Lantronix SLSLP400PS201 manual

Part Number 900-495 Revision G November 2013 Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM-over-IP Device s User Guide[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 2 Copyright and Trademark © 2013 Lantronix, Inc. All rights re served. No pa rt of the co ntents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in an y form or by any means without the written perm ission of Lantronix. Lantronix and SpiderDuo are registered trademar ks of Lantronix, Inc. i[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 3 Disclaimer and Revisions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interfer ence, in which cas e the user, at his or her own expense, will be required to pay for to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. This equipment has been test[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 4 T able of Contents Copyright an d Trademark ____________ ___________ _____________ _____________ ___ 2 LINUX GPL Compliance _____ ______________ _____________ _____________ ________ 2 Warranty _______ _____________ _____________ _____________ ___________ ________ 2 Contacts _______ _____[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 5 Client Server Setup __ _______________ ___________ __________ ___________ _______ 33 Network Environment _____ __________ _____________ ______________ ____________ 33 Spider Power _______ _____________ __________ _____________ ______________ ____ 33 4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device 34 [...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 6 Clock and Phase _______ ______________ _____________ _____________ _______ 51 Video Encoding ___ _____________ _____________ ______________ ____________ 51 Scaling Target Video to Client Resolution _______ __________ ___________ _______ 52 Keyboard Functio ns ______________ _____________[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 7 Virtual Media Optio ns __________ _____________ _____________ _____________ __ 71 Image on Windows Sh are ______ _____________ _____________ _______________ 71 Floppy Image __________________ _____________ ______________ ____________ 72 Connecting to a Redirected Drive ______________ ___[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 8 10: Maintenance 96 Device Status ________________ _____________ _____________ ______________ ____ 96 Configuration _ _____________ ______________ _____________ _____________ _______ 97 Update Firmware ______________ _____________ _____________ ______________ ____ 99 View Event Log ______[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM - over-IP De vice User Gu ide 9 Appendix E: PCU Saf ety Information 130 Cover __________ _____________ ___________ _____________ _____________ ______ 130 Power Plug _______________________ _____________ ______________ __________ _ 130 Input Supply ____ _____________ _____________ _____________ ______________ ___ 130 Gr[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 10 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Spider System Conf iguration ________________________ _____________ __________ 18 Figure 2-2 Spider Cab le Dimensions _______________________ ______________ ____________ 18 Figure 2-4 SpiderDuo System Configu ration ____________________ _____________ __________ [...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 11 Figure 7-10 Drive Redire ction Window ____________ _____________ _____________ __________ 74 Figure 7-11 Drive Redire ct Buttons _______________ _____________ _____________ __________ 74 Figure 7-12 Select Drive Redirect Window _________ _____________ _____________ __________ 74 Figure 7-[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 12 List of T ables Table 1-1 Cha pter/Appendix and Su mmary _____________ _____________ ______________ ____ 13 Table 1-2 Conventions Used in Th is Book ______________ ________________ _____________ __ 14 Table 2-3 Sp ider Technical Sp ecifications ______________________ _____________ _______[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 13 1: About This Guide This guide describes how to in stall, configure, use, and up date the Lantr onix® Spider™ and SpiderDuo® di stributed keyboard, video, and mou se (KVM) -over-IP devices. It describes how to remotely and securely provide mo nitoring and control of one targ et comput[...]

1: About This Guide Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 14 Conventions Table 1-2 lists and describes the conv entions used in this book. Appendix A: Troubleshooting Describes troubleshooting methods. Appendix B: Virtual Media Example Gives examples of virtual media. Appendix C: Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates Lists the[...]

1: About This Guide Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 15 Additional Document ation Visit the Lantronix web site at www.lantronix.com/su pport/documentation for the latest documentation and the following additional docum entation:  Spider View User Guide —Details instructions on using the Spider View utility.  Spider [...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 16 2: Overview Lantronix Spider and SpiderDu o distributed KVM-over- IP devices are designed to rem otely and securely provide monitoring and con trol of one target computer system by one or more remote users. The r emote user ( client) acces ses the Spider or SpiderDuo device over a local o[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 17  One model with cable length of 21”  One model with cable length of 58”  Secure, full BIOS-level control of re mote serv ers over an IP network  Space–saving “zero footpr int” package attaches directly to the server that saves rack space  Flexible 1–[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 18 Figure 2-1 Spider System Configu ration Figure 2-2 Spider Cable Dimens ions[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 19 Technical Specifications Table 2-3 lists the components and general specifications. Table 2-3 Spider Technical Specificat ions Component Specification Security  IP Source Ad dress Filtering  Remote Authentication: LDAP, RADIUS, Active Directory  User/Group management [...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 20 S piderDuo Overview The SpiderDuo features, fun ctionality, syst em configuration and cables, an d technical specifications are describe d in the following sections:  Features  Functionality  System Configuration and Cables  Technical Specifications Features Spider[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 21 System Configur ation and Cables Figure 2-4 shows an Spid erDuo system configurat ion, Figure 2-5 shows the PS/2 cable dimensions, and Figure 2-6 shows the USB cable dimensions. Figure 2-4 SpiderDuo Syste m Configuratio n Figure 2-5 shows the PS/2 cable dimensions. Figure 2-5 [...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 22 Figure 2-6 shows the USB cable dimension . Figure 2-6 SpiderDuo USB Cable Dimensions Note: The PS/2 cables and USB cables cannot be mixed and matched with each other due to the unique properties of each. Use the cables that come with your Spider Duo. Technical Specifications T[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 23 Product Information Label The Product Information La bel on the back of the Spider family units contains the following informati on:  Bar code  Serial number  Revision number  Hardware address (also kn own as the Ethernet or MAC ad dress)  Manufacturing code Fig[...]

2: Overview Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 24 Figure 2-8 Spider Famil y Product Information Label[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 25 3: Installing the Spider Device This chapter descr ibes how to install the Lan tronix Spider KVM-ove r-IP device. It contai ns the following sections:  Package Contents  Installing the Spider  Detector Installation and IP Address Reset  Target Computer Setu p  Client Server[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 26  Ethernet Ports—Connects to the LAN. The Spid er device contains a hard ware Ethernet switch that connects to the external po rts and an intern al CPU. The f irst port is re quired for n etwork connection. The second port can be used for the following[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 27 4. The Pwr2 LED illuminates blue and the SysOK LE D flashes green to indi cate that the Spider device is booting. Bootup should co mplete wit hin one minute. The SysOK LED stops flashing and remains illuminated. If you use the external power supp ly to boo[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 28 Figure 3-5 Spider RJ45 Ethernet and Cascade Ports Detector Inst allation and IP Address Reset The initial IP addr ess gets assigned during boot up of the Spider device. To change it, use the Detector application. You can down load Detector from Lan tronix [...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 29 5. Before searching for devices, go to the Timeout dr op-down menu in the toolbar. Cha nge the milliseconds for the search by clicking th e number in the Timeout drop=down menu. The default is 3000 . 6. Click the Search icon . A list of Lantronix Ethernet [...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 30 Figure 3-8 Network Settin gs Window 8. Enter an unique and v alid IP Addr ess on your network an d in the sam e subnet as your PC. There is no default. 9. Enter the subnet mask that is the network segm ent connected to the Spid er device. To accept the def[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 31 Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration The Spider d evice recogn izes video resolutions on the target computer up to a maximum of 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz if its hardware revision G22, G23, E21 or higher . If the Spider hardware is an earlier revisi[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 32 Perform the following steps to configure the mouse-to-cursor synchroniza tion.  Windows Server 1. Select Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options . 2. Set the pointe r speed to medium an d disable Enhanced pointer precision .  Linux Server 1. Se[...]

3: Installing th e Spider Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 33 Spanning Tre e protocol implemented in the switch disables one of the two network connections while the loop remains complete. Data flows in one direction only around th e loop. If the loop breaks, Spanning Tree activa tes both connectio ns, so that data f[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 34 4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device This chapter descr ibes how to in stall the Lantronix SpiderDuo dev ice. It contains the following sections:  Package Contents  Installing the SpiderDuo  Detector Installation and IP Address Reset  Target Computer Setu p  Client Server Set[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 35 cases, the PS/2-interface mode l may be require d . You configure either interface type by using the software.  Serial Ports —Performs the initial configur ation to setup parameters and connects to a target COM port. It also allows remote users to T[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 36 Figure 4-2 SpiderDuo Local KVM, US B, Com puter Input and Serial Ports 5. Upon bootup, the terminal window displays the IP Configuratio n screen. At the command prompt type conf ig and press Enter . Figure 4-4 SpiderDuo Welcome Scre en 6. To change the d[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 37 Note: To reboot or reset the SpiderDuo, press the reset switch through the pinhole on the bottom of the device. You can also use the user interface or serial port. 10. T est the system installation (PC, local ke yboard and mouse, video, and SpiderDuo) by[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 38 Figure 4-6 Lantronix Dete ctor Window 5. Before searching for devices, go to the Timeout dr op-down menu in the toolbar. Cha nge the milliseconds for the search by clicking th e number in the Timeout drop-down menu. The default is 3000 . 6. Click the Sea[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 39 Figure 4-8 Network Settin gs Window 8. Enter an unique and v alid IP Addr ess on your network an d in the sam e subnet as your PC. There is no default. 9. Enter the subnet mask that is the network segm ent connected to the Spid er device. To accept the d[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 40 Video Resolutions and Refresh Rates Configuration The SpiderDuo devices recognize video re solution s on the target computer up to a ma ximum of 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz. For the complete list of suppo rted video resolutions and re fresh rates, see Chapter 3[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 41 2. Set the pointe r speed to medium an d disable Enhanced pointer precision .  Linux Server 1. Set Mouse Acceleration to exactly 1 and thre shold to exactly 1.  Solaris Server 1. Set the mouse settings by using the CDE control panel to “1:1, no a[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 42  Platform-independe nt management—Each Spider de vice contains an embedded we b server that delivers web pages, a Java KVM Remote Console program, and a termin al program. To access and manage the client server, the latest web browser is required. F[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 43 PCU Power To remotely contr ol power to a PC and othe r equipment, an optional PCU is availab le (part number PCU100-01). The PCU manages power remo tely to a target PC and other equipm ent. In addition, the user can restart or power-cycle the PC and oth[...]

4: Installing the SpiderDuo Device Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 44 Warning: AC power passes throu gh by default if the RJ45 ca ble is disconnected from the PCU. The SpiderDuo device gets its powe r from an external DC supply. Replacement power supplies are availab le.[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 45 5: W eb Browser Access This chapter descr ibes how to use the La ntronix Spider an d SpiderDuo KVM-ov er-IP device to access and manage a target computer by using a Web br owser or remote system. Accessing the KVM Console Perform the following steps to use a web browser. 1. Access the Spi[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 46 6: Remote System Control This chapter descr ibes the compo nents of remo te system control. It contains the following sections:  Overview  Remote Console Window  Basic Remote Console Operation  Optimizing Video  Keyboard Fu nctions  Other Remote Console Functions  Tel[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 47 Figure 6-1 Remote Cons ole Window Comp onents Main Viewport and Scroll Bars When first la unched, the full virtual sc reen of th e target computer is mapped pixel-for -pixel to the console window main viewport. As a result, if the tar get is runn ing at a resolut[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 48  Screen Display Adjustments —These 3 buttons (A,S,R) fac ilitate changes to the Screen display  Sync Mouse, Single/Double Curs or —These icons appe ar when the PS/2 mouse interfac e is active. Options The drop-down menu pr ovides access to a number of o[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 49 Basic Remote Console Operation When the Remote Console wind ow is open, there are three ke y zones:  Outside the Remote Console win dow, interaction is with the loca l computer’s op erating syste m or applications.  Inside the R emote Cons ole window ’s[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 50 Auto Video Adjustment The left side of the target computer scre en must be align ed with the left side o f the Remote Console viewport so that the tops align as well. If not, the local and remote cursors will always have a fixed offset of that amount, even if the[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 51  The other selections p rovide a change o f appearance for a visual clue that the focus is on the remote computer; the cu rsor changes back when the focus is back at the client system (including those a reas of the Remote Console win dow outside the main viewp[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 52 Settings > KVM_User > Tr ansmission Encoding web pag e. To change the settings during a session, select Options > Encoding > Predefined , Encoding > Compression , Encoding > Color Depth , and Encoding > Lossy manual adjustme nts. These settin[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 53 that Button Key has been defined with “Confirm”, a confirma tion dialog box pops up before the keycode is sent. Other Remote Console Functions Other remote console functions are d escribed in this section. For example, moni tor only specifications , exclusive[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 54 port numbers also may be changed from their defa ults . A user attempting to connect via Telnet or SSH must also have the appropriate perm issions. Passthrough Use When using Telnet /SSH in passthroug h mode, the Spider de vice just acts as a conduit for the seri[...]

6: Remote Syst em Control Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 55 Figure 6-4 Login Scre en[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 56 7: Interfaces This chapter descr ibes the Interf aces tab including information about the pages for configuring network, ser ial port, KVM Conso l e, Keyboard/Mouse, Video, and Virt ual Media settings. It contains the following sections:  Network Settings  Serial Port Settings  K[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 57 Figure 7-1 Spider Netw ork Settings W eb Page 2. Modify the following fields. Network Basic Settings Field Description IP auto configuration Select DHCP or BOOTP to fetch network settings from the appropriate type of server. Select NONE for a fixed IP add ress. Host name DHC[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 58 Lan Interface Settings IPv6 Settings (Firmware v3.0 or higher) Miscellaneous Network Settings Secondary DNS Ser ver IP Address (option al) Enter the IP address of the Domain Name Server to be used if the Primary DNS Server cannot be reached. Field Description Current LAN int[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 59 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Disable Setup Protocol Spider Vi ew application uses a special protocol to locate and set u p Spider device IP add[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 60 Serial Port Settings After using the serial port to set up the netw ork parameters, you can use the ser ial port for something else. You can establish a PPP connectio n to use a modem (S pi der device only) or another serial conn ection to log into and oper ate the Spid er d[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 61 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. KVM Console Settings The Remote Console window in to the target system ha s settings that may be changed for the w[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 62 The way in which the Spider device transmits video da ta back to the client system can be tailore d for the type of network co nnection. On a LAN wher e bandwidth is not an issue, compression is not required and the spee d of updates can be maximi zed. For other connections,[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 63 Transmission Encoding KVM Console Type Note: Users have two ways to deploy the Remo te Console program. Both provide the same functionality and differ only in deployment method. The default is Java Web Start. Applet deployment is available in case the us er cannot connect vi[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 64 Mouse Hotkey KVM Console Virtual Keys 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Start in Exclusive Access Mode Upon any subsequent launch of the Remote Cons[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 65 Keyboard/Mouse To modify the keyboard and mo use se ttings, perform the following steps. 1. Click Interfaces > Keyboard/Mouse . The Keyboard/Mouse Settings page displa ys. Figure 7-4 Ke yboard/Mouse Settings 2. Modify the following fields.[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 66 Keyboard/Mouse Settings Keyboard Model Key Release Timeout Country Code Field Description Host Interface In general, the USB interface is pref erred because it provide s superior mouse tracking. The Host Interface drop-down provides three selections. In the default mode, Aut[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 67 USB Mouse Type Mouse Speed 3. View the USB Status for USB Speed, Keyboard, Mouse, and Mass Storage. 4. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. To configure t[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 68 Figure 7-5 Keyboard/M ouse Settings Page B Vi d e o The Spider device works by captur ing and digiti zing the analo g video coming from the attached computer. This analog video may have more or less low-level electrical noise present, depe nding on the nature of the video ca[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 69 Figure 7-6 Miscel laneous Video Settin gs Page 2. Select the Noise Filter level from the drop-down menu. 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. V irtual [...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 70 Figure 7-7 Virtual Media Page To prepare for drive redirection, pe rform the following steps. 1. Enter the following fields. Virtual Media Active Image Drive Redirection Field Description Virtual Media Active Image Once you set Image on Wind ows Share or F loppy Imag e File [...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 71 Virtual Media Options The operating system on the ta rget computer mu st have a USB mass storage driver installed in order to use Virtual Media. As the BIOS on some systems does not a lways support mass storage emulation o n the USB inte rface, the system de fault is to dis [...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 72 b. To moun t the image, click Set . Information about the image displays in the Virtual Media Active Image section of the page and the CD ic on displays on the remote console. Figure 7-8 Virtual Media Acti ve Page 3. If desired, in the Virtual Media Ac tive Image sect ion: a[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 73 b. Click Upload to load the image into Spider device’s memory. This floppy drive is accessible to the remote computer as a letter-name flopp y drive (e.g., B : ). Information about the image dis plays in the Virtual Media Active Image section of the pag e. Figure 7-9 Virtu[...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 74 Figure 7-10 Drive R edirection Win dow Figure 7-11 Drive Redirect Buttons 3. Click the Connect Drive button at the top of the page. The S elect a drive to redirect dialog box opens. Figure 7-12 Select Drive Redirect Window 4. From the drop-down list, select the drive you wa [...]

7: Interfaces Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 75 Figure 7-14 Local Drive Browser Windo w 8. Select the ISO image file to use as a local disk and press Open . Figure 7-15 Drive Redirection Esta blished Wind ow 9. ISO Drive Re direction es tablished displays at top of scre en. User Interface Settings The color of page tabs o[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 76 8: User Accounts This chapter descr ibes user accou nts including local and re mote authentica tion, manage ment, and user groups and ho w to configure each . It contains the following sections:  Local vs. Remote Authentication  Local User M anagement  User Permissions  Remote[...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 77 Figure 8-1 Change Password Page 2. Enter the current p assword under Old Passwor d . 3. Enter the new passwor d under New Password and Confirm New Pass word . 4. Click Save t o save your settings, or click Reset to restore original settings. User and Group Management You[...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 78 Figure 8-2 Configure User Page User Management To configure a use r, perform the following steps. 1. Configure the following fields. 2. Do one of the following: a. Click Create to add the new user. b. Click Modify to change an existing user. c. Click Copy to create a new[...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 79 Group Management To configure a user group, perform the followin g steps. 1. Configure the following fields. 2. Do one of the following: a. Click Create to add the new group. b. Click Modify to change an existing group . c. Click Copy to create a new group based on the s[...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 80 4. If you created a user who does not belong to any group , then select User . 5. From th e Direct KVM drop-do wn menu, do one of the following : a. Select Yes to enable the user or group to access the Remote Console only. Afte r a user is authenticated, it launches the [...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 81 Figure 8-4 Authentication Page 2. Modify the following field. LDAP When you select LDAP Authenticati on, the Spider device will commun icate with a Microsoft Ac tive Directory or generic LDAP serv er for user authenti cation. The user profile must be set up in the local [...]

8: User Accou nts Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 82 RADIUS When RADIUS is selected, the Sp ider device communicat es with a R ADIUS serv er for user authentication. To access a Spid er device set up for RADIUS, log in with a name and password. The Spider device contacts th e RADIUS server for authentication and, if approv[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 83 9: Services This chapter describes the Spider and SpiderDuo KVP-over-IP services. It cont ains the following sections:  Date/Time  Security  Certificate  Event Log  SNMP  KVM Search  Power Management Date/T ime The Spider device contains an in ternal real time clock t[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 84 2. Modify the following fields. 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Security General settings for secu rity parameters such as encryption and access con[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 85 Figure 9-3 Security Settings Page 2. Modify the following fields. HTTP Encryption Login Limitations KVM Encryption Field Description Force HTTPS for Web Access Typically, the Spider device listens on bo th HTTP and HTTPS ports for incoming connections. If this box is ch e cked[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 86 Group Based Syst em Access Control Authentication Limitation 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Field Description Enable Group Based System Access Cont[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 87 Certificate The Spider de vice uses the Se cure Socket Laye r (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During th e connection es tablishment the Spider device has to expose its identity to a client using a crypto graphic certifica[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 88 3. Click Create to initiate the Certific ate Signing Request generatio n. Download the CSR by clicking Download . The Download button displays when a certificate is created. Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. 4. Click Upload to upload the certificate from the clie n[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 89 Event Log The Event Log maintains a list of si gnificant events locally. Alternativ ely it can use an NFS log file, SMTP email, or SNMP to distribute event information on the network. The Spider de vice monitors five classes of events w ith the logging of each enabled or disab[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 90 Event Log Assignments 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. SNMP The Spider device has an internal SNMP agent that has various objects accessible in its M[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 91 Figure 9-6 SNMP Settings Page 2. Modify the following fields. 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Field Descrip tion Enable SNMP Agent Click th e checkb[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 92 KVM Search The KVM Sea rch option enables you to view the properties of other Spider de vices on the network. Th e following items displa y:  IP address  Hostname  Direct KVM  Preview  Terminal  SSH  Telnet  MAC Address  Model  Version  Descrip[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 93 Figure 9-7 KVM Search Page Power Management The Power Management op tion enables you to manage the prop erties of the power system. It enables the monitoring of the Po wer Control Unit (PCU) that only applies to the SpiderDuo, and the sending of Wake-On -LAN (WOL ) messag es t[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 94 Figure 9-8 Power Managemen t Page The Power Managemen t web page contai ns two sections as displayed in Figure 9-8 . The upp er portion displays information ab out the SpiderDuo PCU. The PCU only applies to the SpiderDuo. The WOL applies to both the Spider and SpiderDuo device[...]

9: Services Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 95 If the second radio b utton is selected, the WOL me ssage may be sent to any number of devices identified by a Device Name, IP Address (optional) , or MAC address (entered into th e respective text boxes). If no password is needed, this field should be left blank. WOL suppor t[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 96 10: Maintenance This chapter describes var ious maintenance activiti es of an administr ator. These include viewing status, backing up and restoring co nfiguration file s, updatin g firmware, viewing the event log, and resetting the unit. It cont ains the f ollowing sections :  Device [...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 97 2. View or modify the following fields. 3. Do one of the following: a. Click Save to save setting s. b. Click Reset to Defaults to restore system defaults. c. Click Reset to restore original settings. Configuration In the Configuration page, you can specify the backup, pre[...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 98 Figure 10-3 Configura tion Page 2. Edit the following fields. Field Description Configuration Ba ckup To back up all settings to a file on the client system, click the Backup and save to your compu ter radio button. To save to a Spider device, click the Backup and save to [...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 99 Up date Firmware Many of the functions and fea tures of the Spider device a re implemented in firmware an d capable of field upgrades. The latest fi rmware may be found at www.lantronix.com . The firmware file, when uncompressed, is appro ximately 4 Mbyt es in size and has[...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 100 Figure 10-5 Event Log Page 2. Navigate between logs by clicking Prev and Next . Unit Reset In general, the Spider device requires a reset w hen implementing a firmware up date. In the event of an abnormal operat ion, a number of subsys tems may be reset with out resetting[...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 101 Figure 10-6 Unit Res et Page 3. Click the Reset button for Reset Keyboard/Mouse (PS/2) , Reset USB , or Reset Video Engine to clear and reset the subsystem. Rese tting subsystems does not terminate connected us ers. Note: Reset USB displays only o n the SpiderDuo device. [...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 102 3. Edit a file s imilar to th e example below and sa ve it with ext ension "xml ." This exam ple assumes the file is saved as spider1.xml. The sample code di splays a snapshot and re freshes the image every minute. Also, clicking the sn apshot opens the remote c[...]

10: Maintenance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 103 Figure 10-7 iGoogle Gadget Page[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 104 1 1: Command Reference This chapter lists and describes the command lin e interface (CLI) syntax and contains the following sections:  Command Syntax  Configuration Commands  Connect Commands  User Commands  User Group Comma nds  OEM Customization Commands  Power Com[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 105 Command Help For general command help , type: help For more informa tion about a specific command, type help followed by the co mmand, for example: help set network OR type ? after the command: set network ? Tips Type enough characte rs to identify the action, categ[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 106 Parameters <Config Params to Preserve> is a comma separa te d list of current configuration parameter s to retain afte r the config restore or fa ctoryd efaults: nt - Network Basic vp. Description Restores the Spider configura tion and dev ice database setting[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 107 Connect Commands connect serial Syntax connect serial Description Connects the Spider device to a device serial port. Note: To connect to a seria l port, put the serial port in passthrough mod e on the web interface. ESC exit Syntax ESC exit Description Available on[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 108 show sshkey import Syntax show sshkey import <one or more parameters> Parameters [keyuser <SSH Key User>] [keyhost <SSH Key IP Address or Name>] [viewkey <enable|disable>] Description Displays imported SSH keys. Examples To display all import[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 109 Parameters dns1 <IP Address> dns2 <IP Address> gateway <IP Address> hostname <Host Name> ipaddr <IP Address> ipv6 <enable/disable> ipv6addr <IPv6 Address/Prefix> mask <Mask> state <dhcp|bootp|static> Note: To cle[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 110 show network basic Syntax show network basic Description Displays basic network parameters. show network misc Syntax show network misc Description Displays network misce llaneou s parameter s. show network interface Syntax show network interface Description Displays[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 111 Parameters date <MMDDYYhhmm[ss]> utcoffset <offset string> Notes:  MMDDYYhhmm[ss] can be: - MM is 1-12 - DD is 1-31 - YY is 00-99 - hh is 0-23 - mm is 0-59 - ss is 0-59  Offset string can be: - -11h, -10h, -9h, -8h, -7h , -6h, -5h, -4h, -3h, -2h, -[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 112 Description Sets user login, email address, group, and mob ile phone number. set user delete Syntax set user delete <User Login> Description Deletes a us er login. set user password Syntax set user password <User Login> Description Sets user password. sh[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 113 set group delete Syntax set group delete <Group Name> Description Deletes user grou ps. show group name Syntax show group [name <Group Name>] Description Displays grou p names. show group index Syntax show group [index <Index Number>] Description D[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 114 Description Displays security parameters. Sysconfig Commands show sysconfig Syntax show sysconfig Description Displays a report of parameters with firmware version, serial numbe r, basic network settings, security settings, user/g roup information, and basic system [...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 115 Description Displays all devices. show device name Syntax show device name Description Displays device names. OEM Customization Commands set oem Syntax set oem <one or more parameters> Parameters [product <Product Name>] [company <Company Name>] [c[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 116 Parameters [state <o n/off>] Description Sets PCU parameters. show power Syntax show power Description Displays PCU status and settings. Serial Port Commands set serial mode Syntax set serial mode passthrough | config [<parameters>] Parameters [baud <[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 117 Description Sends a WOL packet to a specified devi ce. connect wakeonlan macaddr Syntax connect wakeonlan macaddr [MAC Address] [password <Password>] Note: MAC address must be in hex format: 'XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX' Description Sends a WOL packet to speci[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 118 Description Dumps the first 256 line s or 1M byt es of the sp ecified file co ntent of a USB thumb dr ive. Reboot Commands admin reboot Syntax admin reboot Description Immediately terminate s all connections and reboots the device . Diagnostic Commands diag ping Syn[...]

11: Command Reference Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 119  kt: KVM Settings(Type/Deploym ent)  ks: Keyboard/Mouse Settings  ld: LDAP Settings  ns: Networ k Settings  pc: Change Password  po: Power Control  sn: SNMP Settings  sa: SSH/Telnet Access  sm: SSL Certificate Mana gement  sl: Security/[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 120 Appendix A: T roubleshooting No connection can be establis hed to the Spider device. Check cabling. Are both USB cables or all of the USB and PS/2 cables plugged in? Are both Pwr LEDs lit? Is the Ethernet cable plugged in, and the Link light lit? Is there Activity? Have a look on your ne[...]

Appendix A: Troubleshooting Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 121 I forgot my password. How can I reset the Spider device to factory def aults? Use the serial interface with a terminal emulato r program set to 9600 or 115200 , 8 bit characters, No parity, 1 Sto p bit, and No flow contro l. Within 2 second s of bootin g the S[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 122 Appendix B: V irtual Media Example Goal In this exam ple, the go al is to put a rescue CD ( a CD used to boot a PC when the hard-disk corruption prev ents OS boot) on PC#3 so that the re scue CD can be used by any Spid er devices on the network. Figure B-1 Virtual Media In this example, [...]

Appendix B: Virtual Media Exampl e Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 123 Figure B-2 Window s Browser 3. Right-click the folder aaa and select the “sharing” menu. The defa ult name is the folder name but changed to share_some_folder as shown in the diagram below. Figure B-3 Firewall Pr operties Windo w Now, the file boot.[...]

Appendix B: Virtual Media Exampl e Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 124 2. Go to the Virtual Media page and co mplete the fields in the Ima ge on Windows Share section of the page as shown in the diagram belo w. Figure B-4 Virtual Medi a Page 3. Click Set , and see that the Virtual Media Active Image section now contains da[...]

Appendix B: Virtual Media Exampl e Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 125 Figure B-5 Virtual Media Active Image S tep 3 – Use the Virtual Media 1. PC#2 shown in the diagram below is a Linux PC. Figure B-6 Linux PC Window 2. Once Step 1 is done, PC#2 will detect a new U SB CD drive connec ted to its USB as shown in the diagr[...]

Appendix B: Virtual Media Exampl e Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 126 Figure B-7 Linux PC Wind ow and USB CD 3. You should be able to boo t from the external USB device (bo ot.iso) on PC#2. Make sure that you set BIOS to boot from the USB device. Note: Some systems may not support USB boot.[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 127 Appendix C: Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates The table below lists the supported resolution and refresh rates for video. Table C-1 Suppor ted Video Resolutions and Refr esh Rates Resolution (x,y) Refresh Rates (Hz) 640x340 70, 85 640x400 56, 85 640x480 60, 67, 72, 75, 85 720x400 7[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 128 Appendix D: Mounting Bracket Kit A versatile mounting bra cket and screws are supplied to assist in easily installing and mounting a single Spider or SpiderDu o device into a server rack in various orientations (e.g., horizontal or vertical). The kit number is 083-015 -R. Figure D-1 Moun[...]

Appendix D: Mounting Bracket Kit Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 129 Figure D-3 Atta ching the De vice to the Mou nting Bracket 3. Connect the cables and the Spid er or SpiderDuo device is ready to use! Figure D-4 Conn ecting the Cab les Table D-5 Lantronix Part Number The bracket kit is included in th e box with the Spid [...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 130 Appendix E: PCU Safety Information Please follow the safety prec autions described below when in stalling and oper ating the PCU. Cover  Do not remove the co ver of the PCU. There ar e n o user-serviceable parts inside. Op ening or removing the cover may expose you to dangerous vo lta[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 131 Appendix F: T echnical Support If you are unable to r esolve an iss ue using the informatio n in this d ocumentatio n, contact the followi ng resour ces. Technical Support US C heck our online knowledg e base or send a question to Technical Suppor t at http://www.lantro nix.com/support .[...]

Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 132 Appendix G: Compliance The following meet the ISO/IEC Guide 17050 -1, 17050-2 and EN 45014 com pliances. Manufacturer Na me & Address Lantronix, Inc. 1 67 Technology, Irvine, CA 926 18 USA Declares that the following product: Product Na me: Lantronix® Spider™ Conforms to the follo[...]

Appendix G: Compliance Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM -ov er-IP Device User Guide 133 RoHS Notice All Lantronix products in the following famili es are Chin a RoHS-compliant a nd free of the following hazardous substances and elements: O: toxic or hazardous substa nce contained in all of the homogeneous mate rials for this part is below the limit re[...]