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TARGET COMPUTER SETUP
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CONNECTION TO TARGET COMPUTER + BASIC OPERATIONS
POWER CONTROL UNIT (PCU)
SPIDER DUO WEB CONFIGURATION
The optional PCU can be used to remotely manage power of the
target computer. In addition to the PCU module, the box contains
the following items:
•
AC Power cord (input)
•
AC Power cord IEC60320/C13 to IEC60320/C14 (output)
•
Cable RJ45 to RJ45, CAT
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5 (10 ft)
1.
Click the
KVM Console
link from the Home page to begin remote
control of the attached target computer; the Remote Console
session will open in a new browser tab. (
Note:
Do not close the Spi-
der Duo home page web browser tab; closing the tab ends the Re-
mote Console session).
2.
To operate within the remote target system, click your mouse
button anywhere within the Remote Console desktop (Viewport).
The mouse will navigate along the remote target system
’
s screen.
3.
To resize the Viewport, use the Screen Display Adjustment toolbar
buttons in the top
-
right corner of the Viewport.
4.
To restore local mouse control, press the
Esc
key.
5.
To exit the Remote Console session, click the X button in the Screen
Display Adjustment toolbar. To log out of the Spider Duo Home
page, click
Logout
.
PCU INSTALLATION
1.
Connect power output plug to target PC.
2.
Connect RJ45 cable from PCU to Spider Duo PCU
CTRL port.
3.
Connect power input plug to AC power.
Spider Duo Quick Start Guide
Remote KVM
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Over
-
IP
with Local Access
1.
Access the Spider Duo over the network using a web browser (such
as Chrome, Edge, or Firefox) by entering https:// and its IP address in
the address bar.
2.
Enter the user name (default is
sysadmin
) and password (default is
PASS
) at the prompt. The Spider Duo home page displays.
3.
The following are a few key configurations:
Keyboard/Mouse (SLSLP400PS2
-
02 model only):
a.
Select
Interfaces
›
Keyboard/Mouse
from the web page.
b.
To change the target interface keyboard/mouse settings from the
default (
Auto
) to force PS/2 or USB target interface, select the
appropriate option from the
Host Interface
drop
-
down menu.
c.
Click
Save
to store your settings in nonvolatile memory.
Network TCP Ports and Services:
a.
Select
Interfaces > Network
from the web page.
b.
Under Network Miscellaneous Settings, modify the ports as
necessary. The client system requires the ability to access the
Spider Duo
’
s IP address as well as have port 443 (HTTPS) open.
Consult your system administrator if your system
’
s firewalls and
NAT device requires reconfiguration or changes to these values.
c.
Click
Save
.
Performance:
a.
Select
Interfaces
›
KVM Console Settings
from the web page.
b.
If necessary, under Transmission Encoding, modify the video
encoding and compression settings for slower connections.
c.
Click
Save
.
The Spider Duo recognizes several varieties of video display formats
with resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz. (Refer to the User Guide
for a list of supported video formats).
1.
On the Windows target system, select
Control Panel
›
Display
›
Settings
. Modify the screen resolution value as necessary.
2.
Select
Control Panel
›
Display
›
Settings
›
Advanced
›
Monitor
.
Modify the screen refresh rate (consult the appropriate
documentation when using a typical video card or another operating
system on the target computer).
3.
On the Windows target system, select
Control Panel
›
Mouse
›
Pointer Options
, set the pointer speed to medium and disable
Enhanced pointer precision
. For Linux GUIs, set the mouse
acceleration to exactly 1 and the threshold to exactly 1.
Lantronix ConsoleFlow
™
Client System Requirements:
The client system must have a web browser (such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari).