The Remote Console - Planet IKVM-1000 User Manual

4.3 The Remote Console

Clicking on the icon opens an additional Remote Console window. The
Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP
connection to the IKVM-1000. The protocol that is run over this connection is
neither HTTP or HTTPS, but RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). Currently, RFB
tries to establish a connection to port number 443. Your local network environment
has to allow this connection to be made, i.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 IKVM-1000 is connected to your local network environment and your
connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being
configured, the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the
according 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 network environment.
Once the Remote Console is connected, it displays the screen content of your host
system. The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were
sitting directly 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 network which you use to connect to the
IKVM-1000.
With respect to the keyboard, the very exact remote representation might lead to
some confusion as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to
the remote host system. If you use a German administration system, and your host
system uses a US English keyboard layout, for instance, special keys on the
German keyboard will not work as expected. Instead, the keys will result in their US
English counterpart. You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard
of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one.
The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with 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.
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