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1. S Drive Redirection Setup Choose Components Choose which Features of Drive Redirection you want to install y Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select the type of install AA Or select the optional Drive Redirection components you wish Eo install E m shortcuts sf Quicklaunch Description Position your mouse aver a component to see its Space required 1 0MB description lt Back Cancel Nullsoft Install System 2 01 E Drive Redirection setu NN ioii Completing the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard Drive Redirection has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard mm Figure 5 8 Drive Redirection Setup 47 99 KVM over IP Module Drive Redirection Settings Drive Redirection 1 2 1 Connection Parameters Device fisz 166 123 226 Drive la Refresh Port Secure Connection Enable write Support WARNING This might destroy all data on the shared media Hote The whole drive is redirected here IF vau redirect a local hard disk with more than one partition all partitions of the drive will be available on the remote computer Virtual Drive and Device Authentication Virtual Drive Drive i Some devices use only Drive 1 Username super Password fire Connect MScommect Grande Med
2. Scaling d Mouse Handling Fast Sync Alt F 12 Local Cursor gt Intelligent Sync Chat Window single Mouse Mode Soft Keyboard bo v Double Mouse Mode Local Keyboard d Hotkeys Encoding Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Intelligent Sync Use this option 1f the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture e Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine a version of 1 4 2 or above offers the full list 21 99 KVM over IP Module Figure 4 6 Remote Console Options Menu Cursor e Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the IP KVM video settings IP KVM features two different dialogs which for adjusting the video settings Video Settings through the HTML Frontend To enable local video port select this option This option decides 1f the local video output of IP K VM is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system The option Noise Filter defines how IP KVM reacts to small changes in the video input sig
3. Used for fast mouse synchronization in Double Mouse mode and to free the grabbed mouse in Single Mouse model Remote Console Button Keys Key Definition Help Name Button Key 1 confirm trl alt Delete More entries Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 15 User Console Setting 61 99 KVM over IP Module 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 1f you have the required privileges Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window It is possible to optimize the speed of the remote screen processing depending on the number of users working at the same time and the network bandwidth of the connection line Modem ISDN DSL LAN etc Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video image Pre configured The pre configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and colour depth for the indicated network speed Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP KVM and t
4. x Refresh List A Removable A Removable Refresh List Enable Write support A Removable ok Cancel C Hard Disk D Hard Disk E CD ROM F Hard Disk G Hard Disk Z Hard Disk S Select a ISO image to redirect 1f Connect ISO 53 99 5 2 4 KVM over IP Module Options Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 11 USB mass storage option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation and hide the virtual drive if no image file is currently loaded If unset and no file image will be found it may happen that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager LILO GRUB This case was reported for some Windows versions 2000 XP other OS might not be fully excluded This behavior depends on the BIOS version used in that machine To set this option press the button Apply 5 2 5 Creating an Image 5 2 5 1 Creating 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 and Linux To create a floppy image file copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command dd if dev fd0 of tmp floppy image dd reads the entire disc from the
5. 7 Troubleshooting 1 The remote mouse doesn t work or is not synchronous Make sure the mouse settings in IP KVM match the mouse model There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization process could behave incorrectly 2 The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Try to correct the brightness and contrast settings until they are out of a range where the picture looks grainy Use the auto adjustment feature to correct a flickering video 3 Login on IP KVM fails Was the correct combination of user and password given On delivery the user super has the password pass Moreover your browser must be configured to accept cookies 4 The Remote Console window can t connect to IP KVM Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console Make sure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments 5 No connection can be established to IP KVM Check whether the network connection is working in general ping the IP address of IP KVM If not check network hardware Is IP K VM powered on Check whether the IP address of IP KVM and all other IP related settings are correct Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN like routers etc is correctly configured Without a ping functioning IP KVM can t work either 6 Special key combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host You have to define a
6. ACCEPT Append Insert Replace Em super App ly Reset to defaults Stored value is equal to the default HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web access KYM Encryption KMM Encryption Of Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost M Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT Rule Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT A B 168 123 99 192 168 123 230 super ACCEPT gt Y EFT Append Insert Replace Delete L Ap D ly Reset to defaults amp tared value is equal to the default Figure 5 23 IP Filter Settings 75 99 KVM over IP Module 5 5 4 Certificate Certificate Signing Request CSR Common name Organizational unit Organization Locality City State Province Country 50 code Email Challenge password Confirm Challenge password Key length bits 1074 stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 24 Certificate Settings The IP KVM uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the IP KVM has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate The default certificate comes with IP KVM device upon delivery 1s for testing purpose only System administrator should not rely on
7. To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page Since the IP KVM s system memory is used to save all the information the maximum number of possible log list entries 1s restricted to 1 000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically Warning If the reset button on the HTML frontend is used to restart the IP K VM all logging information 1s saved permanently and is available after the IP KVM has been started If the IP KVM loses power or a hard reset is performed all logging data will be lost To avoid this use one of the following log methods 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 there To write logging data from more than one IP KVM devices to only one NFS share you have to define a file name that 1s unique for each device When you change the NFS settings and press the button Apply the NFS share will be mounted immediately That means the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error message SMTP Logging enabled With this option the IP K VM is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Settings These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event
8. Properties Figure 5 5 Explorer context menu Select Sharing to open the configuration dialog 44 99 KVM over IP Module Ax 1 General Sharing Security Tou can share this folder among ether users on yout naleak T o ensab shang for the folder chock Shere this holder To ze permissions for how user access His folder over the rehivinik chek Permosions To confiquie settings hor OF ire somes bo this shared folder click Caching E Figure 5 6 Share configuration dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory Activate the selected directory as a share Select Sharing this folder Choose an appropriate name for the share You may also add a short description for this folder input field Comment e f necessary adjust the permissions button permissions Click OK to set the options for this share UNIX and UNIX like OS Sun Solaris and Linux If you like to access the share via SAMBA SAMBA has to be set up properly You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file etc samba smb conf or use the Samba Web Administration Tool SWAT or WebMin to set the correct parameters 5 2 3 Drive redirection The Drive Redirection 1s another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer With Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine The drive is hereby shared over
9. you will be prompted if you want to establish the connection anyhow This should not be a serious problem when the note above is respected If the write support is enabled a drive which is not locked might be damaged by the Drive Redirection With the Disconnect button a connection via Drive Redirection connection is stopped Exit Hide If the Exit button is pressed the Drive Redirection software is closed If a Drive Redirection connection is active the connection will be closed before the application terminates Using the Hide to Tray button the application is hidden but not terminated completely That means that an active connection will be kept active until it is closed explicitly You can access the software by its tray icon The tray icon also shows whether a connection is established or not A double click on the icon shows the application window or with a right click you may access a small menu Show Dialog Operation Procedures 1 Please install Drive Redirection Software on remote computer first then run Drive Redirection application and fill in information accordingly 50 99 KVM over IP Module Drive Redirection 1 2 1 Connection Parameters Device Refresh 1 Type the IP Port 83 F SDOOHPTCODOOLIEEDD E aa i Deus address of IP KVM Iv Secure Ped ONMection Enable write Support 2 Choose the WARNING This might destroy all data on the shared media hard drive on Mote The whole
10. In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the IP K VM device and that needs no authentication at all lt serverip gt lt port gt SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the IP K VM sends a SNMP trap to a specified destination IP address every time a log event occurs If the receiver requires a community string you can set it in the appropriate text field Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event To receive this SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used Here is a example of all gerenated event and its event group 83 99 KVM over IP Module Device succesfully started device Board Reset performed by user device Firmware upload failed device No firmware file uploaded device Uploaded firmware file discarded device Firmware validation failed device Firmware file uploaded by user device Firmware updated by user device Internal log file cleared by user device Security Violation security Host Power host Host Reset host Connection to Remote Console failed reason console several Connection to client established console Connection to client closed console Login failed auth Login succeed auth Warning In contrast to the internal
11. Network Address Translation settings have to be configured accordingly In case the IP KVM is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the desired connection This is because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol In case of problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate networking environment 4 3 1 Main Window of Remote Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right KVM IP Remote Console 192 168 5 186 Sel E y Sre tB ontons 2 My Documents New Text Docum e My Computer New Text Document Ext M fo S y My Network Internet Places Explorer y Recycle Bin Console Norm Desktop size is 800 x 600 Fps 0 In 0 B s Out 0 B s DL 11 23PM Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window It displays the screen content of your host system The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as 1f you were sitting locally in front of the screen of your remote system That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way However be aware of the fact that the remote system will react 23 99 KVM over IP Module to keyboard
12. Port number at which the IP KVM SSH Secure SHell server is listening to If left empty the default value port 22 will be used 69 99 KVM over IP Module Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the IP KVM ethernet device Value in Kbit s Enable Telnet access This enables the Telnet function Enable SSH access This enables the SSH Secure SHell function Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the IP KVM from the setup protocol Setup protocol is a proprietary layer 2 MAC based protocol to allow some configuration software to detect IP KVM devices in the network even without IP address and then config network related settings to IP KVM LAN Interface Settings The Autodetect will set the ethernet speed to the fastest possible value supported by both endpoints of the link For example if you use a 10M half duplex HUB this speed will be auto selected If this option does not work with some network device HUB switches and routers you can set the Ethernet interface speed of IP K VM manually to the values as supported by the network device 5 5 2 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Settings Enable Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS server www dyndns Ord UNS System Hostname eq yourhost dyndns com Username Password Check time AH Mlit Check interval Delete saved external IP 4 Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 19 Dynamic DNS 70 99 KVM ove
13. Preview j f g Click to open ie M y T 21 99 KVM over IP Module The Buttons of the front end n Home Return to main page of IP KVM access page Console Open the IP KVM remote console Logout Exit from the IP KVM front end Warning If there 1s no activity for 30 minutes the IP KVM will log you out automatically A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen Remote Console Preview Click on Click to open to start the remote console redirection Click on Refresh to refresh the picture rRemote Console Preview Click to o Desktop size 800 x 600 Refresh 4 2 2 Login out from the IP KVM This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there is no activity for 30 minutes 22 99 KVM over IP Module 4 3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP K VM The protocol that is running over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS but RFB Remote Frame Buffer Protocol As default RFB tries to establish a connection to TCP port number 443 Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made 1 e your firewall and in case you have a private internal network your NAT
14. a company to shield internal addresses from the public Internet NES Network File System A protocol that allows file sharing across a network Users can view store and update files on a remote computer You can use NFS to mount all or a portion of a file system Users can access the portion mounted with the same privileges as the user s access to each file NIS Network Information System System developed by Sun Microsystems for distributing system data such as user and host names among computers on a network NMS Network Management System NMS acts as a central server requesting and receiving SNMP type information from any computer using SNMP NTP Network Time Protocol 98 99 KVM over IP Module A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment PAP Password Authentication Protocol A method of user authentication in which the username and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name password pairs PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol for creating and running IP and other network protocols over a serial link RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service An authentication and accounting protocol Enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial in users and their access permissions A company stores user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share SNMP Simple Network Management Proto
15. and mouse actions with a slight delay The delay depends on the bandwidth of the link to which you use to connect to the IP KVM With respect to the keyboard the very exact remote representation might lead to some confusion as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to the remote host system If you use a German administration system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout for instance special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected Instead the keys will result in their US English counterpart You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with 1ts optimal size That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed However you can always resize the Remote Console window in your local window system as usual Warning In difference to the remote host system the Remote Console window on your local window system is just one window among others In order to make keyboard and mouse work your Remote Console window must have the local input focus 4 3 2 Control Bar of Remote Console The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar Using its elements you can see the state of the Remote Console and adjust the local Remote Console settings A
16. as root on UNIX systems The following information has to be given to mount the image properly Share host The server name or its IP address Share folder name The name of the share folder to be used 43 99 KVM over IP Module Image file name The name of the image file on the share folder User name If necessary specify the user name for the share named in advance If unspecified and a guest account 1s activated this guest account information will be used as your login Password If necessary specify the password for the given user name To register the specified file image and its location click on the button Set The specified image file 1s supposed to be accessible from the IP K VM The information above has to be given from the point of view of the IP K VM It is important to specify correct IP addresses and device names Otherwise IP KVM may not be able to access the referenced image file Furthermore the specified share has to be configured correctly Therefore administrative permissions are required As a regular user you may not have these permissions You should either login as a system administrator or as root on UNIX systems or ask your system administrator for help to complete this task MS Windows Open the Explorer navigate to the directory or share and press the right mouse button to open the context menu Copy Create Shorecut Delete Rename
17. browsers versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher m Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 6 or higher In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security 1s only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm Using the Internet Explorer open the menu entry and Info to read about the key length that 1s currently activated The dialog box contains a link that leads you to information on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme Figure below shows the dialog box presented by the Internet Explorer 6 0 19 99 KVM over IP Module E About Internet Explorer a l x Version 6 0 2500 1106 Cipher Strength 128 bit Product ID 55736 520 6329726 04981 Update versions SP1 Q823353 Figure 4 1 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length Newer web browsers generally support strong encryption on default 4 2 Login into the IP KVM and logout 4 2 1 Login into the IP KVM Launch your web browser Direct it to the address of your IP KVM which you configured during the installation process The address used might be an IP address or a domain name in the case where you have given your IP KVM a symbolic name in the DNS For instance type the following in the URL field of your browser when establish
18. it before you can proceed Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http www winzip com for decompression Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip Before you can start updating the firmware of your IP K VM the new uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the IP KVM Updating the firmware is a three stage process e Firstly the new firmware file is uploaded onto the IP K VM In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button Browse of the Upload Firmware panel Once the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether it 1s a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted Secondly if everything went well you see the Update Firmware panel The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware Pressing the button Update will store the new version and substitute the old one completely Warning This process is not reversible and might take some minutes Make sure the IP KVM s power supply will not be interrupted during the update process because this may cause an unusable card 87 99 KVM over IP Module e Thirdly after the firmware has been stored the panel will request you to reset the IP KVM manually Half a minute after
19. recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead 18 99 KVM over IP Module 4 Usage 4 1 Prerequisites The IP KVM features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner The interfaces are accessed using the TCP IP protocol family thus they can be accessed using the LAN port of the device The following interfaces are supported HTTP HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server The IP K VM environment can be entirely managed using a standard web browser You can access the IP K VM using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol Whenever possible use HTTPS m Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the IP KVM s serial port via a terminal mode The primary interface of the IP K VM is the HTTP interface This is covered extensively in this chapter Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1 4 2 or above If the browser has no Java support such as on a small handheld device you are still able to maintain your IP KVM using the administration forms displayed by the browser itself For secure connection to the IP KVM we recommend the following
20. the reset the IP KVM will run with the new firmware version and should be accessible However you are requested to login once again Warning The three stage firmware update process and complete consistency check are making a mistake in updating the firmware almost impossible However only experienced staff members or administrators should perform a firmware update Make sure the IP KVM s power supply will not be interrupted 5 6 4 Unit Reset Reset Keyboard Mouse USB Reset USB Reset Video Engine Reset Device y This may take up ta a minuta Figure 5 34 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device This involves the both keyboard and mouse the video engine and the IP KVM itself Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console The whole process will take about half a minute Resetting sub devices e g video engine will take some seconds only and does not result in closing connections To reset a certain IP KVM functionality click on the button Reset Note Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP KVM 88 99 KVM over IP Module 6 Technical Specifications Local E x 1200 Max Video Resolution sis MT OS Compatibility pS family Unix Sum Solaris Linux Mac 89 99 KVM over IP Module
21. the selected command to the remote host Select OK to execute the command on the remote host Confirmation Do you really want to send Ctrl Alt Delete Cancel Figure 4 10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog Encoding These options are used to adjust the encoding level in terms of compression and color depth They are only available unless Transmission Encoding 1s determined automatically see the Section called Transmission Encoding in Chapter 6 Compression Level You may select a value between 1 and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest compression and level 9 the best compression The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwidth that 1s available on your video picture to be transferred and on the number of changes between two single video pictures We recommend to use a higher compression level if the network bandwidth is low The higher the compression level the more time is needed to pack and unpack the video data on either side of the connection The compression quality depends on the video picture itself e g the number of the colors or the diversity of pixels The lower the compression quality the more data have to be sent and the longer it may take to transfer the whole video picture If level 0 1s chosen the video compression is disabled completely 31 99 KVM over IP Module The option Video Optimized has its ad
22. this default certificate as the secured global access mechanism through Internet However it is possible to generate and install a new base64 X 509 certificate that is unique for a particular IP KVM In order to do that the IP KVM is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request CSR that needs to be certified by a certification authority CA A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP KVM Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below Once this 1s done click on the button Create which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Download CSR button 76 99 KVM over IP Module e Send the saved CSR string to a CA for certification You will get the new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process depending on the CA Upload the certificate to the IP KVM using the Upload button as shown in Figure below Certificate Signing Request CSR The following CSR is pending count ryName TW stateOrProvinceName taipei localityName taipei organizationName test org organi
23. this option for MAC server To set the options click on the button Apply 65 99 KVM over IP Module 5 4 3 Video Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise filter nomaal Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers Gee Ter ar stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 17 Video Settings Miscellaneous Video Settings e Noise filter This option defines how the IP KVM reacts to small changes in the video input signal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce video flickering that is often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even 1f 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 Sun Computers When connecting the device directly to legacy Sun computer with composite sync as the video output it may be possible that IP K VM don t recognize the composite sync automatically To support signal transmission from a Sun machine enable this option If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible To set
24. to a fast sync except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode changed recently Note At first start 1f the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer press the Auto Adjust Button once 3 3 4 Host system mouse settings The host s operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver Note The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type Windows gt 2000 MacOSX While the IP K VM works with accelerated mice and 1s 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 that influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers If this happens make sure you do not use a special vendor specific mouse driver on your host system Windows XP Mouse Settings Windows XP knows a setting named improve mouse acceleration which has to be deactivated Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background Instead use some kind of wallpaper As an alternative you could also disable the Active Desktop completely Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back Thus the mouse will be resynchronized If re synchronizing fails disable the mouse acceleration and repea
25. very dangerous If both the remote and the local system try to write data on the same device this will certainly destroy the file system on the drive Please use this only when you exactly know what you are doing Device Authentication The factory default Username is super and the default Password is pass Click Connect to redirect drive Warning Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 or later versions The Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level and the SCSI protocol cannot recognize partitions therefore the whole drive selected will be shared instead of any particular partition While connecting to a legacy KVM switch please select PS 2 mouse for Keyboard Mouse setting from webpage Otherwise you will not be able to use Hot key Navigation Buttons Connect Disconnect To establish the drive redirection please press the Connect button once If all the settings are correct the status bar displays that the connection has been established the Connect button is disabled and the Disconnect button 1s enabled 49 99 KVM over IP Module On an error the status line shows the error message The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before it 1s redirected That means that it tries to prevent the local operating system from accessing the drive as long as it is redirected This may also fail especially if a file on the drive is currently open In the case of a locking failure
26. 1 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout Generic 104 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout extendend by three additional windows keys Generic 106 Key PC for a japanese keyboard and Apple Macintosh for the Apple Macintosh Keyboard timeout Recommanded as enable for keyboard timeout when host is UNIX or UNIX like OS USB Mouse Type Enables USB mouse type Choose between Windows gt 2000 MacOSX for MS Windows 2000 or Windows XP Mac OSX or Other Operating Systems for MS Windows NT Unix or Unix like OS or OS X In Windows gt 2000 MacOSX mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse Mouse Speed e Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting The IP KVM tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process e Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer You may also set a fixed scaling which determines the pixel amount of the remote mouse pointer movement when the local mouse pointer is moved by one pixel This option is used to manually control the remote mouse speed and only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear This means mouse acceleration of OS should be disabled and the intelligent mouse synchronization of IP K VM is not functioning under this setting Absolute mouse scaling for MAC server Use
27. 104 Key PO s Key release timeout enabled Timeout after msec Enable key release timeout if you experience duplicated keystrokes during poor network performance USB Mouse Type Windows gt 2000 Mac Qs 2 4 Mouse speed 9 Auto Fixed scaling O Absolute mouse scaling for MAC server Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 16 Keyboard and Mouse Settings Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse 1s connected to You can choose between Auto for automatic detection USB for an USB mouse and PS 2 for a PS 2 mouse Warning To use the USB and or PS 2 interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device If the managed host has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and you have connected the USB cable only then you will have no remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host If USB and PS 2 are both connected and you selected Auto as host interface then the card will select USB 1f available or otherwise falls back to PS 2 To get USB remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host the following conditions must be fulfilled e the host BIOS must have USB keyboard support 64 99 KVM over IP Module e the USB cable must be connected or must be selected in the Host interface option PS 2 Keyboard Model Enables a certain keyboard layout You can choose between Generic 10
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29. KVM over IP Module User Manual V1 0 2008 10 23 KVM over IP Module Certifications FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations EN 55022 CLASS B RoHS All contents of this package including products packing materials and documentation comply with RoHS Fe CE 2 99 1 1 1 2 Zl 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 6 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 5 1 02 KVM over IP Module Contents PEOQUCE OVER VIEW asia a ini a TT TTTT 7 A E RA 7 MATES AE cda 7 Installation and SEALE Up ai 8 Package Checklist ias 8 Product VIe WS ous a 8 SN AAA APP ON 9 When the server1s Up and TUNNIS ii 9 When the servet 1S de ls PI re tu cid E Pis oes ctu oci dx Reda diets 9 Tris Fal ELO A O O LS SEI 10 CONSI DRM aaa 12 Initial IP Configuration via Network cccccoooonnnccnnnnncncnnnonnconnnnnonononnnnonnnnnnonnnannnnnnnnnnos 12 ConHeuration Setup via Senal Console ecciesie i 15 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration ooooooonnnnnnnncnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnononnnaninenoss 16 0 29 4 IP KVM Keyboard Sete Seene E S A ides eu OLUR 16 2 9 2 Remote Mouse SC MIN ri 16 3 3 3 A
30. ROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPADO NUMPADI NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPADA NUMPADS NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD NUMPADMUL NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU 94 99 KVM over IP Module B Video Modes Table below lists the video modes IP KVM supports Please don t use other custom video settings besides of these If done so IP K VM may not be able to detect them i AA 832 x 624 75 1152x900 66 PEA be 1600 x 1200 C User Role Permissions Table below lists the user role permissions granted for three user role groups Superuser Administrator and User Remote Como YM A Remote Control Remote Power KK AAA O E 0 d X n User Management Change Password User Management Users KVM Settings User Console x w o Misc Settings KVM Settings Keyboard Mouse BEBE KVM Settings Video t Device Settings Maintenance Event Log Maintenance Update Firmware Maintenance Unit Reset Keyboard Mouse Video Keyboard Mouse Video re Mouse Video Device 95 99 KVM over IP Module D IP KVM TCP port number 80 HTTPovrTCP Web SSS Floppy disk Samba Service SNMP source port E Bandwidth Consumption The preconfigured network speed selection simply results in a different Compression and Col
31. a TCP network connection Devices such as floppy drives hard discs CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected It is even possible to enable a write support so that for the remote machine it 1s possible to write data to your local disc 45 99 KVM over IP Module Active Image Ho disk emulation set Drive Redirection Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive floppy CO ROM removable disks and harddisks with the remote system Disable Drive Redirection Force read only connections Stored value is e neset to defe qual to the default Figure 5 7 Options of Drive Redirection Please note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operating system That means that neither the local nor the remote operating system is aware that the drive is currently redirected actually This may lead to inconsistent data as soon as one of the operating systems either from the local machine or from the remote host 1s writing data on the device If write support is enabled the remote computer might damage the data and the file system on the redirected device On the other hand if the local operating system writes data to the redirected device the drive cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data This may confuse the remote host s operating system We recommend to use the Drive Redirection with care especially the wr
32. aring Folder Permission username Sel and password Password 42 99 KVM over IP Module 5 Image file set successfully Image file set successfully Active Image CD ROM Image Share Host 59 120 208 56 Share folder name aaa Image file name image iso User name fae Password not displayed Reactivate E My Computer E l He Edit view Favorites Tools Help E UE 2 2 Search ES Folders de ow raja address Frew gt a a a a Total Size Hard Disk Drives EN C Local Disk Ses DATA D Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage 1 3 Floppy A 3 Inch Floppy Disk ao DVD Drive E CD Drive Sed boot F CD Drive O bytes Note the output image extension file name has to be iso e g CD Rom vir iso You may create an ISO image size up to 650Mb This drive would be in read only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host computer supports USB BOOTABLE function For emulating DVD Drive please use Drive Redirection function Note The above information has to be given from the point of view of IP KVM with correct IP address and device name Administrative permission 1s required as regular user may not have the right to access Please login as a system administrator or
33. col A protocol that system administrators use to monitor networks and connected devices and to respond to queries from other network hosts SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TCP IP protocol for sending email between servers SSL Secure Sockets Layer A protocol that provides authentication and encryption services between a web server and a web browser SSH Secure Shell A secure transport protocol based on public key cryptography TACACS Terminal Access Controller Access Control System A method of authentication used in UNIX networks It allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server to determine whether the user has access to the network Telnet A terminal protocol that provides an easy to use method of creating terminal connections to a network host Linux source code Our company completely follows the rules and guidelines of Free Software Foundation in regards to open source licenses If you wants to see the sources and check for open source they can visit the open source forum sourceforge net and take a look at the project http sourceforge net projects dash management 99 99
34. d and installed automatically However in order to make the installation possible you still need to answer the according dialogs with yes The download volume is around 11 Mbytes The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM lays in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms The Remote Console software is optimized for this JVM versions and offers wider range of functionality when run in SUN s JVM Please make sure that you are installing Sun JVM 1 4 2 or above to your client system Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for the monitor mode By default the monitor mode is off In case you switch it on the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off Mouse hotkey Allows to specify a hotkey combination which starts either the mouse synchronization process if pressed in the Remote Console or is used to leave the single mouse mode 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 i
35. description for each control follows FRI KS Sync I Options Figure 4 2 Remote Console Control Bar Ctrl Alt Delete Special button key to send the Control Alt Delete key combination to the remote system see also section 6 4 1 for defining new button keys Auto Adjust button H If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in some way press this button and wait a few seconds while the IP KVM tries to detect the video mode of VGA port to the controlled host and adjust itself for the best possible video quality 24 99 KVM over IP Module Sync mouse XS sync Activates the mouse synchronization process Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system In general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host N Switches between the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible Single Double mouse mode and the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized Single mouse mode is only available if using SUN JVM 1 4 2 or higher Options Options To open the Options menu click on the button Options K Monitor Only Exclusive Access Scaling d Mouse Handling Enea Cursor f Video Settings Refresh Video Sof Keyboard Local Keyboard Hotkeys j Encod
36. device dev fdO and saves the output in the specified output file tmp floppy image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc MS Windows You can use the tool Raw Write for Windows It is included on the CD ROM shipped with IP KVM 54 99 KVM over IP Module 4 Raw Write m E Raw rite for windows hito Uranus ik swin edu aun lina Written by John Newbigin Floppy drive A A Write Head About Help Support Use this tab to read an image file from a floppy disk Image file d Mloppy B Exil ce ATi diane BET E 1 Baal eae ha TRO Figure 5 12 RawWrite for Windows selection dialog From the menu select the tab Read Enter or choose the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content Click on the button Copy to initiate the image creation process For related tools you may have a look at www fdos org 5 2 5 2 Creating CD ROM ISO 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 and Linux To create a CDROM image file copy 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 cdrom and saves the output in the specified output file tmp cdrom image Adjust both parameters exactly to your ne
37. drive is redirected here IF vau redirect a local hard disk with remote more than one partition all partitions of the drive will be available on the remote center computer you intended to Virtual Drive and Device Authentication share Username Virtual Drive Drive 1 Some devices use only Drive 1 3 Type the super Password ee username and Discanniet password of IP KVM Exit Hide to Tray redirectable Arives Found arange ee FIT 4 Click Connect to create virtual drive on host computer 2 Open the remote and you can see the virtual hard drive as below picture P My Computer 1 j pi x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E C Eak EY d JD search E Folders a b amp 9 BEL Address y My Computer EJ co Total Size Free Space cc Hard Disk Drives Sw EN C Local Disk 10 0 56 Yoo GB Sw DATA D Local Disk 44 5 GB 30 2 GB SISTER F Local Disk 43 6 GB 21 9 GB Local Disk 29 0 56 4 0 GB Virtual Drive Devices with Removable Storage has been Mist Floppy 41 3 Inch Floppy Disk created e p MER s DVD Drive Ex CD Drive E Please note that Virtual Drive creation is by Device manner not by Partition Which means it looks for I O in BIOS and sends the corresponding signal to host computer This way you are 51 99 KVM over IP Module sending the entire hard drive may consist of X numbers of partitions and emulate whatever number of
38. ds please try adjusting the brightness of the remote console by following steps below a Click Video Settings in Options menu of the remote console Monitor Only Exclusive Access scaling k Mouse Handling Local Cursar Video Settings Refresh Video Soft keyboard Local Keyboard Hotkeys Encoding k b Adjust the Brightness setting until the pinkish tint 1s reduced or eliminated viden Settings EE sx an ContastRed rl 100 Contrast Green 3 rJ 100 Contrast Blue af rf 100 Clock sl o 1344 Phase EL e es a ci 16 Horizontal Offset 4 rf 295 Vertical Offset aL rj 28 save Changes 102468 B0Hz Lindo Changes Java Applet window 2 Does any software require on servers which connect to the IP KVM No the IP KVM is a 100 hardware solution No extra software require on servers What operating systems does IP KVM support The IP KVM supports Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 XP and above Unix Unix like Operating System Sun Solaris Linux and Mac OSX What browsers does IP KVM support The IP KVM support Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher Netscape 7 0 and Mozilla 1 6 92 99 KVM over IP Module Does the IP KVM work with other brand KVM switch Yes the IP KVM can work with most standard KVM How many letters the username and password can be set on IP KVM The IP KVM accepts 32 letters of username and password How many concur
39. e It is identical to the name that is used to access the IP KVM with a web browser without the http prefix In case the name given here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a security warning when the IP KVM is accessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP KVM belongs Organization The name of the organization to which the IP K VM belongs Locality City The city where the organization is located State Province The state or province where the organization is located Country ISO code The country where the organization is located This is the two letter ISO code e g DE for Germany or US for the USA Note the country code has to be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate e g revocation of the certificate The minimal length of this password 1s 4 characters Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that 1s responsible for the IP KVM and its security Key length This 1s the length of the generated key in bits 1024 Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases Longer keys may result in slower response time of the IP KVM during connection establishment 78 99 5 5 5 KVM over IP Module Serial Port Seria
40. e in the module into the module rack of the KVM switch and make sure the module insert into backplane firmly and then screw and secure the module on the KVM metal panel Optional Connect the USB connectors of USB A mini cable to the host computer and the IP KVM module while for remote mass storage control Connect Ethernet cable to Ethernet port 10 99 KVM over IP Module The figure below depicts the cable connections Computer Computer Computer Storage Redirection USB RS 232 Ethernet IP Network Figure 2 3 Cable Connections Connect cables to the Host and Console devices as the figure depicts above Leave the Serial m about 60 seconds to complete the interface open for now After applying power to the unit it d take startup processes and then enter normal running state 11 99 KVM over IP Module 3 Configuration 3 1 Initial IP Configuration via Network The Factory default settings for the IP K VM unit are as below DHCP Disable Default IP address 192 168 0 70 Default Net Mask 255 255 255 0 If DHCP mode is enabled IP auto configuration DHCP the IP KVM will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected If a DHCP server is found it may provide a valid IP address gateway address and net mask Before you connect the device to your local subnet be sure to complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP s
41. eds input device etc MS Windows To create the image file use your favorite CD imaging tool Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk 55 99 KVM over IP Module For example with Nero you choose Copy and Backup Then navigate to the Copy Disc section Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an image from Specify the filename of the image and save the CD ROM content in that file Favorites Ap Make Data Disc Make Audio CD Make Video CD Go Copy Dist Figure 5 13 Nero selection dialog 56 99 KVM over IP Module 5 3 User Management User Management 5 3 1 Change Password Change Password Figure 5 14 Setting Password Change password of currently logged in user Old Password type in current password New Password type in new password Confirm New Password re type new password for verification Click Apply to submit your changes 571 99 KVM over IP Module 5 3 2 Users and Groups User Management Existing users Select New user name Full user name Password Confirm Password Email address Mobile number Pole Administrator Enforce user to change password on next login mer There are three kinds of levels of user accounts m Super Has all possible rights to configure the device Administrator Has partial rights to chan
42. erver It is recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the IP K VM You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the metal housing There is a Network Setup Software tool PSetup for setting up the network configuration IP address Subnet mask DHCP etc It is useful when you want to change the network settings or you will not be able access to the unit due to not knowing the network settings of the unit In this case you can view or change the settings via this utility IP KVM Setup Tool If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements use the setup tool to change the configurations to your needs The setup tool PSetup can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package You can follow the procedures described below DHCP If you have installed the IP K VM on a network that enables DHCP you can use the PSetup to find out the IP KVM s IP 1 Plug Ethernet cable to IP KVM IP KVM will get an IP via DHCP 2 Using PSetup to look for IP KVM a Click Refresh Devices button to detect connected devices b Select MAC address of the IP KVM in Device MAC address box You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the IP K VM module MAC address is detected as connection from computer and IP K VM is valid through USB or network c If wireless connection 1s implemented tick Enable Wireless Connection d Click Query Device to find the IP configurati
43. es Se EN 0 Local Disk e DATA 00 Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage Lata Floppy A 314 Inch Floppy Disk DD Drive E CD Drive eRe Removable Disk 38 99 KVM over IP Module 5 2 1 Floppy Disk Home Mozilla Firefox File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help da gt BO Q D ntep 192 168 5 158 home asp Active Image Ho disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload This option allows you to upload a binary image e g example img with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the OPMA M3 This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Virtual Drive Drive 1 Mi Floppy Image File Figure 5 3 Virtual Media Floppy Disk 1 You need to create the floppy to an image file first 2 For this example we use RawWrite software or any other image creator software to create floppy image Please use licensed software for this purpose 39 99 KVM over IP Module 4 Raw Write E z E Faw rite for windows http A uranus it swin edu au jad linus Written by John Newbigin Floppy drive E RA write Maui ag ape 1 Click Read column Use this tab to read an image file from a floppy disk Image file d floppy 2 Choose the image file saving path 3 Click Read Windows NT 5 1 build number 600 3 You can find an image file saved at desire destination after you created
44. ge configuration apart from critical settings m User Has permission to access basic function of open Remote Console You can choose the desired level from the selection box role The IP KVM comes with 1 pre configured user account that has fixed permissions The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions IP RVM offers Upon delivery the account super has the password pass Make sure to change password immediately after you have installed and on initial access of your IP KVM Existing users Select an existing user for modification Once a user has been selected click the lookup button to see the user information New User name The new user name for the selected account Password The password for the login name It must be at least three characters long Confirm password Confirmation of the password above 58 99 KVM over IP Module Email address This 1s optional Mobile number This information may be optionally provided Role Each user can be a member of a group named a role there kinds can be shose from super administrator or an regular user To create an user press the button Create The Modify button changes the displayed user settings To delete an user press the button Delete Note The IP KVM is equipped with an host independent processor and memory unit which both have a limitation in terms of the processing instructi
45. he Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth Since high compression rates consum more computing power of IP K VM they should not be used while several users are accessing the IP KVM simultaneously The standard color depth is 16 Bit 65536 colors The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data Therefore compression level 0 no compression uses only 16 Bit color depth At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit 16 colors and 2 Bit 4 gray scales are recommended for typical desktop interfaces Photo like pictures have best results with 4 Bit 16 gray scales 1 Bit color depth black white should only be used for extremely slow network connections 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 forced see below 62 99 KVM over IP Module Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Microsystems The JVM in the browser 1s used to run the code for the Remote Console window which is actually a Java Applet If you check this box for the first time on your administration system and the appropriate Java plug in is not already installed on your system 1t will be downloade
46. he command line mode is used to control or display some parameters In terminal mode the pass through access to serial port 1 is activated if the serial settings were configured accordingly All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port 1 and its answers are displayed on the Telnet interface The following list shows the according command mode command syntax and their usage help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client version Displays the release information terminal Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1 The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode 37 99 KVM over IP Module 5 2 Virtual Media Virtual Media Before go ahead with this setup both remote user computer and local computer the one connected with the IP KVM unit would have to have Operating System Win2000 XP or above This function would not work on other platforms at this moment Before using Virtual Media please connect the USB cable from IP K VM to host computer After connecting the USB cable you can see a Removable Disk on the host computer Below is the host computer screen the computer which connected with IPKVM T My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help EJ Eok E E Search gt Folders Ps x E F Address T My Computer Total Size Free Space Cc Hard Disk Driv
47. id Exit Hide to Tray 7 redirectable drives Found Figure 5 9 Drive Redirection dialog Drive Redirection Utility Device This is the address either the DNS name or the IP address of the IP K VM you would like to connect to Drive The local drive you want to share with the remote computer which could be Floppy disc CD ROMs USB Sticks and hard drives Port This 1s the network port By default IP KVM uses the remote console port 443 here You may change this value if you have changed the remote console port in your IP KVM s network settings Secure Connection Enable this box to establish a secure connection via SSL This will maximize the security but 48 99 KVM over IP Module may reduce the connection speed Select the drive you would like to redirect All available devices drive letters are shown here Please note that the whole drive is shared with the remote computer not only one partition If you have a hard disc with more than one partition all drive letters that belong to this disc will be redirected The Refresh button may be used to regenerate the list of drive letters especially for an USB stick Warning Please be cautious that if Allow Write Support is selected all data on the shred media might be destroyed Write Support This feature may be enabled here Write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive As you can imagine this is
48. ing an unsecured connection http lt IP address of IP KVM gt When using a secure connection type in https lt IP address of IP KVM gt This will lead you to the IP KVM login page as shown below Authenticate with Login and Password Username super Password pete The IP KVM has a built in super user that has all permissions to administrate your IP K VM super factory default pass factory default 20 99 KVM over IP Module Warning The user super is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the IP KVM Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your IP K VM for the first time Unchanging of the password for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the IP K VM and to the host system including all possible consequences Warning Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible Navigation Having logged into the IP K VM successfully the main page of the IP K VM appears This page consists of three parts each of them contains specific information The buttons on the upper side allow you to navigate within the front end Within the right frame task specific information is displayed that depends on the section you have chosen before J Home Mozilla Firefox PIE File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help 4 5 E Omm MOS as o A L ogout Remote Console
49. ing t Figure 4 3 Remote Console Options Menu A short description of the options as follows Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor only filter on or off If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction 1s possible and monitoring 1s possible e Exclusive Access 25 99 KVM over IP Module If a user has the appropriate permission he or she can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line ES Figure 4 4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode e Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Console You can still use both mouse and keyboard however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details When you designate 25 50 or100 scaling the size of Remote Console window is calculated according to the remote host video setting with scaling algorithm execution When you designate Scale to fit the remote video displaying is scaled to fit the size of Remote Console window zi T Spied Pra DN rs L Scaling Figure 4 5 Remote Console Options Menu Scaling Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse cursors 26 99 KVM over IP Module Hs Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access Screenshotto clipboard Readability Filter
50. it with RawWrite 4 Open the browser to log into the IP KVM Click Virtual Media gt Floppy Disk Click the Browse button to choose the image file Active Image Ho disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload Floppy Image File d loppy Browse Upload 5 After you uploading the image file you will see the information below Floppy image uploaded successfully Floppy Image Image Name DO sloppy Reactivate Download Discard Pee om lel l f l hf i maie Lae Ch ud Flappy Image File am E You must remove the current virtual disk to install a floppy image 6 Open the remote console and you will see a virtual Floppy drive is created on the host 40 99 KVM over P Module computer that connect to IP KVM My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Rg Eak EJ 5i E Search Folders gt gh X E BEL Address 3 My Computer Total Size Hard Disk Drives Sw EN C Local Disk 10 0 daB 50 Gb e DATA D Local Disk 44 5 GB 30 2 GE Devices with Removable Storage Shan Floppy A 344 Inch Floppy Disk DVD Drive E CD Drive b 8314 Floppy B 31 Inch Floppy Disk You may create a floppy image size up to 1 44Mb This drive would be in read only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host compute
51. ite support Disable Drive Redirection If enabled the Drive Redirection is switched off Force read only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switched off It is not possible to write on a redirected device Click Apply to submit your changes There are two methods of Drive Redirections l External Drive Redirection Utility 2 Built in Java Drive Redirection function in Remote Console 46 99 5 2 3 1 Driver Redirection Utility Installation KVM over IP Module Please follow the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard step by step to install the driver from the attached CD ROM Drive Redirection Setup Welcome to the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard O x This wizard will guide you through the installation of Drive Redirection It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system Files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue S Drive Redirection Setup Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install Drive Redirection f 4 Setup will install Drive Redirection in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder Browse Program FilesiDrive Redireckion Space required 1 0MB Space available 5 2GB Nullsoft Install System v2 01
52. l Port Settings O Configuration login Modem Serial line speed 115200 bites Modem init string ATZHOQEK ATLOMOe ESET OF Madem server IP address 122 168 3 1 Modern client IP address 192 168 5 2 O Passthrough access to serial port 1 via Telnet 2 5H speed Data bits Party Stop Bits Handshake stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 27 Serial Port The IP KVM Serial Settings allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it Configuration or console login Do not use the serial port for any special function use 1t only for the initial configuration Modem The IP KVM offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built in Ethernet adapter The modem needs to be connected to the serial interface of the IP KVM Logically connecting to the IP KVM using a telephone line means nothing else than building up a dedicated point to point connection from your console computer to the IP K VM In other words the IP KVM acts as an Internet Service Provider ISP to which you can dial in The connection is established using the Point to Point Protocol PPP Before you connect to the IP K VM make sure to configure your console computer accordingly For instance on Windows based operating systems you can configure a dial up network connection which defaults to the right settings like PPP The Modem Settings panel allows yo
53. le Mail Transfer Protocol 5 o Mepeee Protocol 49 TACACS TACACS 58 DNS OO 68 BOOTPcien 69 TFIP 0 O 70 Goper LA 79 Finge 80 HIP 0 POP3 O NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol 161162 SNMP 43 HTTPS 97 99 TCP TCP TCP TCP UDP UDP UDP UDP UDP UDP TCP TCP TCP TCP TCP UDP TCP TCP UCP KVM over IP Module G Protocol Glossary BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Similar to DHCP but for smaller networks Automatically assigns the IP address for a specific duration of time CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol A secure protocol for connecting to a system it is more secure than the PAP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Internet protocol for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP IP DNS Domain Name Servers A system that allows a network name server to translate text host names into numeric IP addresses Kerberos A network authentication protocol that provides strong authentication for client server applications by using secret key cryptography LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol A protocol for accessing directory information NAT Network Address Translation An Internet standard that enables a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic This enables
54. lity Phase Defines the phase for video sampling used to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock Horizontal Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in horizontal direction while this option 1s selected Vertical Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in vertical direction while this option is selected Reset this Mode Reset mode specific settings Clock Phase and Position to the factory made defaults Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory made defaults Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings Refresh Video Click to run this menu item for retrieving the whole video again from the controlled host and displayed on Remote Console In normal situation only changed parts of video will 29 99 KVM over IP Module be packed and sent from IP KVM for saving network bandwidth This function 1s mainly used for troubleshooting purpose where some old video fragments are displayed as not updated in time for some reason for example noise filter for VGA 1s setting too large e Soft Keyboard Ed F1 1 2 3 4 s e 7 8 9 0 z IIn t 1 sl s a w e r t v u ijo n I 1 c a s d r a h i k 1 t Slilzlxclulblnlmp te Lct StAM dalt Me Ctrl Figure 4 8 Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft Keyboard Show Pops up the Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard is necessary in case yo
55. log file on the IP K VM the size of the NES log file is not limited Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so 1t grows continuously and you may have to delete it or move it away from time to time 84 99 KVM over IP Module 5 6 Maintenance 5 6 1 Device Information Device Information Product Name KVM P Serial Number ABCO0007 Board ID 03836b201a64 30a3 Device IP Address 192 166 0 193 Device MAC Address 00 12 34 56 0 8a Firmware Version 04 02 00 Firmware Build Number 6302 Firmware Description Standard M01 081020 Hardware Revision 0x15 View the datafile for support Connected Users super 192 166 0 32 active Figure 5 30 Device Information Device Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this IP K VM and it s current firmware and allows you to reset the card The Data file for support allows you to download the IP K VM data file with specific support information This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial 85 99 KVM over IP Module number etc You may send us this information together with a support request It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem Connected Users test 62 238 0 39 active test 80 145 25 183 26 min idle test 212 183 10 29 20 min idle test 62 153 241 228 RC exclusive active Figure 5 31 Connected Users Figure above displays the IP K VM acti
56. mental a ode 57 Jol O PassWord eee a a uem PUN PNIS IMP UPS 57 Do erand OUPS ii CO ee A D a dans 58 5 4 IV IVE SC WSS ti Osa 59 Dud USer COMSOMS y A A ii 60 2 42 NE DOMO ae E 64 IA co rR ROC TORR eT OT KM CR I MM EIE E I ee 66 5 5 IBI SCI RN a D E 67 O O AAA iii e ao Mea a ditus cdd 67 02 Dame DNS aa a eden ened ined 70 O SE E o li A 73 IIA Grut ii 76 DS Sena PU ia 79 OO DAS lI RU TT UTENTE 81 O EP NR TRE C MX C ee 82 5 6 IVA ANG AA E en 85 o 0 L Device A oi a sed ito ele DM aud cat eed 85 240 2 AVON IOS ost EUR dr oat ute aU MEM D ERE eee LM Ud 86 D 0 9 Upda FMW A A cde dated 87 en MEI PT 88 Technical Specifications esssesesscceca ccauseagessccedcedenseegescccadscaweusepervecaseussssseusesadusessedeiiesocccuseteess 89 TEOUDICSH OO EG scienne II 90 PO A A 92 Addend eissis aaua EE PETER eo E E aa 94 AKO COdES ii O N 94 D VIGCO Modo ure a a ep ese M DU nce ee 95 C User Role Sms OA ova ne 95 D IREVM TCP port num Der ena ici 96 E Bandwidth CONSUMIDO a A A do 96 Pe Well known TCR UDP Port Numbers aiii AA 97 QM od 016 cols ai 98 4 99 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Figure 4 11 Figure 4 12 Figure 4 13 Figure 4 14 Figure 4 15 Figure 4 16 Figure 5 1 Figure 5 2 Figure 5 3 Figure 5 4 Figure 5 5 Figure 5 6 Figure 5 7 Fig
57. n without encryption SSL means a secure connection Console Morm Desktop size is 1024 x 768 In 0 Bis Qut 0 Bis Figure 4 15 Status line Furthermore both the incoming In and the outgoing Out network traffic are visible in kb s If compressed encoding 1s enabled a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate In 0 Bis Qut 0 Bis Figure 4 16 Status line transfer rate For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings see related sections 34 99 KVM over IP Module 5 Menu Options 5 1 Remote Control The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP KVM Starting the Remote Console opens a new window displays screen movement of host system with its size automatically adjusted to optimum Keyboard and mouse are redirected to control the host system simultaneously A slight delay may present depending on the bandwidth of network 35 99 KVM over IP Module 5 1 1 KVM Console KVM IP Remote Console 192 168 5 186 Sel Ctrl Alt Delete Sync AA Options My Documents New Text Docum My Computer New Text Document txt r 7 a y My Network Internet Places Explorer e Recycle Bin d Start 3 a EI S 11 23PM Console Norm Desktop size is 800 x 600 Fps 0 In 0 B s O
58. nal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce video flickering that is often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if display content 1s not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations 28 99 KVM over IP Module Video Settings through the remote console Brightness al Contrast Red a Contrast Green 4 Contrast Blue 3 Clock EN Phase al Horizontal Offset 3 J Vertical Offset Reset this Mode Reset All Modes Save Changes 1024x768 60Hz Lindo Changes E ES E Figure 4 7 Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values here The default settings in conjuction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations If the picture quality is still bad after auto adjustment you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better qua
59. ne or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via the Internet using a standard browser You can securely gain BIOS level access to systems for maintenance support or failure recovery over the Internet Communication is secure via SSL authentication and encryption Use in conjunction with a KVM switch for multiple server access The IP KVM provides convenient remote KVM access and control via LAN or Internet It captures digitizes and compresses video signal and transmits 1t with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer IP KVM provides a non intrusive solution for remote access and control Remote access and control software runs on 1ts embedded processors only but not on mission critical servers so that there 1s no interference with server operation or impact on network performance 1 2 Main Feature m Manage servers around the world KVM keyboard video and mouse access over IP or analogous telephone line modem needed Full control under any OS in BIOS mode during boot at Blue Screens No additional software necessary on servers m SSL Certificate management m 256 bit SSL encryption of all transmitted data Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture High performance mouse tracking and synchronization m Automatic adjustment of data rate to transmission line Remote mass storage control and redirection Can be remote controlled over java enabled Browse
60. ne pixel move will result in n pixel moves on the remote system This parameter n is adjustable with the scaling Please note that this works only when mouse acceleration 1s turned off on the remote system 3 3 3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization Whenever the local and remote mouse cursors move synchronously or not there are two ways for re synchronizing local and remote mouse cursors Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Choose the option using the Remote Console options menu or press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence in case you defined one Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system use the intelligent resynchronization This method takes more time than the fast one and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu The intelligent synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture and make sure that there are no window at the top left corner of the remote desktop that are able to change the mouse cursor shape from 16 99 KVM over IP Module the normal state The Sync mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently depending on the current state of mouse synchronization Usually pressing this button leads
61. ntrol if the IP K VM should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP select dhcp and for BOOTP select bootp accordingly If you choose none then IP auto configuration 1s disabled Preferred host name Preferred host name to request from DHCP server Whether the DHCP server takes the IP KVM suggestion into account or not depends on the server configuration IP address IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network Gateway IP address In case the IP K VM should be accessible from networks other than the local one this IP address must be set to the local network router s IP address Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation This option may be left empty however the IP KVM will not be able to perform name resolution Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation It will be used in case the Primary DNS Server cannot be contacted Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP K VM s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening If left empty the default value will be used HTTP port Port number at which the IP KVM s HTTP server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Telnet port Port number at which the IP KVM s Telnet server is listening If left empty the default value will be used SSH port
62. o configuration is disabled Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet This option is only available 1f IP auto configuration is disabled Gateway address The IP address of the default router for the connected IP subnet If you do not have a default router enter 0 0 0 0 This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled 15 99 KVM over IP Module 3 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP KVM and the host there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data USB and PS 2 The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections 3 3 1 IP KVM keyboard settings The IP KVM settings for the host s keyboard type have to be corrected in order to make the remote keyboard work properly Check the settings in the IP KVM Web front end for details 3 3 2 Remote Mouse Settings A common seen problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors The IP KVM addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm There are two mouse modes available on the IP K VM Auto mouse speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically See the section below for a more detailed explanation Fixed mouse speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that o
63. o send special commands to the server You can also perform periodic maintenance of the server Using the Console Redirection Service you are able to do the following I Reboot the system II Watch the boot process III Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic environment IV Run special diagnostic programs 2 5 When the server is dead Obviously fixing hardware defects is not possible through a remote management device Nevertheless IP K VM gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a hardware failure Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five different categories with different chances to happen I Hard disk failure 50 II Power cable detached power supply failure 28 III CPU Controller main board failure 1090 IV CPU fan failure 8 V RAM failure 4 9 99 KVM over IP Module Using IP KVM administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred 2 6 Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen CMOS set up information Power cable detached power supply Server remains in power off state after power on failure command has been given CPU Controller main board failure Power supply is on but there is no video output CPU fan failure By server specific management software RAM failure Boot Sequence on boot console Installation Please follow the following steps l A Power down your KVM switch Slid
64. on on the right pane 12 99 KVM over IP Module Notes BOOTP a static configuration protocol uses a table that maps IP addresses to physical addresses DHCP an extension to BOOTP that dynamically assigns configuration information DHCP is backward compatible with BOOTP Device Setup 1 1 0 DO DD SD l 54 AE F f rs LAY Catt e zin p Viri ess EL ES STO E Eqeble WEP encryption A ered yy Gofal D mre OLET JU LEE j at Setup fixed IP a Setup IP auto configuration as None setup IP address and Subnet mask b Enter Super user login and password for Authentication default super pass c Click Setup Device If super login was authenticated it ll show Successfully configured device Otherwise it ll show Permission Denied 13 99 KVM over IP Module a Device setup 1 1 0 00 00 5D 01 64 AE F 9 a LIII NN O LIC INN ELIGE Enable WEP Slit un Authentication To adjust the authentication settings enter your login as a super user and change your password Super user login Enter the login name of the super user The initial value is super All characters are in lower case Super user password Enter the current password for the super user This initial value is pass All characters are in lower case New super user password Enter the new password for the super user New password confirm Re type the new password f
65. ons and memory space To guarantee an acceptable response time we recommend not to exceed the number of 15 users connected to the IP KVM at the same time The memory space that 1s available onto the IP KVM mainly depends on the configuration and the usage of the IP K VM log file entries etc That s why we recommend not to store more than 150 user profiles 5 4 KVM Settings 59 99 KVM over IP Module 5 4 1 User Console The following settings are user specific That means the super user can customize these settings for every users separately Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users 60 99 KVM over IP Module Remote Console Settings for User The settings on this page are User specific Changes you make here will affect the selected user only Transmission Encoding Automatic Detection Pre confiqured Network speed Video Obptiralzed high color v O Manually Compression M Color depth Remote Console Type Default Java vM oun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin If you do not have the Java Browser Plugin already installed on your system this option will cause downloading of around 11 MByte Plugin code The Plugin will enable extended Remote Console functionality Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Mouse Hotkey Hotkey Help AlnF12 E
66. or Depth configuration in order to match the different bandwidth limitations of the network type UMTS ISDN etc The following suggested network bandwidth planning table for IP KVM installation is from the test results with 3D Labyrinth screen saver at Resolution 800x600 the worst case consuming the highest network bandwidth Lu mm Depth most bandwidth needed high color most bandwidth needed LAN I color 0 no compress On 1 0 1 3 MB s En EA video data pu p eek 110 140 evs aos video beans of compresron UMTS 4 8bt 80 100xbs _ slower video because of compression ISDN 128k ___ 6_ sbit_ 20_ _30kbvs_ 16 colors gray scale Gmamscm b TR fs rime pee 96 99 F Well Known TCP UDP Port Numbers KVM over IP Module Port numbers are divided into three ranges Well Known Ports Registered Ports and Dynamic and or Private Ports Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023 Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 Dynamic and or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 Well Known Ports are assigned by IANA and on most systems can only be used by system processes or by programs executed by privileged users Table below shows some of the well known port numbers For more details please visit the IANA website http www iana org assignments port numbers Port Protocol TCP UDP Number 21 FTP File Transfer Protocol 22 SSH Secure Shell 23 Tent SMTP Simp
67. or the super user for confirmation To close the window and accept the changes press the OK button otherwise press the Cancel button 14 99 KVM over IP Module 3 2 Configuration Setup via Serial Console For using serial terminal the IP KVM has a serial line interface host side This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in Table below Dub 8 When configuring with a serial terminal e g Hyper Terminal reset the IP K VM and immediately press the ESC key You will see some device information and a gt prompt Enter config press Enter key and wait for a few seconds for the configuration questions to appear As you proceed the following questions will appear on the screen To accept the default values shown in square brackets below press Enter key IP auto configuration None IP address 192 168 0 70 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for none IP auto configuration With this option you can specify whether the IP KVM should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP enter dhcp and for BOOTP enter bootp If you do not specify any of these the IP auto configuration 1s disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings IP address The IP address the IP K VM This option is only available if IP aut
68. partitions on host computer You may also emulate a DVD Drive with the same procedure However this DVD Drive Does NOT support Bootable function like Floppy and CD Rom emulation 5 2 3 2 Built in Java Drive Redirection 1 Run Remote Control gt KVM Console 2 Click Floppy icon ini x amp TP KYM Remote Console 192 168 123 228 Ctri Alt Delete mI zz D gt sync y Options Ap hae Jm ncs do EA e m a a Ed Type to search pd start Fps 0 In 0 Bis Out 8 Bis Console Norm Desktop size is 1 024 x 768 Figure 5 10 Built in Java Drive Redirection 52 99 KVM over IP Module TP KYM Remote Console 192 168 123 228 LA Drive Redirection Drive Connect Drive ConnectISO Disconnect Not connected Drive Redirection disconnected Ctri Alt Delete FEE R sync 3 Options 1024 x 768 60 Hz Please press the Auto Adjust button gt YaF a e My Computer Snaglt Studio 2 M Recycle Bir Paint de EREAD Reader EREAD MESSENQET ae Start Console Norm Desktop size is 1 024 x 768 ll Type to search n ere Fps 1 In 530 Bis Out 10 Bis 3 S 3 Click Connect Drive or Connect ISO E P KVM Remote Console 192 168 Drive Redirection Drive Connect Drive ConnectlsO Disconnect Mot connected Drive Redirection disconnected 4 Select a drive to redirect if Connect Drive
69. possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it assuming it provides terminal support via Telnet Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Console or a standard Telnet client to connect to the IP KVM IP Power Power Control Settings For controlling Serial Power Controller 80 99 KVM over IP Module 5 5 6 Date Time Date Time Settings UTC Offset 9 User specified time Date 12 24 203 mmddiyyyy Time 1 30 32 hhimm es O Synchronize with NTP Server Primary Time server secondary Time server Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 28 Date Time This link refers to a page where the internal real time clock of the IP KVM can be set up You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP timeserver Without a timeserver your time setting will not be persistent so you have to adjust it again after IP KVM loses power for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use a NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time Because NTP server time is always UTC there is a setting that allows you to set up a static off
70. r supporting USB BOOTABLE function Notes 1 If using other image creator software the output image extension file name has to be img e g floppy_vir img The uploaded image file will be kept in the onboard memory of the IP KVM until the end of the current session as you logged out or initiated a reboot of the IP KVM 5 2 2 CD ROM Image Use Image on Windows Share SAMBA To include an image from a Windows share select CD ROM from the submenu 41 99 KVM over IP Module Active Image No disk emulation set Image on Windows Share This option allows you to share a CD ROM image over a Windows Share with a maximum size of 800MB This image will be emulated to the host as USB device share host share name Path to image User optional Password optional Figure 5 4 Virtual Media CD ROM Image Operation Procedures Please run Nero or any CD imaging tool to create CD ROM ISO image 2 Please create a folder and share this folder Please make sure password has to be setup with the authorized user during Sharing gt Permission settings 3 Copy the CD ROM ISO image file to this sharing folder Please fill in the sharing information as below picture Image file unset successfully Active Image Ho disk emulation set Fill in the IP address of sharing remote computer Share folder name aaa Image file name limage iso User name Please fill in the Sh
71. r IP Module A freely available Dynamic DNS service www dyndns org can be used in the following scenario V Dons Administrator Router Public IP Internet KVM Over IP r i 1 Dynamic DNS Figure 5 20 Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP KVM is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider the IP K VM connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there The administrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address belonging to his card The administrator has to register an IP KVM that 1s supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it He will get a nickname and a password in return to the registration process This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered IP KVM You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS e Make sure that the LAN interface of the IP KVM is properly configured Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog as shown in Figure Enable Dynamic DNS and change the settings according to your needs see below Enable Dynamic DNS This enables the Dynamic DNS service This requires a configured DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server Thi
72. rent user of IP KVM The IP KVM accepts 15 concurrent users How many bits of connection encrypted of IP K VM The IP KVM provides AES 256 bits connection encrypted Local mouse and remote mouse didn t sync after doing mouse Intelligent Sync Please don t put window on left up corner of remote console of IP K VM Intelligent Sync has to re calculate the coordinate of mouse from left up corner on remote console 93 99 KVM over IP Module 9 Addendum A Key Codes Table below shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key 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 for this keyboard is shown in figure below However most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs are on an identical position no matter what language mapping you are using Some of the keys have aliases also means they can be named by 2 key codes separated by comma in the table sow Ts Tien Key and aliases 0 9 AZ TILDE MINUS EQUALS gt lt LESS gt SLASH BACK SPACE ENTER CAPS LOCK V BACK SLASH LSHIFT SHIFT RCTRL RSHIFT LCTRL CTRL LALT ALT SPACE ALTGR ESCAPE ESC Fl F2 F3 F4 FS F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SC
73. rs Firmware update via web interface Port to connect a user console for direct analogous access to KVM switch Can be used with most standard KVM 7 99 KVM over IP Module 2 Installation and Start up 2 1 Package Checklist The IP KVM package consists of the followings items v The IP KVM module v CD ROM software utilities and User s manual 2 2 Product Views USB port Figure 2 1 Product View LEDs E Serial port Ethernet Port Figure 2 2 Front Panel View LEDs on the Ethernet Connector Orange LED 10BaseT Ethernet connection established Green LED 100BaseT Ethernet connection established Blinking data in activity ON no data in activity and link connected 8 99 KVM over IP Module 2 3 System Requirements Hardware Item Description Local Host side One Computer or Server or the console port of the KVM switch Remote Console side One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network Software Local Host side lt No additional software necessary gt Remote Console side 1 Java Runtime Environment version 1 4 2 or above 2 Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or above or Netscape or Mozilla or Safari 2 4 When the server is up and running The IP KVM gives you a full control over the remote server The Management Console allows you to access the remote server s graphics keyboard and mouse and t
74. rting IP Endinq IP Group Action 1 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT PP Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 21 Device Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the web front end is only possible using an HTTPS connection The IP KVM will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the IP K VM refer to the Section called Certificate KVM encryption This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol RFB is used by the Remote Console to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host If set to Off no encryption will be used If set to Try the 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 with certificate An error will be reported in case connection establishment fails Group based System Access Control This is the IP filtering function it keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing to the IP KVM by specifying IP filtering rules It is important to fully understand what an IP filter is If you don t fully understand this you will get unexpected results against your original plan 73 99 KVM over IP Module Chain rule The Chain rule determine
75. s 1s the server name where IP KVM registers itself 1n regular intervals Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is supported for now DNS System 71 99 KVM over IP Module Choose Dynamic for free DNS service Custom for your own domain Hostname This 1s the hostname of the IP KVM that 1s provided by the Dynamic DNS Server use the whole name including the domain e g testserver dyndns org not just the actual hostname Username Y ou 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 registers itself for initiating the IP address of IP K VM stored in the Dynamic DNS server at this time Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server for updating the IP address associated with the Domain Name of the IP KVM Warning The IP KVM has its own independent real time clock Make sure the time setting of the IP KVM is correct see the Section Date And Time 712 99 KVM over IP Module 5 5 3 Security HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption KM Encryption 9 Of Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action Rule Sta
76. s unconditionally catching this keystroke already Typical examples are Control Alt Delete on Windows and DOS what 1s always caught or Control Backspace on Unix or Unix like OS for terminating the X Server The syntax to define a new Button Key is as follows confirm lt keycode gt l lt keycode gt confirm requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host keycode is the key to be sent Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus or a minus sign The plus sign builds key combinations all keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered In this case all pressed keys should be 63 99 KVM over IP Module released in reversed sequence The minus sign builds single separate key presses and releases The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds 5 4 2 Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Settings Hast Interface Auto v active LISA Ta use the USS and or P5S 2 interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device If the managed hast has no USB keyboard support in the BIOS and you have connected the USB cable only then you will have no remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host If LISB and FS 2 are both connected and you selected Auto as hast interface then the card will choose USB if available or otherwise falls back to Pole Keyboard Model Generic
77. s whether the access from the hosts is allowed or not It can be one of these two values m ACCEPT access allowed m DROP access not allowed The rule can be configured to apply to a particular Group level All User Super Administrator When the IP KVM receives a TCP packet it will process the packet with the chain rule depicted below The process ordering is important The packet will enter the chain rule 1 first 1f meet the rule then take action directly otherwise go to chain rule 2 Yes gt Action 1 Yes gt Action 2 Yes gt Action 3 Yes gt Action 4 No Default Rule Yes gt Action 5 Figure 5 22 Chain Rules of IP Filtering Check the Enable Group based System Access Control to edit the rules Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line by Append or Insert User can remove a rule by Remove or Delete 74 99 KVM over IP Module HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption KM Encryption Off Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost Iw Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT uc Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT 192 168 123 99 ja 168 123 230 Ez
78. set to get your local time Warning There is currently no way to adjust the daylight saving time automatically So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year properly to the local rules of your country 81 99 KVM over IP Module 5 5 7 Event Log Event Log Targets List Logging Enabled Entries shown per page 20 Clear internal log Clear NFS Logging Enabled MFS Server MFS Share MFS Log File SMTP Logging Enabled SMTP Server Recelver Email Address Sender Email Address C SNMP Logging Enabled Destination IP Community Click here to view the RAP SNMP MIB Event Log Assignments Event List Board Message Security Remote Console r Host Control 5 Authentication 9 Stored value Is equal ta the default Figure 5 29 Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations Each of those events belongs to an event group which can be activated separately The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP K VM To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page In the Event Log Settings you can 82 99 KVM over IP Module choose how many log entries are shown on each page Furthermore you can clear the log file here List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP K VM
79. so called Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings 7 In the browser the IP KVM pages are inconsistent or chaotic Make sure your browser cache settings are feasible Especially make sure the cache settings are not set to something like never check for newer pages Otherwise IP KVM pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the card 8 Windows XP doesn t awake from standby mode This 1s possibly a Windows XP problem Try not to move the mouse while XP goes in standby mode 9 Can tupload the signed certificate in MacOS X If an internal error occurs while uploading the signed certificate either change the extension of the file to txt or add a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file Make sure that the encoding 1s plain text and the checkbox use for outgoing is checked Another possibility is to use a Mozilla based browser 90 99 KVM over IP Module 10 Every time I open a dialog box with some buttons the mouse pointers are not synchronous anymore Please check if you have an option like Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes enabled in the mouse settings of the operating system This option needs to be disabled 91 99 KVM over IP Module 8 FAQ l The color of remote console displaying a pinkish tint If you are experiencing the remote control screen displaying a pinkish tint with some eraphic car
80. t the procedure 3 3 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized The IP K VM also features another mode the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area The local mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly To leave this mode it is necessary to 17 99 KVM over IP Module define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel Press this key to free the captured local mouse pointer 3 3 6 Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we give the following advices MS Windows In general we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB Choose USB without Mouse Sync For a PS 2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed For XP disable the option enhance pointer precision in the Control Panel SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via xset m or use the CDE Control Panel to set the mouse to 1 1 no acceleration As an alternative you may also use the Single Mouse Mode MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode 3 3 7 Video Modes The IP KVM recognizes a limited number of common video modes When running X11 on the host system please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes If you do the IP KVM may not be able to detect them We
81. te Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 08 30 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 08 29 56 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 08 29 16 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 07 06 54 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 07 00 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 07 00 02 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 06 59 30 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 06 55 26 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 06 55 20 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed Prev Next Figure 5 32 Event Log List 86 99 KVM over IP Module The figure above displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP KVM 5 6 3 Update Firmware Firmware Upload Firmware File Browse Figure 5 33 Update Firmware The IP K VM is a complete standalone computer The software it runs is called firmware The firmware of the IP K VM can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site If the firmware file is compressed file suffix zip then you must unzip
82. the options click on the button Apply 66 99 KVM over IP Module 5 5 Device Settings Device Settings 5 5 1 Network The Network Settings panel allows changing network related parameters Each parameter will be explained below Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect 67 99 KVM over IP Module Network Basic Settings IP auto configuration Nene w Preferred host name DHCP only IP address 192 168 0191 Subnet mask 295 295 2550 Gateway IP address 192 168 0 1 Primary ONS server IP address secondary ONS server IP address Network Miscellaneous Settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port 443 HTTP port 80 gt TELNET port 23 SSH port 22 gt Bandwidth Limit bits Enable TELNET access Enable SSH access Disable Setup Protocol LAN Interface Settings Current LAN interface parameters autonegotiation on 100 Mbps full duplex link ok LAN interface speed Antodetect w LAN interface duplex mode Antodetect v y Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 18 Network Settings Warning Changing the network settings of the IP KVM might result in losing connection to it In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the IP KVM 68 99 KVM over IP Module IP auto configuration With this option you can co
83. u to configure the remote access to the IP K VM using a modem The meaning of each parameter will be described below The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel 79 99 KVM over IP Module Serial line speed The speed the IP K VM is communicating with the modem Most of all modems avallable today will support the default value of 115200 bps In case you are using an old modem and discovering problems try to lower this speed Modem Init String The initialization string used by the IP K VM to initialize the modem The default value will work with all modern standard modems directly connected to a telephone line In case you have a special modem or the modem is connected to a local telephone switch that requires a special dial sequence in order to establish a connection to the public telephone network you can change this setting by giving a new string Refer to the modem s manual about the AT command syntax Modem server IP address This IP address will be assigned to the IP KVM itself during the PPP handshake Since it is a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP KVM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Modem client IP address This IP address will be assigned to your console computer during the PPP handshake Since it is a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is
84. ur host system runs a completely different language and country mapping than your administration machine Mapping Used for choosing the specific language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard DER v English United States English United Kingdom L c German Germany Monitor Only German Switzerland Exclusive Access French France Screenshot to clipboard Italian Italy Readability Filter Japanese Japan Scaling i Spanish Spain Mouse Handling d Portuguese Portugal Local Cursor i Hebrew Israel Chat Window Russian Russia Show Finnish Finland Local Keyboard d ET Swedish Sweden Hotkeys d Norwegian Norway Encoding j Danish Denmark French Belgium Dutch Belgium Figure 4 9 Soft Keyboard Mapping 30 99 KVM over IP Module e Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet Normally the applet determines the correct value automatically However depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this 1s not always possible A typical example is a German localized system that uses an US English keyboard mapping In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually e Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before Choose one entry the command will be sent to the host system A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending
85. ure 5 8 Figure 5 9 Figure 5 10 Figure 5 11 Figure 5 12 Figure 5 13 Figure 5 14 Figure 5 15 Figure 5 16 Figure 5 17 Figure 5 18 Figure 5 19 KVM over IP Module Figures Product VI Wi pai 8 Enero 8 Cable C onne IONS renee RR RTT eR 11 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length ssssss 20 Remote Console Control b asii ISicina 24 Remote Console Options Melli 25 K mote Console Exclusivo Mode oi 26 Remote Console Options Menu Scaling cccooonooonnnnnnnnnnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnnanonnnnnnnnnononanos 26 Remote Console Options Menu Cursor esses eene 28 Nadeosettines Paneles A E E on cda eoa abe ais 20 SOM E DOM ciao oo nds 30 Soft Keyboard Mappih o iii ici 30 Remote Console Confirmation DialOg oooooonnnncnnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnncnnnnnnnnnnnos 3l Eticodine C OmipressIODE a a e a 32 Predetinea COMPressi n sia la bits 32 LOSSY COMPLE 33 Encodine Color deptliu uice e e Ee Po rae fa Pedes a a ousted 33 A NIRE E TL I E 34 Status lime Aan or Ta sm ERR ee 34 ENM COMOR asst T 36 Teme Console cabe 36 Virtual Media F lOppy DISK 22 Oia 39 Virwat Media CD ROM IM cai did 42 Explorer conte xt MOI ai isa 44 Share Configuration dialon ii cavneaatereiadcddndendine 45 pons Ol Dive ISediIte tO c scettr eed ERAT Dru eee ibtd diria t ses tc arbi adeste Eo dietus 46 Drive Redirecciones naar ecco aaa 4 Drive
86. ut 0 B s o Figure 5 1 KVM Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right 5 1 2 Telnet Console Telnet Console IP KM Terminal Server c 2000 2002 Login J Figure 5 2 Telnet Console 36 99 KVM over IP Module The IP KVM firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client In case the Telnet program 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 long as the IP KVM host machine is using a text mode screen resolution Connecting to the IP KVM is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client for instance in a UNIX shell telnet 192 168 0 70 Replace the IP address by the one that 1s actually assigned to the IP KVM This will prompt for username and password in order to log into the device The credentials that need to be entered for authentication are identical to those of the web interface That means the user management of the Telnet interface is entirely controlled with the according functions of the web interface Once you have successfully logged into the IP KVM a command line will be presented and you can enter according management commands In general the Telnet interface supports two operation modes the command line mode and the terminal mode T
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88. vantages if transferring high quality motion pictures In this case the video compression is disabled completely and all video data is transferred via network as full quality video snippets Therefore a high amount of bandwidth is required to ensure the quality of the video picture DAK i Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access Videa Optimized Screenshot io clipboard 0 none Readability Filter 1 fastesi Scaling d 2 Mouse Handling d 3 Local Cursor d 4 Chat Window 5 soft Keyboard k Predefined 6 Local Keyboard a Compression ii Hotkeys k ColorDepth k 8 u Figure 4 11 Encoding Compression The next two options allow you to set the compression level to a predefined level OR to set a level for lossy compression This compresses well but leads to degradation in image quality Ea os ons Monitor Only Exclusive Access Screenshot to clipboard Video Optimized Hicolor Readability Filter Video Optimized Scaling I LAN Hicolor Mouse Handling z LAN Local Cursor DSL Chat Window UMTS Soft Keyboard ISDN Local Keyboard H Compression Modem Hotkeys H ColorDepth GPRS Figure 4 12 Predefined Compression 32 99 KVM over IP Module Options Manitor Orly Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter Scaling Mouse Handling Local Cursor Chat Window Soft Keyboard k Local Keyboard Hotkeys Predefined Compression Color Depth Figure 4 13 Loss
89. vity From left to right the connected user s its IP address from which host the user comes from and its activity status is displayed RC means that the Remote Console is open If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term exclusive mode is added For more information about this option see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar To display the user activity the last column contains either the term active for an active user or 30 min idle for an user who 1s inactive for a certain amount of time 5 6 2 Even log Event Log Prev Next Date Event Description 10 12 2007 07 26 07 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 10 12 2007 00 07 54 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 closed 10 12 2007 00 06 19 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 established 10 12 2007 00 05 57 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 10 12 2007 00 05 41 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 closed 10 12 2007 00 05 20 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 established 10 12 2007 00 04 39 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 10 11 2007 10 22 00 Remote Console Connection to client 220 135 171 106 closed 10 11 2007 10 17 11 Remote Console Connection to client 220 135 171 106 established 10 11 2007 10 16 46 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 10 11 2007 08 31 28 Remo
90. y Compression Encoding Color Depth Set the desired color depth You may select between 8 or 16 bit for Video Optimized compression level 0 or between 1 and 8 bit for compression level 1 to 9 The higher the color depth the more video information has to be captured and to be transferred Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter Scaling d Mouse Handling d w 16 Bit Hicolor Bit 256 Colors Local Cursor Soft Keyboard Predefined 4Bit 16 Colors Local Keyboard Compression 4Bit Grayscale Hotkeys MECOOSN OUNEAE 2 Bit Grayscale Lossy 1 Bit Black White Figure 4 14 Encoding Color depth 33 99 KVM over IP Module Note If displaying motion pictures on a connection with low speed you may achieve an improvement regarding the video transfer rate by lowering the color depth and disabling the option Video Optimized As a general result the data rate is reduced less bits per color Furthermore the OPMA module will not have to do any video compression In total this will lead to less transfer time of the motion picture 4 3 3 Status Line of Remote Console Status line Shows both console and the connection state The size of the remote screen 1s displayed Figure belowwas taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800x600 pixels The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connectio
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