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Welcome... 3 Section 1: The Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP system ... 4 Configuring the IP system ... 4 Configuration via Device Setup program... 4 Configuration via DHCP server ... 4 Configuration via local console... 5 Mouse, Keyboard and Video configuration ... 6 Smart 16 IP Video Modes ...
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S ec t i o n 1: T h e S m a r t C A T 5 S w i t c h 16 I P s y s t em This section explains how to configure and operate the Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP (Smart 16 IP) system remotely over IP.
6. Press Enter. Some device information and a prompt appear. 7. Type config and press Enter. Configuration questions appear. DHCP can be enabled or disabled. You can change the IP address, net mask and default gateway. Pressing Enter without entering values keeps the default values. To contact Smart 16 IP from outside the LAN configure a gateway.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Host system mouse settings The host operating system has various settings for the mouse driver. Smart 16 IP works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the host with the client mouse pointer. This is further discussed on page 14.
All the above interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol. They can thus be used via the built-in Ethernet adapter or modem. This chapter deals with the HTTP interface. The other two interfaces are explained on pages 37 and 19. The Web browser must come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1.1 or higher.
RC – Remote Control open. Exclusive – Exclusive mode. Idle – time since last activity. Remote Console From the menu click Show Remote Console. The remote console appears. See Figure 6. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 5 The Smart 16 IP Home page Work area...
Information bar Computer buttons You can work on it with the keyboard and mouse. The delay with keyboard and mouse reactions - if any - depends on the line connection bandwidth. Keyboard layout Your host keyboard changes its layout to match the remote host system. So for example if the host system uses a US English keyboard layout, special keys on a German keyboard won't work but will function as US English keys.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP In case Smart 16 IP is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured, the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the according connection.
German localized system that uses a US-English keyboard mapping. In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting manually to the right language. KVM keys – Each key represents a port. See page 26 to define hotkeys to switch to each port. The keys also appear in the toolbar.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Type here Figure 7 Chat window All messages are broadcast to ALL connected users. There is no option to direct a message to a particular user only. There is no message history, so messages can only be received after opening the Remote Console.
OPERATING GUIDE Phase - Sets the phase for video sampling. Horizontal Offset - Moves the picture in a horizontal direction. Vertical Offset - Moves the picture in a vertical direction. Brightness and contrast affect all modes and KVM ports globally; the other settings are changed specifically for each mode on each KVM port.
For Windows 2000 Pro and 2000 Server deactivate Mouse Acceleration. To do so: From the Control Panel select Mouse. Select the Motion tab. See Figure 10. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP button usually leads to a fast sync, except when the Figure 9 Pointer tab...
The Speed section slider bar must be in the center, and the Acceleration section must be set to None. Click OK to save changes. 4. Disable Active Desktop. Or do not use a plain background, use a wallpaper. Disabling mouse acceleration in for other Operating Systems To disable mouse acceleration in for other Operating Systems, see Appendix C on page 82.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Remote Console Settings From the Smart 16 IP Menu click Remote Console Settings. The Remote Console Settings window appears. See Figure 11. Figure 11 The Remote Console Settings The settings and their functions are now described. All settings are user specific.
OPERATING GUIDE Color Depth – The lower the depth the faster the speed. Various Remote Console Options Start in Monitor Mode - Check this option to open the Remote Console window in read only mode. (No keyboard or mouse transferred to Host computer). Exclusive Access- Enables the Exclusive Access mode at Remote Console startup.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP The * sign inserts a pause with a definable duration. See page 25. To require a confirmation request before keystrokes are sent, write confirm at the start. E.g. confirm Ctrl+Alt+Delete. For a list of key codes and aliases Smart 16 IP recognizes, refer to Appendix B on page 80.
quit - Logs out current user and disconnects from the client. version - Shows all available version numbers terminal - Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1. The key sequence `<esc> exit' switches back to command modus. Status via IPMI The Status via IPMI function shows the current values and the min/max- thresholds of all fans, temperatures and voltages existing in the host system.
The power button represents the ATX power button on your host system. It is used to switch the power supply on and off. The ATX power button has 2 operation modes: a short press, and a press of about 4 seconds. As shown in Figure 12 these two modes are supported separately.
If the external power option is enabled it will look like Figure 13. Figure 13 External power control The upper half is used to switch the power for the KVM port currently active. Use the KVM settings – see page 24 - to assign a port of the external power control to a KVM port.
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SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 14 Keyboard & Mouse Settings The elements of the Keyboard & Mouse Settings are explained below. Host Interface – Only Auto or PS/2 are active. USB is for future applications. Targeted KVM port 1. Choose a port to which a Host computer is connected.
Drunck KVM switches. These switches perform an internal rescaling of the mouse movements, which cause the existing algorithm to break if Smart 16 IP is connected behind such a switch. This option detects the rescaling and compensates for it, so that the mouse synchronization works. Do not select this option for the Smart 16 IP- it may disrupt the normal mouse synchronization.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 16 KVM Settings The elements of the KVM Settings are explained below. Active Port To switch to a computer: 1. Choose a number in the Active port Drop-down list. 2. Press . The computer screen appears in the Remote Console.
1. Assign names for each port. 2. Define hotkeys to switch to each port. Choose either Minicom default hotkeys by selecting Minicom KVM-Switch in the Default configuration box, and then click the Set Defaults button. Or choose your own hotkeys. The syntax to define a new hotkey is as follows: <keycode>...
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Show in console – check this option to have a button with the port name appear on the top of the Remote console. Click the button to switch to that computer. Power Control – Click Assign to configure the power option for each port. The following screen appears.
This option decides if the video output on the local monitor connected to Smart 16 IP is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system. Use this option to switch off the local monitor connected to Smart 16 IP when accessing sensitive information on the Host computer.
The maximum number of custom video resolutions is 4. Figure 20 Custom Video Modes window Custom Modes Handling – switch custom modes off, or use in addition to the standard video resolutions, or use exclusively - Only. With Only you can force a special video mode for Smart 16 IP.
OPERATING GUIDE Polarity - The polarity (positive/negative) of the synchronization signals. V means vertical, H means horizontal. Description Give the mode a name. The name appears in the Remote Console when the custom mode is activated. User/Group Management From the Smart 16 IP Menu choose User/Group Management. The User/Group Management settings appear.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Email address /Mobile number These are optional. Group membership/Member of/Not Member of Each user can be a member of one or more groups and inherit the rights of that group. Use the arrows to add or remove a user from a group.
OPERATING GUIDE 2. Enter a new user name in the New user name box. 3. Click the Copy User button. All properties of the selected user will be copied to the new one, except user specific permissions. Group Management The following headings appear under Group Management. Create group button To create a group: 1.
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2. Click the Update button. The access rights of the user appear. The meaning of the Permissions is as follows: Viewing a field. allow view means you can view it. deny access means you cannot view it. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 22 User/Group Permissions...
OPERATING GUIDE Changing a field setting. Allow change means you can change it. (This doesn’t give an automatic right to view the value, the allow view value must also be set). Deny change means you cannot change it. Using a function. allow access means you can use it. deny access means you cannot use it.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP gateway address and net mask. Before you connect Smart 16 IP to your local sub- net, complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server. BOOTP - When selected, Smart 16 IP will contact a BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) server in the local sub-net to obtain a valid IP address, gateway address and net mask.
OPERATING GUIDE Telnet port Port number at which Smart 16 IP's Telnet server is listening. If empty the default value is used. Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the Smart 16 IP Ethernet device. Disable Setup Protocol Exclude the Smart 16 IP from the setup protocol. Dynamic DNS Use the free Dynamic DNS service at www.dyndns.org.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP . From the Smart 16 IP menu choose Network Settings / Dynamic DNS. The Dynamic DNS Settings appear. See Figure 25. Figure 25 Dynamic DNS Settings 3. Check the Enable Dynamic DNS box. 4. Change the settings as desired.
Modem Init String - Initialization string. The default value works with all modern standard modems connected to a telephone line. For special modems or if connected to a local telephone switch that requires a special dial sequence to connect to the public telephone network, change this setting by giving a new...
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External Power Option – When the External Power Option is the Sentry Power Tower or Baytec RPC series connected to Serial port 1, configure it by clicking change external power switch option. The External Power Option for Serial port 1 window appears.
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To do so, click Change button press durations. The box below appears. Adjust the time as desired. Figure 28 Button Press Durations box External Power Option To configure the External Power Option connected to Serial port 2, click change external power switch option. The following appears.
Both switches are cascadable to up to 4 power switches with 8 ports. Smart 16 IP must be connected to the first switch of the cascade via a serial connection. Smart Start Jr. – Check the box if this option is connected. Add Slave units if required.
OPERATING GUIDE Figure 30 Security Settings SSL settings Force HTTPS - Access the Web front-end only using an HTTPS connection. Smart 16 IP won't listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections. KVM encryption - Controls the encrypting of the RFB protocol, used by the Remote Console to transmit the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host.
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SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP 1. From the Security Settings page choose Create your own SSL certificate. The window appears as in Figure 31. Figure 31 CSR 2. Fill in the fields: Common name - Network name of Smart 16 IP once installed in the user's network.
OPERATING GUIDE Key length - Length of the generated key in bits. 1024 Bits are supposed be sufficient for most cases. Larger keys may result in slower response time during the connection. 3. Click 4. Press Download CSR to download the CSR to your administration machine. 5.
SNMP Settings The following information is available via SNMP: • Serial number • Firmware version • MAC address / IP address / Netmask / Gateway of LAN interface • Configured users SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP . All rules with higher...
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• Currently active users with login time (login time is only valid if time is synchronized on Smart 16 IP) • Server's power state • The following actions can be initiated via SNMP: • Reset server • Power on/off server •...
(i.e. temperature). If your host system supports IPMI, you can access it in one of the following ways: • IPMI over Serial • IPMI over LAN SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP...
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(Emergency Management Port, usually COM2) connector, you can connect IPMI through serial port 1 on Smart 16 IP. Please note: • Set the EMP port to Always enable and switch off the Restricted Mode. • The BMC should accept a null username and a non-null password account as login.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP LDAP Settings You can keep authentication information in a central LDAP directory. The purpose of LDAP is simply to confirm the password during login with the LDAP server. The user must exist on both the LDAP and Smart IP 16 side.
Name of user-entry object class - The object class that identifies a user in the LDAP directory. To use the default leave this field empty. The default depends on the selected LDAP server type. User search subfilter - Refine the search for users that should be known to the Smart 16 IP.
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SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Direct SmartIP Links You can set up direct links to any Minicom IP hardware over a LAN or WAN. Use the links to directly connect to these IP units without having to remember their IP addresses. You can also see the status of the remote IP units as explained below.
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4. In the Device Name column type a description. 5. Click Apply. On the Home page Monitor icons representing the direct connection IP units appear. See Figure 38. The icons are color coded as follows: Icon Gray Green Orange Note! If the state of one device changes, there may be a delay of some seconds until icon colors reflect the true situation especially where the network link of this device is going down.
You can’t save graphics on the Smart 16 IP therefore the graphics should be accessible on the Network. Define Primary and secondary DNS in the Network settings if needed. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Direct Connection Links for all Minicom IP Solutions...
OPERATING GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions Q 1: The remote mouse doesn't work or is not synchronized. A: Ensure the Smart 16 IP mouse settings match the mouse model. Also see page Q 2: Bad video quality or grainy picture A: Use the brightness and contrast settings - see page 13. Use the auto adjustment feature to correct a flickering video.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Glossary of terms ACPI - A specification that enables the operating system to implement power management and system configuration. ATX - Advanced Technology Extended: A particular specification of a motherboard introduced by Intel in 1995.
The OSD / Control software is also the place to adjust various settings as explained below. The keyboard hotkeys To switch to the next computer forwards press Shift then, +. Release Shift, before pressing +. To switch to the next computer backwards press Shift then, -. Release Shift, before pressing -.
Figure 40. Lines with blue text show active computers. Lines with grey text show inactive computers. The Type column indicates whether a computer “C” or another switch “S” is connected to the port. Port number appears here Instruction keys Navigating the OSD To navigate up and down use the Up and Down arrow keys.
OPERATING GUIDE Figure 41 The Settings window Note! When the OSD is password protected (explained below) only the Administrator has access to the F2 settings window. The General settings With the blue line on the word GENERAL, press Enter. The General settings window appears see Figure 42.
By pressing Shift, Shift the OSD appears. You can replace Shift, Shift with any of the following: • Ctrl, Ctrl • Ctrl, F11 • Print Screen To change the hotkey: 1. Navigate to the Hotkey line. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP...
2. Toggle between the options using the Space bar. Editing the Switch name You can substitute up to 18 characters in the line. A space constitutes a character. When there is more than one switch in the system give each Switch’s OSD a different name. F7 Defaults Press F7 to return the OSD to the factory default settings.
U3 for IBM AIX To change the setting: 1. On the desired line, press Tab to jump to the KB column. 2. Toggle between the options using the Space bar. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 43 Ports Settings window...
Switch’s port in the first level OSD – the second level’s OSD then appears. To add/change a hotkey: 1. On the line to which the Switch is connected, press Tab to jump to the HKEY column. 2. Toggle between the options using the Space bar.
To give each user the desired access level: 1. Navigate to the desired computer line and User column. 2. Toggle between the options using the Space bar. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 45 The Users settings window...
Security In the Settings window navigate to the Security line and press Enter. The Security settings window appears see Figure 46. The ‘T’ column on the right hand side stands for Type of password. There can only be 1 Administrator password, 1 Supervisor password, and 6 User passwords.
Note! Picture quality is relative to distance. The further away a remote computer is from the Smart 16 IP, the lower the image quality, and the more tuning needed. So place the higher resolution computers closer to the Switch. Moving the label – F6 Position the Confirmation label anywhere on the screen.
Connecting the RS232 Serial cable To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and to the Smart Switch. See the Installation Guide. Installing and running the Control software Note! The system must be fully connected BEFORE running the Control software.
CAT5 RS232 Control / Smart CAT5 RS232 Control. To run the software from the CD: Choose Run Smart CAT5 switch RS232 Control Software from CD. Selecting a Com port During the Setup process you will be prompted to choose a Com port. Choose the Com port to which the RS232 Serial cable is connected.
Click on the computers icon. The system switches to that computer. The connected icon appears with a red background selected computer from the keyboard and mouse connected to the Smart Switch. The toolbar buttons The toolbar buttons are explained below.
You can edit the logo that appears at the top of the OSD window. You can also edit the names and passwords for the Administrator, Supervisor and 6 Users. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP to send the new name to the system.
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Here you can edit all the data that can be edited in the OSD. This includes: Scan times, Timeout, Confirmation label display time, Keyboard type/mode, User access, Password mode, Autoskip mode, and Switch/System hotkey. These features are explained in the OSD section above.
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP 3. Check the Select box next to the changed setting. 4. Click OK. Single computer settings To see all the settings of a single computer, right click the computer icon. The settings appear as in the figure below.
The Administrator defines the desired access levels of each User Profile. This is done in the Setting box. By default the User Profile settings are full access. Upgrading the Smart 16 IP firmware With the Smart CAT5 Switch Update software program you can upgrade the firmware for the: •...
To update the firmware the Smart 16 IP system must be connected and switched Connecting the RS232 Serial cable To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and to the Smart 16 IP Switch. See the Installation Guide. Installing the software To install the Update software: Insert the Marketing &...
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Smart Switch RICCs Status Figure 54 The Smart CAT5 Switch Update window The table below explains the functions of the buttons and boxes in the Update window. Button or Box 2. From the Options menu choose Com Port. The Com Port box appears.
Click Switch Unit box. Verifying the RICC version number Before you can check a RICC, you must uncheck the Switch Unit box options. SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Figure 55 The Com Option box . The version number appears in the Switch box.
Download the latest firmware for your system from www.minicom.com Updating the firmware Warning! Never switch off any computer connected to the Smart 16 IP system during the updating process. To update the firmware: Open the Smart CAT5 Switch Update program.
Resetting the Switch or RICC units To reset the Switch or RICC units: 1. For the Switch, check the Smart Switch Manager option in the Switch Unit box. For the RICCs, check one or more RICCs in the RICC Units box.
When the electricity fails while updating the Smart 16 IP firmware, do the following: If the electricity fails during the firmware update of the Switch, a Communication Error message appears. Simply resume the firmware update by opening the folder that contains the firmware update file and continue from there.
A p p en d i x B : K e y c o d e s Figure 57 illustrates the keys on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with a US English language mapping. These keys are used to define keystrokes or hotkeys for several Smart 16 IP functions.
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Pos1 HOME PAGE_UP DELETE PAGE_DOWN LEFT DOWN RIGHT The numerical keypad codes Key code NUM_LOCK NUMPAD0 NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPAD5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD/ NUMPADMUL NUMPADMINUS NUMPADENTER SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Alternative Alternative NUMPAD_PLUS NUMPAD_MUL NUMPAD_MINUS...
OPERATING GUIDE A p p en d i x C : D i s a b l i n g m o u s e a c c el er a t i o n The following steps describe how to disable mouse acceleration in a number of different Operating Systems.
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SMART CAT5 SWITCH 16 IP Linux 1. Execute the following command line parameter: xset 0 255 2. Or- xset m 0...
A p p en d ix D : US B S UN C o m b o k ey s The connected PS/2 keyboard does not have a special SUN keypad to perform special functions in the SUN Operating System environment. So when a RICC USB or SUN is connected to a SUN computer, the RICC emulates these SUN keys using a set of key combinations called Combo keys.
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