Adder Technology iPEPS manual

AdderLink iPEPS User Guide   ADDERLINK DU AL A CCESS www .adder .com L NK 1 00 L O C P W R P O W E R R EM V N C ADDER ® (K/M ) (VM ) CO M PU TE R KV M C ON SO L E ADDERLINK www .adder .com ADDER ® (K/M ) (VM ) L N K 1 00 L O C P W R P O W E R R EM V N C[...]

             1 Contents - page 2 Contents I ntroduction AdderLink iPEPS features ............................................................ 4 What’ s in the box...............[...]

             2 HT F urther infor mation Getting assistance ...................................................................... 35 T roubleshooting .............................[...]

             3 IP network/ Internet ADDERLINK ADDER ® PC I ntr oduction Drawing upon our long and successful history within the field of remote system control, we have taken our[...]

             4 AdderLink iP EPS featur es There ar e two types of AdderLink iPEPS units: the dual access model which allows a local keyboard, video monitor and mouse to be situate[...]

             5 ADDERLINK www .adder .com LNK 100 L O C P W R PO WE R REM V N C ADDER ® (K/M) (VM) What ’ s in the box iPEPS standard model Four self-adhesive rubber feet What y[...]

             6 I nstallation M ounting The iPEPS offers two main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Rack mount brackets - see below Connections ADDE[...]

             7 ADDERLIN K D U A L A C C ESS www .adder .com LN K 10 0 LO C P W R PO WE R RE M VNC ADDER ® (K /M ) (V M ) CO MP UT E R KV M CO NSO LE Connections Installation of t[...]

             8 Local keyboar d, video monitor and mouse Note: Dual Access model only Where local contr ol is requir ed (as well as remote contr ol), the iPEPS Dual Access model pr[...]

             9 P o wer supply connection The iPEPS provides flexibility in the way that it is power ed in order to suit your installation requir ements. Each iPEPS can be powered[...]

             10 T o use a common power adapter to supply multiple iPEPS units Available as an optional item, the Adder Power Squid cable allows you to distribute power from an ada[...]

             11 Configuration Initial configuration The iPEPS initial configuration process occurs as two distinct parts. The standard iPEPS and the Dual Access models dif fer [...]

             12 P art 1 – Initial configuration (Dual A ccess model) T o perform the initial local configuration (Dual Access model only) 1 Edit the Unit config screen. The k[...]

             13 5 T o view the options menu: Pr ess . More about hotkeys . (if the standard hotkeys wer e altered, use the new hotkeys plus C)   ?[...]

             14 Hot plugging and mouse r estoration It is strongly r ecommended that you switch off the host computer befor e attempting to connect it to the iPEPS. However , if t[...]

             15 Resetting the configuration (D ual Access models only) The iPEPS does not display the configuration sequence If the iPEPS has been previously configur ed it may[...]

             16 P a rt 1 – I ni tia l con figu ra tio n (S tan dar d o r Du al A cce ss mo de ls) T o p erfo rm the ini tial loc al confi gur atio n 1 Connect the iPEPS to an [...]

             17 T o reset the iPEPS to its default network settings If the iPEPS network address has been pr eviously changed from its factory default, then it won’t r espond wh[...]

             18 P art 2 – Remote configuration The second part of the configuration requir es you to log into the iPEPS from a system via a network connection using either of [...]

             19 N etworking issues Thanks to its robust security the iPEPS of fers you great flexibility in how it integrates into an existing network structure. The iPEPS is des[...]

             20 Internet ADDERLINK ADDER ® Addressing When the iPEPS is situated within the local network, you will need to give it an appropriate local IP addr ess and IP networ[...]

             21 Placing iP EPS alongside the firewall iPEPS is built from the gr ound-up to be secure. It employs a sophisticated 128bit public/private key system that has been r[...]

             22 Operation Connecting to the iP EPS The iPEPS offers you two ways to connect: • Local connection (Dual Access models only), • Remote connection by network link,[...]

             23 OR ADDERLINK ADDER ® Internet Remote connections From a r emote system, you connect to the iPEPS using either of two types of viewer: W eb browser Local connectio[...]

             24 Remote connection by VNC viewer The VNC viewer is a compact application that runs on your remote system and allows you to view and use the iPEPS and its host compu[...]

             25 Remote connection by W eb browser Y ou can use a standard W eb browser ( supported versions ) to gain access to the iPEPS and its host computer . As soon as you ma[...]

             26 U sing the viewer windo w The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the iPEPS and its host computer . Its operation is almost identical regar dle[...]

             27 M ouse pointers Both viewers provide a double mouse cursor to help over come any delays caused by slow connections. When you move your mouse you will see two mouse[...]

             28 Auto calibrate When you visit the host computer for the very first time, your viewer needs to determine the optimum video and mouse settings. The button will remi[...]

             29 Mouse Control This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the r emote cursor is failing to respond corr ectly to your mouse movements, even afte[...]

             30 Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. Threshold The threshold is effective[...]

             31 Advanced Settings This option contains video signal settings that do not normally need to be adjusted. Info When selected, this option displays an information dial[...]

             32 Virtual Media The Adder Virtual Media feature allows you to r emotely make files available to the host computer linked to the iPEPS. Single files or collections [...]

             33 If y ou need to enter a port number Usually , when you make a network connection to the iPEPS (either using the VNC viewer or a Web br owser) you simply enter the [...]

             34 Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers (of level 4.0b5S or higher) of fer four encryption options. The resulting actions of certain opt[...]

             35 F ur ther infor mation This chapter contains a variety of information, including the following: • Getting assistance - see below • T roubleshooting - see right[...]

             36 Appendix 1 - Local configuration menus This section covers the control menus that ar e available when you are using the locally connected keyboard, video monitor [...]

             37 U nit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the iPEPS.   [...]

             38 N etwork configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network.  ?[...]

             39 Reset configuration This option allows you to completely reset the iPEPS.     [...]

             40 Clear IP access control This option removes all entries fr om the IP access control featur e within the iPEPS. What is IP access control? The IP access control fea[...]

             41 There ar e six tabbed pages of options: Colour/Encoding Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the iPEPS and apply the m[...]

             42 Inputs Enable all inputs When selected, allows keyboard, mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems. Disable all inputs (view-onl[...]

             43 Scaling No Scaling No attempt is made to make the screen image fit the viewer window . Y ou may need to scroll horizontally and/or vertically to view all parts of[...]

             44 I dentities This feature helps your VNC viewer to confirm that a revisited iPEPS is genuine and not another device masquerading as an iPEPS. The list given will r[...]

             45 Appendix 3 - VNC viewer windo w options Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window (or press F8) to display the window options: Standard window[...]

             46 There ar e four options pages: Encoding and colour lev el Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the iPEPS and apply the[...]

             47 Appendix 5 - R emote configuration menus This section covers the configuration menus that are available to r emote admin users using either the VNC viewer or the[...]

             48 U ser accounts This section allows you to manage up to sixteen separate accounts. The first of the sixteen accounts is the admin account and is the only account w[...]

             49 U nit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the iPEPS. Many of the settings displayed her e are also a[...]

             50 Advanced unit configuration Displays advanced options that do not normally requir e alteration. Mouse Latency Allowance This option is used during calibration to [...]

             51 T ime & date configuration This page allows you to configure all aspects r elating to time and date within the iPEPS. Time and Date Use the arrow buttons to [...]

             52 N etwork configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. MAC address Media Access[...]

             53 Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include befor e you exclude’ or to put it another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list [...]

             54 H otkey sequences iPEPS allows you to enter commands that take the form of hotkey sequences that emulate standard keypr ess combinations. Hotke y sequences Almost [...]

             55 Logging and status This screen pr ovides various details about the user activity on the iPEPS. Note: The log has a maximum capacity of 1000 event lines. After 1000[...]

             56 Appendix 6 – A ddr esses, masks and ports IP address, network masks and ports ar e all closely linked in the quest for one device to find another across dispara[...]

             57 N et masks - the binary explanation T o really understand the operation of a net mask it is necessary to delve deeper into the life blood of computers – binary ;[...]

             58 Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standar d IP address and a net mask notation to specify both single locations and [...]

             59 Internet W eb server ADDERLINK ADDER ® P orts If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, then think of ports as extension numb[...]

             60 Appendix 7 – C able and connector specifications RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 conv erter cable 5 1 CLK DCD NC NC NC 1 2 DA T RXD 2 5 TXD GND 3 4 GND Female 6 5 4 [...]

             61 Appendix 8 – H otkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences (macr os) for the host computer and allow you to include almos[...]

             62 Appendix 9 – S uppor ted video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configur ed by the iPEPS. If a recognised video mode canno[...]

             63 W arranty Adder T echnology Ltd warrants that this product shall be fr ee from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of orig[...]

             64 End user licence agr eement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTW ARE (“the SOFTW ARE”) FOR USE WITH THE iP[...]

             65 Radio F r equency Energy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the iPEPS unit in order to maintain compliance with radio fr equency e[...]

             66 © 2008 Adder T echnology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0f March 2008 Part No. ADD0072 Adder T echnology Limited, T echnology House, T rafalga[...]

             67 HT I ndex A Access control configuration 53 mask calculation 58 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 48 Address explanation 56 Addressin[...]

             68 O Octets ip address 56 P Password admin - setting 37 initial setup 12 remote logon 16,24 setting for users 48 Port number entering 33 Power switching configuratio[...]