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The Windows Client
Virtual Media
The B051-000’s Virtual Media feature allows a USB 2.0 device
(Floppy drive, CDROM, Flash Drive, etc.), connected to a user’s
computer/server, to be accessible on a remote computer/server or
KVM with a USB Hub port.
To implement this redirection feature, do the following:
Note: For the Virtual Media feature to work, the included Virtual
Media USB cable must be connected between the B051-000 and the
computer/server you wish to access the virtual media on. The USB
cable can not be connected to a USB port on a KVM switch that is
used for keyboard/mouse functionality. It can only be connected to a
KVM switch that contains a USB port that is strictly a Hub port.
1. Click on the icon to bring up the Virtual Media dialog box:
2.
Select the media source.
• If you select
Drive, drop down the drive list to select the
appropriate drive:
3. After you have made your media source selection, click Start.
The device (or image file) that you have selected is then redirected
to the remote server, where it shows up as a drive or folder on the
remote server’s file system.
Note: You can dismiss the Virtual Media dialog box at this point – the
redirection will stay in effect. You can treat the folder as if it were
really on the remote server; drag and drop files to/from it, open files
on the remote system for editing and save them to the redirected
drive, etc. Files that you save to the redirected drive folder will
actually be saved to the USB device on your local system. Files that
you drag from the redirected drive will actually come from the USB
device on your local system.
4. To end the redirection, bring up the Virtual Media dialog box and
click Stop.
Virtual Media Icons
The Virtual Media icon on the Windows Client Control Panel changes
depending on the type of drive used, as shown in the table below:
Icon
Description
Indicates a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive.
Indicates a flash (pen) drive.
Indicates a floppy drive.
The Message Board
The B051-000 supports multiple user logins, which can possibly give
rise to access conflicts. To alleviate this problem, a message board
allows users to communicate with each other:
• If you select
File, click the button with the three dots to browse to
your image file.
