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1. Storage Explora File Folder Dale Mudified Today Augus m 24 2006 11 08 AM wall Sharing and Security W ausges hlta Datsien nit Arkivir Cberpr ten Search Send To Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Propertles Figure 5 6 Explorer Context Menu 49 110 KVM over IP Module N File Edit Wiew Favorites Tools Help 2 bi o P yo Search MS Folders System Tasks Storage J File Folder File storage Properties AR General Sharing Security Customize You can share this folder with other users on your network To enable sharing for this folder click Share this folder 2 Do not share this folder O Share this Folder a re ald Da l ilih E User limit Masirnum allowed Allow the number obuters 8 To set permissions For users who access this i siah Permissions folder over the network click Permissions To configure settings for offline access click Caching Caching said Windows Firewall will be configured to allow this folder to be shared with other computers on the network Mew your Windows Firewall settings Apply Figure 5 7 Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory m Activate the selected directory as a share Select Share this folder m Choose an appropriate name for the share You may also add a short description for this folder input field Comment m Ifnecessary adjust the perm
2. Floppy Image File You must remove the current virtual disk to install a floppy image 53 110 KVM over IP Module 5 Open the remote console and you will see a virtual Floppy drive is created on the host computer that connect to IP K VM Q Back F J Search gt Folders mE E x i gt Total Size Hard Disk Drives a EN Cs Local Disk 10 0 GB 50 GB e DATA De Local Disk 44 5 GB 30 2 GE Devices with Removable Storage haw Floppy 4s 31 Inch Floppy Disk ae DVD Drive E CD Drive Da Ea Floppy Bs 344 Inch Floppy Disk You may create a floppy image size up to 1 44Mb This drive would be in read only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host computer supporting USB BOOTABLE function Notes 1 Ifusing other image creator software the output image extension file name has to be img e g floppy_vir img 2 The uploaded image file will be kept in the onboard memory of the IP K VM until the end of the current session as you logged out or initiated a reboot of the IP K VM 54 110 KVM over IP Module 5 2 5 Creating an Image 5 2 5 1 Creating Floppy Images UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and 1s included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris and Linux To create a floppy image fil
3. kvil Encryption O Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost M Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT E Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT A jis 168 123 99 E 168 123 230 super Esa _ Append Insert Replace Delete Ap O ly Reset to defaults stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 23 IP Filter Settings 81 110 KVM over IP Module 5 5 4 Certificate Certificate Signing Request CSR Common name Drganizational unit Organization Locality City State Province Country S code Email Challenge password Contirm Challenge password Key length bits 1024 s eate Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 24 Certificate Settings The IP K VM uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client During the connection establishment the IP K VM has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate The default certificate comes with IP K VM device upon delivery 1s for testing purpose only System administrator should not rely on this default certificate as the secured global access mechanism through Internet However it is possible to generate and install a new base64 X 509 certificate that is unique for a particular IP K V
4. Fps 0 In 0 B s Out 0 B s Figure 5 1 KVM Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right 5 1 2 Telnet SSHConsole In general the Telnet or SSH 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 is activated if the serial settings were configured accordingly All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port and 1ts answers are displayed on the Telnet interface In order to log in with Telnet or SSH you have to enable the access settings from Device Settings gt Network 40 110 KVM over IP Module Network Miscellaneous Settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port 443 HTTP port 80 TELNET port 23 gt SSH port 2 f Bandwidth Limit kbit s Enable TELNET access Enable SSH access C Disable Setup Protocol Telnet Console The IP K VM firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client In case the Telnet program is using a VT 100 VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or an according emulation it is even possible to perform a console redirection as long as the IP KVM host machine is using a text mode screen resolution To log in Telnet Console by one of
5. connections Note Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP K VM 96 110 KVM over IP Module 5 6 5 Reset to Factory Defaults This function may be used when you forgot the password to log in the IP KVM Note The unit will reboot after this command All current settings will be lost The following procedures will revert to factory default settings 1 Connect a RS232 null modem cable from your local console PC to the IP K VM Serial port Configure your terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY to the following settings Baudrate 115200 Data stop bits 8 1 Parity none Flow control none 2 Enter the debugging mode via reboot the IP K VM system and hit the ESC key There are two ways to enter the debugging mode a Power cycle reboot the IP K VM device Within 2 seconds of booting the IP K VM enter the Esc key a few times to get a gt prompt b Press amp hold ESC AND push and release Reset button and then release ESC in 2 seconds The debugging mode window will display as below z 115300 HyperTerminal Commected 00 01 11 Y 1100 115300 8 N 1 3 Key in defaults command and then Enter The unit will automatically set to factory default settings and reboot the system 97 110 KVM over IP Module 115300 EyperTerminal Ele Edi Yew Cal Iende Help 0 gt defaults 4 115200 HyperTerminal 0 gt defaults Please wait Installing default config
6. DZ 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 1 KVM over IP Module Contents PEOGUCE OEI Wii li 8 INGE OCC OR edad dde added 8 A E is A O OO ae gee ae aa ead eee eee 8 Tistallation And Start UP irren rn E E E ER EES 9 Package C DECKS Corer a e eNi 9 POJU VION Soi A O E E E 9 SVS CCI REQUENA Aita 10 Hardware Tis ta AU On serinin aa A 10 Product APP Ca MONA 11 Al WPA Ppl CAMA ls 11 2302 MUST MILO TRA PPC Omss csscsccn dis ieicetiorendlaensewteiiteeeessueneseoaa 12 Wien Me Servers Upand TUNN A A ar ace Y Sy aeean este 13 NW pen TS Serveris COAG A E eds eda adda Been 13 OTST AGI PA on un 0 E E 14 tia WP Configuration VAN e aa 14 Configuration Setup via Serial Console coooooooooonooonononononononcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoos 17 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration cccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnoninonannnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnss 18 Sek PSK VIMUKGyDOard SE UNOS las 18 33 2 Remote MOUSE SCM OS tallos 18 3 3 3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronizZati0D oooooocooooooooccncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 18 Soe RS Mouse SENTS A tice tlle i isto ten accu dadentioae 19 3 0 mote a d Double Mouse Mode se 19 32300 Recommended Mouse OEM aii 20 E A A A ele 20 APP PO 21 ri GUIS ie 6 ohooh nance ba eatin eee ee a eet a een etc eatete 21 log tra Our the IPE V M iio 22 AD A A PP A 22 AD 2 SA haste siete tae E tale deinen ea 25 TR RC mile OMO usr ach tl dE 25 4 3 1 Main Window of Remote Console ccccccccccnnncncnnnnnnonononononc
7. E About Internet Explorer xj a version 6 0 2500 1106 Cipher Strength 128 bit Product ID 55736 520 6329726 04981 Update Versions SP1 Q823353 Figure 4 1 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length Newer web browsers generally support strong encryption on default 4 2 log in out the IP KVM 4 2 1 log in the IP KVM There are three levels of access privileges Default Password Access Privileges oe Pan Full access factory default factory default e Has partial rights to change configuration administrator user define pe 8 8 Bu of critical parts Has permission to access basic function of user user define open Remote Console The super user can add or remove a user easily via the web pages of User Management gt Users Please refer to Addendum C for detailed permission items for each user level Launch your web browser Direct it to the address of your IP K VM which you configured during the installation process The address used might be an IP address or a domain name in the case where you have given your IP K VM a symbolic name in the DNS For instance type the following in the URL field of your browser when establishing an unsecured connection http lt IP address of IP K VM gt When using a secure connection type in https lt IP address of IP K VM gt This will lead you to the IP K VM login page as shown below 22 110 KVM over IP Module Authenticate with Login and
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9. JA WO Drive Er CD Drive Please note that Virtual Drive creation is by Device manner not by Partition Which means it looks for I O in BIOS and sends the corresponding signal to host computer This way you are 61 110 KVM over IP Module sending the entire hard drive may consist of X numbers of partitions and emulate whatever number of partitions on host computer You may also emulate a DVD Drive with the same procedure However this DVD Drive Does NOT support Bootable function like Floppy and CD ROM emulation 5 2 6 2 Built in Java Drive Redirection 1 Run Remote Control gt KVM Console 2 Click Floppy icon IP K M Remote Console 192 168 123 228 ES Ctri Alt Delete EVE gt Sync gt Options P Type to search md tl Fps 0 In 0 Bis Out 8 Bis start Console Norm Desktop size is 1 024 x 768 Figure 5 13 Built in Java Drive Redirection 62 110 KVM over IP Module IP KYM Remote Console 192 168 123 228 ioj xj Drive Redirection Not connected Drive Connect Drive ConnectISO Disconnect Drive Redirection disconnected Ctri alt Delete cal gt sync Options 1024 x 768 60 Hz Please press the Auto Adjust button are a TY Computer Sneagl Studia Recycie Bil Paine a A nel EREAD Reader D z Googie CEREAL DESELOD Messenger L E 4 LJ LS MnIZIp BIS he ae Start Type to search e A MOS Console Norm Desktop size
10. Remote Power oo o ok Remote Control Telnet Console Virtual Media RARA X User Management Change X X gt Password User Management Users xs E Ac a a Keyboard Mouse KVM Settings Video J ox poo xo Deyice Sel ags hoo se ss lc Information Maintenance Event Log ox o Maintenance Update Firmware o a o Maintenance Unit Reset Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Keyboard Mouse Video Video Video Device 105 110 KVM over IP Module D Bandwidth Consumption The preconfigured network speed selection simply results in a different Compression and Color Depth configuration in order to match the different bandwidth limitations of the network type UMTS ISDN etc The following suggested network bandwidth planning table for IP K VM installation is from the test results with 3D Labyrinth screen saver at Resolution 800x600 the worst case consuming the highest network bandwidth Depth Bandwidth data most bandwidth needed high color data most bandwidth needed Dstt 110 140 kbs lower video because of compression UMTS 4 bit 80 100kb s slower video because of compression _ ISDN 128k 6 Mbt 20 30kb s soWMaden yso pex his 17s gae scale A Bg 2 2bit gray gray scale isi GSM Modem 9 best l bit 3 kb s black amp white video compression 106 110 KVM over IP Module E Well Known TCP UDP Port Numbers Port numbers are divided into three ranges Well Known Ports Registered
11. 081211 Browse In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button Browse of the Upload Firmware panel Click Upload Once the firmware file has been uploaded it is checked whether 1t 1s a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted 2 Ifeverything went well you see the Update Firmware panel Firmware Update 04 02 00 Build 6302 Standard 101 081023 04 02 00 Build 6302 Standard 101 081211 Current version New version This may take some minutes Please do NOT power off the device while the update is in progress After a successful update the device will be reset automatically The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware Pressing Update will store the new version and substitute the old one completely 3 After the firmware updated successfully the device will be rebooted and redirected to the login web page automatically 94 110 KVM over IP Module Firmware updated successfully The device will be reset in a few seconds Notice You should be automatically redirected to the ce page in 1 ik to the l minute If this does not work use this li Authenticate with Username and Password pasword Login Check out the device information to see the updated firmwar
12. Event Log Targets List Lagging Enabled Entries shown per page 20 Clear internal log Clear NFS Logging Enabled MFS Server NFS Share NFS Log File ij C SMTP Logging Enabled SMTP Server Receiver Email Address sender Email Address SNMP Logging Enabled Destination IP Community i Click here to view the YM SMMP MIB Event Log Assignments Event List Board Message Security Remote Console Host Control Authentication Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 29 Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations Each of those events belongs to an event group which can be activated separately The common way to log events 1s to use the internal log list of the IP KVM To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page In the Event Log Settings you can 88 110 KVM over IP Module choose how many log entries are shown on each page Furthermore you can clear the log file here List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP K VM To show the log list click on Event Log on the Maintenance page Since the IP KVM s system memory is used to save all the information the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to 1 000 events Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one aut
13. If you choose none then IP auto configuration is disabled Preferred host name Preferred host name to request from DHCP server Whether the DHCP server takes the IP KVM suggestion into account or not depends on the server configuration IP address IP address in the usual dot notation Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network Gateway IP address In case the IP K VM should be accessible from networks other than the local one this IP address must be set to the local network router s IP address Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation This option may be left empty however the IP K VM will not be able to perform name resolution Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation It will be used in case the Primary DNS Server cannot be contacted Remote Console And HTTPS port Port number at which the IP K VM s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening If left empty the default value will be used HTTP port Port number at which the IP KVM s HTTP server 1s listening If left empty the default value will be used Telnet port Port number at which the IP KVM s Telnet server is listening If left empty the default value will be used SSH port Port number at which the IP K VM SSH Secure SHell server is listening to If left empty the default value port 22 will be used 75 110 KVM over IP Modul
14. Password Username super Password k When connecting to the IPK K VM unit the IPK K VM system web server Telnet server or SSH server will prompt user to enter the user name and password in order to access to the system If this is the first time logging in log in with the factory default username and password you will be prompted to change the default password Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your IP K VM for the first time Unchanging of the password for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the IP K VM and to the host system including all possible consequences Warning Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible Navigation Having logged into the IP K VM successfully the main page of the IP K VM appears This page consists of three parts each of them contains specific information The buttons on the upper side allow you to navigate within the front end Within the right frame task specific information is displayed that depends on the section you have chosen before 23 110 KVM over IP Module Home Mozilla Firefox File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help Remote Console Preview Click to open Desktop size 600 x 600 Sm The Buttons of the front end Return to main page of IP KVM access page Open the IP KVM remote console Ex
15. Ports and Dynamic and or Private Ports Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023 Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 Dynamic and or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 Well Known Ports are assigned by IANA and on most systems can only be used by system processes or by programs executed by privileged users Table below shows some of the well known port numbers For more details please visit the IANA website http www 1ana org assignments port numbers Hon Protocol TCP UDP Number 2 NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol 161 162 SNMP 107 110 KVM over IP Module F Protocol Glossary BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Similar to DHCP but for smaller networks Automatically assigns the IP address for a specific duration of time CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol A secure protocol for connecting to a system 1t is more secure than the PAP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Internet protocol for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP IP DNS Domain Name Servers A system that allows a network name server to translate text host names into numeric IP addresses LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol A protocol for accessing directory information NAT Network Address Translation An Internet standard that enables a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic This enables
16. The maximum image size is limited to 1 44MB To use a larger image mount this image via Windows Share or SAMBA see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share via SAMBA for details Operation Procedures 1 You need to create the floppy image file first For this example we use RawWrite software or any other image creator software to create floppy image Please use licensed software for this purpose 52 110 KVM over IP Module 4 Raw Write Aaa rite for windows http Uranus it swin edu au rv ls Witten by John Newbigin Floppy drive may WA Write Fiead About Help Support Use this tab to read an image file from a floppy disk Image file d Sfoppy a Windows NT 5 1 build number 2600 2 You can find an image file saved at desire destination after you created it with RawWrite 3 Open the browser to log into the IP K VM Click Virtual Media gt Floppy Disk Click the Browse button to choose the image file Active Image No disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload Floppy Image File d loppy Browse Click on the button Upload to initiate the transfer of the chosen image file into the IP KVM module s on board memory 4 After you uploading the image file you will see the information below Floppy image uploaded successfully Floppy Image Image Name D Mfloppy S q Reactivate lo Download Discard Elarnru Imoaqce Ir la 4 PIOPPO nate DIO dc
17. a company to shield internal addresses from the public Internet NES Network File System A protocol that allows file sharing across a network Users can view store and update files on a remote computer You can use NFS to mount all or a portion of a file system Users can access the portion mounted with the same privileges as the user s access to each file NTP Network Time Protocol A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment PAP Password Authentication Protocol A method of user authentication in which the username and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name password pairs PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol for creating and running IP and other network protocols over a serial link RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service 108 110 KVM over IP Module An authentication and accounting protocol Enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial in users and their access permissions A company stores user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A protocol that system administrators use to monitor networks and connected devices and to respond to queries from other network hosts SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TCP IP protocol for sending email between servers SSL Secure Sockets Layer A protocol that provides authenticat
18. be used to regenerate the list of drive letters especially for an USB stick Warning Please be cautious that if Allow Write Support 1s selected all data on the shred media might be destroyed Write Support This feature may be enabled here Write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive As you can imagine this 1s very dangerous If both the remote and the local system try to write data on the same device this will certainly destroy the file system on the drive Please use this only when you exactly know what you are doing Device Authentication The factory default Username is super and the default Password is pass Click Connect to redirect drive Warning Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 or later versions The Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level and the SCSI protocol cannot recognize partitions therefore the whole drive selected will be shared instead of any particular partition While connecting to a legacy KVM switch please select PS 2 mouse for Keyboard Mouse setting from webpage Otherwise you will not be able to use Hot key Navigation Buttons Connect Disconnect To establish the drive redirection please press the Connect button once If all the settings are correct the status bar displays that the connection has been established the Connect button is disabled and the Disconnect button is enabled On an error the stat
19. changes its keyboard layout according to the remote host system If you use a German administration system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout for instance special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected Instead the keys will result in their US English counterpart You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed However you can always resize the Remote Console window in your local window system as usual Warning In difference to the remote host system the Remote Console window on your local window system is just one window among others In order to make keyboard and mouse work your Remote Console window must have the local input focus 26 110 KVM over IP Module 4 3 2 Control Bar of Remote Console The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar Using its elements you can see the state of the Remote Console and adjust the local Remote Console settings A description for each control follows E A sync f Options Figure 4 2 Remote Console Control Bar Delete Ctrl Alt Delete Special button key to send the Control Alt Delete key combination to t
20. compression is disabled completely The option Video Optimized has its advantages 1f transferring high quality motion pictures In this case the video compression is disabled completely and all video data 1s transferred via network as full quality video snippets Therefore a high amount of bandwidth 1s required to ensure the quality of the video picture SmE dos Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access Video Optimized screenshotio clipboard 0 none Readability Filter 1 fastest scaling d 2 Mouse Handling d 3 Local Curso d A Chat Window 5 Soft Keyboard Predefined F 6 Local Keyboard a 6 Compression iy Hotkeys Figure 4 11 Encoding Compression Color Depth 8 Lossy 9 best The next two options allow you to set the compression level to a predefined level OR to set a level for lossy compression This compresses well but leads to degradation in image quality 35 110 KVM over IP Module Seles Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter scaling F Mouse Handling I Local Cursor Chat Window Soft Keyboard Predefined FF Local Keyboard H Compression Hotkeys Color Depth Encoding Lossy Video Optimized Hicolor Video Optimized LAN Hicolor LAN Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshotto clipboard Readability Filter scaling Mouse Handling Local Cursor Chat Window Soft Keyboard Local Keyboard
21. displayed RC means that the Remote Console is open If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term exclusive mode is added For more information about this option see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar To display the user activity the last column contains either the term active for an active user or 30 min idle for a user who is inactive for a certain amount of time 5 6 2 Even log The figure below displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP KVM Event Log Prev Meat Date Event Description 1012 2007 07 26 07 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 1012 2007 00 07 54 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 closed 10 12 2007 00 06 19 Remote Console Connection to chent 59 120 210 97 established 1012 2007 00 05 57 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 10 12 2007 00 05 41 Remote Console Connection to client 59 120 210 87 closed 1012 2007 00 05 20 Remote Console Connection to chent 59 120 210 87 established 1012 2007 00 04 39 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 59 120 210 87 1011 2007 10 22 00 Remote Console Connection to client 220 135 171 106 closed 10 11 2007 10 17 11 Remote Console Connection to chent 220 135 171 106 established 10 11 2007 10 16 46 Authentication User demo logged in from IP address 220 135 171 106 1011 2007 08 31 25 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98
22. media Note The whole drive is redirected here IF you redirect a local hard disk with more than one partition all partitions of the drive will be available on the remote computer Virtual Drive and Device Authentication Virtual Drive Drive 1 Some devices use only Drive 1 Username super Password ier Connect Piscannett hange Medid Exit Hide to Tray 7 redirectable drives Found Figure 5 12 Drive Redirection dialog Drive Redirection Utility Device This is the address either the DNS name or the IP address of the IP K VM you would like to connect to Drive The local drive you want to share with the remote computer which could be Floppy disc CD ROMs USB Sticks and hard drives Port This is the network port By default IP K VM uses the remote console port 443 here You may change this value if you have changed the remote console port in your IP K VM s network settings Secure Connection Enable this box to establish a secure connection via SSL This will maximize the security but 58 110 KVM over IP Module may reduce the connection speed Select the drive you would like to redirect All available devices drive letters are shown here Please note that the whole drive is shared with the remote computer not only one partition If you have a hard disc with more than one partition all drive letters that belong to this disc will be redirected The Refresh button may
23. proceed the following questions will appear on the screen To accept the default values shown in square brackets below press Enter key IP auto configuration None IP address 192 168 0 70 Net mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 for none IP auto configuration With this option you can specify whether the IP K VM should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP enter dhcp and for BOOTP enter bootp If you do not specify any of these the IP auto configuration 1s disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings IP address The IP address the IP K VM This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled Gateway address The IP address of the default router for the connected IP subnet If you do not have a default router enter 0 0 0 0 This option is only available if IP auto configuration is disabled 17 110 KVM over IP Module 3 3 Keyboard Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP K VM and the host there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data USB and PS 2 The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections 3 3 1 IP KVM keyboard settings The IP KVM settings for the host s keyboard type have
24. security warning when the IP KVM is accessed using HTTPS Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP K VM belongs Organization The name of the organization to which the IP K VM belongs Locality City The city where the organization 1s located State Province The state or province where the organization 1s located Country ISO code The country where the organization is located This 1s the two letter ISO code e g DE for Germany or US for the USA Note the country code has to be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate e g revocation of the certificate The minimal length of this password 1s 4 characters Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the IP K VM and its security Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits 1024 Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases Longer keys may result in slower response time of the IP K VM during connection establishment 84 110 KVM over IP Module 5 5 5 Serial Port serial Port Settings O Configuration login Modem Serial line speed 1115200 pitas Modem init string ATEO QE ATLOMOS ESET IE Modern server IP address 192 168 3 1 Modem client IF
25. the following way 1 clicking Remote Control gt telnet Console Telnet Console EYH 1E Terminal Secrec p 2000 2007 login Super Passmo td eE5B gt help Usage help cnd lt subendo lt subremds A help screen for specified command 15 prioted Mith go aczumegts given a table of all commands 12 prioted to the seceecn The followioe conmaods ace suppocted help quit cls WEES 100 te cnioal WE0aa WEELESEL too 41 110 KVM over IP Module 2 or telnet command as required by the Telnet client for instance in a UNIX shell telnet 192 168 0 70 3 or run the SSH supported terminal emulation program such as PuTTY Replace the IP address by the one that is actually assigned to the IP K VM This will prompt for username and password in order to log into the device The credentials that need to be entered for authentication are identical to those of the web interface That means the user management of the Telnet interface is entirely controlled with the according functions of the web interface Once you have successfully logged into the IP K VM a command line will be presented and you can enter according management commands e 192 168 0 193 PuTTY jaj EVM IF Terminal Server 0 Login super Password SH gt help ge help lt cemd gt lt subemd gt lt subcmd gt A help screen for specified command is printed With no arguments given a table of all commancds is printed to the screen The
26. to be corrected in order to make the remote keyboard work properly Check the settings in the IP K VM Web front end for details 3 3 2 Remote Mouse Settings A common seen problem with KVM devices 1s the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors The IP KVM addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm There are two mouse modes available on the IP K VM Auto mouse speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically See the section below for a more detailed explanation Fixed mouse speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will result in n pixel moves on the remote system This parameter n 1s adjustable with the scaling Please note that this works only when mouse acceleration 1s turned off on the remote system 3 3 3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization Whenever the local and remote mouse cursors move synchronously or not there are two ways for re synchronizing local and remote mouse cursors Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew Choose the option using the Remote Console options menu or press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence in case you defined one Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not work or
27. Another possibility is to use a Mozilla based browser 100 110 KVM over IP Module 10 Every time I open a dialog box with some buttons the mouse pointers are not synchronous anymore Please check if you have an option like Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes enabled in the mouse settings of the operating system This option needs to be disabled 101 110 KVM over IP Module 8 FAQ l The color of remote console displaying a pinkish tint If you are experiencing the remote control screen displaying a pinkish tint with some graphic cards please try adjusting the brightness of the remote console by following steps below a Click Video Settings in Options menu of the remote console K Sync os Options Monitor Only Exclusive Access scaling d Mouse Handling Local Cursor Video Settings Refresh Video soft Keyboard Local Keyboard Hotkeys Encoding x 80 ContrastRed Af rl 100 Contrast Green A NA l 100 ContrastBlue Af rl 100 Clock SAO 1344 Phase i ha sc 16 Horizontal Offset 4 rl 295 Vertical Offset AL e 29 save Changes 1024168 B0Hz Undo Changes Java Applet Window 2 Does any software require on servers which connect to the I P K VM No the IP K VM is a 100 hardware solution No extra software require on servers What operating systems does IP KVM support The IP K VM supports Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 XP and above Unix
28. Hotkeys Predefined Compression Color Depth Encoding Lossy Figure 4 13 Lossy Compression Color Depth Set the desired color depth You may select between 8 or 16 bit for Video Optimized compression level 0 or between 1 and 8 bit for compression level 1 to 9 The higher the color depth the more video information has to be captured and to be transferred 36 110 KVM over IP Module Monitor Only Exclusive Access Screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter scaling d Mouse Handling i Local Cursor v 16 Bit Hicolor Chat Window 8 Bit 256 Colors On Keyboard t Predefined 4Bi 16 Colors Local Keyboard t Compressiont 4 Bit Grayscale Hotkeys d Color Depth gt 2 Bit Grayscale Lossy 1 Bit Black White Figure 4 14 Encoding Color depth Note If displaying motion pictures on a connection with low speed you may achieve an improvement regarding the video transfer rate by lowering the color depth and disabling the option Video Optimized As a general result the data rate is reduced less bits per color Furthermore the OPMA module will not have to do any video compression In total this will lead to less transfer time of the motion picture 4 3 3 Status Line of Remote Console Status line Shows both console and the connection state The size of the remote screen 1s displayed Figure belowwas taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800x600 pixels The value in brackets describe
29. KVM Server Figure 5 20 Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP K VM is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider the IP K VM connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there The administrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address relating to his IP K VM unit The administrator has to register an IP K VM 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 to the registration process This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered IP K VM You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS e Make sure that the LAN interface of the IP K VM is properly configured e Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog as shown in Figure e Enable Dynamic DNS and change the settings according to your needs see below Enable Dynamic DNS This enables the Dynamic DNS service This requires a configured DNS server IP address Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where IP K VM registers itself in regular intervals Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns org is supported for now DNS System 77 110 KVM over IP Module Choose Dynami
30. KVM over IP Module m P 11 MUSs1X IP MUIl61X IP User Manual KVM over IP Module Copyright This document contains proprietary information that 1s protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without express prior written consent of the originator The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the originator 9 We provide this document as 1s without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose We reserve the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However we assume no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include unintentional technical or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication 2 110 1 1 1122 2al Zid 2 3 2 4 2 9 2 6 2 3 1
31. M In order to do that the IP K VM is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request CSR that needs to be certified by a certification authority CA A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP K VM e Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below Once this is done click on the button Create which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Download CSR button 82 110 KVM over IP Module e Send the saved CSR string to a CA for certification You will get the new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process depending on the CA e Upload the certificate to the IP K VM using the Upload button as shown in Figure below Certificate Signing Request CSR The following CSR is pending count ryName IW StateOCrProvinceName taipei localityName taipei organizationName test org organizationalUnitName Lest commonName test emailAddress test test com Download Delete Te Certificate Upload SSL CertificateFile ss Brow Upload Figure 5 25 SSL Certifica
32. Password Coantirm Password Email address Mobile number Role _ Enforce user to change password on next login There are three kinds of levels of user accounts Super Has all possible rights to configure the device Administrator Has partial rights to change configuration apart from critical settings m User Has permission to access basic function of open Remote Console You can choose the desired level from the selection box role The IP K VM comes with 1 pre configured user account that has fixed permissions The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions IP KVM offers Upon delivery the account super has the password pass Make sure to change password immediately after you have installed and on initial access of your IP K VM Existing users Select an existing user for modification Once a user has been selected click the lookup button to see the user information New User name The new user name for the selected account Password The password for the login name It must be at least three characters long Confirm password Confirmation of the password above 65 110 KVM over IP Module Email address This is optional Mobile number This information may be optionally provided Role Each user can be a member of a group named a role there kinds can be shose from super administrator or an regular user T
33. Permission Denied 15 110 KVM over IP Module Device Setup 1 10 00 00 5D 01 64 AE F a e e 12160123220 OOOO aO zea ipinia Enable WER Emen ptian Authentication To adjust the authentication settings enter your login as a super user and change your password Super user login Enter the login name of the super user The initial value is super All characters are in lower case Super user password Enter the current password for the super user This initial value is pass All characters are in lower case New super user password Enter the new password for the super user New password confirm Re type the new password for the super user for confirmation To close the window and accept the changes press the OK button otherwise press the Cancel button 16 110 KVM over IP Module 3 2 Configuration Setup via Serial Console For using serial terminal the IP K VM has a serial line interface host side This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in Table below arab 8 When configuring with a serial terminal e g Hyper Terminal reset the IP K VM and immediately press the ESC key You will see some device information and a gt prompt Enter config press Enter key and wait for a few seconds for the configuration questions to appear As you
34. Snap To Automatically move panter to the default button in a ig Ma a Visibility Ss Display pointe bals J Long ES I Hide pointer while typing 0 T Show locahiow of ponte when press the CTAL key A short description of the options as follows e Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor only filter on or off If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction is possible and monitoring is possible e Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission he or she can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line wh Figure 4 4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode 29 110 KVM over IP Module e Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Console You can still use both mouse and keyboard however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details When you designate 25 50 or100 scaling the size of Remote Console window is calculated according to the remote host video setting with scaling algorithm execution When you designate Scale to f1t the remote video displaying 1s scaled to fit the size of Remote Console window Figure 4 5 Remote Console Options Menu Scaling e Mouse Handling The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse curso
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36. Unix like Operating System Sun Solaris Linux and Mac OSX What browsers does IP KVM support The IP K VM support Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher Netscape 7 0 and Mozilla 1 6 102 110 KVM over IP Module Does the IP KVM work with other brand s KVM switch Yes the IP K VM can work with most standard KVM How many letters the username and password can be set on IP K VM The IP K VM accepts 32 letters of username and password How many concurrent user of IP KVM The IP K VM accepts 15 concurrent users How many bits of connection encrypted of IP KVM The IP K VM provides AES 256 bits connection encrypted Local mouse and remote mouse didn t sync after doing mouse Intelligent Sync Please don t put window on left up corner of remote console of IP K VM Intelligent Sync has to re calculate the coordinate of mouse from left up corner on remote console 103 110 KVM over IP Module 9 Addendum A Key Codes Table below shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with an US English language mapping The layout for this keyboard is shown in figure below However most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs are on an identical position no matter what l
37. address 192 168 3 2 Passthrough access to serial port 1 via Telnet SSH TO ign bits rc lan Bits Mas e atored value is equal to the default Figure 5 27 Serial Port The IP K VM Serial Settings allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it Configuration or console login Do not use the serial port for any special function use it only for the initial configuration Modem The IP K VM offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built in Ethernet adapter The modem needs to be connected to the serial interface of the IP KVM Logically connecting to the IP KVM using a telephone line means nothing else than building up a dedicated point to point connection from your console computer to the IP K VM In other words the IP KVM acts as an Internet Service Provider ISP to which you can dial in The connection 1s established using the Point to Point Protocol PPP Before you connect to the IP K VM make sure to configure your console computer accordingly For instance on Windows based operating systems you can configure a dial up network connection which defaults to the right settings like PPP The Modem Settings panel allows you to configure the remote access to the IP KVM using a modem The meaning of each parameter will be described below The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel 85 110 KVM over IP Module Seria
38. anguage mapping you are using Some of the keys have aliases also means they can be named by 2 key codes separated by comma in the table hswin eT elo mf xan Key and aliases 0 9 A Z TILDE MINUS EQUALS SLASH BACK SPACE ENTER CAPS LOCK BACK SLASH LSHIFT SHIFT RCTRL RSHIFT LCTRL CTRL LALT ALT SPACE ALTGR ESCAPE ESC Fl F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE END PAGE DOWN UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPADO NUMPADI NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPADS NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD NUMPADMUL NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU 104 110 KVM over IP Module B Video Modes Table below lists the video modes IP K VM supports Please don t use other custom video settings besides of these or the IP K VM may not be able to detect them Resolution x y 640 x 350 640 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 666 00 O 720 x 400 800 x 600 832 x 624 1024 x 768 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 1152 x 864 1152 x 870 1152 x 900 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1600x1200 60 2048 x 1536 85 local console C User Role Permissions Table below lists the user role permissions granted for three user role groups Super Administrator and User Administrator Remote Control KVM Remote Control
39. c for free DNS service Custom for your own domain Hostname This is the hostname of the IP K VM 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 You have used this password during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server Check time The IP K VM registers itself for initiating the IP address of IP K VM stored in the Dynamic DNS server at this time Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server for updating the IP address associated with the Domain Name of the IP K VM Warning The IP K VM has its own independent real time clock Make sure the time setting of the IP K VM is correct see the Section Date And Time 78 110 KVM over IP Module 5 5 3 Security HTTP Encryption C Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption KVM Encryption Of Try Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action id Rule Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 1 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT IS Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 21 Device Security Force HTTPS If this option 1s enab
40. closed 10 11 2007 08 30 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 08 29 56 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 08 29 16 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 07 06 54 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 07 00 15 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 07 00 02 Authentication User super logged in from IP address 60 250 63 98 10 11 2007 06 59 30 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 closed 10 11 2007 06 55 26 Remote Console Connection to client 60 250 63 98 established 10 11 2007 06 55 20 Remote Console Connection to chent 60 250 63 98 closed Prev Next Figure 5 32 Event Log List 92 110 KVM over IP Module 5 6 3 Update Firmware Firmware can be easily upgraded via web page This section describes the upgrade procedures Firmware Upload Firmware Fie Browse L D gag m G 5 a te 2 Update Firmware Figure 5 33 Update Firmware The IP K VM is a complete standalone computer The software it runs is called firmware The firmware of the IP K VM can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site If the firmware file is compressed file suffix zip th
41. d off It 1s not possible to write on a redirected device Click Apply to submit your changes 5 2 2 Virtual Drive Virtual Media Options Disable USB Mass Storage if no image is loaded stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 4 USB mass storage option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation and hide the virtual drive if no image file is currently loaded If unset and no file image will be found it may happen that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager LILO GRUB This case was reported for some Windows versions 2000 XP other OS might not be fully excluded This behavior depends on the BIOS version used in that machine To set this option press the button Apply 46 110 KVM over IP Module 5 2 3 CD DVD Image Use Image on Windows Share via SAMBA To include an image from a Windows share select CD DVD from the submenu Active Image No disk emulation set Image on Windows Share This option allows you to share a CODWYD image over a Windows Share This image will be emulated to the host as USB device share host nn y Share folder name E Image file name i a User optional AAN Password optional M2 a Figure 5 5 Virtual Media CD ROM Image Share host The server name or its IP address On Windows 95 98 and Windows ME do not specify the IP address but the se
42. e Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the IP K VM ethernet device Value in Kbit s Enable Telnet access This enables the Telnet function Enable SSH access This enables the SSH Secure SHell function Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the IP K VM from the setup protocol Setup protocol 1s a proprietary layer 2 MAC based protocol to allow some configuration software to detect IP K VM devices in the network even without IP address and then config network related settings to IP KVM LAN Interface Settings The Autodetect will set the ethernet speed to the fastest possible value supported by both endpoints of the link For example 1f you use a 10M half duplex HUB this speed will be auto selected If this option does not work with some network device HUB switches and routers you can set the Ethernet interface speed of IP K VM manually to the values as supported by the network device 5 5 2 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Settings C Enable Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS server www dyndns or UNS System Hostname eg yourhost dyndns com Username Password Check time HH Mlit a Check interval id Delete saved external IP Y Delete stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 19 Dynamic DNS 76 110 KVM over IP Module A freely available Dynamic DNS service www dyndns org can be used in the following scenario Dynamic DNS Server IP
43. e copy the contents of a floppy to a file You can use the following command dd if dev d0 of tmp floppy image dd reads the entire disc from the device dev fd0 and saves the output in the specified output file tmp floppy image Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs input device etc MS Windows You can use the tool Raw Write for Windows It is included on the CD ROM shipped with IP KVM 4 Raw Write E E Faia ike hor windows hito uranus t swin edu aus in lind Witten by John Newbigin Floppy drive cay WA Write Read About Help Support Use this tab to read an image file from a floppy disk Image file d floppy Es Windows NT 5 1 build number 2600 Figure 5 9 RawWrite for Windows selection dialog From the menu select the tab Read Enter or choose the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content Click on the button Copy to initiate the image creation process For related tools you may have a look at www fdos org 55 110 KVM over IP Module 5 2 5 2 Creating CD ROM ISO Images UNIX and UNIX like OS To create an image file make use of dd This is one of the original UNIX utilities and 1s included in every UNIX like OS UNIX Sun Solaris and 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 reads the ent
44. e or is used to leave the single mouse mode Remote Console Button Keys Button Keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally The reason for this might be a missing key or the fact that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already Typical examples are Control Alt Delete on Windows and DOS what is always caught or Control Backspace on Unix or Unix like OS for terminating the X Server The syntax to define a new Button Key 1s 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 1s the key to be sent Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus or a minus sign The plus sign builds key combinations all keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered In this case all pressed keys should be 70 110 KVM over IP Module released in reversed sequence The minus sign builds single separate key presses and releases The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds 5 4 2 Keyboard Mouse lt eyboard Mouse Settings Keyboard Model Genere 101104 ey Pols Key release timeout enabled Timeout after mee Enable key release timeout if you experience duplicated keystrokes during poor network performance Mouse speed Auto Fi
45. e 1s running Device Information Product Name KvM P Serial Number ABCOOOO1 Board ID 09366201 ab4 S0ca Device IP Address 192 168 0 193 Device MAC Address 00 11 c2 33 aa 56 Firmware Version 04 02 00 6302 Firmware Description Standard 101 081211 Firmware Build Number Hardware Revision 0x15 View the datafile for support 2 Device Information Connected Users super 192 160 098 active 95 110 KVM over IP Module 5 6 4 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device This involves resetting keyboard mouse USB video engine or the IP KVM device itself In general the IP KVM requires a reset when implementing a firmware update In the event of an abnormal operation a number of subsystems may be reset without resetting the entire IP KVM Click Maintenance gt Unit Reset the following window displays Reset Keyboard Mouse USB Reset USB Reset Video Engine Reset Device This may take up to a minute Figure 5 34 Unit Reset To reset a certain IP K VM functionality click on the Reset button as displayed in figure below Clicking on Reset of Reset Device will reboot the IP K VM system It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console The whole process will take about one minute Resetting subdevices e g video engine will take few seconds only and does not result in closing
46. e DNS ec datas vars sae cree seca Paid fate dears ates eee 76 Dynamic DNS Scenari aciisesiriy cies cctelewestedtbets deiaivats valaiventedubeh ele cibnelied ested aaa 77 Pi A Orie Roman hee aire nee ee eetaret are Age A tn ee 79 Chan Rules o MPO Ute arden dc 80 A O E 81 C rtilicale DEMOS ca dt 82 Sl Cit MICAS DOUG titi io alocado 83 CSS reas 83 e 85 DA A A on na aT ver eee eae ee Nr ener eee 87 AV OTN EOD is 88 Device Mn GOA ALO tas 9 COMM ClCC Uso eiii 92 Event LoS Litas ach et ese E T E facet as 92 Update PIRONO ia 93 Un RES ls da a e ll ta at 96 7 110 KVM over IP Module 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction The KVM over IP or IP K VM for simplicity redirects local keyboard mouse and video data to a remote administration console It allows you to control one or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via the Internet using a standard browser You can securely gain BIOS level access to systems for maintenance support or failure recovery over the Internet Communication 1s secure via SSL authentication and encryption Use in conjunction with a KVM switch for multiple server access The IP KVM provides convenient remote KVM access and control via LAN or Internet It captures digitizes and compresses video signal and transmits it with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer IP K VM provides a non intrusive solution for remote access and control Remote access and control software runs on i
47. e best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and colour depth for the indicated network speed Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP K VM and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth Since high compression rates consum more computing power of IP K VM they should not be used while several users are accessing the IP K VM simultaneously The standard color depth is 16 Bit 65536 colors The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data Therefore compression level 0 no compression uses only 16 Bit color depth At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit 16 colors and 2 Bit 4 gray scales are recommended for typical desktop interfaces Photo like pictures have best results with 4 Bit 16 gray scales 1 Bit color depth black white should only be used for extremely slow network connections Remote Console Type Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use Default Java VM Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced see below 69 110 KVM over IP Module Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Micros
48. e machine to write data to your local disc es Virtual Media Before go ahead with this setup both remote user computer and local computer the one connected with the IP KVM unit would have to have Operating System Win2000 XP or above This function would not work on other platforms at this moment Before using Virtual Media please connect the USB cable from IP KVM to host computer After connecting the USB cable you can see a Removable Disk on the host computer Below is the host computer screen the computer which connected with IPKVM 44 110 KVM over IP Module my Computer JO x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help J Eak O amp J Search gt Folders me ih x E fale Address Y My Computer Total Size Pres Space Hard Disk Drives e EN CC Local Disk Se DATS Ds Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage Aa Floppy 454 344 Inch Floppy Disk S DWD Drive E CD Drive ee eee Removable Disk 5 2 1 Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection 1s another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer With Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine The drive is hereby shared over a TCP network connection Devices such as floppy drives hard discs CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected It is even possible to enable a write support so that for the
49. eeds The setup tool PSetup can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package You can follow the procedures described below DHCP If you have installed the IP K VM on a network that enables DHCP you can use the PSetup to find out the IP KVM s IP 1 Plug Ethernet cable to IP K VM IP KVM will get an IP via DHCP 2 Using PSetup to look for IP KVM a Click Refresh Devices button to detect connected devices b Select MAC address of the IP K VM in Device MAC address box You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the IP K VM module MAC address is detected as connection from computer and IP K VM is valid through USB or network c Click Query Device to find the IP configuration on the right pane 14 110 KVM over IP Module Notes BOOTP a static configuration protocol uses a table that maps IP addresses to physical addresses DHCP an extension to BOOTP that dynamically assigns configuration information DHCP is backward compatible with BOOTP 2 Device Setup 1 1 0 00 0D 5D 01 64 4E F Mee LR o rnin virale ES E Enable WEP elite yu al L E pl al Ei P a y Set up a fixed IP a Setup IP auto configuration as None setup IP address and Subnet mask b Enter Super user login and password for Authentication default super pass c Click Setup Device If super login was authenticated 1t 11 show Successfully configured device Otherwise 1t 11 show
50. en you must unzip it before you can proceed Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http www winzip com for decompression Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip Before you can start updating the firmware of your IP KVM the new uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the IP KVM Warning This process 1s not reversible and might take few minutes During this upgrading process we should not disconnect the power or the Ethernet cable since 1t may causes upgrade failure and destroy the image in Flash memory 93 110 KVM over IP Module The IP KVM will automatically initiate a self reboot upon completion of upgrade process to make newly upgraded firmware effective At the end of countdown counter expires the browser will redirect user to the login homepage Users shall refer to Maintenance gt Device Information page to check the firmware version and confirm the operation Warning IP KVM will verify firmware checksum before proceed upgrade procedure The mechanism help to prevent false firmware file to damage IP K VM It is crucial to keep a steady power supply during the procedure otherwise the power off event may damage the permanent storage and disable IP K VM Updating the firmware is a three stage process 1 Upload the new firmware file onto the IP KVM unit Firmware Upload Firmware File D tipk 101 std 6302
51. er Plugin already installed on your system this option will cause downloading of around 11 MByte Plugin code The Plugin will enable extended Remote Console functionality Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Mouse Hotkey Hotkey Help Used for fast mouse synchronization in Double Mouse mode and to tree the grabbed mouse In Single Mouse mode Remote Console Button Keys Key Definition Help Marne Button key 1 See ESA Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 15 User Console Setting 68 110 KVM over IP Module User select box This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect You may change the settings of other users if you have the required privileges Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window It is possible to optimize the speed of the remote screen processing depending on the number of users working at the same time and the network bandwidth of the connection line Modem ISDN DSL LAN etc Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video image Pre configured The pre configured settings deliver th
52. esynchronized mouse pointers If this happens make sure you do not use a special vendor specific mouse driver on your host system Windows XP Mouse Settings Windows XP knows a setting named improve mouse acceleration which has to be deactivated Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background Instead use some kind of wallpaper As an alternative you could also disable the Active Desktop completely Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back Thus the mouse will be resynchronized If re synchronizing fails disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure 3 3 5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized The IP K VM also features another mode the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer is visible Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area The local mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly To leave this mode it 1s necessary to 19 110 KVM over IP Module define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel Press this key to free the captured local mouse pointer 3 3 6 Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we give the following advices MS Window
53. ew IP 11 TEER TE one IP output and eight server input one IP output and sixteen server input Figure 2 2 Product View MU81X IP Figure 2 3 Product View MU161X IP 9 110 KVM over IP Module 2 3 System Requirements Hardware Local Host side One Computer or Server or the console port of the KVM switch Remote Console side One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network Local Host side Eight Computer or Server or the console port of the KVM switch Remote Console side One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network Local Host side Sixteen Computer or Server or the console port of the KVM switch Remote Console side One Computer or Multiple Computers are linked into the network Software Local Host side lt No additional software necessary gt Remote Console side 1 Java Runtime Environment version 1 4 2 or above 2 Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or above or Netscape or Mozilla or Safari 2 4 Hardware Installation Please follow the following steps to install IP 11 into your KVM main base board 1 Power down your KVM switch uncover the enclosure case of your KVM switch 2 Connect the IP 11 module with the KVM switch by plug the pin header connectors of base board into the headers of the main board of your KVM switch 3 Re cover the enclosure case of your KVM switch 10 110 KVM over IP Module 2 5 Product Application LEDs on the Ethernet Connect
54. following commands are supported help quit cls version terminal Wscaa Figure 5 2 Telnet Console Key in help to list all available commands The following list shows the according command mode command syntax and their usage help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client 42 110 KVM over IP Module version Displays the release information terminal Starts the terminal passthrough mode for RS 232 serial port This mode provides Serial over IP functin The key sequence ESC exit switches back to the command mode vscaa Auto adjustment of the Remote Console vscreset modes allmodes all Reset the video modes like in the remote console under option Video Settings vscreset modes reset settings for the current video mode vscreset allmodes reset settings for all video modes vscreset all reset all video modes and global settings Brightness and Contrast SSH Console The IP KVM supports SSH security protocol The SSHv2 will encryption the transferred data so as to keep the data communication secured Basically the SSH s configuration interface 1s the same as Telnet console s except that SSH is data encrypted and secured Please run the SSH supported terminal emulation program such as PuTTY S PuTTY Configuration Categor E Session Basic options for your Pul TY session Logging E Terminal Keyb
55. gh the installation of Drive Redirection It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your Drive Redirection computer components you wish to Sl ShortCuts install Click Next to continue i M StartMenu V Desktop C Quicklaunch Description Space required 1 0MB Position your mouse over a component to see its description lt Back Cancel Nullsoft Install System v2 01 Drive Redirection Setup k je xf Drive Redirection Setup 5 x Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install Drive Redirection f 3 Completing the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard Setup will install Drive Redirection in the Following folder To install in a different Folder click Drive Redirection has been installed on your computer Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Click Finish to close this wizard Destination Folder Browse Space required 1 0MB Space available 5 2GB Nullsoft Install System v2 01 cme Figure 5 11 Drive Redirection Setup 57 110 KVM over IP Module Drive Redirection Settings Drive Redirection 1 2 1 Connection Parameters Device fisz 166 125 278 Drive la Refresh Port A430 IA Becure Connection Enable write Support WARNING This might destroy all data on the shared
56. gs 5 5 1 Network The Network Settings panel allows changing network related parameters Each parameter will be explained below Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect 73 110 KVM over IP Module Network Basic Settings IP auto configuration Nene Preferred host name DHCP only IP address 192 168 0191 Subnet mask 295 255 2550 Gateway IP address 192 168 0 1 Primary DNS server P address secondary DNS server IP address Network Miscellaneous Settings Remote Console amp HTTPS port 443 HTTP port 0 gt TELNET port 23 gt SSH por Bandwidth Lirit AL kbit s Enable TELNET access Enable SSH access Disable Setup Protocol LAN Interface Settings Current LAN interface parameters autonegotiation on 100 Mbps full duplex link ok LAN interface speed Antodetect w LAN interface duplex mode Antodetect w Figure 5 18 Network Settings Warning Changing the network settings of the IP KVM might result in losing connection to it In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the IP KVM 74 110 KVM over IP Module IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the IP K VM should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server For DHCP select dhcp and for BOOTP select bootp accordingly
57. he remote system see also section 6 4 1 for defining new button keys Auto Adjust button Ez If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in some way press this button and wait a few seconds while the IP KVM tries to detect the video mode of VGA port to the controlled host and adjust itself for the best possible video quality K Sync Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system In general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host Single Double mouse mode BD Switches between the Single Mouse Mode where only the remote mouse pointer 1s visible and the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized Single mouse mode is only available if using SUN JVM 1 4 2 or higher Options Options To open the Options menu click on the button Options 27 110 KVM over IP Module Figure 4 3 Remote Console Options Menu 28 110 KVM over IP Module Notice In order to keep mouse pointers in sync in Double mouse mode it is recommended to disable the Enhance pointer precision in host computer if your IP K VM connects to PS 2 host computer and select Double mouse mode Mouse Properties Buttons Porters Portes Options Wheel Ha Motion TE Select a pointer speed Siw
58. incoming signal from the host system 31 110 KVM over IP Module The option Noise Filter defines how IP K VM reacts to small changes in the video input signal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce video flickering that is often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if display content 1s not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations Video Settings through the remote console Brightness A Contrast Red a Contrast Green 4 Contrast Blue 4 4 Clock aj Fhase al Horizontal Offset a Vertical Offset Resetthis Mode Reset All Modes Save Changes 1024x768 60Hz Undo Changes Ka hd bd BA hd BA Ed La Figure 4 7 Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode Different video card types may require different values here The default settings in conjuction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations If the picture qual
59. ion and encryption services between a web server and a web browser SSH Secure Shell A secure transport protocol based on public key cryptography Telnet A terminal protocol that provides an easy to use method of creating terminal connections to a network host 109 110 KVM over IP Module G Regulation Information Regulation Information FCC 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference CE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the CE regulations of Class A RoHS All contents of this package including products packing materials and documentation comply with RoHS FE CE z 110 110
60. ire 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 MS Windows To create the image file use your favorite CD imaging tool Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk For example with Nero you choose Copy and Backup Then navigate to the Copy Disc section Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an image from Specify the filename of the image and save the CD ROM content in that file Favorites Make Video CD Copy Dist Figure 5 10 Nero selection dialog 56 110 KVM over IP Module 5 2 6 Drive Redirection Methods There are two methods of Drive Redirections 1 External Drive Redirection Utility 2 Built in Java Drive Redirection function in Remote Console 5 2 6 1 Driver Redirection Utility Installation Please follow the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard step by step to install the driver from the attached CD ROM 25x Welcome to the Drive Redirection Setup Wizard Drive Redirection Setup lol x Choose Components Choose which Features of Drive Redirection you want to install E Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select the type of instal z Or select the optional This wizard will guide you throu
61. is 1 024 x 768 Fps 1 In 530 Bis Out 10 Bis i a Drive Redirection Mot connected ConnectiSO Disconnect Connect Orive Drive Drive Redirection disconnected 4 Select a drive to redirect if Connect Drive Select a drive to redire X A Removable Refresh List C Hard Diski O Hard Disks _ok Cancel E CD ROM F Hard Diski x Refresh List A Removable l Enable Write support G Hard Diski Z Hard Disk 5 Select a ISO image to redirect if Connect ISO 63 110 KVM over IP Module 5 3 User Management On a IP KVM each user name has settings and permissions associated with it Settings affect how the user interfaces with the Remote Console Permissions allow or forbid the user from performing various actions on the IP K VM s web pages A newly assigned user has permissions inherited from an assigned group if any or individual permissions if no group 1s assigned User Management 5 3 1 Change Password Change Password CI Figure 5 14 Setting Password Change password of currently logged in user Old Password type in current password New Password type in new password Confirm New Password re type new password for verification Click Apply to submit your changes 64 110 KVM over IP Module 5 3 2 Users and Groups User Management Existing users New User name Full user name
62. issions Permissions button m Click OK to set the options for this share UNIX and UNIX like OS UNIX Solaris Linux If you like to access the share via SAMBA SAMBA has to be set up properly You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file or use the Samba Web 50 110 KVM over IP Module Administration Tool SWAT or WebMin to set the correct parameters Also looking at the man entry of smb conf is very helpful 5 Ifthe Image file set successfully Image file set successfully Active Image CD ROM Image Share Host 59 120 208 56 Share folder name storage Image file name Cdrom_image iso User name fae Password not pi a tl Re activate 6 Open the remote console and you can see the virtual CD as below picture p My Computer Ele Edt vew Favortes Tools Help back sed Folders i e X E C 6 a Hard Disk Drives a EN Cs Local Disk e DATA Ds Local Disk Devices with Removable Storage 13 3 Floppy 41 3 4 Inch Floppy Disk DD Drive E CD Drive Le CD Drive 51 110 KVM over IP Module 5 2 4 Floppy Disk Active Image No disk emulation set Floppy Image Upload This option allows you to upload a binary image e g example img with a maximum size of 1 44MB to the KV W IP This image will be emulated to the host as USB device Floppy Image Fle A a Upload ss a Floppy Image Figure 5 8 Virtual Media Floppy Disk
63. it from the IP KVM front end Warning If there is no activity for 30 minutes the IP KVM will log you out automatically A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen Remote Console Preview Click on Click to open to start the remote console redirection Click on Refresh to refresh the picture 24 110 KVM over IP Module Desktop size 800 x 600 Refresh 4 2 2 Log out from the IP KVM This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there 1s no activity for 30 minutes 4 3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP K VM The protocol that is running over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS but RFB Remote Frame Buffer Protocol As default RFB tries to establish a connection to TCP port number 443 Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made 1 e your firewall and in case you have a private internal network your NAT Network Address Translation settings have to be configured accordingly In case the IP K VM 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
64. ities on the IP K VM These include viewing its status update firmware view the event log and reset the unit 90 110 KVM over IP Module 5 6 1 Device Information The Device Status page contains a table with information about the IP K VM s hardware and firmware This information is useful if technical support 1s required Device Information Product Name KVWM AP serial Number ABC00007 Board ID 0836b201a64780a3 Device IP Address 192 168 0 195 Device MAC Address 00 12 34 56 f0 9a Firmware Version 04 02 00 Firmware Build Number 6302 Firmware Description Standard M01 001020 Hardware Revision 0x15 View the datafile for support Connected Users super 192 166 0 32 active Figure 5 30 Device Information The Data file for support allows you to download the IP K VM data file with specific support information This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc You may send us this information together with a support request It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem 91 110 KVM over IP Module Connected Users test 62 238 0 39 active test 80 145 25 183 26 min idle test 212 183 10 29 20 min idle test 62 153 241 228 RC exclusive active Figure 5 31 Connected Users Figure above displays the IP K VM activity From left to right the connected user s its IP address from which host the user comes from and its activity status is
65. ity is still bad after auto adjustment you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase to achieve a better quality 32 110 KVM over IP Module Phase Defines the phase for video sampling used to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock Horizontal Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in horizontal direction while this option 1s selected Vertical Position Use the left and right buttons to move the picture in vertical direction while this option 1s selected Reset this Mode Reset mode specific settings Clock Phase and Position to the factory made defaults Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory made defaults Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings e Refresh Video Click to run this menu item for retrieving the whole video again from the controlled host and displayed on Remote Console In normal situation only changed parts of video will be packed and sent from IP KVM for saving network bandwidth This function 1s mainly used for troubleshooting purpose where some old video fragments are displayed as not updated in time for some reason for example noise filter for VGA 1s setting too large e Soft Keyboard x a slelzlslalol l ln 5 t amp r laln ia e s clvlbln to F ctrl EHA alte Ctrl Del 6 relrit yiulilolol tii Belen x t dl tl al hl Figure 4 8 Soft Keyboard Open
66. l User Super Administrator When the IP K VM receives a TCP packet 1t will process the packet with the chain rule depicted below The process ordering is important The packet will enter the chain rule 1 first 1f meet the rule then take action directly otherwise go to chain rule 2 Yes gt Action 1 Yes gt Action 2 Yes gt Action 3 Yes gt Action 4 Default Rule Ye Y Action 5 Figure 5 22 Chain Rules of IP Filtering Check the Enable Group based System Access Control to edit the rules Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line by Append or Insert User can remove a rule by Remove or Delete 80 110 KVM over IP Module HTTP Encryption Force HTTPS for Web access KYM Encryption KVM Encryption Of Tey Force Group based System Access Control Please note Apply is required or changes will be lost M Enable Group based System Access Control Default Action ACCEPT 5 a Starting IP Ending IP Group Action 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 All ACCEPT A is2 168 123 99 is2 168 123 230 Ez ACCEPT Append Insert Replace Delete sill ioe SUper App ly Reset to defaults Stored value is equal to the default HTTP Encryption FP Force HTTPS for Web access KVM Encryption
67. l line speed The speed the IP K VM is communicating with the modem Most of all 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 Modem Init String The initialization string used by the IP K VM to initialize the modem The default value will work with all modern standard modems directly connected to a telephone line In case you have a special modem or the modem is connected to a local telephone switch that requires a special dial sequence in order to establish a connection to the public telephone network you can change this setting by giving a new string Refer to the modem s manual about the AT command syntax Modem server IP address This IP address will be assigned to the IP K VM itself during the PPP handshake Since it 1s a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure it is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP K VM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Modem client IP address This IP address will be assigned to your console computer during the PPP handshake Since it 1s a point to point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure 1t is not interfering with the IP settings of the IP K VM and your console computer The default value will work in most cases Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet U
68. le use HTTPS Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the IP KVM s serial port via a terminal mode The primary interface of the IP K VM is the HTTP interface This is covered extensively in this chapter Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1 4 2 or above If the browser has no Java support such as on a small handheld device you are still able to maintain your IP K VM using the administration forms displayed by the browser itself For secure connection to the IP K VM we recommend the following browsers versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 0 or higher m Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 6 or higher In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm Using the Internet Explorer open the menu entry and Info to read about the key length that is currently activated The dialog box contains a link that leads you to information on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme Figure below shows the dialog box presented by the Internet Explorer 6 0 21 110 KVM over IP Module
69. led access to the web front end is only possible using an HTTPS connection The IP K VM will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the IP K VM refer to the Section called Certificate KVM encryption This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol RFB 1s used by the Remote Console to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host If set to Off no encryption will be used If set to Try the applet tries to make an encrypted connection In case connection establishment fails for any reason an unencrypted connection will be used If set to Force the applet tries to make an encrypted connection with certificate An error will be reported in case connection establishment fails Group based System Access Control This is the IP filtering function it keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing to the IP KVM by specifying IP filtering rules It is important to fully understand what an IP filter 1s If you don t fully understand this you will get unexpected results against your original plan 79 110 KVM over IP Module Chain rule The Chain rule determines whether the access from the hosts is allowed or not It can be one of these two values m ACCEPT access allowed DROP access not allowed The rule can be configured to apply to a particular Group level Al
70. lication and fill in information accordingly 60 110 KVM over IP Module O Drive Redirection 1 2 1 Connection Parameters Device Refresh 1 Type the iP A A addresse MB la fra M Secure Connection Enable write Support WARNING This might destroy all data on the shared media 2 Choose the hard drive you intend to share Note The whole drive is redirected here IF you redirect a local hard disk with more than one partition all partitions of the drive will be available on the remote computer Virtual Drive and Device Authentication Virtual Drive Drive 1 Some devices use only Drive 1 super Password dd 3 Type the username Piscannett Ghenge Medid and password of IP KVM Exit Hide to Tray redirectable drives Found Username 4 Click Connect to create virtual drive on host computer 2 Open the remote and you can see the virtual hard drive as below picture E My Computer 2 222 22 2 2 E My Computer 2 222 22 2 2 Computer JO x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help hy Eak Ed gt Y Search gt Folders ee Oe x Add ress Mw Computer HE gt Go Total Size Free Space Cc Hard Disk Drives a EN OCS Local Disk 10 0 GE 7 50 Gb e DATA Ds Local Disk 44 5 Gb 30 2 Gb SYSTEM Fi Local Disk 43 6 Gb 21 9 Gb Local Disk 9 0 Gb 24 0 GE Virtual Drive Devices with Removable Storage has been ci 31 Floppy tA T 31 Inch Floppy Disk creator PEAT N
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72. o create an user press the button Create The Modify button changes the displayed user settings To delete an user press the button Delete Note The IP K VM is equipped with an host independent processor and memory unit which both have a limitation in terms of the processing instructions and memory space To guarantee an acceptable response time we recommend not to exceed the number of 15 users connected to the IP K VM at the same time The memory space that is available onto the IP K VM mainly depends on the configuration and the usage of the IP K VM log file entries etc That s why we recommend not to store more than 150 user profiles 66 110 KVM over IP Module 5 4 KVM Settings KVM Settings p 5 4 1 User Console The following settings are user specific That means the super user can customize these settings for every users separately Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users 67 110 KVM over IP Module Remote Console Settings for User The settings on this page are user specific Changes you make here will affect the selected user only Transmission Encoding Automatic Detection Pre confiqured Network speed Video Optirmized high color v O Manually Compression none Color depth Remote Console Type Default Java Wil Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin If you do not have the Java Brows
73. oard Host Name or IF address Port Bel 192 168 0 193 Features Connection type E window C Raw O Telnet Alon SSH Serial Appearance Behaviour Translation Saved Sessions Selection Colours Specify the destination you want to connect to Load save or delete a stored session Default Settings Load E Connection NA a save ave Prom Save la Alogin H 55H Serial Close window on exit O Always Never Only on clean exit 43 110 KVM over IP Module 52 Virtual Media The IP KVM provides a powerful capability called Virtual Media or Virtual Disk Using the USB port the IP KVM can present either a local floppy disk image or a redirected remote CD DVD ROM image to the target computer This can allow system recovery in conditions as bad as having local disks down and no primary network connection With Floppy Disk Image the user can upload an image to the IP KVM s memory which then emulates a locally attached floppy drive With CD DVD ROM Image a Windows or other SAMBA share can emulate a locally attached CD DVD ROM for instance to update software Drive Redirection allows you to share redirect your local drive floppy drives hard disks CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks with the remote system over a TCP network connection Thus with Drive Redirection you can use a virtual disk drive on the remote computer instead of an image file It 1s also possible to enable a remot
74. omatically Warning If the reset button on the HTML frontend 1s used to restart the IP K VM all logging information is saved permanently and 1s available after the IP K VM has been started If the IP K VM loses power or a hard reset is performed all logging data will be lost To avoid this use one of the following log methods NFS Logging enabled Define a NFS server where a directory or a static link have to be exported to write all logging data to a file that is located there To write logging data from more than one IP K VM devices to only one NFS share you have to define a file name that 1s unique for each device When you change the NFS settings and press the button Apply the NFS share will be mounted immediately That means the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error message SMTP Logging enabled With this option the IP K VM is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Settings These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the IP K VM device and that needs no authentication at all lt serverip gt lt port gt SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated the IP K VM sends a SNMP trap to a specified destinati
75. on IP address every time a log event occurs If the receiver requires a community string you can set it in the appropriate text field Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event To receive this SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used Here is a example of all gerenated event and its event group 89 110 KVM over IP Module Device succesfully started device Board Reset performed by user device Firmware upload failed device No firmware file uploaded device Uploaded firmware file discarded device Firmware validation failed device Firmware file uploaded by user device Firmware updated by user device Internal log file cleared by user device Security Violation security Host Power host Host Reset host Connection to Remote Console failed reason console several Connection to client established console Connection to client closed console Login failed auth Login succeed auth Warning In contrast to the internal log file on the IP K VM the size of the NFS log file 1s not limited Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously and you may have to delete 1t or move it away from time to time 5 6 Maintenance The administrator performs various maintenance activ
76. onnection can be established to IP KVM Check whether the network connection is working in general ping the IP address of IP K VM If not check network hardware Is IP K VM powered on Check whether the IP address of IP K VM and all other IP related settings are correct Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN like routers etc 1s correctly configured Without a ping functioning IP K VM can t work either 6 Special key combinations e g ALT F2 ALT F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host You have to define a so called Button Key This can be done in the Remote Console settings 7 In the browser the web pages are inconsistent or chaotic Make sure your browser cache settings are feasible Especially make sure the cache settings are not set to something like never check for newer pages Otherwise web pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the IP K VM device itself 8 Windows XP doesn t awake from standby mode This is possibly a Windows XP problem Try not to move the mouse while XP goes in standby mode 9 Can t upload the signed certificate in MacOS X If an internal error occurs while uploading the signed certificate either change the extension of the file to txt or add a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file Make sure that the encoding is plain text and the checkbox use for outgoing is checked
77. or ee Orange LED 10BaseT Ethernet connection established ee Green LED 100BaseT Ethernet connection established Blinking data in activity ON no data in activity and link connected 2 5 1 IP 11 Application The IP 11 module can be used in single port IP KVM or embedded in multi port KVM switch Connect cables to the Host and Console devices as the figure depicts below After applying power to the unit 1t d take about 60 seconds to complete the startup processes and then enter normal runnmg state SP e Power LED DC8vi1A O ME Equipment device gt Mouse Monitor y Modern Keyboard Figure 2 4 IP 11 Application E mbedded in Single port KVM Switch 11 110 KVM over IP Module 2 5 2 MU81X IP MU161X IP Application Connect cables to the Host and Console devices as the figure depicts below After applying power to the unit 1t d take about 60 seconds to complete the startup processes and then enter normal running state po MA1 BMC Cable PC1toPC16 usa a 3 a a A A 3 A fe lb la bebe be ta la Console side Anear bb te ie tnte be be le 2PU1 8C Cable CILLI LI r CI J a i LLEI CELI h E F PLi Ms a al dl E E i i Be pr EP EERE Eee ee meee e ea e e iia i MU161X IP Internet LAN A New York via a dedicated IP address Then you can remote Y ondon control of multi server anywhere in the w
78. orld is IP console IP console Remote Remote Figure 2 5 MU161X IP Application Multi port 12 110 KVM over IP Module 2 6 When the server is up and running The IP K VM gives you a full control over the remote server The Management Console allows you to access the remote server s graphics keyboard and mouse and to send special commands to the server You can also perform periodic maintenance of the server Using the Console Redirection Service you are able to do the following I Reboot the system II Watch the boot process II Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic environment IV Run special diagnostic programs 2 7 When the server is dead Obviously fixing hardware defects is not possible through a remote management device Nevertheless IP K VM gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a hardware failure Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five different categories with different chances to happen I Hard disk failure 50 II Power cable detached power supply failure 28 IM CPU Controller main board failure 10 IV CPU fan failure 8 V RAM failure 4 Using IP K VM administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen CMOS set up information Power cable detached power supply Server remains in power off state after power on failure command has been gi
79. perly leave the given file unmounted and will display an according error message instead So we recommend to state correct values and repeat this step if necessary 5 Furthermore the specified share has to be configured correctly Therefore administrative permissions are required As a regular user you may not have these permissions You should either login as a system administrator or as root on UNIX systems or ask your system administrator for help to complete this task Operation Procedures Please run Nero or any CD imaging tool to create CD ROM ISO image 2 Please create a folder and share this folder Please make sure password has to be setup with the authorized user during Sharing gt Permission settings 3 Copy the CD ROM ISO image file to this sharing folder 4 Fill in the sharing information on Image on Windows Share click on the Set button Image on Windows Share This option allows you to share a CD DVD image over a Windows Share This image will be emulated to the hast as USB device Share host 29 120 208 56 Share folder name Storage Image file name drorm_image se fae User optional Password optional 48 110 KVM over IP Module MS Windows Open the Explorer navigate to the directory or share and press the right mouse button to open the context menu Select Sharing to open the configuration dialog sje Edit wiew avotites Tools Help Details
80. remote machine it is possible to write data to your local disc Active Image No disk emulation set Drive Redirection Urive Redirection allows you to share your local drive floppy CO ROM removable disks and harddisks with the remote system Disable Drive Redirection Force read only connections CA App Reset to defaults Stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 3 Options of Drive Redirection 45 110 KVM over IP Module Please note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operating system That means that neither the local nor the remote operating system 1s aware that the drive is currently redirected actually This may lead to inconsistent data as soon as one of the operating systems either from the local machine or from the remote host is writing data on the device If write support is enabled the remote computer might damage the data and the file system on the redirected device On the other hand if the local operating system writes data to the redirected device the drive cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data This may confuse the remote host s operating system We recommend to use the Drive Redirection with care especially the write support Disable Drive Redirection If enabled the Drive Redirection is switched off Force read only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switche
81. rs Monitor Only Exclusive Access screenshot to clipboard Readability Filter Scaling Mouse Handling Fast Sync Alt F12 Local Cursor Intelligent Sync A Chat Window Mouse Mode d single Mouse Mode Soft Keyboard Local Keyboard Hotkeys Encoding Y Double Mouse Mode r F F F 30 110 KVM over IP Module Fast Sync The fast synchronization 1s 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 Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture e Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine a version of 1 4 2 or above offers the full list Figure 4 6 Remote Console Options Menu Cursor e Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the IP KVM video settings IP KVM features two different dialogs which for adjusting the video settings Video Settings through the HTML Frontend To enable local video port select this option This option decides if the local video output of IP KVM is active and passing through the
82. rver name NetBIOS Name Share folder name The name of the share to be used Image file name The image file name on the share folder User optional If necessary specify the user name for the share named before If unspecified and a guest account is activated this guest account information will be used as your login Password optional If necessary specify the password for the given user name Notes 1 The output image extension file name has to be iso e g CD Rom vir iso 47 110 KVM over IP Module 2 You may create an ISO image size up to 650Mb for CD ROM This drive would be in read only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard BIOS on the host computer supports USB BOOTABLE function For emulating DVD Drive please use Drive Redirection function 3 The above information has to be given from the point of view of IP K VM with correct IP address and device name Administrative permission is required as regular user may not have the right to access Please login as a system administrator or as root on UNIX systems 4 The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the IP K VM The information above has to be given from the point of view of the IP K VM It 1s important to specify correct IP addresses and device names Otherwise IP KVM may not be able to access the referenced image file pro
83. s In general we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB Choose USB without Mouse Sync For a PS 2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed For XP disable the option enhance pointer precision in the Control Panel SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via xset m 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 3 3 7 Video Modes The IP KVM recognizes a limited number of common video modes When running X11 on the host system please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes If you do the IP K VM may not be able to detect them We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead 20 110 KVM over IP Module 4 Usage 4 1 Prerequisites The IP K VM features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner The interfaces are accessed using the TCP IP protocol family thus they can be accessed using the LAN port of the device The following interfaces are supported a HTTP HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server The IP K VM environment can be entirely managed using a standard web browser You can access the IP K VM using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol Whenever possib
84. s click on the button Apply 5 4 3 Video Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise filter moral Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers Resettodefe stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 17 Video Settings Miscellaneous Video Settings e Noise filter This option defines how the IP KVM reacts to small changes in the video input signal Turning on the noise filter can help reduce video flickering that is often caused by distortions as well as lowering unnecessary bandwidth consumption A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even 1f the display content 1s not really changing depending on the quality of the video input signal All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations e Force Composite Sync Required for Sun Computers When connecting the device directly to legacy Sun computer with composite sync as the video output it may be possible that IP KVM don t recognize the composite sync 12 110 KVM over IP Module automatically To support signal transmission from a Sun machine enable this option If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible To set the options click on the button Apply 5 5 Device Settings Device Settin
85. s the connection to the Remote Console Norm means a standard connection without encryption SSL means a secure connection Console Norm Desktop size is 1024 x 768 In 0 Bis Out 0 Bis Figure 4 15 Status line Furthermore both the incoming In and the outgoing Out network traffic are visible in kb s If compressed encoding is enabled a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate 37 110 KVM over IP Module In 0 Bs Out 0 Bis Figure 4 16 Status line transfer rate For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings see related sections 38 110 KVM over IP Module 5 Menu Options 5 1 Remote Control The Remote Console is the redirected screen keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP KVM controls The Remote Console window 1s a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP K VM Starting the Remote Console opens a new window displays screen movement of host system with its size automatically adjusted to optimum Keyboard and mouse are redirected to control the host system simultaneously A slight delay may present depending on the bandwidth of network 39 110 KVM over IP Module 5 1 1 KVM Console KVM IP Remote Console 192 168 5 186 Sel i Options Ay Documents New Text Docum tr Y a My Computer New Text Document txt e 4 a y My Network Internet Places Explorer Z Recycle Bin
86. s up the 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 Mapping Used for choosing the specific language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard 33 110 KVM over IP Module DEAR Y English United States NS ZA English United Kingdom L German Germany Monitor Only German Switzerland Exclusive Access French France Screenshot to clipboard italian Italy Readability Filter tania aaa Scaling d Spanish Spain Mouse Handling d Portuguese Portugal Local Cursor i Hebrew Israel Chat Window Russian Russia Show Finnish Finland Local Keyboard Swedish Sweden Hotkeys d Norwegian Norway Danish Denmark French Belgium Dutch Belgium Encoding Figure 4 9 Soft Keyboard Mapping e Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet Normally the applet determines the correct value automatically However depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this 1s not always possible A typical example 1s a German localized system that uses an US English keyboard mapping In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually e Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before Choose one entry the command will be sent to the host s
87. sing this option it 1s possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it assuming it provides terminal support via Telnet Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Console or a standard Telnet client to connect to the IP KVM 86 110 KVM over IP Module 5 5 6 Date Time Date Time Settings UTC Offset User specified time Date 12 z 4 2007 mmddiyyyy Time TV 30 32 hh mm ss Synchronize with NTP Server Primary Time server secondary Time server Hesetdodefa y Stored value is egual to the default Figure 5 28 Date Time This link refers to a page where the internal real time clock of the IP K VM can be set up You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP timeserver Without a timeserver your time setting will not be persistent so you have to adjust it again after IP K VM loses power for more than a few minutes To avoid this you can use a NTP timeserver which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time Because NTP server time is always UTC there is a setting that allows you to set up a static offset to get your local time Warning There 1s currently no way to adjust the daylight saving time automatically So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year properly to the local rules of your country 87 110 KVM over IP Module 5 5 7 Event Log
88. te Upload BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST TIBIDCCATOCAOAwf ELMAkGA1UEBhMCVF cxDzANBegNV BAgTBnRhaXB aTEPMAUG LUEBxMGdGF pcGVpMREwDw DVQQKEwh0ZENO IG9yZzENMAsGA1UECxMEdGVzdDEN sGALUEAxMEdGVzdDEcMBoGCS8qGs Ib3DQEJ ARYNdGVzdEBOZXNOLaNvbTCBnzaNn ekqhk 1G9wOBAQEF AAOB j QAwg kCg YEAn 93 rT Obud MVKs AY2 zSLp5GynDnJ wide p4wkX0 regynwzs g6Cmb5J MVe2T330N acRJ yx 7KIX 1l s t 9 43 kuKRvZy t 7HE 10012 xy1F78EvFRm0Ru YW0e9xd29Wa5Z5hqx90eLLYqcxDk8P06 BDM7a4j 9u drOnkk XS0CAwEAAaAWMBOGCSgGS Ib3DQEJBzEHEwUxM MONTANBekqhk 169w0B OOF A4OBsOBd60ZDH6hf IJDACDa3k2000h01ycehlosw44M2181n1iu5a1YTIG15 EMUUNA10o0T ru kU7ZVNF j BDzm38R9MzMVrmZp 3uehBaD amp 8ywBXQmNToGBU 1 Onl 596mp 1J 7W7dUJ aZYEgLaTej wSY YemD J kMWira sg6e0D r Hl3kDTg Figure 5 26 CSR string After completing these three steps the IP K VM has its own certificate that is used for identifying the IP K VM to its clients Warning If you destroy the CSR on the IP K VM there is no way to get it back In case you deleted it by mistake you have to repeat the three steps as described above 83 110 KVM over IP Module Common name This is the network name of the IP K VM once it is installed in the user s network usually the fully qualified domain name It is identical to the name that 1s used to access the IP K VM with a web browser without the http 7 prefix In case the name given here and the actual network name differ the browser will pop up a
89. the mouse settings have been changed on the host system use the intelligent resynchronization This method takes more time than the fast one and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu The intelligent synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture Use the auto adjustment function to setup the picture and make sure that there are no window at the top left corner of the remote desktop that are able to change the mouse cursor shape from 18 110 KVM over IP Module the normal state The Sync mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently depending on the current state of mouse synchronization Usually pressing this button leads to a fast sync except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode changed recently Note At first start 1f the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer press the Auto Adjust Button once 3 3 4 Host system mouse settings The host s operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver Note The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type Windows gt 2000 MacOSX While the IP KVM works with accelerated mice and 1s able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer there are the following limitations which may prevent this synchronization from working properly Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers that influence the synchronization process and lead to d
90. ts embedded processors only but not on mission critical servers so that there is no interference with server operation or impact on network performance 1 2 Main Feature m Manage servers around the world Remote KVM keyboard video and mouse access over IP or analogous telephone line modem needed Full control under any OS in BIOS level during boot or at Blue Screens No additional software necessary on client console side Remote mass storage control and redirection Remote control over Java enabled Browsers m SSL Secure access through certificate authentication and data encryption m SSL 256 bit encryption of all transmitted data RSA 1024 bit encryption Auto optimize the frame rate and video quality according to the bandwidth availability Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture High performance mouse tracking and synchronization Interwork with most of KVM switches Firmware update via web interface 8 110 KVM over IP Module 2 Installation and Start up 2 1 Package Checklist The IP KVM package consists of the followings items e e The IP KVM module e e CD ROM software utilities and user manual e e I P11 015C cable 1 pcs e e P15 1 8CE cable 1 pcs only for IP 11 e e PUS 1 8CE cable 4 pcs only for MU81X IP e e PUS 1 8CE cable 8 pcs only for MU161X IP e e Power adaptor 2 2 Product Views one IP output and one server input Figure 2 1 Product Vi
91. unlikely to be able to establish the desired connection This is because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol In case of problems please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate networking environment 25 110 KVM over IP Module 4 3 1 Main Window of Remote Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control gt KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right KVM IP Remote Console 192 168 5 186 SEE Ctri Alt Delete Ej Pa sync Ns Options My Documents New Text Docum E p My Computer New Text Document txt mm y y My Network Internet Places Explorer Recycle Bin Bs S DS 11 20 pm Console Norm Desktop size is 800 x 600 Fps 0 In 0 B s Out 0 B s Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window It displays the screen content of your host system The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were sitting locally in front of the screen of your remote system That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way However be aware of the fact that the remote system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay The delay depends on the bandwidth of the link to which you use to connect to the IP K VM With respect to the keyboard the very exact remote representation might lead to some confusion as your local keyboard
92. uration Writing configuration data to flash YT100 115200 8 N 1 98 110 KVM over IP Module 6 Technical Specifications Feature Description S Two 2x15 Pin header connectors Video Resolution up to 1600x1200 60Hz ioca TCP IP ARP ICMP HTTP HTTPS SSL Telnet DHCP PPP SMTP saci NTP DDNS SSL 256 bit encryption of all transmitted data Security RSA 1024 bit encryption SSHv2 Authentication SSL Certificate Floppy CD ROM USB HD drive redirection Virtual Media Floppy CD ROM ISO Image redirection 99 110 KVM over IP Module 7 Troubleshooting 1 The remote mouse doesn t work or is not synchronous Make sure the mouse settings in IP K VM match the mouse model There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization process could behave incorrectly 2 The video quality is bad or the picture is grainy Try to correct the brightness and contrast settings until they are out of a range where the picture looks grainy Use the auto adjustment feature to correct a flickering video 3 Login on IP KVM fails Was the correct combination of user and password given On delivery the user super has the password pass Moreover your browser must be configured to accept cookies 4 The Remote Console window can t connect to IP KVM Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console Make sure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments 5 No c
93. us line shows the error message The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before it is redirected That means that it tries to prevent the local operating 59 110 KVM over IP Module system from accessing the drive as long as it 1s redirected This may also fail especially if a file on the drive is currently open In the case of a locking failure you will be prompted if you want to establish the connection anyhow This should not be a serious problem when the note above is respected If the write support is enabled a drive which is not locked might be damaged by the Drive Redirection With the Disconnect button a connection via Drive Redirection connection is stopped Exit Hide If the Exit button is pressed the Drive Redirection software is closed If a Drive Redirection connection is active the connection will be closed before the application terminates Using the Hide to Tray button the application 1s hidden but not terminated completely That means that an active connection will be kept active until it is closed explicitly You can access the software by its tray icon The tray icon also shows whether a connection is established or not A double click on the icon shows the application window or with a right click you may access a small menu Show Dialog E Exit e Operation Procedures 1 Please install Drive Redirection Software on remote computer first then run Drive Redirection app
94. ven CPU fan failure By server specific management software RAM failure Boot Sequence on boot console CPU Controller main board failure Power supply is on but there is no video output 13 110 KVM over IP Module 3 Configuration 3 1 Initial IP Configuration via Network The Factory default settings for the IP K VM unit are as below DHCP Disable Default IP address 192 168 0 70 Default Net Mask 255 255 255 0 If DHCP mode is enabled IP auto configuration DHCP the IP K VM will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected If a DHCP server is found it may provide a valid IP address gateway address and net mask Before you connect the device to your local subnet be sure to complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server It 1s recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the IP K VM You can find the MAC address labeled on the bottom side of the metal housing There is a Network Setup Software tool PSetup for setting up the network configuration IP address Subnet mask DHCP etc It is useful when you want to change the network settings or you will not be able access to the unit due to not knowing the network settings of the unit In this case you can view or change the settings via this utility IP KVM Setup Tool If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements use the setup tool to change the configurations to your n
95. xed scaling Absolute mouse scaling tor MAC server stored value is equal to the default Figure 5 16 Keyboard and Mouse Settings 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 extendend by three additional windows keys Generic 106 Key PC for a japanese keyboard and Apple Macintosh for the Apple Macintosh Keyboard timeout Recommanded as enable for keyboard timeout when host is UNIX or UNIX like OS Mouse Speed e Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting The IP KVM tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process e Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer 71 110 KVM over IP Module You may also set a fixed scaling which determines the pixel amount of the remote mouse pointer movement when the local mouse pointer is moved by one pixel This option is used to manually control the remote mouse speed and only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear This means mouse acceleration of OS should be disabled and the intelligent mouse synchronization of IP K VM is not functioning under this setting e Absolute mouse scaling for MAC server Use this option for MAC server To set the option
96. ystem A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the selected command to the remote host Select OK to execute the command on the remote host Confirmation Do you really want to send Ctrl Alt Delete Figure 4 10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog e Encoding These options are used to adjust the encoding level in terms of compression and color 34 110 KVM over IP Module depth They are only available unless Transmission Encoding is determined automatically see the Section called Transmission Encoding in Chapter 6 Compression Level You may select a value between 1 and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest compression and level 9 the best compression The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwidth that 1s available on your video picture to be transferred and on the number of changes between two single video pictures We recommend to use a higher compression level if the network bandwidth is low The higher the compression level the more time is needed to pack and unpack the video data on either side of the connection The compression quality depends on the video picture itself e g the number of the colors or the diversity of pixels The lower the compression quality the more data have to be sent and the longer it may take to transfer the whole video picture If level O is chosen the video
97. ystems 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 be downloaded and installed automatically However in order to make the installation possible you still need to answer the according dialogs with yes The download volume is around 11 Mbytes The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM lays in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms The Remote Console software is optimized for this JVM versions and offers wider range of functionality when run in SUN s JVM Please make sure that you are installing Sun JVM 1 4 2 or above to your client system Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for the monitor mode By default the monitor mode is off In case you switch it on the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off Mouse hotkey Allows to specify a hotkey combination which starts either the mouse synchronization process if pressed in the Remote Consol

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