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Avocent PS/2 KVM User Manual

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Single port PS2 KVM over IP
Single Port
PS/2 KVM over IP SWITCH
Preliminary
USER'S MANUAL
Rev 1.0

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  • Page 1 Single port PS2 KVM over IP Single Port PS/2 KVM over IP SWITCH Preliminary USER’S MANUAL Rev 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 2.7 CABLE DIAGRAMS PRODUCT DETAILS 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Operation overview 3.2 Connecting PS/2 KVM over IP to the host system 4. CONFIGURATION 4.1 Initial configuration 4.1.1 Initial configuration via DHCP server 4.1.2 Initial configuration via local console 4.1.3 Mouse, Keyboard and Video configuration...
  • Page 3 5.4.7 Button keys 5.5 Network settings 5.5.1 Dynamic DNS 5.6 Serial settings 5.6.1 Modern setting 5.7 User settings 5.8 Maintenance 5.8.1 PS/2 KVM over IP switch board summary 5.8.2 Maintenance Features 5.8.2.1 Event log 5.8.2.1.1 5.8.2.1.2 5.8.2.2 Date/Time setting 5.8.2.3 Update Firmware 5.8.3...

  • Page 4: The Quick Installation Guide

    X-Window on the host system, please don’t use any custom mode lines with special video modes. If done so, PS/2 KVM OVER IP may not be able to detect these. You are on the safe side with all standard VESA video modes. Please refer to Appendix A for a list of all known modes.
  • Page 5 After confirming, PS/2 KVM over IP switch performs a reset. 2. Use an crossover Ethernet cable to connect PS/2 KVM over IP switch to a subnet where a DHCP server is available. After the DHCP server has assigned an IP address to PS/2 KVM over IP switch you can use the web interface to configure the device.
  • Page 6 Auto Adjust button If the video displayed is of bad quality or distorted in some way, press this button and wait a few seconds while PS/2 KVM over IP switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PS/2 KVM over IP switch. PS/2 KVM over IP switch can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. PS/2 KVM over IP defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. PS/2 KVM OVER IP defines a new class of remote KVM access devices (see Figure 2.1).

  • Page 8: When The Server Is Dead

    Obviously, fixing hardware defects is not possible using a remote management device. Nevertheless PS/2 KVM over IP gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a hardware failure. Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five different categories with...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    2.4 Package contents Base unit- Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch 1 PCS User’s manual Installation and User Manual on CD-ROM AC to DC Power Adapter Rack Mount Kit Null modem cable 2.5 Technical specifications Model No. Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch...

  • Page 10: System Requirement

    2.6 System requirement Model No. Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch Local console side One Keyboard, one Mouse and one monitor Remote Console One PC is linked into the network side Computer side One PC or Server or the console port of KVM switch unit 2.7 Cable diagrams...

  • Page 11: Connecting Ps/2 Kvm Over Ip To The Host System

    3.2 Connecting PS/2 KVM OVER IP to the host system or Multi-port KVM Switch system In order to connect the PS/2 KVM over IP switch of the host system perform the following steps: Step 1...
  • Page 12 3.2.1 Connecting the External Reset/Power Option Please refer to the manual of the PS/2 KVM over IP 8/16/32 port external power switch option or a third party external power option to connect those external devices to one of the serial interface on the rear side of PS/2 KVM OVER IP.

  • Page 13: Configuration

    4.1.1 Initial configuration via DHCP server By default, PS/2 KVM over IP switch 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.

  • Page 14: Mouse, Keyboard And Video Configuration

    4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial interface PS/2 KVM over IP switch has a serial line interface at its rear side. The connector is compliant to RS 232 serial line standard. The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in Table 4.2.

  • Page 15: Usage

    2. Telnet: A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to PS/2 KVM OVER IP’s serial port via a terminal mode. Since the primary interface of PS/2 KVM OVER IP is the HTTP interface this chapter is mainly concerning this topic. Other interfaces are explained in their according subtopics.

  • Page 16: Login Into Ps/2 Kvm Over Ip Switch And Logout

    5.2.1 Login into PS/2 KVM over IP switch Start your web browser and direct it to the address of your PS/2 KVM over IP switch that has been configured during installation. The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name, in case you have given your PS/2 KVM over IP switch a symbolic name in the DNS.

  • Page 17: Main Screen

    Hints: The browser must be configured to accept cookies, otherwise login is not possible. The ‘super ’ can not be used to login via the serial interface of PS/2 KVM over IP switch. 5.2.2 Main Screen After a successful login, PS/2 KVM over IP switch will present its main screen consisting of three...
  • Page 18 The lower left area of the PS/2 KVM over IP switch main window, called the menu frame, contains the main menu that leads you to the pages for various administration tasks. The functions of the menu frame will be described in detail during the following sections.

  • Page 19: Logout From Ps/2 Kvm Over Ip Switch

    The delay depends on the bandwidth of the line over which you are connected to PS/2 KVM over IP switch. Figure 5.4: Remote Console window showing a Windows 2000 desktop screen...

  • Page 20: Description Of Remote Console Options

    The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to PS/2 KVM over IP switch. The protocol that is run over this connection is not HTTP or HTTPS but a protocol called RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). Currently RFB tries to establish a connection to port number 443.
  • Page 21 Single port PS2 KVM over IP connection error, it will be displayed in this line as well. You can double click the state line in order to see a history (see Figure 5.5) of all the state messages. Figure 5.5 Shows history of all the state messages .

  • Page 22: Ps/2 Kvm Over Ip Switch Mouse Synchronization

    Local Keyboard setting manually to the right language . Options --Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the PS/2 KVM over IP switch video settings. Have a look at Section 5.4.3 for a detailed description of the available options. . Options --Local cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer.

  • Page 23: Limitations Of The Mouse Synchronization

    The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to by synchronized. PS/2 KVM over IP switch also features another mode, the Single Mouse Mode, where only the remote mouse pointer is visible. Activate this mode in the open Remote Console (see Section 5.3) and click into the window area.

  • Page 24: Video Settings Through The Remote Console

    5.3.4.2 Video Settings through the remote console PS/2 KVM over IP switch features a panel to setup the following video options (see Figure 5.6), available in the Remote Console Options menu. Figure 5.6: Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture...

  • Page 25: Ssl Settings

    Single port PS2 KVM over IP Figure 5.7: Example of Remote Console settings All the settings for the Remote Console window are user specific. That means, each user can individually customize the Remote Console for his needs. Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for others.

  • Page 26: Ssl Certificate Management

    However, it is possible to generate and install a new certificate that is unique for a particular device. In order to do that, PS/2 KVM over IP switch is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated so called Certificate Signing Request that needs to be certified by a so called certification authority (CA).
  • Page 27 Important Note: If you destroy the CSR on PS/2 KVM over IP switch there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the three steps In the following the various options of the dialogs are described, Figure 5.9: SSL Certificate Request...
  • Page 28 This option allows to configure, which host interface is used. If these options are set to “Auto”, PS/2 KVM over IP switch detects, which interface is connected and used by the host. If USB and PS/2 are both connected then the card will prefer USB if available or otherwise falls back to PS/2.

  • Page 29: Video Setting

    5.4.3 Video Settings Figure5.11: Video Settings in HTML front-end Enable local video port This option decides if the local video output of PS/2 KVM over IP switch is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system. Noise filter This option defines how PS/2 KVM over IP switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal.

  • Page 30: User Specific Settings

    Video quality and speed Using this option it is possible to tune the video system of PS/2 KVM over IP switch to either maximize picture quality or speed. When set to "best quality" the picture looks clean but the video update speed won’t be as fast as possible. If responsiveness is more important to you than achieving the best quality, set the option to ’high speed’.

  • Page 31: Network Settings

    In this case all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequence. So the - sign builds single, separate keypresses and -releases. The * inserts a pause with a user-definable duration. For a list of key codes and aliases PS/2 KVM over IP switch recognizes refer to Appendix B.
  • Page 32 Figure 5.12: PS/2 KVM over IP switch network settings . IP auto configuration With this option you can control if PS/2 KVM over IP switch should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP you have to enter dhcp and for BOOTP supply bootp accordingly.

  • Page 33: Dynamic Dns

    IP address belonging to his card. The administrator has to register a PS/2 KVM over IP switch that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server. He will get an approved nickname and password in return to the registration process.
  • Page 34 This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server by PS/2 KVM over IP switch. Note: PS/2 KVM over IP switch has its own independent real time clock. Make sure the time setting of PS/2 KVM over IP switch is correct. This can be achieved by configuring a timeserver (see Figure 5.21)

  • Page 35: Serial Settings

    5.6 Serial Settings The PS/2 KVM over IP switch Serial Settings (Figure 5.15 on the following page) allow you to specify, what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it. Configuration login Don’t use the serial port for any special function; use it only for the initial configuration (see Section 4.1).

  • Page 36: User Settings

    . Modem sever IP address This IP address will be assigned to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch itself during the PPP handshake. Since it is a point-to-point IP connection virtually every IP address is possible but you must make sure, it is not interfering with the IP settings of PS/2 KVM over IP switch and your console computer.
  • Page 37 The password for the login name. It must be at least four characters long. . Confirm password Confirmation of the password above. Pressing the Apply button finally changes the values permanently in PS/2 KVM over IP switch. Figure 5.16: User/Group Management...

  • Page 38: Maintenance

    5.8.1 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Board Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this PS/2 KVM over IP switch and its current firmware and allows you to reset the device. Have a look at Figure 5.17 for an example.
  • Page 39 Single port PS2 KVM over IP Figure 5.18: Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a choice of logging destinations (see Figure 5.18). Each of those events belong to an event group which can be activated separately.
  • Page 40 . Internal Log The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of PS/2 KVM over IP switch. To show the log list, click on ’Event Log’ on the ’Maintenance’ page and then use the ’Prev’...

  • Page 41: Log Event Assignments

    NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error message. Note: In contrast to the internal log file on PS/2 KVM over IP switch, the size of the NFS log file is not limited. Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously and you may want to delete it or move it away sometimes.

  • Page 42: Date/Time Setting

    5.8.2.2 Date/Time Setting This link refers to a page, where the internal realtime clock of PS/2 KVM over IP switch can be set up (see Figure 5.21). You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP time server.
  • Page 43 Updating the firmware is a three-stage process: Firstly the new firmware file is uploaded onto PS/2 KVM over IP switch. In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the browse button of the Upload Firmware panel (see Figure 5.22).

  • Page 44: Reset Function

    1. This means you may connect any serial device which offers terminal access via its serial port to PS/2 KVM over IP switch and access it using the Telnet interface. Set the serial settings (see Section 5.6) according to the requirements of the device.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Q 001: The remote mouse doesn’t work or is not synchronous A 001: Make sure the mouse settings in PS/2 KVM OVER IP match the mouse model. There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization process could behave incorrectly, refer to Section 5.3.3 for further explanation.

  • Page 46: Certificates

    Single port PS2 KVM over IP to install the certificate. Q 010: Can’t upload the signed certificate in MacOS X A 010: 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.

  • Page 47: Pin Assignments

    Single port PS2 KVM over IP A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet...
  • Page 48 Single port PS2 KVM over IP A.3 RJ 45 Connector ISDN A.4 Serial SUB-D 9 Connector 1 A.5 KVM 15 pin connector...

  • Page 49: B Key Codes

    Single port PS2 KVM over IP B Key Codes Table C.1 shows the key codes used to defines key strokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards.
  • Page 50 Single port PS2 KVM over IP PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME PAGE UP DELETE PAGE DOWN LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM LOCK NUMPAD0 NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPAD5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS,NUMPAD PLUS NUMPAD/ NUMPADMUL,NUMPAD MUL NUMPADMINUS,NUMPAD MINUS NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU Table C.1: Key Names...

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