Raritan USTIP Quick Installation And Setup Manual

I. Prepare Servers and Network for Remote Operation
Congratulations on your purchase of USTIP, the industry-leading solution for multi-platform, high-perform-
ance, network-based, remote KVM console access. USTIP enables highly-secure, multi-user, bandwidth-
efficient, and software-independent access to your servers' KVM consoles via a web browser. USTIP uses
Raritan's powerful frame-grabber and Video Compression Algorithm to capture, digitize, and compress the
video signal before transmitting to a remote PC. The remote user has direct access and total control of tar-
get servers for maintenance, administration, and trouble-shooting, from running GUI applications to BIOS-
level troubleshooting, and even rebooting.
All Servers located in Control Panel >
Mouse > Mouse Pointers.
A. For optimal bandwidth effi-
ciency and video performance,
Windows 2000 / ME
set the desktop background to a
predominantly solid, plain, light-
Set mouse pointer acceleration
colored graphic.
to none, and the mouse motion
B. Ensure that the server's
speed to the middle speed set-
video resolution and refresh rate
ting.
are supported by USTIP, and
the signal is non-interlaced:
Windows 95 / 98 / NT
Text Modes:
Set mouse motion speed to the
640x480 @ 60Hz 1024x768 @ 60Hz
slowest setting in Control Panel
640x480 @ 72Hz 1024x768 @ 70Hz
> Mouse > Motion.
640x480 @ 75Hz 1024x768 @ 75Hz
640x480 @ 85Hz 1024x768 @ 85Hz
Linux
720x400 @ 70Hz 1152x864 @ 60Hz
720x400 @ 85Hz 1152x864 @ 70Hz
Set mouse acceleration to
800x600 @ 56Hz 1152x864 @ 75Hz
800x600 @ 60Hz 1280x960 @ 60Hz
exactly 1, and threshold to
800x600 @ 72Hz 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
exactly 1.
800x600 @ 75Hz
800x600 @ 85Hz
Sun Solaris
Windows XP
Set mouse acceleration to
Disable Enhanced Pointer exactly 1.0. Ensure that your
Precision
video card is set to a supported
and set the mouse motion
resolution, and is outputting
speed exactly to the middle
VGA (H-and-V Sync, not com-
speed setting; these options are
posite sync). This non-default
II. Attach Local Console for Initial Configuration
1. Attach the included AC power
using a CAT5 cable. On a
cord to USTIP and plug the USTIP2 unit, connect both the
other end into a nearby AC upper and the lower Paragon
power outlet. ports to User ports on your UMT
2. Connect the client PC to the
unit using CAT5 cables. The
upper Paragon port allows you
USTIP ADMIN Port using a seri-
to download the Paragon data-
al (DB9) cable.
3. Connect a standard Ethernet base to the USTIP unit, and the
lower Paragon port allows local
cable from the Network Port to
access to the Paragon unit.
an Ethernet switch, hub, or
5. Launch a Hyperterminal ses-
router.
4. On a USTIP1 unit, connect sion from the client PC. To
access the Serial Admin Port,
the single Paragon port to the
use HyperTerminal to configure
User port on your UMT unit
where your PC's serial cable is connected)
and click OK.
D. In the COM1 Properties window, click
on the Port Settings tab. Make sure the
Bits per second drop-down is 115200 and
Flow control drop-down is set to NONE,
and click OK.
E. On the File menu, click Properties;
click on the Settings tab, then click on the
Emulation drop-down arrow and select
VT100.
i. Click ASCII Setup and ensure that
the checkbox before Wrap lines that
exceed terminal width is checked and that
this is the only checkbox enabled on this
screen.
ii. Click OK.
iii. Click Terminal Setup and ensure
that the checkbox before Keypad applica-
tion mode is checked.
iv. Click OK.
configuration can be set in the
6. Power ON USTIP.
bootprom mode by issuing the
7. After booting, the USTIP Setup Wizard
command
appears on the Admin Console screen.
setenv output-device screen
:r1024x768x70
followed by the command boot
III. Connect Remotely Using MPC or RRC
to reboot.
Macintosh
When you complete the physical installation of your USTIP unit, access Raritan Multi-Client Platform or Raritan Remote Client and estab-
lish an initial network connection. Raritan Multi-Platform Client (MPC) and Raritan Remote Client (RRC) are graphical interfaces that allow
No specific mouse settings are
you to remotely access the target devices connected to Raritan's Dominion, IP-Reach, and USTIP units.
required when using USTIP to
Note: Please see the Raritan Multi-Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client User Guide, available on Raritan's Website http://www.rari-
access and control a Macintosh
tan.com/support/sup_prdmanuals.aspx, or on the Raritan User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides CD ROM, included with this shipment, for
system, but you must set the
details on installing and operating MPC and RRC.
USTIP client to single cursor
mode.
Launch MPC
Network / Firewall
To launch MPC from a Windows PC running
To enable USTIP, your network
Internet
and firewall must allow commu-
address>/mpc into the IE address line.
nication on TCP Port 5000.
Please note that the MPC applet will launch
Alternatively, USTIP can be con-
in a new window that does not contain the IE
figured to use a different TCP
Menu bar, Tool bar, Scroll bar, or Address
port of your own designation (in
bar. You can work in this window and toggle
step II-6 below).
to other open windows using the command
ALT+TAB when in a Windows environment.
You can also install MPC as a standalone
applet, described further in the Raritan Multi-
Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client
User Guide.
To launch MPC from any browser except
specific settings with the follow-
Internet Explorer running on a Windows PC,
ing steps:
type http://<IP address> into your browser's
A. In Windows, click on the
address line, where <IP address> is the IP
Start > Programs > Accessories
address of the Raritan device.
> Communications, and then
Note: You must disable any pop-up blockers
click HyperTerminal to start a
in order to launch MPC.
session.
B. Name the HyperTerminal
Launch RRC
session, select a session icon - if
required - and then click OK. 1. Log on to any Windows-based comput-
C. In the Connect To window,
er with network access to your Raritan
click on the Connect Using drop-
devices.
down arrow and select COM1
(or other option, depending on
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To AC Power Outlet
Press the letter B on the Admin Console
keyboard to configure USTIP.
8. Navigate to the Network Configuration
Screen, assign a unique name to the
USTIP unit, such
("ServerRoom"), and type its IP Address
parameters. Press CTRL+S to save the
data.
9. When the Main Menu appears, browse
through the Admin Console options to con-
figure USTIP for your environment. Please
2. If you are using Windows NT, 2000, XP,
or 2003, ensure that you are not a "restrict-
ed" user.
Explorer, type http://<IP
3. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer
(ensure that your Internet Explorer security
settings allow the download and execution
of ActiveX controls).
Note: A Windows default security setting of
Medium is sufficient.
4. In the URL text field of your Web brows-
er, type the IP address you assigned earlier
in Step II-8. Press ENTER.
For more detailed instructions, please consult the User Guide found on the enclosed CD-ROM or visit www.raritan.com
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3 UST-IP1/2
2
Local Port
keyboard and mouse used to
perform initial configuration
see Raritan's USTIP User Guide on the
enclosed CDROM for detailed instructions
on USTIP Configuration.
10. When you are finished configuring the
as its location USTIP unit, return to the Main Menu. Press
the letter R and then press ENTER to
restart the USTIP and save your changes.
11. Press the letter S and then press
ENTER to shut the USTIP down, and phys-
ically power OFF the unit.
5. After RRC launches, a device tree of all
automatically detected Raritan devices
found on your subnet is displayed on the left
side of the screen. If you do not find your
Raritan unit listed by name, create an icon
manually by selecting New Profile on the
Connection menu.
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Double-click on the icon that corre-
sponds to your Raritan unit.
Note: RRC works only with MS Internet
Explorer. If you are using a different Web
browser, MPC will load automatically.
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