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MasterConsole IP

MCIP18, MCIP116

User Guide

MCIP-0D-E

November 2007

255-18-0020

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Page 3: ...has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfe...

Page 4: ...In Raritan products which require Rack Mounting please follow these precautions Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature Do not exceed the rated maximum...

Page 5: ...Selecting a Computer 11 Chapter 4 Remote Management and Operation 13 Initial Configuration 13 Initial Configuration via DHCP Server 13 Initial Configuration via Serial Interface 13 Logging In 14 Navi...

Page 6: ...ii CONTENTS Appendix G MCIP Video Modes 67 Appendix H FAQs 69...

Page 7: ...20 Telnet Console Screen 23 Figure 21 Change Password Screen 24 Figure 22 Users Groups Screen 24 Figure 23 Group Management Screen 26 Figure 24 User Groups Permission Screen 27 Figure 25 Port Permiss...

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Page 9: ...s on the MCIP embedded processors only but not on mission critical servers so that there is no interference with server operation MCIP offers convenient remote KVM access and control via LAN or Intern...

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Page 11: ...uters to the MCIP unit explore operation with the default names and parameters You may operate using the On Screen User Interface OSUI To activate the OSUI press the Left Ctrl key on your keyboard thr...

Page 12: ...the MCIP rear panel 5 Plug the cable s other connectors into the computer s keyboard monitor and mouse ports 6 Power ON the connected computer 7 Select the connected computer using the On Screen User...

Page 13: ...fication purposes only b To turn AutoScan ON OFF default is OFF Move to Scan and press the keys to toggle If you exit the OSUI with AutoScan ON MCIP will scan according to the currently set mode Indiv...

Page 14: ...ames and Scan Rate menu Figure 6 Edit Names and Scan Rate Menu One Tier 2 Use the Tab Shift Tab or keys to move the cursor to the line you want to edit Use to move within a line a To change the Name T...

Page 15: ...the Administration Menu accessed to turn security ON or OFF and to change passwords Raritan recommends that administrators record and store passwords where they will be handy to you and other authori...

Page 16: ...Passwords e To change the type of keyboard press the Tab key to highlight Language Mode field Press to select English German or French 4 To exit the Administration Menu press a Function key on your k...

Page 17: ...D press the desired computer s Key number shown in the left hand column OR When the Selection Menu is sorted by name arranged alphabetically use the Page Up Page Down or keys or type the first charact...

Page 18: ...te Menu Figure 9 Edit Names and Scan Rate Menu Base MasterConsole IP 2 Use the Tab Shift Tab or keys to move the cursor to the line you want to edit Use to move within a line a To change the Name of a...

Page 19: ...he OSUI and press F8 Upgrade Computer Status MCIP will scan the channels and update the computer status and then return to the previous menu d For any inactive channel the ID bar will display only the...

Page 20: ...play on the monitor for the time interval specified in the Configuration Menu d Press Home at any time to return to the first channel on the first page of the Selection Menu Press End at any time to a...

Page 21: ...ion of your DHCP server Raritan recommends that you configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of MCIP The MAC address is located on the outside of the shipping box and on the bottom of the MC...

Page 22: ...default values which are enclosed in brackets If you want to use the default value of an option then you just need to press the Enter key You will be asked if the values are correct and get a chance t...

Page 23: ...lick Home to return to this Home Page Click Console to launch MCIP Remote Console Use these buttons to toggle to different sections in MCIP Figure 11 MCIP Home Page If there is no activity for 30 minu...

Page 24: ...net is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the according connection This is because today s web proxies are not...

Page 25: ...elements in the Remote Console Control Bar allow you to change or view the status of the Remote Console settings Figure 13 Remote Console Control Bar Predefined Shortcut This button exists only for th...

Page 26: ...e mouse settings have been changed on the host system Please note that Intelligent Sync takes longer than Fast Sync and requires a correctly adjusted screen Use the auto adjustment function or the man...

Page 27: ...or a video line and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values default settings in conjunction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all comm...

Page 28: ...Console Remote Console chooses the correct mapping automatically but sometimes cannot depending on the JVM version and your browser settings For example is a German localized system that uses a US Eng...

Page 29: ...ays the compressed transfer rate Access State Icons display Remote Console s access state A single user is connected to the Remote Console More than one user is connected to the Remote Console You hav...

Page 30: ...nsole Figure 19 KVM Console Screen In the Active KVM Port panel click on the drop down Active Port arrow to select the active port Click Switch to change In the Remote Console Preview panel click on t...

Page 31: ...can issue management commands Generally speaking the Telnet interface supports two operation modes command line mode and terminal mode Command line mode is used to control or display parameters and in...

Page 32: ...ply to change your password Users and Groups Figure 22 Users Groups Screen User and Group management in MCIP is based on configurable users and groups which may be granted different permissions Each M...

Page 33: ...memberships Click Create to add the new user Note The limit of user profiles is 150 No more than 25 users should be logged into the MCIP unit at one time To edit existing users Click on the drop down...

Page 34: ...oup from the list Click Modify to edit the group name To delete a group Click on the drop down Existing group arrow and choose a group from the list Click Delete to delete the group To copy an existin...

Page 35: ...e if a user does not have permission to change network settings that user cannot grant the right change network settings to another user further down in the ancestry order However a user can reduce th...

Page 36: ...missions until you set them and users assigned to a specific group inherit that group s permissions Again there is a parent child relationship with port access rights you can change another user s or...

Page 37: ...the radio button before the Remote Console Viewer to use Default Java VM Virtual Machine This option uses the default JVM in your web browser it can be Microsoft JVM for Internet Explorer or Sun JVM i...

Page 38: ...cannot be generated locally If the local system is operating with a different keyboard a necessary key might be missing or if the local system is unconditionally catching this keystroke already you ca...

Page 39: ...keyboard and Apple Macintosh indicates the Apple Macintosh keyboard Click on one of the Mouse Speed radio buttons to choose your mouse speed Auto Select Auto if the host system s mouse settings use an...

Page 40: ...sion from a Sun machine If this box is not checked the picture of the remote console will not be visible In the Custom Video Modes panel you can add video modes to the MCIP that are not recognized usi...

Page 41: ...te Console when this custom mode is activated Click Apply to apply your changes KVM Ports Figure 29 KVM Port Settings Screen In the Active KVM Port panel click on the Active Port drop down arrow and c...

Page 42: ...k of the local network in the Subnet Mask field If you want the MCIP unit to be accessible from networks other than local type the local network router IP address in the Gateway IP address field Type...

Page 43: ...configured DNS server IP address The Dynamic DNS server is the server with which MCIP registers itself at regular intervals The default setting dyndns org is supported currently Type the hostname of...

Page 44: ...ce The applet will attempt an encrypted connection If connection fails an error message appears In the IP Access Control panel set settings related to IP access control used to limit the access to spe...

Page 45: ...if no matching rule is located In the User Blocking panel set a blocking mechanism that allows you to block certain users after a certain number of failed logins that is if they use incorrect user na...

Page 46: ...ed domain name and is identical to the name used to access MCIP with a web browser without the http prefix If the name here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a security warnin...

Page 47: ...ou select When you receive the SSL Certificate file from the CA save it on your system Return the SSL Certificate Signing Request screen and click Browse to locate the SSL Certificate file that you ju...

Page 48: ...the MCIP is communicating with the modem Most of all modems available today will support the default value of 115 200 bps In case you are using an old modem and discovering problems try to lower this...

Page 49: ...your preference User specified time Type the date in mm dd yy format and the time in hh mm ss format please use military time format or the 24 hour clock for example type 8 30 a m as 0830 type 6 45 p...

Page 50: ...Type the name of the attribute containing the unique login name of a user in the Name of login name attribute field Leave this field empty to use the default value the default depends on the selected...

Page 51: ...e RADIUS client and RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field In this case the MCIP serves as a RADIUS client A shared secret is used to verify that RADIUS messages are sent by a RADIUS enabled device...

Page 52: ...estricted to 1 000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically Note If the Reset button on the HTML front end is used to restart the MCIP all logging information...

Page 53: ...ify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the MCIP device and that needs no authentication at all serverip port SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the MCIP sends a SNMP trap to a specifie...

Page 54: ...rs screen displays MCIP activity From left to right the connected user s its IP address from which host the user comes from and its activity status is displayed RC means that the Remote Console is ope...

Page 55: ...which you can download from the Raritan Website If the firmware file is compressed file suffix zip you must unzip it before updating in a Windows OS use WinZip from http www winzip com for decompressi...

Page 56: ...pply will not be interrupted during the update process power interruption may render the MCIP unit unusable After the firmware version is updated MCIP automatically resets After about one minute the L...

Page 57: ...e Resetting the card closes all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console and lasts 30 60 seconds Resetting sub devices takes only a few seconds and does not close an...

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Page 59: ...cessible in case it is necessary to disconnect them MCIP Video Modes Remote User SCREEN RESOLUTION REFRESH RATES HZ 640x350 70 85 640x400 56 85 640x480 60 67 72 75 85 90 100 120 720x400 70 85 800x600...

Page 60: ...ERCONSOLE IP USER GUIDE MCIP Cables Part No Length Connectors CMCIP20 6 56 2M HD15 M to HD15 M 2x mini DIN6 M CMCIP40 13 12 4M HD15 M to HD15 M 2x mini DIN6 M CMCIP90 29 52 9M HD15 M to HD15 M 2x mini...

Page 61: ...ode Global AutoSkip OFF Channel Specific Scan Rate 3 seconds Global Scan Rate 3 seconds Hot Key L Ctrl L Ctrl L Ctrl ID Display Interval 3 seconds MasterConsole IP unit configuration First tier PowerS...

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Page 63: ...ividual Scanning AutoScan OFF ON scan rate AutoSkip OFF ON Hot Key duration of ID display F5 Go to the Administration Menu turn Security ON OFF change User Passwords F6 Exit On Screen User Interface a...

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Page 65: ...s local KVM port marked Keyboard Monitor Mouse Din 6F HD15F Din 6F on the back panel of each MCIP For operation a console keyboard monitor and mouse plugs into the local KVM port MCIP includes integr...

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Page 67: ...rs Edit Names and Scan Rate Menu Channel Specific Scan Rates Hot Key Used to activate On Screen User Interface To activate On Screen User Interface press the hot key 3 times rap ID Display The display...

Page 68: ...tion Menu is set to Individual Channel specific scan rates can be set in the Edit Names and Scan Rate Menu Security When activated and the system remains idle for a period of time the next user must e...

Page 69: ...PS Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure secure version of HTTP LED Light Emitting Diode A semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the forward directio...

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Page 71: ...the case you will need to provide a proper ID pattern to the display card All PCs powered up without keyboard error but the keyboard at MasterConsole IP has no control cannot input to any PC a Make su...

Page 72: ...e and occurs to PCs that have previously worked with MCIP then some components are out of order Unit does not operate in On Screen User Interface Replace keyboard On Screen User Interface works only w...

Page 73: ...rompt Enter the command config and press Enter After waiting a few moments configure IP auto configuration IP address net mask and default gateway Pressing Enter without entering values does not chang...

Page 74: ...nd There are some options to choose from the important ones are the following Auto Adjust Button If the video displayed is of bad quality or distorted in some way press this button and wait a few seco...

Page 75: ...ngs with MCIP as the unit may not detect them RESOLUTION X Y REFRESH RATES HZ 640x350 70 85 640x400 56 85 640x480 60 67 72 75 85 90 100 120 720x400 70 85 800x600 56 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 832x624 75 10...

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Page 77: ...y configured Ensure ping functioning Special key combinations for example ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host You must define a Button Key in the Remote...

Page 78: ...does not work The MCIP emulates a USB keyboard If you attach a USB keyboard to your host two keyboards are detected It cannot be predicted which one of these comes first and you will be able to work...

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