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Secure KVM-over-IP with Integrated Web
Interface and Virtual Drive Technology

SV1110IPEXT

Instruction Guide

The Professionals’ Source For Hard-to-Find Computer Parts

SERVER REMOTE

CONTROL

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Summary of Contents for SV1110IPEXT

Page 1: ...over IP with Integrated Web Interface and Virtual Drive Technology SV1110IPEXT Instruction Guide The Professionals Source For Hard to Find Computer Parts SERVER REMOTE CONTROL Actual product may vary...

Page 2: ...act StarTech com technical support using one of the phone numbers below 2 Quote the special code listed under Purchase Options on the Firmware and flash memory management menu of the Web interface e g...

Page 3: ...nt power supply 2 INSTALLING THE SV1110IPEXT 3 Connecting the KVM to the Host Computer and Network 4 Connecting a Local Keyboard Mouse and Monitor 6 Disabling Mouse Acceleration on the Host Computer 7...

Page 4: ...Y CERTIFICATE WARNINGS 36 APPENDIX B USING THE ADVANCED VIDEO TUNING FEATURE 37 APPENDIX C THE IPMI UPGRADE OPTION 39 APPENDIX D THE MODEM OPTION UPGRADE 46 APPENDIX E USING OPTIONAL R PORT DEVICES 53...

Page 5: ...ally any host server or computer that supports PS 2 or USB input devices Before You Begin This section describes the cables and other hardware that you may wish to use when setting up and configuring...

Page 6: ...male female connectors StarTech com part number MXT100 or 1 x Null modem RS 232 serial cable with 9 pin DB 9 female female connectors StarTech com part number SCNM9FF To use USB connections on host an...

Page 7: ...SV1110IPEXT Instruction Guide 3 Installing the SV1110IPEXT Video IN Host Host USB LAN WAN R Port DCE Serial DC in DC in 2 Keyboard Mouse Rear Panel...

Page 8: ...ear panel of the SV1110IPEXT to a network data jack usually on a hub switch router or pre wired wall jack 7 Optional If needed connect the WAN connector on the rear panel of the SV1110IPEXT to a netwo...

Page 9: ...he KVM 6 Connect the opposite end of the USB Type A to 5 pin mini B cable to an available USB port on the managed computer 7 Using a Category 5 Ethernet patch cable connect the LAN connector on the re...

Page 10: ...imilar manner USB This lights up when the USB port is connected to a host and that host has configured the USB port for use It will blink when USB data is transmitted Video OK This light is lit when a...

Page 11: ...click on Motion tab 3 Make sure that the Pointer speed bar is centered and Acceleration is set to None Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 1 Go to Pointer Options and turn off Enhance Pointer Precisio...

Page 12: ...t for future reference Once you locate the MAC address of your unit in the DHCP log you can match it to its leased IP address and proceed with the Web configuration NOTE Once you have located the IP a...

Page 13: ...g the factory default settings on the WAN port they cannot be connected to the network at the same time since they will use the same IP address NOTE Not all IP addresses are valid for a given subnet I...

Page 14: ...rial access on the host computer Connect the opposite end male if connecting to the DCE Serial port female if connecting to the DTE Serial port to the SV1110IPEXT Configure the terminal software with...

Page 15: ...you must enter a user name and password The default username and password as shipped from the factory is username admin with a password of admin NOTE Before the login screen appears your Web browser...

Page 16: ...with an IP address when a DHCP server is present When disabled the LAN port will use the values assigned to it on the IP Addresses and Routing table below Current DHCP Lease Information This box provi...

Page 17: ...t storms and to determine the topology of the network You may enable this feature so that the module can be inserted inline with the host it monitors This reduces the wiring and number of Ethernet por...

Page 18: ...password for admin recommended Read and consider the comments and instructions on this menu before making any changes as changing these features could make the unit inaccessible through Web configurat...

Page 19: ...same page Remember to enable RADIUS after configuring it While RADIUS authentication is enabled the locally defined accounts on the KVM control over IP module will not be used except for the SSH logi...

Page 20: ...t directly perhaps due to a web proxy or other firewalls then a page will be shown that causes your browser to download the required file Save this file to disk and then upload it as described in the...

Page 21: ...it in order to reduce the initial cost for the KVM control over IP module NOTE If you wish to upgrade after the system is in operation go to the Manage Firmware page and scroll down to the section ent...

Page 22: ...a drive letter of B The capacity is limited to 1 44 megabytes in this mode The purpose of supporting floppy mode is to permit the use of floppy disk images generated by other systems For example the f...

Page 23: ...is accessible by the SV1110IPEXT To switch to this mode type in a URL pointing to the ISO image and click on Commit The system will connect to the web server and test the file for access If successfu...

Page 24: ...isk emulation is not supported Windows 2000 SP3 Keyboard and mouse are supported A bug in versions before Sevice Pack 2 prevents floppy CD ROM support from working correctly In particular it appears t...

Page 25: ...listing to assist you with the features and operation of the SV1110IPEXT Copyright Menu Provides the Terms of Use and other information related to the firmware and software on the SV1110IPEXT Site ma...

Page 26: ...adcast 192 168 22 255 Secondary Ethernet Port WAN 00 0e c5 00 08 1b IP Address 192 168 1 123 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Broadcast 192 168 1 255 Ethernet bridge Disabled Machine name n...

Page 27: ...ava support in your browser however most modern browsers come with a version of Java that is compatible with this application The Java VNC client makes a connection back to the KVM control over IP mod...

Page 28: ...34 ssh f l admin L 15900 127 0 0 1 5900 10 0 0 34 sleep 60 vncviewer bgr233 127 0 0 1 15900 Same command but using the WAN port ssh f l admin L 15900 127 0 0 1 5900 10 0 0 98 sleep 60 vncviewer bgr23...

Page 29: ...is to show a number of critical status values and to provide shortcuts to commonly used features Here is a snapshot of what it may look like There will be slight differences based on optional features...

Page 30: ...writeable If the disk is readable the R letter will be white Whenever the host reads from the disk the R letter will glow green for a few seconds Whenever the host is writing to the disk the W letter...

Page 31: ...fore performing the requested function Identification Fixed text label that is defined by the user in the Web interface This does not affect the operation of the system and is intended to assist with...

Page 32: ...ovide a good quality picture see section below VirtKeys Virtual keyboard provides a menu with special keys that are often hard to generate but needed by the remote system The most common key sequence...

Page 33: ...e indicates the number of 16x16 blocks of video that are being sent on average for every frame of video With a static image being displayed by the server this number will be zero shown as nil Moving t...

Page 34: ...will perform optimally when used with our standard test pattern For your reference the sampling phase number is shown to the right of the Filtering button Noise Filter controls the advanced video fil...

Page 35: ...he Noise Filter option on the Video Tuning menu to mitigate noise issues Network performance The SV1110IPEXT will always send as much data as it can given what s happening on the screen and the actual...

Page 36: ...se sync issue A video positioning error is visible as a black line along the top or bottom and right or left edges of the remote screen Remember to save your position changes Cannot login via SSH Reme...

Page 37: ...d 640x400 85Hz 720x400 85Hz 640x480 60Hz 640x480 72Hz 640x480 75Hz 640x480 85Hz 800x600 56Hz 800x600 60Hz 800x600 72Hz 800x600 75Hz 800x600 85Hz 1024x768 60Hz 1024x768 70Hz 1024x768 75Hz 1024x768 85Hz...

Page 38: ...Protocol Server Standardized real time KVM network protocol Compatible with existing VNC client software VNCS SSL tunneled VNC VNC protocol tunneled via SSLTLS encryption For secure real time control...

Page 39: ...r damages arising from misuse abuse alteration or normal wear and tear Limitation of Liability In no event shall the liability to StarTech com Ltd or its officers directors employees or agents for any...

Page 40: ...or does it make the SV1110IPEXT any more vulnerable to outside attacks Can I prevent the warning from occurring Yes You have two options that may prevent the warning from occurring First if the Web br...

Page 41: ...lost If you do not wish to save the presets after clicking the Save Preset button click the Save Preset button a second time and the save function will be canceled The section of the screen marked Cu...

Page 42: ...ick this button the screen is cleared to a medium grey color All blocks that are sent from that point on will show up on the screen as they are sent Click the button again to reset the screen to grey...

Page 43: ...d by the operating system It is therefore unlikely that a serial port provided by an add in card will be able to act as an IPMI port so you must use a serial port integrated on the motherboard of the...

Page 44: ...t If IPMI is not listed beside Software Options see above then the IPMI option is not present and you will have to purchase the software option to use the feature To purchase the IPMI option contact S...

Page 45: ...raight through serial cable Connect a female end of a serial cable to the serial port that is configured for IPMI access on the host computer Connect the opposite end male if connecting to the DCE Ser...

Page 46: ...are Note that the selected baud rate should match the host computer s setting Problems with the BMC password as well as any other error information will be recorded in the SV1110IPEXT s system log on...

Page 47: ...changes and is for monitoring purposes only To access the Status IPMI Sensor Report screen From the Web interface click View IMPI sensor report next to the thumbnail image on the Home screen From the...

Page 48: ...have four options Hard Reset Equivalent to pressing the RESET button on the managed computer The computer will restart Power Cycle The computer will power off pause for a moment and power on again au...

Page 49: ...pressing the POWER button on the host computer NOTE IPMI may not automatically close the host computer software safely when you issue a reset or power off command Since these features are equivalent t...

Page 50: ...nnected to a typical POTS plain old telephone system line that is not routed through a phone management system or shared with other devices If you wish to use this feature through a PBX system it may...

Page 51: ...tion depends on whether you consider the modem connection to be mission critical the quality of your telecom infrastructure and your budget for implementing this solution The model of modem attached i...

Page 52: ...k data cable and power source according to the instructions in its documentation The opposite end of the modem s data cable should be a DB9 female serial connection Connect that end of the cable to th...

Page 53: ...ettings to the modem s non volatile memory NVRAM or allow the modem to adjust the connection speed for greater stability and so on You may wish to test the connection with the default init string firs...

Page 54: ...s a summary of the settings for use with non Windows operating systems or other versions of Windows besides XP PPP Point to Point Protocol must be used no other authentication methods are supported TC...

Page 55: ...r panel for the PPP connection use a straight through serial cable When the modem is not actively connected you can begin a PPP session at up to 460 kbps To hang up and re connect the modem end the PP...

Page 56: ...m the SV1110IPEXT You may need to change the init string or verify the cabling and modem status Modem init okay The modem has responded appropriately to the init string Saw PPP startup from client A P...

Page 57: ...the SV1110IPEXT you can connect additional serial devices to the DATA IN or similar port on the previous device in the chain Once the cabling is attached the device becomes active after a 15 second in...

Page 58: ...umstances The default setting is off Console Log Clicking this link will open a separate Web page that will display the last 200 characters committed to that device s console log Note that existing da...

Page 59: ...also use a standard SSH client to access the R Port options if you wish to avoid using the Java based SSH client in the Web interface Simply use your SSH client several freeware packages are available...

Page 60: ...andshaking is used to limit the output rate of individual channels as needed A maximum of four users may simultaneously login to the same device All users may type commands at any time and all users w...

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