7: Interfaces
Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM-over-IP Device User Guide
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Transmission Encoding
KVM Console Type
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.
KVM Console Deployment
Miscellaneous KVM Console Settings
Field
Description
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 factor 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.
Field
Description
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
Browser Plugin
Force the system to use the platform-independent Sun version instead when
launching the Remote Console applet.
Field
Description
Java Web Start
Select this option to use Java Web Start deployment method.
Applet
Select this option to use the Applet deployment method.
Field
Description
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.
