an alert will appear and you will be required to enter another name for the macro Raritan Remote Client Rename Macro E3 E c Raritan 139 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client b If during the import process the number of allowed imported macros is exceeded a message will appear Click OK to attempt to continue importing macros or click Cancel to stop the import process Rari
87. find an uninstaller program and provides the option to generate an automatic installation script 6 Click Done to close the Installation dialog Opening RSC from a Remote Console To open the Raritan Serial Console RSC from the Remote Console 1 Select the Port Access tab Port Access Click on the individual port name to see allowable operations 0 of 1 Remote KVM channels currently in use POT TE E M Port Humber Port Hame Port Type Status Availabil Win Target VM u ide Dominion KS X2 Port2 Mot Available down idle Dominion KSxX2 Ports Mot Available down idle oo r3 a 5 Dominion KSxX2 Ports Mot Available down idle B Dominion KS X2 Fort Mot Available down idle 8 Dominion KS x2 Porta Mot Available down idle 3 Cisco 2501 Serial up idle 10 SP 2 Serial up idle 11 Serial Port 3 Serial up idle 12 Serial Port 4 Serial up idle 13 SP 5 Serial up idle 14 k Serial Port 6 Serial up idle i 15 Serial Port 7 serial up idle 16 Serial Port Serial up idle ee a ee a hein n e aan e al a ni 2 Click the name of the serial port you want to access for the RSC Note A security pop up screen appears only if you used https to connect to the RSC 3 If you re using Dominion DSX Click Yes A Warning Security pop up screen appears Click Yes to access the Raritan Serial Console from the Port page Note If you click Always you will not receive the security page for future access an zie Raritan
88. format is the standard supported by Raritan However other CD ROM extensions may also work To access a CD ROM DVD ROM or ISO image 1 From the Virtual KVM Client choose Virtual Media Connect CD ROM ISO Image The Map Virtual Media CD ISO Image dialog appears ap Virtual Media C0 TSO Image LAmachine Select a CDDVD drive or an 150 image to mount onto the target server Local CD DVD Drive p CD ROM C S80 image Image Path EE C Remote Server S Image Hostname Imaga File Serer Usemame File Server Password as Pe Connect Cancel 2 For internal and external CD ROM or DVD ROM drives a Choose the Local CD DVD Drive option lt Raritan 149 Chapter 4 Virtual Media b Choose the drive from the Local CD DVD Drive drop down list All available internal and external CD and DVD drive names will be populated in the drop down list c Click Connect 3 For ISO images a Choose the ISO Image option Use this option when you want to access a disk image of a CD DVD or hard drive ISO format is the only format supported b Click the Browse button c Navigate to the path containing the disk image you want to use and click Open The path is populated in the Image Path field d Click Connect 4 Forremote ISO images on a file server a Choose the Remote Server ISO Image option b Choose Hostname and Image from the drop down lists The file servers and image paths availab
89. ge from the Remote Console b Connect to the target server from the Port Access page Click the Port Name for the appropriate server Choose the Connect command from the Port Action menu The target server opens in a Virtual KVM Client window Connect to the virtual media For Select this VM option Local drives Local Drives on page 148 Local CD DVD drives CD ROM DVD ROM ISO Images ISO Images Connect CD ROM ISO Image File Server ISO Images Connect CD ROM ISO Image Upon completion of your tasks disconnect the virtual media See Disconnecting Virtual Media on page 151 Raritan 147 Chapter 4 Virtual Media Connecting to Virtual Media 148 Local Drives This option mounts an entire drive which means the entire disk drive is mounted virtually onto the target server Use this option for hard drives and external drives only It does not include network drives CD ROM or DVD ROM drives This is the only option for which Read Write is available Note KVM target servers running certain versions of the Windows operating system may not accept new mass storage connections after an NTFS formatted partition for example the local C drive has been redirected to them If this occurs close the Remote Console and reconnect before redirecting another virtual media device If other users are connected to the same target server they must also close their connections to the target server To access a drive o
90. gned Channels Target Screen Resolution EFT Tools Scale Video 57 58 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note These settings are saved from session to session Sorting Ports Use the Sort options on the View menu to organize port information You are able to sort ports by channel number channel name or channel status Connection USB Profile Serial Keyboard Video Mouse Virtual Media Tools View Window Help Csiro eis Sole mim lel 2 IA Standard Toolbar IM connected Server s Toolbar IM Status Bar Target Screen Resolution J Name J Scale videa Status e Channel Number When sorted by channel View gt Sort gt Channel ports are listed numerically oo Bim Donini 892 158 5134 E a Bal Deniniorek 92 158 51 184 0 eJ 1 SUN Solaris fl 2 winzono Ali 3 Mac osx aA 4 Linux fl a JAYE Ag 5 Alice A 7 Charley AD 5 sarbera A a Ellen M9 1 Henry Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Name When sorted by name View gt Sort gt Name port names are sorted alphanumerically within each group on Daminian Kx 192 168 51 34 O a Bs Deminion K 192 168 51 184 ui Alice 6 Mel Arthur 25 m Darbara All Bill 26 A Charlene 27 fl Charley 7 NC Dave 5 Nt Dave zi 15 All Dave 0003 16 Eo Dehnrah 7A A Ellen 9 Ael Evan 30 ini Francine 31 Status When sorted by stat
91. h you are not currently connected and that have modem profiles will use this icon Port Connection Status Icons For each server port listed in the Navigator the following icons can be associated with it depending on its status Icon Description B Connected ul Available for connection E l Unavailable either no device is connected or access is 9 blocked In use by another user may be unavailable depending on permissions Customizing the Navigator Use specific tools in the toolbar to customize some Navigator attributes Raritan 55 56 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Icon Action Description Display Hide You can also select Navigator in the Navigator View menu to toggle between displaying and hiding the Navigator fes Refresh Navigator Updates the device status information displayed in the Navigator a Browse When enabled Show Discovered Discovered Devices will display devices that are Devices not profiled but have been found on the network This option can also be enabled by choosing View gt Show gt Discovered Devices Note The Browse Discovered Devices option is the only method of connecting to a Raritan device configured to use a DHCP IP adaress MPC Navigator Tabs MPC tabs at the base of its Navigator pane These tabs allow you to change how you display devices Click the View By Name tab to sort the list alphabetically by name click the
92. hoose View gt Scaling Target Screen Resolution When you enter target screen resolution mode the display of the target server becomes full screen and acquires the same resolution as the target server The hot key used for exiting this mode is specified in the Options dialog the default is Ctrl Alt M To enter target screen resolution e Choose View gt Target Screen Resolution To exit target screen resolution mode Press the hot key configured in the Tools Options dialog The default is Ctrl Alt M Raritan Help Options NER Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC About Raritan Virtual KVM Client This menu command provides version information about the Virtual KVM Client in case you require assistance from Raritan Technical Support To obtain version information e Choose Help gt About Raritan Virtual KVM Client 23 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Raritan Multi Platform Client MPC and Raritan Remote Console are graphical user interfaces for the Raritan product lines providing remote access to target servers connected to Raritan KVM over IP devices Non Windows users must use Raritan Multi Platform Client and Windows users running Internet Explorer must use Raritan Remote Client In This Chapter Requirements and Installation ccccccccsseccseecceeeceeeeseeeceeeeeeeesseeenes 24 Balea METRO 51 Administrative FUNC ONS ERR EREER ER m 120
93. ia aaa a i aali aaa 4 Connection TIO a OR t 6 FS OO A COINS 6 video oer c 12 DNS SUNS E M 15 TOOL OI eiee 8 deett ve reece oett suit b Mes dee ud ante ees 20 VIEW ODON T t 22 mien si M 23 Overview Whenever you access a target server using the Remote Console a Virtual KVM Client VKC window opens There is one Virtual KVM Client for each target server connected These windows can be accessed via the Windows task bar Virtual KVM Client windows can be minimized maximized and moved around your computer desktop Note Refreshing your HTML browser will close the Virtual KVM Client connection so exercise caution VKC Toolbar Button Description oz Properties Video settings Calibrate color Synchronize the target mouse cursor Refresh screen Auto sense video send Ctrl Alt Delete Single mouse cursor e mee Ze Ra ritan j Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Button Description Full screen Resize video to fit screen Connection Properties The dynamic video compression algorithms maintain KVM console usability under varying bandwidth constraints The devices optimize KVM output not only for LAN use but also for WAN use These devices can also control color depth and limit video output offering an optimal balance between video quality and system responsiven
94. in the Navigator Toggles between displaying and not displaying Raritan devices in the Navigator that are automatically identified on the network and that do not have preconfigured profiles associated with them Displays the application version information Same as choosing Help in the menu bar Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client MPC Connected Server s Toolbar The Connected Server s toolbar is comprised of a button for each connected target server port thus enabling quick access to connected targets When you connect to a port a button corresponding to that port is added to the toolbar and labeled with the name of the port Conversely when you disconnect from a port the corresponding button is removed from the toolbar Note In Single Mouse mode the Connected Server s Toolbar appears on the target but cannot be accessed By default the Connected Server s toolbar is enabled visible To disable it deselect Connected Server s Toolbar in the View menu Buttons corresponding to windows that do not support full screen mode are not shown in the toolbar For example serial ports generation one G1 admin ports and G1 diagnostic ports will not be displayed in the toolbar in full screen mode While in full screen mode you are able to view the Connected Server s toolbar by hovering your mouse over the top of the screen To use this feature the Connected Servers Toolbar option must be
95. in the shortcut menu that appears when you right click the device in the Navigator panel Note to MPC Users MPC users must belong to the Administrator group in order to receive administrative permissions MPC uses one permission either Administrator or Normal User It is only when the user belongs to the Administrator group that they have access to backup restore and restart functions This is true regardless of any device user group settings that may be applied to the user lt Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client General Options General Options in MPC The Options available in the Tools menu provide options that allow you to customize scroll borders mouse mode settings single cursor mode auto color calibration hot key configuration keyboard type broadcast port and logging To configure the general options in MPC 1 Choose Tools gt Options The Options dialog appears and displays the General tab by default Options Show scroll borders Auto Sync mouse in two cursor mode Mot supported for KX Generation 2 Display single cursor mode instructions komati Colar Calibrakian For Khe Generation 1 only Keyboard Type US Intern ational T Eeyboard Shortcut Menu Hotkey Ctrl Alt M w OK I Cancal Apply 2 Select the Show scroll borders checkbox to view the thin scroll borders designating the autoscroll area 3 Select the Auto Sync mouse in
96. ing Enable Logging 2 Select the Show scroll borders checkbox to view the thin scroll borders that show the Auto Scroll area 3 Select the Auto Sync mouse in two cursor mode checkbox to enable Automatic Mouse Synchronization 124 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 4 If you select the Display single cursor mode instructions checkbox the Single Cursor Mode dialog will open each time Single Cursor is enabled in the application see Mouse Options on page 103 for more information Select Auto Color Calibration to enable it In the KVM Switch OSUI Hot Key panel select the radio button next to the hot key combination you would like to use 7 Inthe Keyboard Type panel click on the drop down arrow and click on your keyboard choice 8 Inthe Broadcast Port panel type the broadcast port number in the Port field 9 Click OK when finished Click Apply any time during your selection to apply an option you have chosen Upgrading Device Firmware To update a device s firmware Connect to the device by highlighting the device s icon in the Navigator 2 Click Tools gt Update gt Update Device to perform firmware upgrades 3 You will be prompted to locate a Raritan firmware distribution file RFP format which can be found on the Raritan website www raritan com on the Firmware Upgrades page Ensure that you read all instructions included in Firmware Upgrade
97. ion allows you to collect raw console data from the target device and save it to a file on your computer When you start RSC the Logging indicator on the status bar indicates whether logging is on or off 1 Choose Tools gt Start Logging 2 Choose an existing file or provide a new file name in the Save RSC Log dialog When an existing file is selected for logging data gets appended to the contents If you provide a new file name a new file is created ER save RSC Log JETRE File Name Files of Type Log Files x 3 Click Save after selecting or creating a file zis Raritan E Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Stop Logging Choose Tools gt Stop Logging The logging stops Send Keystroke 1 Choose Tools gt Send Keystroke A Send Keystroke dialog appears Send Keystroke Serial Port 1 9 x Keystroke combination Mone L4 Ctrl lud Alt Shift Key code mwe 2 Enter the keystroke combinations that you want and select a Key Code name from the drop down menu 3 Send the keystroke combinations Send Text File 1 Choose Tools gt Send Text File A Send Text File screen appears 2 Open the directory of the Text file 3 Click on or enter the File Name of the Text file 4 Click Open When you click Open it sends whatever file you selected directly to the port If there is a loopback plug inserted you will see the file displayed If there is currently no target c
98. ion to access a Dominion device You have to accept the certificate in order to establish the connection To connect to a device double click the device s icon in the Navigator then type your user name and password to connect You can also right click the device name in the Navigator and select New Connection Note The default device login user name is admin and the default password is raritan You have administrative privileges using these login credentials If you do not see an icon for your device in the Navigator follow the instructions on creating new profiles which is available in this section If you are having problems connecting to a device be sure to check the following e User name Raritan usernames are not case sensitive e Password Raritan passwords are case sensitive e CP Port If you have configured your device to use a non default TCP Port this information must be entered into its connection profile e Firewall Settings If you are accessing a device through a firewall that firewall must be configured to allow two way communication on TCP Port 5000 or the custom TCP Port to which your device has been configured e Security Key If you have configured your device to require a group security key that key must be entered into the device s connection profile Note If you are running MPC on Internet Explorer with both a Microsoft firewall and a non Microsoft firewall utility installed IE will display
99. ion to navigate to the directory you want to install MPC or select the default directory displayed in the Select the installation path field Click Next When installation is complete click Next Click Next again Once the installation is complete the final dialog will indicate where you will find an uninstaller program and provides the option to generate an automatic installation script 39 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 9 Click Done to close the Installation dialog lzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client To open MPC in Sun Solaris Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you installed MPC the default location is usr local Raritan Raritan MPC 4 40 1 7 Type start sh and press Enter to open MPC Double click the desired device to establish a connection type your user name and password and click OK to log on Macintosh To check JRE on Macintosh 1 Launch a terminal window on the Macintosh desktop 40 Raritan JN Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 2 Type the java version in the command line and press Enter The currently installed version of the Java Runtime Environment JRE is displayed eoe Terminal sh 80x24 Last login Tue Har 22 89 84 25 on ttypl Z Welcome to Darwin Raritan MIS Computer root java version java version 1 4 2 Hb Java TM 2 Runtime Environment Stand
100. ions 120 Automatic Mouse Synchronization 104 Auto Scroll e 72 Auto Sense Video Settings 12 B Backing Up and Restoring a Device Configuration 129 Backing Up and Restoring a User Configuration 129 Backup and Restore Dominion KX II only 127 Backup and Restore Functions 126 Broadcast Port 130 Building a Keyboard Macro 7 93 C Calibrate Color 12 CD ROM DVD ROM ISO Images 149 Changing a Password 125 Changing the Shortcut Menu Keyboard Combination 90 91 Chat 176 Closing a Remote Connection 89 Color Calibration 114 119 Common Hot Key Combinations for RRC 98 Common Hot Key Exceptions for MPC e 97 Conditions when Read Write is Not Available 148 149 Connecting to a Remote KVM Console 89 Connecting to Virtual Media 148 Connection and Video Properties 107 Connection Information 6 86 Connection Profiles 54 73 Connection Properties 4 Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in MPC 73 Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in MPC Generation 2 Devices 78 Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in RRC 81 Ctrl Alt Del Macro 10 97 lt Raritan Customizing the Navigator 55 D Default RSC Option Values 162 Device Ports in the Navigator 54 Devices in the MPC Navigator 54 Devices in the RRC Navigator 54 Diagnostic Log excluding Dominion KX II 130 Disconnecting Virtual Media 147 151 E Edit e 171 Emulator
101. is used to make direct connections to a serial target without going through the device The user specifies the device address and the port number target and is then connected In This Chapter RSC System Requirements sessi 152 Installing RSC on VVIDIOWS ssesnncsta t emeistakassauce i rusa Ima ut do tan rta catu umi 157 Installing RSC for Sun Solaris and Linux cecccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 159 Opening RSC from a Remote Console eeeeeeeeeessssees 160 Raritan Serial Console Interface ccccccccssseeeceeeeeccesseeseesseeessaeees 162 RSC System Requirements Ze Ra ritan The following requirements must be met to support the Raritan Serial Console e he RSC will function with JRE version 1 4 2 05 or later except for JRE version 1 5 0 02 However for optimum performance Raritan recommends using JRE 1 5 0 except for version 1 5 0 02 e Your system may require configuration adjustments depending on the operating system and browser The JRE provides configuration instructions with the JRE download Browse to the page at http www java com en download help testvm xml http www java com en download help testvm xml Yo http www java com en download help testvm xml to determine the JRE version currently installed on your system If you do not have a compatible version of the JRE go to http www java com http www java com and click the Download Now butto
102. itan Multi Platform Client C Program FilesWearitanFaritan Mutti Plattorm Client 40 1 7 4 Choose the directory where you want to install MPC and click Next Click Browse to locate a non default directory 5 zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 5 Click Next a IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client 6 Accessuries AuthaorlT W4 amp xialis Software Faritan Fraritan Multi Platfarm Clienti 40 1 7 reget In the Shortcut dialog choose a shortcut location determine who should have the shortcut and determine whether you want the shortcut on the desktop When finished click Next 29 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Once the installation is complete the final dialog indicates where you will find an uninstaller program and provides an option for generating an automatic installation script Click Done to close the Installation dialog di IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client lal xl T Installation has completed successtully i An uninstaller program has been created in Program FilesWaritanaritan Mutti Plattorm Clienti 40 1 7 Whrinstaller A Generate an automatic installation script Made with IzPack http eve Ez forge com To open MPC in Windows Click the Windows Start menu and then choose All Programs gt Raritan Multi Platform Client Alternatively double click the MPC desktop sho
103. k Yes dn zie Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Edit Use the Copy Paste and Select All text commands to relocate and or re use important text Raritan Serial Console Serial Port 7 15 Sele Copy Connecting Paste F 168 61 52 5000 15 please wait Successful Select All I E Write Access Code Set UTF 8 Logging off Users 1 To copy and paste all text Choose Edit Select All Choose Edit Copy Position the cursor at the location where you want to paste the text Click once to make that location active Choose Edit Paste oco e o MF 171 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Note The text copy limit in Raritan Serial Console is 9999 lines Keyboard shortcuts that you can use to highlight copy and paste all or partial lines of text e Click and drag your mouse over the text you wish to copy e Use Ctrl C to copy text e Position the cursor where you want to paste the text and click in that location to make it active e Use Ctrl V to paste text Tools Click the Tools menu to display a list of topics Raritan Serial Console Serial Port 7 15 Sele Emulator Edit Tools Chat Help mes Start Logging Connecting ik z 3 z L5 O00 l5 please wait imate end Keystroke L Send Text File Toggle Power E Write Access Code Set UTF 8 Logging off Users 1 s zie Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Start Logging The Start Logging funct
104. k and warning messages It is necessary to accept the options in order to open MPC E Raritan Multi Platform Client DS zi si ejui EIE M rans De wvce a SET sj T View By Haare View By IF All heya murt be relaaied before the mecc can be gives Modem Connectivity in MPC To make modem connectivity available on Unix Linux and Mac OS for non root users 1 Asthe root change the group for etc ppp directory and required files a chgrp uucp etc ppp b chgrp uucp etc ppp pap secrets Cc chgrp uucp etc ppp peers Change the permissions for etc ppp chmod g rwx etc ppp Change the permissions for etc ppp pap secrets chmod gt rwx letc ppp pap secrets 4 Change the permissions for etc ppp peers chmod g rwx letc ppp peers Raritan i Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 5 Set the suid bit to pppd chmod u s usr sbin pppd usr bin pppd depending on the location of pppd 6 Assign users to the uucp group a usr sbin usermod G existing groups for user1 uucp user1 b usr sbin usermod G existing groups for user2 uucp user2 and so forth 7 When logged on as the normal user update the path for access to pppd and the chat export PATH PATH usr sbin usr bin depending on the location of pppd Note For both root and non root users ensure that the options file exists under etc ppp RRC Requirements and Installation Instructions Important RRC wor
105. k it Choose Delete Profile When prompted to confirm the deletion click Yes to delete the profile for this device or click No to return to the application without deleting Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in RRC To create a profile 1 There are two ways to create a profile For automatically discovered devices right click the device name in the Navigator and choose Add Profile from the shortcut menu For other devices choose Connection gt New Profile The Add Connection dialog appears Options are organized into three tabs Note The Connection and Security tabs are not available for Generation 2 devices Add Connection Lonnaet Compression Security Description Connection Type Dial Up Connection Phone Number Modem Conexant HOA D110 MOC 92 M adem iw Use Default Port Number Port Number E000 Connect Tab On the Connect tab type a meaningful description of the device in the Description field up to 32 alphanumeric and special characters are allowed This description identifies the Raritan device in the Navigator 1 Select Dial Up Connection from the Connection Type drop down for a direct analog modem connection to the Raritan device Type the parameters that MPC or RRC should use to establish a connection Dial up connection does not apply to Generation 2 G2 or KX101 81 82
106. ks only with Microsoft Internet Explorer If you are using a different web browser MPC will load automatically Most users access RRC via Internet Explorer while other users particularly those operating over a modem connection access RRC standalone Both options are detailed in this guide Note Modem use is not supported with Raritan s Dominion KX101 RRC Minimum System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the Raritan Remote Client are e CPU Speed 1 0 GHz e RAM 512 Mbytes Note Running the client software on system configurations below either of these specifications may impact performance and result in errors Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Installing and Opening Standalone RRC Note This step is optional Devices can be accessed from a remote PC either by installing RRC software or by opening RRC via a web browser Accessing Devices via a web browser does not require any software installation on a remote PC This section lists the steps required to invoke RRC using standalone software which may be useful for accessing devices via modem or if you wish to close firewall access to ports 80 and or 443 1 Launch your web browser and go to Raritan s website http www raritan com 2 Click Support in the top navigation bar and then click Firmware Upgrades in the left navigation panel or type the URL http www raritan com support firmwareupgrades 3 Scroll down
107. kstation and the other belonging to the target server You can operate in either single mouse mode or dual mouse mode When in dual mouse mode and provided the option is properly configured the mouse cursors will align When there are two mouse cursors the device offers several mouse modes e Absolute Mouse Synchronization e Intelligent Mouse Mode e Standard Mouse Mode 15 16 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Mouse Pointer Synchronization When remotely viewing a target server that uses a mouse you will see two mouse cursors one belonging to your remote client workstation and the other belonging to the target server When the mouse pointer lies within the Virtual KVM Client target server window mouse movements and clicks are directly transmitted to the connected target server While in motion the client mouse pointer slightly leads the target mouse pointer due to mouse acceleration settings Comecon Keytnard Vies Mouse Tools Mew He ELEEEEEBELT Sri Ea E eg On fast LAN connections you may want to disable the Virtual KVM Client mouse pointer and view only the target server s pointer You can toggle between these two modes single mouse and dual mouse Mouse Synchronization Tips Be sure to follow these steps when configuring mouse synchronization 1 Verify that the selected video resolution and refresh rate are among those supported by the device The Virtual KVM Client Connection Info dialog disp
108. l and target mouse pointer alignment Single Mouse Cursor mode for Apple Mac target servers is supported for MPC Select Single Mouse Cursor on the Mouse menu in MPC to enter this mode While in this mode the cursor will remain in the video window for the Mac Server To exit open the shortcut menu and press S on the keyboard 103 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Mouse Synchronization Options In addition to synchronizing mouse cursors or toggling between single and dual cursor mode the Mouse menu provides three options for synching cursors when in dual cursor mode Menu option Description Absolute When connected to selected Dominion devices and targets with USB ports the application will use absolute coordinates to keep the cursors in sync See Absolute Mouse Mode for more information Intelligent Under certain conditions the application can detect the target mouse settings and synchronize the mouse cursors accordingly accelerating the mouse on the target device See Intelligent Mouse Mode on page 18 for more details Standard This is the standard mouse synchronization algorithm See Standard Mouse Mode on page 17 for more information Note The Intelligent and Standard Mouse modes are available to all targets Absolute Mouse mode are only available to Mac and Windows USB targets Automatic Mouse Synchronization For Generation 1 devices When in Dual Cursor mode the system will automatic
109. l up connection Remember to include any additional codes that should be dialed to establish a connection such as country codes area codes or outside line access codes 79 80 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Select the modem as configured in Windows from the drop down list that will be used to dial and connect to your Raritan device Note For security reasons you must use the MPC standalone client if you require modem access Further one modem on a client PC can be used for only one device connection Add Connection Connect ampres Securiky Description Product Dominion KX G2 T Connection Type Dial Up Connection Phone Number Modem Conexant HDA D1in0 MDC Y 32 Modem Use Default Port Humber Port Humber Select the Use Default Port Number checkbox to use the default port number 5000 For TCP Ports devices are automatically configured to use TCP Port 5000 when communicating with the client If you do not want to use the default port number deselect the checkbox and type the port number in the Port Number field Note Dial up is not supported in KX II 101 o qm gt F gt wN g To modify a profile Select the device in the Navigator panel and right click it Choose Modify Profile The Modify Connection dialog appears Update the fields as appropriate Click OK To delete a profile Select the device with a profile in the Navigator and right clic
110. lays the actual values that the is seeing 2 Verify that the cable length is within the specified limits for the selected video resolution 3 Verify that the mouse and video have been properly configured during the installation process 4 Force an auto sense by clicking the Virtual KVM Client auto sense button 5 If that does not improve the mouse synchronization for Linux UNIX and Solaris KVM target servers a Open a terminal window b Enterthe xset mouse 1 1 command c Close the terminal window Raritan NER Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 6 Click the Virtual KVM Client mouse synchronization button S Additional Notes for Intelligent Mouse Mode e Be sure that there are no icons or applications in the upper left section of the screen since that is where the synchronization routine takes place e Do not use an animated mouse e Disable active desktop on KVM target servers Synchronize Mouse In dual mouse mode the Synchronize Mouse command forces realignment of the target server mouse pointer with Virtual KVM Client mouse pointer To synchronize the mouse do one of the following e Choose Mouse gt Synchronize Mouse or click the Synchronize Mouse button is in the toolbar Standard Mouse Mode Standard Mouse mode uses a standard mouse synchronization algorithm using relative mouse positions Standard Mouse mode requires that mouse acceleration is disabled and other mouse p
111. le are those that you configured using the File Server Setup page Only items you configured using the File Server Setup page will be in the drop down list See File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only on page 145 for more information c File Server Username User name required for access to the file server d File Server Password Password required for access to the file server field is masked as you type e Click Connect The media will be mounted on the target server virtually You can access the media just like any other drive Note If you are working with files on a Linux target use the Linux Sync command after the files are copied using virtual media in order to view the copied files Files may not appear until a sync is performed Note You cannot access a remote ISO image via virtual media using an IPv6 address due to technical limitations of third party software used by the KX2 Raritan Chapter 4 Virtual Media Disconnecting Virtual Media Raritan To disconnect the virtual media drives e For local drives choose Virtual Media gt Disconnect Drive e For CD ROM DVD ROM and ISO images choose Virtual Media gt Disconnect CD ROM ISO Image Note In addition to disconnecting the virtual media using the Disconnect command simply closing the KVM connection closes the virtual media as well 151 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console The standalone Raritan Serial Console RSC
112. log However if you want to change the settings perform the following steps Accept the Terminal Font Properties default of Lucida Console or choose a font from the scrolling list of Terminal Font Properties If you want to change the size of the font choose a font size by clicking the up or down arrows The result of selected font and font size is displayed in the Preview box 165 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 5 Click the GUI Font Properties tab and accept the default of Lucida Console or choose a font from the scrolling list of GUI Font Properties Settings Serial Port 7 15 Font Directories msg i Terminal Font Properties GUL Font Properties Monospaced Locale Encoding Foreground Background UTF g w English Frewviesw Font Preview Note For Simplified Chinese characters Raritan Serial Console supports EUC CN encoding system 6 Choose the following from their drop down menus Foreground Color Background Color 7 Choose one of the following from the Encoding drop down menu US ASCII SO 8859 1 5O 8859 15 nn zie Raritan EP 5 Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console UTF 8 Shift JIS EUC JP EUC CN EUC KR Choose one of the following from the Language drop down menu English Bulgarian Japanese Korean Chinese Click Ok to close the Display Settings dialog If you changed the Language setting the RSC changes to that language when the
113. lowed This description identifies the Raritan device in the Navigator 2 From the Product drop down choose the Raritan product you are using TCP IP connections 3 Select the type of connection from the Connection Type drop down a If TCP IP Connection is selected for a LAN WAN connection complete the information in the Find Raritan device By section Type the IP address assigned to your Raritan device Type the name assigned to your Raritan device during initial setup 73 74 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Type the Domain Name Server DNS name Use this option if you use a DNS server to resolve a DNS name to the IP address assigned to your Raritan device Add Connection Connect Gompression Security Description FO Connection Type TEPIP Connection T Find Raritan device By IP Address Device Mame Host Marne Use Default Part Humber Port Humber Dial up connections a Select Dial Up Connection from the Connection Type drop down for a direct analog modem connection to the Raritan device Type the parameters that should be used to establish a connection Enter the phone number for the dial up connection Remember to include any additional codes that should be dialed to establish a connection such as country codes area codes or outside line access codes Select the modem as configured in Windows from the drop down list that will b
114. ly To backup the entire system both user and device configuration 1 Choose Tools gt Backup All The Backup All dialog appears Backup All E am Eimoeoness jit en BB Bun30307 rfp 4 KR 2 0 0 1 4936 rfp eutlag txt JavaCanzale txt 4 kx 2 0 0 1 4942 fp 4 kxi 2 0 0 1 4943 fp JCpjavacensole2 txt 4 Kx 2 0 0 1 4990 rfp Ydavaconsoles txt 4 Kx 2 0 0 1 5006 rp OY kKx 2 0 0 0 5146 dp ks 2 0 0 1 5038 rfp File mame 3 ks 2 ks 2 BL 4 ks 2 3 kx 2 kx 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 5045 rfp 5077 rfp 5094 rfp 5122 rfp 5129 rfp 5135 rp MPcosis rfp Files of type RFP Files rfp ww Save Cancel 2 Navigate to the desired directory and give the backup file a name Backup files have an extension of rfp 3 Click Save A message is displayed confirming the successful backup 4 Click OK Raritan 127 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note Backups are always complete system backups Restores can be complete or partial depending on your selection Torestore 1 Choose Tools gt Restore Configuration The Restore Device Configuration dialog appears Restore Device Configuration Look in E My Documents rs c DD Sfp Ks 2 0 0 2 5265 rfp ks 2 0 0 2 5324 4p U BOOT Is 22 rfp Op kx
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116. n Note Raritan does not support JRE version 1 5 0 02 for use with the RSC e Minimum 1 GHz PC with 512 MB RAM Ensure that Java can be started from the command line To do this environment variables must be configured Make a note of the exact path where Java was installed The path information will be used later Setting Windows OS Variables 1 Choose Start Control Panel System 152 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 2 Click the Advanced tab and then click Environment Variables System Properties 3 Inthe System variables section click New Raritan n Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 154 In the New System Variable dialog add JAVA_HOME to the Variable name block and the path you wrote down earlier in the Variable value block New System Variable Click OK Select the PATH variable and click Edit Add JAVA_HOME bin to the end of the current Variable value Ensure a semicolon separates the new value from the last value in the string Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console 8 Click OK Edit System Variable PATHEXT COM EXE BAT CMD 85 BE 5 PROCESSOR A x86 5 PROCESSOR ID x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4 Genu PROCESSOR LE 15 9 Select the CLASSPATH variable and click Edit 10 Ensure the CLASSPATH Variable value is configured properly that is its value must have a period in it If for any reason there is
117. n the client computer 1 From the Virtual KVM Client choose Virtual Media gt Connect Drive The Map Virtual Media Drive dialog appears Map Virtual Media Drive DominionKXll Port 1 x Select a local drive for mounting onto the target server Local Drive Connect Cancel 2 Choose the drive from the Local Drive drop down list 3 If you want Read and Write capabilities select the Read Write checkbox This option is disabled for nonremovable drives See the Conditions when Read Write is Not Available on page 149 for more information When checked you will be able to read or write to the connected USB disk WARNING Enabling Read Write access can be dangerous Simultaneous access to the same drive from more than one entity can result in data corruption If you do not require Write access leave this option unselected Raritan Chapter 4 Virtual Media 4 Click Connect The media will be mounted on the target server virtually You can access the media just like any other drive Conditions when Read Write is Not Available Virtual media Read Write is not available in the following situations e For all hard drives e When the drive is write protected e When the user does not have Read Write permission Port Permission Access is set to None or View Port Permission VM Access is set to Read Only or Deny CD ROM DVD ROM ISO Images This option mounts CD ROM DVD ROM and ISO images Note SO9660
118. n the target In this mode the mouse cursor does a dance in the top left corner of the screen and calculates the acceleration For this mode to work properly certain conditions must be met To enter intelligent mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Intelligent Intelligent Mouse Synchronization Conditions The Intelligent Mouse Synchronization command available on the Mouse menu automatically synchronizes mouse cursors during moments of inactivity For this to work properly however the following conditions must be met e The active desktop should be disabled on the target e No windows should appear in the top left corner of the target page e There should not be an animated background in the top left corner of the target page e The target mouse cursor shape should be normal and not animated e The target mouse speeds should not be set to very slow or very high values e Advanced mouse properties such as Enhanced pointer precision or Snap mouse to default button in dialogs should be disabled e Choose Best Possible Video Mode in the Video Settings window e he edges of the target video should be clearly visible that is a black border should be visible between the target desktop and the remote KVM console window when you scroll to an edge of the target video image e When using the intelligent mouse synchronization function having a file icon or folder icon located in the upper left corner of your deskt
119. nection ability can be set using the PC Share Mode option in the Security Settings page PC Share permits concurrent access and Private limits server access to one user at a time 2 Lock key Indicates the status of the current target indicators KVM Server in respect to the activation of the Caps Lock Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys If these keys are enabled on the target server being viewed this affirmative status will be reflected on the status bar Note If a light is used on your keyboard to indicate the Scroll Lock Num Lock and Caps Lock key is active it may or may not be in sync with the lock key indicator status displayed on the status bar See the status bar as your guide if this occurs Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client RRC Status Bar The status bar displays session information about your connection to a Raritan device This information includes k Path 3 KVM Port 3 WE c amp CAP NUM SCRL Z Lond Diagram Session key information o Video sensing status path indicator Q Bandwidth usage indicator 3 Security indicator y Raritan Description Indicates when video sensing occurs during connections to target KVM server ports Indicates how much of your total available bandwidth is currently being used The connection speed setting determines total available bandwidth This setting is defined on the Compression tab of the Connection Prop
120. no CLASSPATH variable defined create one Raritan T Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Setting Linux OS Variables To set Java for a specific user open and edit the profile file located in the home Username folder To set Java for all users open the profile file in your etc folder 1 Find the line where you set your path export PATH SPATH home username somefolder 2 Before that line you must set your JAVA HOME and then modify your PATH to include it by adding the following lines export JAVA HOME home username j2sdk1 4 2 export PATH SPATH SJAVA HOME bin 3 Save the file Setting UNIX OS Variables To check the latest JRE version on Sun Solaris 1 Launch a terminal window on the Sun Solaris desktop 2 Type java version in the command line and press Enter The currently installed version of Java Runtime Environment JRE appears If your path variable is not set to where the Java binaries have been installed you may not be able to see the JRE version Assuming JRE 1 4 2 05 is installed in usr local java you must set your PATH variable To seta path for the bash shell export PATH SPATH usr local java j2re1 4 2 05 bin To set path for tcsh or csh set PATH PATH usr local java j2re1 4 2 05 bin Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console These commands can either be typed at the terminal each time you log in or you can add them to your
121. nu double click Display and click the Settings tab Raritan iui JN Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client RRC Full Screen Mode Full screen mode removes the surrounding RRC graphical interface and your local desktop area filling your screen with the video from the target server Your screen s resolution will be adjusted to match the resolution of the target server provided your graphics system supports it If your graphics system does not support the resolution of the target system you will be unable to activate full screen mode and a message will appear requesting that you change your video resolutions first Note To view the video resolutions your system supports in a Windows environment access your computer s Control Panel from the Windows Start menu double click on Display and click on the Settings tab Activate full screen mode in one of the following ways once you are connected to a target e Click the Full Screen icon is in the toolbar and then click OK in the confirmation message that appears e Choose View gt Full Screen and then click OK in the confirmation message that appears e Press Ctrl Left Alt M to open the shortcut menu Next press the F key on your keyboard or use your mouse to choose Full Normal Screen Click OK in the confirmation message that appears 69 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Bets e E P My Computer WIMHZIP Sh
122. o Select Color Progressive Update Intemet Flow Control 5 mant hing Ltt blas Cancel Apply 2 Setthe Connection Speed Use this setting to manually adjust the connection speed to accommodate bandwidth constraints Devices can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to your needs Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available Auto Detect 1G Ethernet 100mb Ethernet 10mb Ethernet 1 5mb Max DSL T1 mb Fast DSL T1 512 kb Medium DSL T1 384 kb Slow DSL T1 is Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 256 kb Cable 128 kb Dual ISDN 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem 3 Set the Color Depth Devices can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in order to maximize usability in all bandwidths Select from among the options in the drop down list Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available 15 bit RGB Color 8 bit RGB Color 4 bit Color 4 bit Gray 3 bit Gray 2 bit Gray Black and White Important For most administrative tasks server monitoring reconfiguring and so forth administrators do not require the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most video graphics cards Attempting to transmit such high
123. o adjustment is in progress appears Calibrate Color Use the Calibrate Color command to optimize the color levels hue brightness saturation of the transmitted video images The color settings are on a target server basis Note The Calibrate Color command applies to the current connection only To calibrate the color do the following e Choose Video gt Calibrate Color or click the Calibrate Color button Q in the toolbar The target device screen updates its color calibration Raritan JN Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Video Settings Use the Video Settings command to manually adjust the video settings To change the video settings 1 Choose Video gt Video Settings or click the Video Settings button pi in the toolbar to open the Video Settings dialog Adjust the following settings as required As you adjust the settings the effects are immediately visible a gt oa Noise Filter The device can filter out the electrical interference of video output from graphics cards This feature optimizes picture quality and reduces bandwidth Higher settings transmit variant pixels only if a large color variation exists in comparison to the neighboring pixels However setting the threshold too high can result in the unintentional filtering of desired screen changes Lower settings transmit most pixel changes Setting this threshold too low can result in higher bandwidth use
124. o import RRC macros 1 Choose Tools gt Import Macros to open the Import Macros dialog By default the macro will exist on the desktop Raritan Remote Client Import Macros Look in EP Desktop 4m Ba Emy Documents atid H My Computer My Recent amp my Network Places Documents EY KevboardMacras kbm Desktop hy Documents hy Computer My Network File name KepbnardMacras kbm Places Files of type Raritan Keyboard Macros kbm Cancel 2 Click on the macro file and click Open to import the macro a If too many macros are found in the file an error message will be displayed and the import will terminate once OK is selected Raritan Remote Client Import Macros AN You cannot import mare than 32 keyboard macros lt Raritan mt Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client b Ifthe import fails an error dialog will open and will display a message regarding why the import failed Select OK to continue the import without importing the macros that cannot be imported Raritan Remote Client Import Macros The Following macros contain unsupported infomation and will nat be imported Cancel Bad Data 3 Select the macros to be imported by checking their corresponding checkbox or using the Select All or Unselect All options 4 Click OK and the import will begin Raritan Remote Client Import Macros Iw GIKPrint Screen Select All Unselect All a I
125. o open RSC Double click the desired device to establish a connection Type your user name and password Click OK to log on pL ge 9 N 161 zie Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Raritan Serial Console Interface Important The Raritan Serial Console page usually opens ina separate window behind the Port page With some versions of Java on Windows the page opens in front of the Port page Raritan Serial Console Serial Port 7 15 Sele Emulator Edit Tools Chat Help fe p Conmecting at supliy l92 168 61 52 5000 15 please wait Successfully Connected E Write Access Code Set UTF 8 Logging off Users 1 Default RSC Option Values The following default values apply to the GUI font properties colors and fonts defined in RSC Item Value Font properties Lucida Console GUI font properties Lucida Console Colors Black foreground and white background we Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Emulator 1 Change the default user Idle Timeout setting before launching the RSC for the first time or it will timeout in 10 minutes and display a host termination message 2 Click the Emulator drop down menu to display a list of topics Raritan Serial Console Serial Port 7 15 Emulator Edit Tools Chat Help Settings Get History 22 58 l5 please wait Clear History Get Write Lock Send Break Connected Users Exit E Write Access Code Set UTF 8 Logging
126. onnected then nothing will be visible on the screen ih sis Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Toggle Power The Toggle Power function lets you power on or off the device that is connected to the associated outlet on a Power Distribution Unit PDU For example if a router is connected to one of the outlets on the PDU you can toggle the router s power on or off You must configure the association of outlets to the target port of the device before you can use the Toggle Power feature Go to the Power Control tab on remote console s GUI to configure the outlets If you have not done this the system displays a message stating that the target is not associated with a power outlet 1 Select Toggle Power to turn the device router on or off A prompt appears displaying the current status of the outlet s You can turn the device on or off depending on its current status 2 If you select No the system returns you to the RSC screen If you select Yes the system sends the power command to either turn on or off the outlets associated to the target port of the device If you receive a e Hardware error message this means that the PDU command failed Software error message this means that another user is controlling the power outlet and the power control command cannot be sent Raritan 175 Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Chat When using browser access over SSL an interactive chat feature called Chat all
127. op may cause the function not to work properly To be sure to avoid any problems with this function Raritan recommends you do not have file icons or folder icons in the upper left corner of your desktop After autosensing the target video manually initiate mouse synchronization by clicking the Synchronize Mouse button on the toolbar This also applies when the resolution of the target changes if the mouse cursors start to desync from each other If intelligent mouse synchronization fails this mode will revert to standard mouse synchronization behavior Raritan JN Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Please note that mouse configurations will vary on different target operating systems Consult your OS guidelines for further details Also note that intelligent mouse synchronization does not work with UNIX targets Standard Mouse Mode Standard Mouse mode uses a standard mouse synchronization algorithm using relative mouse positions Standard Mouse mode requires that mouse acceleration is disabled and other mouse parameters are set correctly in order for the client and server mouse to stay synchronized Standard Mouse mode is the default To enter standard mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Standard Connection and Video Properties Dynamic video compression algorithms maintain KVM console usability under varying bandwidth constraints The device optimizes KVM output not only for LAN use bu
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129. ose Best Possible Video Mode in the Video Settings window e The edges of the target video should be clearly visible that is a black border should be visible between the target desktop and the remote KVM console window when you scroll to an edge of the target video image e When using the intelligent mouse synchronization function having a file icon or folder icon located in the upper left corner of your desktop may cause the function not to work properly To be sure to avoid any problems with this function Raritan recommends you do not have file icons or folder icons in the upper left corner of your desktop After autosensing the target video manually initiate mouse synchronization by clicking the Synchronize Mouse button on the toolbar This also applies when the resolution of the target changes if the mouse cursors start to desync from each other If intelligent mouse synchronization fails this mode will revert to standard mouse synchronization behavior Raritan Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC Please note that mouse configurations will vary on different target operating systems Consult your OS guidelines for further details Also note that intelligent mouse synchronization does not work with UNIX targets Absolute Mouse Mode In this mode absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in sync even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed This mode i
130. ou click OK the Keyboard Macros dialog appears and lists the new keyboard macro Add Keyboard Macro Mininnize All Windows Left Ctrl Press Left Ctrl Right ctrl Release Left Ctrl Left Alt Right Alt Left Shift Right Shift Srrull Luck Caps Lock Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC 9 Click Close to close the Keyboard Macros dialog The macro will now appear on the Keyboard menu in the application Select the new macro on the menu to run it or use the keystrokes you assigned to the macro Keyboard Macros Minimize All Windows Ad Remove Modify Close Select a macro fram the above list Running a Keyboard Macro Once you have created a keyboard macro execute it using the keyboard macro you assigned to it or by choosing it from the Keyboard menu Run a Macro from the Menu Bar When you create a macro it appears under the Keyboard menu Execute the keyboard macro by clicking on it in the Keyboard menu Run a Macro Using a Keyboard Combination If you assigned a keyboard combination to a macro when building it you can execute the macro by pressing its assigned keystrokes For example press the keys Ctrl Alt 0 simultaneously to minimize all windows on a Windows target server Modifying and Removing Keyboard Macros To modify a macro Choose Keyboard gt Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Choose the macro from among those listed Cli
131. ows you and other users on the same port to communicate You can conduct an online dialog for training or collaborative diagnostic activities The maximum length of a chat message is 300 characters Note When a chat is initiated a chat window appears on the monitors of all SSL users logged on to the port If a user is logged into a port multiple times multiple chat messages will not appear to that user To open chat e Choose Chat gt Chat E amp Chat Serial Port 1 8 To clear text in a chat text box e Click Clear to delete the typed text Raritan Chapter 5 Raritan Serial Console Help Help Topics include online assistance for operating the Raritan Serial Console and release information about Raritan Serial Console Help Topics To access help topics e Choose Help gt Help Topics About Raritan Serial Console The About Raritan Serial Console dialog displays the copyright and version information name and revision number of the console terminal emulation software When contacting Raritan for technical support or when performing a software upgrade you may be asked for this information gt To access About information e Choose Help gt About Raritan Serial Console An About Raritan Serial Console message appears zis Raritan Index A Absolute Mouse Mode 19 105 Accessing the MPC Diagnostic Interface excluding Dominion KX II 140 Activity Log 130 Administrative Funct
132. perties on the shortcut menu which is opened by pressing Ctrl Left Alt M E Video Opens the Video Settings dialog allowing Settings you to manually adjust video conversion parameters Same as choosing Video gt Video Settings or choosing Video Settings on the shortcut menu which is opened by pressing Ctrl Left Alt M 2 Color Adjusts color settings to reduce excess Calibration color noise Same as choosing Video gt Color Calibrate Raritan Button Button Name C Synchronize Mouse z Refresh Screen mi Auto sense Video Settings Ed Enter On Screen Menu Exit On Screen Menu Send Ctrl Alt Del y Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Description In dual mouse mode forces realignment of the target server mouse pointer with the mouse pointer Same as choosing Mouse gt Synchronize Mouse or choosing Synchronize Mouse on the shortcut menu which is opened by pressing Ctrl Left Alt M Forces a refresh of the video screen Same as choosing Video gt Refresh Screen or choosing Refresh Screen on the shortcut menu which is opened by pressing Ctrl Left Alt M Forces a refresh of the video settings resolution refresh rate Same as choosing Video gt Auto sense Video Settings Not applicable for the device Used by the application with other Raritan products Same as choosing Keyboard gt Enter On Screen Menu Not applicable for IP Re
133. r This is useful when using a device over an unpredictable public WAN particularly in international scenarios 83 y Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Use the slider to select the desired level of video Smoothing 15 bit mode only The level determines how aggressively to blend page regions with small color variation into a single smooth color Smoothing improves the appearance of the target video by reducing the video noise that is displayed Add Connection Connect Compression Security Connection Speed Color Depth Aute Select Color Progressive Update l Internet Flow Control smoothing Up M Cancel Security Tab 1 84 Enter the private security key in the Private Key field if your device is configured to use a private security key Entering a security key allows you to gain the authorization required to initiate a connection to that device Retype the private security key in the Confirm Private Key field to ensure no typographical errors were made Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 Click OK to create the connection profile Add Connection 85 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Establishing a New Connection Note Depending on your version of the JRE you might receive a certificate message when using the standalone applicat
134. raw the video display of the target This only affects the client display behavior and has no bearing on the data rate of the video being sent to the client Setting this option higher makes the video appear smoother but also requires more processing power 7 Click OK to create the connection profile 109 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client MPC Connection Properties Generation 2 Devices To adjust connection properties Choose Connection gt Properties or click the Connection Properties button in the toolbar Update the settings in the Compression tab 2 Setthe Connection Speed Use this setting to manually adjust the connection speed to accommodate bandwidth constraints Devices can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to your needs Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available Auto Detect 1G Ethernet 100mb Ethernet 10mb Ethernet 1 5mb Max DSL T1 mb Fast DSL T1 512 kb Medium DSL T1 384 kb Slow DSL T1 256 kb Cable 128 kb Dual ISDN 56 kb ISP Modem 33 kb Fast Modem 24 kb Slow Modem Note KX Il 101 does not support 1G Ethernet 3 Setthe Color Depth Devices can dynamically adapt the color depth transmitted to remote users in order to maximize usability in all bandwidths Select from among the
135. rect Key Events for foreign language keyboards configured using System Preferences Raritan recommends that you configure foreign keyboards using the methods described in the following table Language Configuration method US Intl Default French Keyboard Indicator German System Settings Control Center Japanese System Settings Control Center UK System Settings Control Center Korean System Settings Control Center Belgian Keyboard Indicator Norwegian Keyboard Indicator Danish Keyboard Indicator Swedish Keyboard Indicator Hungarian System Settings Control Center Spanish System Settings Control Center v Raritan 21 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC View Options Language Configuration method ltalian System Settings Control Center Slovenian System Settings Control Center Note The Keyboard Indicator should be used on Linux systems using Gnome as a desktop environment View Toolbar You can use the Virtual KVM client with or without the toolbar display To toggle the display of the toolbar on and off e Choose View gt View Toolbar Scaling Scaling your target window allows you to view the entire contents of the target server window This feature increases or reduces the size of the target video to fit the Virtual KVM Client window size and maintains the aspect ratio so that you see the entire target server desktop without using the scroll bar To toggle scaling on and off e C
136. red device to establish a connection type your user name and password and click OK to log on Opening MPC from a Web Browser Important Regardless of the browser you use you must allow pop ups from the Dominion device s IP address in order to open MPC 1 To open MPC from a client running any supported browser type http IP ADDRESS mpc into the address line where IP ADDRESS is the IP address of your Raritan device MPC will open in a new window See MPC Supported Operating Systems and Browsers on page 25 for information on MPC supported browsers Note The Alt Tab command will toggle between windows only on the local system When MPC opens the Raritan devices that were automatically detected and which are found on your subnet are displayed in the Navigator in tree format 2 If your device is not listed by name in the navigator add it manually a Choose Connection New Profile The Add Connection window opens Raritan E Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client b Inthe Add Connection window type a device Description specify a Connection Type add the device IP address and click OK These specifications can be edited later 3 In the Navigator panel on the left of the page double click the icon that corresponds to your Raritan device to connect to it Note Depending on your browser and browser security settings you may see various security and certificate chec
137. refox amp 1 5 and 2 0 e Mozilla 1 7 e Safari 2 0 Note If you are using IE 7 you may run into permission issues when trying to connect to a target server To avoid this do the following 1 In IET click Tools gt Internet Options to open the Internet Options dialog 2 In the Temporary Internet files section click the Settings button The Settings dialog opens 3 In the Check for newer versions of stored pages section select Automatically 4 Click OK to apply the settings 25 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note to IPv6 Users Due to a browser limitation MPC cannot be downloaded via the KX IPv6 address from Mozilla 1 7 if Pop up Manager is enabled Do one of the following to avoid this issue e Use the hostname of the device for the MPC browser download e Set Mozilla to not block Pop up windows via edit Preferences Privacy and Security e Use IPVA address e Use standalone MPC e Use the latest version of Firefox Special Characters in MPC The following table identifies the special characters that can be used in MPC Character Description Exclamation point Double quote Pound sign Dollar sign Percent sign Ampersand Single quote Left parenthesis Right parenthesis Asterisk Plus sign Comma Dash Period Forward slash Less than sign Character 7 789 vy Vv a gt mw mA Description Colon Semi colon Equal sign Greater than sign
138. rious network options that have been enabled or disabled such as DHCP dial in autodetection and so on A list of the various security options that have been enabled or disabled such as SSL encryption SNMP and so on RFP and TR support enabled or disabled 0 not used KME version number for systems that use the KME Serial devices Number of video devices detected 87 88 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Connection information Serial devices count Reserved FPS Description Number of serial devices detected 0 not used Frames per second Available only in MPC To copy this information e Click Copy to Clipboard in the Connection Info dialog The information is now available to be pasted into the program of your choice Generation 2 Devices The following information is displayed about a current connection to Generation 2 devices Connection information Device name IP address Port Data in second Data out second FPS Connect time Horizontal resolution Vertical resolution Refresh rate Protocol version Description The name of your device The IP address of your device The KVM Communication TCP IP Port used to access the target device Data rate in Data rate out The frames per second transmitted for video The duration of the connect time The page resolution horizontally The page resolution vertically How often the page is r
139. roviding remote access to target servers connected to Raritan KVM over IP devices By default generation 2 Raritan devices use VKC However generation 2 devices will not work using RRC Non Windows users must use Raritan Multi Platform Client and Windows users connecting to a generation 1 Raritan device must use RRC The standalone Raritan Serial Console RSC is used to make direct connections to a serial target without going through the device The user specifies the device address and the port number target and is then connected In This Chapter Use with Raritan Products aeciierer pto inte cu sa eta n Es eR Ss bba Sans ok oak erar Ebr acus 1 Use with Raritan Products The following table lists Raritan products and the client applications with which they work Product Works with MPC RRC VKC A o O KX 1 G1 KX II G2 KX II 101 KX 101 G1 KSX G1 KSX IIl G2 SX d v d Y V v uM d IP Reach G1 USTHPG1 y lt sf st D NM NENNEN Raritan Chapter 1 Introduction Legend G1 Generation 1 G2 Generation 2 Note There are some differences in MPC when used with the Dominion KX I Dominion KX Il and Dominion KSX ll devices these differences are noted in the user guide lt Raritan Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC In This Chapter arr E EA 3 VEG TOOD IT 3 Connection Properties Lacones do ee da
140. rtcut icon if you created one 2 Double click the desired device in the Navigator to establish a connection 3 Type your user name and password in the device dialog and then click OK to log on Linux Raritan recommends using Java Runtime Environment JRE version 1 5 for optimum performance but MPC will function with JRE version 1 4 2 05 or greater with the exception of JRE 1 5 0 02 JRE 1 6 is also supported but has not been fully tested Determine your version of the JRE from the Java website http www java com en download help testvm xml You may need some configuration depending on your OS and browser Configuration instructions are provided with the JRE download Important When launching MPC from a browser it is highly recommended that you disable the Java Applet caching Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Although no actual problems have occurred when Java caching is turned on some non impacting Java exceptions have occurred Generation of these Java exceptions can appear in the Java Applet Console window and may degrade performance For Linux UNIX environments the Java Control Panel is located in the JRE s bin directory the location varies based on where JRE was installed by your Linux UNIX administrator Tip It is also recommended that you clear the Java cache To disable Java caching and clear the cache use these steps with Microsoft Windows XP and JRE 1 5 0
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142. rver as intended Note In MPC foreign keyboard layouts are not supported when using keyboard macros except for those keys listed in the Add Keyboard Macro dialog for Japanese and Korean Building a Keyboard Macro To build a macro Click Keyboard Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros dialog appears Click Add The Add Keyboard Macro dialog then appears Type a name for the macro in the Keyboard Macro Name field This name will appear in the Keyboard menu after it is created 4 From the Hot Key Combination field select a keyboard combination from the drop down list This allows you to execute the macro with a predefined keystroke Optional 5 Inthe Keys to Press drop down list a Select each key you would like to use to emulate keystrokes Select the keys in the order by which they are to be pressed b After each selection select Press Key As each key is selected it will appear in the Keys to Release field For example select the Windows key and the letter D key When these keys are selected in the client the macro will be executed Add a key release attribute to the macro if needed see next step 93 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 94 6 Inthe Keys to Release field a Choose each key for which you would like to emulate a key release Define the keys you want released in order to run the macro For example specify that the keys to be pressed must also be
143. s supported on servers with USB ports To enter absolute mouse mode e Choose Mouse gt Absolute Note The absolute mouse setting requires a USB target system and is the recommended mouse setting for KX Il 101 Note Absolute Mouse Synchronization is available for use with the virtual media enabled USB CIM D2CIM VUSB and D2CIM DVUSB only Single Mouse Cursor Single Mouse mode uses only the target server mouse cursor and the local mouse pointer no longer appears onscreen While in single mouse mode the Synchronize Mouse command is not available there is no need to synchronize a single mouse cursor To enter single mouse mode do the following Choose Mouse gt Single Mouse Cursor 2 Click the Single Double Mouse Cursor button D in the toolbar Single Cursor Mode You are about to enter Single Cursor mode While you are in this mode this software will have exclusive control over the mouse and Keyboard To exit Single Cursor mode you must press Ctr Alt eO Cancel 19 Chapter 2 Virtual KVM Client VKC To exit single mouse mode 1 Press Ctrl AlttO on your keyboard to exit single mouse mode Tool Options From the Tools menu you can specify certain options for use with the Virtual KVM Client including logging setting the keyboard type and defining hot keys for exiting target screen resolution mode and single cursor mode To set the tools options 1 Choose Tools Options The Options
144. see C t A Dre Forana hy Get connected to the Internet for your guide to the best in QuickTime content Raritan SS OS GDI Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Navigator The navigator provides a tree view of every known Raritan device From this panel you can access all Raritan networked devices for which a connection profile exists and or all Raritan devices automatically identified on the network Note Automatic Raritan device identification uses the UDP protocol and will typically identify all Raritan devices on your subnet Network administrators rarely allow UDP broadcasts to function outside of a subnet Automatic Raritan device identification will find only those Raritan devices that are configured to use the default TCP Port 5000 or another broadcast port which is defined on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog choose Tools Options to access the Options dialog x z di Raritan Devices 1 E ENG TR364 192 168 53 183 D Bs Ewa 192 168 53 110 Em Jackie 101 P52 192 168 52 94 D Big Jackies 192 168 52 95 d Bi Dominion KSX 192 168 51 184 a Ea IP Reach 192 168 0 192 eM E E TechSuppartE IPR 192 1568 51 207 d Ea Dominion KSX 192 168 51 202 a Ea K58 223 192 168 51 223 oo Ea KSX440 192 168 51 157 a B koe 16 112 192 168 51 187 a B DEX 192 168 51 204 a Bim Kx432 192 168 51 188 a Ea USTIP_TS 192 168 51 205 oo Ea KX 224 192 168 51
145. sr local java j2re1 4 2_05 bin c Tosetthe path for tcsh or csh set PATH PATH usr local java j2re1 4 2 Ob bin These commands can be typed at the terminal each time you login Alternatively you can add it to your bashrc for bash shell cshrc for csh or tcsh so that each time you login the PATH is already set zis Raritan ii Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 34 See your shell documentation if you encounter problems usrl localhost File Edit View Terminal Tabs Help usrl localhost java version java version 1 4 2 06 Java TM 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition build 1 4 2 06 b03 Java HotSpot TM Client VM build 1 4 2 06 b03 mixed mode usrl localhost 4 Ifthe JRE is version 1 4 2 05 or higher proceed with the MPC installation If the version is prior to 1 4 2 05 go to the Java website at http java sun com products to download the latest Runtime Environment To install MPC for Linux You must have Administrative privileges to install MPC Download the MPC installer jar file or copy it from a known location 2 Open a terminal dialog and open the directory where the installer is saved 3 Type java jar MPC installer jar and press Enter to run the installer Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 4 After the initial page loads click Next IzPack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client
146. t access is not affected You can access the DCIM USBs using RRC or using the keyboard macro Shift Caps Lock in MPC Slovenian Keyboards The key does not work on Slovenian keyboards due to a JRE limitation Language Configuration on Linux Because the Sun JRE on Linux has problems generating the correct Key Events for foreign language keyboards configured using System Preferences Raritan recommends that you configure foreign keyboards using the methods described in the following table 101 102 Language US Intl French German Japanese UK Korean Belgian Norwegian Danish Swedish Hungarian Spanish Italian Slovenian Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Configuration method Default Keyboard Indicator System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center Keyboard Indicator Keyboard Indicator Keyboard Indicator Keyboard Indicator System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center System Settings Control Center Note The Keyboard Indicator should be used on Linux systems using Gnome as a desktop environment lt Raritan Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Mouse Options Single Cursor Mode Dual Cursor Mode When remotely viewing a target server that uses a mouse you will see two mouse cursors on the remote d
147. t also for WAN and dial up use These devices can also control color depth and limit video output offering an optimal balance between video quality and system responsiveness for any bandwidth constraint The parameters discussed in this section can be optimized in the Connection Properties dialog and Video Settings dialog 107 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client MPC Connection Properties Generation 1 Devices To adjust connection properties 1 Choose Connection gt Properties or click the Connection Properties button in the toolbar Update the settings in the Compression tab Properties Dialog Compression Connection Spaad Auto D atack wr Color Depth Auto Select Calor Cw L Progressive Update L Internet Flaw Control Smoothing Frames per second e 5 fps 1 10 fps 3 20 fps OE Cancel Apply 2 Set the Connection Speed Use this setting to manually adjust the connection speed to accommodate bandwidth constraints Devices can automatically detect available bandwidth and not limit bandwidth use However you can also adjust this usage according to your needs Depending on the Raritan device in use different options may be available Auto Detect 1G Ethernet 100mb Ethernet 10mb Ethernet 1 5mb Max DSL T1 mb Fast DSL T1 512 kb Medium DSL T1 m zie Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 384 kb
148. tan Remote Chent Import Macros A The maximum number of macros 32 has already been reached Cancel The macros will then be imported If a macro is imported that contains a hot key that already exists the hot key for the imported macro will be discarded Accessing the MPC Diagnostic Interface excluding Dominion KX Il To access a device s diagnostic console e Inthe Navigator scroll through the list of the targets associated with the device and then double click the Diagnostic icon at the bottom of the target list onnecion erial i Tools he 1 nie Help pm n Lips Di Ep of aeaa inb Ed gov di Saritan Device X KIM OUS at 192 16 8 50 3 amosztic F LOL Diagnostic Console 192 158 0 0 012 J y View log Loo Set log mask CENTER View more log H Insect Log marker y Pause Log R Resme log H MI 1 dog I 13 E73 4 7 He ks a I A ri Send a network pang RESET R ore defaults RESTART Restarts KALU TRACEROUTE Type HELF ccommandWame to get more information typa A to exit the diagnostic console Debug Log Full gt FX KM0 192 1680 50 12 Login complete 1 dn Raritan Chapter 4 zis Raritan Virtual Media In This Chapter Sus A X D 142 Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media esssse 144 File Server Setup File Server ISO Images Only
149. terference of video output from graphics cards This feature optimizes picture quality and reduces bandwidth Higher settings transmit variant pixels only if a large color variation exists in comparison to the neighboring pixels However setting the threshold too high can result in the unintentional filtering of desired page changes Lower settings transmit most pixel changes Setting this threshold too low can result in higher bandwidth use i zie Raritan JN Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note The default Noise Filter is 4 Raritan recommends that you lower this value to 0 zero Although higher settings will stop the needless transmission of false color variations true and intentional small changes to a video image may not be transmitted b PLL Settings If the video image looks extremely blurry or unfocused the PLL settings for clock and phase can be adjusted until a better image appears on the active target server Warning Exercise caution when changing the clock and phase settings since doing so may result in lost or distorted video and you may not be able to return to the previous state Contact Raritan Technical Support before making any changes Clock Controls how quickly video pixels are displayed across the video page Changes made to clock settings cause the video image to stretch or shrink horizontally Odd number settings are recommended Under most circumstances this set
150. tform Client 4 40 1 7 Uninstaller Generate an automatic installation script Made with IzPack http www izforge com zis Raritan 43 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 Open a Finder window and navigate to the directory where you installed MPC the default location is Applications Raritan Raritan MPC 4 40 1 7 Ede Applications t M 2 HSE Qr everywhere 2 f torr Gani ll ne Date Modified i Car SEP r LUU uwao rii Pa e Internet Connect Jan 27 2005 9 21 AM 8 Internet Explorer Jun 3 2003 5 14 PM H iPhoto Feb 11 2005 5 16 PM e Syne Jun 16 2004 7 39 PM di iTunes May 19 2005 4 15 PM amp amp Mail Aug 14 2003 3 00 PM f m Microsoft AutoUpdate Feb 11 2005 5 43 PM i e raritancompu gt L9 Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Jan 19 2005 11 24 AM H eg OmniGraffle Sep 1 2004 7 05 PM ofa Applications t OmniOutliner Sep 1 2004 7 04 PM z EA A Preview Jan 27 2005 9 20 AM i Documents b QuickBooks NUE 6 Sep 1 2004 6 59 PM QuickTime Player May 25 2005 6 07 PM lt ia Movies w 3j Raritan Today 3 31 PM we 7 E Raritan Multi Platform Client Today 3 31 PM Music w 3 440 1 7 Today 3 31 PM i Raritan Multi Platform Client Today 3 31 PM H Ey Pictures P 3 Uninstaller Today 3 31 PM F M Jair 1 of 40 selected 63 43 GB available L 4 4 Double click the desi
151. the application to autodiscover Raritan devices on the new broadcast port you entered in the Options window you must configure all Raritan devices to use the new port number Options General Show scroll borders if Avto Suc mouse in two curscr mace we Display single casu mde iresaucliur rs AW bo Color Calibration KR Satoh OSUI I lot Kev m Gerall Lack Scroll Lock t Mum Lock Num Lack t Caps Lock Caps Lock Kevuboard Shorlcut Menu Hotkey Hotkey Ctrl Alt h r Braadcas Port Port snoc Logging Enable Logging Cancel 132 Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Remote Power Management AC power to associated targets can be managed when used with a properly configured Raritan Remote Power Control Strip RPC strip Three options are available when performing remote target power management e Power On e Power Off e Cycle Power To change the power status of a target Select the device in the Navigator 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Power On Power Off or Cycle Power Import Export Keyboard Macro Definitions The functions contained in this section describe how to exchange keyboard macro definitions between users using import and export functions The primary purpose of this function is to exchange data between copies of the client application Import Export MPC Keyboard Macros To import MPC macros Choose Tools gt Import Macros to op
152. ting should not be changed because the autodetect is usually quite accurate Phase Phase values range from 0 to 31 and will wrap around Stop at the phase value that produces the best video image for the active target server a Color Settings These settings control the brightness contrast and positioning of the target server display Select the Link Color Controls checkbox to make all slide adjusters move in unison when any one option is moved Brightness Red Controls the brightness of the red signal range is O 127 Brightness Green Controls the brightness of the green signal range is O 127 Brightness Blue Controls the brightness of the blue signal range is O 127 Contrast Red Controls the red signal contrast range is 0 255 Contrast Green Controls the green signal contrast range is O 259 Contrast Blue Controls the blue signal contrast range is O 255 Horizontal Offset Controls the horizontal positioning of the target server display on your monitor range is 0 512 Vertical Offset Controls the vertical positioning of the target server display on your monitor range is O 128 117 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 To preview the change prior to making the selection check the Preview checkbox 4 Check the Automatic Color Calibration checkbox to enable this feature 5 Select the video sensing mode Best possible video mo
153. tion do the following 1 Choose Tools gt Options to open the Options dialog 2 From the Keyboard Shortcut Menu HotKey drop down select the keyboard combination you want to use to open the shortcut menu 91 92 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 Click OK or Apply Once a new keyboard combination is assigned the new combination will be displayed in the shortcut menu and in the onscreen message that displays when the combination is used Options Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Keyboard Macros A hot key combination is a set of keystrokes that performs an action when pressed For example the hot key combination Ctrl Alt 0 might be created to minimize all windows A keyboard macro is a shortcut that sends a hot key combination to a target server Using keyboard macros ensures that hot key combinations intended to be used on the target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server and not by the computer on which the client is running Raritan strongly suggests the use of keyboard macros instead of hot key combinations since certain hot key combinations have been found not to work properly depending on the platform and behavioral difference between the application and web browser version Specifically using hot keys can result in your own client PC intercepting the command and performing the action instead of sending the command to the target se
154. uired to initiate a connection to that device 2 Retype the private security key in the Confirm Private Key field to ensure no typographical errors were made zis Raritan 77 78 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client 3 Click OK to create the connection profile Add Connection Private Mews Confirm Private Key he private key MUST match the private key set by the Administrator or connections will be denied To modify a profile 1 Select the device in the Navigator panel and right click it 2 Choose Modify Profile The Modify Connection dialog appears 3 Update the fields as appropriate 4 Click OK To delete a profile 1 Select the device with a profile in the Navigator and right click it 2 Choose Delete Profile 3 When prompted to confirm the deletion click Yes to delete the profile for this device or click No to return to the application without deleting Note The only supports modem connections to the Administrative functions in MPC Port functions are not supported via modem Creating Modifying and Deleting Profiles in MPC Generation 2 Devices To create a profile 1 There are two ways to create a profile For automatically discovered devices right click the device name in the Navigator and choose Add Profile from the shortcut menu For other devices choose Connection gt New Profile The Add Connection dialog appears Options are organized into thr
155. uninstaller program and provides you with the option to generate an automatic installation script lt Raritan 36 Raritan 9 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Click Done to close the Installation dialog j zFack Installation of Raritan Multi Platform Client a a T Installation has completed successfully T An uninstaller program has been created in rusti local Raritan Raritan Multi Flattorm Clienti 40 1 7 Uninstaller A Generate an automatic installation script Made with IzPack http www j2zforge coms To open MPC in Linux Open a terminal window and change directories to the directory where you installed MPC default location usr local Raritan Raritan MPC 4 40 1 7 Type start sh and press Enter to open MPC Double click the desired device to establish a connection type your user name and password and click OK to log on Solaris To check the JRE version for Sun Solaris 1 2 Launch a terminal window on the Sun Solaris desktop Type java version in the command line and press Enter The currently installed version of Java Runtime Environment JRE appears If your path variable is not set to where the java binaries have been installed you may not be able to see the JRE version a Toset your path and assuming JRE 1 4 2 05 is installed in usr local java you must set your PATH variable b Toset path for bash shell export P
156. us View gt Sort gt Status ports are sorted in the following order Active Channels Busy Channels Available Devices Unavailable Devices n a Daminian Kx 192 168 51 34 2 amp m Dominion KX 192 168 51 184 00 Cui SUM Solaris 1 Ba win2000 2 E Alice 6 mE Arthur 25 19 Barbara 6 Nal Bill 26 E Charlene 7 NC Charley 7 A Dave 5 fl Dave zi 15 ll Dave 0003 16 A Deborah 28 fl Ellen 9 NH Evan 30 Note Sorting ports does not apply to KX II 101 59 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Toolbars Standard Toolbar The Standard toolbar provides one click access to the most frequently used commands To display the Standard toolbar e Choose View gt Standard Toolbar Following is a list of the buttons in the standard toolbar as well as a description of the action performed once the buttons are selected Additionally if there are menu options or shortcut menu options that will perform the same task they are listed too Button Button Description Name 3 New Profile Creates a new Navigator entry for a Raritan device Same result as choosing Connection gt New Profile in the menu c Connection Opens the Modify Connection Properties Properties dialog from which you can manually adjust bandwidth options such as connection speed color depth and so forth Same as choosing Connection gt Properties or choosing Connection Pro
157. will proceed If the name that is entered is a duplicate of a macro an alert will appear and you will be required to enter another name for the macro b If during the import process the number of allowed imported macros is exceeded a dialog will appear Click OK to attempt to continue importing macros or click Cancel to stop the import process The macros will then be imported If a macro is imported that contains a hot key that already exists the hot key for the imported macro will be discarded lt Raritan Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client To export MPC macros 1 Choose Tools gt Export Macros to open the Select Keyboard Macros to Export dialog select Keyboard Macros to Export E iniri All vind Inr mE Indo E All Deselect All 2 Select the macros to be exported by checking their corresponding checkbox or using the Select All or Deselect All options 3 Click OK The selected macro file s will be moved to your desktop by default A dialog from which you can locate and select the macro file will then appear By default the macro will exist on your desktop 4 Locate the macro file click it to select it and then click Save If the macro already exists you will receive an alert message Select Yes to overwrite the existing macro or No to close the alert without overwriting the macro 2 Export Keyboard Macros to E m zjellcu gre uml My Documents F My
158. witching targets or target resolutions Selecting this option calibrates the video for the best image quality Quick sense video mode Selecting this option will cause the device to use a quick video Auto Sense in order to show the target s video sooner This option is especially useful for entering a target server s BIOS configuration right after a reboot 4 Click OK to apply the settings and close the dialog Click Apply to apply the settings without closing the dialog Raritan 115 Chapter 3 Multi Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client Note Some Sun background screens such as screens with very dark borders may not center precisely on certain Sun servers Use a different background or place a lighter colored icon in the upper left corner of the page Settings Video Setting Moise Filter Moise Filter ES PLL Settings Glock 1 2444 Phase 22Ez Color Settings Brightness ead _ e Red Contrast ize Ge kk Green Contrast ize m lk Blue Contrast i2e z 1m Link Color Zantralz Video Sensing 8 Best possible video mode Quick sense video mode DE Cancel Apply Video Settings Generation 2 Devices To configure Generation 1 devices Choose Video gt Video Settings or click the Video Settings button p in the toolbar to open the Settings dialog 2 Adjust the following settings as required a Noise Filter Devices can filter out the electrical in

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