Lindy CPU IP Access Switch Plus manuel d'utilisation

C P U I P A c c e s s S w i t c h P l u s User Guide   L O C R E M V N C 1 00 L N K P W R IP A ccess Switch Plus[...]

            1 Contents I ntroduction CPU IP Access Switch Plus features - front and rear .................. 4 What’ s in the box ................................................[...]

            2 F urther information T roubleshooting ........................................................................ 32 Getting assistance ................................[...]

            3 I ntroduction Thank you for choosing the CPU IP Access Switch Plus from LINDY . This intelligent product delivers straightforward setup, secur e operation and the ab[...]

            4 CPU IP Access S witch Plus featur es - front and r ear Considering its capabilities, the CPU IP is supplied within a remarkably compact casing. Measuring just 198mm [...]

            5 What ’ s in the box CPU IP Access Switch Plus Power supply and country- specic power lead Four Self-adhesive rubber feet What y ou may additionally need CD-ROM [...]

            6 I nstallation M ounting The CPU IP offers thr ee main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Optional single unit rack brackets • Option[...]

            7 Connections Installation of the CPU IP involves a number of basic connections to some or all of the following items: • Host computer or KVM switch ð • Local key[...]

            8 Local keyboar d, video monitor and mouse A locally connected keyboard, video monitor and mouse ar e required during the initial conguration. These are also useful[...]

            9 M odem/ISDN por t The CPU IP provides a serial port specically for you to connect either a modem or ISDN terminal adapter . This can be used as a primary , second[...]

            10 P o wer control port The CPU IP provides a serial port for connection to one or mor e optional power control units. This allows you to contr ol the mains power bein[...]

            11 Conguration Initial conguration The initial conguration occurs as two distinct parts: Part 1 – Local conguration This part of the conguration takes[...]

            12 T o perform the initial local conguration 3 If necessary , edit the Modem cong screen. I P Ac ce ss S wi t c h + Un it C o n fi g H o t Ke y s C t rl + A lt S[...]

            13 Once the user name and password have been accepted, the scr een should now show the host comp uter scr een ( or , if none is co nnec ted, a bla nk im age). 6 T o vi[...]

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

            15 Resetting the conguration The CPU IP asks for an unknown admin password This may occur if the CPU IP has been previously congur ed. If the existing admin pass[...]

            16 P art 2 – Remote conguration The second part of the conguration requir es you to log into the CPU IP from a system via either a network connection or a dial[...]

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

            18 Addressing When the CPU IP is situated within the local network, you will need to give it an appropriate local IP addr ess and IP network mask. This is achieved mos[...]

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

            20 P ow er switching conguration Power switch conguration comprises two main steps: • Congure the COM2 serial port to the same speed as used by the power sw[...]

            21 M a in t e na nc e R e se t C o nf ig u r at io n r e tu r n t o no rm a l o pe ra t i on . C o nf i g ur e Ne t w or k P u t op t i on s wi tc h 1 u p t o T o up g[...]

            22 Operation Connecting to the CPU IP The CPU IP offers you thr ee ways to connect: • Local connection, • Remote connection by network link, • Remote connection [...]

            23 Remote connections From a r emote system, you connect to the CPU IP using a viewer and a link. There ar e two types of viewer and two types of link, which can be us[...]

            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 CPU IP and its host compu[...]

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

            26 Host selection The Hosts button on the menu bar provides the quickest and most efcient way to switch between host computers. This is because the button is close [...]

            27 Access mode - shar ed/private Up to ve users can be simultaneously logged-on (four remote users plus one local user) and during normal operation, all are able to[...]

            28 Keyboard contr ol This option displays a keyboard contr ol dialog and is useful for sending keyboard combinations (to the host) that are needed r egularly or that a[...]

            29 Video settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. All settings can be individually subj[...]

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

            31 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 opti[...]

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

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

            34 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the CPU IP . I P A cc es s S w it ch + U ni t Co n f ig H o[...]

            35 N etwork conguration This page allows you to congure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. N e tw or k Co n f ig N e[...]

            36 M odem conguration This page allows you to congure the COM1 serial port located at the rear of the CPU IP . M o de m Co nf i g A T ZH S0 =1 1 9 2. 16 8. 3 . 2[...]

            37 Reset conguration This option allows you to completely reset the CPU IP . R e se t Co nf i g D O Y OU W IS H TO C ON T I NU E? C a nc el R E SE T W A RN IN G: C [...]

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

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

            40 Inputs Send pointer events to server When un-ticked, the VNC viewer will not send mouse movement or click data to the CPU IP or host system. Send keyboard events to[...]

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

            42 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 [...]

            43 There is a single page of options: Encoding and colour lev el Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the CPU IP and apply[...]

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

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

            46 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the CPU IP . Many of the settings displayed here are also a[...]

            47 Advanced unit conguration Click this button to display several advanced options that do not normally requir e alteration. Force VNC pr otocol 3.3 IMPORT ANT : Th[...]

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

            49 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 b[...]

            50 Serial port conguration This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports (modem and power control) that ar e situated at the rear of[...]

            51 H ost conguration This page provides the opportunity to congur e various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the CPU IP via one or m[...]

            52 Logging and status This screen pr ovides various details about the user activity on the CPU IP . Date and time the event occurred User name Access method or remote [...]

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

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

            55 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 r[...]

            56 LOCREM VNC 100 LNKPWR IP Access Switch Plus Internet W eb server P orts If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, then think of[...]

            57 Appendix 7 – C able and connector specications 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 3[...]

            58 Appendix 8 – H otkey sequence codes These codes are used when dening hotkey switching sequences for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the s[...]

            59 O t he r pr od uc t s in t h e CP U S w i t ch r an g e The following related LINDY CPU Switch items ar e available: • Matrix C PU Switch Dual Junior 2 u se r , 8[...]

            60 Radio F requency E nergy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the CPU IP units in order to maintain compliance with radio fr equency [...]

            61 www .ctxd.com Documentation by: © 2004 LINDY Electronics Limited & LINDY Elektr onik GmbH All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0c October 2004 Great Brit[...]

            62 HT I ndex A Access control conguration 49 mask calculation 55 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 45 Address explanation 53 Addressing[...]

            63 Mouse restoration 13,14 Mouse calibration 27 Mouse control 28 N Networking issues 17 Network conguration 35,48 Network port connecting 8 Net mask 21,35 explanati[...]