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1. DHCP Refresh Devices IP address 192 168 2 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Enable WLAN Configuration WLAN Devices only Gateway 1321 652 Authentication Wireless LAN Configuration Super User login Wireless LAN ES Sip Super user password beable MEP enerupbon Hew super user password New password confirm setup Device status Ready On the upper left corner the MAC address of the P16 IP is displayed To detect the MAC address press the Refresh Devices button The displayed MAC address is the same as that printed on the label on the base of the unit On the lower right corner of the window there are two buttons Query Device and Setup Device Press the Query Device button to display the preconfigured values of the network configuration The values are displayed in the text fields located above If necessary adjust the network settings to your needs To save the changes enter a user login and a password see Authentication on page 22 and then press the Setup Device buiton EA Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 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 of the characters are lower case Super user password Enter the current password for the super user This initial value is pass All of the characters are lower
2. Default Java VM Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser This may be the Microsoft JVM for Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced see below A Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Back sl a A pa Search Pp Favorites A media E GZ d s Address SI http 192 168 2 100 home asp Ki Go Links 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 C Start in Monitor Mode C Start in Exclusive Access Mode Mouse Hotkey Hotkey Alt 2 Used for fast mouse synchronization in Double Mouse mode and to free the grabbed mouse in Single Mouse mode Click here for Help Remote Console Button Keys Key Definition Button Key 1 confirm Ctrl Alt Delete H More entries S2 Si Applet de mod ta Applet started Internet 49 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use Sun s JVM The JVM in the browser is 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 it will
3. EIND COMPUTER CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY P16 IP KVM Switch User Manual English LINDY KVM KVM Switch P16 IP RTE LINDY No 32532 www lindy com For Commercial Use Only Tested to comply with FCC Standards LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED amp LINDY ELEKTRONIK GMBH FIRST EDITION Nov 2006 About this manual This manual is divided into four sections The first section is an introduction to the P16 IP the second section deals with installing and connecting the switch the third section describes the basic operation of the KVM switch from the locally connected console the fourth section describes operation via IP access Contents lol KW 3 gy ee e e EN a CA E 4 1 2 Product Mt E 5 Jee Package Eeer 6 1 4 Optional Cables and Accessories not included cc cccceccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 IN KE 7 2 1 Product Information amp Connections ccc cceccecsececeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeesaeeesaeeeeees 8 2 2 Rackmount installation NEE 9 2 3 Connecting an External Power Switch opton 9 2 4 Cascading Daisy Chaining of multiple KVM Switches eens 10 SEC THON S me om E we ee a ene ene eee eae ee ee on ean ae 11 3 1 KVM Switch Operation 12 3 2 Keyboard Hotkey Selection ise ccceiceencsccceccsaccvecasnacencseecedosssnncwandenecganseecedeodsenevecseeseus 14 3 3 On Screen Display Menu OSD Port Gelecton ce cceeecseeeeeeeeeeeeeens 16 SECTION 4 one E E E E E E E EE 19 Ai CONUN EE 20 A2 Ga gue de TOON eeen E EEE 21 4 3 Keyboard Mo
4. The remote mouse doesn t work or is not synchronized Make sure the mouse seitings in P16 IP match the mouse model Use the Intelligent Sync option from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Options menu The remote mouse does not work correctly Try using the Reset Keyboard Mouse option in the Maintenance section as described on page 69 The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Try to correct the brightness and contrast settings see Page 33 until they are out of a range where the picture looks grainy Use the auto adjustment feature to correct a flickering video Login on P16 IP switch fails Was the correct combination of user and password given The default user name is Super and the password is pass Furthermore your browser must be configured to accept cookies The Remote Console window can t connect to the P16 IP Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console Make sure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connections Install the latest version of Java Virtual Machine No connection can be established to the P16 IP Check whether the network connection is working in general ping the IP address of P16 IP lf not check the network hardware Is the P16 IP powered on Check whether the IP address of P16 IP switch and all other IP related settings are correct Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN including routers etc is correctly configured Special key
5. 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 42 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Drive Redirection z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Czech 7 sl a A pO search Pp Favorites GD media La 62 gt d s SA Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp E E co RE E SE SH E sip R on La i r eE LECH PECO atte i Image file unset successfully Active Image No disk emulation set Drive Redirection Drive Redirection allows you to share your local drive floppy CD ROM removable disks and harddisks with the remote system To use this feature you need the Drive Redirection Tool or the KVM Vision Viewer on your client machine Please ask the vendor of CPU IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE how to get the tools C Disable Drive Redirection C Force read only connections Apply Applet de md fa Applet started SG Internet The Drive Redirection feature allows the host system to access the CD Rom drives hard drives floppy drives etc on your client PC To use this feature you need the Drive Redirection Tool which is part of the KVM Vision Viewer application included on the supplied CD 1 To set up Drive Redirection first install KVM Vision Viewer After installation launch the application KVM Vision Viewer File Configuration Groups Devi
6. number c The 2 part dark blue is the attached PC name list You will find the system number list from 01 to 04 for 4 port version or from 01 to 08 for 8 port version or from 01 to 16 for 16 port version You can rename your PCs here maximum 8 characters The factory default PC name is SYSTEM 01 SYSTEM 02 etc d The sun symbol xx next to the PC name indicates that the attached computer is powered on e You can use the CURSOR keys up arrow down arrow left and right arrow to select the port you want to access and press the ENTER key to switch f Use the PgUp or PgDn key to switch to another daisy chained KVM Switch Bank This function only works when another KVM Switch Bank is connected 01 SYSTEM 01 02 x SYSHJEM 02 g To change the name ofa computer select the port and press the INS key to edit the name Press the Enter key to save it h To access the third part of the OSD containing OSD SCAN CHANGE PASSWORD CONSOLE ON OFF etc press the TAB key The TAB key toggles between the fields Simply overwrite the fields with your chosen values i OSD means that the OSD window is displayed on your monitor for 10 sec You can modify this value from 05 sec to 99 sec Default is 10 sec 17 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation j SCAN displays the scan duration per channel in Auto Scan Mode The default SCAN time is 10 sec the maximum scan
7. KVM Switch P16 IP For cascaded KVM Switches you can ONLY use the port selection push buttons on the MASTER P16 IP Switch to switch the SLAVES you can also switch via OSD or keyboard hotkey 13 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation 3 2 Keyboard Hotkey Selection You can also conveniently select the computer to be accessed and displayed by switching ports through simple keyboard key sequences To send commands to the KVM switch the SCROLL LOCK key must be pressed twice within 2 seconds You will hear a beep to confirm that the keyboard is in hotkey mode If you have not pressed any key in hotkey mode within 2 seconds the keyboard will return back to Operating System control status Direct Port Selection Keyboard Hot Key Commands Previous Port Tip Hold the arrow key down or press multiple times to cycle Next Port through the ports KVM Switch Bank Selection The P16 IP supports cascading of up to 8 KVM Switches Banks Therefore when using direct hotkey port selection you must include the key sequence for the KVM Switch Bank Port No Important Note 01 04 4 port 01 08 8 port 01 16 16 port Always keep in mind to include leading zeros for all ports below 10 i e 104 for Port 4 of the first switch Ql Ql QC I J Port no selection Example To access a computer attached to Port 6 of the first KVM Switch you should press the following hotkeys must be made using the numeric ke
8. accessed from the client The P16 IP supports computers equipped with PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports and VGA monitor connections USB equipped PCs Macs and SUN computers are also supported when using the relevant USB to PS 2 adapter cable LINDY No 42866 The switch can be easily daisy chained with other LINDY P series KVM switches P4 P8 or P16 it cannot be used with PXT switches to support up to 128 computer connections in total all controlled from a single local console or via IP access Three methods of switching between the connected computers are available by pressing the front panel push buttons by using keyboard hotkeys or via OSD On Screen Display Hotkey switching and OSD control is supported both locally and via the remote IP console The keyboard and mouse connections of all connected PCs and servers are emulated at all times This prevents error messages when switching between connected PCs Section 1 Introducing the P16 IP 1 2 Product Features 16 port KVM switch in a 1U 19 rackmount size design Local console operation and KVM over IP control Support for LINDY mice and for all mice up to 5 buttons and 2 wheels with fully Microsoft compatible drivers Some advanced features and proprietary functions of wireless RF mice and keyboards with non standard Microsoft drivers may not be supported Remote mass storage device support Supports all commonly used operating systems Support for Mac and Sun compu
9. and DOS which is always caught or Control Backspace on Linux for terminating the X Server The syntax to define a new Button Key is as follows confirm lt keycode gt 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 joined 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 will be released in reversed sequence So the minus sign builds single separate key presses and releases The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds 50 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Keyboard Mouse Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OH Back sl L E Search Se Favorites GD media E Gi d s Address SI http 192 168 2 100 home asp Keyboard Mouse Settings Host Interface To use the US8 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 User Console keyboard access during the boot process of the host a anhand fiin lf USB and PS 2 are both connected and you selected i eat Auto as host interface then the card will choose USB
10. be downloaded and installed automatically However in order to make the installation possible you still need to answer the appropriate dialogs with yes The download size is around 11MB The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM is in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms The Remote Console software is optimized for Sun JVM versions and offers wider range of functionality when run with JVM 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 Siart 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 the user 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 This allows simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally The reason for this might be a missing key or the fact that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already Typical examples are Control Alt Delete in Windows
11. bits are sufficient for most cases Longer keys may result in slower response time by the P16 IP during connection establishment 60 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Serial Port Home Microsoft Internet Explorer AG led File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OH Back v x ei L ZE Search Ip Favorites S media E 2 gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp sel Eco ume Serial Port 1 Settings Configuration login Modem Serial line speed 115200 bits s Modem init string ATZHO OK ATLOMO amp K3X1 OK is used if empty Modem server IP address 192 166 3 1 Modem client IP address 192 168 3 2 Passthrough access to serial port 1 via Telnet Speed Databits Parity Stop Bits Handshake 115200 sei 8 sei none 1 e Hardware e ipm220_name Inline Power Module Si Applet de mud ta Applet started 2 Internet The P16 IP Serial Settings allow 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 it only for the initial configuration Modem The P16 IP 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 P16 IP Connecting to the P16 IP using a telephone line allows you to set up a dedicated point to point connect
12. case New super user password Enter the new password for the super user New password confirm Re type the new password for the super user To close the window and accept the changes press the OK button otherwise press the Cancel button IP Auto Configuration With this option you can specify whether the P16 IP should obtain its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server From the drop down list select either DHCP or BOOTP If you select NONE the IP auto configuration is disabled and you should manually input the following network settings IP address The IP address the P16 IP uses Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet 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 22 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video Configuration Between the P16 IP 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 Please see page 30 for details of how to make the specific changes to the mouse settings described below P16 IP Keyboard Settings The P16 IP settings for the host s keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly The settings can be checked using the P16 IP front end see page
13. certified by a certification authority CA A certification authority verifies that you are the person you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install an SSL certificate for the P16 IP 1 Create an SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in the screen shot above You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained on the next page Once this is done click on the Create button to initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Download CSR bution see the illustration on the next page 2 Send the saved CSR 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 3 Upload the certificate to the P16 IP switch using the Upload button 08 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Certificate Signing Request CSR The following CSR is pending count ryName TH stateGrProvinceName talpeli tocalityName taipei organizationName oOrganizationalUnitName commonhyame emailAddress test org Cest Cest test test com T Download Delete Certificate Upload After completing these three steps the P16 IP has its own certificate that is used to identify it to its clients Note If you destroy the CSR on the P16 IP the
14. combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host You have to define a so called Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings In the browser the P16 IP switch pages are inconsistent Clear Temporary Internet Files from your browser To do this in Internet Explorer select Tools gt Internet Options gt General gt Delete Files Tick the check box Delete all offline content and click OK Windows XP doesn t awake from standby mode This could be a Windows XP problem Try not to move the mouse while XP goes into standby mode 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 71 Key Codes This table shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions Please note that these key codes do not necessarily represent key characters that are used on international keyboards They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with US English language mapping 0 9 A Z TILDE MINUS EQUALS lt LESS 1 SLASH BACK SPACE TAB ENTER CAPS LOCK BACK SLASH LSHIFT SHIFT RCTRL RSHIFT LCTRL CTRL LALT ALT SPACE ALTGR ESCAPE ESC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5
15. does not include resetting the password The bank LED display on the front panel will flash during the memory refresh process OSD setting back to factory default value Note Not including password ROM REFLASH An OSD overlay window will be displayed on the screen during the memory refresh process When the OSD values have been reset back to factory default the bank LED on the front panel will stop flashing The OSD also allows you to give each attached computer its own name A name search function is also available from the OSD Search the same PC name Note Search PC name starting from 1 PC port You can type in one character up to a complete name The upper part of the window will display all computer names that match one by one You can use the UP DOWN cursor keys to toggle through this name list Press ENTER to switch to the computer displayed in the upper window ESC closes the window 16 Section 3 The OSD Menu displays the following screen KVM Switch Operation a You can toggle between the 3 parts of the OSD menu Bank PC names KVM Switch Settings using the TAB key The lower light blue part of the OSD lists keyboard controls 01 SYSTEM 01 03 SYSTEM 03 05 x SYSTEM 05 07 09 11 13 SYSTEM 07 SYSTEM 09 SYSTEM 11 SYSTEM 13 02 xtSYSTEM 04 ess fn 06 SYSTEM 08 xtSYSTEM 10 SYSTEM 12 SYSTEM 14 3 SYSTEM b The 1 part of the OSD window line bar is the bank or KVM Switch
16. mani res l g rement diff rentes Veuillez suivre le d cret d application correspondant a l limination des d chets lectriques ou lectroniques de votre pays Italy Nel 2006 l unione europea ha introdotto regolamentazioni WEEE per la raccolta e il riciclo di apparecchi elettrici ed elettronici Non pi consentito semplicemente gettare queste apparecchiature devono essere riciclate Ogni stato membro dell EU ha tramutato le direttive WEEE in leggi statali in varie misure Fare riferimento alle leggi del proprio Stato quando si dispone di un apparecchio elettrico o elettronico Per ulteriori dettagli fare riferimento alla direttiva WEEE sul riciclaggio del proprio Stato 79 Certifications Recycling Information CE Statement This device complies with the European Regulations for Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC of the European Union and it is equipped with the CE mark This unit has to be used with high quality shielded connection cables Only if these high quality shielded cables are used can it be sure that the EMC compatibility is not adversely influenced FCC Statement Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules T
17. permissions The super account has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions The user account has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console The default password for both accounts is pass Ensure you change the passwords as soon as you have installed and accessed the P16 IP for the first time z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back sl a A pa Search Pp Favorites S media E R gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp M Go User Management Existing users Select New user name Boon 20 Full user name i il Password Confirm Password Email address Mobile number fo Role select ignored for super user CTD CTP Gx Si Applet de mud jta Applet started S Internet While the user account never sees the following options the Super account can change the name and password for both accounts 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 four characters long Confirm password Confirmation of the above password 47 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 7 4 KVM Settings User Console The following settings are user specific This means the super user can custom
18. the procedure described on the next page Section 4 2 Initial Configuration via a Serial Console The P16 IP has a serial line interface host side for connecting a serial terminal This connector is Bits second Deg compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard The Data bits serial line has to be configured with the parameters Parity given in this table Stop bits Flow Control E When configuring with a serial terminal reset the P16 IP and immediately press the ESC key You will see some device information and a gt prompt Type config and press the Enter key Wait 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 the Enter key IP auto configuration non dhcp bootp dhcp IP 192 168 1 22 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 for none 0 0 0 0 20 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 2 P16 IP Setup Tool MAC Address Detection Connect the P16 IP to your computer either via a local network or via USB If you use a USB connection Windows will detect the P16 IP as a Removable Disk and an appropriate drive letter will be assigned SS nsetup Start the setup tool from the CD ROM pii sage A window opens as shown below Device Setup Device Network Configuration Device MAC address FE 00 00 50 00 29 wl IF auto configuration
19. 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 Remote Console Control Bar 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 influence the local Remote Console settings A description for each control follows Ctrl Alt Delete sends the Control Alt Delete key combination to the remote system E Auto Adjust button lf the video display is poor quality or distorted in some way click this button and wait a few seconds while the P16 IP tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality FW J Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process Choose this option in order to synchronize the local AND remote mouse cursors 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 K Single Double mouse mode switches between the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible and the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible Single mouse mode is only available if using SUN JVM 1 3 or higher Tip When in single mouse mode use the hotkey combination ALT F12 to release mouse control and access the menus etc 30 Section 4
20. the settings according to your needs see the next page 55 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Q DE e EN a L PO search Pp Favorites S media E B gt A Address http 192 168 2 100 home ete eels R ue Ce II D h S N i A RY i a D A iS vom ER Ge VIS Tere Vor Dynamic DNS Settings C Enable Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS server www dyndns org Hostname Username Password Check time HH MM Check interval 24h Si Applet de mud ta Applet started Enable Dynamic DNS Enables the Dynamic DNS service This requires a configured DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where the P16 IP registers itself in regular intervals At the time of writing this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is currently Supported Hostname This is the hostname of the P16 IP that is provided by the Dynamic DNS Server Use the whole name including the domain e g testserver dyndns org not just the actual hostname Username You have registered this username during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Spaces are not allowed in the nickname Password The password used during manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Check time The P16 IP registers itself in the Dynamic DNS server at this time Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to t
21. 0 2014 12 31 20 Security User super causes a security violation on Host 192 168 2 101 02 10 2014 12 31 16 Security User super causes a security violation on Host 192 168 2 101 02 10 2014 12 31 16 Security User super causes a security violation on Host 192 168 2 101 02 0 2014 12 28 28 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 192 168 2 101 02 10 2014 12 12 22 Remote Console Connection to client 192 168 2 104 established 02 10 2014 12 10 05 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 192 168 2 104 02 10 2014 10 55 53 Board Message Device succesfully started 02 09 2014 09 23 41 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 192 168 2 104 02 09 2014 09 23 34 Board Message Device succesfully started 02 09 2014 09 21 14 Board Message Device succesfully started 02 09 2014 09 19 16 Board Message Firmware file uploaded by user super 04 00 03 Build 1743 02 09 2014 09 16 32 Board Message Firmware validation failed 02 09 2014 09 15 59 Board Message Firmware validation failed 02 09 2014 09 15 48 Board Message Firmware validation failed Prev Next Si Applet de mud jta Applet started S Internet Update Firmware The P16 IP is a complete standalone computer The software it runs is called the firmware The firmware of the P16 IP can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features Home Microsoft Internet Explorer E Ej File Edit View Favorites Tool
22. 33 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors The P16 IP addresses this problem with an intelligent synchronization algorithm There are two mouse modes available on the P16 IP Auto mouse speed and Fixed mouse speed Auto mouse speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically Speed detection is performed during mouse synchronization If the mouse does not move correctly there are two ways to re synchronize the local and remote mouse Fast Sync Fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Choose this option using the Remote Console options menu or by pressing the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence ALT F12 Intelligent Sync f the fast sync does not work correctly or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system you can use the intelligent resynchronization option This method can be accessed from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Option menu Intelligent synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function or manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture 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 to a fast sync except in situations where the KVM por
23. 4 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 7 Menu Options 4 7 1 Remote Control KVM Console z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back 7 sl A L pa Search P Favorites GD Meda R gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp SE S WI AE Cl y E i E R i t P gt 7 e Remote Control i Aa Remote Console Preview Click to open Applet nn pp rc RemoteConsoleApplet started sl o tins 2 A Internet To open the KVM console click either the menu entry on the left or on the console picture on the right To refresh the picture click on the Refresh button For the Remote Power settings see Section 2 3 on page 9 35 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Telnet Console Home Microsoft Internet Explorer i fei File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q Back x a A pa Search Pp Favorites A media E R zs d s Address Le bttp 192 1eg 2 100 home asp si Eilen Links Telnet Console Terminal Server c 2000 2002 Login Si Applet de mud ta Applet started 2 Internet The P16 IP firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client If the Telnet program is using a VT 100 VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or appropriate emulation it is even possible to perform a console redirection as long as the P16 IP host is using a text mode screen reso
24. Cascading Repeat the previous step to daisy chain mores switches Each individual switch in the chain represents a different Bank The MASTER switch is Bank 1 and each cascaded SLAVE follows on as Bank 2 3 4 etc to a maximum of eight banks switches Note f video quality deteriorates you can add a VGA amplifier between the fifth and the sixth KVM switch to enhance the VGA signal see www lindy com for appropriate products syste WE EE EE Somes amar Rome Smet FS coms rece of To ofp of Ho ofc af te of DE ess UE ve Fa of oe S ve E CR r a E SE E KI oy ey Se SS Be wiwa w amp es Ji Ji re Moone CS eem a Lee alem alen e H D W D A e mao ee a Monitor Step 4 Resetting the Switches After you have connected and switched on the SLAVE switches and computers all of the KVM switches must be reset First reset the SLAVE switch at the end of the daisy chain and then reset all of the other SLAVE switches up to the MASTER P16 IP switch To reset the switch press and hold the Bank button and P8 button on the front panel of the switch Each SLAVE switch should now show a dash in its BANK display Now reset the MASTER switch it will show a 1 in the BANK display Each SLAVE switch BANK display will now change to a number according to its position in the daisy chain 10 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation Section 3 KVM Switch Operation 3 1 KVM Switch Operation Importa
25. E if available or otherwise falls back to PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard Model Generic 104 Key PC Y USB Mouse Type MS Windows 2000 or newer sl Mouse speed Auto Fixed scaling 1 1 00 Applet de mud ita Applet started _ Host Interface Enables the interface the mouse Is connected to You can choose between Auto for automatic detection USB for a USB mouse or PS 2 for a PS 2 mouse To enable USB remote keyboard access during the boot process of the host the following conditions must be fulfilled the host BIOS must have USB keyboard support 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 101 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout Generic 104 Key PC for a standard keyboard layout extended by three additional windows keys Generic 106 Key PC for a Japanese keyboard and Apple Macintosh for the Apple Macintosh 51 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation USB Mouse Type Enables USB mouse type Choose between MS Windows 2000 or newer for MS Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Other Operating Systems for MS Windows NT Linux or OS X In MS Windows 2000 or newer mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse Mouse Speed Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on the host use an additional acceleration setting The P16 IP tries to detect the acceleration a
26. ESS SWITCH LITE Remote Console EES ctrsat Delete pS HS Options a al My Computer PMODULE e SS fe My Network PMPEGOL Places Ces J Recycle Bin SA z J 2 E Home Microsoft Inte CPU IP Access SWIT Si 7 P15 navigation Paint i EN eg JO ew 12 03 Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window It displays the screen content of the currently selected computer connected to the P16 IP The Remote Console will behave in exactly the same way as if you were using the local console You can use the P16 IP keyboard hotkeys to switch between computers activate the OSD etc as well as control the currently selected computer However be aware that the host system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay 29 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Note 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 some 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 its optimal size That means it will adapt its size to the size of
27. F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPADO NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPADS5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD NUMPADMUL NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU 72 Technical Information Technical Information The layout for this keyboard is also shown However most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs are in an identical position no matter what language mapping you are using Some of the keys have aliases also they can be named by 2 key codes separated by a comma in the previous table 73 Video Modes Technical Information The table below lists the video modes that the P16 IP remote console supports Please do not use any other custom video settings the P16 IP may not be able to detect them Resolution x y 640 x 350 640 x 400 640 x 480 720 x 400 800 x 600 832 x 624 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1152 x 870 1152 x 900 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 Refresh Rates Hz 70 85 56 70 85 60 67 72 75 85 90 100 120 70 85 56 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 75 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 60 75 14 Certifications Recycling Information WEEE Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling of Electronic Products pd United Kingdom In 2006 the European Union intro
28. IP Access Configuration amp Operation Options pens the Options menu A short description of the each of the options follows Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor Only filter on or off If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction is possible but monitoring is Exclusive Access lf a user has the appropriate permission he 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 d A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line indicated by this icon d Scaling Allows 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 Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse pointer Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Intelligent Sync Use this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system Note This method takes more time than fast sync and requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer The selected shape will
29. age will be downloaded to the virtual floppy drive from the P16 IP You can access the virtual floppy drive in the same way you would a regular drive You can download the image from the P16 IP to your remote system by clicking the Download button Clicking Discard removes the virtual floppy image from the P16 IP and from the hosts system 39 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Create a CD ROM ISO Image Home Microsoft Internet Explorer co e File Edit View Favorites Tools Help YY Back v sl a A pa Search Pp Favorites A media E R gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp v EJ co Links Active Image No disk emulation set Image on Windows Share share host L Share name Fath to image User optional Password optional Si Applet de md ta Applet started S Internet Follow the procedure below to create a CD ROM image which can be accessed by the host system via the P16 IP The image file must be an ISO file format First on your client PC you must create an image of your CD which can be accessed by the host system UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris Linux To create a CD ROM image file copy the contents of the CD ROM to a file You can use the following command dd if dev cdrom of tmp cdrom image dd rea
30. ard 3 in 1 KVM cables can be used to daisy chain the switch P16 IP KVM Cable 15 Way HD Male to 15 Way HD Male 2 x PS 2 Male P16 IP KVM Cable o 2m LINDY No 32506 o 3m LINDY No 32507 o Sm LINDY No 32508 Daisy Chain 3 in 1 KVM Cable o Im LINDY No 33711 o 2m LINDY No 33712 o 3m LINDY No 33713 AT Keyboard to PS 2 Port Adapter Cable LINDY No 70129 USB to PS 2 Converter Cable LINDY No 42866 Note IW some KVM cables are not long enough we recommend that the complete cable is replaced with a longer length rather than using extension cables Extension cables introduce additional plug to socket connections which can adversely affect the signal quality Please bear this in mind when using high resolutions or long distances Section 2 Hardware Installation Section 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Product Information amp Connection Guide Port Push Button Shift Button Used for direct port selection To access ports 1 to 8 simply This button allows ports 9 to press the button for ports 9 to 16 press the J button on the 16 to be selected front panel and the required port button simultaneously LEINNDYe over KVM Switch P16 IP Port LED Display When the LED labelled P is illuminated green a amei attached to this port is powered on When the LED labelled S is illuminated red the KVM console is connected to this port If this LED flashes the console is connected
31. 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 2 or higher offers the full list Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the P16 IP video settings The P16 IP features two different dialogs which influence the video settings Video Settings in the KVM section in the front end menu The Noise Filter option defines how the P16 IP reacts to small changes in the video input signal 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 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 31 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Video Settings through the remote console gt Video Settings Brightness af EE A ContastRed All KI ContrastBlue EI Clock aj Phase dk Horizontal Offset Ho Fee gt Vertical Offset 4 a ki Reset this Mode Reset All Modes Save Changes 024x768 6OHzZ Undo Changes Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video lin
32. bled to administrate your P16 IP switch Login name super factory default ass factory default Please note Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible Note The user super is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the IP KVM switch Please make sure you change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your P16 IP for the first time Not changing the password for the super user is a severe security risk and could result in unauthorized access to the switch and to the host system s to which it is connected 2 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 6 Navigation Once logged into the P16 IP successfully the main page appears This page consists of three parts each of them contains specific information The buttons in the upper area allow you to navigate within the front end The lower left area contains a navigation bar and allows you to switch between the different sections of the P16 IP Within the main area task specific information is displayed A Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help CO Back sl A L ES Search Pp Favorites A media O R d s Address http 192 168 2 100shome asp sel BI ou tins gt Remote Console Preview Click to open CED Device Power Supply Power Supply External Internet Return to the main page of the P16 IP Logout from the P16 IP This lin
33. ce Help MEH BE OX KOR GR amp Groups S KE New Devices Group New Devices 43 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 2 Click on the Search for new devices icon EI The P16 IP will be detected as an Unconfigured device and its MAC address will be displayed in the left panel Double click on the MAC address to launch the Device Configuration Wizard 3 Follow the on screen instructions You will be asked to input your user name default is super and password default is pass Device Configuration Wizard Super User Login Please login to setup the Device Please specity the super User login and password here to setup the device The network address of the device i E PE II D DU nm 20 Usemame Ser Iris strongly recommended that you set a new super User CERO during the first Device Setup Please specify the new password below leave empty if you dont want to set a new persed ETS 4 Continue with the Wizard until the device is correctly configured Once the configuration is complete select Redirect Local Drive from the Device menu Sa KYM Yision Viewer File Configuration Groups Device Help Mew Device Delete Device amp Groups Change Connection Settings ER See Devices ll GENEE Connect in Observation Window Reconnect Fron observation Window Drive Redirection Dechrect Local Drive Stop Drive Redirection Observation Control Connect in Extra Window Connect in Extra Window advanced hisco
34. ds PS 2 ports If you need longer PS 2 distances it may be necessary to use a PS 2 extender 3 Don t press any keys on the keyboard while the selected computer is booting up Otherwise it may cause a keyboard error or the keyboard may not be detected at the PC side 4 The computer boots up fine but the keyboard doesn t work Make sure the keyboard works when directly plugged into the computer Try a different keyboard but use standard PS 2 keyboards some keyboards with extra multimedia keys may not be supported 5 The Mouse is not detected during PC boot up Make sure the mouse works when directly plugged into the computer You have to install the appropriate mouse driver on all connected computers Make sure the mouse is a true PS 2 mouse A combo mouse will work just as long as it is set for PS 2 mode with the correct adapter Try a different mouse Some advanced mice like radio frequency mice 5 button mice and scroll wheel mice use very uncommon proprietary signals Although LINDY has carefully checked for the highest compatibility we cannot guarantee that the P16 IP will work with all known mice especially those developed and produced after the P16 IP s introduction Avoid moving the mouse or pressing the mouse buttons when switching ports Avoid switching ports during the PC shut down process 6 If you have forgotten the OSD password please contact LINDY 70 Troubleshooting IP Access Troubleshooting 1
35. ds 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 needs input device etc 40 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Windows To create the image file use your favourite CD imaging tool Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk For example with Nero choose Copy and Favorites _ Backup Then navigate to the Copy Disc QB eee van vis section Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an image from Specify the gt ide Andis C0 filename of the image and save the CD ROM content In that file w Make Ven CD D o iv Example 1 Create a CD image and name it image iso 2 Create a folder on your client PC and name it E WS shaing forts oles chek Share thi Test Copy the file image iso to the folder folder Test O Do not share this folder 3 Now you need to share this folder Right click Share name Test x on the folder and select the option Sharing re TS and Security Select Share this folder and 8 ensure the Share Name is set to Test Click eecht Masimumalowen Permissions to set permissions for users who O Allow this number of users access this folder according to your ff g To set f h th ae requirements Click Apply then OK to HEH complete oe settings for offline access click Next you need to mount the ima
36. duced regulations WEEE for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment It is no longer allowable to simply throw away electrical and electronic equipment Instead these products must enter the recycling process Each individual EU member state has implemented the WEEE regulations into national law in slightly different ways Please follow your national law when you want to dispose of any electrical or electronic products More details can be obtained from your national WEEE recycling agency Germany Deutschland Die Europ ische Union hat mit der WEEE Direktive umfassende Regelungen fur die Verschrottung und das Recycling von Elektro und Elektronikprodukten geschaffen Diese wurden von der Bundesregierung im Elektro und Elektronikgerategesetz ElektroG in deutsches Recht umgesetzt Dieses Gesetz verbietet vom 24 Marz 2006 an das Entsorgen von entsprechenden auch alten Elektro und Elektronikgeraten Uber die Hausmiulltonne Diese Ger te m ssen den lokalen Sammelsystemen bzw rtlichen Sammelstellen zugef hrt werden Dort werden sie kostenlos entgegen genommen Die Kosten fur den weiteren Recyclingprozess bernimmt die Gesamtheit der Geratehersteller France En 2006 l union Europ enne a introduit la nouvelle r glementation WEEE pour le recyclage de tout equipement lectrique et lectronique Chaque Etat membre de Union Europ enne a mis en application la nouvelle r glementation WEEE de
37. e and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values here The default settings in conjunction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for most common configurations If the picture quality is still bad after auto adjustment you may change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better quality Phase Defines the phase for video sampling used to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock Horizontal Offset Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in a horizontal direction Vertical Offset Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in a vertical direction Reset this Mode Reset mode specific settings to the factory made defaults Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory made defaults Save Changes Save changes permanently 32 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Undo Changes Restore last settings Soft Keyboard Opens up the sub menu for the Soft Keyboard Show Pops up the Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely different language and country mapping than your administration machine AES att Wel ctl Mapping Used for choosing the language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser running the Remote Console Applet Normally the applet determines the correct value auto
38. e entire disc from the 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 38 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Windows Windows users should use the tool RawWrite for e Windows which is included on the supplied CD SE Fai tite Tor aimclouws tho Zut apus it sain edu au pr linus Launch RawWrite you will see the window Ws ioo opposite a a Insert your floppy disk into your floppy drive Click the Read tab and then click on H Use this tab to read an image file fron a floppy disk Image file S Select a name and destination for the floppy image file and click the Read button As the image is written you will see the progress as a percentage figure in the bottom left hand corner When the image has been written you can upload it to the P16 IP Uploading a Floppy Image Floppy Image Upload Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the image file then click the Upload button Floppy Image File After the image has uploaded you will see the dialog below Floppy image uploaded successfully Active Image Floppy Image Image Name C wloppy Er E Discard Floppy Image Upload Floppy Image File You must remove the current vittual disk to install a floppy image A virtual floppy drive will be installed on the host system and the im
39. e reported if connection establishment fails 57 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Certificate z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sex e EN ANT mis N d 1 8 AS i a fRY wn 3 Bry i Ki k d Ate g Certificate Signing Request CSR Common name Organizational unit Organization Locality City State Province Country SO code Email Challenge password Confirm Challenge password Key length bits 1024 Y ETD Si Applet de mud jta 4pplet started The P16 IP uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the P16 IP has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate This certificate and the underlying secret key is the same for all P16 IP units and certainly will not match the network configuration that will be applied to the P16 IP by its user The certificate s underlying secret key is also used for securing the SSL handshake Hence this is a security risk but far better than no encryption at all However it is possible to generate and install a new certificate that is unique for a particular P16 IP In order to do this the P16 IP is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request CSR that needs to be
40. e status of the attached computer x to indicate that this computer is online and powered on and the computer name You can close almost any overlay OSD window by simply pressing the ESCAPE key 18 Section 4 iP Access Configuration amp Operation Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 1 Configuration The P16 IP s communication interfaces are all based on TCP IP The switch comes pre IP auto configuration DHCP configured with the IP configuration detailed Te adress J gie Net mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gatewa Note If the DHCP connection fails on boot up the P16 IP will not have an IP address lf this initial configuration does not meet your requirements the following section describes the configuration that is necessary to access the P16 IP for the first time Initial Configuration via a DHCP Server By default the P16 IP will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected If a DHCP server is found it will 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 server It is recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the P16 IP You can find the MAC address labelled on the bottom of the switch Use the setup tool to adjust the values to your needs The setup tool can be found on the supplied CD ROM Follow
41. erratic operation may occur if the power supply is not used Section 2 Hardware Installation 2 2 Rackmount Installation Before you start please verify that all parts are included according to the package contents If you want to install the CPU Switch in a 19 server rack please attach the enclosed 19 rackmount brackets using the included screws 2 3 Connecting an External Power Switch option At the time of writing November 2006 the P16 IP supports the following external power switch options Please refer to the individual manufacturers manuals for advice on connecting to the P16 IP Avocent SPC1 800 1600 Sentry In Line Power Module Leaning ePowerSwitch Section 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 Cascading Daisy Chaining of multiple KVM Switches The P16 IP can be cascaded with LINDY P Series CPU switches only It should not be used with LINDY PXT Series CPU Switches For all cascaded installations the P16 IP should always be used as the MASTER switch To connect an additional switch to the MASTER or previous switch you must use a standard VGA 2 x PS 2 3 in 1 KVM cable all connectors male Step 1 Connect the local console Connect your keyboard mouse and monitor to the console ports of the P16 IP MASTER KVM Switch Step 2 Use one end of a 3 in 1 KVM cable to connect the daisy chain port of the MASTER previous KVM Switch and the other end to the console port of the next SLAVE switch Step 3
42. f 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 P16 IP switch may not be able to detect them We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead 25 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 4 Usage Prerequisites The P16 IP features an embedded operating system offering a variety of standardized interfaces This section will describe these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner The interfaces are accessed using the TCP IP protocol family The following interfaces are supported Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the P16 IP s serial port via a terminal HTTP HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server The P16 IP switch environment can be entirely managed using a standard web browser You can access the P16 IP using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol Whenever possible use HTTPS The primary interface of the P16 IP is the HTTP interface This is covered extensively in this section Other interfaces are addressed in the relevant subsections In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system the browser must feature Java Runtime Environment version 1 1 or higher support If the browser has no Java support Such as on a small handheld device you can still maintain your remote host s
43. ge via a Mee tee Windows Share In the P16 IP menu on the left hand side of the browser select Virtual Media and from the sub menu select CD Caneel J ze ROM Image Input the following parameters Share host Enter the IP address of your Console PC here e g 192 168 2 103 Share name Test The share name of the previously created folder Path to image image iso the name of the CD image User super Your user name the default is super Password pass Your password the default is pass Click Set 41 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 7 You will see the dialog below detailing the active image Image file set successfully Active Image CD ROM Image Image Host 192 160 2104 Image Share Test Image File with Path image iso User name SUpEr Password not displayed emm Reactivate Image on Windows Share Share host share name Path to image User optional o F Password optional You must remove the current virtual disk toinstall a CD ROM imaqge 8 Click Reactivate Access the console window and you will see that another CD drive has been installed on the host computer This is the virtual drive you have just set up You can access the uploaded CD image as though it were a regular CD Click Unset to remove the image SAMBA lf you would like to access the share via SAMBA SAMBA must be set up properly You may
44. he Dynamic DNS server by the P16 IP Note The P16 IP has its own independent real time clock Make sure the time setting of the P16 IP switch is correct See the Section called Date and Time on page 63 56 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Security Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Sr OH Back x A A JO search Pp Favorites S media E R gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp wl Eco ime o Encryption Settings C Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption Off Try Force Apply g Applet de mud ta Applet started D Internet Force HTTPS lf this option is enabled access to the web front end is only possible using an HTTPS connection The P16 IP will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections lf you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the P16 IP please refer to the section called Certificate on page 58 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 s machine and the 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 If connection establishment fails for any reason an unencrypted connection will be used If set to Force the applet tries to make an encrypted connection An error will b
45. he NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error 64 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation SMTP Logging enabled With this option the P16 IP 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 In order to use this log destination you have to specify an SMTP server that has to be reachable from the P16 IP and that needs no authentication at all lt serverip gt lt port gt SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the P16 IP sends an 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 a trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event To receive these SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used Warning In contrast to the internal log file on the P16 IP the size of the NFS log file is not limited Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously so you may have to delete it or move it from time to time 65 Section 4 IP Access Configuratio
46. hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For Commercial Use Only Tested to comply with FCC Standards LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED amp LINDY ELEKTRONIK GMBH FIRST EDITION Nov 2006
47. ion amp Operation 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 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 the options click Apply 4 7 5 Device Settings Network The Network Settings panel allows network related parameters to be changed Each parameter will be explained below Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Ge e EA sl L PO search Se Favorites Wich B d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp E Network Basic Settings IP auto configuration DHCP IP address 192 166 2 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP address 192 158 2 Primary DNS server IP address 1592 1682 Secondary DNS server IP address Network Miscellaneous Settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port Default 443 HTTP port Default 80 TELNET port 23 Default 23 Bandwidth Limit kbit s Lal Enable TELNET access C Disable Setup Protocol LAN Interface Settings Current LAN interface parameters autonegotiation on 100 Mbps full duplex link ok LAN interface speed Autodetect LAN interface duplex mode Autodetect 53 Section 4 IP Access Co
48. ion from your console computer to the P16 IP In other words the P16 IP 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 P16 IP make sure you 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 you to configure remote access to the P16 IP using a modem The meaning of each parameter will be described below The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel Serial line speed The speed the P16 IP is communicating with the modem Most modems available 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 61 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Modem Init String The initialization string used by the P16 IP 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 entering a new string Refer to your modem s manual about the AT command syntax Modem server IP address Th
49. is IP address will be assigned to the P16 IP 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 P16 IP and your console computer The default value will work in most cases s 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 possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the P16 IP switch 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 P16 IP 62 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Date And Time A Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Q mx x sl ei E sg Se Favorites ress R amp te B E Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp Date Time Settings UTC Offset User specified time Date 2 y 10 p mmm dd yyyy Time fha 20 18 hh mm ss Synchronize with NTP Server Primary Time server Secondary Time server fF The NTP Server configu
50. ize these settings for individual users separately Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Back v sl A A E Search 5 2 Favorites A media La Gs S d s Address Lei http 192 168 2 100 home asp e Go Links Remote Console Settings for User The settings on this page are user specific Changes you make here will affect the selected user only super _ Transmission Encoding Automatic Detection Pre configured Network speed LAR Manually Compression 0 none e Color depth 16 bit high col Remote Console Type Default Java YM Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin lf 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 v g Applet de mud jta pplet started S Internet User select box This box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect You may change the settings of other users if you have the necessary access rights Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows 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 depending o
51. k logs out the current user and presents a new login screen Please note that an automatic logout will be performed if there is no activity for half an hour Clicking one of the links will bring you back to the login screen Access the Remote Console 28 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that the P16 IP switch controls Selecting this button opens the Remote Console Main Window The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that establishes its own TCP connection to the P16 IP The protocol that runs over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS but RFB Remote Frame Buffer Protocol RFB needs to establish a connection to port number 443 Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made Le your firewall and if you have a private internal network your NAT Network Address Translation settings have to be configured accordingly If the P16 IP 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 a connection This is because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol lf you experience problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment Remote Console Main Window 7 CPU IP ACC
52. lution Connecting to the P16 IP is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client for instance in a UNIX shell telnet 192 168 1 22 Replace the IP address by the one that is actually assigned to the P16 IP This will prompt for the 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 appropriate functions of the web interface Once you have successfully logged into the P16 IP a command line will be presented and you can enter management commands In general the Telnet interface supports two operation modes the command line mode and the terminal mode The 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 made accordingly All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port 1 and its answers are displayed on the Telnet interface 36 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation The following list shows the command mode syntax and usage Help Displays the list of possible commands Cis Clears the screen Quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client Version Displays the release information Terminal Starts the terminal pass through mode for the serial port The key sequence esc exit swi
53. matically However depending on your particular KVM and your browser settings this is not always possible A typical example is a German localized system that uses a US English keyboard mapping In this case you must manually change the local keyboard setting to the correct language Hotkeys Opens a list of previously defined hotkeys Choose one entry the command will be sent to the host system Confirmation A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the selected command Do you really want to send Cirl Alt Detete to the remote host Select OK to perform the command on the remote host Cancel 33 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Remote Console Status Line Status line shows both console and the connection state The size of the remote screen is displayed The example below was taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connection without encryption SSL indicates a secure connection Console Norm Desktop size is 1024 x T68 In 0 Bis Out 0 Bis Furthermore both the incoming In and the outgoing Out network traffic are visible in kb s lf compressed encoding is enabled a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access seitings see the relevant sections on page 31 3
54. mote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term exclusive is added For more information about this option see the section called Remote Console Control Bar on page 30 Connected Users To display the user activity the last column contains either the term active for an active user test 62 238 0 39 active or 20 min idle for a user who test 80 145 25 183 26 min idle p for a certain amount test 21 2183 4 0 29 20 min idle test 62 153 241 228 RC exclusive active 66 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Event Log Displays the log list including the events that are logged by the P16 IP A Home Microsoft Internet Explorer AG led ay File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q wx x EN ei L PO search Pp Favorites S media E R gt d s Address 4 http 192 168 2 100 home asp sel Eco me ole Event Log Prev Next Date Event Description 02 10 2014 12 41 09 Remote Console Connection to client 192 168 2 104 established 02 10 2014 12 41 02 Remote Console Connection to client 192 168 2104 closed 02 10 2014 12 38 16 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 192 168 2 120 02 10 2014 12 38 09 Authentication User super failed to log in from IP address 192 168 2 120 02 10 2014 12 34 46 Security User super causes a security violation on Host 192 168 2 101 02 10 2014 12 34 41 Security User super causes a security violation on Host 192 168 2 101 02 1
55. n amp Operation 4 7 6 Maintenance Device Information This section contains a summary showing various information about the P16 IP and its current firmware It also allows you to reset the unit A Home Microsoft Internet Explores File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OH Back sl a A A7 Search Pp Favorites S media E R gt d s Address Lei http 192 168 2 100 home asp a reels G A HE lt 3 A WM D WW J Y Zon wm i N 3 Wy d a iil Device information Product Name CPU IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE Serial Number F40666150810E121 Device IP Address 192 166 2 100 Device MAC Address FE 00 00 50 00 29 Firmware Version 04 00 03 Firmware Build Number 1743 Firmware Description Standard Edition Hardware Revision DE View the datafile for support Connected Users super 192 168 2 104 RC active Applet de mud fa Applet started S Internet View the data file for support Allows you to download the P16 IP data file with specific support information This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc You can send this information if you contact LINDY technical support It may help us solve any problems Connected Users The example below displays the P16 IP activity 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 Re
56. n the number of users working at the same time and the bandwidth of the connection line Modem ISDN DSL LAN etc Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level are 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 48 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Manually Allows adjustment of both compression rate and colour depth individually Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the P16 IP and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth Since high compression rates are very time consuming they should not be used when several users are accessing the P16 IP simultaneously The standard colour depth is 16 bit 65536 colours The other colour 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 colour depth At lower bandwidths only 4 bit 16 colours and 2 bit 4 grey scales are recommended for typical desktop interfaces Photo like pictures have best results with 4 bit 16 grey scales 1 Bit colour depth black white should only be used for extremely slow network connections Remote Console Type Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use
57. nd speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process 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 amount the remote mouse pointer is moved when the local mouse pointer is moved by one pixel This option only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear This means that there is no mouse acceleration involved To set the options click on the Apply button Video Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Q Back 7 x a A E Search Pp Favorites S media E GC d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp se EI en imke Soe EEN p se Deh r Vi T e H h gt d A h d fry HE U d GJ i RB E P is C ER i ECTION TECHNOLOGY Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise fiter small C Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers Apply Video Si Applet de mod ta Applet started S Internet Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise filter This option defines how the P16 IP reacts to small changes in the video input signal 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 the display content is not 52 Section 4 IP Access Configurat
58. nfiguration amp Operation IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the P16 IP should obtain its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP select dhcp and for BOOTP select bootp If you choose none then IP auto configuration is disabled IP address IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network Gateway IP address In case the P16 IP is 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 P16 IP 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 P16 IP 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 P16 IP s HTTP server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Telnet port Port number at which the P16 IP s Telnet server is listening If left empty the default value will be used Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the P16 IP s Ethernet device Value in Kbit s Enable Telnet access set this option to all
59. nnect Extra window Configure Device Website Show Configuration Wizard Ouery Device Settings Initial Device Setup 44 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 1 Choose the drive you wish to redirect from the WU EL drop down list Enter your user name and password and click OK Connection Parameters Device Authentication Abbrechen j 6 tedirectable drives found 2 Access the host computer from the Remote Console window You will see that the redirected drive will now be shown in Windows Explorer D My Computer Options Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded This option allows you to disable the mass storage emulation and hide the virtual drive if no image file is currently loaded To set this option press the button Apply 45 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 7 3 User Management Change Password To change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field Retype the password in the lower field Click Apply to submit your changes z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Q sak sl CD Psn Pp Favorites S media R gt d s Address http 197 168 2 100 home asp Change Password NewPassword oOOO EA TER 46 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Users And Groups The P16 IP comes with 2 pre configured user accounts that have fixed
60. nt note Your monitor will only display one PC signal at any one time All keyboard and mouse commands are sent to this PC only After initial power up port 1 is active by default When a PC is connected to the currently selected port and it is not switched on or is in sleep mode the monitor will not display any signal Password Security When you power on the P16 IP it will ask you for a password The default password Is eight zeros 00000000 Please key in eight zeros in the password field Note Please don t change the password until you are familiar with the operation of the OSD menu i e keep the default password 00000000 Otherwise if you forget the password you will need to send the switch back to LINDY for maintenance to clear the password Hot Plug Support The P16 IP supports a Hot Plug function for easy addition or removal of PCs The user can arrange or maintain the PCs as follows a A PC can be disconnected and reconnected to the same or a different port of the KVM switch without having to power it off as long as it is currently not connected to the console b The mouse driver of the PC has to support the hot plug function or the computer may need to be rebooted when it is reconnected c You can unplug your mouse or keyboard from the console port and plug it back in at any time You should not use different tyoes of mice when doing this d A SLAVE KVM switch can be added or removed at an
61. onsole Hast Control Authentication ki Si Applet de mud jta Applet started 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 In the Event Log Settings you can 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 P16 IP To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page Since the P16 IP s system memory is used to save all the information the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one Note f the reset button on the HTML front end is used to restart the P16 IP all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the P16 IP has been started If the P16 IP loses power or a hard reset is performed all logging data will be lost To avoid this use one of the log methods described below NFS Logging enabled Defines an NFS server to write all logging data to a file that is located there To write logging data from multiple P16 IP units to only one NFS share you have to define a file name that is unique for each device When you change the NFS settings and press Apply the NFS share will be mounted immediately That means t
62. oting Troubleshooting lf none of the LED displays on the KVM Switch are illuminated please check that the power adapter is connected and switched on at the mains Before you check any further please make sure that all cables are well connected KVM Switch Troubleshooting lf the KVM Switch reacts to keyboard input from the SCROLL LOCK key with a beep signal but you get no monitor picture displayed please check if the currently selected computer is in sleep mode or powered down You can try to wake up this computer by pressing the ESCAPE key several times until the CPU Switch no longer beeps and then pressing spacebar or RETURN key to wake up the computer The P16 IP supports VGA power save modes and suspends the monitor signal if the currently selected computer has switched off the VGA signal Please check if your problems can be solved by resetting the CPU switch via the push buttons on the front panel For cascaded systems please follow the procedures mentioned in the CASCADING section 1 The Monitor picture is not sharp or shows shadows The maximum recommended VGA cable distance is 5 metres without ghosting and degradation Make sure you have used high quality video cables with coaxial cores If the diameter of the cable is less then 6mm then the cable may not be high enough quality 2 The maximum recommended PS 2 cable distance is 5 metres Normally the cable length is based on the electronic driver capacity of your motherboar
63. ow access to ARA express using the Telnet Gateway see the Section called Telnet Console on page 36 Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the P16 IP from the setup protocol 04 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service dyndns org can be used in the following scenario see illustration below a ey Se Se a EE GE o lt 2 gt Ss gt _ gt SZZ y ar d PS 2 KVM over IP switch The P16 IP 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 P16 IP 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 device The administrator has to register a P16 IP that is 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 This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered P16 IP You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS Make sure that the LAN interface of the P16 IP is properly configured Open the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog s Enable Dynamic DNS and change
64. r into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it back and forth slightly In this way the mouse will be resynchronized If re synchronizing fails disable mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to Double Mouse Mode where both remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized The P16 IP also features another mode 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 use the hotkey combination ALT F12 to free the captured local mouse pointer 24 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we can give the following advice MS Windows 2000 2003 Professional and Server XP In general we recommend the use of a USB mouse Choose USB without Mouse Sync For a PS 2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed For XP disable the option called enhance pointer precision in the Control Panel SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via xset m 1 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 Video Modes The P16 IP switch recognizes a limited number o
65. rance of the web interface is correct To do this in Internet Explorer select Tools gt Internet Options gt General gt Delete Files Tick the check box Delete all offline content and click OK Tip Should your keyboard fail to operate correctly in the remote console after a firmware update please use the Reset Keyboard Mouse option in the Maintenance section as described on page 69 68 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device This involves the keyboard and mouse the video engine and the P16 IP itself A Home Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Q Back sl a A ES Search Ip Favorites S media Lag Gs X CH Address http 192 168 2 100 home asp l lN Reset Keyboard Mouse em Reset Video Engine Reset Device This may take up to a minute 5 Unit Reset g Applet de mud jta Applet started S Internet Resetting the unit 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 the video engine will take a few seconds only and does not result in connections closing To reset individual P16 IP functionality click on the Reset button Note Only the super user is allowed to reset the P16 IP 69 Troublesho
66. ration will be cleared if P ie configuration is configured to either BOOTP or DHCP in the Ne nd the DHCP BOOTP server is not providing the NTP snare information e Date Time Applet de mud jta Applet started Here you can set the internal real time clock of the P16 IP You can adjust the clock manually or use an NTP timeserver Without a timeserver your time setting will be lost if the P16 IP is powered down for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use an NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time Because the NTP server time is always UTC there is a setting that allows you to set up a static offset to get your local time 63 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Event Log ZA Home Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sxx X EN a A JO search PF Favorites media E R gt d s Address http 192 168 2 100 home Event Log Targets List Logging Enabled Entries shown per page 29 Default 20 Clear internal log CO NFS Logging Enabled NFS Server NFS Share NFS Log File TT SMTP Logging Enabled SMTP Server Receiver Email Address Sender Email Address TT SNMP Logging Enabled Destination IP Community Click here to view the CPU IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE SNMP MIB Event Log Assignments Event List Board Message Security Remote C
67. re is no way to get it back In case you deleted it by mistake you have to repeat the three steps as described previously Common name This is the network name of the P16 IP once it is installed in the user s network It is identical to the name that is used to access the P16 IP 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 P16 IP is accessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the P16 IP belongs Organization The name of the organization to which the P16 IP 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 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 is 4 characters 99 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the P16 IP and its security Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits 1024
68. s Help Q wx se EN ei L PO search P Favorites S Media E B gt d s Address 4 http 192 eg 2 100 home asp Firmware Upload 2 Update Firmware Si Applet de mud ta Applet started S Internet 67 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation A new firmware update is a binary file which can be sent to you by email or which you can download from our website www lindy com Updating the firmware is a four stage process 1 The new firmware file is uploaded to the P16 IP In order to do this you need to select the file on your local system using the Browse button on the Upload Firmware panel Once the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted 2 If everything went well you will 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 Update button will replace the old version with the new one 3 After the firmware has been stored the P16 IP will automatically reset itself Half a minute after the reset the P16 IP will run with the new firmware version and should be accessible However you will be required to login once again 4 Once you have logged in we recommend you delete the Temporary Internet Files from your browser to ensure that the appea
69. t or the video mode was recently changed Tip When first started if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer click the Auto Adjust Button once If the mouse is still not synchronized select Intelligent Sync from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Option menu Fixed mouse speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will lead to n pixel moves on the remote system This parameter pn is adjustable However it should be noted that this works only when mouse acceleration is turned off on the remote system 23 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation Host System Mouse Settings The host s operating system obtains various settings from the mouse driver Note The following limitations do not apply when using USB mice and Windows 2000 and higher Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which 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 If using Windows XP disable the enhance pointer precision setting Active Desktop lf the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background Instead use some kind of wallpaper Alternatively you could also disable the Active Desktop completely Navigate your mouse pointe
70. tches back to the command mode 3 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 7 2 Virtual Media One of the computers connected to the P16 IP can also be set up for remote mass storage via a USB connection Files can be uploaded to the switch which the host computer sees as virtual drives This means the remote operator can remotely install software drivers etc without the need to be sat in front of the host computer Floppy Disk z Home Microsoft Internet Explorer AG IS File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OH Back sl ei L P Search Pp Favorites A media E R gt d s Address amp http 192 168 2 100 home asp sel Eco Links Active Image No disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload Floppy Image File Browse em S Internet Si Applet de mod ta Applet started Follow the steps below to upload a virtual floppy image to the P16 IP and create a virtual floppy drive on the host system Create a Floppy Image First on your client PC you must create an image of your floppy disk which can be uploaded to the P16 IP s built in memory UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris Linux To create a floppy image file copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command dd if dev fd0 of tmp floppy image dd reads th
71. ters with USB ports an additional PS 2 to USB adapter i e LINDY No 42866 is needed Hot Plug Support add or remove PCs for maintenance without powering down the switch or the PCs Very High Video Quality Supports display resolutions of up to 1920x1440 for the local console No Software Required easy PC selection via On Screen Display Menu Push Buttons or Keyboard Hot Keys Eight character password protection and search function for server name Auto Scan Mode for monitoring computers and adjustable scan time from 5 99 seconds Keyboard status is restored when switching PCs LED Display for easy status monitoring Buzzer sound for port switching confirmation Uses special PS 2 VGA cables with 15 Way Hi Density connectors at the CPU Switch end Built in daisy chain port allows additional LINDY P series KVM switches to be connected to support up to 128 computers Permanent keyboard and mouse emulation Section 1 Introducing the P16 IP 1 3 Package Contents LINDY CPU Switch P16 IP KVM switch Power Adapter 19 Rackmount Kit RS 232 Serial Cable USB Type A to B Cable KVM Daisy Chain Cable Utility amp Manual CD Printed Quick Start Guides 1 4 Cables and Accessories not included Apart from the computers to be connected you will need a keyboard monitor and PS 2 mouse to uses as a local console You will also need dedicated LINDY KVM connection cables to connect the computers to the switch Stand
72. time can be set to 99 sec it cannot be less then 5 sec k CONSOLE ON OFF is used to prevent unauthorized use of the console CONSOLE ON means that any user can access the console CONSOLE OFF factory default means that any user will have to enter the password before getting access When the password is entered correctly the CONSOLE status will be set to ON To lock the console again the status has to be changed from CONSOLE ON to OFF via OSD Also if the current CONSOLE state is ON and you reset the KVM switch the CONSOLE will be reset to the OFF state I CHANGE PASSWORD is used ENTER PASSWORD to set a new password The factory default is 8 digits 00000000 To change the password you have to input the old password and then ENTER NEW PASSWORD d type in the new password twice to prevent mistyping The maximum password length is eight digits Make sure you do not forget the RETYPE NEW PASSWORD password Otherwise you will have to send the KVM Switch to LINDY for maintenance NEW PASSWORD COMPLETE Finally you will see the confirmation message that the new password is set When you have switched to a certain port on the KVM Switch the keyboard and mouse commands are directed to the attached computer and its monitor signal is displayed on the screen In this overlay window from the OSD you will see some basic lt tSYSTEM 02 information for the selected computer port The OSD shows the port number th
73. to this port but either no computer is attached or the attached computer is not switched on Bank Select Button i Pressing this button switches banks and allows the E connected to slave switches in a cascaded installation to be selected The LED above will display the selected bank Pressing this button at the same time as the port 8 button resets the switch Make your connections to the switch as detailed below Ensure all devices are switched off before connecting Once all connections have been made power on the switch your monitor and the computers in that order 10 100 RJ 45 Ethernet Port Make your network connection here This port supports 10 100Mbps Computer Connection Ports connections and will auto sense the Local Console Ports You can connect up to 16 computers to correct speed Connect your keyboard these ports using dedicated KVM cables monitor and mouse here PC1 refers to the first port PC2 to the second and So on Serial Port A modem or RS 232 Serial Terminal can be connected here Daisy Chain Ports These ports allow a slave P Series KVM switch to be connected to the P16 IP using standard 3 in 1 PS 2 amp VGA KVM cable Power Connection USB Port Connect the supplied power adapter here Use the supplied cable to connect to a Although the computers connected to the computer for remote mass storage support switch may be able to supply enough power to the unit
74. use and Video Configuration ccccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeesaaeees 23 AA USE e E E E E E E 26 ON E 27 49 NAVIGANOD cette oe ee a eraru aeaeaei 28 Ar Menu ODIOS eene N N ee ee 39 4 7 1 Remote Control cocci c ccc cece cccccecccceeecceeeeceeeeceuceceueeseueessueeseueeseeeeseeeeseeeseeeenees 35 r SE Ee Ee ET cece sae tienes sates earner iee ie eee 46 ara FVN SS e eer eee eee 48 ATi WE ee de e CN 53 e GE SE Ee te Ee 66 ROU BLES OO TIN Le sirosis Err 70 deel 72 Section 1 introducing the P16 IP Section 1 Introducing the P16 IP 1 1 About the P16 IP Thank you for purchasing the LINDY P16 IP This advanced 16 port KVM switch allows direct control of up to 16 computers from a single KVM Keyboard Video and Mouse console Additionally built in KVM over IP technology allows a remote operator to access the switch and the computers connected to it from almost anywhere in the world using a simple web browser interface IP Network Remote Access Multiple Servers Remote amp local control of multiple computers The P16 IP provides a non intrusive solution for remote access and control because the software runs on its embedded processors only so there s no interference with computer operation or impact on network performance The P16 IP also features remote mass storage support a USB connection from the switch to the one of the connected computers allows virtual storage to be set up on the host and
75. y time but after adding or removing a switch you must reboot all of the switches You DO NOT need to reboot the computers Please note Some Operating Systems such as certain Unix versions are unable to support the Hot Plug function If you Hot Plug when using this kind of O S it may cause unpredictable operation or may shut down the PC Before attempting to use the Hot Plug feature please make sure youre O S and mouse software driver support the Hot Plug feature 12 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation Computer Port Selection You can select the computer you want to access in three different ways Front panel push button selection Keyboard hotkey selection On screen display menu selection Port LED Display The front panel of the switch has two LEDs for each port When the LED labelled P is illuminated GREEN a computer attached to this port is powered on When the LED labelled S is illuminated RED the KVM console is connected to this port If this LED flashes the console is connected to this port but either no computer is attached or the attached computer is not switched on 3 1 5 Front panel push button selection You can select a computer by pressing the appropriate port push button Each push button refers to two ports To access ports 1 to 8 simply press the button to access ports 9 to 16 you must push the button marked 1 and the required port button simultaneously LINDY KVM Ar
76. ys on To use hotkey switching to access another KVM Switch Bank the keyboard Keys on the lt 73 numeric keypad Page eE are not available Up revious Ban as hot key This will only work if a daisy commands a chained KVM Switch is present 7 Next Bank Down AA 14 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation Auto Scan mode No OG No A Scroll Scroll Lock Lock Auto Scan Press any key to exit Auto Scan Mode emm emm GE Beeper Function Enables and Disables beep during Auto Scan NL A m Scroll Scroll S 7 Beene Lock Lock 7 E d e ee 15 Section 3 KVM Switch Operation 3 3 On Screen Display Menu OSD Port Selection The On Screen Display menu provides a lot of information about the P16 IP and the attached computers and offers advanced administration features and full KVM Switch control to the user To invoke the On Screen Display Menu press the following hotkeys N A OA Scroll Scroll F On Screen Display Menu Lock Lock eege LESS The OSD menu closes down automatically after a specified time period which can be set in the OSD settings menu The time selected can be between 5 and 99 seconds The OSD menu can be invoked even when the P16 IP is currently switched to a port with no connected or a non powered on PC In this case the resolution of OSD menu is fixed to a 1024 X 768 virtual frame If you wish to you can restore the factory default values of the OSD Please note this
77. ystem using the administration forms displayed by the browser itself Important We recommend you install the latest version of Sun s Java Virtual Machine which can be downloaded from the following web site www java com For a non secure connection to the P16 IP we recommend the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 6 In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit Some older browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm 26 Section 4 IP Access Configuration amp Operation 4 5 Logging In Login to the P16 IP Launch your web browser Direct it to the address of your P16 IP which you configured during the installation process The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name if you have given your P16 IP switch a symbolic name in the DNS Example Type the following in the address line of your browser when establishing an unsecured connection http lt IP address of P16 IP gt When using a secure connection type in https lt IP address of P16 IP gt This will lead you to the P16 IP login page as shown below Authenticate with Login and Password Username Password The P16 IP has a built in super user account that has all the permissions ena

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