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1. Target Computer Setup 38 Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration 38 Mouse to Cursor Synchronization 39 Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports 39 Cable Connections for KVM and USB 39 Power Sequencing 40 Client Server Setup 40 Network Environment 40 PCU Power 41 5 Web Browser Access 43 Accessing the KVM Console 43 6 Remote System Control 44 Overview 44 Remote Console Window 44 Main Viewport and Scroll Bars 45 Button Keys 45 Toolbar 45 Options 46 Information Bar Connection 46 Information Bar Resolution 46 Information Bar Network Traffic 46 Concurrent Access State 46 Monitor Only State 46 Exclusive Access 46 Basic Remote Console Operation 47 Auto Video Adjustment 48 Screen Display Adjustments 48 Fast Sync and Intelligent Sync 48 Single and Double Mouse Modes 48 Local Cursor 48 Optimizing Video 49 Auto and Manual Video Adjustment 49 Clock and Phase 49 Video Encoding 49 Scaling Target Video to Client Resolution 50 Keyboard Functions 50 Soft Keyboard 50 Local Keyboard 50 Hotkeys 50 Other Remote Console Functions 50 Monitor Only 51 Exclusive Access 51 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 5 Table of Contents Screenshot to Clipboard 51 Refresh Video 51 Telnet SSH 51 Set up and Enable 51 Passthrough Use 51 Telnet Console Use 52 7 Interfaces 53 Network
2. Factory Defaults VIP Preserve Following Settings Warning Execution of this option will overwrite the current Network Basic configuration settings with the selected config file settings and reboot the stvn spdr Vista VIP Upload Warning Execution of this option will restore the current configuration settings to their factory default settings and reboot the stvn spdr Vista Home KVM Console Terminal Logout SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 93 2 Edit the following fields 10 Maintenance Table 10 4 Configuration Settings Configuration Backup Configuration Restore Factory Defaults Update Firmware To back up all settings to a file on the client system click the Backup and save to your computer radio button To save to a Spider click the Backup and save to Spider radio button Then click Backup Warning Execution of the Backup and save to Spider option overwrites the backup file To return the Spider settings to a previously saved configuration Click the Restore from Config File on Spider radio button or Upload and restore from config file saved on your computer radio button You can then browse to and select the saved configuration file Inthe Preserve Following Settings field click Network Basic or VIP Click the Network Basic checkbox to preserve the current network basic settings on the Network Settings page and import only the remaining settings from the
3. 10 Enter the default gateway that is the router IP address for your network To accept the default leave blank 11 Click OK A message confirms the network configuration 12 Click OK 13 Confirm the IP address change by clicking the Search icon Aa Find the device in this list and verify the IP address You can access the device by using its new IP address Note On the Interfaces Network page of the web interface make sure Disable Setup Protocol is not selected in the Network Miscellaneous Settings section Target Computer Setup Setting up the target computer involves ensuring that the video resolution and refresh rates are correct for the target computer monitor that the mouse to cursor movement is sync d properly that the Telnet SSH connections match the Spider and that the cable connections are correct Each of these items are discussed in more detail in the following e Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration e Mouse to Cursor Synchronization e Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports e Cable Connections for KVM and USB Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration The Spider recognizes video resolutions on the target computer up to a maximum of 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz if its hardware revision G22 G23 E21 or higher If the Spider hardware is an earlier revision it will only support up to 1280 x 1024 resolution at 60 Hz For the complete list of supported video resolutions and refresh rates see C Suppor
4. For more information about a specific command type help followed by the command for example help set network OR type after the command set network Tips Type enough characters to identify the action category or parameter name uniquely For parameter values type the entire value For example set network port 1 state static ipaddr 122 3 10 1 mask 255 255 0 0 can be shortened to se net po 1 st static ip 122 3 10 1 ma 255 255 0 0 Use the Tab key to automatically complete action category or parameter names Type a partial name and press Tab to complete the name if only one is possible or to display the possible names if more than one is possible Should you make a mistake while typing backspace by pressing the Backspace key or the Delete key depending on how you accessed the interface Both keys work if you use VT100 emulation in your terminal access program when connecting to the console port Use the left and right arrow keys to move within a command Use the up and down arrows to scroll through previously entered commands If desired select one and edit it You can scroll through up to 100 previous commands entered in the session When the number of lines displayed by a command exceeds the size of the window the default is 20 the Type more to s the next page message displays To display the next page type more and press Enter You can override the number of lines or disable the feature altogether with the set c
5. My Recent ve Favorites Documents Local Settings My Documents E My Recent Documents LO NetHood L PrintHood z _ SendTo go Start Menu Template My Documents Desktop J virtualuser iso My Computer a File name E Ow My Network Files of type all Files x 8 Select the ISO image file to use as a local disk and press Open Figure 7 37 Drive Redierection Established Window Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 221 31 DAR Drive Redirection Drive st l necti Disconnect Using virtualuser iso ISO Drive Redirection established virtualuser iso 9 ISO Drive Redirection established displays at top of screen User Interface Settings The color of page tabs on the Spider can be changed On the Interfaces page click UI Select a style sheet from the drop down list on the User Interface Settings page Click Save Figure 7 38 User Interface Settings Page LANT2RONIX spider TLD Gl xs Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 1 hours 28 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings KeyboardMouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP User Interface Settings Style Sheet ee Style Sheet Style Tab Orange Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 71 Configure VIP To configure VIP perform the following steps 1 Click Inter
6. SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 67 7 Interfaces b To mount the image click Set Information about the image displays in the Virtual Media Active Image section of the page and the CD icon displays on the remote console Figure 7 30 Virtual Media Active Page LANTRONIX spider ao Terminar tl Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 1 hours 19 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Virtua i tual Madia Image file set successfully Virtual Media Active Image Image on Windows Share CD ROM Image This allows you to share a CD ROM DVD image e g Share Host IP 172 19 39 23 example iso over a Windows Share with a maximum size of Share Name images 4 7GB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Image File with Path FC3 i386 DVD iso UserName testi Share Host IP 172 19 215 251 Password Share Name images image Fle pessar Virtual Media Options wate testi Drive Redirection Password Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive optional floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with Set the remote system Floppy Image Upload Disable Drive Redirection s This allows you to upload a binary image e g example img v Force read only connections with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the Lantronix SLSLP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Virtual Media Options
7. The OS driver translates acceleration to distance based on the local screen resolution and applies linear or nonlinear acceleration mappings When a remote client communicates with the target server settings and screen resolutions on both sides of the connection must be taken into account to get natural mouse to cursor tracking Use the USB keyboard and mouse when supported by the target computer Unlike the PS 2 interface a USB mouse uses absolute coordinates rather than relative coordinates and does not present translation issues between the local and remote computers The PS 2 Spider model sets the keyboard and mouse interface to Auto When it first attempts to use the USB interface and if it does not detect a USB interface it falls back to PS 2 There are no restrictions on the mouse settings of the client systems and no special care must be taken when setting mouse parameters of target servers for USB mice The PS 2 interface performance tracking and synchronization can be optimized by removing any special acceleration or nonlinear ballistics Perform the following steps to configure the mouse to cursor synchronization Windows Server 1 Select Control Panel gt Mouse gt Pointer Options 2 Set the pointer speed to medium and disable Enhanced pointer precision e Linux Server 1 Set Mouse Acceleration to exactly 1 and threshold to exactly 1 Select Other Operating Systems on the Spider mouse settings page eN Solaris
8. screenshot jpg border 0 width 320 height 240 onclick window open https your Spider IP addressejy 2 gt lt div gt CECE LES var c 0 Var t function updateSpiderSnapshot document getElementById sp_img srce http your Spider IP address screenshot jpg rnum _ c csgt t setTimeout updateSpiderSnapshot 60000 60 sec updateSpiderSnapshot lt script gt J 1 gt lt Content gt lt Module gt Upload the edited xml file spider1 xml to a web server that is accessible over the Internet Enter the URL http Awww google com ig Log in to your iGoogle account Click Add Stuff Click Add feed or gadget Enter http your internet web server IP address spider1 xml and click Add oO o NOM FS 10 In response to a Google pop up a warning click OK 11 Click Back to homepage You should see an iGoogle gadget similar to Figure 10 8 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 98 Figure 10 8 iGoogle Gadget Page iGoogle Coge Seach Tn Feiing Lich Home Spider Spider SiC Addatab Spider Snapshot 65 126 223 20 35s Spider Snapshot 172 19 208 3 ses Spider Snapshot 172 19 208 2 558 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 10 Maintenance Barst datacom rm Selact thome Add stuff Spider Snapshot 172 19 38 101 see or 99 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration This chapter describes up
9. set history clear Syntax set history clear Description Clears the CLI command history show history Syntax show history Description Displays the 100 most recent CLI commands Network Commands set network gateway Note Theset network gateway command is deprecated with this release See set network basic set network Syntax set network basic lt parameters gt Parameters dnsl lt IP Address gt dns2 lt IP Address gt SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 108 12 Command Reference gateway lt IP Address gt hostname lt Host Name gt ipaddr lt IP Address gt ipv6 lt enable disable gt ipv addr lt IPv6 Address Prefix gt mask lt Mask gt state lt dhcp bootp static gt Note To clear IPV4 addresses set ipv4 address to 0 0 0 0 To clear IPV6 address set ipv6 address to or 128 set network misc Syntax set network misc lt parameters gt Parameters bwlimit lt 8 10000 kbit s gt httpsports lt TCP Port gt httpport lt TCP Port gt proxy lt enable disable gt proxyhost lt IP Address gt proxyport lt TCP Port gt telnet lt enable disable gt telnetport lt TCP Port gt setupprotocol lt enable disable gt ssh lt enable disable gt sshport lt TCP Port gt Description Sets miscellaneous network parameters set network interface set network interface lt parameters gt Parameters mode lt auto 10mbit half 100mb
10. Flo v Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded s Image PRY Stored value is equal to the default Upload l Save fl Reset to defaults Reset Home KYM Console Terminal Logout 3 If desired in the Virtual Media Active Image section a Click Reactivate if the remote console does not recognize the image b Click Unset to remove the current image file This option is available only when a user uploads a floppy image c Click Download to save the image file Floppy Image In the Floppy Image Upload section you can upload a floppy disk image to the Spider which then appears to the attached computer as a physical floppy drive The desired floppy image file will be uploaded from the client system or from a network drive accessible to the client system The file must be structured as a floppy image To make a floppy image search for and use a utility such as dd or rawwrite The maximum image size is 1 44 MB For larger images use the CD ROM Image function The image file remains in Spider until the current user logs out or the Spider is rebooted Other client systems logging into the Spider will also see the active image in all Virtual Media pages To upload a floppy image file perform the following steps 1 Inthe Floppy Image Upload section bottom right click Browse to locate the floppy image file 2 Doone of the following a Click Reset to discard your changes SecureLinx Spider Sp
11. Bootstrap XML file to your USB Thumb Drive making sure no other files exist on the drive SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 101 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration 2 Remove and insert the USB Thumb Drive directly into the SpiderDuo USB port on the Spider Duo not the cable 3 Using a PC with a Web Browser access and login to the SpiderDuo with a username that has VIP configuration permissions such as sysadmin 4 Click the Interfaces tab then the VIP link see Figure 11 3 Figure 11 3 SpiderDuo VIP Page AR LANTRONIX spideroue Login as sysadmin Hostname SLS4a8984ee Uptime 3 days 0 hours 4 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media UI VIP VIP Settings Bootstrap Upload Bootstra m Conduit Enabled aE Browse DSM IP Address 172 19 38 1 DSM Dna ID dna dev rnd 90f314c5b Spider Dna ID dna dev rnd 21205f6c9 EET EE Tunnel User TUN9ab5b SURE RUA LEAS Tunnel Port List 22 Tunnel Port 22 Conduit Status Connected Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout Note Prior to uploading the Bootstrap XML file retrieved from the DSM make sure the Spider VIP Access feature is disabled To disable VIP Access uncheck the Conduit Enablea box and clicking the Save button 5 Click Auto Load from thumb drive 6 Click Update on the Bootstrap Update pop up message box as sho
12. CD ROMDVD image e E example iso over a Windows Share with a maximum size of 4 7GB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Virtual Media Options Drive Redirection Share Host IP 172 19 215 251 Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive Pareroa floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with Share Name images the remote system i i Image File with c3 i386 DVD iso Path Disable Drive Redirection eran testi M Force read only connections Password optional Floppy Image Upload Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded s Stored value is equal to the default Save J Reset to defaults l Reset This allows you to upload a binary image e g example img with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the Lantronix SLSLP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Floppy Browse Image File poaa 2007 2009 Lantronix Ir Home KYM Console Terminal Logout Version 03 00 00 V3 0RC4R 3 Click Set and see that the Virtual Media Active Image section now contains data as shown in the diagram below Figure B 5 Virtual Media Active Image LANTRONIX Spiderouc i 0o UDI E Exim Login as sysadmin Interfaces WELEZ Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 1 hours 19 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Vir
13. D 5 Lantronix Part Number and Description 083 015 R Mounting Bracket Kit for Spider The bracket kit is included in the box with the Spider SpiderDuo that ship with v2 0 firmware and later For earlier shipments the mounting kit is sold separately For additional information contact Lantronix Sales at 800 422 7055 or for technical questions contact Lantronix Technical Support at http www lantronix com support SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 129 E PCU Safety Information Please follow the safety precautions described below when installing and operating the PCU Cover Do not remove the cover of the PCU There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening or removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage that could cause fire or electric shock Refer all servicing to Lantronix Power Plug When disconnecting the power cable from the socket pull on the plug not the cord Always connect the power cord to a properly wired and grounded power source Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cord Only use a power cord with a voltage and current rating greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the unit Install the unit near an AC outlet that is easily accessible Always connect any equipment used with the product to properly wired and grounded power sources To help protect the product from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical po
14. Description Available only when connected to a serial port SSH Key Commands set sshkey delete Syntax set sshkey delete keyuser lt SSH Key User gt keyhost lt SSH Key Host gt Description Deletes an imported SSH key Examples To delete an imported SSH public key on host slm pipe for the sysadmin user enter the following CLI set sshkey delete keyuser sysadmin keyhost slm pipe set sshkey import Syntax set sshkey import lt copypaste gt format lt openssl gt keyuser lt SSH Key User gt keyhost lt SSH Key Host gt Description Imports public SSH key OpenSSH format Examples To import a public key in OpenSSL format on host slm pipe for the sysadmin user enter the following CLI set sshkey import copypaste format openssl keyuser sysadmin keyhost slm pipe Note RSA keys must be 1024 bits show sshkey import Syntax show sshkey import lt one or more parameters gt SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 107 12 Command Reference Parameters keyuser lt SSH Key User gt keyhost lt SSH Key IP Address or Name gt viewkey lt enable disable gt Description Displays imported SSH keys Examples To display all imported SSH public keys with content of keys enter the following CLI show sshkey viewkey enabl To displays an imported SSH public key on host slm pipe for the sysadmin user enter the following CLI show sshkey keyuser sysadmin keyhost slm pipe History Commands
15. Double Mouse Start in Monitor Mode s mode and to free the grabbed mouse in Single Mouse mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode s Full screen Hotkey Ctri F10 Help s Full screen mode with maintaining the same aspect ratio Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Configure the following fields KVM Console Settings Table 7 9 KVM Console Settings KVM Console Settings Select the user from the drop down menu The settings on this page apply for only to the selected user When a user is created by copying from an existing user the KVM Console Settings will be copied as well SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 58 7 Interfaces Transmission Encoding Table 7 10 Transmission Encoding Automatic Detection This option uses an algorithm to try to determine what sort of connection is being used and sets up parameters to match These settings may change from login to login depending on the state of the network at that point Preconfigured Establishes a set of parameters optimized for each of a number of connection types The default transmission encoding is LAN high color which is uncompressed with a 16 bit color depth Other data networks may be chosen from the Network speed drop down list and the compression and color depth will be configured accordingly Manual Allows the direct control of the compression facto
16. Java KVM console program to use a proxy server to connect to the Spider If you must configure your web browser to use a proxy server you will likely have to do the same on the Spider SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 55 7 Interfaces Table 7 5 Miscellaneous Network Settings continued Proxy host Enter the proxy server s address Proxy port Enter the proxy port number 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Serial Port Settings After using the serial port to set up the network parameters you can use the serial port for something else You can establish a PPP connection to use a modem Spider only or another serial connection to log into and operate the Spider If you want to access a console port remotely through the Spider SSH and Telnet passthrough is available To configure the serial port perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Serial Port The Serial Port Settings page displays Figure 7 6 SpiderDuo Serial Port Settings Page LANTRONIX Spider b Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname Spider VMPC Uptime 0 days 13 hours 50 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Serial Port Settings Serial Port Settings Configuration Login Speed Data bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control 9600 v 8 a None 1 a None
17. Preview Terminal Yes N A NJA NIA Yes KVM Preview Terminal Yes N A N A NIA Yes NIA NIA NIA Yes KVM NIA NIA Yes NIA NIA NIA Yes KVM Preview NIA Yes KVM Preview N A Yes KVM NIA NIA Yes KVM Preview N A Yes KVM Preview N A Yes KVM Preview N A Yes N A NJA NIA Yes KVM Preview Terminal Yes NIA NIA NIA Yes KVM Preview N A Yes Home KVM Console Terminal Telnet No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Logout MAC Address 00 81 A3 8C 00 02 00 81 A3 8C 00 01 00 20 44 80 8A ED 00 80 A3 8C 4F 64 00 80 A3 8C 0C 94 00 80 A3 8C 00 17 00 80 A3 8C 28 57 00 80 A3 8C 00 46 00 20 44 80 8C 06 00 80 A3 8C 08 06 00 80 A3 8C 00 14 00 20 44 80 8D 59 00 80 A3 8C 00 25 00 80 A3 8C 1D 8C 00 80 43 8C 01 61 00 20 44 80 8D B3 00 80 43 8C 16 76 00 20 44 80 8D 58 00 20 44 80 8D 9F 00 20 44 89 84 EE PS2 D USB D PS2 USB D USB PS2 D USB PS2 PS2 PS2 D USB USB D USB PS2 PS2 PS2 D PS2 USB D USB D PS2 D Ver 1 0 1 0 22 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 0 Hostname steven Vista Uptime 3 days 16 hours 53 minutes Descr Standard Standard V2 2RC1_2 V3 1RC1R_ V2 2RC1_2 V3 1RC1R_ V3 0RC7R_ V3 01_201 V3 01_201 V3 01_201 v3 01_201 V3 1RC1R_ v2 2_2009 v3 01_201 V2 2RC1_2 V3 1RC1R_ V3 0RC7R_ V3 ARC1R_ V3 0_2009 v3 01_201 Standard Edition The Power Management option enables you to m
18. Settings 53 Network Basic Settings 54 LAN Interface Settings 55 IPv6 Settings Firmware v3 0 or higher 55 Miscellaneous Network Settings 55 Serial Port Settings 56 KVM Console Settings 57 KVM Console Settings 58 Transmission Encoding 59 KVM Console Type 59 KVM Console Deployment 59 Miscellaneous KVM Console Settings 59 Mouse Hotkey 60 KVM Console Virtual Keys 60 Keyboard Mouse 60 Keyboard Mouse Settings 61 Keyboard Model 62 Key Release Timeout 62 Country Code 62 USB Mouse Type 62 Mouse Speed 63 Video 64 Virtual Media 65 Virtual Media Active Image 66 Drive Redirection 66 Virtual Media Options 67 Image on Windows Share 67 Floppy Image 68 Connecting to a Redirected Drive 69 User Interface Settings 71 Configure VIP 72 8 User Accounts 73 Local vs Remote Authentication 73 Local User Management 73 Modifying Passwords 73 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 6 Table of Contents User and Group Management 74 User Management 74 Group Management 75 User Permissions 75 Remote Authentication 76 LDAP 77 RADIUS 78 9 Services 79 Date Time 79 Security 80 HTTP Encryption 81 Login Limitations 81 KVM Encryption 82 Group Based System Access Control 82 Authentication Limitation 83 Certificate 83 Event Log 85 Event Log Targets 85 Event Log Assignments 86 SNMP 86 KVM Search 88 Power Management 89 SpiderDuo Power Control Uni
19. SpiderTechnical Specifications Security e Target Server Requirements o IP Source Address Filtering Remote Authentication LDAP RADIUS Active Directory User Group management with permissions control Configurable port numbers HTTP HTTPS Telnet SSH Selective disable of Telnet SSH Secure encryption of keyboard mouse and video data AES used as cipher for SSH SSL communications Multiple Operating Systems supported Windows 98 2000 2003 XP Vista Unix Linux or MAC OSX 10 Power keyboard mouse 2 USB ports or 1 USB and 1 PS 2 keyboard and 1 PS 2 mouse connector Video Interface HD15 VGA video output Note The Spider supports up to 1600 x 1200 resolution at 60 Hz if its hardware revision is G22 G23 E21 or higher If the Spider hardware is an earlier revision it will only support up to 1280 x 1024 resolution at 60 Hz The hardware revision number can be found on the Product Information Label as shown in Figure 2 6 Client System Requirements Optional Items Interfaces Power Requirements Environmental Dimensions H x W x D SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide SUN Java Runtime Environment JRE 1 4 or later Replacement mounting bracket kit see D Mounting Bracket Kit Optional DC power supply with international adapters 100 240VAC 50 60 Hz 5 VDC 1A USB Mini B Type jack Network One 10 100Base T Ethernet Port with activity indicators R
20. Table 7 17 Keyboard Mouse Settings Table 7 18 Keyboard Model Table 7 19 Key Release Timeout Table 7 20 Country Code Table 7 21 USB Mouse Type Table 7 22 Mouse Speed Table 7 26 Virtual Media Active Image Table 7 27 Drive Redirection Table 7 28 Virtual Media Options Table 7 29 Image on Windows Share Table 8 3 User Management Table 8 4 Group Management Table 8 7 Local Authentication Table 8 8 LDAP Table 8 9 RADIUS Table 9 2 Date Time Settings Table 9 4 HTTP Encryption Table 9 5 Login Limitations Table 9 6 KVM Encryption Table 9 7 Group Based System Access Control Table 9 8 Authentication Limitation Table 9 10 SSL Server Certificate Management SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 13 14 18 22 26 34 39 54 55 55 55 56 58 59 59 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 62 62 63 66 66 67 67 74 75 77 77 78 80 81 81 82 82 83 84 11 List of Tables Table 9 12 Event Log Targets 85 Table 9 13 Event Log Assignments 86 Table 9 15 SNMP Settings 87 Table 10 2 Device Status Settings 92 Table 10 4 Configuration Settings 94 Table 12 1 Action and Category 104 Table C 1 Supported Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates 127 Table D 5 Lantronix Part Number and Description 129 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 12 1 About This Guide This guide describes how to install configure use and update the Secur
21. Timeout after Enter time in msec Country Code Table 7 20 Country Code Couniry Code Select the check box to enable the Spider to recognize the country code Enable if the host machine requires the keyboard to send a country code to use a certain language Most operating systems do not require this except Sun Solaris Couniry From the drop down list select the code of the desired country USB Mouse Type Table 7 21 USB Mouse Type lt USB mouse type drop Different operating systems running on the target system require different down menu gt mouse emulation protocols One selection is available for newer versions of Windows and Mac OS X and another for Other Operating Systems e g Linux SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 62 7 Interfaces Mouse Speed Table 7 22 Mouse Speed Mouse speed Select the method of assigning mouse speed Auto mouse speed determines the speed and acceleration settings of the target system It is the recommended setting for most applications e Fixed scaling translates a one pixel motion on the client system to a selectable number of pixels moved on the target system As the 1 ton mapping is linear this will only work when there is no compression acceleration or other special effects turned on at the target system 3 View the USB Status for USB Speed Keyboard Mouse and Mass Storage 4 Doone of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore sy
22. a maximum of 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz For the complete list of supported video resolutions and refresh rates see C Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates on page 127 Note The other supported resolutions and refresh rates are recognized by the SpiderDuo but could be difficult if the timing does not comply with the extended display identification data EDID standard that SpiderDuo supports Perform the following steps to configure the video resolution and refresh rate Windows Server 1 Select Control Panel gt Display gt Settings Modify the screen resolution value as required 2 Select Control Panel gt Display gt Settings gt Advanced gt Monitor Modify the screen refresh rate Because the server video card is driving the SpiderDuo and not a monitor a refresh rate higher than 60 Hz has no effect Linux Server 1 Edit the Xfree86 file XF86Config to disable formats that are not supported or not VESA standard timing 2 Reboot is required Notes e Background wallpaper and desktop appearances do not have any particular limitations SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 38 4 Installing the SpiderDuo e Microsoft Active Desktop and Linux virtual desktop are not supported If bandwidth is a concern plain backgrounds are preferred Mouse to Cursor Synchronization Mouse to cursor synchronization can be an issue with digital KVM interfaces because PS 2 mice transmit incremental information about movement
23. configuration file Click the VIP checkbox to preserve the VIP settings Click the Upload button If you select this option the Spider reboots after you apply the update Warning Execution of Upload function overwrites the current configuration settings with the selected configuration file settings and reboots the host To preserve the factory defaults click the Network Basic or VIP checkbox Then click the Restore button Warning Execution of this option restores the current configuration settings to the factory default settings and reboots the host Many of the functions and features of the Spider are implemented in firmware and capable of field upgrades The latest firmware may be found at www lantronix com The firmware file when uncompressed is approximately 4 Mbytes in size and has a bin suffix Upon updating firmware the Spider resets itself After the reset the login page displays if not manually return to the login page To update Spider firmware perform the following steps 1 Download the firmware file to the client system local drive or an accessible network drive 2 Click Maintenance gt Update Firmware The Firmware Update page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 94 10 Maintenance Figure 10 5 Update Firmware Page AS A KVM Console LANTRONIX 0o TED EZIB Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Services Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 3 hours 0 minutes Device St
24. except the cursor is not grabbed and will reappear when moved outside of the active viewport The other selections provide a change of appearance for a visual clue that the focus is on the remote computer the cursor changes back when the focus is back at the client system including those areas of the Remote Console window outside the main viewport SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 48 6 Remote System Control Selections made in the Local Cursor submenu are associated with the current user and will be saved for the next Remote Console session Optimizing Video The Spider and SpiderDuo can automatically make adjustments to video settings including clock and phase and encoding to ensure that a picture displays quickly You can also manually specify the settings Auto and Manual Video Adjustment The Spider automatically recognizes and adapts to many standard video resolutions and refresh rates When it first enters the Remote Console window it recognizes and locks onto the video in order to provide a picture as soon as possible Once the window displays click the Auto Video Adjustment button once or twice to provide a greater degree of optimization The Auto Adjustment process analyzes the timing of the incoming video horizontal and vertical sync signals then adjusts the digitizing hardware parameters If there is slightly nonstandard timing these parameters may be manually fine tuned If it is necessary to adjust vide
25. performed on a bench prior to configuration Consider the following tips for configuring a batch of Spider devices Keyboard video and mouse connections are not required for setup All you need area source of power and a serial connection to set up the network parameters and an Ethernet connection to access the administration user interface Tag each Spider with its IP address or write it on the serial number label on the bottom Perform the following steps to install the Spider and configure the initial network settings 1 Plug the RJ45 cable into the Spider serial port which is shown in Figure 3 1 The RS 232 protocol is the standard for serial binary data signals Figure 3 1 Spider RS 232 Serial Port and Pinouts Pinouts 1 RTS out 2DTR out 3 TX out 4 GND 5 GND 6 RX in 7 DSR in 8 CTS in 2 Plug the DB9F cable into the serial COM port of a PC or laptop running a terminal emulator for example HyperTerminal The default serial port settings are 9600 bits per second 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control 3 Plug the Spider video USB and PS 2 keyboard and mouse cables into the target computer The Spider boots SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 25 3 Installing the Spider 4 The Pwr2 LED illuminates blue and the SysOK LED flashes green to indicate that the Spider is booting Bootup should complete within one minute The SysOK LED stops flashing and remains illuminated If you use
26. the Spider SNMP MIB link Event Log Assignments Table 9 13 Event Log Assignments Event Log Assignments Select the event classes for monitoring local logging and exportation 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings SNMP The Spider has an internal SNMP agent that has various objects accessible in its MIB It also can generate traps based on events The Spider permits enabling or disabling the SNMP agent input read and write communities location information contact information and viewing the MIB To configure SNMP settings perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt SNMP The SNMP Settings page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 86 9 Services Figure 9 14 SNMP Settings Page LANTRONIX spider 0 TLD E Gi Spider Duo Login as sysadmin User Accounts Services Maintenance Hostname Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 2 hours 53 minutes DateTime Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management SNMP Settings SNMP Settings v Enable SNMP Agent System Location System Contact e Use SNMPy3 DES Encryption off Force Read Only User Name Read Only Password Read Write User Name a Read Write Password Use SNMPy1 Read Community public Write Community private a Click here to view the SNMP MIB Stored value
27. the changes The system takes several seconds to update the internal protocol stack and display the updated information See Detector Installation and IP Address Reset on page 27 for more information about using Detector 10 Plug an Ethernet cable connected to your network into the Ethernet port The Lnk LED in the RJ45 illuminates The RJ45 jack is shown in Figure 3 5 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 26 3 Installing the Spider Figure 3 5 Spider RJ45 Ethernet and Cascade Ports Lnk lt ActLnk Act Ethernet Cascade Detector Installation and IP Address Reset The initial IP address gets assigned during bootup of the Spider To change it use the Detector application You can download Detector from Lantronix at http www lantronix com support downloads html Note Lantronix recommends that you run Detector from its CD or copy it to your local hard drive and run it from there rather than from a shared network drive Otherwise you may get a security exception If you must run the program from a shared network drive you need to change your security settings using the NET Framework Configuration or caspol tool Perform the following steps to install Detector 1 Double click detector2 exe on its CD If you see this error message The application failed to initialize properly Oxc0000135 click OK to terminate the application and install NET Framework Go to Step 2 2 Copy the NET Framework application from th
28. the external power supply to boot Pwr1 illuminates blue lists the LED labels colors and actions Table 3 2 Spider LEDs Pwrt1 Blue Indicates adequate power from USB1 external power supply first Pwr2 Blue Indicates adequate power from USB2 or PS 2 SysOK Green Blinks upon bootup Steady when up and healthy Video Green Indicates that video VSync transmitting from server Unit ID Orange Indicates when lit to assist in finding unit 5 When the bootup process completes the terminal window displays the login prompt as shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Spider Login Window Welcome Choose a login for the following features Initial IP configuration config Reset device reset lt none gt login config IP autoconfiguration Cnone dhcp bootp gt dhcp none 6 To change the default IP auto configuration from DHCP to a static IP address type config and press Enter 7 Atthe IP autoconfiguration prompt type none and press Enter 8 Follow the prompts to enter the IP address subnet mask default gateway and LAN interface information as shown in Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Spider Prompts IP 192 168 1 221 NetMask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 for none 6 6 6 6 LAN interface speed Cauto 16 166 auto LAN interface duplex mode Cauto half full gt auto Are the entered values correct Enter y for Yes n for No or c to Cancel y Configuring device Done 9 Type Y and press Enter to accept
29. when host machine does not detect keyboard mouse in the BIOS Keyboard Mode SUN Type 6 v Key release timeout enabled Timeout after 50 _ msec Enable key release timeout if you experience duplicated keystrokes during poor network performance Country Code C enabled Country English UK v Enable if host machine requires keyboard to send a country code in order to use certain language Most OS does not require this except Sun Solaris USB Mouse Type lt Other Operating Systems Mouse speed Auto Fired scaling Coy Absolute mouse scaling for Mac server Stored value is equal to the default l Save Reset to defaults Reset Home KYM Console Terminal Logout Video The Spider works by capturing and digitizing the analog video coming from the attached computer This analog video may have more or less low level electrical noise present depending on the nature of the video card or embedded video controller When viewed on a monitor this noise if random is invisible as the display is being redrawn 60 to 100 times a second Inside the Spider however the algorithm sees that noise as something changing on the screen so that requires sending off an update to the client system This can result in a constant stream of data even when the image on the target computer s screen is not moving In order to avoid this at Interface gt Video gt Miscellaneous Video Set
30. without resetting the entire Spider To reset the Spider perform the following steps 1 Log into the Spider as sysadmin 2 Click Maintenance gt Unit Reset The following page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 96 10 Maintenance Figure 10 7 Unit Reset Page LANTRONIX spider o Spider Duo Login as sysadmin User Accounts Services Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 3 hours 2 minutes Device Status ConfigFactory Defaults Update Firmware View EventLog Unit Reset Reset Operations __ Reset Keyboard Mouse USB Reset Reset USB Reset Lee Reset Video Engine Reset Reboot Device This may take up to a few minutes Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 3 Click the Reset button for Reset Keyboard Mouse PS 2 Reset USB or Reset Video Engine to clear and reset the subsystem Resetting subsystems does not terminate connected users Note Reset USB displays only on the SpiderDuo 4 To perform a complete reset click Reset Device A prompt requesting confirmation displays A complete reset closes all user connections and performs a full reboot iGoogle Gadgets You can create an iGoogle gadget that enables you to view and access multiple Spiders on one web page You access a snapshot of each of the Spider s Remote Console without logging in to the Spider Technically the number of Spiders that can be viewed and accessed on one web page is unlim
31. 0 48 mm 120 in AC Power Cables 1830 30 mm 72 1 2 in Mounting kit see D Mounting Bracket Kit Quick Start Guide Note An optional external AC DC power supply is available Installing the Spider Consider the following factors when planning the installation of the Spider USB Keyboard and Mouse Interfaces Provides better remote cursor tracking Some older systems may not support USB devices or there may not be two USB ports available In these cases the PS 2 interface model may be required You configure either interface by using the software Serial Ports Performs the initial configuration to setup parameters and connects to a target COM port It also allows remote users to Telnet or SSH to that port eliminating the need for a separate box to perform serial command line management The serial port can be used for PPP connections to the user interface so that remote users can use a modem or other serial interface It can be the primary network connection or a backup connection in case the primary LAN connection is unavailable Optional Auxiliary DC Power Supply Redundancy Overcomes the loss of power when the attached server goes down by using the auxiliary DC power supply connected to an independent AC power source The Spider will always have power regardless of the state of the server Ethernet Ports Connects to the LAN The Spider contains a hardware Ethernet switch that connects to the external ports and an inte
32. 100 10 UNSINN 17 1939744 00 80 C8 FD 09 42 00 04 23 B83 35 E4 00 14 24 B9 8D B6 00 04 23 0E 19 06 00 08 02 28 6F 43 00 04 76 07 39 C5 00 80 43 8C 00 94 00 80 43 8C 00 05 00 80 43 8C 0E 6F 00 80 43 8C 08 0E 00 80 43 8C 00 34 00 20 44 80 88 C4 00 80 43 8C 00 14 00 80 43 8C 1D 2E 00 80 43 8C 00 25 O0 80 4 E 00 20 44 80 8C 06 00 80 43 8C 1D 8C 00 80 43 80 09 D2 00 20 44 34 49 01 00 20 44 11 B0 30 00 20 44 4 0 14 80 00 20 44 40 14 DF 00 20 44 83 08 22 00 20 44 98 D9 62 00 20 44 80 84 FD NAN AA IRA FF 7 Click to highlight the device that you want and click the Network Settings icon 2 to change the IP address The Enter Network Settings window displays the Device Type and MAC Address Ethernet address that identify the device as shown in Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Network Settings Window Enter Network Settings Device Type Spider MAC Address Joo 80 43 8C 08 DE m Use the following IP address Default Gateway 172 19 Enter new IP address Leave subnet mask blank to use default Leave default gateway blank to keep the existing settings IP Address Te 19 208 2 Subnet Mask 25 202 O U cma SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 28 3 Installing the Spider 8 Enter an unique and valid IP Address on your network and in the same subnet as your PC There is no default 9 Enter the subnet mask that is the network segment connected to the Spider To accept the default leave blank
33. 172 19 38 102 Spider 172 19 38 108 Spider 17219 211 244 UDS 10 Cobox 5 x 17219 218 44 UDS100 xPress DR IAP 172 19 218 119 UDS1100 172 19 39 245 UDS1100 172 19 39 243 UDS1100 172 19 207 43 UDS1100 172 19 218 34 UDS2100 172 19 100 10 ins7iAn 177 19 39 244 00 80 C8 FD 09 42 00 04 23 83 35 E4 00 14 24 B9 8D B6 00 04 23 0E 19 06 00 08 02 28 6F 43 00 04 76 07 39 C5 00 80 43 8C 00 94 00 80 43 8C 0C 05 00 80 A3 8C 0E 6F 00 80 43 8C 08 0E 00 80 43 8C 00 34 00 20 44 80 88 C4 00 80 43 8C 00 14 00 80 43 8C 1D 2E 00 80 A3 8C 00 25 00 80 43 8C 08 DE 00 20 44 80 8C0 06 00 80 43 8C 1D 8C 00 80 43 8C 09 D2 00 20 44 34 49 01 00 20 44 11 B0 30 00 20 44 40 14 80 00 20 44 40 14 DF 00 20 44 83 08 22 00 20 44 9B D9 62 00 20 44 80 84 FD NAN 46 97 Ro FF 4 Installing the SpiderDuo 7 Click to highlight the device that you want and click the Network Settings icon 2 to change the IP address The Enter Network Settings window displays the Device Type and MAC Address Ethernet address that identify the device as shown in Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 Network Settings Window Enter Network Settings Device Type Spider MAC Address 00 80 43 8C 08 DE M Use the following IP address Enter new IP address Leave subnet mask blank to use default Leave default gateway blank to keep the existing settings IP Address T2 19 208 2 Default Gateway 172 19 0 1 8 Enter an unique and valid IP Address on your network and
34. 32 to 115 F Storage 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Humidity 0 to 95 RH non condensing Heat Dissipation 4 Watts 14 BTU hr Input 5VDC 2A Wall Adaptor part number 520 104 R 13 2 x 5 8 x 3 6 cm 5 2 x 2 3 x 1 4 in See Figure 2 4 PS 2 and Figure 2 5 USB for cable dimensions 22 2 Overview Table 2 2 SpiderDuo Technical Specifications continued Weight USB 269g 9 50 oz PS 2 278g 9 80 oz Shipping Weight 1 5kg 3 3 Ibs Product Information Label The Product Information Label on the back of the Spider family units contains the following information e Barcode Serial number e Revision number e Hardware address also known as the Ethernet or MAC address e Manufacturing code Figure 2 6 shows the Product Information Label Figure 2 6 Spider Family Product Information Label Revision Number SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 23 oo Installing the Spider This chapter describes how to install the Spider It contains the following sections gt UO lM Package Contents Installing the Spider Detector Installation and IP Address Reset Target Computer Setup Client Server Setup Network Environment Spider Power For technical specifications of the Spider see 2 Overview Package Contents In addition to the Spider distributed KVM over IP module the package contains the following items Null modem DB9F to RJ45 serial cable 3
35. 6 minutes Network Serial Port KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media UI VIP VIP Settings Bootstrap Upload Bootstrap M Conduit Enabled File Browse DSM IP Address 172 19 39 16 Upload DSM Dna ID dna dev rnd 95c0assc2 Spider Dna ID dna dev rnd 199biebce Tunnel User TUNd95bc Tunnel Port List 22 Tunnel Port 22 Conduit Status Retry Pending Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout ersion 03 00 3 0RC5R_2009 09 1 3 Inthe Bootstrap Upload section click Browse 4 Find the file to upload and click Upload 5 At the Bootstrap Update window click Update Figure 11 2 Spider Bootstrap Update Screen Bootstrap Update 67 131 69 216 TUNcO639 Current dna dev rnd a6f55327b dna dey rnd 8a923936e 172 19 221 9 TUNc5624 New dna dev rnd e62023ed3 dna deyv rnd eclecfba7 6 After the upload completes enable the VIP Access feature by checking the Conduit Enabled box and clicking Save The Conduit Status will show Connected when the Spider SpiderDuo has successfully established a Conduit session with the ManageLinx DSM Upload a Bootstrap File With SpiderDuo The SpiderDuo supports using a USB Thumb Drive as an additional method of uploading the ManageLinx VIP Access Bootstrap XML file To upload the ManageLinx VIP Access Bootstrap XML file perform the following steps 1 Copy the ManageLinx VIP Access
36. 7 137 closed 01 01 1970 01 01 57 Remote Console Connection to client 172 20 197 137 established 01 01 1970 00 58 37 Remote Console Connection to client 172 20 197 137 closed 01 01 1970 00 54 50 Remote Console Connection to client 172 20 197 137 established 01 01 1970 00 50 57 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 20 197 137 01 01 1970 00 10 03 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 20 197 137 01 01 1970 00 08 45 Remote Console Connection to client 172 19 100 194 closed 01 01 1970 00 06 27 Remote Console Connection to client 172 19 100 194 established 01 01 1970 00 06 13 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 19 100 194 01 01 1970 00 01 22 Board Message Device successfully started 01 01 1970 00 01 21 LDAP Initialized successfully 01 01 1970 00 01 22 Board Message Device successfully started 01 01 1970 00 01 22 Board Message Device successfully started 01 01 1970 00 01 21 LDAP Initialized successfully 01 01 1970 02 54 25 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 19 100 194 Home KvM Console Terminal Logout ers 2 Navigate between logs by clicking Prev and Next Unit Reset CLS EO Ga Login as sysadmin 10 Maintenance Hostname G Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 3 hours 1 minutes In general the Spider requires a reset when implementing a firmware update In the event of an abnormal operation a number of subsystems may be reset
37. Figure 6 3 Remote Console Toolbar Options SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 47 6 Remote System Control Auto Video Adjustment The left side of the target computer screen must be aligned with the left side of the Remote Console viewport so that the tops align as well If not the local and remote cursors will always have a fixed offset of that amount even if the USB interface is used Clicking the Auto Video Adjustment one or more times typically cures any offset Screen Display Adjustments Three features are added to the toolbar to facilitate Screen display changes e A Full Screen Mode Ctrl F10 e S Full Screen Stretch Mode Ctrl F10 to return to regular mode e R Full Screen Mode with Changing Client Monitor Resolution Ctrl F10 to return to regular mode Fast Sync and Intelligent Sync The Spider uses two different algorithms for re synchronizing local and remote cursors Use the Fast Sync button on the toolbar to correct a fixed skew Intelligent Sync uses a different algorithm and is useful when the mouse settings have changed on the remote system or when Fast Sync does not work It is accessed through the Options gt Mouse Handling drop down menu The Sync button on the toolbar usually performs a Fast Sync but will perform an Intelligent Sync if the video format has recently changed Single and Double Mouse Modes Continuous synchronization of local and remote cursors may not be feasible The Spider pro
38. If you can t get the gt prompt after several tries at 9600 try 115200 Earlier firmware sets the serial console port to 115200 by default Cannot upload the signed SSL certificate in MacOS X If an internal error occurs while uploading the signed certificate either changes the extension of the file to txt or adds a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file Make sure that the encoding is set to plain text and the checkbox use for outgoing is set As an alternative you may also use a Mozilla based browser Mozilla FireFox If you cannot get into the BIOS of your system or you cannot boot your system using Virtual Media try some of the following If you have a PS 2 model Spider 1 Under Interfaces Keyboard Mouse Check the Force USB Full Speed Mode box 2 Under Interfaces Keyboard Mouse Set the Host Interface to PS 2 3 If your system only has USB and no PS 2 do the above and use a PS 2 to USB adapter If you have a USB model Spider in Interfaces Keyboard Mouse check the Force USB Full Speed Mode box If the key used to enter BIOS setup or the boot menu on your PC is intercepted by your client OS add a Virtual Key under Interfaces KVM Console Settings SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 122 B Virtual Media Example Goal In this example the goal is to put a rescue CD a CD used to boot a PC when the hard disk corruption prevents OS boot on PC 8 so that the resc
39. J45 Cascade One 10 100Base T Ethernet Port with activity indicators RJ45 Serial RS 232 up to 115 200 bps Keyboard Mouse PS 2 or USB Video HD15 VGA Input 5 VDC 8A max server powered Optional Auxiliary DC power supply available for redundancy Operating 0 to 45 C 32 to 115 F Storage 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Humidity 0 to 95 RH non condensing Heat Dissipation 4 Watts 14 BTU hr 13 2 x 5 8 x 3 1 cm 5 2 x 2 3 x 1 2 in See Figure 2 2 for cable dimensions 18 2 Overview Table 2 1 SpiderTechnical Specifications continued Weight 185g 6 6 oz Shipping Weight 5kg 1 0 Ibs SpiderDuo Overview The SpiderDuo features functionality system configuration and cables and technical specifications are described in the following sections Features e Functionality e System Configuration and Cables Technical Specifications Features SpiderDuo provides secure remote KVM and over IP capabilities as well as transparent local access Coupled with the optional single port power control unit PCU remote users can also initiate system reboots over the network SpiderDuo allows complete local plus remote management of the host machine anytime from virtually anywhere It has one model with both PS 2 and USB keyboard and mouse interfaces software selectable and one model for USB only systems It has the following features Secure full BIOS level control of remote servers ove
40. LANTRONIX Spider SecureLinx Spider and SpiderDuo User Guide SecureLinx Spider USB SecureLinx SpiderDuo PS 2 Part No 900 495 Rev F March 2010 Copyright and Trademark 2009 and 2010 Lantronix All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix Printed in the United States of America Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation LINUX GPL Compliance Certain portions of source code for the software supporting the Spider family are licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL as published by the Free Software Foundation and may be redistributed and modified under the terms of the GNU GPL A machine readable copy of the corresponding portions of GPL licensed source code is available at the cost of distribution Such source code is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details A copy of the GNU General Public License is available on the Lantronix Web Site at http www lantronix com or by visiting http www gnu org copyleft gpl html You can also obtain it by writing to the Fr
41. Media The Spider provides a powerful capability called Virtual Media or Virtual Disk Using the USB port the Spider can present either a local floppy disk image or a redirected remote CD ROM image to the target computer This can allow system recovery in conditions as bad as having local disks down and no primary network connection With Floppy Disk Image the user can upload an image to the Spider s memory which then emulates a locally attached floppy drive With CD ROM Image a Windows or other SAMBA share can emulate a locally attached CD ROM for instance to update software Drive Redirection allows you to share redirect your local drive floppy drives hard disks CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks with the remote system over a TCP network connection Thus with Drive Redirection you can use a virtual disk drive on the remote computer instead of an image file It is also possible to enable a remote machine to write data to your local disc Note Drive Redirection supports only Windows as the client computer since it redirects based on a drive letter To open the Virtual Media page perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Virtual Media SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 65 7 Interfaces Figure 7 25 Virtual Media Page LANTRONIX spider D Gy v Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Interfaces User accounts Services Cs Hostname Q Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 1 hours 19 minutes Netwo
42. OL behavior Refer to your motherboard and operating system user guide for configuration information Enable WOL To enable WOL perform the follwoing steps 1 Enter the MAC address and password in the Send to the MAC address below field 1 Click Wake Up Or 2 Enter the device name IP address MAC address and password in the Send to the following devices field 3 Click Add More Entries if required Repeat Step 2 for each additional entry 4 Click Wake Up Remove Entries Reset to Defaults or Reset To remove an entry from the Send to the following devices table clear the Device Name field and click Save To reset to defaults click Reset to Defaults To reset click Reset SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 91 10 Maintenance This chapter describes various maintenance activities of an administrator These include viewing status backing up and restoring configuration files updating firmware viewing the event log and resetting the unit It contains the following sections e Device Status Configuration Update Firmware View Event Log Unit Reset 6 6O iGoogle Gadgets Device Status The Device Status page contains a table with information about the Spider s hardware and firmware This information is useful if technical support is required To view device information perform the following steps 1 Click Maintenance gt Device Status The Device Status page displays Figure 10 1 Dev
43. Server Set the mouse settings by using the CDE control panel to 1 1 no acceleration or xset m 1 Mac OS X Server 1 Set the Spider to Single Mouse Mode Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports To Telnet SSH to a target computer serial port you must Telnet SSH to the Spider serial port first and use connect serial CLI This connects your Spider to the target computer serial port The default settings are 9600 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control The pinout of the included Spider cables match a standard DB9 COM port SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 30 3 Installing the Spider Cable Connections for KVM and USB Connections for KVM and USB are integrated into the Spider Do not use extension cables Plug the Spider directly into the ports on the host server If using the Spider serial port plug the cable into the COM port on the server The second Cascade Ethernet port can connect to the Spider to the target computer management LAN port or to a main LAN port or to an Spider chain When connecting the Ethernet ports straight through or crossover cables can be used because the Spider has auto polarity and auto crossover correction Although the port marked Ethernet and the port marked Cascade are both Ethernet interfaces you must use the port marked Ethernet if using only one Ethernet interface Perform the following steps when daisy chaining Spider devices 1 Plug the outside networ
44. Settings and the Event Log see the appropriate sections for information on those areas To modify security settings perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Security The Security page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 80 9 Services Figure 9 3 Security Settings Page LANTRONIX spideroue Termina Login as sysadmin ie tit Services Hostname Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 2 hours 47 minutes DateTime Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management Security Settings HTTP Encryption Authentication Limitation Force HTTPS for Web access s Enable Screenshot Access without Authentication e Login Limitations Sorana ey EEE r IP Enable Single Login Limitation e Enable Direct KVM Console Access without Authentication KYM Encryption Enable this option to launch KVM Console by KWM Encryption offs O Try O Force hittp s Spider IP Address Group based System Access Control Please note Save is required or changes will be lost Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action Rule Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 1 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT Stored value is equal to the default l Save Reset to defaults l Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields HTTP Encryption Table 9 4 HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web Typically the Spider listens on bot
45. Unlike rack mounted KVM over IP switches the allocation of one Spider per computer allows add as you grow scalability and guarantees non blocked BIOS level access to mission critical servers regardless of the number of remote users or servers that need access This chapter contains the following sections Spider Overview SpiderDuo Overview e Product Information Label Note The terms Remote Console and KVM Console are synonymous and used interchangeably throughout the User Guide Spider Overview The Spider features functionality system configuration and cables and technical specifications are described in the following sections e Features Functionality e System Configuration and Cables gt Technical Specifications Features The Spider is unique in that it is low enough in power consumption to be powered from the attached server The color coded cable plugs for the keyboard mouse USB port and video are designed to plug directly into the target server An optional external AC DC power supply is available It uses Lantronix SwitchPort technology to incorporate two hardware switched Ethernet ports one for the primary network connection and the second for daisy chaining Spiders or aggregating other Ethernet connections for example a dedicated management LAN port on the controlled system This provides a cost effective solution in environments in which numerous cable drops and distance limitations are challenging
46. added SpiderDuo 03 10 F Updated to firmware version 3 01 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 3 Table of Contents Copyright and Trademark 2 LINUX GPL Compliance 2 Warranty 2 Contacts 2 Disclaimer and Revisions 3 Documentation Changes 3 Revision History 3 1 About This Guide 13 Chapter and Appendix Summaries 13 Conventions 14 Additional Documentation 14 2 Overview 15 Spider Overview 15 Features 15 Functionality 16 System Configuration and Cables 16 Technical Specifications 18 SpiderDuo Overview 19 Features 19 Functionality 19 System Configuration and Cables 20 Technical Specifications 22 Product Information Label 23 3 Installing the Spider 24 Package Contents 24 Installing the Spider 24 Detector Installation and IP Address Reset 27 Target Computer Setup 29 Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration 29 Mouse to Cursor Synchronization 30 Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports 30 Cable Connections for KVM and USB 31 Device Failure or Cable Break in the Daisy Chain 31 Client Server Setup 31 Network Environment 31 Spider Power 32 4 Installing the SpiderDuo 33 Package Contents 33 Installing the SpiderDuo 33 Detector Installation and IP Address Reset 36 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 4 Table of Contents
47. anage the properties of the power system It enables the monitoring of the Power Control Unit PCU that only applies to the SpiderDuo and the sending of Wake On LAN WOL messages to a computer that has WOL enabled To view the Power Management page perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Power Management The Power Management page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 89 9 Services Figure 9 17 Power Management Page LANTRONIX spiderioue do Login as sysadmin Services Hostname steven Vista Uptime 3 days 17 hours 21 minutes Date Time Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management Power Management Power pcu interface changed successfully Power Outlet Power PCU Interface Enabled Enable Disable Power PCU Interface requires reboot to take effect PCU Status Disconnected Power Status Unknown Wake On LAN Send to the MAC address below MAC Address Password Send to the following devices Device Name IP Address MAC Address Password To remove entry from table clear Device Name and click Save e Stored value is equal to the default Wake Up Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout The Power Management web page contains two sections as displayed in Figure 9 17 The upper portion displays information about the SpiderDuo PCU The PCU only applies to the SpiderDuo The WOL applies to both the Spider and Spi
48. and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this User Guide may clause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will voids the user s authority to operate the device Documentation Changes The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide For the latest revision of product documents please check our online documentation at www lantronix com support documentation Revision History 3 07 A Initial Document 11 07 B Changed baud rate default to 9600 added Detector utility for assigning IP address added ability to enable drive redirection configure backup restore and reset factory defaults introduced a CLI and commands 4 08 Cc Added Direct KVM KVM only mode Spider network web page ability to preserve network settings for factory defaults country code support iGoogle gadget instructions for using the mounting kit 5 09 D Updated to firmware version 2 2 VIP access 9 09 E Updated and
49. ap Update Screen 101 Figure 11 3 SpiderDuo VIP Page 102 Figure 11 4 SpiderDuo Bootstrap Update Window 102 Figure B 1 Virtual Media 123 Figure B 2 Windows Browser 123 Figure B 3 Firewall Properties Window 124 Figure B 4 Virtual Media Page 125 125 Figure B 5 Virtual Media Active Image Figure B 6 Linux PC Window 126 Figure B 7 Linux PC Window and USB CD 126 Figure D 1 Mounting Bracket and Screws 128 Figure D 2 Attaching the Mounting Bracket 128 Figure D 3 Attaching the Device to the Mounting Bracket Figure D 4 Connecting the Cables 129 129 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide List of Tables Table 1 1 Chapter Appendix and Summary Table 1 2 Conventions Used in This Book Table 2 1 SpiderTechnical Specifications Table 2 2 SpiderDuo Technical Specifications Table 3 2 Spider LEDs Table 4 3 SpiderDuo Indicator LEDs Table 4 9 Extended Length Cables Table 7 2 Network Basic Settings Table 7 3 LAN Interface Settings Table 7 4 IPv6 Settings Table 7 5 Miscellaneous Network Settings Table 7 7 Serial Port Settings Table 7 9 KVM Console Settings Table 7 10 Transmission Encoding Table 7 11 KVM Console Type Table 7 12 KVM Console Deployment Table 7 13 Miscellaneous KVM Console Settings Table 7 14 Mouse Hotkey Table 7 15 KVM Console Virtual Keys
50. ation that locates manages and accesses multiple Spider devices in an integrated view Spider View requires ActiveX controls enabled Refer to the Spider View User Guide at http www lantronix com support documentation html for instructions on installation and operation of Spider View e Platform independent management Each Spider contains an embedded web server that delivers web pages a Java KVM Remote Console program and a terminal program To access and manage the client server a web browser is required For example use the latest version of Internet Explorer Netscape FireFox and Safari To run the Remote Console window and manage the target server a Java plug in SUN JRE 1 4 or later is required Network Environment The connection between the client and Spider must be open to IP traffic and use TCP ports 80 HTTP and 443 HTTPS Firewalls and NAT devices should be configured to support this configuration The TCP ports can be changed by accessing Interfaces gt Network SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 31 3 Installing the Spider When idle minimal network traffic gets generated Traffic bursts exceeding 10 Mpbs can occur if images change rapidly on the host server and image quality gets set to the maximum Lantronix recommends using Fast Ethernet connections and a switched network environment because In a LAN traffic affects the responsiveness of the Remote Console window Spider Power The Spider consumes und
51. ations SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 43 gt Remote System Control This chapter describes the components of remote system control It contains the following sections Overview Remote Console Window Basic Remote Console Operation Optimizing Video Keyboard Functions Other Remote Console Functions Telnet SSH gt 6M Overview The SecureLinx Spider and SpiderDuo control the target system by using a Remote Console The Remote Console has settings that apply each time a user launches it Other settings can be applied within the window itself By scaling the window down in size it is possible to have multiple Remote Console windows open allowing interaction with multiple target systems Remote Console Window The Remote Console window shows a real time replica of the target system video mimicking a monitor plugged directly into the remote computer When the local computer window displays in the Remote Console window mouse movements and keystrokes are transmitted to a remote computer The title bar of the window shows the IP address of the Spider or SpiderDuo useful when multiple windows are open on the client system The Remote Console window can be minimized maximized or scaled in either direction There are Main viewport and scroll bars button keys and a toolbar which are described in the following subsections To launch the Remote Console window perform the following steps 1 Cli
52. atus Config Factory Defaults Update Firmware View Event Log Unit Reset Firmware Update Firmware Upload Firmware File Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 3 Click Browse In the pop up window navigate and locate the firmware file 4 Click Upload to copy the file into the Spider s local memory When uploaded correctly the Firmware Upload window displays the version number of the new firmware Click the Update button to replace the old with the new or to cancel the operation click the Discard button Do not interrupt power to the Spider during the update process View Event Log To view the current event log perform the following steps 1 Click Maintenance gt Event Log The Event Log page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 95 Figure 10 6 Event Log Page LANTRONIX spideroue Config Factory Defaults Update Firmware ViewEventLog Unit Reset Device Status Event Log Event Log Date Event Description 01 01 1970 02 45 29 Remote Console Connection to client 172 19 100 194 closed 01 01 1970 02 40 04 Remote Console Connection to client 172 19 100 194 established 01 01 1970 02 39 45 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 20 197 137 01 01 1970 02 39 44 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 19 100 194 01 01 1970 02 03 23 Authentication User sysadmin logged in from IP address 172 19 100 251 01 01 1970 01 03 02 Remote Console Connection to client 172 20 19
53. bination or in sequence with optional pauses and an optional confirmation before sending dialog box One key is predefined for Ctrl Alt Delete with confirmation The syntax to define a new Button Key is as follows lt keycode gt gt lt keycode gt Keycode is the key to send Multiple key codes are concatenated with a or a sign The sign builds key combinations all keys will be clicked until a sign or the end of the combination is encountered All clicked keys will be released in reversed sequence The sign builds single separate key clicks and key releases Note For a list of keys and further explanation click the Help link at the top of the Key Definition column Name Enter the name to appear on the button in the Remote Console window Up to nine Button Keys may be defined for each user 3 Doone of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Keyboard Mouse To modify the keyboard and mouse settings perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Keyboard Mouse The Keyboard Mouse Settings page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 60 7 Interfaces Figure 7 16 Keyboard Mouse Settings LANTRONIX spider ove Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname SLS4a8984ee Uptime 1 days 5 hours 40 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Me
54. ble 7 27 Drive Redirection Disable Drive Drive Redirection is enabled by default Select this checkbox to disable the Redirection ability to share the local drive with the remote system Force read only Select to prevent the remote drive from writing to your local drive Selected connections by default Warning Clearing the Force read only connections check box may result in file system errors and data corruption because of drive caching when data is written back to the Redirected local drive SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 66 7 Interfaces Virtual Media Options The operating system on the target computer must have a USB mass storage driver installed in order to use Virtual Media As the BIOS on some systems does not always support mass storage emulation on the USB interface the system default is to disable USB mass storage unless an image is loaded This option may be unselected to use Table 7 28 Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Select the checkbox to disable USB mass storage if no image is loaded Storage Selected by default Clear the check box if an image is loaded Force read only Select to prevent the remote drive from writing to your local drive Selected connections by default Warning Clearing the Force read only connections check box may result in file system errors and data corruption because of drive caching when data is written back to the Redirected local drive 1 Do one of the following a Clic
55. cation Settings Yes Serial Settings Yes USB Settings Yes User Group Management Yes Video Settings Yes Video Settings Advanced Yes Virtual Media Upload Yes Home KYM Console Terminal Logout From the drop down menu select Group to configure If you created a user belonging to a group and you want to change permissions for the group select Group 4 If you created a user who does not belong to any group then select User From the Direct KVM drop down menu do one of the following a Select Yes to enable the user or group to access the Remote Console only After a user is authenticated it launches the Java KVM console program b Select No default to display the web page after logon Note Setting Yes may overwrite some selected permissions selected in step 4 6 Modify the displayed permissions as necessary for the selection 7 Doone of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Remote Authentication If the authentication settings have been set to Local Authentication the default the Spider uses its own database to perform authentication If one of the remote authentication protocols is selected the Spider communicates with a remote server to authenticate user passwords To configure authentication settings perform the following steps 1 Click User Accounts gt Authentication The Authent
56. changes The system takes about 20 seconds to complete Type Enter once again at the prompt to display the updated IP address 9 Plug an Ethernet cable connected to your network into the Ethernet port The Link LED illuminates Note To reboot or reset the SpiderDuo press the reset switch through the pinhole on the bottom of the device You can also use the user interface or serial port 10 Test the system installation PC local keyboard and mouse video and SpiderDuo by completing the following a Turn off the power to the PC and SpiderDuo b Reconnect all devices c Turnon the SpiderDuo first and wait for it to boot completely the SysOK LED will be on steady d Turn onthe PC SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 35 4 Installing the SpiderDuo Detector Installation and IP Address Reset The initial IP address gets assigned during bootup of the SpiderDuo To change it use the Detector application You can download Detector from Lantronix at http Avww lantronix com support downloads html Note Lantronix recommends that you run Detector from its CD or copy it to your local hard drive and run it from there rather than from a shared network drive Otherwise you may get a security exception If you must run the program from a shared network drive you need to change your security settings using the NET Framework Configuration or caspol tool Perform the following steps to install Detector 1 Double click de
57. ck KVM Console to launch the Remote Console window The Remote Console window can open in the foreground or in the background If it launches in the background click on the icon to bring the window to the front 2 Or launch the Remote Console by clicking the link below the preview image on the KVM Console Preview window You can enable the Spider or SpiderDuo to bypass the web page and take you directly to the remote system by clicking Services gt Security gt Authentication Limitation gt Enable Direct KVM This capability is called Direct KVM SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 44 6 Remote System Control Figure 6 1 Remote Console Window Components FA Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 38 110 DER Finder File Edit View Go Window Help 4 Frill 36AM Photolmpression Fi Mic IC oft Desktopidmg ee a i minal alias ie BlockParty_08 spiderjnip Console Norm Desktop size is 832 x 624 Fps 0 In 0 Bis Out 0 Bis Main Viewport and Scroll Bars When first launched the full virtual screen of the target computer is mapped pixel for pixel to the console window main viewport As a result if the target is running at a resolution less than that of the client the entire screen is visible in the Remote Console window If the resolution is such that the screen does not fit scroll bars are available in the Remote Console window to move the viewport around within the target s screen The virtual screen siz
58. ddress Select to enable IPv6 IPv6 address displays when enable IPv6 is selected Assigned automatically by the system Network address intended only for communications within one segment of a local network or a point to point link Assigned automatically by the system Miscellaneous Network Settings Table 7 5 Miscellaneous Network Settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port HTTP port TELNET port SSH port Bandwidth Limit Enable TELNET SSH access Disable Setup Protocol Enable remote console proxy access Port number at which the Spider s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening The default is 443 Port number at which the Spider s HTTP server is listening The default is 80 Port number at which the Spider s Telnet server is listening The default is 23 Port number at which the Spider s SSH server is listening The default is 22 The maximum network traffic generated through the Spider s primary Ethernet port in kilobits If left blank there is no bandwidth limitation applied For security the default is having Telnet and SSH disabled Check the appropriate box es and set up the serial port for Telnet SSH to use the Telnet console Spider View uses a special protocol to locate and set up Spider IP addresses As a security measure you may wish to disable this protocol when deploying Spiders If the protocol is disabled Detector and the Spider network will not find the Spider Enable the
59. der The Spider now has its own certificate used for identifying itself to its clients SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 84 9 Services Event Log The Event Log maintains a list of significant events locally Alternatively it can use an NFS log file SMTP email or SNMP to distribute event information on the network The Spider monitors five classes of events with the logging of each enabled or disabled To configure event log settings perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Event Log The Event Log page displays Figure 9 11 Event Log Page AA A D Logout LANTRONIX RES Gc Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Services Hostname Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 2 hours 52 minutes DateTime Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management Event Log Settings Event Log Targets Event Log Assignments v List Logging Enabled s Event List Entries shown per page 20 e Board Message lv Securit lig Clear internal log 3 LDAP iG NFS Logging Enabled s Remote Console v NFS Server Host Control vi NFS Share Authentication v NFS Log File SMTP Logging Enabled SMTP Server Receiver Email Address Sender Email Address SNMP Logging Enabled Destination IP Community Click here to view the Lantronix SLSLP SNMP MIB Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset Hom
60. derDuo devices SpiderDuo Power Control Unit The SpiderDuo Power Control Unit section of the web page contains the power and PCU status You can also enable or disable the PCU which requires a reboot To enable the PCU perform the following steps 1 Click Enable A warning displays requesting that you confirm 2 Click Confirm Enable The message that the enable was successful 3 Reboot for the change to take effect Wake On LAN Wake On LAN WOL sometimes WoL is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or woken up remotely by a network message sent usually by a program executed on another computer on the network The WOL requests get generated and sent to a single machine or group of devices If a single machine is selected via the first radio button the MAC address for the selected device must be supplied If no password is needed the password field maybe left blank SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 90 9 Services If the second radio button is selected the WOL message may be sent to any number of devices identified by a Device Name IP Address optional or MAC address entered into the respective text boxes If no password is needed this field should be left blank WOL support is implemented on the motherboard of a computer and the network interface and is not dependent on the operating system running on the hardware although the operating system can sometimes control the W
61. device Modem client IP address IP address assigned to the Spider Passthrough Access to The serial port may be used to connect to the target server s COM port for serial port 1 via Telnet integrated access to command line functions or used to control a serial SSH interfaced peripheral Telnet and SSH are network protocols that enable a tunnel from the client system over the network to the Spider s serial port Once the port is set up it may be accessed through the web interface at the Telnet Console window or using a Telnet SSH client to connect directly Set the following parameters to match connected equipment Speed The speed with which the device port exchanges data with the attached serial device From the drop down list select the baud rate Most devices use 9600 for the administration port so the device port defaults to this value Check the equipment settings and documentation for the proper baud rate e Data bits Number of data bits used to transmit a character From the drop down list select the number of data bits The default is 8 data bits Parity Parity checking is a rudimentary method of detecting simple single bit errors From the drop down list select the parity The default is none Stop Bits The number of stop bit s used to indicate that a byte of data has been transmitted From the drop down list select the number of stop bits The default is 1 Flow Control A method of preventing b
62. dia UI VIP Keyboard Mouse Settings Keyboard Mouse Settings USB Status Host Interface Auto v ive USB Speed High speed Acie MSB Keyboard Interface 0 Max PS 8 If the managed host has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and only the USB Mouse Interface 1 Max PS 8 cable is connected then there will be no remote keyboard access during the Mass Storage Not Connected host boot process If USB and PS 2 are both connected and Auto is selected as the host interface then the Spider will choose USB if available or else use PS 2 Force USB Full Speed Mode Some host machine do not support negotiable speed in the BIOS Enable this when host machine does not detect keyboard mouse in the BIOS Keyboard Model Generic 104 KeyPC Y a Key Release Timeout Enabled s Timeout after msec Enable key release timeout if you experience duplicated keystrokes during poor network performance Country Code Enabled s Country None S a Enable if host machine requires keyboard to send a country code in order to use certain language Most OS does not require this except Sun Solaris USB Mouse Type Other Operating Systems v Mouse Speed Auto s O Fixed Scaling Absolute mouse scaling for Mac server oy a tored value is equal to the default j Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Keyboard Mouse Settings Table 7 17 Keyboard Mou
63. e KYM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Event Log Targets Table 9 12 Event Log Targets List Logging Enabled Check this box to use the internal log list of the Spider The maximum number of entries is 1 000 Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one The number of log entries shown on each page may be changed in the text box The internal log list is cleared when power is removed from the Spider or when you click the Clear button NFS Logging Enabled The Spider can write log information to a file on an NFS server Provide the name of the server share and file in the boxes The NFS share will be mounted immediately and an error message will result if it cannot be found SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 85 9 Services Table 9 12 Event Log Targets SMTP Logging enabled With this option the Spider is able to send emails to an address given by the email address These emails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject contains the event class To use this log destination specify an SMTP Server the Receiver Email Address and Sender Email Address Enter the mail server and SMTP port as lt serverip gt lt port gt SNMP Logging Enabled If selected the Spider sends an SNMP trap to a specified destination IP address every time a log event occurs Configure the Destination IP and Community View the SNMP MIB implemented in the Spider by clicking on
64. e Spider CD or go to Microsoft and download the stand alone executable file Dotnetfx exe The file is at http Awww microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 0856EACB 4362 4B0D 8EDD AAB15C5E04F5 amp displaylang en 3 Double click detector2 exe again on its CD Detector gets installed successfully 4 Open the Detector software The Lantronix Detector window opens as shown in Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Lantronix Detector Window ES Internet Detector DORISTEST Device Type IP Address MAC Address 5 Before searching for devices go to the Timeout drop down menu in the toolbar Change the milliseconds for the search by clicking the number in the Timeout drop down menu The default is 3000 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 27 3 Installing the Spider 6 Click the Search icon Pu A list of Lantronix Ethernet devices on the network displays as shown in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Detector Device List Window TT aicix File Device Help Q 4 Timeout ms 3000 172 139 219 100 172 19 39 17 172 19 100 233 172 19 226 27 172 19 217 100 172 19 100 125 172 19 215 52 172 19 38 112 172 19 215 53 172 19 38 101 172 19 38 111 172 19 38 106 172 19 38 110 172 19 38 109 172 19 226 50 172 19 38 102 172 19 38 108 pi 17219 211 244 UDS 10 Cobox 5 x 172 19 218 44 UDS100 xPress DR IAP 172 19 218 119 UDS1100 172 19 39 245 UDS1100 172 19 39 243 UDS1100 172 19 207 49 UDS1100 172 19 218 34 UDS2100 172 19
65. e of the target may also be scaled down to match the Remote Console window Button Keys Along the top there are Button Keys that have been defined to send special key codes directly to the target computer Toolbar The top toolbar has a number of buttons for one click access to functions and a drop down menu where other options may be reached The icons vary depending on which keyboard interface is active e Access Virtual Media The leftmost diskette icon is used to activate the Virtual Media toolbar e Auto Adjust Video This button activates the Auto Adjust Video function When first opening the Remote Console window it is recommended to click this button to ensure the Spider has locked on to the video format on the attached computer Also click this button if there is an offset from the proper horizontal or vertical start position relative to the target screen black bars to the right left top or bottom of the main viewport or a distorted video Screen Display Adjustments These 3 buttons A S R facilitate changes to the Screen display SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 45 6 Remote System Control e Sync Mouse Single Double Cursor These icons appear when the PS 2 mouse interface is active Options The drop down menu provides access to a number of options and features Information Bar Connection The left side of the information bar indicates whether the connection is encrypted Console SSL or unenc
66. e this folder Do not share this folder Share this folder Share name share_some_folder Comment User limit Maximum allowed Allow this number of users a To set permissions for users who access this _ folder over the network click Permissions clea pela e ace Windows Firewall is configured to allow this folder to be shared with other computers on the network View your Windows Firewall settings Now the file boot iso can be used from a Spider The file can be left there permanently and when a PC server crashes and cannot boot the combination of this file and the Spider will be used to boot the PC server Step 2 Enable Virtual Media In this example PC 2 does not respond and rebooting does not cure the problem PC 2 has Spider 2 attached 1 On any PC call this the client PC bring up a browser browse to Spider 2 and log in SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 124 B Virtual Media Example 2 Goto the Virtual Media page and complete the fields in the Image on Windows Share section of the page as shown in the diagram below Figure B 4 Virtual Media Page Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname Q Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 3 hours 6 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video VirtualMedia Ul VIP LANTRONIX spiderouo i Gk cs Virtual Media picts Pmedlaiacuvemnege ee A Shee No disk emulation set This allows you to share a
67. eLinx Spider and SpiderDuo devices It describes how to remotely and securely provide monitoring and control of one target computer system by one or more remote users This chapter contains the following sections e Chapter and Appendix Summaries Conventions e Additional Documentation Note The information contained in this guide apply to the Spider and SpiderDuo unless otherwise noted Chapter and Appendix Summaries Table 1 1 lists and summarizes each chapter and appendix Table 1 1 Chapter Appendix and Summary 2 Overview 3 Installing the Spider 4 Installing the SpiderDuo 5 Web Browser Access 6 Remote System Control 7 Interfaces 8 User Accounts 9 Services 10 Maintenance 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration 12 Command Reference A Troubleshooting SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide Describes the Spider and SpiderDuo features and supported protocols Provides technical specifications describes connection formats and power supplies Provides technical specifications describes connection formats and power supplies Describes method to access the Web browser Describes the remote system control Provides instructions for configuring network ports firewall and routing settings and date and time Provides instructions for configuring user accounts Provides instructions for configuring services such as date and time security settings and certificates Provides in
68. ectrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents Note Notes contain helpful suggestions information or references to material not covered in the publication Caution You might do something that could result in faulty equipment operation or loss of data CLI terminal sessions and examples of CLI input Additional Documentation Visit the Lantronix web site at www lantronix com support documentation for the latest documentation and the following additional documentation Spider View User Guide Details instructions on using the Spider View utility e SecureLinx Spider Quick Start Guide Provides an overview of using the Spider SecureLinx SpiderDuo Quick Start Guide Provides an overview of using the SpiderDuo SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 14 N Overview SecureLinx Spider and SpiderDuo are distributed Keyboard Video and Mouse over IP KVM over IP devices designed to remotely and securely provide monitoring and control of one target computer system by one or more remote users The remote user client accesses the Spider or SpiderDuo over a local or wide area network connection using a standard web browser Spider and or SpiderDuo is an evolution of the traditional remote KVM switch into a compact package It is light enough to be cable supported from the back of a server and takes up no rack space Both devices differ from other KVM over IP switches in several ways
69. ee Software Foundation Inc 59 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston MA 02111 1307 USA Warranty For details on the Lantronix warranty replacement policy go to www lantronix com support warranty Contacts Lantronix Corporate Headquarters 167 Technology Drive Irvine CA 92618 USA Toll Free 800 526 8766 Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 450 7249 Technical Support Online www lantronix com support Phone 800 422 7044 949 453 7198 Technical Support Europe Middle East Africa Phone 33 1 39 30 41 72 Email mailto eu_techsupp lantronix com or mailto eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at www lantronix com support Sales Offices For a current list of our domestic and international sales offices go to the Lantronix web site at www lantronix com about contact SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 2 Disclaimer and Revisions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to pay for to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses
70. ensions Figure 2 3 SpiderDuo System Configuration Figure 2 4 SpiderDuo PS 2 Cable Dimensions Figure 2 5 SpiderDuo USB Cable Dimensions Figure 2 6 Spider Family Product Information Label Figure 3 1 Spider RS 232 Serial Port and Pinouts Figure 3 3 Spider Login Window Figure 3 4 Spider Prompts Figure 3 5 Spider RJ45 Ethernet and Cascade Ports Figure 3 6 Lantronix Detector Window Figure 3 7 Detector Device List Window Figure 3 8 Network Settings Window Figure 4 1 SpiderDuo RJ45 Port and Power Connector Figure 4 2 SpiderDuo Local KVM USB Computer Input and Serial Ports Figure 4 4 SpiderDuo Welcome Screen Figure 4 5 SpiderDuo Default IP Configuration Screen Figure 4 6 Lantronix Detector Window Figure 4 7 Detector Device List Window Figure 4 8 Network Settings Window Figure 4 10 PCU Layout and Dimensions Figure 5 1 Spider Home Page Figure 6 1 Remote Console Window Components Figure 6 2 Remote Console Window Figure 6 3 Remote Console Toolbar Figure 6 4 Login Screen Figure 7 1 Spider Network Settings Web Page Figure 7 6 SpiderDuo Serial Port Settings Page Figure 7 8 User Remote Console Settings Page Figure 7 16 Keyboard Mouse Settings Figure 7 23 Keyboard Mouse Settings Page B Figure 7 24 Miscellaneous Video Settings Page Figure 7 25 Virtual Media Page Figure 7 30 Virtual Media Active Page Figu
71. er 4 watts of power that it draws from the attached computer It requires all cables to be plugged in to receive sufficient power Plug in both USB cables or a USB and a PS 2 cable Pwr1 and Pwr2 LEDs indicate that power is available Pwr1 indicates that power is available only on the first USB port Pwr2 indicates that power is available on the second USB port or the PS 2 port When both LEDs are lit the Spider is powered and can boot The Spider can also get power from an external DC power supply DC power supplies are available from Lantronix part number 520 085 R The DC power supply acts as a backup because the Spider loses power when the attached computer goes down Use the power on reset to reboot the Spider or reboot from the user interface from the serial port or by clicking the reset switch through the pinhole on the back of the body SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 32 y Installing the SpiderDuo This chapter describes how to install the SecureLinx SpiderDuo It contains the following sections gt 6M Package Contents Installing the SpiderDuo Detector Installation and IP Address Reset Target Computer Setup Client Server Setup Network Environment PCU Power For technical specifications of the SpiderDuo see 2 Overview Package Contents In addition to the SpiderDuo distributed KVM over IP module the package contains the following items gt gt Null m
72. er words this drop down defines the default action for IP addresses with no rules defined Rule creation and Spiders come from the factory with one rule defined as an example of the editing rule structure Rule 1 allows all groups access from source IP 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Additional rules may be entered in the edit boxes Rule Number Defines where in the evaluation sequence this rule is to be applied Starting and Ending IP Addresses Define the range over which the rule applies Group Defines which user group is affected by this rule Built in groups include Admin All and Unknown no group assigned As additional groups are defined in User Management gt Users gt Group Management they will appear in the drop down A rule can apply to only one group at a time Action Chooses whether this is to be a Drop or Accept rule After a rule has been defined it needs to go in the correct place in the list Append Puts the rule at the end of the list The rule number changes to reflect the last position on the list insert Puts the rule in the place on the list indicated by the rule number renumbering and moving down the other rules to make room e Replace Deletes the previous rule of that number and replaces it with the new rule Delete Deletes the rule of that number and moves the others up Note that for a Delete the fields other than the rule number do not need to be filled in SecureLinx S
73. es 1 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 78 9 Services This chapter describes the Spider and SpiderDuo services It contains the following sections Date Time Security Certificate Event Log SNMP KVM Search Power Management gt OO Date Time The Spider contains an internal real time clock that maintains a basic date and time after being set The clock however will reset if the unit loses power If an accurate date and time are critical the Spider supports synchronization with Network Time Protocol servers Internally the date and time are only used to timestamp events in the log and for the inactivity timeout To configure the date and time settings perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Date Time The Date Time Settings page displays Figure 9 1 Date Time Settings Page LANTRONIX spider i TED Gs A Spider Duo Login as sysadmin interfaces Services Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 2 hours 46 minutes DateTime Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management Date Time Settings Date Time Settings UTC Offset Oh Y User specified time Date 1 1 1970 mm dd yyyy Time 2 47 2 hh mm ss Primary Time server Secondary Time server 7 T
74. ew only Exclusive Access Only one user at a time may access the Spider or SpiderDuo SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 46 6 Remote System Control Basic Remote Console Operation When the Remote Console window is open there are three key zones Outside the Remote Console window interaction is with the local computer s operating system or applications Inside the Remote Console window s viewport interaction is with the target computer Inside the Remote Console window but outside the viewport interaction is with the Remote Console control functions such as the toolbar or scroll bars Figure 6 2 Remote Console Window C E Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 38 110 _ DAK confirm Ctrl Alt Delete Options fpe Finder File Edit View Go Window Help 4 Fri 11 36 AM E laaabg 4 A Firetdaaabg 2 dmag E Photolmpression SO 3 a m E j BlockParty_08 ISO File Opera_9 10_Setup dm g Console Norm Desktop size is 832 x 624 Fps 0 In 0 Bis Out 0 Bis 3 E Within the Remote Console viewport interaction with the remote computer is generally the same as if there were a direct connection with a minor lag due to network latency Windows may be opened applications run settings changed maintenance functions performed even system reboots performed Powering down the target computer results in powering down the Spider or SpiderDuo unless the redundant supply is used
75. faces gt VIP The current VIP settings display 2 Enter new settings as needed 3 Click Save Figure 7 39 Configure VIP Page 7 Interfaces LANTRONIX spideroue do Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname SLS4a8984ee Uptime 1 days 5 hours 53 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Configure VIP VIP Settings _ ___ Bootstrap Upload 4 Bootstrap m Conduit Enabled Fie DSM IP Address 172 19 38 1 Upload DSM Dna ID dna dev rnd 90f314c5b Spider Dna ID dna dev rnd 21205f6c9 TOET thumb dri Tunnel User TUN9ab5b os o8e om Dum SNS Tunnel Port List 22 a Tunnel Port 22 Conduit Status Connected Stored value is equal to the default save Reset to defaults Reset nix Inc Home KVM Console Terminal Logout Note The Bootstrap Upload option allows for the upload of a bootstrap xml file You can also auto load the file by clicking the Auto Load from thumb drive button To upload a new bootstrap file perform the following steps 1 Click Browse to find and select the file 2 Click Upload 3 Inthe Bootstrap Update window click Update Figure 7 40 Bootstrap Update Window Bootstrap Update Current 172 19 100 83 TUNbO892 New dna dev rnd bSf69bf9s dna dev md 8f649e47 Update Discard SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 72 8 User Accounts This chapter describes user accounts including local and remo
76. gs It contains the following sections e Network Settings e Serial Port Settings KVM Console Settings e Keyboard Mouse e Video e Virtual Media User Interface Settings e Configure VIP Network Settings The first link on the Interfaces tab is Network Settings Do not forget that changing the settings while connected to the network can result in dropping the connection This occurs when you click Save Ensure that your new settings are correct when making changes from a remote site before you click Save In Network Settings there are four configuration areas e Network Basic Settings Sets auto IP configuration host name IP address subnet mask gateway address and primary and secondary DNS server addresses IPv6 Settings Enables IPv6 LAN Interface Settings Sets LAN interface speed and duplex mode Network Miscellaneous Settings Enables ports Telnet SSH access proxy hose and port and bandwidth limit To configure network settings perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Network Figure 7 1 shows the page that displays Note A small green square to the right of a field name indicates that the current value is the default SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 53 7 Interfaces Figure 7 1 Spider Network Settings Web Page LANTRONIX spideroue T Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname SLS4a8984ee Uptime 1 days 5 hours 30 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Ke
77. h HTTP and HTTPS ports for incoming Access connections If this box is checked access can only be made using SSL and connection requests on the HTTP port will be ignored See the section on Certificate for further information on how the Spider identifies itself using a cryptographic certificate Login Limitations Table 9 5 Login Limitations Enable Single Login If this box is checked each username may only have one logged in Limitation connection at a time If unchecked multiple instances of username logins are allowed SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 81 9 Services KVM Encryption Table 9 6 KVM Encryption KVM Encryption In addition to the SSL encryption of the Spider s web pages the keyboard mouse and video data may be encrypted Select Off to use no encryption Select Try for the Spider to attempt to make an encrypted connection but will back off to unencrypted if one cannot be established Select Force for an encrypted connection to be made or an error will be reported Group Based System Access Control Table 9 7 Group Based System Access Control Enable Group Based When this box is checked the rules for IP based access are enforced They System Access Conirol are ignored when the box is not checked Default Action If after evaluation of all rules a request for connection from a given IP address has not had either an Accept or Drop decision made this selection can allow it to be either Accepted or Dropped In oth
78. hat the keycode was sent Click the Close button on the title bar to close the soft keyboard Local Keyboard The Java Virtual Machine running the Remote Console applet on the client computer determines its keyboard language mapping automatically from the operating environment There may be circumstances where it is unable to do so such as when the keyboard mapping and OS language do not match The Options gt Local Keyboard selection allows manual designation of the language layout of the keyboard on the client system Hotkeys Hotkeys provide an alternative method for sending keycode sequences defined in the section on Remote Console Button Keys Click Options gt Hotkeys and select the Button Key to be sent If that Button Key has been defined with Confirm a confirmation dialog box pops up before the keycode is sent Other Remote Console Functions Other remote console functions are described in this section For example monitor only specifications exclusive access capture of the screen to the clipboard and refreshing the video SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 50 6 Remote System Control Monitor Only When Options gt Monitor Only is checked the keyboard and mouse are disabled for this Remote Console window The Monitor Only state is shown in the lower right corner of the Remote Console status bar The user must have the appropriate permissions to change this setting Exclusive Access When Options gt Excl
79. he NTP Server configuration is obtained automatically For proper function please make sure that the BOOTP DHCP server used by this device provides correct time server information Stored value is equal to the default Save J Reset to defaults l Reset vs It Home KvM Console Terminal Logout SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 79 9 Services 2 Modify the following fields Table 9 2 Date Time Settings UTC Offset Time servers deliver time as Coordinated Universal Time UTC or Greenwich Mean Time Select the appropriate offset in hours from the drop down menu User Specified Time Manually input the current date and time The Spider keeps time as long as power is applied It has an internal calendar but does not know about daylight savings time and requires resetting twice a year The internal clock accuracy is 30 ppm Synchronize with NTP Enter a primary and secondary time server in the respective fields Ensure Server NAT and firewalls are set up to allow the protocol to pass Also provide the Spider with DNS server names 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Security General settings for security parameters such as encryption and access control are at Services gt Security Other areas with security implications include User Management Permissions Authentication Network
80. ication Settings page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 76 8 User Accounts Figure 8 6 Authentication Page LANTRONIX spider Terminai D Spider Duo Login as sysadmin user accounts OE Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 2 hours 43 minutes Change Password User Group Permissions Authentication Authentication Settings Authentication Settings Local Authentication LDAP LDAP Server IP LDAP Server Base DN LDAP Server Type User Search Sub filter Bind Name a Bind Password Confirm Bind Password RADIUS Auth Acc Port Port Timeout Retries Server Shared Secret 1 To remove entry from table clear Server and click Save Each remote user must have a local account prior to the Spider allowing remote users LDAP RADIUS access Stored value is equal to the default l Save J Reset to defaults Reset Home KYM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following field Table 8 7 Local Authentication Local Authentication When Local Authentication is selected the Spider will authenticate against its internal database of users and passwords as described in Local User Management LDAP When you select LDAP Authentication the Spider will communicate with a Microsoft Active Directory or generic LDAP server for user authentication The user profile must be set up in the local database as described in Local User Management but no pass
81. ice Status Page LANTRONIX spider o TLD EB ti Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Services Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 2 hours 58 minutes Device Status ConfigFactory Defaults Update Firmware View Event Log Unit Reset Device Status Device Information Connected Users Product Name Lantronix SLSLP sysadmin 172 20 197 137 active Serial Number 0106950192483549 sysadmin 172 19 100 194 12 min idle Device IP Address 172 19 100 59 Device MAC Address 00 20 4a 80 8d 59 tM ELL Firmware Version 03 00 00 v 1D indicator off Firmware Build Number 11725 Firmware Description V3 0RC4R_2009 08 19 USB Status Hardware Duo USB Model USB Speed Not connected Kira Chip Revision 2 n Keyboard Not Connected Mouse Not Connected Mass Storage Not Connected Stored value is equal to the default Reset to defaults l Reset Save Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 View or modify the following fields Table 10 2 Device Status Settings Device Information Displays the product name serial number board ID device IP address device MAC address firmware version firmware build number firmware description hardware and Kira chip revision SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 92 10 Maintenance Table 10 2 Device Status Settings continued Connected Users Displays the user name and IP address of the active connection It also displays whether the user is connected to the Remo
82. iderDuo User Guide 68 7 Interfaces b Click Upload to load the image into Spider s memory This floppy drive is accessible to the remote computer as a letter name floppy drive e g B Information about the image displays in the Virtual Media Active Image section of the page Figure 7 31 Virtual Media Active Image spider LANTRONIX Perinat Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname sis sunset4 Uptime 2 days 0 hours 15 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Virtual Media Floppy image uploaded successfully irtual Media Active Image Image on Windows Share Floppy Image This allows you to share a CD ROMDVD image e g Image Name floppy img example iso over a Windows Share with a maximum size of 5 7GB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Reactivate l Download Discard Ste eens eer eu pmed een 7 Share Host IP irtual Media Options Drive Redirection Share Name Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive Image File in floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with a the remote system User Name optional i k Password Disable Drive Redirection optional v Force read only connections s E vou must remove the current virtual disk to install a CD ROM image Virtual Media Options Floppy Image Upload This allows you to upload a binar
83. ight lit Is there Activity Have a look on your network Verify your network configuration IP address router Send a ping request to the Spider to find out whether the Spider is reachable via the network Establish a direct connection between the Spider and the client If you use a firewall then check the appropriate port for accepting connections The TCP ports 80 for HTTP and 443 for both HTTPS and RFB have to be open the server providing the firewall has to accept incoming TCP connections on these ports You may restrict these connections to the IP addresses used by the Spider and your client Login on the Spider fails Verify both your user login and your password By default the user sysadmin has the password PASS Ensure the web browser is configured to accept cookies The Remote Console window of the Spider does not open A firewall may prevent access to the Remote Console TCP port 443 If there is a proxy server between the Spider and your host then you may not be able to transfer the video data using RFB Check the settings of the Spider and choose a different server port used for RFB transfer A Java Runtime Environment may not be installed or may be disabled The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Enter the Remote Console and click the Auto Adjust button to adjust the Spider s video input parameters to the correct values Special key combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the client syste
84. iil Copy Delete l Reset Home K M Console Terminal Logout User Management To configure a user perform the following steps 1 Configure the following fields Table 8 3 User Management Existing users To modify or copy an existing user select that user from the drop down menu and click Lookup New user name Enter the new user s name Minimum 1 character Full user name Enter the full name of the configured user Minimum 1 character Password Enter the password for the user Minimum 4 characters Confirm Password Re enter the password for the user Email address Optional Enter the user s email address Mobile number Optional Enter the user s mobile phone number SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 74 8 User Accounts Table 8 3 User Management Group Membership Select the user s group from the drop down menu Enforce user to change Select checkbox to require the user to change the password upon initial password on next login login 2 Doone of the following a Click Create to add the new user b Click Modify to change an existing user c Click Copy to create a new user based on the selected existing user d Click Delete to delete an existing user e Click Reset to restore original settings Group Management To configure a user group perform the following steps 1 Configure the following fields Table 8 4 Group Management Existing Groups To copy or modify a group select the gr
85. il a Modem Serial Line Speed 115200 bits s a Modem Init String ATZHO OK ATLOMO amp K3X1 OK Modem Server IP Address 192 168 3 1 gt Modem Client IP Address 192 168 3 2 gt Passthrough Access to Serial Port 1 via Telnet SSH Speed Data bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control 9600 a 8 Y a None 1 a None vi Stored value is equal to the default Save Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Table 7 7 Serial Port Settings Configuration Login Select this option to use the serial port locally only to set up network parameters or reset the unit SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 56 7 Interfaces Table 7 7 Serial Port Settings continued Modem Spider Only Connect to the Spider with a dial up or ISDN connection using PPP Essentially the Spider acts as an ISP that you dial in to The client system will need to be set up accordingly for example using the Windows Network Connection Wizard Change the following parameters as necessary Serial Line Speed Most modems support 115200 bps Modem Init String The initialization string sent out to set up the modem If you have a special modem or are going through a PBX requiring an access sequence you may modify the string Consult the modem s manual on the AT command syntax Modem server IP addresses As part of the PPP handshake IP addresses are assigned to the remote
86. in the same subnet as your PC There is no default 9 Enter the subnet mask that is the network segment connected to the Spider To accept the default leave blank SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 37 4 Installing the SpiderDuo 10 Enter the default gateway that is the router IP address for your network To accept the default leave blank 11 Click OK A message confirms the network configuration 12 Click OK 13 Confirm the IP address change by clicking the Search icon Qo Find the device in this list and verify the IP address You can access the device by using its new IP address Note On the Interfaces Network page of the web interface make sure Disable Setup Protocol is not selected in the Network Miscellaneous Settings section Target Computer Setup Setting up the target computer involves ensuring that the video resolution and refresh rates are correct for the taget computer monitor that the mouse to cursor movement is sync d properly that the Telnet SSH connections match the Spider and that the cable connections are correct Each of these items are discussed in more detail in the following e Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration Mouse to Cursor Synchronization Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports Cable Connections for KVM and USB Power Sequencing Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration The SpiderDuo recognizes video resolutions on the target computer up to
87. intended for the target computer transmit the keystrokes and mouse movements and emulate a physically attached keyboard and mouse System Configuration and Cables Figure 2 3 shows an SpiderDuo system configuration Figure 2 4 shows the PS 2 cable dimensions and Figure 2 5 shows the USB cable dimensions Figure 2 3 SpiderDuo System Configuration Host Computer HD15 VGA Video Local KVM ane Serial RS 232 Indicator LEDS Spider Distributed KVM IP Module 10 100Base T Ethernet TCP IP ae gt iim Remote User Figure 2 4 shows the PS 2 cable dimensions SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 20 2 Overview Figure 2 4 SpiderDuo PS 2 Cable Dimensions 550mm 21 7 in 550mm 21 7 in y To Computer 550mm 21 7 in 300mm 11 8 in 550mm 21 7 in Ee _ 300mm aai 11 8 in Figure 2 5 shows the USB cable dimension Figure 2 5 SpiderDuo USB Cable Dimensions 300mm 11 8 in 550mm 21 7 in To Computer 300mm 11 8 in 550mm 21 7 in N 300mm Local KVM 11 8 in Note The PS 2 cables and USB cables cannot be mixed and matched with each other due to the unique properties of each Use the cables that come with your SpiderDuo SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 21 Technical Specifications 2 Overview Table 2 2 lists the general components and the specifications Table 2 2 SpiderDuo Technical Specifications Security Targe
88. is equal to the default Save J Reset to defaults Reset Home KvM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Table 9 15 SNMP Settings Enable SNMP Agent Click the checkbox to enable the Spider SNMP agent and enter the system location and the contact name for the system Use SNMPv3 Select to use SNMPv3 rather than SNMPv1 and enter the following DES Encryption Select whether to turn off or enable encryption with Data Encryption Standard DES e Read Username User ID for a user with read only authority to use to access SNMP v3 e Read Password Password for a user with read only authority to use to access SNMP v3 Up to 32 characters Write Username Enter a user ID for users with read write authority Up to 32 characters Write Password Enter a password for the user with read write authority to use to access SNMP v3 Up to 20 characters Use SNMPv1 Select to use SNMPv1 rather than SNMPv3 and enter the following Read Community Enter the SNMP read community name The default is public Write Community Enter the SNMP write community name The default is private SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 87 9 Services 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings KVM Search The KVM Search option enables you to view the properties of other Spiders on
89. issions are defined by permissions parameters A lt Permission List gt is a comma separated list of user rights to be added to or removed from the group current permissions Precede the two letter acronym with a to remove a user right For example nt dt ka adds Networking and Date Time rights and removes KVM Console Access rights See the following list br Board Resetdk dk Direct KVM dt Date Time Settings fc Firmware Config Management gp Group Permissions ka KVM Console Access ke KVM Settings Encoding kx KVM Settings Exclusive Access kh KVM Settings Hotkeys km KVM Settings Monitor Mode gt o SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 119 12 Command Reference kt KVM Settings Type Deployment ks Keyboard Mouse Settings Id LDAP Settings ns Network Settings pc Change Password po Power Control sn SNMP Settings sa SSH Telnet Access sm SSL Certificate Management sl Security Log Authentication ss Serial Settings us USB Settings um User Group Management vs Video Settings va Video Settings Advanced vu Virtual Media UpLoad gt gt gt gt o o SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 120 A Troubleshooting No connection can be established to the Spider Check cabling Are both USB cables or all of the USB and PS 2 cables plugged in Are both Pwr LEDs lit Is the Ethernet cable plugged in and the Link l
90. it half 10mbit full 100mbit full gt Description Sets network interface modes SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 109 12 Command Reference show network all Syntax show network all Description Displays all network settings show network basic Syntax show network basic Description Displays basic network parameters show network misc Syntax show network misc Description Displays network miscellaneous parameters show network interface Syntax show network interface Description Displays network interfaces show network all Syntax show network all Description Displays all network settings Version Command admin version Syntax admin version Description Displays firmware version information SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 110 Date Time Command set datetime Syntax set datetime lt one parameter gt Parameters date lt MMDDYYhhmm ss gt utcoffset lt offset string gt Notes MMDDYYhhmn ss can be MMis 1 12 DDis 1 31 YY is 00 99 hh is 0 23 mm is 0 59 ssis 0 59 e Offset string can be 11h 10h 9h 8h 7h 6h 5h 4h 3h 2h 1h 12 Command Reference 4 Oh 1h 2h 3h 4h 5h 6h 7h 8h 9h 10h 11h 12h Note Select only one offset as shown above Description Sets the date and time or UTC offset show datetime Syntax show datetime Description Shows the date time and UTC offset VIP Comma
91. ited It is important to note that the more Spiders that are added the slower the response time will be Anyone with a Google email account gmail com can create an iGoogle gadget for viewing web pages There are two types of iGoogle gadgets public gadgets and private gadgets When you submit a gadget s XML code to Google it becomes part of the iGoogle public gadgets which are listed for import on iGoogle web pages When a gadget s XML code is stored on a private server the gadget stays private and is usable only by users who are aware of its location To use iGoogle gadget to manage multiple Spiders perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Security 2 Inthe Authentication Limitation section select the Enable Screenshot Access without Authentication check box SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 97 10 Maintenance 3 Edita file similar to the example below and save it with extension xml This example assumes the file is saved as spider1 xml The sample code displays a snapshot and refreshes the image every minute Also clicking the snapshot opens the remote console program or spider web page depending on your settings lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt Module gt lt ModulePrefs title Spider Preview Your Spider IP Address height 240 scaling false gt lt Content type htm1l gt lt CDATA lt center gt lt div gt lt img id sp_img src http your Spider IP address
92. k Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Image on Windows Share In this section of the page you can enable the Spider to access a CD ROM image up to 4 7 GB on a Windows shared folder via SAMBA The Spider then makes that image accessible to the target computer by emulating a USB disk drive Note Windows 2003 and Windows Vista do not support this feature Appropriate administrative permissions to access the host and file are needed as well as the ability to see that computer over the network from the Spider The connection remains mounted until the current user logs out or the Spider is rebooted Other client systems logging into the Spider will see the active image in all Virtual Media pages To share a CD ROM image perform the following steps 1 Enter the following fields Table 7 29 Image on Windows Share Share Host IP IP address of the host of the Windows shared folder Share Name Name of the host of the Windows shared folder Image File with Path Name and path to the CD ROM image The file must be structured as a CD ROM image The filename appears as the Active Image and the image is available to the target computer as a letter drive e g F User Name optional User name for accessing the host and file Password optional Password for accessing the host and file 2 Doone of the following a To discard your changes click Reset
93. k cable into the left Ethernet port of the first Spider 2 Connect the right Cascade port to the left port of the next Spider in the chain 3 Repeat as necessary The last Spider in the chain should have its right port unoccupied unless cabling in a loop for redundant connection Device Failure or Cable Break in the Daisy Chain If a device fails or there is a cable break in the daisy chain there could be a loss of network connectivity for all devices downstream from the cable break or device failure Avert this issue by installing Spanning Tree in the switch or router to which the Spider chain attaches Then connect the last Spider from its Cascade port to the same switch so that there is a redundant outside connection Spanning Tree protocol implemented in the switch disables one of the two network connections while the loop remains complete Data flows in one direction only around the loop If the loop breaks Spanning Tree activates both connections so that data flows in both directions All devices in the Spider chain are accessible except the one immediately downstream from the cable break or failed device Do not try this workaround without Spanning Tree installed Client Server Setup Two mechanisms provide the monitoring of client servers that are connected through the Spider platform dependent management and platform independent management e Platform dependent management Spider View is a standalone Windows XP or later applic
94. le for LANs where bursts of up to 2 Mbytes second are acceptable To modify the user console perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt KVM Console The Remote Console Settings for User page displays Figure 7 8 User Remote Console Settings Page LANT2ONIX spider C Terminal Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Interfaces Services Hostname Q Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 1 hours 8 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video VirtualMedia UI VIP KVM Console Settings KVM Console Settings for sysadmin This page settings are user specific and changes will affect the selected user only Transmission Encoding K M Console irtual Keys Automatic Detection Key Definition Help Name Pre configured Key 1 confirm Ctrl Alt Delete Network speed LAN high color Key 2 7 Home Manually Key 3 1 End Compression Key 4 8 Up Color depth Key 5 2 Down Key 6 5 Select K M Console Type Default Java VM Key 7 3 Uarlicat O Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Key 8 3 Down 1 cat if your system doesn t have the Java Plugin this option will To remove entry from table clear Key Definition and click Save download 11MB Plugin for extended KVM Console function Add More Entries K M Console Deployment Mouse Hotkey Java Web Start Applet Mouse Hotkey Help Alt F12 Miscellaneous K M Console Settings a Seo 3 Used for fast mouse synchronization in
95. li command To clear an IP address type 0 0 0 0 Configuration Commands admin config Syntax admin config factorydefaults preserveconfig lt Config Params to Preserve gt Parameters lt Config Params to Preserve gt is a comma separated list of current configuration parameters to retain after the config restore or factorydefaults nt Network Basic vp VIP SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 105 12 Command Reference Description Restores the Spider configuration and device database settings to factory defaults Note The unit reboots after this command All current settings are lost admin config show Syntax admin config show Parameters None Description Shows the current configuration admin config save Syntax admin config save Parameters None Description Saves the current configuration Note Each time you use the admin config save command the existing config_save file is overwritten admin config restore Syntax admin config restore Parameters None Description Restores a saved configuration Note A reboot automatically occurs after this command Connect Commands connect serial Syntax connect serial SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 106 12 Command Reference Description Connects the Spider to a device serial port Note To connect to a serial port put the serial port in passthrough mode on the web interface ESC exit Syntax ESC exit
96. loading the ManageLinx VIP Access Bootstrap XML configuration file that enables the VIP Access functionality on the Spider and Spider Duo The Spider family VIP Access feature provides secure remote access to virtually any computer via Lantronix provision ManageLinx System The Lantronix ManageLinx technology solves the access through firewall issue by using the existing network infrastructure to create a virtual device network VDN ManageLinx is a secure and totally transparent remote access solution VDN provides direct access to authorized equipment only behind firewalls from anywhere via the Internet VDN technology creates a dedicated TCP IP tunnel between any two private network specific devices by using easily deployed hardware appliances There is no client software to install No changes are required to network software or applications at either end of the connection The VDN hardware consists of a publicly accessible Device Services Manager DSM and individual Device Services Controller DSC appliances in multiple locations The secure encrypted tunnel is created between the two DSCs through the DSM The DSM and DSC components enable the set up and management of individual VIP addresses and Routes The Spider and SpiderDuo with the VIP Access feature enabled takes the place of a DSC and provides direct access to your equipment Once the Spider SpiderDuo ManageLinx VIP Access Bootstrap XML file has been installed and VIP Access Cond
97. lt Product Name gt company lt Company Name gt copyright lt Copyright gt url lt URL gt title lt Title gt Examples 12 Command Reference To set the product name as MyKVM and the company name as MyCompany enter the following CLI set oem product MyKVM company MyCompany Description Sets product company specific information on the web interface show oem Syntax show oem Description Displays OEM settings SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 116 12 Command Reference Power Commands set power lt parameters gt Syntax set power lt parameters gt Parameters state lt on off gt Description Sets PCU parameters show power Syntax show power Description Displays PCU status and settings Serial Port Commands set serial mode Syntax set serial mode passthrough config lt parameters gt Parameters baud lt 300 115200 gt databits lt 7 8 gt stopbits lt 1 2 gt parity lt none odd even gt flowcontrol lt none xon xoff rts cts gt Description Set serial port parameters for each mode show serial Syntax show serial Description Displays serial port settings SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 117 12 Command Reference WOL Wake on LAN Commands connect wakeonlan device Syntax connect wakeonlan devic Device Name Description Sends a WOL packet to a specified device connect wakeonlan macaddr Syntax connec
98. m New Password Home KvM Console Terminal Logout 2 Enter the current password under Old Password SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 73 8 User Accounts 3 Enter the new password under New Password and Confirm New Password 4 Click Save to save your settings or click Reset to restore original settings User and Group Management You must be logged in under a user name that has permissions for User Group Management to access this page The Spider supports a maximum of 50 configured users When defining a user make sure the group to which the user will belong has already been created To configure users and groups perform the following steps 1 Click User Account gt User Group The User Group Management page displays Figure 8 2 Configure User Page a P z fy LANTRONIX i TUD ici Spider Duo Login as sysadmin interfaces User Accounts Services Maintenance Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 2 hours 41 minutes Change Password User Group Permissions Authentication User Group Management User Management Existing users select New user name Fullusername sysadmin Password eeee Confirm Password Email address Mobile number Group membership lt Unknown gt default setting Enforce user to change password on next login Create Modify Copy Delete J l Reset Group Management Existing groups select New group name Create Modify
99. m and not transmitted to the remote computer You have to define a Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings Alternatively use the soft keyboard feature The Spider web pages are not displayed correctly Check your browser s cache settings Ensure the cache settings are not set to do not check for newer pages Otherwise the web pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the Spider Every time I open a dialog box with some buttons the mouse pointers are not synchronous anymore Disable the setting Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes in the mouse settings of your operating system The Remote Console does not open with Opera in Linux Some versions of Opera do not grant enough permission if the signature of the applet cannot be verified To solve the problem add the lines grantcodeBase nn pp rc RemoteConsoleApplet SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 121 A Troubleshooting permission java lang RuntimePermission accessClassInPackage sun to the java policy file of opera e g usr share opera java opera policy forgot my password How can reset the Spider to factory defaults Use the serial interface with a terminal emulator program set to 9600 or 115200 8 bit characters No parity 1 Stop bit and No flow control Within 2 seconds of booting the Spider press the Esc key a few times to get a gt prompt Type defaults at the gt prompt
100. ments 2 Lead Pb 2 Cadmium Cd 2 Mercury Hg Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 2 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE Product Family Name Toxic or hazardous Substances and E lements Lead Pb Mercury Hg Cadmium Cd Hexavalent Chromium Cr vD Polybrominated biphenyls PBB Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE UDS1100 and 2100 EDS MSS100 IntelliBox XPress DR amp XPress DR SecureBox 1101 amp 2101 WiBox UBox MatchPort SLC XPort WiPort SLB SLP SCS Spider DSC ojojo o jlololololojoololo oojoo ojojo ojojoj oolojojololo oojoo ojojo o jlololololojo oloo o oojo ojojo o jojlojloolojoololo oojoo ojojo ojojojojojojlojololoojojojo ojojo ojojojojojojlojlololoojojojo O toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 133
101. mmand Reference Description Sets user login email address group and mobile phone number set user delete Syntax set user delete lt User Login gt Description Deletes a user login set user password Syntax set user password lt User Login gt Description Sets user password show user name Syntax show user name user lt User Login gt Description Displays user names show user Syntax show user index lt Index Number gt Description Displays index numbers User Group Commands set group Syntax set group add edit lt Group Name gt lt parameters gt Parameters permissions lt Permission List gt Description Configures user groups See Group Permissions on page 119 for information about permissions SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 113 12 Command Reference set group delete Syntax set group delete lt Group Name gt Description Deletes user groups show group name Syntax show group name lt Group Name gt Description Displays group names show group index Syntax show group index lt Index Number gt Description Displays group indexes Note Group of None username indicates that user was created without defining a group and permissions will be assigned specifically to the user In order to specify a group of this type None use username as the name parameter Security Commands set security Syntax set security lt one or mo
102. mouse settings by using the CDE control panel to 1 1 no acceleration or xset m 1 Telnet SSH Connections to Serial Ports To Telnet SSH to a target computer serial port you must Telnet SSH to the SpiderDuo serial port first and use connect serial CLI This connects your SpiderDuo to the target computer serial port The default settings are 9600 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control The pinout of the included SpiderDuo cables match a standard DB9 COM port Cable Connections for KVM and USB Connections for video USB and keyboard mouse are integrated into the SpiderDuo Plug the SpiderDuo directly into the appropriate ports on the host syste If using the serial port cable it to the appropriate COM port on the server Available extended length cables are shown in Table 4 9 Table 4 9 Extended Length Cables USB connecter 1500 mm 59 in VGA cable 500 199 R SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 39 4 Installing the SpiderDuo Table 4 9 Extended Length Cables PS 2 and USB connectors 1500 mm 59 in VGA cable 500 200 R Power Sequencing To ensure that the system PC local keyboard and mouse and SpiderDuo function properly at power up it is recommended that the following procedure be performed 1 Ensure that the PC and SpiderDuo are powered off 2 Make connections for all devices 3 Turn on the SpiderDuo first and wait for the SpiderDuo to boot up completely The SysOK LED will be
103. nds set vip Syntax set vip lt one or more parameters gt Parameters conduit lt enable disable gt dsmip lt IP Address gt SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 111 12 Command Reference tunnelportlist lt Tunneling port list gt configportlist lt Configuration port list gt tunnelport lt Current tunneling TCP port gt configport lt Current configuration TCP Port gt Examples To set a VIP tunnel port list to ports 22 and 30 enter the following CLI set vip tunnelingportlist 22 30 Description Configures VIP parameters to connect to DSM It is recommended that you import the settings from a bootstrap file created on the DSM show vip Syntax show vip Description Displays the VIP settings show vip all Syntax show vip all Description Displays all VIP settings User Commands set user Syntax set user add jedit lt User Login gt lt parameters gt Parameters email lt Email Address gt fullname lt Full Name gt group lt Group Name default Admin None gt mobile lt Phone Number gt Note The group default Unknown and Admin and are built in groups The group None indicates that user is created without defining a group and permissions will be assigned specifically to the user A user will be assigned default group by omitting group parameter when creating a new user SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 112 12 Co
104. nter passthrough to serial port mode Logout Terminates the Telnet or SSH connection Enter connect serial to open the connection to the serial port ao aA o You are now connected and may interact with the attached serial console Keystrokes are not locally echoed and must be echoed by the connected serial device 6 Use the SSH or Telnet ability to send and receive serial data between the client and the serial port The Spider does not echo this data back to the client 7 When complete enter Esc Exit to return to the command line Enter logout or I to close the connection Telnet Console Use When using the Telnet Console the Spider opens a window on the client system that provides direct access to the Telnet SSH command line This eliminates the need to have a Telnet or SSH utility running on the client system 1 Click the Terminal button at the top of the Spider page The user must have permissions set to use Telnet or SSH The JRE will launch and the Telnet Console window appears Telnet Console and Remote KVM Console windows may be open concurrently Figure 6 4 Login Screen Welcome to the Lantre Firmware 8 Last login 3 an Slsis Y from 172 320 197 134 Current time SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 52 7 Interfaces This chapter describes the Interfaces tab including information about the pages for configuring network serial port KVM Console Keyboard Mouse Video and Virtual Media settin
105. o hardware parameters this may be done from Options gt Video Settings This brings up a window with a number of slider bars Adjust the brightness and contrast of the Remote Client window as presented by the Auto Adjustment This is a hardware parameter and applies to all Spider users Overall brightness and the contrast levels of each of the red green and blue primaries may be modified up or down The Remote Console window immediately reflects the change Once there is a satisfactory color mapping click Save Changes to retain those colors permanently for that video format To discard the changes made click Undo Changes To return a particular setting or all settings to the original factory defaults click Reset this Mode or Reset All Modes See C Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates for more information Clock and Phase The A D converter uses these low level settings in the digitization process Adjustment should not be required unless advised by Lantronix Tech Support If the timing of the video signal is slightly off the Auto Adjustment may not capture the frame at the right point This will result in black bars along left right top or bottom of the Remote Console viewport and cutting off the opposite side of the captured image The Offset sliders can be used to align the sides properly Once there is correct alignment click Save Changes to retain those settings permanently To discard the changes made click Undo Changes To re
106. o the maximum Lantronix recommends using Fast Ethernet connections and a switched network environment because In a LAN traffic affects the responsiveness of the Remote Console window SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 40 4 Installing the SpiderDuo PCU Power To remotely control power to a PC and other equipment an optional PCU is available part number PCU100 01 The PCU manages power remotely to a target PC and other equipment In addition the user can restart or power cycle the PC and other equipment shows the layout and dimensions of the PCU Figure 4 10 PCU Layout and Dimensions 5 236 133 01 mm 5 000 127 01 mm SERIAL PORT AC OUTLET Complete the following tasks to connect the PCU 1 Connect the power output plug to a target PC or other equipment 2 Connect the RJ45 cable from the PCU to the SpiderDuo serial port 3 Connect the power input plug to AC power Green LED PCU ON AC power pass through Blue LED Sys OK SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 41 4 Installing the SpiderDuo Warning AC power passes through by default if the RJ45 cable is disconnected from the PCU The SpiderDuo gets its power from an external DC supply Replacement power supplies are available SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 42 5 Web Browser Access This chapter describes how to use the SecureLinx Spider and SpiderDuo devices to access and manage a target computer by using a Web browser or remote s
107. odem DB9F to RJ45 serial cable 30 48 mm 120 in AC Power Cables 1830 30 mm 72 1 2 in Local KVM cable Computer Input cable Mounting kit See D Mounting Bracket Kit Quick Start Guide CD ROM containing documentation and utilities External AC DC Power Supply Optional power control unit PCU100 01 Warning The connectors on the SpiderDuo are not regular video connectors To avoid damage to the SpiderDuo do not connect cables of any kind other than the cables provided Lantronix Use the Lantronix power supply only part number 520 104 R Installing the SpiderDuo Consider the following factors when planning the installation of the SpiderDuo USB Keyboard and Mouse Interfaces Provide better remote cursor tracking Some older systems may not support USB devices or there may not be two USB ports available In these cases the PS 2 interface model may be required You configure either interface type by using the software Serial Ports Performs the initial configuration to setup parameters and connects to a target COM port It also allows remote users to Telnet or SSH to that port eliminating the need for a separate box to perform serial command line management The serial port can also connect to the Power Control Unit PCU for use as an AC power passthrough For more information see PCU Power on page 41 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 33 4 Installing the SpiderDuo e Optional Auxiliary DC Power Supply Red
108. on disconnected Figure 7 33 Drive Redirect Buttons 3 Click the Connect Drive button at the top of the page The Select a drive to redirect dialog box opens Figure 7 34 Select Drive Redirect Window Select a drive to redirect A Removable v Refresh List l Enable Write support _oK Cancel 4 From the drop down list select the drive you want to redirect Note To refresh the list after adding or removing a drive click the Refresh List button 5 If desired select the Enable Write support check box 6 Click OK Depending on your selections the following events or warnings display 7 lf you select Enable Write support the following warning displays Figure 7 35 Enable Write Support Window Warning Enabling Write Support is a very dangerous feature The remote and the local operating system both will have write access to the media which could destroy all data on the drive This should only be enabled with non critical data Are you sure that you want to enable Write Support im o Because of the danger of destroying all data on the drive click Yes only if you are certain of what you are doing If you select the hard disk from the drop down list the following warning may display SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 70 7 Interfaces Figure 7 36 Local Drive Browser Window Choose ISO image to redirect HR Look in 3 My Hood O i e ao gt Application Data 4 desktop
109. on steady 4 Turn on the PC Client Server Setup Two mechanisms provide the monitoring of client servers that are connected through the Spider platform dependent management and platform independent management e Platform dependent management Spider View is a standalone Windows XP or later application that locates manages and accesses multiple Spider devices in an integrated view Spider View requires ActiveX controls enabled Refer to the Spider View User Guide at http www lantronix com support documentation html for instructions on installation and operation of Spider View e Platform independent management Each Spider contains an embedded web server that delivers web pages a Java KVM Remote Console program and a terminal program To access and manage the client server the latest web browser is required For example Internet Explorer Netscape FireFox and Safari To run the Remote Console window and manage the target server a Java plug in SUN JRE 1 4 or later is required Network Environment The connection between the client and SpiderDuo must be open to IP traffic and use TCP ports 80 HTTP and 443 HTTPS Firewalls and NAT devices should be configured to support this configuration The TCP ports can be changed by accessing Interfaces gt Network When idle minimal network traffic gets generated Traffic bursts exceeding 10 Mpbs can occur if images change rapidly on the host server and image quality gets set t
110. or authentication and if approved the Spider uses the locally stored user profile If there is no such profile access via RADIUS will be refused Table 8 9 RADIUS Server Shared Secret Authentication Port Accounting Port Timeout Retries Enter the name or IP address of the RADIUS server reachable over the network by the Spider containing the user database Configure a DNS server if a name rather than an address is used A shared secret is a text string that serves as a password between the RADIUS client and RADIUS server In this case the Spider acts as a RADIUS client A shared secret is used to verify that RADIUS messages are sent by a RADIUS enabled device that is configured with the same shared secret and to verify that the RADIUS message has not been modified in transit message integrity Enter a maximum of 128 alphanumeric characters and symbols such as an exclamation point or an asterisk The port the RADIUS server listens for authentication requests The default value is 1812 The port the RADIUS server listens for accounting requests The default value is 1813 Sets the request time to live in seconds The time to live is the time to wait for the completion of the authentication request If the request job is not completed within this interval of time it is cancelled The default value is 1 second Sets the number of retries if a request could not be completed The default value is 3 tim
111. oup from the drop down menu Click Lookup New Group Name Enter the new group s name 2 Doone of the following a Click Create to add the new group b Click Modify to change an existing group c Click Copy to create a new group based on the selected existing group d Click Delete to delete an existing group e Click Reset to restore original settings User Permissions To modify user permissions perform the following steps 1 Click User Accounts gt Permissions The User Group Permissions page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 75 8 User Accounts Figure 8 5 User Permissions Page LANTRONIX spider i CLD EC Spider Duo Login as sysadmin User Accounts Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 2 hours 42 minutes Change Password User Group Permissions Authentication User Group Permissions User Group Permissions Show permissions for User select Group Admin v Direct KVM No Board Reset Yes Change Password Yes Date Time Settings Yes Firmware Config Management Yes Group Permissions Yes KVM Console Access Yes KVM settings Encoding Yes KVM settings Exclusive Access Yes KVM settings Hotkeys Yes KVM settings Monitor Mode Yes KVM settings Type Deployment Yes Keyboard Mouse Settings Yes LDAP Settings Yes Network Settings Yes Power Control Yes SNMP Settings Yes SSH Telnet Access Yes SSL Certificate Management Yes Security Log Authenti
112. over a period of time rather than an absolute measurement The OS driver translates acceleration to distance based on the local screen resolution and applies linear or nonlinear acceleration mappings When a remote client communicates with the target server settings and screen resolutions on both sides of the connection must be taken into account to get natural mouse to cursor tracking Use the USB keyboard and mouse when supported by the target computer Unlike the PS 2 interface a USB mouse uses absolute coordinates rather than relative coordinates and does not present translation issues between the local and remote computers The PS 2 model sets the keyboard and mouse interface to Auto When it first attempts to use the USB interface and if it does not detect a USB interface it falls back to PS 2 There are no restrictions on the mouse settings of the client systems and no special care must be taken when setting mouse parameters of target servers for USB mice The PS 2 interface performance tracking and synchronization can be optimized by removing any special acceleration or nonlinear ballistics Perform the following steps to configure the mouse to cursor synchronization e Windows Server 1 Select Control Panel gt Mouse gt Pointer Options 2 Set the pointer speed to medium and disable Enhanced pointer precision Linux Server 1 Set Mouse Acceleration to exactly 1 and threshold to exactly 1 Solaris Server 1 Set the
113. pider SpiderDuo User Guide 82 9 Services Authentication Limitation Table 9 8 Authentication Limitation Enable Screenshot Select this option when you need to access the snapshot image without Access without logging in to the Spider If enabled the screenshot can be read directly with Authentication http s lt spiderIPaddress gt screenshot jpg One use of this unauthenticated screenshot is to read it from a Google gadget Enable Direct KVM Select this option to launch the Remote Console without authentication by Console Access without entering the Spider s IP address http s Spider IP address in the Authentication browser s Address field or type javaws http s Spider IP address in the command line To launch Spider web access type http s Spider IP address home in the browser s Address field 3 Doone of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Certificate The Spider uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the Spider has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate Upon leaving the factory this certificate and the underlying secret key is the same for all Spiders and will not match the network configuration where it is installed The certificate s underlying secret key i
114. program and has the same Java Runtime Environment requirements as the Remote Console When the Telnet Console window is open the user at the client system can send and receive characters directly to the serial port Set up and Enable To use Telnet or SSH the serial port must be put in passthrough mode with the appropriate connection parameters and cabling with Telnet and or SSH access allowed If desired the TCP port numbers also may be changed from their defaults A user attempting to connect via Telnet or SSH must also have the appropriate permissions Passthrough Use When using Telnet SSH in passthrough mode the Spider just acts as a conduit for the serial data traveling between the client system and whatever is connected to the serial port This may be a COM port on the remote computer or a serially controlled power strip or anything else with an RS 232 port 1 From the client system use a Telnet or SSH utility to connect to the IP address of the Spider at the assigned Telnet TCP port number 2 The Spider will present LOGIN and PASSWORD prompts Enter a valid user name and password The user must have permissions set to use Telnet or SSH SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 51 6 Remote System Control 3 The Spider will reply with a Welcome and status followed by a command line prompt Selections are Help Displays a list of commands Version Displays the current Spider firmware version number Connect Serial E
115. r an IP network Space saving zero footprint package attaches directly to the server that saves rack space Flexible 1 port design allows growth Guaranteed non blocked access to remote servers that ensures lowest cost per remote user Browser based no client software or special licensing required O o Virtual Media support allows local drive floppy CD hard drive USB stick sharing with a remote server or remote installation of an OS from an ISO image Direct KVM minimizes the number of clicks to the remote server console e Built in RS 232 serial port that can be configured for serial console pass through or remote dial in access Ideal for distributed IT system environments such as small branch offices campuses test labs and server hosting environments e Local access and up to 8 simultaneous remote users Optional power control unit PCU Functionality The SpiderDuo provides local access for distributed server management in addition to the following functionality e Captures the video output from the attached computer SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 19 2 Overview Compresses the video and sends it over the network to a Java KVM console window launched by the browser or to a command line on the user system which draws a replica of the server video output on the user monitor e Uses Java KVM console to accept keystrokes and mouse movements on the user system recognize those
116. r and color depth The simplest way to reduce bandwidth is to cut the color depth down to 8 bits subtle color shades will be gone but the overall image is very usable Dialing up the compression level also makes available even further reductions in color depth all the way down to black and white 1 bit As compression level increases and or color depth decreases image quality and responsiveness to changes deteriorates but required bandwidth is reduced KVM Console Type Table 7 11 KVM Console Type Default Java VM Select this option to use Java on the client system launching the applet If no Java environment is installed the console window will not launch The default is enabled Sun Microsystems Java Force the system to use the platform independent Sun version instead when Browser Plugin launching the Remote Console applet KVM Console Deployment Note Users have two ways to deploy the Remote Console program Both provide the same functionality and differ only in deployment method The default is Java Web Start Applet deployment is available in case the user cannot connect via Java Web Start This usually should not happen unless the user has a special proxy server or firewall that blocks Java Web Start Table 7 12 KVM Console Deployment Java Web Start Select this option to use Java Web Start deployment method Applet Select this option to use the Applet deployment method Miscellaneous KVM Console Settings Table 7 13 Miscellaneou
117. rDuo without conditions If a Spider hardware is revision G22 G23 E21 or higher it will also support up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz If the Spider hardware is an earlier revision it will only support up to 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz The hardware revision number can be located on the Spider Product Information Label shown in Figure 2 6 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 127 D Mounting Bracket Kit A versatile mounting bracket and screws are supplied to assist in easily installing and mounting a single Spider SpiderDuo into a server rack in various orientations e g horizontal or vertical The kit number is 083 015 R Figure D 1 Mounting Bracket and Screws g The kit includes One 1 4 0 x 1 3 4 x 1 4 bracket Two 2 1 2 long 10 32 stainless steel Phillips nhead screws Once the mounting bracket is installed in the rack the Spider SpiderDuo can be easily and securely attached to the elevated mounting posts and easily removed if necessary To install the mounting bracket and Spider into a server rack perform the following steps 1 Mount the bracket with a Phillips screwdriver Figure D 2 Attaching the Mounting Bracket 2 Attach the Spider SpiderDuo to the bracket mounting posts SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 128 Figure D 3 Attaching the Device to the Mounting Bracket 3 Connect the cables and the Spider SpiderDuo is ready to use Figure D 4 Connecting the Cables Table
118. rameter s gt where lt action gt is set show connect diag admin or logout lt category gt is a group of related parameters you want to configure or view Examples are device group user and network lt parameter s gt is one or more name value pairs in one of the following formats lt parameter name gt lt aa bb gt Specify one of the values aa or bb separated by a vertical line The values are all lowercase and must be entered exactly as shown Bold indicates a default value lt parameter name gt lt Value gt Specify an appropriate value for example a device group name This User Guide shows parameter values in mixed case to indicate they are case sensitive For example if you saved a device group name in mixed case you must enter it in mixed case if you saved it in lowercase you must enter it in lowercase e Square brackets Indicate optional parameters Table 12 1 Action and Category set datetime device group history network oem power security serial sshkey user vip show datetime device group history network oem power security serial sshkey sysconfig user vip connect serial wakeonlan diag ping ping6 usbhost disk SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 104 12 Command Reference Table 12 1 Action and Category continued admin config reboot version logout Terminates CLI session Command Help For general command help type help
119. re 7 31 Virtual Media Active Image Figure 7 32 Drive Redirction Window Figure 7 33 Drive Redirect Buttons Figure 7 34 Select Drive Redirect Window Figure 7 35 Enable Write Support Window Figure 7 36 Local Drive Browser Window Figure 7 37 Drive Redierection Established Window SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 17 17 20 21 21 23 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 34 34 35 35 36 37 37 41 43 45 47 47 52 54 56 58 61 64 65 66 68 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 Figure 7 38 User Interface Settings Page List of Figures 71 Figure 7 39 Configure VIP Page 72 Figure 7 40 Bootstrap Update Window 72 Figure 8 1 Change Password Page 73 Figure 8 2 Configure User Page 74 Figure 8 5 User Permissions Page 76 Figure 8 6 Authentication Page 77 Figure 9 1 Date Time Settings Page 79 Figure 9 3 Security Settings Page 81 Figure 9 9 Certificate Signing Request Page 84 Figure 9 11 Event Log Page 85 87 Figure 9 14 SNMP Settings Page Figure 9 16 KVM Search Page 89 Figure 9 17 Power Management Page 90 Figure 10 1 Device Status Page 92 Figure 10 3 Configuration Page 93 Figure 10 5 Update Firmware Page 95 Figure 10 6 Event Log Page 96 Figure 10 7 Unit Reset Page 97 Figure 10 8 iGoogle Gadget Page 99 Figure 11 1 Spider VIP Page 101 Figure 11 2 Spider Bootstr
120. re parameters gt Parameters forcehttps lt enable disable gt singlelogin lt enable disable gt kvmencryption lt off try force gt screenshot lt enable disable gt directkvm lt enable disable gt Description Sets security parameters show security Syntax show security SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 114 12 Command Reference Description Displays security parameters Sysconfig Commands show sysconfig Syntax show sysconfig Description Displays a report of parameters with firmware version serial number basic network settings security settings user group information and basic system settings device Device Commands set device Syntax set device add edit lt Device Name gt macaddress lt MAC Address gt parameters Parameters ipaddress lt IP Address gt password lt Password gt Note MAC address must be in hex form XX XX XX XX XX XX Description Configures devices set device delete Syntax set device delete lt Device Name gt Description Deletes a device show device Syntax show device Description Displays devices SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 115 show device all Syntax show device all Description Displays all devices show device name Syntax show device name Description Displays device names OEM Customization Commands set oem Syntax set oem lt one or more parameters gt Parameters product
121. rk SerialPort KVM Console Settings Keyboard Mouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Virtual Media Virtual Media Active Image Image on Windows Share No disk emulation set This allows you to share a CD ROM DVD image e g example iso over a Windows Share with a maximum size of Virtual Media Options 4 7GB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Drive Redirection i Share Host IP Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with Share Name the remote system Image File with Path V Disable Drive Redirection s User Name P optional v Force read only connections Password optional Virtual Media Options Set v Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded e Stored value is equal to the default Floppy Image Upload l Save Reset to defaults Reset This allows you to upload a binary image e g example img with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the Lantronix SLSLP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Floppy Image File Home KVM Console Terminal Logout To prepare for drive redirection perform the following steps 1 Enter the following fields Virtual Media Active Image Table 7 26 Virtual Media Active Image Virtual Media Active Once you set Image on Windows Share or Floppy Image File on this web Image page information about the currently assigned active image displays Drive Redirection Ta
122. rnal CPU The first port is required for network connection The second port can be used for the following SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 24 3 Installing the Spider Tie all of the Spider units in a rack together so that one network connection only is required While this configuration is a daisy chain physically logically each Spider has its own IP address on the network Because the Spider data that comes from the end of the chain traverses all of the switches latency increases and responsiveness degrades depending on the number of devices in the chain Lantronix recommends a maximum of 16 Spider in a chain But if the network switch that connects to the Spider chain supports Spanning Tree the first and last devices in the chain can connect to the same network switch to provide resilience against a single point failure Connect to the LAN management port on the server so that an external management network can interface to the Spider and the server by using one cable Connect to the main LAN port on the server If physical isolation of management and user data is not a concern a single LAN cable can provide connectivity to the Spider and server conserving a switch or router port Aggregate any other Ethernet connection as a general purpose switch port Batch vs Individual Setup Deploying a batch of Spider devices at once should be performed as a stage before attaching to the computers The staging can be
123. rypted Console Norm Information Bar Resolution Displays the horizontal by vertical resolution of the target system s video Information Bar Network Traffic Displays the approximate number of bytes per second incoming and outgoing to the window An indication of the number of frames per second fps updated is also displayed Incoming data is generally comprised of video updates Outgoing data is generally comprised of keystrokes and mouse movements When the target screen is not changing In should be low or zero If not click the auto adjust button The amount of network traffic is a function of the detail in the captured screen the rate at which the screen is changing and the video encoding settings Concurrent Access State a One user is connected to the Remote Console a 3 a4 Multiple users are connected to the Remote Console s i This user has exclusive access to the Remote Console No other clients may access the target system until exclusive access is disabled 3 a Another user has exclusive access to the Remote Console No other clients may access the target system until exclusive access is disabled by that user or until that user closes their Remote Console window Monitor Only State The far right icon shows whether this client may interact or simply view the target computer If Monitor Only is disabled then the keyboard and mouse may interact with the target If Monitor Only is enabled the the client is vi
124. s KVM Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Results in the Remote Console window being view only when launched for this user This may be changed to interactive mode from within the Remote Console window if the user has appropriate permission SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 59 7 Interfaces Table 7 13 Miscellaneous KVM Console Settings Start in Exclusive Upon any subsequent launch of the Remote Console applet by the selected Access Mode user terminates any other users Remote Console windows and locks out any other users trying to access the Remote Console window This may be changed from within the Remote Console window to allow shared access if the user has appropriate permission Mouse Hotkey Table 7 14 Mouse Hotkey Hotkey Help When the Remote Console window is open a key code that is not captured by the client system is needed for certain mouse functions The default is Alt F12 Change the key code if necessary Full screen Hotkey Pressing Ctrl F10 will display the KVM console in Full screen mode while maintaining the same aspect ratio Press Ctrl F10 again to return to regular screen mode The default is Ctrl F10 Change the key code if necessary KVM Console Virtual Keys Table 7 15 KVM Console Virtual Keys Key Definition Help Button keys allow simulating keystrokes at the remote system that cannot be generated from the client keyboard A flexible syntax allows for combinations of keys being clicked in com
125. s also used for securing the SSL handshake Leaving the default certificate unmodified is all right in most circumstances and is necessary only if the network facility is vulnerable to man in the middle attack It is possible to generate and install a new base64 x 509 certificate that is unique for a particular Spider The Spider 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 To create and install an SSL certificate perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt Certificate The Certificate Signing Request page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 83 9 Services Figure 9 9 Certificate Signing Request Page LANTRONIX suider D cis A Spider Duo Login as sysadmin User Accounts Services Hostname Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 2 hours 49 minutes DateTime Security Certificate EventLog SNMP KVM Search Power Management SSL Server Certificate Management Certificate Signing Request CSR Common name Organizational unit Organization Locality City State Province Country ISO code Email sysadmin Challenge password eeecee Confirm Challenge password Key length bits 1024 m Stored value is equal to the default Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Table 9 10 SSL Server Certificate Management Common name The network name of the Spider once it is installed in
126. se Settings Host Interface In general the USB interface is preferred because it provides superior mouse tracking The Host Interface drop down provides three selections In the default mode Auto the Spider attempts to determine whether the attached computer supports a USB keyboard mouse If it does that interface gets activated If it does not the Spider falls back to PS 2 If you have a USB model Spider and the attached computer does not support USB the system will be view only On the PS 2 model Spider select PS 2 to force the PS 2 interface or USB to require USB This selection has no effect on the USB model Spider SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 61 7 Interfaces Table 7 17 Keyboard Mouse Settings Force USB Full Speed Some older systems do not support USB high speed mode and may not Mode recognize the keyboard mouse Enable this option for Spider to negotiate in USB full speed mode Keyboard Model Table 7 18 Keyboard Model lt PS 2 keyboard model When operating in PS 2 interface mode key codes from several layouts may drop down menu gt be emulated Generic 104 key PC for the traditional layout Generic 109 key PC for keyboard with added Windows keys Use 109 for Japanese keyboard Apple Macintosh for Mac layout Key Release Timeout Table 7 19 Key Release Timeout Key release timeout Network delays may sometimes result in duplicated keystrokes Enable Key Release Timeout to fix this problem
127. se the Virtual Media 1 PC 2 shown in the diagram below is a Linux PC Figure B 6 Linux PC Window B Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 215 53 Applications Places system BESA F Computer P seungl s Home Console Norm Desktop size is 1 280 x 1 024 1 0 B s Out 0 Bis 2 Once Step 1 is done PC 2 will detect a new USB CD drive connected to its USB as shown in the diagram below The CD is shown below as Fedora Core because that is the volume name of the rescue CD boot iso is the ISO image of this CD Figure B 7 Linux PC Window and USB CD E Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 215 53 Applications Places system BS2 amp QaS Computer Console Norm Desktop size is 1 280 x 1 024 3 You should be able to boot from the external USB device boot iso on PC 2 Make sure that you set BIOS to boot from the USB device Note Some systems may not support USB boot SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 126 C Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates Table C 1 lists the supported resolution and refresh rates for video Table C 1 Supported Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates 640x340 640x400 640x480 720x400 800x600 832x624 1024x768 1152x864 1152x870 1152x900 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x1200 70 85 56 85 60 67 72 75 85 70 85 56 60 70 72 75 85 75 60 70 72 75 85 75 75 66 76 60 60 60 Note The 1600 x 1200 resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate is supported by the Spide
128. sing a fixed IP address enter it in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask If you are using a fixed IP address enter the subnet mask of the local network Gateway IP address If the Spider is to be accessible from outside the local subnet enter the IP optional address of the router providing access Primary DNS Server IP For name resolution enter the IP address of the primary Domain Name Address optional Server This is optional but needed if names rather than static IP addresses are used for certain Spider functions requiring network connections SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 54 7 Interfaces Table 7 2 Network Basic Settings continued Secondary DNS Server IP Address optional Enter the IP address of the Domain Name Server to be used if the Primary DNS Server cannot be reached LAN Interface Settings Table 7 3 LAN Interface Settings Current LAN interface parameters LAN interface speed LAN interface duplex mode Displays current LAN interface settings Manual setup may be required for older equipment With autonegotiation on the window displays the current state of the link Note that the parameters of the second Ethernet port are not configurable they remain at autonegotiate Select the speed from the drop down menu Select the duplex mode from the drop down menu IPv6 Settings Firmware v3 0 or higher Table 7 4 IPv6 Settings Enable IPv6 IPv6 address IPv6 address dynamic Link local IPv6 a
129. stem defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings To configure the Spider USB model with a Sun Solaris operating system perform the following steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Keyboard Mouse The Keyboard Mouse Settings page displays On the Keyboard Mouse Settings page configure the red outlined fields as shown The Sun Solaris operating system requires the keyboard to send a country code to use a certain language At Country Code click enabled and use the Country drop down list to select your language choice Note Sun Solaris settings are for the Spider only 4 Click Save SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 63 7 Interfaces Figure 7 23 Keyboard Mouse Settings Page B T lt i LANTRONIX Spider Duo Se Logi i gin as sysadmin Interfaces User accounts Hostname Q Spider Duo7 Uptime 0 days 1 hours 10 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings KeyboardMouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Keyboard Mouse Settings Keyboard Mouse Settings Host Interface Auto 2 active USB If the managed host has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and only the USB cable is connected then there will be no remote keyboard access during the host boot process If USB and PS 2 are both connected and Autois selected as the host interface then the Spider will choose USB if available or else use PS 2 Force USB Full Speed Mode s Some host machine do not support negotiable speed in the BIOS Enable this
130. structions for upgrading firmware viewing system logs and diagnostics generating reports and defining events Includes information about web pages and commands used to shut down and reboot the Spider and SpiderDuo Provides instructions for configuring connections and viewing updating or disconnecting a connection Lists and describes all of the commands available on the Spider SpiderDuo command line interface Describes troubleshooting methods 13 1 About This Guide Table 1 1 Chapter Appendix and Summary continued B Virtual Media Example Gives examples of virtual media C Supported Resolutions and Lists the resolutions and refresh rates that are supported Refresh Rates D Mounting Bracket Kit E PCU Safety Information F Technical Support G Compliance Conventions Describes how to mount the Spider SpiderDuo in a rack Provides PCU safety information Lists technical support telephone and fax numbers Provides information about the Spider and SpiderDuo compliance with industry standards Table 1 2 lists and describes the conventions used in this book Table 1 2 Conventions Used in This Book Bold text Brackets Angle Brackets lt gt Pipe Warning Note Caution Screen Font Courier New Default parameters Optional parameters Possible values for parameters Choice of parameters Warning Before you work on any equipment you must be aware of the hazards involved with el
131. t 5 GND out 6 RX in 7 PCU Drive out 8 CTS in Table 4 3 SpiderDuo Indicator LEDs Amber On Unit ID Selected Blinking Thumb drive Configuration Successful SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 34 4 Installing the SpiderDuo Table 4 3 SpiderDuo Indicator LEDs continued SysOK Blue On Powered up and OK Blinking Booting PCU Green On Power Unit Connected AC power is passed through 5 Upon bootup the terminal window displays the IP Configuration screen At the command prompt type config and press Enter Figure 4 4 SpiderDuo Welcome Screen Welcome Choose a command for the following features Initial IP configuration config Reset device reset 172 19 205 165 spider gt _ 6 To change the default IP auto configuration from DHCP to a static IP address at the IP autoconfiguration prompt type none and press Enter Figure 4 5 SpiderDuo Default IP Configuration Screen IP autoconfiguration none dhcp bootp none none IP 172 19 205 165 172 19 208 30 NetMask 255 255 909 801 Gateway 0 0 0 0 for none 172 19 6 11 LAN interface speed auto 10 100 auto LAN interface duplex mode aa atoli Lautol Are the entered values correct Enter y for Yes n for No or c to Cancel y Configuring device 7 Follow the prompts to enter the IP address subnet mask default gateway and LAN interface information 8 Type Enter to accept the
132. t 90 Wake On LAN 90 Enable WOL 91 Remove Entries Reset to Defaults or Reset 91 10 Maintenance 92 Device Status 92 Configuration 93 Update Firmware 94 View Event Log 95 Unit Reset 96 iGoogle Gadgets 97 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration 100 Upload a Bootstrap File With Spider 100 Upload a Bootstrap File With SpiderDuo 101 12 Command Reference 104 Command Syntax 104 Command Help 105 Tips 105 Configuration Commands 105 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 7 Table of Contents Connect Commands 106 VIP Commands 111 User Group Commands 113 OEM Customization Commands 116 Power Commands 117 Serial Port Commands 117 WOL Wake on LAN Commands 118 USB Host Disk Commands 118 Reboot Commands 119 Diagnostic Commands 119 Group Permissions 119 A Troubleshooting 121 B Virtual Media Example 123 Goal 123 Step 1 Prepare the VM Server 123 Step 2 Enable Virtual Media 124 Step 3 Use the Virtual Media 126 C Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates 127 D Mounting Bracket Kit 128 E PCU Safety Information 130 Cover 130 Power Plug 130 Input Supply 130 Grounding 130 Fuses 130 F Technical Support 131 Technical Support US 131 Technical Support Europe Middle East Africa 131 G Compliance 132 RoHS Notice 133 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 8 List of Figures Figure 2 1 Spider System Configuration Figure 2 2 Spider Cable Dim
133. t Server Requirements Client System Requirements Optional Items Interfaces Environmental Power Requirements Dimensions H x W x D SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide gt o o gt o Hardware based encryption of keyboard mouse and video data IP Source Address Filtering Remote Authentication LDAP RADIUS Active Directory User Group management with permissions control Configurable port numbers HTTP HTTPS Telnet SSH Selective disable of Telnet SSH Multiple Operating Systems supported Windows 98 2000 2003 XP Vista Unix Linux or MAC OSX 10 Power keyboard mouse 2 USB ports or 1 USB and 1 PS 2 keyboard and 1 PS 2 mouse connector Video Interface HD15 VGA video output up to 1600 x 1200 at 60Hz Internet Explorer 6 0 Netscape 5 0 Mozilla FireFox 1 0 Safari 2 0 PIII Processor equivalent or better recommended Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment Telnet SSH client for command line CLI access Replacement mounting bracket kit See D Mounting Bracket Kit PS 2 extended length cable 1500mm 59 in part number 500 199 R USB extended length cable 1500mm 59 in part number 500 200 R Network 10 100Base T Ethernet Port with activity indicators RJ45 Serial RS 232 up to 115 200 bps for serial device pass through unit configuration or PCU controller USB Local KVM connector Computer input connector Operating 0 to 45 C
134. t wakeonlan macaddr MAC Address password lt Password gt Note MAC address must be in hex format XX XX XX XX XX XX Description Sends a WOL packet to specified MAC address USB Host Disk Commands Note The following USB Host Disk commands are available for the SpiderDuo only usbhost disk mount drive Syntax usbhost disk mount drive Description Mounts a USB thumb drive to use as a storage device The USB thumb drive must be formatted with an fat filesystem and drive must support USB high speed mode usbhost disk unmount drive Syntax usbhost disk unmount drive Description Unmounts the USB thumb drive usbhost disk dir drive Syntax usbhost disk dir drive Description Displays a directory listing of a USB thumb drive SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 118 12 Command Reference usbhost disk dump Syntax usbhost disk dump lt Filename gt Description Dumps the first 256 lines or 1M bytes of the specified file content of a USB thumb drive Reboot Commands admin reboot Syntax admin reboot Description Immediately terminates all connections and reboots the device Diagnostic Commands diag ping Syntax diag ping lt IPV4 Address gt ping6 lt IPV6 Address gt Description Verifies if the Spider SpiderDuo can reach a host over the network Group Permissions For group permissions each user is a member of a group and has a set of permissions associated with the group The group perm
135. te Console and if so whether exclusive access mode is activated System Identifier Check the box to turn the ID indicator on and off Each Spider has an orange LED that can be lit by remote control By default the LED is off and when you lear the checkbox the LED gets turned on USB Siatus Displays the USB speed keyboard mouse and mass storage status 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Configuration In the Configuration page you can specify the backup preserve Network Basic and VIP settings and restore the computer or Spider configuration To view the configuration parameters perform the following steps 1 Click Maintenance gt Config Factory Defaults The following page displays Figure 10 3 Configuration Page LANTRONIX Spiderouc Login as sysadmin Maintenance Hostname steven Vista Uptime 3 days 18 hours 15 minutes Device Status Config Factory Defaults Update Firmware View EventLog Unit Reset Configuration Configuration Backup Configuration Restore Backup and save to Spider Restore from config file on Spider Backup and save to your computer O Upload and restore from config file saved on your _ computer Warning Execution of backup to spider option will overwrite the backup file if existed File Preserve Following Settings Network Basic
136. te authentication management and user groups and how to configure each It contains the following sections e Local vs Remote Authentication e Local User Management e User Permissions e Remote Authentication Local vs Remote Authentication User names and groups may be administered on the Spider to allow varying levels of access and control to different classes of users To log in to the Spider a user must be authenticated by means of a password This authentication may take place locally where the user name and associated password are stored in the Spider s memory The Spider may query a centralized database using RADIUS or LDAP to determine if a given user may log in In both of these cases the user name must be defined on the Spider where it has its permissions assigned Local User Management A newly assigned user has permissions inherited from an assigned group All Local Users not associated with a group will inherit default settings Modifying Passwords To change current user password perform the following steps 1 Click User Accounts gt Change Password The Change Password page displays Figure 8 1 Change Password Page AP x iy KVM Console Logout LANTRONIX o RES EIB Spider Duo Login as sysadmin User Accounts Services Hostname Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 2 hours 39 minutes Change Password User Group Permissions Authentication Change Password Change Password Old Password eeee New Password Confir
137. tector2 exe on its CD If you see this error message The application failed to initialize properly Oxc0000135 click OK to terminate the application and install NET Framework Go to Step 2 2 Copy the NET Framework application from the Spider CD or go to Microsoft and download the stand alone executable file Dotnetfx exe The file is at http Awww microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 0856EACB 4362 4B0D 8EDD AAB15C5E04F5 amp displaylang en 3 Double click detector2 exe again on its CD Detector gets installed successfully 4 Open the Detector software The Lantronix Detector window opens as shown in Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Lantronix Detector Window ES Internet Detector DORISTEST Device Type IP Address MAC Address 5 Before searching for devices go to the Timeout drop down menu in the toolbar Change the milliseconds for the search by clicking the number in the Timeout drop down menu The default is 3000 6 Click the Search icon A A list of Lantronix Ethernet devices on the network displays as shown in Figure 4 7 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 36 Figure 4 7 Detector Device List Window E petector2 Ti Fie Device Help Q 4 Timeout ms 3000 SJ 172 139 219 100 172 19 39 17 172 19 100 233 172 19 226 27 172 19 217 100 172 19 100 125 172 19 215 52 172 19 38 112 172 19 215 53 172 19 38 101 172 19 38 111 172 19 38 106 172 19 38 110 172 19 38 109 172 19 226 50 Spider
138. ted Resolutions and Refresh Rates on page 127 Note The other supported resolutions and refresh rates are recognized by the Spider but could be difficult if the timing does not comply with the extended display identification data EDID standard that Spider supports Perform the following steps to configure the video resolution and refresh rate Windows Server 1 Select Control Panel gt Display gt Settings Modify the screen resolution value as required 2 Select Control Panel gt Display gt Settings gt Advanced gt Monitor Modify the screen refresh rate Because the server video card is driving the Spider and not a monitor a refresh rate higher than 60 Hz has no effect Linux Server 1 Edit the Xfree86 file XF86Config to disable formats that are not supported or not VESA standard timing SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 29 3 Installing the Spider 2 Reboot is required Notes e Background wallpaper and desktop appearances do not have any particular limitations e Microsoft Active Desktop and Linux virtual desktop are not supported If bandwidth is a concern plain backgrounds are preferred e If you are using a special video card or OS consult the documentation Mouse to Cursor Synchronization Mouse to cursor synchronization can be an issue with digital KVM interfaces because PS 2 mice transmit incremental information about movement over a period of time rather than an absolute measurement
139. the network The following items display IP address Hostname Direct KVM Preview Terminal SSH Telnet MAC Address Model Version gt OH o Description Note The information shown on the web interface represents a snapshot in time To see the most recent data click Refresh To view a KVM search perform the following steps 1 Click Services gt KVM Search The search results display SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 88 Figure 9 16 KVM Search Page LANTRONIX spideroue secs Date Time KVM Search No prweb 4 172 19 100 15 2 172 19 100 127 3 172 19 238 75 4 172 19 100 26 15 172 19 215 52 6 172 19 208 2 7 17219 208 5 8 172 19 100 1 9 172 19 38 102 40 172 19 208 6 41 172 19 38 110 12 172 19 208 11 143 172 19 226 50 44 172 19 38 108 15 172 19 231 99 16 172 19 208 12 47 172 19 208 4 48 172 19 208 7 49 172 19 100 162 20 172 19 100 2 2007 2009 Lantronix Inc Security Certificate Event Log Hostname steven Vista S LSa38c0001 DaveSLS sls sunset2 proto1 sls sunset5 Spider LinuxBrg sis sunset6 Spider Mac sls sunset11 SpiderG 108 avi dsm sls sunset12 sis sunset4 sls sunset7 SLS4a8984ee Power Management SNMP KVM Search 9 Services b o C Gs Gc Login as sysadmin Power Management 20 Lantronix SLSLP found Direct KVM Preview Terminal SSH NIA N A NIA Yes NIA NIA NIA Yes NIA NJA NIA Yes KVM
140. the user s network usually the fully qualified domain name It is identical to the name that is used to access the Spider with a web browser without the prefix http In case the name given here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a security warning when the Spider is accessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field specifies to the department within an organization to which the Spider belongs Organization The name of the organization to which the Spider 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 US for the United States Email The email address of a contact person responsible for the Spider and its security Challenge password Certain certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize Confirm Challenge later changes on the certificate e g revocation of the certificate The password minimal length of this password is four characters Key length bits Select the key length from the drop down menu 3 Click Create to initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation Download the CSR by clicking Download The Download button displays when a certificate is created Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification 4 Click Upload to upload the certificate from the client computer to the Spi
141. tings the Spider has a selection for noise filter The larger filter openings will filter out more of the noise at the cost of potentially missing small incremental changes and seeing some compression artifacts blocky ness Filter settings of Medium or High will work for most applications Be sure to try the Remote Console Auto Adjust Video button a few times before deciding that a constant stream of data represents electrical noise requiring a larger filter setting To modify video settings perform the followings steps 1 Click Interfaces gt Video The Miscellaneous Video Settings page displays SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 64 7 Interfaces Figure 7 24 Miscellaneous Video Settings Page LANTRONIX spider i o CED ED cc Spider Duo Login as sysadmin Interfaces Services Maintenance Hostname Spider Duo Uptime 0 days 1 hours 18 minutes Network SerialPort KVM Console Settings KeyboardMouse Video Virtual Media Ul VIP Video Settings Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise filter Medium Lowest level indicates the least amount of noise being filtered Stored value is equal to the default l Save Reset to defaults l Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Select the Noise Filter level from the drop down menu 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings Virtual
142. tions The Spider and Spider Duo provide a number of useful functions for mapping or translating between the local keyboard keycodes and the emulated keyboard presented to the target computer Soft Keyboard With remote control of a computer it may be that the target system and client system are in different countries using different languages By using a Soft Keyboard the local user can have the keycodes available to send to the target that are not on the local keyboard without worrying about OS and application character set mappings Select Options gt Soft Keyboard gt Mapping to get a submenu listing the languages supported Make the desired selection and then verify it with Show soft keyboard Select Options gt Soft Keyboard gt Show This provides an image of the currently selected Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard sends single keystrokes as well as combinations of keys such as Ctrl C For a single keystroke click on the button with the desired character Single keys such as alphanumeric characters and punctuation are sent immediately Special keys such as Ctrl Shift and F1 to F12 must be selected twice The first click sends the signal key is clicked The second click indicates the signal key is released to the remote system After the first click the button will change its color to indicate that the key remains clicked and that a code has not been sent After the second click the button will appear as usual showing t
143. tual Media Ul VIP Virtual Media Image file set successfully Virtual Media Active Image Image on Windows Share CD ROM Image This allows you to share a CD ROM DVD image Share Host IP 172 19 39 23 example iso over a Windows Share with a maxi m size of Share Name images 4 7GB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Image File with Path FC3 i386 DVD iso f User Name test1 Share Host IP 172 19 215 251 Password Share Name images Reactivate Unset Image File with F 3386 pvp iso Path Virtual Media Options aay testi Drive Redirection Password Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive optiona floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with the remote system Floppy Image Uplo Disable Drive Redirection 4 This allows you to upload a binary image e g example img v Force read only connections with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the Lantronix SLSLP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Virtual Media Options p 5 i Flo V Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded s Image me Brows Stored value is equal to the default Upload Save Reset to defaults Reset 09 Lantronix Inc Home KVM Console Terminal Logout ersion 03 00 00 3 0RC4R 9 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 125 B Virtual Media Example Step 3 U
144. turn a particular setting or all settings to the original factory defaults click Reset this Mode or Reset All Video Encoding Various video encoding schemes have been defined to try to tailor the bandwidth usage to what is available In addition to the predefined schemes compression levels and color depth can be manually adjusted The default settings for each user are established in the KVM Console Settings gt KVM_User gt Transmission Encoding web page To change the settings during a session select Options gt Encoding gt Predefined Encoding gt Compression Encoding gt Color Depth and Encoding gt Lossy manual adjustments These settings will be lost when the Remote Console window is closed for nonvolatile changes use the KVM Settings gt User Console gt Transmission Encoding web page SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 49 6 Remote System Control Scaling Target Video to Client Resolution In addition to the 1 1 pixel mapping mode which is the default when the Remote Console window is first launched scaling factors may be applied to the captured video in order to match various sizes of windows on the client This scaling may be a fixed ratio or dynamically adjustable as selected from the Options gt Scaling selection The default is 100 percent although it may result in a viewport smaller than the virtual screen and is moved around with scroll bars The optimal viewing percentages are 25 and 50 Keyboard Func
145. twork to a Java KVM console window launched by the browser or to a command line interface on the user system which displays a replica of the server video output on the user monitor The Spider also uses Java KVM coaxnsole to accept keystrokes and mouse movements on the user system recognizes those intended for the target computer transmits the keystrokes and mouse movements and emulates a physically attached keyboard and mouse Note The Spider supports up to 1600 x 1200 resolution at 60 Hz if its hardware revision is G22 G23 E21 or higher If the Spider hardware is an earlier revision it will only support resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz The hardware revision number can be found on the Product Information Label as shown in Figure 2 6 System Configuration and Cables Figure 2 1 shows the Spider system configuration and Figure 2 2 shows the cable dimensions SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 16 2 Overview Figure 2 1 Spider System Configuration Host Computer Keyboard Mouse USB or PS 2 Indicator LEDs Remote User a Spider Distributed KVM IP Module 10 100 Base T Ethernet TCP IP Figure 2 2 Spider Cable Dimensions 300mm 11 8 in 300mm 11 8 in 533mm 21 in oO 1473mm 58 in 132mm 5 2in lt 58mm 2 3 in SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 17 Technical Specifications 2 Overview Table 2 1 lists the components and general specifications Table 2 1
146. ue CD can be used by any Spiders on the network Figure B 1 Virtual Media PC 3 with boot iso PC 1 with Spider 1 PC 2 with Spider 2 Client PC In this example PC 2 cannot boot from its hard disk so the user wants to use the rescue CD to boot the PC We assume PC 2 can boot from external USB device Step 1 Prepare the VM Server 1 Use any CD copy application to create an ISO image of the rescue CD and call this ISO image file boot iso 2 On PC 8 Windows XP in this example put the ISO file in a Windows folder file boot iso in folder aaa as shown in the diagram below Figure B 2 Windows Browser C Documents and Settings seungl My Documents aaa DAR File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Qa amp A search Folders X A 9 h OG He Address D C Documents and Settings seungl My Documents aaa g o x boot iso ISO File Iso 5 024 KB E My Documents cB W My Computer E My Network Places g Recyde Bin SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 123 B Virtual Media Example 3 Right click the folder aaa and select the sharing menu The default name is the folder name but changed to share_some_folder as shown in the diagram below Figure B 3 Firewall Properties Window aaa Properties General Sharing Security Web Sharing Customize You can share this folder with other users on your network To enable sharing for this folder click Shar
147. uffer overflow and loss of data The available methods include none software xon xoff and hardware RTS CTS The default is none 3 Do one of the following a Click Save to save settings b Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults c Click Reset to restore original settings KVM Console Settings The Remote Console window into the target system has settings that may be changed for the way each individual user interacts with the Spider When a user is created by copying from an existing user the Remote Console settings will be copied as well You can change these settings on the Interfaces gt KVM Console Settings page Note that if you are using the Spider View application these settings do not apply see the Spider View User Guide for further information SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 57 7 Interfaces The way in which the Spider transmits video data back to the client system can be tailored for the type of network connection On a LAN where bandwidth is not an issue compression is not required and the speed of updates can be maximized For other connections the optimum user interaction needs to trade off image quality and update speed to fit the size of the pipe Because various users may be accessing the Spider over different connections these parameters are applied on a user by user basis The default is set for maximum image quality and speed of updates which results in high data rate and hence is suitab
148. uit enabled the Spider opens an encrypted secure Conduit connection to the ManageLinx DSM using the information in the bootstrap file Once the Conduit has been established the DSM allows other devices to open direct and secure KVM Console sessions SSL only through the ManageLinx DSM configured VIP Route Tunnel Refer to the ManageLinx Users Guide for help on configuring the DSM This chapter contains the following sections Upload a Bootstrap File With Spider Upload a Bootstrap File With SpiderDuo Upload a Bootstrap File With Spider The Spider s Bootstrap file is created on the ManageLinx DSM and stored locally ona PC The file contains all of the information about the DSM and the necessary credentials to establish a secure and encrypted Conduit Tunnel connection with the DSM Note Usable on ManageLinx v1 2 or greater To upload a bootstrap file perform the following steps 1 Access the Spider by using the Web Manager or Spider View 2 Click Interfaces gt VIP Figure 11 1 shows the page that displays Note Prior to uploading the Bootstrap XML file retrieved from the DSM ensure that the Spider VIP Access feature is disabled To disable VIP Access uncheck the Conduit Enabled box and click Save SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 100 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration Figure 11 1 Spider VIP Page LANTRONIX spider do Login as sysadmin Interfaces Hostname Spider VMPC Uptime 1 days 13 hours 4
149. undancy Overcomes the loss of power when the attached server goes down by using the auxiliary DC power supply connected to an independent AC power source e Ethernet Ports Connects to the LAN The SpiderDuo has one port only that connects to the LAN Local KVM Port Connects keyboard video and mouse to the local client Perform the following steps to install the SpiderDuo and configure the initial network settings 1 Plug the RJ45 cable into the SpiderDuo serial port 2 Plug the DB9F end of the RJ45 cable into the COM port of a PC laptop running a terminal emulator for example HyperTerminal The default serial port settings are 9600 bits per second 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control 3 Plug the power adaptor into the SpiderDuo power connector Figure 4 1 SpiderDuo RJ45 Port and Power Connector RJ45 Ethernet Port Power Connector 4 Plug the SpiderDuo video USB and PS 2 keyboard and mouse if applicable cables into the target computer The blue LED SysOK Iluminates and flashes to indicate that the SpiderDuo is booting up Bootup completes within approximately one minute The SysOK LED stops flashing and remains illuminated Connections for video USB and keyboard mouse are integrated into the SpiderDuo Figure 4 2 SpiderDuo Local KVM USB Computer Input and Serial Ports Pinouts Computer Input 1RTS out Local KVM Port 2 PCU 5V out 3 TX out 4 PCu Sense in USB Port RS 232 Serial Por
150. ur company name address and phone number Lantronix model number Lantronix serial number Firmware version Description of the problem Target computer interface PS 2 or USB and video format 6M Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 131 G Compliance The following meet the ISO IEC Guide 17050 1 17050 2 and EN 45014 compliances Manufacturer Name amp Address Lantronix Inc 167 Technology Irvine CA 92618 USA Declares that the following product Product Name SecureLinx Spider Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents UL CUL CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 03 UL 60950 1 CE IEC 60950 1 C Tick FCC Part 15 Equipment Class A VCCI V 3 2006 04 Class A AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class A EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 Class A EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 Class A EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Pb free components oe ooo oo OH o Warning This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 132 RoHS Notice G Compliance All Lantronix products in the following families are China RoHS compliant and free of the following hazardous substances and ele
151. usive Access is checked no other client may open a Remote Console window to this Spider Any open Remote Console windows on other clients will be disconnected The Exclusive Access state is shown in the lower right corner of the Remote Console status bar The user must have the appropriate permissions to change this setting Screenshot to Clipboard Options gt Screenshot captures a snapshot of the entire target system s virtual screen to the clipboard for pasting into other applications Refresh Video The entire Remote Console viewport area is redrawn when the Remote Console window is first opened and when the Auto Adjust Video button is clicked As the encoding settings and noise filter may sometimes result in visible compression artifacts selecting Options gt Refresh Video can be used to redraw the entire viewport area Telnet SSH In addition to interacting with the target system using the KVM Console the Spider also allows text communication with the target via the Telnet Console also a Java program window Telnet and SSH are network protocols that enable a tunnel from the client system to the Spider s serial port Once set up it may be accessed through the web interface at the Telnet Console window or using a Telnet SSH client to connect directly Note that Telnet SSH cannot be used to connect to the Spider itself in order to control it as the Spider has an HTTP and not a command line interface The Telnet Console is a Java
152. vides a mode where only one cursor is visible when operating in the active Remote Console viewport Click the Single Double button on the toolbar to activate Single Mouse Mode This is indicated by a single arrow in the Single Double button When in this mode the Java KVM console grabs the local cursor after clicking within the viewport and will not release it until a release cursor hot key sequence is given Alt F12 by default As there is only one cursor and that one is confined to the active viewport there is no issue with local to remote cursor tracking There also is no local cursor Alt F12 is required to free the cursor to move the focus from the active viewport Clicking when the local cursor is within the viewport will re grab the cursor Single Mouse Mode may be exited by clicking on the Single Double button If at some point the cursor seems to disappear click Alt F12 or check the Single Double Button as Single Mouse Mode may have been entered in error Note Single Mouse Mode requires Sun Java 1 4 or higher Local Cursor The Spider has an option to change the appearance of the local cursor when the focus is on the remote computer Select Options gt Local Cursor and select one of the following cursor options Default the local cursor maintains its appearance regardless of the focus location Transparent the local cursor is invisible when the focus is on the remote computer This is similar to Single Mouse Mode
153. wer use a Surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply UPS connected between the AC power source and PCU Do not connect or disconnect this product during an electrical storm Input Supply Check nameplate ratings to assure there is no overloading of supply circuits that could affect overcurrent protection and supply wiring Warning To avoid electrical shock always disconnect the AC power cords to the PCU before servicing Grounding Maintain reliable grounding of this product Pay particular attention to supply connections when connecting to power strips rather than directly to the branch circuit Fuses For protection against fire replace the power input module fuse with the same type and rating SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 130 F Technical Support If you are unable to resolve an issue using the information in this documentation contact the following resources Technical Support US Check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technical Support at http www lantronix com support Phone 800 422 7044 949 453 7198 Technical Support Europe Middle East Africa Phone 33 1 39 30 41 72 Email mailto eu_techsupp lantronix com or mailto eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at http www lantronix com support When you report a problem please provide the following information Your name and yo
154. when adding servers The Spider comes in the following four models One model with both PS 2 and USB keyboard and mouse interfaces software selectable One model for USB only systems One model with cable length of 21 SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 15 2 Overview One model with cable length of 58 Secure full BIOS level control of remote servers over an IP network Space saving zero footprint package attaches directly to the server that saves rack space Flexible 1 port design allows growth Guaranteed non blocked access to remote servers that ensures lowest cost per remote user Browser based no client software or special licensing required Virtual Media support allows local drive floppy CD hard drive USB stick sharing with a remote server or remote installation of an OS from an ISO image Direct KVM minimizes the number of clicks to the remote server console Built in RS 232 serial port that can be configured for serial console pass through or remote dial in access e Ideal for distributed IT system environments such as small branch offices campuses test labs and server hosting environments Server powered design no external power supply required e Lantronix SwitchPort technology allows Spiders to be cascaded or share a host Ethernet connection Functionality The Spider captures the video output from the attached computer compresses and sends it over the ne
155. wn in Figure 11 4 7 After the upload completes enable the VIP Access feature by checking the Conduit Enabled box and clicking Save The Conduit Status will show Connected when the SpiderDuo has successfully established a Conduit session with the ManageLinx DSM Figure 11 4 SpiderDuo Bootstrap Update Window Bootstrap Update Current 172 19 100 83 TUNbO892 New dna dev rnd bSf69bfos dna dev md 8ff849e47 Update Discard SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 102 11 ManageLinx Integration and Configuration Accessing the Spider SpiderDuo via its VIP Access tunnel requires HTTPS for connections Non SSL Web connections HTTP are not supported After the Conduit has been established remote users can access the Spiders via a ManageLinx DSM defined VIP Route IP address that is on the remote user IP subnet https VIP Route IP Address SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 103 12 Command Reference This chapter lists and describes the command line interface CLI syntax and contains the following sections Command Syntax Configuration Commands Connect Commands VIP Commands User Group Commands OEM Customization Commands Power Commands Serial Port Commands WOL Wake on LAN Commands USB Host Disk Commands Reboot Commands Diagnostic Commands gt gt Group Permissions Command Syntax Commands have the following format lt action gt lt category gt lt pa
156. word is stored locally When a user attempts to log in the Spider contacts the specified LDAP server which either approves or denies access Table 8 8 LDAP LDAP Server IP Enter the name or IP address of the LDAP server reachable over the network by the Spider containing the user database Be sure to configure a DNS server if a name rather than address is used LDAP Server Base DN Specify the Distinguished Name DN where the directory tree starts in the user LDAP server LDAP Server Type Select the type of the external LDAP server Available selections are Generic LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory If a Generic LDAP Server is selected edit the LDAP scheme SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 77 Table 8 8 LDAP continued 8 User Accounts User Search Sub filter Bind Name Bind Password and Confirm Password RADIUS Select to restrict the search for users by adding an additional search filter to each query for a user The name for a non anonymous bind to an LDAP server This item has the same format as LDAP Base One example is cn administrator cn Users dc domain dc com Password for a non anonymous bind This entry is optional Acceptable characters are a z A Z and 0 9 The maximum length is 127 characters When RADIUS is selected the Spider communicates with a RADIUS server for user authentication To access a Spider set up for RADIUS log in with a name and password The Spider contacts the RADIUS server f
157. y image e g example img E Bibableise Mass storage iinoimagsiis loadedis with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the Lantronix SLS This Stored value is equal to the default image will be emulated to the host as USB device save Reset to defaults l Reset Floppy Image File You must remove the current virtual disk to install a floppy image I Home KvM Console Terminal Logout 3 If desired in the Virtual Media Active Image section a Click Reactivate if the remote machine does not recognize the image b Click Download to save the image file c Click Discard to remove the current image file Connecting to a Redirected Drive If Drive Redirection is enabled you can connect to the drive Depending on the combination of the type of drive and the Force read only connections setting different warnings display To connect to a redirected drive perform the following steps 1 Click the KVM Console button at the top of the Spider web page or click the console image that you see when you log in to the Spider The Remote Console displays 2 Click the disk icon lal in the toolbar Drive Redirection buttons display at the top left of the page SecureLinx Spider SpiderDuo User Guide 69 7 Interfaces Figure 7 32 Drive Redirction Window Lantronix SLS Remote Console 172 19 221 31 Drive Redirection Drive Gonnect ove Connecti80 Disconn Not connected Drive Redirecti
158. yboard Mouse Video Virtual Media UI VIP Network Settings Network Basic Settings LAN Interface Settings IP auto configuration DHCP Y Current LAN interface autonegotiation on 100 Mbps parameters full duplex link ok Host name SLS4a8984ee LAN interface speed Autodetect Y a IP address i LAN interface duplex Autodetect 4 a mode Subnet mask Gateway IP address Network Miscellaneous Settings Primary DNS server IP address Remote Console amp pi HTTPS port 443 Secondary DNS server IP address HTTP port 80 Telnet port 23 IPv6 Settings _ SSH port 22 a Enable IPv6 Bandwidth Limit kbit s Enable Disable IPv6 requires reboot to Enable Telnet access s take effect v Enable SSH access s IPv6 address Disable setup protocol a Enable remote console proxy IPv6 address access dynamic Proxy host Link local IPv6 p t address SOxy po a Stored value is equal to the default Reset to defaults Reset Home KVM Console Terminal Logout 2 Modify the following fields Network Basic Settings Table 7 2 Network Basic Settings IP auto configuration Select DHCP or BOOTP to fetch network settings from the appropriate type of server Select NONE for a fixed IP address Host name DHCP servers can register a name for this Spider to assist in finding it or you can configure it with a short host name or a fully qualified domain name IP address If you are u
159. ystem It contains the following section e Accessing the KVM Console Accessing the KVM Console Perform the following steps to use a web browser 1 Access the Spider or SpiderDuo over the network by using a web browser by entering https lt ipaddress gt for a secure SSL connection or http lt ipaddress gt for an unsecure connection The browser must accept cookies for login 2 Enter your user name default is sysadmin and password default is PASS at the prompt The home page displays From the home page the Remote Console or Telnet Console can be launched as shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Spider Home Page Spider LANTRONIX i CLD ECB Login as sysadmin Spider KVM Console Preview Desktop size 832 x 624 a Click to open KYM Console gt Refresh Home KvM Console Terminal Logout The home page contains the following items Snapshot of the target system video in the KVM Console Preview window in the center e Session and host name information e Tabs called Interfaces User Accounts Services and Maintenance on the left Buttons including a Logout button on the right When you are logged in you can make changes to the configuration and user database You can set up the device for local or remote authentication for other users and define the permission level As sysadmin you can also make changes to the hardware settings establish configuration parameters and perform maintenance oper

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