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8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 8 port / 16 port PS/2 KVM over IP SWITCH USER’S MANUAL Rev 1.0a[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. THE QUICK INST ALLA TION GUIDE 1 2. INTRODUCTION 4 2.1 When the server is up and running 4 2.2 When the sever is dead 4 2.3 Features 5 2.4 Package contents 6 2.5 T echnical specifications 7 2.6 System requirement 8 2.7 Cable diagrams 8 2.8 Product Details 9 3. HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION 10 3.1 Operat[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 5.5 Main Window 29 5.5.1 Remote Console Control Bar 29 5.5.2 Remote Console S tatus Line 36 6. MENU OPTIONS 37 6.1 Remote Control 37 6.1.1 KVM Console 37 6.1.2 T elnet Console 37 6.2 User Management 39 6.2.1 Change Password 39 6.2.2 Users And Groups 39 6.3 KVM Settings 40 6.3.1 User Console 40 6.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse 43 6.[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 1. The Quick Inst allation Guide Inst allation PS/2 IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and video dat a to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted via IP . PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Besides, PS/2 IP- KVM switch is a KVM switch[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Use a terminal software (e.g. hy per term or minicom) to connect to PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Reset PS/2 IP-KVM switch and immediately pr ess <ESC>. Y ou will see some device information and a ’=>’ prompt. Enter the command ’config’ and press <Enter>. After waiting a few moment s you may configure IP au[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch switch Video Settings. You can change some values, for instance the brightness and contrast of the picture displayed, which may improve the vi deo quality. It is also po ssible to revert to the default settings for all video modes or only the current one. Note: At first start, if the local mous e pointer is not synchron[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PS/2 IP-KVM switch. PS/2 IP-KVM switch can save your MONEY , TIME, SP ACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. PS/2 IP-KVM switch defines a new c lass of remote KVM access devices. PS/2 IP-KVM switch combines an 8/16/32- port KVM switch with digital remote KVM access via IP networks and comp re[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information Power cable detached, power supply failure Server remains in power off state after power on command has been given. CPU Controller, main board failure. Power supp ly is on, but there is no video output. CPU fan failure By server specif[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 2.4 Package content s Model No.: 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch Base unit- 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch 1 PCS User ’s manual 1 PCS Installation sof tware and User Manual on CD-ROM 1 PCS AC to DC Power Ada pter 1 PCS Rack Mount Kit 1 SET Daisy Chain Cable Optional 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB 15-pin and tw[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 2.5 T echnical specifications Model No. 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch 16 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch PC Port 8 16 Console Port 1 PC Port Connector (All Female T ypes) VGA HDDB 15-pin(sh ared with PS/2 keyboard and Mouse) Console Port Connector (All Female T ypes) Local Console: PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 2.6 System requirement Model No. 8 port s PS/2 IP-KVM switch Local console side One VGA Monitor One Keyboard One Mouse Network Side 10/100Mbps Ethernet or Modem Remote Console side One computer Computer side 8 PCs with 8 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB 15-pin and two Mini Din 6-pin PS/2 cables) Model N[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch PS/2 to DB9 adapter (Optional) Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female CA T5/5E/6 Straight Th rough UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C 2.8 Product Details 8 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch: 16 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch: 9[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 3. Hardware inst allation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3.1 shows the connections of PS/2 IP-KVM switch to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3.1: PS/2 IP-KVM switch usage scenario 8/16 Servers Administrator Administrator IP Network 8/16 port PS/2 KVM over IP switc[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Step 3 (Local console) Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch. Using the attached cable, or the one included with your monitor , connect it to the HDDB15-pin female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE connector . Step 4 Connect the keyboard to the KVM S witch. If you have an A [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Step 7 Double-check all of the connections. Y ou can che ck the color of keyboard and mouse connector t o make sure the keyboard and mouse c ables go to the correct ports. Step 8 Repeat step 5 to 7 for the re mainder of the computers. Step 9 Connect the Ethernet and/or modem, ISDN, depending how you want to access PS/2 [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 3.2.1 Connecting the Exte rnal Reset/Power Option Please refer to the manual of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 8/16/ 32 port external power switch option or a third party external power option to connect those external devices to one of the serial interface on the rear side of PS/2 IP-KVM switch . By the date of printing this m[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The PS/2 IP-KVM switch's communication inte rfaces are all based on TCP/IP . It comes pre-configured with the IP configuration listed in T able 4-1 . Parameter V alue IP auto configuration DHCP IP-Address - Net-mask 255.255.255.0 Default-Gateway none Table 4-1. Initial net[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Figure4-1. IP-KVM switch setup tool On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the IP -KVM switch is displa yed. To detect the MAC address, manually, press t he button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on t he white sticker placed on the ba ck of the IP-KVM switch. If the[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has a serial li ne interface (rear side). This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard. The serial li ne has to be configured with the parameters gi ven in T able 4-2 . When configuring with a serial termin[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 4.1.3.1 PS/2 IP-KVM swit ch keyboard settings The PS/2 IP-KVM switch settings for the host's keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. Che ck the settings in the PS/2 IP-KVM switch front-end. See 6.3.3 for details. 4.1.3.2 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with KVM de[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch While the IP-KVM switch wor ks with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer, there are the followin g limitations, which may prevent this synchronization from working properly: Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The PS/2 IP-KVM switch features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these in terfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner . The inte rfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol family , th[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer displayi ng the encryption key length Newer web browsers do suppor t strong encryption on default. 5.2 Using PS/2 KVM over IP switch as a KVM switch The power on state of 8/16 por t PS/2 KVM over IP switch: When you power on KVM switch, it will ask you the password, the default p assw o[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch please put 16 port IP-KVM switch on the 1st bank ( or say Master bank). It is based on 16 port IP-KVM switch supports 16 port LEDs display on the fr ont p anel. Otherwise, 8 port IP-KVM switch is allocated at 1st bank and there is a 16 port IP-KVM switch chained to the slave bank, the master bank (or say 1st bank) is un[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch T o select PC port: + + + = S e l e c t e d B a n k a n d P C + + = Beeper on local KVM Switch (Note: The default Beeper function is ON and beeper control is only for available for Scan Mode ) + + + = A u t o S c a n Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock Scroll Lock B S Bank No 1~8 Port No. 01~08 ([...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch D. Before chaining the slave bank up to six banks, you need a VGA extender between the fifth bank and the sixth bank to enhance the VGA signal. Figure 5-2: Daisy Chain Connection 5.2.2 Hot Plug The KVM Switch supports “Hot Pl ug“ function for easy addition or removal of PCs. The user can arrange or maintain PCs as f[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch mouse software driver support s the “Hot Plug” function. 5.2.3 On Screen Display Operation 1. OSD menu can be popped up in powered on PC port or non-power ed on PC port or empty PC port. The resolution of OSD menu is fixed to 1024X768 for non-powered on PC port or empty PC port. 2. When you pop up the OSD menu windo[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch a. The “OSD: 10 SEC” means that the OSD windows display or PC system name exists 10 sec. on your monitor . Y ou can modify it from 05 sec to 99 sec. The factory default value is 10 sec. b. The “SCAN TIME” means that scan interval fr om one PC port to next PC port. The default SCAN time is 10 sec and the maximum [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch be flashed during the refresh process. When the OSD value back to default setting, the bank seven segment LED on the front panel will stop flashing 5.3 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and logout 5.3.1 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch Launch your web browser. Direct it to the addr ess of your PS/2 IP-KVM switch, which[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your PS/2 IP-KVM s witch for the first ti me. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and to the host system inc[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Warning If there is no activity for half an hour , the PS/2 IP-KVM switch will log you out, automatically. A click on one of the links wi ll bring you back to the login screen. 5.3.2 Logout from the PS/2 IP-KVM switch This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen. Please note that an automatic logo[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 5.5 Main Window Starting the Remote Console opens an additiona l window. It displays the screen content of your host system. The Remote C onsole will behave exactly in the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way. Ho[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process. Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings on the host . Single/Double mous e mode S[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch • Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Co nsole. You can still us e both mouse and keyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details. Figure 5-9. Remote Console Options Menu:Scaling • Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two opt ions for synchronizing the local and t[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Figure 5-10. Remote Console Options Menu:Curs or • Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the PS/2 IP- KVM switch video settings. PS/2 IP-KVM switch features two different dialog s, which influence the video settings. Video Settings through the HTML-Frontend To enable local video port, select this optio n. This opt[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Video Settings through the remote console Figure 5-11. Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the bright ness of the picture Contrast Controls the contra st of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a vi deo line and depends on the video mode. Different video card types may require different values her[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Undo Changes Restore last settings Soft Keyboard Figure 5-12. Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft-Keyboard. • Show Pops up the Soft-Keyboard. The Soft-Key board is necessary in case your host system runs a completely different language and country mapping than your administration machine. • Mapping Used for[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch • Local Keyboard Used to change the language mappi ng of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally, the applet determines the correct value automatically. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always possible. A typical example is a German localized syst[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually. Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP-KVM switch and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save ban dwidth. Since high compression rates are very time consumi ng, they should not be used while severa[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6. Menu Options 6.1 Remote Control 6.1.1 KVM Console Figure 6-1. KVM Console To open the KVM console, either clicks on the menu entry on the left, or on the console picture on the right. To refresh the pi cture, click on the button “Refresh“. For the power settings see the Section called Remote Power . 6.1.2 T elnet[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch terminal or an according emulation, it is even possible to perform a console redirection as long as the PS/2 IP-KVM switch host machi ne is using a text mode screen resolution. Connecting to the PS/2 IP-KVM s witch is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client, for instance in a UNIX shell: telnet 192.168.1.22 R[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.2 User Management 6.2.1 Change Password Figure 6-12. Set password To change your password, ent er the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the filed below. Click “Apply” to submit your changes. 6.2.2 Users And Group s Figure 6-13. Set User 39[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch The PS/2 IP-KVM switch come s with 2 pre-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions PS/2 IP-KVM switch offers. The account “user” ha s only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name and p[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch User select box This selection box dis plays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect. You may change the settings of other users if you have the necessary access rights. Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows c hanging the image-encoding algorithm tha[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Remote Console Type Specifies, which Remote Console Viewer to use. Default Java-VM Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser. This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Ex plorer, or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced (see below). Sun Microsystems Java Browser[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch [confirm] <keycode>[+|-[*]<keycode>]* “confirm” requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host. “keycode” is the key to be sent. Multiple ke y codes can be concatenated with a plus, or a minus sign. The plus sign builds key combi nations, all keys will be[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch PS/2 Key board Model Enables a certain keyboard layout. You can choose between “Generic 101-Key PC” for a standard keyboard layout, “Generic 104-Key PC” for a standard keyboard layout extendend by three additio nal windows keys, “Generic 106-Key PC” for a japanese keyboard, and “Apple Macintosh” for the [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch display, but small changes in some display regions may not be reco gnized immediately. A small filter displays all changes instant ly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing (depending on the quality of the video input signal). All in all the default settin[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the PS/2 IP-KVM switch should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. Fo r DHCP, select “dhcp” , and for BOOTP select “bootp” accordingly. If you choose“no ne” then IP auto configuration is disabled. IP address IP address in the usual [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.4.2 Dynamic DNS Figure 6-20. Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dy ndns.org) can be used in the following scenario (see Figure 6-21 ): Figure 6-21. Dynamic DNS Scenario The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is r eachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since the a[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered PS/2 IP-KVM switch. You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS: • Make sure that the LAN interface of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is properly configured. • Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings c onfiguration [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.4.3 Security Figure 6-22. Device Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the w eb front-end is only possible using an HTTPS connection. The PS/2 IP-KVM switch will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections. In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the PS/[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.4.4 Certificate Figure 6-23. Certificate Settings The PS/2 IP-KVM switch uses the Secure So cket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certific[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps, the PS/2 IP- KVM switch has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the PS/2 IP-KVM s witch there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch State/Province The state or province where the organization is located. Country (ISO code) The country where the organization is located. Th is is the two-letter ISO code, e.g. DE for Germany, or US for the USA. Challenge Password Some certification authorit ies require a challenge passw ord to authorize later changes o[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Configurat ion or console login Do not use the serial port for any special func tion, use it only for t he initial configuratio n (see Table 4-1 ). Modem The PS/2 IP-KVM switch offers remote ac cess using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built -in Ethernet adapter. The modem needs to be conne[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option, it is possi ble to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it (assuming it provides terminal support) via Te lnet. Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Console, or a standard Telnet client to connect to the[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.4.7 Event Log Figure 6-29. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firm ware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see Figure 6-29). Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately. The common way to log events is to use the inte rnal log list of the P[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch the NFS share will be mount ed immediately. That means, the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sour ces or you will get an error message. SMTP Logging enabled With this option, the PS/2 IP -KVM switch is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event L og Setting[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.5 Maintenanc e 6.5.1 Device Information Figure 6-31. Device Information Board Summary This section contains a summary with various in formation about this IP-KVM and it’s current firmware and allows you to reset the card. Y ou may have a look at Figure 6-31 for an example. The Data file for support allows you to dow[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Figure 6-32 displays the IP-KVM 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 open. If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term (exclusive mode) is added. For more informati[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6.5.3 Up date Firmw are Figure 6-33. Update Firmware The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is a complete standalo ne computer. The softwar e it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be updated remotely in order t o install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary file w[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Warning This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 's power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because this may cause an unusable card. • Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will r equest you to reset the PS/2 IP-KVM switc[...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch IP-KVM functionality click on the button Reset as displayed in Figure 6-34. Warning 1. Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP-KVM. 2. Virtual Media function is not availa ble for 8/16 port PS/2 KVM over IP switch. 7. T roubleshooting 1. Ensure that all cables are well seated. Label all of cables with the number [...]

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 62 configured to accept cookies. 12. The Remote Console window can’t connect to PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console. Make s ure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments. 13. No connection can be established to PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Check[...]

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet[...]

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A.3 RJ 45 Connector ISDN A.4 Serial SUB-D 9 Connector 1 A.5 KVM 15 pin connector[...]

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP B. Key Codes Table C.1 shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards. They name a ke y on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with an US English language mapping. The layout[...]

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPAD0 NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPAD5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS,NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD/ NUMPADMUL,NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS,NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU T[...]

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP C. Video Modes Table B.1 lists the video modes PS/2 IP-KVM switch supports. Please don ’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, PS/2 IP-KVM switch may not be able to detect them. Resolution (x, y) Refresh Rates (Hz) 640 x 350 70, 85 640 x 400 56, 70, 85 640 x 480 60, 67, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 12[...]