IBM LCM8, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 2: Installation 13
Figure 2.4: Typical LCM8/LCM16 switch firewall configuration
To configure the firewall:
To access the LCM8/LCM16 switch from outside a firewall, configure your firewall to forward
ports 80 and 443 from its external interface to the KVM switch through the firewall’s internal
interface. Consult the manual for your firewall for specific port forwarding instructions.
To connect to the LCM8/LCM16 switch OBWI from outside the firewall:
Open a web browser and enter the external IP address of the firewall. The LCM8/LCM16 Explorer
window will open and prompt you to login.
Verifying the connections
LCM8/LCM16 switch
The rear panel of the LCM8/LCM16 switch features LEDs indicating the Ethernet connection for
LAN, as well as LEDs that indicate the target device status for each port.
Table 2.3: Descriptions for Figure 2.4
Number Description
1 LCM8/LCM16 switch
2 Firewall
3 User’s computer
4 Firewall (Forwards HTTP requests and KVM traffic to the LCM8/LCM16 switch)
5 User (Browses to firewall’s external IP address)
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1
2
3
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