English dropdown-ico

ADDER AdderLink IP manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of ADDER AdderLink IP, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of ADDER AdderLink IP one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of ADDER AdderLink IP. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of ADDER AdderLink IP should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of ADDER AdderLink IP
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the ADDER AdderLink IP item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the ADDER AdderLink IP item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of ADDER AdderLink IP alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of ADDER AdderLink IP, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the ADDER service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of ADDER AdderLink IP.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the ADDER AdderLink IP item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    AdderLink IP User Guide   LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR[...]

  • Page 2

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

  • Page 3

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

  • Page 4

               3 I ntroduction Thank you for choosing the AdderLink IP from Adder T echnology . This intelligent product delivers straightforwar d setup, secure operation and the abil[...]

  • Page 5

               4 AdderView IP featur es - front and r ear Considering its capabilities, the AdderView IP is supplied within a remarkably compact casing. Measuring just 198mm x 120mm x[...]

  • Page 6

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

  • Page 7

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

  • Page 8

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

  • Page 9

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

  • Page 10

               9 Modem/ISDN port The AdderLink 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 , sec[...]

  • Page 11

               10 P ower contr ol port The AdderLink 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[...]

  • Page 12

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

  • Page 13

               12 T o perform the initial local conguration 3 If necessary , edit the Modem cong screen. A d d e r L i n k I P U n i t C o n f i g H o t K e y s C t r l + A l t [...]

  • Page 14

               13 Once the username and password have been accepted, the screen should now show th e ho st comp uter sc re en ( or , if non e is con nec ted, a blan k im age ). 6 T o [...]

  • Page 15

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

  • Page 16

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

  • Page 17

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

  • Page 18

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

  • Page 19

               18 Addressing When the AdderLink 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 achieve[...]

  • Page 20

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

  • Page 21

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

  • Page 22

               21 A d d e r L i n k I P M a i n t e n a n ce R e s e t C o n f i g u r a t i on r e t u r n t o n o r m a l o p e r a t io n . C o n f i g u r e N e t w o r k P u t o [...]

  • Page 23

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

  • Page 24

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

  • Page 25

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

  • Page 26

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

  • Page 27

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

  • Page 28

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

  • Page 29

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

  • Page 30

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

  • Page 31

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

  • Page 32

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

  • Page 33

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

  • Page 34

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

  • Page 35

               34 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the AdderLink IP . A d d e r L i n k I P U ni t C o n f ig H[...]

  • Page 36

               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. A d d e r L i n k I P N et[...]

  • Page 37

               36 Modem conguration This page allows you to congure the COM1 serial port located at the rear of the AdderLink IP . A d d e r L i n k I P M od e m C o n fi g A T [...]

  • Page 38

               37 Reset conguration This option allows you to completely reset the AdderLink IP . A d d e r L i n k I P R es e t C o n fi g D O Y O U W I S H T O C ON T I N U E ? C[...]

  • Page 39

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

  • Page 40

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

  • Page 41

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

  • Page 42

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

  • Page 43

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

  • Page 44

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

  • Page 45

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

  • Page 46

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

  • Page 47

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

  • Page 48

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

  • Page 49

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

  • Page 50

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

  • Page 51

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

  • Page 52

               51 Host 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 AdderLink IP via one [...]

  • Page 53

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

  • Page 54

               53 Appendix 6 – Addr esses, 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 [...]

  • Page 55

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

  • Page 56

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

  • Page 57

               56 LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR Internet W eb server P orts If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, then think of ports as extension n[...]

  • Page 58

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

  • Page 59

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

  • Page 60

               59 Other products in the Adder range The following complementary KVM switch devices are available: • SmartView 4XPRO 16 port (part code: SV4X16) • SmartView 2XPRO 8[...]

  • Page 61

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

  • Page 62

               61 © 2004 Adder T echnology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0 May 2004 Part No. ADD0053 Adder T echnology Limited, T echnology House, T rafalgar W a[...]

  • Page 63

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

  • Page 64

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