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Single port KVM over IP switch

Single Port

KVM over IP SWITCH

Preliminary

USER’S MANUAL

Rev 1.0

Summary of Contents for IP-KVM

Page 1: ...Single port KVM over IP switch Single Port KVM over IP SWITCH Preliminary USER S MANUAL Rev 1 0...

Page 2: ...4 CONFIGURATION 4 1 Initial Configuration 4 1 1 Initial configuration via DHCP server 4 1 2 Initial configuration via serial console 4 1 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration 4 1 3 1 IP KVM switch...

Page 3: ...Users And Groups 6 4 KVM Settings 6 4 1 User Console 6 4 2 Power Control 6 4 3 Keyboard Mouse 6 4 4 Video 6 5 Device Settings 6 5 1 Network 6 5 2 Dynamic DNS 6 5 3 Security 6 5 4 Certificate 6 5 5 Se...

Page 4: ...to both of the PC and the host port of the IP KVM switch 6 Connect one purple end of 3 in one cable to the PS 2 mouse port on the computer and the other end of 3 in one cable to the host PS 2 mouse po...

Page 5: ...r any other value You will be asked if the values are correct and get a chance to correct them After confirming IP KVM switch performs a reset 2 Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect IP KVM switch...

Page 6: ...le IP KVM switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality Sync Mouse Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially necessary wh...

Page 7: ...e of the console however manual fine tuning is recommended to receive the best video quality IP KVM switch will accept video streams up to 110 MHz dot clock This results in a screen resolution of 1280...

Page 8: ...nd the world KVM keyboard video mouse access over IP and analogous telephone line modem needed BIOS level access SSL encryption No impact on server or network performance Automatically senses video re...

Page 9: ...1 10BASE T Ethernet uses Category 3 4 5 5E 6 UTP 100BASE T Ethernet uses Category 5 5E 6 UTP Reset button 1 Keyboard Emulation PS 2 Mouse Emulation PS 2 VGA Resolution Local 1600 X1200 Remote 1280 X10...

Page 10: ...ble diagrams PS 2 Cable Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male VGA Cable HDB15 pin Male to Male USB 2 0 Cable USB A B cable AT to PS 2 keyboard adapter Optional Din 5 pins Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female CAT5 5E 6...

Page 11: ...3 1 b IP KVM switch usage scenario IP KVM switch redirects local keyboard mouse and video data to a remote administration console All data is transmitted with the TCP IP protocol family IP KVM switch...

Page 12: ...tch console side Step 5 Connect a VGA cable 15 pin HDDB Male Male with the Male side to both of the PC and the host of the IP KVM switch Step 6 Connect one end to the PS 2 mouse port on the computer a...

Page 13: ...1 10 Mbps Connection For 10BASE T Ethernet networks the Ethernet adapter uses Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable To establish a 10 Mbps connection the cable must be connected to a 10BASE T hub Make sure that...

Page 14: ...tion Please refer to the manual of the IP KVM 8 16 32 port external power switch option or a third party external power option to connect those external devices to one of the serial interface on the r...

Page 15: ...y connected If a DHCP server is found it may provide a valid IP address gateway address and net mask Before you connect the device to your local subnet be sure to complete the corresponding configurat...

Page 16: ...ted above If necessary adjust the network settings to your needs To save the changes press the Setup Device button Authentication To adjust the authentication settings enter your login as a super user...

Page 17: ...the IP autoconfiguration is disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings IP address The IP address the IP KVM switch uses This option is only available if IP autoconf...

Page 18: ...temporary but fixed skew Choose the option using the Remote Console options menu or press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence in case you defined one Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not...

Page 19: ...remote mouse in accordance to the local one If the mouse desynchronizes quickly one of the settings as mentioned above may not be correct 4 1 3 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above app...

Page 20: ...your managed host system the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1 1 or higher If the browser has no Java support such as on a small handheld device you are still able to main...

Page 21: ...tch which you configured during the installation process The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name in the case where you have given your IP KVM switch a symbolic name in t...

Page 22: ...might result in unauthorized access to the IP KVM switch and to the host system including all possible onsequences c Warning Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible Navig...

Page 23: ...log you out automatically A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen 5 2 2 Logout from the IP KVM switch This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen P...

Page 24: ...he RFB protocol In case of problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment 5 4 Main Window Starting the Remote Console opens an additional win...

Page 25: ...and influence the local Remote Console settings A description for each control follows Figure 5 5 Remote Console Control Bar Ctrl Alt Delete Special button key to send the Control Alt Delete key combi...

Page 26: ...er is switched on no remote console interaction is possible and monitoring is possible Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission he can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to...

Page 27: ...igent Sync Use this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adju...

Page 28: ...and passing through the incoming signal from the host system The option Noise Filter defines how IP KVM switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal A large filter setting needs less netw...

Page 29: ...uate for all common configurations If the picture quality is still bad after auto adjustment you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better quality Phase Defin...

Page 30: ...t settings Soft Keyboard Figure 5 12 Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft Keyboard Show Pops up the Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely diff...

Page 31: ...always possible A typical example is a German localized system that uses an US English keyboard mapping In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually Hotke...

Page 32: ...es the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connection without encryption SSL indicates means a secure connection Figure 5 15 Status line Furthermore both the incoming In and the out...

Page 33: ...r IP switch 5 5 Remote mass storage control 5 5 1 Driver Installation Please follow the KVM Vision Viewer Setup Wizard step by step to install the driver from the attached CD ROM Figure 5 17 KVM Visio...

Page 34: ...e 5 17 Device Configuration dialog Device Name Enter a name to your device Network Address Enter an IP address the IP KVM switch uses Authentication Port This is a fixed number 443 Username The factor...

Page 35: ...ll be added as below Figure 5 18 New Device 5 5 3 Drive Redirection Settings 5 5 3 1 Move the cursor to the new device that has been created 5 5 3 2 Click on Device then select Drive Redirection and R...

Page 36: ...ry default Username is super and the default Password is pass 5 5 3 3 Click Ok the new device icon will be changed as below Figure 5 21 Drive Redirection finished Warning 1 Drive Redirection is only p...

Page 37: ...ion of the ATX power button on your host system It is used to switch on and off the power supply The ATX power button knows two operation modes pressing it shortly and pressing it for about 4 seconds...

Page 38: ...o the browser because of the button press The power state will be off Reset Pressing this button is similar to pressing the reset button directly on the remote system Be aware that pressing the reset...

Page 39: ...ated if the serial settings were made accordingly All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port 1 and its answers are displayed on the Telnet interface The following list shows the according...

Page 40: ...dialog click on the button Browse and select the desired image file Figure 6 4 Select Image File The maximum image size is limited to 1 44MB To use a larger image mount this image via Windows Share o...

Page 41: ...that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager LILO GRUB This case was reported for some Windows versions 2000 XP other OS might not be fully excluded This...

Page 42: ...d its location click on the button Set The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the IP KVM switch The information above has to be given from the point of view of the IP KVM switch It...

Page 43: ...ion dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory Activate the selected directory as a share Select Sharing this folder Choose an appropriate name for the share You may also add a short descri...

Page 44: ...UNIX Sun Solaris Linux To create a floppy image file copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command dd if dev fd0 of tmp floppy image dd reads the entire disc from the devic...

Page 45: ...sc from the device dev cdrom and saves the output in the specified output file tmp cdrom image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc MS Windows To create the image file use you...

Page 46: ...IP switch 6 3User Management 6 3 1 Change Password Figure 6 12 Set password To change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field Retype the password in the filed below Click Apply t...

Page 47: ...anged by the super account Upon delivery both accounts have the password pass Make sure to change these passwords immediately after you have installed and firstly accessed your IP KVM switch While the...

Page 48: ...re shown and for which the changes will take effect You may change the settings of other users if you have the necessary access rights Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows ch...

Page 49: ...is 8 Bit 256 colors The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data Therefore compression level 0 no compression uses only 8 Bit col...

Page 50: ...lable separately You have to install this program on your local system please refer to the manual of the KVM vision viewer for further information This option only works with Microsoft Internet Explor...

Page 51: ...So the minus sign builds single separate keypresses and releases The star inserts a pause with a duration of 100 milliseconds 6 4 2 Power Control Figure 6 16 Power Control The Power Control panel ena...

Page 52: ...elected Auto as host interface then the card will select USB if available or otherwise falls back to PS 2 To get USB remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host the following conditions...

Page 53: ...s that there is no mouse acceleration involved To set the options click on the button Apply 6 4 4 Video Figure 6 18 Video Settings Local Video Port Settings Enable local video port This option decides...

Page 54: ...gure 6 19 Network Settings Warning The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special procedure described in Table 4 1 Warning Changing the network settings of...

Page 55: ...DNS Server cannot be contacted Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP KVM switch s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening If left empty the default value will be used...

Page 56: ...The IP KVM switch is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider the IP K...

Page 57: ...DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where IP KVM switch registers itself in regular intervals Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is supported for now...

Page 58: ...ard and mouse data back to the host If set to Off no encryption will be used If set to Try the applet tries to make an encrypted connection In case connection establishment fails for any reason an une...

Page 59: ...enated to an IP address with a is the number of valid bits that will be used of the given IP address 192 168 1 22 32 matches the IP Address 192 168 1 22 192 168 1 0 24 matches all IP packets with sour...

Page 60: ...m for an infinite amount of time until he is manually unblocked again Unblocking users There are two possibilities to unblock a blocked user A parent user may go to the user management settings see th...

Page 61: ...he person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP KVM switch Create a SSL Certificate S...

Page 62: ...Organization The name of the organization to which the IP KVM switch belongs Locality City The city where the organization is located State Province The state or province where the organization is loc...

Page 63: ...the IP KVM switch using a telephone line means nothing else than building up a dedicated point to point connection from your console computer to the IP KVM switch In other words the IP KVM switch acts...

Page 64: ...ction virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM switch and your console computer The default value will work in most cases...

Page 65: ...be persistent so you have to adjust it again after IP KVM switch loses power for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use a NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to t...

Page 66: ...on each page Furthermore you can clear the log file here List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP KVM switch To show the log list click on Event Log...

Page 67: ...ile and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the IP KVM switch...

Page 68: ...tion like the serial number etc You may send this information along together with a support request It will help us troubleshooting your problem Reset Functions This section allows you to reset specif...

Page 69: ...ort KVM over IP switch 6 6 2 Event Log Figure 6 32 Event Log List Figure 6 32 displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP KVM switch 6 6 3 Update Firmware Figure 6 33 Update F...

Page 70: ...ce the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborte...

Page 71: ...Single port KVM over IP switch 6 6 4 Unit Reset Figure 6 34 Unit Reset To reset a certain IP KVM switch functionality click on the button Reset as displayed in Figure 6 34...

Page 72: ...correct Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN like routers etc is correctly configured Without a ping functioning IP KVM switch can t work either Q 006 Special key combinations e g AL...

Page 73: ...the operating system This option needs to be disabled 8 Certificates FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two con...

Page 74: ...Single port PS2 KVM over IP A Pin Assignments A 1 VGA HD 15 A 2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet...

Page 75: ...Single port PS2 KVM over IP A 3 RJ 45 Connector ISDN A 4 Serial SUB D 9 Connector 1 A 5 KVM 15 pin connector...

Page 76: ...or this keyboard is shown in Figure C 1 However most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs are on an identical position no matter what language map...

Page 77: ...LL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPAD0 NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPAD5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD NUMPADM...

Page 78: ...ese If done so IP KVM switch may not be able to detect them Resolution x y Refresh Rates Hz 640 x 350 70 85 640 x 400 56 70 85 640 x 480 60 67 72 75 85 90 100 120 720 x 400 70 85 800 x 600 56 60 70 72...

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