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1. 22 23 5 1 3 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode 23 5 1 3 6 Recommended Mouse Setting 23 5 1 3 7 Video le 23 Usage Beet 24 Login into the IP KVM switch and logout 6 2 1 Login into the Eege scdenasnemccndens gege 25 6 2 2 Logout from the IP KVM switch 26 The E let OLS Ol Oise crestercstsenc nas sngatinnecamsacnicesennaawmntecemaunsncdanidemeenexestcadens 27 Main Window 6 4 1 Remote Console Control Bar 28 33 6 4 2 Remote Console Status Line 33 Chapter 7 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 1 5 7 6 Chapter 8 Menu Options Remote Control FEI EE 34 ee 34 35 Virtual Media FeeL PODY DISE a 36 Tee CP e E 37 40 L OR elt e EESE 41 44 Mie JOT ONS ee a a E E 44 User Management LE a me ul Te 28 PAS SO EE 45 la Users And Ell 45 46 KVM Settings FAJT User CONSO csecsen see ten 46 48 FAZ PONET CONFOR ea asi 49 50 T43 EE ee eet 51 L E NGOen E AE E ee 51 Device Settings L SR ele en te 51 52 L ENER Elle DNS ee ee out 53 54 CO ae to 54 55 Laaa CECO e R se eeeecaeemacnes 55 56 ad AO E 57 58 Loo Dar ANa TINO ereenn E EOE E 58 feat EVT LEO ee E E E 59 60 Maintenance 1 6 1 Device NON OR a 60 61 LOA d E E 61 1 6 3 ele FINS a a un 61 62 LOA RR a TRO SC a aa EESO 63 FAQ E E 64 1 1 Important Safeguards Chapter 1 Please read all of these instructions carefully before you use the device Save this manual for future reference What the warranty does not
2. Existing users Select an existing user for modification Once a user has been selected click the lookup button to see the user information New User name The new user name for the selected account Password The password for the login name It must be at least four characters long Confirm password Confirmation of the password above 7 4 KVM Settings 7 4 1 User Console The following settings are user specific That means the super user can customize these settings for every users separately Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users n Bessa iii ib apna E Fok La W s Ets M Tank Ti Hais E P CN DEOR EE ERR Mi bu PE 6 A Mc d ine mc Hp ee ur a HE end User select box This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect You may change the settings of other users if you have the necessary access rights Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window It is possible to optimize the speed of the remote screen depending on the number of users working at the same time and the bandwidth of the connection line Modem ISDN DSL LAN etc Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video image P 46 7 1 M
3. Generic 106 Key PC for a japanese keyboard and Apple Macintosh for the Apple Macintosh USB Mouse Type Enables USB mouse type Choose between MS Windows 2000 or newer for MS Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Other Operating Systems for MS Windows NT Linux or OS X In MS Windows 2000 or newer mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse Mouse Speed e Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting The IP KVM switch tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process e Fixed mouse speed P 49 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer You may also set a fixed scaling which determines the amount the remote mousepointer is moved when the local mouse pointer is moved by one pixel This option only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear This means that there is no mouse acceleration involved To set the options click on the button Apply 7 4 3 Video Miscellaneous Video Settings e Noise filter This option defines how the IP KVM switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to
4. bootp If you do not specify any of these the IP autoconfiguration is disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings IP address The IP address the IP KVM switch uses This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled Gateway address The IP address of the default router for the connected IP subnet If you do not have a default router enter 0 0 0 0 This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled 5 1 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP KVM switch and the host there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data USB and PS 2 The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections 5 1 3 1 IP KVM switch keyboard settings The IP KVM switch settings for the host s keyboard type have to be corrected in order to make the remote keyboard work properly Check the settings in the IP KVM switch front end See section 7 4 3 in details P 21 5 1 Initial Configuration Chapter 5 5 1 3 2 Remote Mouse Settings common problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors The IP KVM switch addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm There are two mouse modes available on the IP KVM sw
5. Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console The whole process will take about half a minute Resetting sub devices e g video engine will take some seconds only and do not result in closing connections 6 6 1 Event Log displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP KVM switch Pe P Mi ss M Pere Ruiz Ei Hae 28 i d Doit sree a ss 4 Hike a pe minis op ect hini nia ER DR Coe Lies couper qe eee Foe SI ON TE UN mn RER FREE Serres Don oi pre L T Pe Lee Ta ere pus mi IN EAM UA TE Bec En hee STE Ni a TM MMUT U HTE Pend kom Die ey a rl herein SR TRE os bra r oe non ri EHEN IT Gabes Lie dos umo ue E size le ER oan nd betr LESTE PEE PTE OUT RE OR Lis tege sr Sin O emt Le att up beet batika Lens Laag ren sieste sei feapzbssang Test bes Rob Dig sitt Sab Op Rn fen LES ise Nec me Les sr somos rm bee e MN smile vi L Dees bite CRE RIRES PR EI di EE ead Se E een Fi ei et HAH BE Es pes Iess CS FIER ruran mm 1 Sagar em Len er sam tom en KK LR Same Leem RS E end ce bague zen Si S HES E pit fentes Lsssgg fase ours ren 7 6 2 Update Firmware Fan bA D Ee Iran ee ee e F O Hae Se E OS Y PA lt PL i P 61 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 The IP KVM switch is a complete standalone computer The software it runs is called the fi
6. All of characters are lower case New super user password Enter the new password for the super user New password confirm Re type the new password for the super user To close the window and accept the changes press the OK button otherwise press the Cancel button P 20 5 1 Initial Configuration Chapter 5 5 1 2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal the IP KVM switch has a serial line interface host side This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in the following table When configuring with a serial terminal reset the IP KVM switch and immediately press the ESC key You will see some device information and a gt prompt Enter config press Enter key and wait for a few seconds for the configuration questions to appear Parameter Bits second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow Control As you proceed the following questions will appear on the screen To accept the default values which are shown in square brackets below press Enter key IP auto configuration non dhcp bootp dhcp IP 192 168 1 22 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 for none 0 0 0 0 IP autoconfiguration With this option you can specify whether the IP KVM switch should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP enter dhcp and for BOOTP enter
7. German admin istration system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout for instance special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected Instead the keys will result in their US English counterpart You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed However you can always resize the Remote Console window in your local window system as usual Warning In difference to the remote host system the Remote Console window on your local window system is just one window among others In order to make keyboard and mouse work your Remote Console window must have the local input focus 6 4 1 Remote Console Control Bar The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar Using its elements you can see the state of the Remote Console and influence the local Remote Console settings A description for each control follows SCH Fe bh Sue LE KR Ctrl Alt Delete Ctrl Alt Delete Special button key to send the Control Alt Delete key combination to the remote system see also Chapter 7 for defining new button keys Auto Adjust button El If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in
8. IP KVM switch appears see the following figue This page consists of three parts each of them contains specific informa tion The buttons on the upper side allow you to navigate within the front end see previous page s table for details The lower left frame contains a navigation bar and allows you to switch between the different sections of the IP KVM switch Within the right frame task specific information is dis played that depends on the section you have chosen before Return to the main page of the IP KVM switch Open the IP KVM switch remote console Exit from the IP KVM switch front end Warning If there is no activity for half an hour the IP KVM switch will log you out automatically A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen 6 2 2 Logout from the IP KVM switch This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there is no activity for half an hour P 26 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 6 3 The Remote Console General description The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM switch controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP KVM switch The protocol that is run over this connection is neither HTTP or HTTPS but RFB Remote Frame Buffer Protocol Currently RFB tries to establish a con
9. IPM 220 L Inline Power Module This is an optionally available external module to switch power of a single system by putting it in the power supply line of the controlled system 6 5 6 Date And Time Tas F Gis yee E Fes 6 Tes Du E ir O O lt wf 2 SE 1 7 E bumi ee irer mhiar eg This link refers to a page where the internal real time clock of the IP KVM switch can be set up You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP timeserver Without a timeserver your time set ting will not be persistent so you have to adjust it again after IP KVM switch loses power for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use a NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time Because NTP server time is always UTC there is a setting that allows you to set up a static offset to get your local time Warning There is currently no way to adjust the daylight saving time automatically So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year properly to the local rules of your country P 58 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 6 5 7 Event Log Bi press pue rem rm remm pes mes Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations see Figure 6 29 Each of those events belongs to an event group which can be activated separately The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP KVM switch To show the log list
10. PC can be disconnected and reconnected to the same or different port of the KVM unit without having to power it off as long as it is not the delay chain port or pass through port E The pass through port PC i e the PC is connecting to the console port directly is powered on Before you hot plug devices please switch from this pass through port to next port and then switch back to the pass through port E You may unplug the mouse or the keyboard from the console port and plug it back in at any time Caution Some OS Operation Systems like SCO Unix is unable to support Hot Plug func A tion If you Hot Plug to this kind of OS it will cause unpredictable behavior or shut down the PC Before Hot Plug please make sure your OS and software driver supports it P 10 4 1 Package Contents Chapter 4 User Manual D 1P 101 x 1 pc User manual x 1 pc Gi Power cord x 1 pc o 5V auto switch power adapter x 1 pc CA 6 PS 2 KVM cascade cable x 1 pc P 11 4 2 Connection Chapter 4 Host Console VGA PS 2 USB Power LAN Serial VGA PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Please perform the following steps oA ND Connect the power supply to IP KVM switch Connect the monitor to the IP KVM switch console side Connect the keyboard to the IP KVM switch console side Connect the mouse to the IP KVM switch console side Connect a VGA cable 15 pin HDDB Male Male with the Male side to bot
11. Push Button oso ooo ahey Stew VGA Resolution Remote Host be r e p Metal 0 80 Non Condensing P 9 3 1 Keyboard Hotkey Commands Chapter 3 You can switch the Receiver from Local Host port to RJ 45 port and vice versa through simple key se quences made by the remote console side To send commands to the Receiver you must press the hotkey default is Scroll Lock twice within 2 seconds You will hear a beep sound confirming you are in the hotkey mode If you do not press any key during hotkey mode over 2 seconds the hotkey mode will be terminated and back to normal state The default hotkey is Scroll Lock but you can change hotkey as your application convenience If you prefer to use other hotkey please go to OSD menu and change the default hotkey to the other Example min 2 seconds Switch between PC port and RJ 45 port of the Receiver The table blow lists all the supported hotkey commands To switch between Local and Remote ports To turn the beep sound on or off To activate the Auto Scan function Auto scan Remote and Local port every 8 seconds repeatedly RO For auto adjust video signal of remote port to optimum When the transmitter is connected to a KVM Switch the hotkey commands of the KVM switch will be passed to KVM Switch directly 3 2 Hot Plug The KVM Cat6 extender supports Hot Plug function for easy addition or removal of PCs You can arrange or maintain PCs as follows E
12. a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations e Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers To support signal transmission from a Sun machine enable this option If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible To set the options click on the button Apply P 50 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 4 4 Video emm ets spip T E Fome appn h F be Eye cept i i pem ml A F E Ge a gp nl e Ce Local Video Port Settings Enable local video port This option decides if the local video output of the IP KVM switch is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system Miscellaneous Video Settings e Noise filter This option defines how the IP KVM switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations e Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers To support sig
13. cover MH Any product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed m Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from L Accident misuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of nature unauthorized product modifi cation or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by us Any damage of the product due to shipment Removal or installation of the product Causes external to the product such as electric power fluctuation or failure Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifications OO OO 0 0O Normal wear and tear L Any other causes which does not relate to a product defect mM Removal installation and set up service charges PA 1 2 Regulatory Notice Chapter 1 Legal Information First English printing October 2002 Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy however no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents The information in this document is subject to change without notice We are not liable for any injury or loss that results from the use of this equipment Safety Instructions m Unplug equipment before cleaning Don t use liquid or spray detergent use a moist cloth E Keep equipment away from excessive humidity and heat Preferably keep it in an air conditioned enviro nment with temperatures not exceeding 40 Celsius 104 Fahrenheit E When installing place
14. dialog box with some buttons the mouse pointers are not synchronous anymore Please check if you have an option like Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes enabled in the mouse settings of the operating system This option needs to be disabled The company reserves the right to modify product specifications without prior notice and assumes no responsibility for any error which may appear in this publication All brand names logo and registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners Copyright 2010 Austin Hughes Electronics Ltd All rights reserved P64 CV 10136 0510V2
15. is not reversible and might take some minutes Make sure the IP KVM switch s power supply will not be interrupted during the update process because this may cause an unusable card e Thirdly after the firmware has been stored the panel will request you to reset the IP KVM switch manually Half a minute after the reset the IP KVM switch will run with the new firmware version and should be ac cessible However you are requested to login once again Warning The three stage firmware update process and complete consistency check are making a mistake in updating the firmware almost impossible However only experienced staff mem bers or administrators should perform a firmware update Make sure the IP KVM switch s power supply will not be interrupted P 62 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 6 6 3 Unit Reset Edi A1 Fae T see HX Tess ll ee E F DE SACE E EEE E 2 LR ER Wem ei LFH pr Re sage si This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device This involves the both keyboard and mouse the video engine and the IP KVM itself Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console The whole process will take about half a minute Resetting sub devices e g video engine will take some seconds only and does not result in closing connections To reset a certain IP KVM functionality click
16. m Move the cursor to the new device that has been created m Click on Device then select Drive Redirection and Redirect local drive rive Hedmection Setilinrpn SC a Drive to redirect Select the local drive you want to share with the remote computer which could be Floppy disc CD ROMS USB Sticks and hard drives Port This is a fixed number 443 Warning Please be cautious that if Allow Write Support is selected all data on the shred media might be destroyed P 43 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Device Authentication The factory default Username is super and the default Password is pass m Click Ok the new device icon will be changed as below Warning 1 Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 and the latter version 2 The Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level and the SCSI protocol cannot recognize partitions therefore the whole drive selected will be shared instead of any particular partition 3 While connecting to a legacy KVM switch please select PS 2 mouse for Keyboard Mouse setting from webpage Otherwise you will be not be able to use Hot key 7 2 4 Options Options Virtual Media Options C Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation and hide the virtual drive if no image file is currently loaded If unset and no file image will be found it may happen that the host system will h
17. on the button Reset as displayed in the above figure Note Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP KVM P 63 8 1 Troubleshooting Chapter 8 1 The remote mouse doesn t work or is not synchronous Make sure the mouse settings in IP KVM switch match the mouse model There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization process could behave incorrectly refer to Section 6 3 3 for further expla nation 2 The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Try to correct the brightness and contrast settings see Section 5 3 4 until they are out of a range where the picture looks grainy Use the auto adjustment feature to correct a flickering video 3 Login on IP KVM switch fails Was the correct combination of user and password given On delivery the user super has the pass word pass Moreover your browser must be configured to accept cookies 4 The Remote Console window can t connect to IP KVM switch Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console Make sure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments 5 No connection can be established to IP KVM switch Check whether the network connection is working in general ping the IP address of IP KVM switch If not check network hardware Is IP KVM switch powered on Check whether the IP address of IP KVM switch and all other IP related settings are correct Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN li
18. serial port for any special function use it only for the initial configuration see P 21 Modem The IP KVM switch offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built in Ethernet adapter The modem needs to be connected to the serial interface of the IP KVM switch Logically connecting to the IP KVM switch using a telephone line means nothing else than building up a dedicated point to point connection from your console computer to the IP KVM switch In other words the IP KVM switch acts as an Internet Service Provider ISP to which you can dial in The connection is es tablished using the Point to Point Protocol PPP Before you connect to the IP KVM switch make sure to configure your console computer accordingly For instance on Windows based operating systems you can configure a dial up network connection which defaults to the right settings like PPP The Modem Settings panel allows you to configure the remote access to the IP KVM switch using a modem The meaning of each parameter will be described below The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel Serial line speed The speed the IP KVM switch is communicating with the modem Most of all modems available today will support the default value of 115200 bps In case you are using an old modem and discovering problems try to lower this speed Modem Init String The initialization string used by the IP KVM switch to initialize the modem The
19. 0 XP Open the Explorer navigate to the directory or share and press the right mouse button to open the context menu RL E e Adjust the settings for the selected directory e Activate the selected directory as a share Select Sharing this folder e Choose an appropriate name for the share You may also add a short description for this folder input field Comment e If necessary adjust the permissions button permissions e Click OK to set the options for this share P 38 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 UNIX and UNIX like OS UNIX Solaris Linux If you like to access the share via SAMBA SAMBA has to be set up properly You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file etc samba smb conf or use the Samba Web Administration Tool SWAT or WebMin to set the correct parameters For additional options see the Section called Options for details Creating an Image Floppy Images UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris Linux To create a floppy image file copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command dd if dev fdo of tmp floppy image dd reads the entire disc from the device dev fd0 and saves the output in the specified output file tmp floppy image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device et
20. A Remote I O Power Keyboard Mouse LED LED Computer Description The Transmitter is power off The Tramsmitter is connected to a computer which is power off The Transmitter is power on and is connected to a computer which is power on The Transmitter host port is connected to a computer which is power on The computer connected to Transmitter s host port is power on The Transmitter is occupied bt the remoter site Receiver The Receiver is auto adjusting the VGA signal The remote site Receiver is running the auto detect hotkey A function The Transmitter is linking with remoter when plugging re plugging in a CAT6 cable lon The Transmitter is linked with the remoter site Receiver by a CAT6 cable P 4 2 3 Receiver LEDs Button amp Ports Chapter 2 Receiver Receiver Box Front View Rear View USB Local Remote Local VGA Remote I O Power Keyboard Mouse LED Button Computer Description Local 2 The Local port is not selected Oon Tre Local port is selected and a computer connected to the Local port is power on Flash The Local port is selected but no computer is connected to the Local port or the Thom is power off MEMOLE off The Remote The Remote port is not selected is not selected PEL The Remote port is selected and a computer connected to the Remote port is power The Remote port is selected but no computer is connected to the Remote port or Flach th
21. APPLE ETES Board Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this IP KVM and its current firmware and allows you to reset the card You may have a look at above figure for an example The Data file for support allows you to download the IP KVM data file with specific support information This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc You may send us this information together with a support request It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem Connected Users test 62 238 0 39 active test 80 145 25 183 26 min idle test 212 183 10 29 20 min idle test 62 153 241 228 RC exclusive active P 60 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 The second last figure displays the IP KVM activity From left to right the connected user s its IP address from which host the user comes from and its activity status is displayed RC means that the Remote Con sole is open If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term exclusive mode is added For more information about this option see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5 To display the user activity the last column contains either the term active for an active user or 20 min idle for an user who is inactive for a certain amount of time Reset Functions This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device Currently this involves the video engine and the IP KVM switch itself
22. CyberView KVM Extender User Manual CV S101 Combo KVM Extender Transmitter Receiver IP 101 P KVM Extender Chapter 1 1 1 1 2 Part 1 Chapter 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 Contents Getting Started Important Safeguards Regulatory Notice CV S101 Combo KVM extender Connection Package Contents Transmitter LEDs Button amp Ports ececcecececeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeneees Receiver LEDs Button amp Horts cece cc ecececcececececeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeneees Extending the KVM console port Extending the computer to the KVM port ccccscceseceeeeeeeeeeeeees Extending the CORTE deed terreecpsaseuiess edetecenameteraech eecaueataeeandeses Seeler el ns ae nos KVM Extender Usage Keyboard Hotkey COMM E Hot Plug Part 2 Chapter 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 Chapter 5 5 1 Chapter 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 IP 101 IP KVM extender Connection PARA COS een eee er oe nee 11 en Eet Le EE 12 14 Conec ONOS CS VS Crepe es t3 Connect EE 16 Connect to multi port KVM switch 17 SEENEN 18 Configuration Initial Configuration 5 1 1 Initial configuration via DHCP server 19 20 5 1 2 Initial configuration via serial console 21 5 1 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration 5 1 3 1 IP KVM switch keyboard eettngs 21 5 1 3 2 Remote Mouse Gettnge 22 5 1 3 3 Auto mouse speed and mouse synchronization 22 5 1 3 4 Host system mouse settings
23. M switch Launch your web browser Direct it to the address of your IP KVM switch which you configured during the installation process The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name in the case where you have given your IP KVM switch a symbolic name in the DNS For instance type the following in the address line of your browser when establishing an unsecured connection http lt IP address of IP KVM gt When using a secure connection type in https lt IP address of IP KVM gt This will lead you to the IP KVM switch login page as shown in the following figure Authenticate with Legim amd Password Uri ee faasst The IP KVM switch has a built in super user that has all permissions to administrate your IP KVM switch super factory default pass factory default Warning The user super is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the IP KVM switch Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your IP KVM switch for the first time Not changing the pass phrase for the su per user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the IP KVM switch and to the host system including all possible consequences Warning Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible P 25 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 Navigation Having logged into the IP KVM switch successfully the main page of the
24. ROM from the submenu Fisip T E ges TI test Sp Teens teg 8 Ch Aree L Pr Image on Windows Share Share name _ O Path toimage O User optiona Password optional S The following information has to be given to mount the image properly Share host The server name or its IP address Share name The name of the share to be used Path to image The path of the image file on the share User optional If necessary specify the user name for the share named before If unspecified and a guest account is activated this guest account information will be used as your login Password optional If necessary specify the password for the given user name To register the specified file image and its location click on the button Set P 37 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the IP KVM switch The information above has to be given from the point of view of the IP KVM switch It is important to specify correct IP addresses and device names Otherwise IP KVM switch may not be able to access the referenced image file Furthermore the specified share has to be configured correctly Therefore administrative permissions are required As a regular user you may not have these permissions You should either login as a system admin istrator or as root on UNIX systems or ask your system administrator for help to complete this task Windows 200
25. SN Vies CF ath HORHE F mra aaa T E oo oe of EAR LU LR armee h E b s eg Ais O00 Server Windows S de W iee ZOU Ge ree drecorenerded D sant Weeer AD or Weizen icones Iess ex ap Ze gie KVM Violon Viewer Sep Chensn Inge Lorcain Choc Et cicher in veh bo all 4 ion Wieser Sa vr ER Yon ear n Hate fodder To mial n adit erent folder ki Toes and pk cd tee Poker COL reial ir de weg deem Tiriti ary Pijar eo erh ion Via TIERS ies 4 Lt se gege j TE P 41 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Completing the EVM Vision Viewer Setup Wizard het Fin bo does erem FF en KV vimana ess 7 2 3 2 Create a New Device m Start KVM Vision Viewer m Click on Device and select New Device to create a new device a KVM Vision Viewer d Eiry B DV C e elete DEVTE Hane GL ARES leg SE Elei E GREE IA Serva Inde EEGENEN EE ive Renteriak Device Name Enter a name to your device Network Address Enter an IP address the IP KVM switch uses Authentication Port This is a fixed number 443 Username The factory default Username is super Password The factory default Password is pass P 42 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Connection Mode With this option you can specify whether the connection mode is LAN DSL UMTS ISDN 128k or ISDN Modem V9 0 m Click Ok the new device will be added as below 7 2 3 3 Drive Redirection Settings
26. a support Such as on a small handheld device you are still able to maintain your remote host system using the administration forms dis played by the browser itself Important We recommend installing a Sun JVM 1 4 For an insecure connection to the IP KVM switch we can recommend the following browsers e Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher on Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 and Win dows XP e Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 6 on Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux and other UNIX like Operating Systems In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm Using the Internet Explorer open the menu entry and Info to read about the key length that is currently activated The dialog box contains a link that leads you to information on how to upgrade your browser to a State of the art encryption scheme The following figure shows the dialog box presented by the Internet Explorer 6 0 about Internet Explorer i E x Hel Version GD 260 000 Ooher Srength Lap ke Broch vi If wx 260 6747 HE Este years Newer web browsers do support strong encryption on default P 24 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 6 2 Login into the IP KVM switch and logout 6 2 1 Login into the IP KV
27. ake an encrypted connection An error will be reported in case connec tion establishment fails 6 5 4 Certificate Foie b D Yia Oi Fam es Ei Bi F oe Age kees R gg en ep r Pee ee eh The IP KVM switch uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the IP KVM switch has to expose its iden tity to a client using a cryptographic certificate Upon delivery this certificate and the underlying secret key is the same for all IP KVM switch ever produced and certainly will not match the network configuration that will be applied to the IP KVM switch cards by its user The certificate s underlying secret key is also used for securing the SSL handshake Hence this is a security risk but far better than no encryption at all However it is possible to generate and install a new certificate that is unique for a particular IP KVM switch card In order to do that the IP KVM switch is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request CSR that needs to be certified by a certification authority CA A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP KVM switch e Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in abov
28. ang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager LILO GRUB This case was reported for some Windows versions 2000 XP other OS might not be fully excluded This behavior depends on the BIOS version used in that machine To set this option press the button Apply P 44 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 3 User Management 7 3 1 Change Password j z a i PaT Ree LE ee II Bee HX Te LE Lies R saa Spee oy Dh To change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field Retype the password in the filed below Click Apply to submit your changes 7 3 2 Users And Groups Ba fl diel dee mep Dur ee eg E TaT i E ioe st tis tte oa eS ken EE eh eee en The IP KVM switch comes with 2 pre configured user accounts that have fixed permissions The account su per has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions IP KVM switch offers The account user has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console Even his user name and password can only be changed by the super account Upon delivery both accounts have the password pass Make sure to change these passwords immediately after you have installed and firstly accessed your IP KVM switch While the user account never sees the following options the user super account can change the name and password for both accounts P 45 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7
29. be done on the User Management page Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system to which IP KVM switch is installed The web browser which is used for accessing IP KVM switch has to supply a Java Runtime Environment version 1 1 or higher However it is strongly recommended to install Sun JVM 1 4 The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system That means that both the keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way Open the con sole by selecting the preview picture on the main site of the HTML front end The following diagram shows the top of the Remote Console Chiot Delete There are some options to choose from and the important ones are the following Auto Adjust button If the video displayed is of bad quality or distorted in some way press this button and wait a few seconds while IP KVM switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality Sync Mouse gt sync Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially nec essary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system In general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host Video Settings in Options Menu This opens a new window with elements to control the IP KVM switch Video Settings You can change some values for instance the brightness and contrast o
30. c MS Windows You can use the tool RawWrite for Windows It is included on the CD ROM shipped with IP KVM switch A RawWrite Bin EX Devuwpnie lor ado raie ssh echt Su olin Willan by John Nesubeg Floppy or EG sl wite Read About Hap Support Uze this lab lo suis an mage to Iw drt Image lie E enzel Oh Vreedos unstal FOURS A Humber of copies i See Des 1 of 1 GE we MT D D Ed number LSS From the menu select the tab Read Enter or choose the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content Click on the button Copy to initiate the image creation process For related tools you may have a look at www fdos org 1 P 39 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 CD ROM ISO Images UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris Linux To create a CDROM image file copy the contents of the CDROM to a file You can use the following com mand dd if dev cdrom of tmp cdrom image dd reads the entire disc from the device dev cdrom and saves the output in the specified output file tmp cdrom image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc MS Windows To create the image file use your favorite CD imaging tool Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk For example with Nero you
31. ccessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP KVM switch be longs Organization The name of the organization to which the IP KVM switch belongs Locality City The city where the organization is located State Province The state or province where the organization is located Country ISO code The country where the organization is located This is the two letter ISO code e g DE for Germany or US for the USA Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certifi cate e g revocation of the certificate The minimal length of this password is 4 characters Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the IP KVM switch and its security Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits 1024 Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases Longer keys may result in slower response time of the IP KVM switch during connec tion establishment P 56 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 5 5 Serial Port Lore rr mm hii ee um eo mm pa lou Taa Drai Bes rr Ben eps mien BEL Beer eue Bide 4 Lime mu mime res The IP KVM switch Serial Settings allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it Configuration or console login Do not use the
32. choose Copy and Backup Then navigate to the Copy Disc section Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an image from Specify the filename of the image and save the CD ROM content in that file P 40 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 2 3 Drive redirection No disk emulation set Orve Redirection allows you to share your local dree floppy CDEROM removable disks and harddiske with ihe remote system To use this feature you need the Drive Redirection Tool or the KYM Vision Viewer on your client machine Plasse ask the vendorof ID VM howto get the tools Cisable Drive Redirection M Force read only connections ADD 7 2 3 1 Driver Installation Please follow the KVM Vision Viewer Setup Wizard step by step to install the driver from the attached CD ROM Welcome to the RM Vision Viewer Setup Wizard D s pce eal Guide pou Cet Ce inhalation den px sel Ska Ness PE comment UV sai ke S i Spb baine charte Saturn tes E re E pei tro utes sven Fr ie des rat histaj to reboot ur Cane Che ae bo crus Chance Loan Ciona ce peuran ce KAN Viper Wang you Board 62 uni sil Check tha components you sant En iron al art unchedk tas comporenbs you dont want bo Feis CC Eis Met ir contre D sei Ga org O EVH Wisin Verger EECHER BD Shorts j E tartar F or t inira els EM Visios Viewer Setup ES Vice Ymar A D 7 e en A pares a These ge the Scher reeds rss Io rg C
33. click on Event Log on the Maintenance page In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page Furthermore you can clear the log file here List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP KVM switch To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page Since the IP KVM switch s sys tem memory is used to save all the information the maximum number of possible log list en tries is restricted to 1 000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically Warning If the reset button on the HTML frontend is used to restart the IP KVM switch all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the IP KVM switch has been started If the IP KVM switch loses power or a hard reset is performed all logging data will be lost To avoid this use one of the following log methods NFS Logging enabled Define a NFS server where a directory or a static link have to be exported to write all logging data to a file that is located there To write logging data from more than one IP KVM switch devices to only one NFS share you have to define a file name that is unique for each device When you change the NFS settings and press the button Apply the NFS share will be mounted immediately That means the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error messa
34. default value will work with all modern standard modems directly connected to a telephone line In case you have a special modem or the modem is connected to a local telephone switch that re quires a special dial sequence in order to establish a connection to the public telephone network you can change this setting by giving a new string Refer to the modem s manual about the AT command syntax P 57 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Modem server IP address This IP address will be assigned to the IP KVM switch itself during the PPPhand shake Since it is a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM switch and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Modem client IP address This IP address will be assigned to your console computer during the PPP handshake Since it is a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM switch and your console comput er The default value will work in most cases Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it assuming it provides terminal support via Telnet Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Console or a standard Telnet client to connect to the IP KVM switch
35. e IP KVM switch is installed Depending on the connection USB or network the device detection is different A window opens as seen below P 19 5 1 Initial Configuration Chapter 5 ccd Der e Ce T aapi oat gla peg ke nl aa rd Bam Ses em jamm i Bes EH Ap E On the upper left corner the MAC address of the IP KVM switch is displayed To detect the MAC address manually press the button Refresh Devices The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker placed on the back of the IP KVM switch If the IP KVM switch is connected via USB it is classified as an USB device and an appropriate drive letter is chosen for this device On the lower right corner of the window there are two buttons Query Device and Setup Device Press the Query Device button to display the preconfigured values of the network configuration The values are displayed in the text fields located above If necessary adjust the network settings to your needs To save the changes enter an user name and an according password Then press the Setup Device button Authentication To adjust the authentication settings enter your login as a super user and change your password Super user login Enter the login name of the super user The initial value is super All of characters are lower case Super user password Enter the current password for the super user This initial value is pass
36. e computer is power off The R Box is auto adjusting the VGA signal Local For selecting local computer Remote o For selecting remote computer P 5 2 4 Extending the KVM console port up to 300m Chapter 2 Console port CE 6 cable Sossoeseseesseseessseeeesseseseeeseeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeseseeeeeeseeeceseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeesseeeesseseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeseseeeseeeeeeceseeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeececseeeecseeseceseeeec Cat6 cable up to 300m Z A Optional Transmitter Receiver ps ps K K _ eg _ Caution When connect to a KVM switch for extending the console port or KVM port if the A default hotkey of KVM switch is Scroll Lock Scroll Lock please change the hotkey to oth ers to avoid hotkey duplicate problem P 6 2 5 Extending the computer to the KVM port up to 300m Chapter 2 Ewa er T Ep CH piu Viet 8 7 6 6 4 3 2 14 aja E den Gas de de ee a af zensenseeeeeseeseeseeeeeeseeseeseeseeseeseeseese seeeeeeeneenseneeeseeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeoeeeeesseeseeseeseesegsenseeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseeseeseeseegeegseesegsenseeseeseeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeeeee
37. e figure You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below Once this is done click on the button Create which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Download CSR button e Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification You will get the new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process depending on the CA e Upload the certificate to the IP KVM switch using the Upload button P 55 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Lennmicaie Signing Request ilar The following CSR is pending COUNTCIVEATSE IN StateUrPrrorvincesane locality organizas tioni am organizational Uni tame Ton ae emai liodress Downiosd i ET j UE M SSL Carticate File Brya Upload Warning If you destroy the CSR on the IP KVM switch there is no way to get it back In case you de leted it by mistake you have to repeat the three steps as described above Common name This is the network name of the IP KVM switch once it is installed in the user s network usually the fully qualified domain name It is identical to the name that is used to access the IP KVM switch with a web browser without the http prefix In case the name given here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a security warning when the IP KVM switch is a
38. eb browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Microsys tems The JVM in the browser is used to run the code for the Remote Console window which is actually a Java Applet If you check this box for the first time on your administration system and the appropriate Java plug in is not alreadyinstalled on your system it will be downloaded and installed automatically However in order to make the installation possible you still need to answer the according dialogs with yes The download volume is around 11 Mbytes The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM lays in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms The Remote Console software is optimized for this JVM versions and offers wider range of functionality when run in SUN s JVM Hint If you are connected over a slow connection to the Internet you can also pre install the JVM on your administration machine The software is available on the CD ROM that is delivered along with the IP KVM switch P 47 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 ActiveX control This option instructs the web browser to use the ActiveX Control of the KVM Vision Viewer an application available separately You have to install this program on your local system please refer to the manual of the KVM vision viewer for further information This option only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer on Win32 Systems Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets t
39. eeeeeseeseeseesees Cat6 cable up to 300m Optional Receiver Transmitter CE 6 via USB server CE 6 via PS 2 server 2 6 Extending the computer up to 300m Chapter 2 Cat6 cable up to 300m FX Optional Transmitter _ _ The CE 6 via USB server CE 6 via PS 2 server Ek P 8 2 7 Specification Chapter 2 Description Transmitter USB Port Connect to USB keyboard and USB mouse DB 15 Port Yellow Connect to Computer DB 15 Port Blue Connect to Monitor RJ 45 Port Cat6 Connect Cat6 cable to Receiver 2 Power and Data ep Hotkeys Status Housing Meta Operation Temperature O50 C DB 15 Port 0 80 Non Condensing 158 x 71 x 30 mm 370g Humidity Dimension mm Weight g Receiver USB Port Connect to USB keyboard and USB mouse DB 15 Port Yellow Connect to Computer DB 15 Port Blue Connect to Monitor DB 15 Port RJ 45 Port Cat6 LED s 2 Local and Remote Connect Cat6 cable to Transmitter Port Selection Hotkey
40. emote Con sole can behave differently depending on the current state of mouse synchronization Usually press ing this button leads to a fast sync except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode changed recently Note At first start if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer press the Auto Adjust Button once 5 1 3 4 Host system mouse settings The host s operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver Warning The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type MS Windows 2000 and newer While the IP KVM switch works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer there are the following limitations which may prevent this synchronization from working prop erly P 22 5 1 Initial Configuration Chapter 5 Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers If this happens make sure you do not use a special vendor specific mouse driver on your host system Windows XP Mouse Settings Windows XP knows a setting named improve mouse acceleration which has to be deactivated Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background In stead use some kind of wallpaper As an alternative you could also disable the Active Desktop com pletely Navigate your mouse point
41. enu Options Chapter 7 Pre configured The pre configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and colour depth for the indicated network speed Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP KVM switch and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth Since high compression rates are very time consuming they should not be used while several users are accessing the IP KVM switch simultaneously The standard colour depth is 16 Bit 65536 colours The other colour depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data Therefore compression level 0 no compression uses only 16 Bit colour depth At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit 16 colours and 2 Bit 4 gray scales are recommended for typical desktop interfaces Photo like pictures have best results with 4 Bit 16 gray scales 1 Bit colour depth black white should only be used for extremely slow network connections aire Ep Beggen meega il Remote Console Type Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use Default Java VM Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced see below Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the w
42. er into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back Thus the mouse will be resynchronized If re synchronizing fails disable the mouse accel eration and repeat the procedure 5 1 3 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are vis ible and need to by synchronize The IP KVM switch also features another mode the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area The local mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly To leave this mode it is necessary to define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel Press this key to free the captured local mouse pointer 5 1 3 6 Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we can give the following advice MS Windows 2000 2003 Professional and Server XP In general we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB Choose USB without Mouse Sync For a PS 2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed For XP disable the option enhance pointer precision in the Control Panel SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via xset m 1 or use the CDE Control Panel to set the mouse to 1 1 no acceleration As an alternative you may also use the Single Mouse Mode MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode 5 1 3 7 Video Modes The IP KVM switch recog
43. erface on the rear side The serial interface needs to be adjusted with the parameters shown in the following table Bits second 115200 Data bits Bo O Stop bits Flow Control Use a terminal software e g hyper term or minicom to connect to IP KVM switch Reset IP KVM switch and immediately press lt ESC gt You will see some device information and a gt prompt Enter the command config and press lt Enter gt After waiting a few moments you may configure IP auto configuration IP address net mask and default gateway Pressing lt Enter gt without entering values does not change settings The gateway value must be set to 0 0 0 0 for no gateway or any other value You will be asked if the values are correct and get a chance to correct them After confirming IP KVM switch per forms a reset 2 Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect IP KVM switch to a subnet where a DHCP server is available After the DHCP server has assigned an IP address to IP KVM switch you can use the web interface to configure the device Web interface IP KVM switch may be accessed using a standard JAVA enabled web browser You may use the HTTP pro tocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS Just enter the configured IP address of IP KVM switch into your web browser super factory default pass factory default P 13 4 2 Connection Chapter 4 Changing these settings to user specific values is strongly recommended and can
44. es the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values here The default settings in conjunction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations If the picture quality is still bad after auto adjustment you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better quality Phase Defines the phase for video sampling used to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock Horizontal Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in horizontal direction while this option is selected Vertical Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in vertical direction while this op tion is selected Reset this Mode Reset mode specific settings to the factory made defaults Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory made defaults Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings e Soft Keyboard x Ese ma EN FAP sign ten EU ec ite tole Ha peent nitt o Slalsidiflalh SNAP GAGA Bees HIE CHL Stal Alt Me CHL SE Opens up the Menu for the Soft Keyboard e Show Pops up the Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a com pletely different language and country mapping than your administration machine e Mapping Used for choosing the according language and country mapping of the Soft Keyb
45. f done so IP KVM switch may not be able to detect them 832 x 624 1024 x 768 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 5 KEE KEE P 18 5 1 Initial Configuration Chapter 5 5 1 Initial Configuration The IP KVM switch s commubvinterfaces are all based on TCP IP It comes pre configured with the IP con figuration listed in the following table IP Address Le Default Gateway none o Warning If the DHCP connection fails on boot up the IP KVM switch will not have an IP address 5 1 1 Initial configuration via DHCP server By default the IP KVM switch will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically con nected If a DHCP server is found it may provide a valid IP address gateway address and net mask Before you connect the device to your local subnet be sure to complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server It is recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the IP KVM switch You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the metal housing If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements use the setup tool to adjust the values to your needs The setup tool can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package You can follow the procedure described below IP KVM switch Setup Tool MAC Address Detection Connect the IP KVM switch to your computer either via local network or via USB Start the setup tool from the CD ROM on the computer that th
46. f the picture displayed which may improve the video quality It is also possible to revert to the default settings for all video modes or only the current one Note At first start if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer press the Auto Adjust Button once P 14 4 3 Connect to Host System Chapter 4 Optional Remark E Optional Connect the type A connector of USB A B cable to the USB of the host system while using remote mass storage control USB type A plug of USB A B cable to the computer PTS 4 4 Connect to Console Side Chapter 4 LI 00000 00000 On On 00000 o Uo o Uo ail a rn H a wi Monitor bw e tty wl zm D bw a Le D bw e G mi ri Zb A PEN y Remark The rear side of IP KVM switch provides a RJ 45 connector for Ethernet The connector is used either for a 100 Mbps 100BASE TX connection or for a 10 Mbps 10BASE T connection The adapter can sense the con nection speed and will adjust to the appropriate operation mode automatically 10 Mbps Connection For 10BASE T Ethernet networks the Ethernet adapter uses Category 3 4 5 or 6 UTP cable To establish a 10 Mbps connection the cable must be connected to a 10BASE T hub H Make sure that the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 10BASE T adapter MH Align the RJ 45 plug with the notch on the adapter s connector and insert it into the adapter s connector 100 Mbps Connec
47. ge SMTP Logging enabled With this option the IP KVM switch is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Settings These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the IP KVM switch device and that needs no authentication at all lt serverip gt lt port gt P59 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the IP KVM switch sends a SNMP trap to a specified destination IP ad dress every time a log event occurs If the receiver requires a community string you can set it in the appropriate text field Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event To receive this SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used Warning In contrast to the internal log file on the IP KVM switch the size of the NFS log file is not lim ited Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously and you may have to delete it or move it away from time to time 6 6 Maintenance 6 6 1 Device Information Pg Ci ce iil H eT gy 9 Li d a G AE e RS
48. h of the PC and the host port of the IP KVM switch Connect one purple end of 3 in one cable to the PS 2 mouse port on the computer and the other end of 3 in one cable to the host PS 2 mouse port on the IP KVM Switch Connect one green end of 3 in one cable to PS 2 keyboard port on the computer and the other end of 3 in one cable to the host PS 2 keyboard port on the IP KVM switch Connect the type A connector of USB A B cable to the host system while using remote mass storage control Connect Ethernet to LAN port and or modem to DB 9 serial port depending on how you want to access IP KVM switch P 12 4 2 Connection Chapter 4 Video modes IP KVM switch recognizes a limited number of common video modes When running X Window on the host system please don t use any custom mode lines with special video modes If done so IP KVM switch may not be able to detect these You are on the safe side with all standard VESA video modes Please refer to Appendix C for a list of all Known modes Initial IP configuration Initially the IP KVM switch network interface is configured with the parameters shown in the following table IP auto configuration DHCP IP Address 192 168 1 22 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway none o If this initial configuration doesn t meet your local requirements you need to do the initial IP configuration Use one of the following ways 1 Connect the enclosed NULL modem cable to the serial int
49. he initial value for the monitor mode By default the monitor mode is off In case you switch it on the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off Mouse hotkey Allows to specify a hotkey combination which starts either the mouse synchronization process if pressed in the Remote Console or is used to leave the single mouse mode Remote Console Button Keys Button Keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally The reason for this might be a missing key or the fact that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already Typical examples are Control Alt Delete on Windows and DOS what is always caught or Control Backspace on Linux for terminating the X Server The syntax to define a new Button Key is as follows confirm lt keycode gt lt keycode gt confirm requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host keycode is the key to be sent Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus or a minus sign The plus sign builds key combinations all keys will be pressed until a minus sign o
50. ible to perform a console redirection as long as the IP KVM switch host machine is using a text mode screen resolution Connecting to the IP KVM switch is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client for instance in a UNIX shell telnet 192 168 1 22 Replace the IP address by the one that is actually assigned to the IP KVM switch This will prompt for user name and password in order to log into the device The credentials that need to be entered for authentica tion are identical to those of the web interface That means the user management of the Telnet interface is entirely controlled with the according functions of the web interface Once you have successfully logged into the IP KVM switch a command line will be presented and you can enter according management commands In general the Telnet interface supports two operation modes the command line mode and the terminal mode The command line mode is used to control or display some parameters In terminal mode the pass through access to serial port 1 is activated if the serial settings were made accordingly All inputs are redi rected to the device on serial port 1 and its answers are displayed on the Telnet interface The following list shows the according command mode command syntax and their usage help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client version Displays the release information termi
51. isables the exclusive access or logs off change in the access mode is also visible in the status line see the following figure F P 29 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 e Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Console You can still use both mouse and keyboard however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details HA K Sync Ha Monitor Only amp Exclusive Acces 25 Scaling 50 Mouse Handlin Local Cursor scale to fit Video Settings Refresh Video sof Keyboard Local Keyboarc Hotkeys e Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse pointer Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Intelligent Sync Use this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture e Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine a version of 1 2 or higher offers the full list P 30 6 1 Usage Chapte
52. itch Auto mouse speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically See the section below for a more detailed explanation Fixed mouse speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will lead to n pixel moves on the remote system This parameter n is adjustable with the scaling It should be noted that this works only when mouse acceleration is turned off on the remote system 5 1 3 3 Auto mouse speed and mouse synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization Whenever the mouse does not move correctly there are two ways for re synchronizing local and remote mouse Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Choose the option using the Remote Console options menu or press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence in case you defined one Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system use the intelligent resynchronization This method takes more time than the fast one and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu The intelligent synchroniza tion requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture The Sync mouse button on top of the R
53. ke routers etc is correctly configured Without a ping functioning IP KVM switch can t work either 6 Special key combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not trans mitted to the host You have to define a so called Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings 7 Inthe browser the IP KVM switch pages are inconsistent or chaotic Make sure your browser cache settings are feasible Especially make sure the cache settings are not set to something like never check for newer pages Otherwise IP KVM switch pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the card 8 Windows XP doesn t awake from standby mode This is possibly a Windows XP problem Try not to move the mouse while XP goes in standby mode 9 Using MacOS X a HTTPS connection fails You have to install the IP KVM switch certificate using our certificate installer available on the utility CD Please refer to the instructions on this CD for further information how to install the certificate 10 Can t upload the signed certificate in MacOS X If an internal error occurs while uploading the signed certificate either change the extension of the file to txt or add a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file Make sure that the encod ing is plain text and the checkbox use for outgoing is checked Another possibility is to use a Mozilla based browser 11 Every time open a
54. know the IP address assigned by the provider the IP KVM switch connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there The admin istrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address belonging to his card The administrator has to register an IP KVM switch that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dy namic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it He will get a nickname and a password in return to the registration process This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to deter mine the IP address of the registered IP KVM switch You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS e Make sure that the LAN interface of the IP KVM switch is properly configured e Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog as shown in Figure 6 20 e Enable Dynamic DNS and change the settings according to your needs see below Pao 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Enable Dynamic DNS This enables the Dynamic DNS service This requires a configured DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where IP KVM switch registers itself in regular intervals Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is supported for now Hostname This is the hostname of the IP KVM switch that is provided by the Dynamic DNS Server use the whole name including the domain e g testserver dyndns org not just the actual hostna
55. me Username You have registered this username during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Spaces are not allowed in the Nickname Password You have used this password during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Check time The IP KVM switch card registers itself in the Dynamic DNS server at this time Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server by the IP KVM switch Warning The IP KVM switch has its own independent real time clock Make sure the time setting of the IP KVM switch is correct see the Section called Date And Time 7 5 3 Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the web front end is only possible using an HTTPS connection The IP KVM switch will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the IP KVM switch refer to the Section called Certificate KVM encryption This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol RFB is used by the Remote Console to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host If set to Off no encryption will be used If set to Try the applet tries to make an encrypted connection In case connection establishment fails for any reason an unencrypted connection will be used P 54 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 If set to Force the applet tries to m
56. nal Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1 The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode The command has an optional parameter 1 or 2 to select the desired serial port for passthrough access P 35 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 2 Virtual Media 7 2 1 Floppy Disk 7 i Pee E Vere 0 ra AL Tee Hee 0 O cj fe CA amp CRIE dites 8 Kata a es y Upload a Floppy Image Within two small steps working on the basis of a certain floppy image can be achieved e First the path of the image has to be specified You can do that either by hand or by using the file selec tion dialog of your web browser To open the file selection dialog click on the button Browse and select the desired image file Floppy Image Upload Upload The maximum image size is limited to 1 44MB To use a larger image mount this image via Windows Share or SAMBA see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share SAMBA for details e Second click on the button Upload to initiate the transfer of the chosen image file into the IP KVM switch onboard memory This image file is kept in the onboard memory of the IP KVM switch until the end of the current session until you logged out or initiated a reboot of the IP KVM switch P 36 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 2 2 CD ROM Use Image on Windows Share SAMBA To include an image from a Windows share select CD
57. nal transmission from a Sun machine enable this option If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible To set the options click on the button Apply 7 5 Device Settings 7 5 1 Network The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6 19 allows changing network related parameters Each parameter will be explained below Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect P 51 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 Warning The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special proce dure described in P 21 Warning Changing the network settings of the IP KVM switch might result in losing connection to it In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the IP KVM switch IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the IP KVM switch should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP select dhcp and for BOOTP select bootp accord ingly If you choose none then IP auto configuration is disabled IP address IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network Gateway IP address In case the IP KVM switch should be accessible from networks other than the local one this IP address must be set to the local network router s IP address Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary D
58. nection to port number 443 Your local network envi ronment has to allow this connection to be made i e your firewall and in case you have a private internal network your NAT Network Address Translation settings have to be configured accordingly In case the IP KVM switch is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Inter net is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the according connection This is because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol In case of problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment P 27 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 6 4 Main Window Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window It displays the screen content of your host system The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way However be aware of the fact that the remote system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay The delay depends on the bandwidth of the line which you use to connect to the IP KVM switch With respect to the keyboard the very exact remote representation might lead to some confusion as your lo cal keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to the remote host system If you use a
59. ng figure was taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800x600 pixels The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connection without encryption SSL indicates means a secure connection Connon Desking cite re 1024 E in DE Out 0 Bn Furthermore both the incoming In and the outgoing Out network traffic are visible in kb s If com pressed encoding is enabled a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate In 0 BYs Out 0 Bis For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings see the according sections P 33 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 Menu Options 7 1 Remote Control 7 1 1 KVM Console Jus 5 Le ED Ai D ven E ier L Pts 2 H Bi CN ME KW RM RI Mort ns nite To open the KVM console either clicks on the menu entry on the left or on the console picture on the right To refresh the picture click on the button Refresh For the power settings see the Section called Remote Power 7 1 2 Telnet Console ss Pete A Fon tte Wi IB iar Di ZC S en o RH S K zeien Von Fass 5 PR WE ms Jiamn nmm pe wn e P 34 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 The IP KVM switch firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client In case the Telnet program is using a VT 100 VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or an according emulation it is even poss
60. nizes a limited number of common video modes When running X11 on the host system please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes If you do the IP KVM switch may not be able to detect them We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead P 23 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 6 1 Prerequisites The IP KVM switch features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standard ized interfaces This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner The interfaces are accessed using the TCP IP protocol family thus they can be accessed using the built in Ethernet adapter The following interfaces are supported HTTP HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server The IP KVM switch environment can be en tirely managed using a standard web browser You can access the IP KVM switch using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol Whenever possible use HTTPS Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the IP KVM switch s serial port via a terminal mode The primary interface of the IP KVM switch is the HTTP interface This is covered extensively in this chapter Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1 1 or higher If the browser has no Jav
61. oard P 32 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 Options Me sites Ent 4 Eachie BONA Peed bitsy Fiter Scaling Pio 248 a Si Pat L na Cursus 2 0 at Morris Seed Roamer fi Local Maybe Horheys F Engin CL pete Seated 1 English iiad Eingin i Carma i Berman Sri arlaret iP panch OF Pinca i italian Mea ky laver ilapan 4 Spare Apia Bouss gp Pea d Peba d re Flas in Aussa Finnish Finlare Sel on Saeed More es f 4 Dani Een nant e Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Ap plet Normally the applet determines the correct value automatically However depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always possible A typical example is a German localized system that uses an US English keyboard mapping In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually e Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before Choose one entry the command will be sent to the host sys tem A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the selected command to the remote host Select OK to perform the command on the remote host Confirmation Do you really want to send Ctr Alt Delete Cancel 6 4 2 Remote Console Status Line Status line Shows both console and the connection state The size of the remote screen is displayed The followi
62. omain Name Server in dot notation This option may be left empty how ever the IP KVM switch will not be able to perform name resolution Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation It will be used in case the Primary DNS Server cannot be contacted Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP KVM switch s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening If left empty the default value will be used HTTP port Port number at which the IP KVM switch s HTTP server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Telnet port Port number at which the IP KVM switch s Telnet server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the IP KVM switch ethernet device Value in Kbit s Enable Telnet access Set this option to allow accessing the LARA express using the Telnet Gateway see the Sec tion called Telnet Console Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the IP KVM switch from the setup protocol P 52 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 5 2 Dynamic DNS gure se bem ror mm A freely available Dynamic DNS service dyndns org can be used in the following scenario PSZ AVM over IP switch The IP KVM switch is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider Since the administrator does not
63. ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation Any changes or modifications made to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate this equip ment 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures mM Re position or relocate the receiving antenna Mm Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver E Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected P 2 2 1 Package Contents Chapter 2 User Manual ai D Transmitter x 1 pc Receiver x 1 pc Gi User manual x 1 pc 4 Auto switch power adapter for receiver x 1 pc 5 CE 6 Combo 4 in 1 KVM cable x 1 pcs P 3 2 2 Transmitter LEDs Button amp Ports Chapter 2 Transmitter Front View Rear View USB Power Status Local VG
64. r 6 BEJE KR Sync ER Options Monitor Only Exclusive Acces scaling Mouse Handilin Transparent Local Cursor vw Default Video Settings Big Refresh Video Fixel sot Keyboard Crosshair Local Keyboarc Hotkeys e Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the IP KVM switch video settings IP KVM switch features two different dialogs which influence the video settings Video Settings through the HIM Frontend To enable local video port select this option This option decides if the local video output of IP KVM switch is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system The option Noise Filter defines how IP KVM switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes in stantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if display content is not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations Video Settings through the remote console Contrast Red Contrast Gren Contras Bape Fnac Honzontal Ofset 4 Vers Ofisi A b etei nig Mode b ssi All Modes Save Changes eT OH Linda Changes P 31 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Clock Defin
65. r the end of the combination is encountered In this case all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequence So the minus sign builds single separate keypresses and releases The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds P 48 7 1 Menu Options Chapter 7 7 4 2 Keyboard Mouse Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is connected to You can choose between Auto for automatic detection USB for an USB mouse and PS 2 for a PS 2 mouse Warning To use the USB and or PS 2 interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device If the managed host has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and you have connected the USB cable only then you will have no remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host If USB and PS 2 are both connected and you selected Auto as host interface then the card will select USB if available or otherwise falls back to PS 2 To get USB remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host the following conditions must be fulfilled e the host bios must have USB keyboard support e the USB cable must be connected or must be selected in the Host interface option PS 2 Keyboard Model Enables a certain keyboard layout You can choose between Generic 101 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout Generic 104 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout extendend by three addi tional windows keys
66. rmware The firm ware of the IP KVM switch can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site If the firmware file is compressed file suffix zip then you must unzip it before you can proceed Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http www winzip com for uncom pression Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip Before you can start updating the firmware of your IP KVM switch the new uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the IP KVM switch Updating the firmware is a three stage process e Firstly the new firmware file is uploaded onto the IP KVM switch In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button Browse of the Upload Firmware panel Once the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted e Secondly if everything went well you see the Update Firmware panel The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware Pressing the button Update will store the new version and substitute the old one completely Warning This process
67. some way press this button and wait a few sec onds while the IP KVM switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality Sync mouse K eu Activates the mouse synchronization process Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system In general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host P 28 6 1 Usage Chapter 6 Single Double mouse mode RE Switches between the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible and the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized Single mouse mode is only available if using SUN JVM 1 3 or higher Options Options To open the Options menu click on the button Options z KR Side Ha Options Monitor Only w Exclusive Access scaling Mouse Handling Local Cursor Video Settings Refresh Video Soft Keyboard F Local Keyboard k Hotkeys A short description of the options follows e Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor only filter on or off If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction is possible and monitoring is possible e Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission he can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to Close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user d
68. the equipment on a sturdy level surface to prevent it from accidentally falling and causing damage to other equipment or injury to persons nearby m When the drawer is in an open position do not cover block or in any way obstruct the gap between it and the power supply Proper air convection is necessary to keep it from overheating E Arrange the equipment s power cord in such a way that others won t trip or fall over it MH If you are using a power cord that didn t ship with the equipment ensure that it is rated for the voltage and current labeled on the equipment s electrical ratings label The voltage rating on the cord should be higher than the one listed on the equipment s ratings label mM Observe all precautions and warnings attached to the equipment MH If you don t intend on using the equipment for a long time disconnect it from the power outlet to prevent being damaged by transient over voltage H Keep all liquids away from the equipment to minimize the risk of accidental spillage Liquid spilled on to the power supply or on other hardware may cause damage fire or electrical shock m Only qualified service personnel should open the chassis Opening it yourself could damage the equip ment and invalidate its warranty MH If any part of the equipment becomes damaged or stops functioning have it checked by qualified service personnel Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC This equipment has been tested and f
69. tion For 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet networks IP KVM switch supports Category 5 or 6 UTP cabling To establish a 100 Mbps connection the cable must be connected to a 100BASE TX hub m Make sure that the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 100BASE TX adapter MH Align the RJ 45 plug with the notch on the adapter s connector and insert it into the adapter s connector P 16 4 5 Connect to Multi port KVM Switch Chapter 4 IP Network LAN Host Console Local Console CV 1601 16 port KVM Switch P 17 4 6 Specification Chapter 4 Model No Single port IP KVM Switch PC Port Console Por PC Port Connector PS 2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin All Female Types PS 2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin VGA HDDB 15 pin USB Type B receptacle Console Port Local Console PS 2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin Connector PS 2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin All Female Types VGA HDDB 15pin Remote Console RJ 45 8P8C Serial Port DE pin Male LAN port RJ 45 8P8C 1 10BASE T Ethernet uses Category 3 4 5 5E 6 UTP 100BASE T Ethernet uses Category 5 5E 6 UTP Dimension C Video Modes Table B 1 lists the video modes IP KVM switch supports Please don t use other custom video settings be sides of these I

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