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Introduction
Product Overview
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1 Introduction
Congratulations on adding PX to your remote access tools.
This document provides installation and operation instructions for Minicom’s PX. It is
intended for system administrators and network managers, and assumes that readers
have a general understanding of networks, hardware, and software.
1.1 Product Overview
The PX system extends your KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) from any computer
or server over TCP/IP via LAN, WAN, or Internet connection. This enables you to
control, monitor, and manage your servers from wherever you are, inside or outside
the organization. PX is a cost-effective hardware solution, for secure, remote KVM
access and control of a computer/server from the BIOS level – independent of the
OS. It is designed to connect to a single computer over TCP/IP communication.
1.1.1
Features and Benefits
PX has the following features and benefits:

BIOS level control
to any server’s brand and model, regardless of the server
condition and network connectivity. Covers the entire spectrum of crash
scenarios.

Compatible
with all major operating systems. Supports many hardware and
software configurations for the remote client and target server computer.

Web-based control
– Browser based control of a target server from any location,
via a secured standard IP connection.

Multi-user share mode
– Allows up to five simultaneous users to share a remote
session.

Virtual media
– Enables mounting virtually any removable mass storage devices
connected to the client computer onto the target server (see Section 4.5).
1.2 Terminology
The following table describes terms used in this guide.
Term Definition
Target server
The computer/server that is accessed remotely via PX
Client computer
The PC running a remote PX session