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Page 2: ...NETWORK CONFIGURATION METHODS EXPLAINED 3 Web Configuration Using DHCP 4 Terminal Configuration Using a Serial Cable 4 CONFIGURING THE KVM FOR YOUR NETWORK 6 Using the Web Interface 6 Using the Termin...

Page 3: ...34 APPENDIX B USING THE ADVANCED VIDEO TUNING FEATURE 35 APPENDIX C GETTING PEAK PERFORMANCE 37 APPENDIX D THE IPMI UPGRADE OPTION 38 APPENDIX E THE MODEM OPTION UPGRADE 45 APPENDIX F USING OPTIONAL R...

Page 4: ...ion describes the cables and other hardware that you may wish to use when setting up and configuring your new Server Remote Control We suggest you review this section carefully before beginning the in...

Page 5: ...r and mouse green connector to the PS 2 ports as marked on the rear panel 6 Connect a VGA monitor to the video out port on the rear panel of the unit 7 a If you are using PS 2 connections to your mana...

Page 6: ...t the responsiveness of the cursor on the screen to physical movements of the mouse While this is usually a beneficial interface enhancement it can interfere with the operation of the unit and should...

Page 7: ...nd other devices connected to your network The values for the unit tested above are as follows IP Address 192 168 22 4 MAC Address 00 0E C5 00 08 1A Device Name none The easiest way to identify your S...

Page 8: ...rmit Using the DB9 female to female null modem serial cable provided connect one end of the cable to the SERIAL port on the rear panel of the SVx41HDI Connect the opposite end to the serial port on th...

Page 9: ...ore you can access the Web configuration interface 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...

Page 10: ...r the LAN port will be filled in automatically and any changes made will not affect the setup Domain Name Server optional This section allows you to specify DNS servers and the default DNS domain suff...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...er will be tried in order using the indicated number of retries and timeout period which are configurable on the same page Remember to enable RADIUS after configuring it While RADIUS authentication is...

Page 13: ...not access the Internet 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 i...

Page 14: ...Firmware page and scroll down to the section entitled Purchase Options Look for a unique code like the following one 4 C80C B960 1 0 If you provide this code to the technical support department they c...

Page 15: ...he Web configurator Logout Securely logs you out from your Web session on the Server Remote Control Using the Terminal Interface via Serial Port The terminal interface you can access via the serial po...

Page 16: ...computers Web interface The integrated Web server includes a Java based VNC client This allows easy browser based remote control Native VNC client There are several third party software programs that...

Page 17: ...VNC Client This system implements the VNC protocol so any off the shelf VNC client can be used There are over 17 different VNC clients available and they should all work with this system This system a...

Page 18: ...mber for each instance on the same SSH client machine Some Unix versions of the VNC client have integrated SSH tunneling support Some clients require your local user id to be the same as the userid on...

Page 19: ...em configuration Starting from the left side of the Bribar each feature and its function is outlined below Bandwidth Indicates current average bandwidth coming out of the KVM control over IP module Th...

Page 20: ...Autosync Shows when the mouse autosync feature is enabled When active the unit will automatically attempt to match the positions of the remote mouse pointer and the VNC session s local mouse pointer o...

Page 21: ...tended to assist with administration Status Current status of the attached system and the status of the module B W Min Avg Max Auto Bandwidth control The white button is the mode the system is current...

Page 22: ...ttom of the screen VirtKeys Menu Clicking any button in the top half of the window simulates pressing and releasing the indicated key In the bottom area of the screen clicking will simulate the indica...

Page 23: ...lor Offset is a fine tuning adjustment that requires the use of a test pattern There is a copy of the test pattern available on the Help menu of the integrated web server You must arrange for that ima...

Page 24: ...ur noise filter will only remove noise It does not degrade the signal quality or readability of small text You may turn it on and off using the indicated button or set it to other values using the arr...

Page 25: ...l s PC x ports The KVM switches connected to the Server Remote Control the Master switch are known as Slaves Once connected the units will automatically configure themselves as either Masters or Slave...

Page 26: ...has no power The OSD menu automatically updates the color when it is activated Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight a computer and the ENTER key to select it Press ESCAPE to exit the OSD menu...

Page 27: ...to 9 dash followed by ENTER as new password A Security enabled device is marked with a lock beside its channel number To permanently disable the security function from a locked device highlight it pr...

Page 28: ...wered computers The non volatile memory stores the Scan Type setting Scan Rate Sets the duration of a computer displayed in Auto Scan mode The options are 3 seconds 8 seconds 15 seconds and 30 seconds...

Page 29: ...SVx41HDI Series Server Remote Control Instruction Guide 26 setting UL as Upper Left UR as Upper Right LL as Lower Left LR as Lower Right MI as Middle ESC To exit the OSD press the ESCAPE key...

Page 30: ...left Ctrl 7 For a computer connected to a Slave KVM you need to know the channel address of the Slave unit 1 8 and then the channel address of the device 1 8 or A H Please note that only Master s PC 1...

Page 31: ...be LINKed to the back of the master KVM for selecting microphone and stereo speaker signals There are two options for Audio Stick On and Off When set to On audio selection follows computer selection W...

Page 32: ...work or there is a double OSD Make sure that the slave s Console port is connected to one of the Master s PC ports Perform a KVM Reset Make sure that you have removed all power sources from the Slave...

Page 33: ...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 Remembe...

Page 34: ...4 75Hz 1280x960 60Hz 1280x960 85Hz 1280x1024 60Hz 1280x1024 75Hz 1280x1024 85Hz 1600x1200 60Hz 1600x1200 65Hz 1600x1200 70Hz 1600x1200 75Hz 1600x1200 85Hz Maximum power consumption 18 watts 13 5 VDC 1...

Page 35: ...VNC VNC RFB 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...

Page 36: ...rom defects or 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 a...

Page 37: ...ess in any way nor does it make the Server Remote Control any more vulnerable to outside attacks Can I prevent the warning from occurring Yes You have two options that may prevent the warning from occ...

Page 38: ...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 Current Values indicates the various vi...

Page 39: ...d 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 To return to normal operation click...

Page 40: ...uce the effect Enable the Noise Filter option on the Video Tuning menu to mitigate noise issues Network performance The Server Remote Control will always send as much data as it can given what s happe...

Page 41: ...at purpose and cannot be accessed or recognized 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 ser...

Page 42: ...y management 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 optio...

Page 43: ...in Setup link at the top of the page and choose IPMI IPMB setup Intelligent Platform Management You will be presented with the IPMI Status menu see above Make the following changes to enable IPMI Enab...

Page 44: ...the managed computer via IPMI using either the Web interface or the VNC client The information you will be able to view using the status screen will depend on the model of managed computer Since IPMI...

Page 45: ...l Instruction Guide 42 Accessing IPMI Controls There are two ways to access power controls for the managed computer The first is through the Home screen on the Web interface The second is through the...

Page 46: ...m here you 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 o...

Page 47: ...quivalent to pressing the POWER button on the managed computer NOTE IPMI may not automatically close the managed computer software safely when you issue a reset or power off command Since these featur...

Page 48: ...modem is connected 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 sys...

Page 49: ...re far lower than their maximum capabilities Given the limitations of telecom infrastructure many locations have yet to implement fully digital switching technology and still rely on older analog tech...

Page 50: ...this setting be left at the default for best performance The init string is the command using the standardized Hayes AT command set that the SVx41HDI will send to the modem to activate it The string...

Page 51: ...I Beside Password and Confirm password enter the password that the user you entered above uses to access the Web interface 12 This screen also includes 3 checkboxes Uncheck all 3 checkboxes 13 Click N...

Page 52: ...reas of the screen may not be updated as frequently as others and animations or other auto updating areas of the screen may appear out of focus or blocky as a result Since the area around the mouse po...

Page 53: ...modem status Modem init okay The modem has responded appropriately to the init string Saw PPP startup from client A PPP authentication has occurred and a session has started Phone line rings An incom...

Page 54: ...vices 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 initialization period For specific information regardi...

Page 55: ...committed to that device s console log Note that existing data is overwritten automatically when the 200 character limit is reached Optional not shown IPMI This is an optional feature that requires th...

Page 56: ...freeware packages are available for download along with commercial applications and connect to the IP address of the SVx41HDI using port 22 default Login in to the SSH session as admin using the same...

Page 57: ...and unplug any R Port device at any time When reconnected it will automatically become available after a 15 second initialization period Any log entries will be retained by the R Port device while dea...

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