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CAT5 KVM over IP Switch
（KC2108i / KC2116i/KC2132i）
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www.szkinan.com
@all right reserved Shenzhen Kinan Technology Co., Ltd
Printing date: 2016/12
Version: V2.1
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  • Page 1 CAT5 KVM over IP Switch （KC2108i / KC2116i/KC2132i） User Manual www.szkinan.com @all right reserved Shenzhen Kinan Technology Co., Ltd Printing date: 2016/12 Version: V2.1 - 1 -...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Contents 1. Product Overview ....................4 1.1 Brief Introduction ..................4 1.2 Features ...................... 4 2. Installation and Start-up..................5 2.1 Panel View ....................5 2.2 system requirement ..................5 2.3 When the server is up and running ............. 6 2.4 When the server is dead ................
  • Page 3 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6.3 User Management ..................59 Change Password ................... 60 Users and Groups ................... 61 6.4 KVM Settings ................... 63 User Console ..................63 Keyboard/Mouse ..................67 Video ...................... 68 Network ....................70 Dynamic DNS ..................71 Security ....................

  • Page 4: Product Overview

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 1. Product Overview 1.1 Brief Introduction KVM - over - IP (Hereinafter refers to IP-KVM) reloads the local keyboard, mouse and video to a remote management console, operator can safely get the BIOS level access, maintenance, support and recover system fault by using the standard Internet browser.

  • Page 5: Installation And Start-Up

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2. Installation and Start-up 2.1 Panel View 2.2 system requirement Hardware Item Description Local Host 8 or 16 PC/server Local Console One USB keyboard, one USB mouse and one monitor Remote Console 1 PC or multiple computers connected to the network...

  • Page 6: When The Server Is Up And Running

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2.3 When the server is up and running The KVM-over-IP 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.

  • Page 7: Rack Mounting

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2.5 Rack Mounting The IP-KVM can be put on the desktop or rack mounted in standard 19” /1U rack: Make sure all the connecting computers and external device are shut down before installation. Put the KVM switch in a fit place; screw the brackets to the two sides of the switch, then screw the switch to the 19”...
  • Page 8 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Structure and Size Single Station Installation: 1） Make sure the IP KVM has been connected to the ground. 2） Connect PC or server to KVM with KVM adapter and CAT5 cable according to number 2 and 3 in below diagram.
  • Page 9 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Module PS/2 CPU module USB CPU module Table 1.3: Module LEDs Components Function Flashing green light The module is power on Power LED module been Green light keeps on connected to the KVM The module is communicating...

  • Page 10: Cascade Installation

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2.7 Cascade Installation Diagram 2.4 Cascade installation Explanation: Connect one port of the CAT5 cable to any RJ45 port of the KVM, and connect the other port to the RJ45 port with “Chain in “of another KVM.

  • Page 11: Opening The Console

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2.8 Opening the console 1) The KVM makes two “beep” sounds after power on; an OSD window appears for you to input user name and password. 2) Below password window appears: The default user name and pass word is blank, double click 【Enter】to login and the OSD menu pops up, it’s ready to use the KVM switch.
  • Page 12 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Number key operation  Press [1] and [2] at the same time for three seconds resets the keyboard and mouse.  Press [7] and [8] at the same time for three seconds enters the auto scan mode.

  • Page 13: Osd Operation

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 3. OSD Operation 3.1 OSD Menu Operation Double click the right button of the mouse or double click hotkey【Scroll Lock】 to invoke below OSD main menu. You can customize the OSD hotkeys; find more details in OSD function instructions.

  • Page 14: Osd Functions

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 3.2 OSD functions Menu Keys Submenu/Explanation Set User login-Set User login account and password Set accessible-Set access permissions BRC Mode -monitor multiple computers at the same time Load Default-reset the menu to the original factory default settings...
  • Page 15 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual  Menu Overview Operating instructions 1） Press 【F1】 or 【←】 【→】 enters the F1 submenus. 2） Press 【↑】 【↓】 moves the highlight bar to select the submenu. 3） Press 【Enter】 selects and exits ADM menu. 4）Press 【Esc】cancels the operation and exits ADM menu.
  • Page 16 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 2. Set accessible—press [Enter] to select Set Accessible, then below menu appears: (diagram 4-1.3) Diagram 4-1.3 Menu Explanation Full access function to the station and can do any FULL operation to the ports Read only function, you can only read the port but VIEW you can’t operate it if set this function.
  • Page 17 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 3. BRC Mode Off - Press [Enter] to enter the BRC mode, enter the main menu, press F7 to add or delete a port that need broadcast function. When BRC mode is effect, a speaker symbol appears in QV column. (See below diagrams).
  • Page 18 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 4. Load Default--- press [Enter] to select the submenu, all the set values are restoring to original factory default settings.  Menu Overview Operating instruction 1） Press 【F2】 or 【←】 【→】 enters the F2 submenus. 2）Press 【↑】 【↓】moves the highlight bar to select the submenu.
  • Page 19 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual  Menu Overview Operating instructions 1） Press 【F3】 or 【←】 【→】 enters the F3 submenus from other menus. 2）Press 【↑】 【↓】moves the highlight bar to select the submenu. 3）Press【Enter】selects and exits Set menu. 4）Press【Esc】cancels the operation and exits Set menu.
  • Page 20 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual OSD Hotkey Operation Operating instruction Press 【F3】 and move the highlight bar with 【↓】 to select “OSD Hotkey”submeun. Press【Enter】and below screen appears: KVM default hotkey:【Scroll Lock】 Select the “【Ctrl】 【Ctrl】+【KVM Hotkey】”and press【Enter】 and then the【Ctrl】hotkey is available in this hotkey mode, The mouse hotkey can't enter the OSD menu Invoke hotkey：double click 【L_Ctrl】...
  • Page 21 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual  Menu Overview Operating instructions 1）Press【F4】 or 【←】 【→】 enters the F4 submenus. 2 ） Press 【 ↑ 】 【 ↓ 】 moves the highlight bar to select the submenu. 3）Press【Enter】selects and exits Tool menu. 4) Press 【 Esc 】 cancels the operation and exits Tool menu.

  • Page 22: F6-Edit Port Name

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual F6-Edit port name  Choose the port with【↑】 【↓】 key;  Press F6 and key in the new name or modify the old one, then press Enter to save the name and exit editing.  Press 【Esc】to cancel and exit the editing.

  • Page 23: Cascade Function

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 3.3 Cascade Function 1. Operate the host computer under cascade Diagram 4-1.5 Diagram 4-1.6 Note: shows that a KC1108 switch(diagram 4-1.5) has been connected to port 2, select 02 and press 【Enter】(8 computers can be connected to KC1108) or press 【Pa UP】 to select cascading port, then press 【Enter】to operate the port.

  • Page 24: Ip Settings

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 4.IP Settings 4.1 Initial IP Configuration via Network IP - KVM factory default settings: DHCP forbidden Default IP address 192.168.0.70 Default Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 1） Read the CD and double click JAVA, ensure the Internet is available and install the JAVA step by step according to indications.

  • Page 25: Configuration Setup Via Serial Console

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 4.2 Configuration Setup via Serial Console For using serial terminal, the KVM-over-IP 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.

  • Page 26: Logging In

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 5. Logging in 1) Open IE and type in the IP address you have set in PSETUP (as shown above number 1). http:// 192.168.0.70(the IP address you have set according to your network area) 2) A screen appears as shown in above to indicate you to type your account and password after connected.

  • Page 27: Remote Console

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 5.1 Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system to that KVM-over-IP control.  Main window of the remote console KVM-IP Diagram 5-1 Main window of the remote console...
  • Page 28 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Ctrl+Alt+Delete Special button key to send the “Control Alt Delete” key combination to the remote system. Auto Adjust button If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in some way, press this button and wait a few seconds while the KVM-over-IP tries to detect the video mode of VGA port to the controlled host and adjust itself for the best possible video quality.
  • Page 29 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram 5-3 Remote console options menu Diagram 5-4 Remote Console Options Menu: Scaling - 29 -...
  • Page 30 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram 5-5 Remote Console Options Menu: Cursor Diagram 5-6 Video Settings Panel - 30 -...
  • Page 31 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram 5-7 Soft Keyboards Diagram 5-8 Soft Keyboard Mapping - 31 -...
  • Page 32 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram 5-9 Encoding Compression - 32 -...
  • Page 33 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram 5-10 Predefined Compression Diagram 5-11 Lossy Compression - 33 -...
  • Page 34 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Diagram5-12 Encoding Color depth 5.2 Status Line of Remote Console Diagram 5-13 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.

  • Page 35: Ip Menu Options

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6. IP Menu Options 6.1 Remote Control - 35 -...

  • Page 36: Kvm Console

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual KVM console KVM-IP Figure 6-1 Telnet console Figure 6-2 Telnet console - 36 -...
  • Page 37 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual The KVM-over-IP 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 KVM-over-IP host machine is using a text mode screen resolution.
  • Page 38 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Remote Wake-up The IP-KVM provides the remote power wakeup function, which can remotely wake up the sleeping computer. With this feature, the computers that are not in use for now can be shut down and remotely wake up the computer when want to use it, and thus save the power energy.
  • Page 39 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Make sure Wake on Magic packet is Enable. - 39 -...
  • Page 40 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Make sure the following two items are selected. Settings on IP-KVM: The control can be easily set up from the web page. 1. Click on Remote Control > Remote Wakeup to bring up the configuration page.

  • Page 41: Virtual Media

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6.2 Virtual Media Below is the host computer screen (the computer which connected with IP KVM) - 41 -...

  • Page 42: Floppy Disk

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Floppy Disk Figure 6-3 Virtual Media - Floppy Disk 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).
  • Page 43 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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. 5. Open the remote console and you will see a virtual Floppy drive is created on the...
  • Page 44 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.

  • Page 45: Cd/Dvd Image

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual CD/DVD Image Use Image on Windows Share (via SAMBA) To include an image from a Windows share, select “CD/DVD Image” from the submenu. Figure 6-4 Virtual Media - CD-ROM Image Share host The server name or its IP address (the PC that shares out the image file). On Windows 95, 98 and Windows ME do not specify the IP address but the server name ("NetBIOS Name").
  • Page 46 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Notes: The output image extension file name has to be ‘iso’, e.g. CD-Rom_vir.iso. You may create an ISO image size up to 650Mb (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.
  • Page 47 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Operation Procedures: 1. Please run Nero or any CD/DVD imaging tool to create CD/DVD ISO image. 2. Please create a folder and share this folder in the PC that shares out the image file. Copy the CD/DVD ISO image file to this sharing folder. (Please make sure password has to be setup with the authorized user during Sharing =>...
  • Page 48 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-6 Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. ■ Activate the selected directory as a share. Select Share this folder. ■ Choose an appropriate name for the share. You may also add a short description for this folder (input field Comment).
  • Page 49 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual UNIX and UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Solaris, and Linux) If you like to access the share via SAMBA, SAMBA has to be set up properly. You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file /etc/samba/smb.conf or use the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) or WebMin to set the correct parameters.
  • Page 50 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Open the remote console and you can see the virtual CD as below picture. - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Creating An Image

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Creating an Image Creating a Floppy Image MS Windows You can use the tool “Raw Write for Windows”. You can get the RawWrite software from the website http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite. Figure 6-7 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.
  • Page 52 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux). To create a floppy image file, copy the contents of a floppy to a file. You can use the following command: dd [ if=/dev/fd0 ] [ of=/tmp/floppy.image ]...

  • Page 53: Drive Redirection

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux). To create a 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 ]...

  • Page 54: Making A Drive Redirection

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.
  • Page 55 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-10 Built-in Java Drive Redirection 3. You can either redirect a local drive (only available under Windows) or redirect an ISO CD/DVD image. 3-1 If click on Connect Drive Select the drive to be redirected and click OK.
  • Page 56 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.
  • Page 57 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 3-2. If click on Connect ISO Select the ISO image file and click Open. 4. Finally the established Drive Redirection connection will be displayed - 57 -...
  • Page 58 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Open My Computer you will see the virtual drive appears on the remote host PC window. The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before it is redirected. That means that it tries to prevent the local operating system from accessing the drive as long as it is redirected.

  • Page 59: Virtual Drive

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Virtual Drive Figure 6-11 USB mass storage option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) if not mounting an image file or drive to the host system. To set this option, press the button “Apply”.

  • Page 60: Change Password

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Change Password Figure 6-12 Setting Passwords 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.

  • Page 61: Users And Groups

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Users and Groups 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 ■...
  • Page 62 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Password The password for the login name. It must be at least three characters long. Confirm password Confirmation of the password above. 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”...

  • Page 63: Kvm Settings

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6.4 KVM Settings 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.
  • Page 64 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-13 User Console Setting - 64 -...
  • Page 65 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.
  • Page 66 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.

  • Page 67: Keyboard/Mouse

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Keyboard/Mouse Figure 6-14 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”...

  • Page 68: Video

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Video Figure 6-15 Video Settings Miscellaneous Video Settings •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.
  • Page 69 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6.5 Device Settings - 69 -...

  • Page 70: Network

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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. Figure 6-16 Network Settings - 70 -...

  • Page 71: Dynamic Dns

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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.
  • Page 72 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual A freely available Dynamic DNS service (www.dyndns.org) can be used in the following scenario. Ethernet Administrator Router/NAT Private IP Public IP Internet IP-KVM Dynamic Server Figure 6-18 Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP-KVM is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider.
  • Page 73 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Hostname This is the hostname of the IP-KVM 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.

  • Page 74: Security

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Security Figure 6-19 Device Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the web front-end is only possible using an HTTPS connection. The IP-KVM will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections.
  • Page 75 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Chain rule The Chain rule determines whether the access from the hosts is allowed or not. It can be one of these two values:  ACCEPT : access allowed  DROP : access not allowed The rule can be configured to apply to a particular Group level (All, User, Super, Administrator).
  • Page 76 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-21 IP Filter Settings - 76 -...

  • Page 77: Certificate

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Certificate Figure 6-22 Certificate Settings The IP-KVM uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the IP-KVM has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate.
  • Page 78 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP-KVM: • Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure. You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below. Once this is done, click on the button “Create”...
  • Page 79 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-24 CSR string After completing these three steps, the IP-KVM has its own certificate that is used for identifying the IP-KVM to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the IP-KVM 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.
  • Page 80 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Locality/City The city where the organization is located. State/Province The state or province where the organization is located. Country (ISO code) The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code, e.g. DE for Germany, or US for the USA. (Note: the country code has to be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS.)

  • Page 81: Serial Port

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Serial Port Figure 6-25 Serial Port - 81 -...

  • Page 82: Date / Time

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Date / Time Figure6-26 Date / Time This link refers to a page, where the internal real-time clock of the IP-KVM can be set up. You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually, or to use a NTP timeserver.

  • Page 83: Event Log

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Event Log Figure 6-27 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.
  • Page 84 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP-KVM . 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.
  • Page 85 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Here is a example of all gerenated event and its event group. 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.

  • Page 86: System Maintenance

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 6.6 System Maintenance The administrator performs various maintenance activities on the IP-KVM. These include viewing its status, update firmware, view the event log and reset the unit. Device Information The Device Status page contains a table with information about the IP-KVM’s hardware and firmware.
  • Page 87 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-28 Device Information The Data file for support allows you to download the IP-KVM 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.

  • Page 88: Even Log

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure above displays the IP-KVM activity. From left to right the connected user(s), its IP address (from which host the user comes from) and its activity status is displayed. RC means that the Remote Console is open. If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the term (exclusive mode) is added.

  • Page 89: Update Firmware

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Update Firmware Firmware can be easily upgraded via web page. This section describes the upgrade procedures. Figure 6-31 Update Firmwares The IP-KVM is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called firmware. The firmware of the IP-KVM can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features.
  • Page 90 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Warning!!! This process is not reversible and might take few minutes. During this upgrading process, we should not disconnect the power or the Ethernet cable, since it may causes upgrade failure and destroy the image in Flash memory.
  • Page 91 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 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. After the firmware updated successfully, the device will be rebooted and redirected to the login web page automatically.

  • Page 92: Unit Reset

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Check out the device information to see the updated firmware is running. 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.
  • Page 93 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Figure 6-32 Unit Reset To reset a certain IP-KVM functionality click on the Reset button as displayed in figure below. Clicking on Reset of Reset Device will reboot the IP-KVM system. It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console. The whole process will take about one minute.

  • Page 94: Appendix

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 7. Appendix USB Emulation Keyboard Mac Keyboard The PC compatible (101/104 keys) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the below table: PC Keyboard MAC Keyboard [Shift] Shift...

  • Page 95: Sun Keyboard

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Sun Keyboard The PC compatible (101/104 keys) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard when the control key [L_Win] is used in conjunction with other keys.The corresponding functions are shown in the below table:...

  • Page 96: Specifications

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual Specifications Model KC2108i KC2116i KC2132i Direct computer connections Max computer connections 1024 Port selection Front panel LEDs, OSD menu Keyboard 2 * USB TYPE A Mouse Console Monitor 1-HDB-15 Female(blue) KVM port (RJ-45) Connector Upgrading switch...

  • Page 97: Faq

    KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 1.There is no image after open up. Solutions: 1) Check the power LED, if it is not keeps on, check the 220V power input. 2) Make sure the monitor is connected and power on. 2.No password window pops up after boot, there is no response from the keyboard Solutions: 1)Make sure the keyboard is OK.
  • Page 98 KC2108i /KC2116i/KC2132i User Manual 7.I can’t invoke OSD main menu. Solutions: 1)Check the keyboard, make sure it works. 2)Double click 【Scroll_Lock】 3)Double click 【F12】 4)Double click 【Caps Lock】 8.OSD displays with error code or error display when cascading. Solutions: 1) Invoke OSD menu after finishing cascading, select【Load default】in【F1】,press Enter to refresh OSD ROM.

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