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Single port KVM over IP switch 1 Single Port KVM over IP SWITCH USER’S MANUAL Rev 1.0[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. THE QUICK INST ALLA TION GUIDE 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 When the sever is up and running 2.2 When the server is dead 2.3 Features 2.4 Package contents 2.5 T echnical specifications 2.6 System requirement 2.7 Cable diagrams 3. HARDW A RE INST ALLA TION 3.1 Operation overview 3.2 Connecting IP- KVM to[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 3 6.1 Remote Control 6.1.1 KVM Console 6.1.2 Remote Power 6.1.3 T elnet Console 6.2 V irtual Media 6.2.1 Floppy Disk 6.2.2 CD ROM 6.2.3 Drive redirection 6.2.4 Options 6.3 User Management 6.3.1 Change Password 6.3.2 Users And Groups 6.4 KVM Settings 6.4.1 User Console 6.4.2 Power Control 6.4.3 Keyboard/Mouse 6.4.4 V i[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 4 1. The quick inst allation guide Inst allation IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and vi deo dat a to a remote admi nistration console. All data is transmitted via IP . IP-K VM switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Besides, IP-KVM switch is a KVM switch, which c[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 5 Parameter V alue IP auto configuration DHCP IP-Address 192.168.1.22 Net-mask 255.255.255.0 Default-Gateway none Table 1-1: Initial configuration If this initial configuration doesn’t meet your local requirements, you need to do the initial IP configuration. Use one of the following ways: 1. Connect the enclosed NU[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 6 supply a Java Runtime Environment version 1.1 or higher . However , it is strongly recommended to install Sun JVM 1.4. The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of t he screen of your remote system. That m eans that both the keyboard and mouse can be used in the usu[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 7 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing IP-KVM switch. IP-KVM switch can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. IP-KVM s witch defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. IP-KVM switch combines digital remote KVM access via IP networks with comprehensive and integrated system management. IP-KVM sw[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 8 Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information Power cable detached, power supply failure Serv er remains in power on 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 sp[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 9 2.5. T echnical specifications Model No. Single port IP-KVM Switch PC Port 1 Console Port 1 PC Port Connector (All Female T ypes) PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin VGA HDDB 15 pin USB T ype B receptacle Console Port Connector (All Female T ypes) Local Console: PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin PS/2 M[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 10 2.7. Cable diagrams PS/2 Cable: Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male VGA Cable: HDB15 pin Male to Male USB 2.0 Cable: USB A-B c able A T to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional) Din 5 pins Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female CA T5/5E/6 Straight Th rough UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 11 3. Hardware inst allation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3-1 shows the connecti ons of IP-KVM switch to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3-1.a: IP-KVM switch usage scenario Figure 3-1.b: IP-KVM switch usage scenario IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, mou[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 12 Step 2 Connect the monitor to the IP -KVM switch console side. Step 3 Connect the keyboard to the IP-KVM switch console side. Step 4 Connect the mouse to the IP-KVM switch console side. Step 5 Connect a VGA cable (15-pin HDDB Ma le / Male) with the Male side to both of the PC and the host of the IP-KVM switch. Step[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 13 Step 8 (Option) Connect the type A connector of USB A-B cable to the USB port of the host system, while using remote mass storage control. USB type A pl ug of USB A-B cable to the computer . Step 8 Connect Ethernet and/or modem or both communication ports simultaneously , depending on how you want to access IP-KVM [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 14 ¾ Make sure that the cable is wired appr opriately for a standard 100BASE-TX adapter . ¾ Align the RJ-45 plug with t he notch on the adapter ’ s connector and insert it into the adapter ’s connector . 3.3 Scenario of connecting IP-KVM switch to the Multi-port KVM Switch system 3.4 Connecting the External Rese[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 15 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The IP-KVM switch's communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP . It comes pre-configured with the IP configurati on 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[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 16 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. I[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 17 4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the IP-KVM switch has a serial line interface (host side). This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard. The serial li ne has to be configured with the parameters given in T able 4-2. When configuring with a serial terminal,[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 18 4.1.3.1 IP-KVM switch keyboard settings The IP-KVM switch settings for the host's ke yboard type have to be corrected in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. Check the settings in the IP-KVM switch front-end. See section 6.4.3 in details. 4.1.3.2 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with KVM devi[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 19 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 following limitations, which may prevent this synchronization from working properly: Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lea[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 20 4.1.3.7 Video Modes The IP-KVM switch recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running X11 on the host system, please do not use any cu stom mode lines with special video modes. If you do, the IP-KVM switch may not be able to detect them. We recommend using any of the standard VESA vid eo modes, inst[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 21 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The IP-KVM switch features an embedded operating system and app lications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will descr ibe both these interfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner . The interfaces are accessed usin g the TCP/IP protocol family , t[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 22 Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer display i ng the en cryption key length Newer web browsers do suppor t strong encryption on default. 5.2 Login into the IP-KVM switch and logout 5.2.1 Login into the IP-KVM switch Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of your IP-KVM switch, which you configured during t[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 23 Warning The user “ super ” is not allowed to login vi a the serial interface of the IP-KVM switch. Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your IP-KVM switch for the first time. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a severe secu [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 24 Open the IP-KVM switch remote console. Exit from the IP-KVM switch front end. Table 5-2. Buttons from the front end Warning If there is no activity for half an hour, the IP-KVM switch will log you out, automatically. A click on one of the links wi ll bring you back to the login screen. 5.2.2 Logout from the IP-KVM [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 25 configured, the Remote Console is very un likely to be able to establis h the according connection. This is because today's web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol. In case of problems, please consult your net work administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment. 5.4 Main [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 26 Auto Adjust button If the video display is of bad quality or distor ted in some way, pres s this button and wait a few seconds while the IP-KVM switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality. Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process. Choose this option in order to synchronize the lo[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 27 A short description of the options follows. • Monitor Onl y Toggles the Monitor only filter on or off. If t he filter is switched on no remote console interaction is possible, and monitoring is possible. • Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission, he can force the Remote Consoles of all other u[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 28 Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requ ires a correctly adjusted picture. Use the aut o adjustment function or the m anual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture. • Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to c hoose from for the local mouse pointer. The s[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 29 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 video line and depends on the video mode. Different video card types ma y require different value[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 30 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 choosing the according language and country[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 31 US-English keyboard mapping. In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language, manually. • Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defi ned before. Choose one entry, th e command will be sent to the host system. A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the s[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 32 6. Menu Optio ns 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 .[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 33 6.1.2 Telnet Console Figure 6-2. Telnet Console The IP-KVM switch firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client. In case the Telnet pr ogram is using a VT 100, VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or an according emulation, it is even possible to perform a console redirection as[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 34 cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client version Displays the release information terminal Starts the terminal passthr ough mode for serial port 1. The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode. The co mmand has an optional par ameter (1 or 2) to select the [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 35 Figure 6-4. Select Image File The maximum image size is limited to 1.44MB. To use a larger image, mount this image via Windows Share (or SAMBA) (see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share (SAMBA) for details). • Second, click on the button “Upload” to initiate the transfer of the chos en image file int[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 36 Figure 6-7. Select Windows Share The following information has to be giv en to mount the image properly: Share host The server name, or its IP address. Share name The name of the share to be used. Path to image The path of the im age file on the share. User (optional) If necessary, specify the user name for the sha[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 37 Figure 6-8. Explorer context menu Select “Sharing” to open the configuration dialog. Figure 6-9. Share configuration dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. • Activate the selected directory as a s hare. Select “ Sharing this folder ”. • Choose an appropriate name fo r the share. You may [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 38 For additional options see the Section called Options for details. Creating an Image Floppy Images UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, Linux). To create a floppy image file, copy the[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 39 To create a CDROM image file, c opy the contents of the CDROM to a file. You can use the following command: dd [ if=/dev/cdrom ] [ of=/tmp/cdrom .image ] dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/c drom, and saves the output in the specified output file /tmp/cdrom.image. Ad just both parameters exactly to your [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 40 6.2.3.1 Driver Installation Please follow the KVM Vi sion Viewer Setup Wizard step by st ep to install the driver from the attached CD ROM. 5-1 5-4 5-3 5-2[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 41 Figure 5-17. KVM Vision V iewer Setup step 6.2.3.2 Create a New Device ¾ Start KVM Vision Viewer ¾ Click on “ Device” and select “New Device” to create a new device Figure 5-17. Create a new Device Figure 5-17. Device Configuration dial og Device Name: Enter a name to your device. Network Address: Enter a[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 42 Connection Mode: With this option, you can specify whether the connection mode is “LAN”, “DSL”, “UMTS”, “ISD N 128k’ or “ISDN/Modem V9.0”. ¾ Click Ok, the new device will be added as below, Figure 5-18. New Device 6.2.3.3 Drive Redirection Settings ¾ Move the cursor to the new device that has [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 43 Select the local drive you want to share wit h the remote computer , which could be Floppy disc, CD-ROMs, USB-S ticks and hard drives. Port: This is a fixed number “443”. Device Authentication The factory default Username is “supe r” and the default Password is “pass”. ¾ Click Ok, the new device icon w[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 44 6.3 User Management 6.3.1 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. 6.3.2 Users And Group s Figure 6-13. Set User[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 45 The IP-KVM switch comes with 2 pre-configur ed user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions IP-KVM switch offers. The account “use r” has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name and passwo[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 46 User select box This selection box displays 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[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 47 Figure 6-15. User Console Settings (P art 2) 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 Explorer, or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 48 Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for t he monitor mode. By default the mo nitor mode is off. In case you switch it on, the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode. Start in Exclusive Acc ess Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediat ely at Re[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 49 6.4.2 Keyboard/Mouse Figure 6-17. Keyboard and Mouse Settings Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is connected to. You can choose between “Auto” for automatic detection, “USB” for an U SB mouse, and “PS/2” for a PS/2 mouse. Warning To use the USB and/or PS/2 interface you need a correct[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 50 or OS X. In “MS Windows 2000 or newer” mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse. Mouse Speed • Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting. The IP-KVM switch tries to detect the acce leration and speed of the mouse during the m[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 51 6.4.4 V ideo Figure 6-18. Video Settings Local Video Port Settings Enable loc al video port This option decides if the local video output of the IP-KVM switch is active and passing through the incoming signa l from the host system. Miscellaneous Video Settings • Noise filter This option defines how the IP -KVM sw[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 52 Figure 6-19. Network Settings Warning The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special procedure described in Table 4-1. Warning Changing the network settings of the IP-KVM switch might re sult in losing connection to it. In case you change the settings remote ly make sure [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 53 Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP-KVM switch's Remote Console s erver and HTTPS server are listening. If left empty the default value will be used. HTTP port Port number at which the IP-KVM switch's H TTP server is listening. If left empty the default value will be used. Telnet por[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 54 Figure 6-21. Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP-KVM switch is reachable via the IP addr ess of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Sinc e the administrator does not k now the IP address assigned by the provider, the IP-KVM switch connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 55 You have registered this username during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server. Spaces are not allowed in the Nickname. Password You have used this password during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server. Check time The IP-KVM switch card registers itself in the Dynamic DNS server at thi[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 56 applet tries to make an encrypted connection. In case connection establishment fails for any reason an unencrypted connection will be used. If set to “Force” the applet tries to make an encrypted connection. An error will be reported in case connection establishment fails. 6.5.4 Certificate Figure 6-23. Certifi[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 57 downloaded to your administration machine with the “Download CSR” button (see Figure 6-24). • Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. You will get the new ce rtificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process (d epending on the CA). • Upload the certificate to th[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 58 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 password to authorize later chang[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 59 Configurat ion or console login Do not use the serial port for any special func tion, use it only for t he initia l configuration (see Table 4-1 ). Modem The IP-KVM switch offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built -in Ethernet adapter. The modem needs to be connec[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 60 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 t[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 61 6.5.7 Event Log Figure 6-29. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmwa re 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 [...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 62 NFS Logging enabled Define a NFS server, where a directory or a static link have to be exported, to write all logging data to a file that is located ther e. To write logging data from more than one IP-KVM switch devices to only one NFS share, you have to define a file name that is unique for each device. When you c[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 63 6.6 Maintena nce 6.6.1 Device Information Figure 6-31. Device Information[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 64 Board Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this IP-KVM and its current firmware and al lows you to rese t the card. You may have a look at Figure 6-31 for an example. The Data file for support allows you to download the IP-KVM data file with specific support information. This is an[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 65 Event Log Figure 6-32. Event Log List Figure 6-32 displays the log lis t including the events that are logged by the IP-KVM switch.[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 66 6.6.2 Up date Firmware Figure 6-33. Update Firmware The IP-KVM switch is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the IP-KVM switch c an be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary file which wil[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 67 Warning This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Ma ke sure the IP-KVM switch 's power supply will not be interr upted during the update process, because this may cause an unusable card. • Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will request you to reset the IP-KVM switch ma[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 68 (e.g. video engine) will take some sec onds only and does not result in closing connections. T o reset a cert ain IP-KVM functionality click on the button Reset as display e d in Figure 6-34 . Note: Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP-KVM.[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 69 7. T roubleshooting Q 001: The remote mouse doesn’t work or is not synchronous A 001: Make sure the mouse setti ngs in IP-KVM switch match t he mouse model. There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization pr ocess could behave incorrectly, refer to Section 5.3.3 for further explanation. Q 002: The vi[...]

Single port KVM over IP switch 70 Q 011: Every time I open a dialog box with some buttons the m ouse pointers are not synchronous anymore A 011: Please check, if you have an option like ”‘ Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes”’ enabled in the mouse setti ngs of the operating system. This option needs to be [...]

Single port PS2 KVM over IP A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet[...]

Single port PS2 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 PS2 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 ke y characters that are used on international keyboards. They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with an US English language mapping. The layout [...]

Single port PS2 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 Ta[...]

Single port PS2 KVM over IP C. Video Modes Table B.1 lists the video modes IP-KVM switch supports. Please don’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, 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, 120 720 x 400 [...]