The Remote Console - Black Box ServSwitch ServView 17 Series Manual

ServView 17 Enterprise KVM Drawer

4.3 The Remote Console

General Description
The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system
that IP-KVM switch controls.
The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection
to the IP-KVM switch. The protocol for this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS, but RFB
(Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). RFB tries to establish a connection to port number 443. Your
local network environment must allow this connection to be made, i.e. your firewall and, if
you have a private internal network, your NAT (Network Address Translation) settings have
to be configured accordingly.
Main Window
Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window that displays the screen content of
your host system. The Remote Console will behave in exactly as if you were sitting directly in
front of the screen of your remote system. That means that the keyboard and mouse can be
used in the usual way. However, be aware that the remote system will react to keyboard and
mouse actions with a slight delay. The delay depends on the bandwidth of the line you are
using to connect to the IP-KVM switch.
When using the keyboard, this very exact remote representation might lead to some
confusion as your local keyboard will change its keyboard layout according to the remote
host system. For instance, if you use a German administration system and your host system
uses a US English keyboard layout, 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.
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