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8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 1 8 port / 16 port / 32 port PS/2 IP-KVM SWITCH USER’S MANUAL Rev 1.0[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. THE QUICK INST ALLA TION GUIDE 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 When the server is up and running 2.2 When the sever is dead 2.3 Features 2.4 Package contents 2.5 T echnical specifications 2.6 System requirement 2.7 Cable diagrams 2.8 Product Details 3. HARDW ARE INST ALLA TION 3.1 Operation Overview 3.2 C[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 3 6. MENU OPTIONS 6.1 Remote Control 6.1.1 KVM Console 6.1.2 Remote Power 6.1.3 T elnet Console 6.2 User Management 6.2.1 Change Password 6.2.2 Users And Groups 6.3 KVM Settings 6.3.1 User Console 6.3.2 Power Control 6.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse 6.3.4 V ideo 6.4 Device Settings 6.4.1 Network 6.4.2 Dynamic DNS 6.4.3 Security [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 4 1. The Quick Inst allation Guide Inst allation PS/2 IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and video dat a to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted via IP . PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Besides, PS/2 IP- KVM switch is a KVM s[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 5 Table 1.2: Serial parameters Use a terminal software (e.g. hyper term or mi nicom) to connect to PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Reset PS/2 IP-KVM switch and immediately pre ss <ESC>. Y ou will see some devic e information and a ’=>’ prompt. Enter the command ’config’ and press <Enter>. Afte r waiting a [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6 default settings for all video mode s or only the current one.[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 7 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PS/2 IP-KVM switch. PS/2 IP-KVM switch can save your MONEY , TIME, SP ACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. PS/2 IP-KVM switch defines a new c lass of remote KVM access devices. PS/2 IP-KVM switch combines an 8/16/32- port KVM switch with digital remote KVM access via IP networks and co[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 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 Server remains in power on state after power on command has been given. CPU Controller, main board failure. Power su pply is on, but there is no video output. CPU fan failure By server sp[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 9 2.4 Package content s Model No.: 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch Base unit- 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch 1 PCS User ’s manual 1 PCS Installation sof tware and User Manual on CD-ROM 1 PCS AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS Rack Mount Kit 1 SET Daisy Chain Cable 1 PCS 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB 15-pin and t[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 10 2.5 T echnical specifications Model No. 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM swit ch 16 port PS/2 IP-KVM swit ch 32 port PS/2 IP-KVM swi tch PC Port 8 16 32 Console Port 1 PC Port Connector (All Female T ypes) VGA HDDB 15-pin(sh ared with PS/2 keyboard and Mouse) Console Port Connector (All Female T ypes) Local Console: PS/2 Keyboa[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 11 2.6 System requirement Model No. 8 port s PS/2 IP-KVM switch Local console side One VGA Monitor One Keyboard One Mouse Network Side 10/100Mbps Ethernet or Modem Remote Console side One computer Computer side 8 PCs with 8 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB 15-pin and two Mini Din 6-pin PS2 cables) Mo[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 12 VGA Cable: HDB15 pin Male to Male A T to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional) Din 5 pin Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female PS/2 to DB9 adapter (Optional) Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female CA T5/5E/6 Straight Th rough UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C 2.8 Product Details 8 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch: 16 port Rack Mount PS[...]

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8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 14 3. Hardware inst allation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3.1 shows the connecti ons of PS/2 IP-KVM switch to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3.1: PS/2 IP-KVM switch usage scenario PS/2 IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, m ouse, and video dat a to a rem[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 15 Step 2 (Local console) Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch. Using t he attached cable, or the one included with your monitor , connect it to the HDDB15-pin female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE connector . Step 3 Connect the keyboard to the KVM S witch. If you hav[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 16 Step 6 (Optional) If using a serial mouse cable (optional), connect one end to a DB-9 serial port on the computer , and the other Mini Din 6 pin end to the mouse cable conn ector . If you need Serial DB -9 to PS/2 Mini Din 6 pin adapter , please contact your supplier . Step 7 Double-check all of the connections. Y[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 17 For 10BASE-T Ethernet networks, the Fast Ethernet adapt er uses Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. T o est ablish a 10 Mbps connection, the cable must be connected to a 10BASE-T hub. ¾ Make sure that the cable is wired appr opriately for a standard 10BASE-T adapter . ¾ Align the RJ-45 plug with t he notch on the ada[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 18 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The PS/2 IP-KVM switch's communication inte rfaces are all based on TCP/IP . It comes pre-configured with the IP conf iguration 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. Initi[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 19 Figure4-1. PS/2 IP-KVM switch setup tool On the upper left corner, the MA C address of the PS/2 IP-KVM swit ch is displayed. To detect the MAC address, manually, press the button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker placed on the ba ck of the PS/2 IP[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 20 4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has a serial li ne interface (rear side). This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard. The serial li ne has to be configured with the parameters gi ven in T able 4-2. When configuring with a serial t[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 21 4.1.3.1 PS/2 IP-KVM swit ch keyboard settings The PS/2 IP-KVM switch settings for the host's keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. Che ck the settings in the PS/2 IP-KVM switc h front-end. See 6.3.3 for details. 4.1.3.2 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 22 While the PS/2 IP-KVM switch works with accele rated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse poi nter, 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 [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 23 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The PS/2 IP-KVM switch features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these in terfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner . The inte rfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol famil[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 24 Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer display i ng the en cr yption key length Newer web browsers do suppor t strong encryption on default. 5.2 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and logout 5.2.1 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch Launch your web browser. Direct it to the addr ess of your PS/2 IP-KVM switch, which you c[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 25 Warning The user “super” is not allowed to login vi a the serial interface of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your PS/2 IP-KVM s witch for the first ti me. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a s[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 26 Open the PS/2 IP-KVM switch remote console. Exit from the PS/2 IP- KVM switch front end. Table 5-2. Buttons from the front end Warning If there is no activity for half an hour , the PS/2 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 Logou[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 27 to be made, i.e. your firewall and, in case y ou have a private internal network, your NAT (Network Address Translation) settings have to be configured accordingly. In case the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server on[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 28 Ctrl+Alt+Delete Special button key to send the “Control Alt De lete” key combination to the remote system (see also Chapter 6 for defining new button keys). 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 PS/2 IP-KVM switc[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 29 Figure 5-6. Remote Console Options Menu A short description of the options follows. • Monitor Onl y Toggles the Monitor Only filter on or off. If the 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 [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 30 Figure 5-8. Remote Console Options Menu:Scaling • Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two opt ions for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse pointer. Fast Sync -- The fast synchronization is used to co rrect a temporary, but fixed skew. Intelligent Sync -- Use this option if the fast sync[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 31 Figure 5-9. Remote Console Options Menu:Cursor • Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the PS/2 IP- KVM switch video settings. PS/2 IP-KVM switch features two different dial ogs, which influence the video settings. Video Settings through the HTML-Frontend To enable local video port, select this optio n. This[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 32 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 may requi re different valu[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 33 Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings Soft Keyboard 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 administratio[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 34 • Local Key board Used to change the language mappi ng of your browser mach ine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally, the applet determines the correct value automatically. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always possible. A typical example is a German locali[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 35 6. Menu Options 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 . 6.1.2 R[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 36 Please note that after you have pressed this button the power state display ed in the administration panel will not im mediately reflect the requeste d change. A controlled shut down of the system may take some minutes. Y ou can observe the action caused by your button press using the Remote Console window or by r[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 37 Connecting to the PS/2 IP-KVM s witch is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client, for instance in a UNIX shell: telnet 192.168.1.22 Replace the IP address by the one that is act ually assigned to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. This will prompt for username and passwor d in order to log into the device. The cre[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 38 6.2 User Management 6.2.1 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. 6.2.2 Users And Group s Figure 6-13. Set User[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 39 The PS/2 IP-KVM switch come s with 2 pre-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions PS/2 IP-KVM switch offers. The account “user” has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 40 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 changi ng the image-encoding algorith[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 41 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 Mi crosoft JVM for the Internet Ex plorer, or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced (see below). Sun Microsystems Java [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 42 Remote Console Button Keys Button Keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally. The reason for this might be a missing key or the fact, that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditiona lly catching this keystroke already. Typical examples are “ Contr[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 43 • ATX Power button long press Then, clic k “Apply” to submit your changes. 6.3.3 Keyboard/Mouse Figure 6-17. Keyboard and Mouse Settings Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is co nnected to. You can choose between “ Auto ” for automatic detection, “ USB ” for an USB mouse, and “ PS[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 44 USB Mouse Type Enables USB mouse type. Choose between “ MS Windows 2000 or newer ” for MS Windows 2000 or Windows XP, or “ Other Operating System s ” for MS Windows NT, Linux, or OS X. In “ MS Windows 2000 or newer ” mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse. Mouse Speed • Aut[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 45 A small filter displays all changes instant ly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing (depending on the quality of the video input signal). All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations. • Force Composite Sync (Required for [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 46 IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the PS/2 IP-KVM switch should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. Fo r DHCP, select “dhcp” , and for BOOTP select “bootp” accordingly. If you choose“no ne” then IP auto configuration is disabled. IP address IP address in the [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 47 6.4.2 Dynamic DNS Figure 6-20. Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dy ndns.org) can be used in the following scenario (see Figure 6-21): Figure 6-21. Dynamic DNS Scenario The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is r eachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 48 The administrator has to register a PS/2 IP-KVM switch that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assi gn a certain hostname to it. He will g et a nickname and a password in return to the regi stration process. This account information together with the hostname is needed in order[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 49 6.4.3 Security Figure 6-22. Device Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the w eb front-end is only possible using an HTTPS connection. The PS/2 IP-KVM switch will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections. In case you want to create your own SSL ce rtificate that is us ed to identify[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 50 IP/Mask Specifies t he IP address or IP address range for which the rule applies. Examples (the number concatena ted to an IP address with a “ / ” is the number of valid bits that will be used of the given IP address): 192.168.1.22/32 matches the IP Address 192.168.1.22 192.168.1.0/24 matches all IP packets wi[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 51 Unblocking users There are two possibilities to unblock a blocked user. • A parent user may go to the user management settings (see the Section called Users And Groups ) and press the button “ Unblock ” for the user. • It is also possible to use the serial console as for the initia l configur ation (see Ta[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 52 Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps, the PS/2 IP- KVM switch has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the PS/2 IP-KVM s witch there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repe[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 53 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 passw ord to authorize later cha[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 54 The PS/2 IP-KVM switch Serial Settings (Figur e 6-25) allow you to s pecify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it. Configurat ion or console login Do not use the serial port for any special func tion, use it only for t he initial configuration (see Table 4-1). Modem The PS/2 IP-KVM switch o[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 55 possible but you must make sure, it is not interfering with the IP settings of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and your console computer. The default value will work in most cases. IPMB over serial To enable IPMB over serial, enable this option. Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option, it is possi bl[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 56 Warning There is currently no way to adjust the day light saving time automatically. So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year pr operly to the local rules of your country. 6.4.7 Event Log Figure 6-29. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firm ware update are logged to a selection of loggin[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 57 SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch sends a SNMP tr ap to a specified destination IP address, every time a log event occurs. If the receiver require s a community string, you can set it in the appropriate text field. Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 58 You may send this information along together with a support request. It will help us troubleshooting your problem. Reset Functions This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. C urrently this involves the video engine and the PS/2 IP-KVM switch itself. Resetti ng the card itself is mainly needed [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 59 6.5.3 Up date Firmw are Figure 6-33. Update Firmware The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is a complete standalo ne computer. The softwar e it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be updated remotely in order t o install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary [...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 60 Warning This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 's power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because this may cause an unusable card. • Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will r equest you to reset the PS/2 IP-KVM[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 61 7. T roubleshooting 1. Ensure that all cables are well seated. Label all of cables with the number for each respective computer to avoid confusion. 2. The recommended VGA cable of PC port dist anc e is 5 meters maximum without ghosting and degradation. Normally , the c able length is based on driver capacity of yo[...]

8/16/32 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 62 Check whether the network connection is working in general (ping the IP address of PS/2 IP-KVM switch). If not, check network hardware. Is PS/2 IP-KVM switch powered on? Check whether the IP address of PS/2 IP-KVM switch and all ot her IP re lated settings are correct! Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of[...]

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 PS/2 IP-KVM switch supports. Please don ’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, PS/2 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[...]