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- Page 1 8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 8 port / 16 port PS/2 KVM over IP SWITCH USER’S MANUAL Rev 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
4.1.3.6 Recommended Mouse Settings 4.1.3.7 Video Modes 5. USAGE Prerequisites Using PS/2 KVM over IP switch as a KVM switch 5.2.1 Daisy Chain Connection Diagram 5.2.2 Hot Plug 5.2.3 On Screen Display Operation Login into the IP-KVM switch and logout 5.3.1 Login into the IP-KVM switch... - Page 3 Main Window 5.5.1 Remote Console Control Bar 5.5.2 Remote Console Status Line 6. MENU OPTIONS Remote Control 6.1.1 KVM Console 6.1.2 Telnet Console User Management 6.2.1 Change Password 6.2.2 Users And Groups KVM Settings 6.3.1 User Console 6.3.2 Keyboard/Mouse 6.3.3 Video Device Settings 6.4.1 Network 6.4.2 Dynamic DNS...
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Page 4: The Quick Installation Guide
If done so, PS/2 IP-KVM SWITCH may not be able to detect these. You are on the safe side with all standard VESA video modes. Please refer to Appendix C for a list of all known modes. - Page 5 PS/2 IP-KVM switch performs a reset. 2.Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect PS/2 IP-KVM switch to a subnet where a DHCP server is available. After the DHCP server has assigned an IP address to PS/2 IP-KVM switch you can use the web interface to configure the device.
- Page 6 8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch switch Video Settings. You can change some values, for instance the brightness and contrast of the picture displayed, which may improve the video quality. It is also possible to revert to the default settings for all video modes or only the current one.
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Page 7: Introduction
2.1 When the server is up and running PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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. -
Page 8: Features
Table 2.1:Host system failures and how they are detected. 2.3 Features 8/16 port KVM over IP switch is 19” rack mount size design. Support DOS, Win3.X, Win95/98/98SE/2000/ME/XP, WinNT, Netware, Unix, Linux Support iMAC, Power MAC and Sun Microsystems with USB port (Need work with USB-PS/2... -
Page 9: Package Contents
2.4 Package contents Model No.: 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch Base unit- 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch User’s manual Installation software and User Manual on CD-ROM AC to DC Power Adapter Rack Mount Kit Daisy Chain Cable 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB... -
Page 10: Technical Specifications
Storage Temperature Humidity Size Weight (kg) Dimension (cm) 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch VGA HDDB 15-pin(shared with PS/2 keyboard and Mouse) Local Console: PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin VGA HDDB 15pin Remote Console: RJ-45 8P8C... -
Page 11: System Requirement
2.6 System requirement Model No. 8 ports PS/2 IP-KVM switch Local console side One VGA Monitor One Keyboard One Mouse Network Side 10/100Mbps Ethernet or Modem Remote Console One computer side Computer side 8 PCs with 8 3-in-one cables (One... -
Page 12: Product Details
8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch PS/2 to DB9 adapter (Optional) Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female CAT5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C 2.8 Product Details 8 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch: 16 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch:... -
Page 13: Hardware Installation
Before installation, please make sure all of peripherals and computers have been turned off. This example of installation is based on 8 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch and you also can think that 16 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch and 32 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch have the same installation procedure. - Page 14 HDDB15-pin female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE connector. Step 4 Connect the keyboard to the KVM Switch. If you have an AT type keyboard, you will need an AT to PS/2 adapter. Step 5 Connect the mouse to the KVM Switch.
- Page 15 Connect the Ethernet and/or modem, ISDN, depending how you want to access PS/2 IP-KVM switch. INTERNET The rear side of PS/2 IP-KVM switch provides a RJ-45 connector for Ethernet. The connector is used either for a 100 Mbps 100BASE-TX connection or for a 10 Mbps 10BASE-T connection. The adapter can sense the connection speed and will adjust to the appropriate operation mode automatically.
- Page 16 3.2.1 Connecting the External Reset/Power Option Please refer to the manual of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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 IP-KVM switch.
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Page 17: Configuration
4.1.1 Initial configuration via DHCP server By default, the PS/2 IP-KVM 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 18 MAC address, manually, press the button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker placed on the back of the IP-KVM switch. If the IP-KVM switch is connected via USB, it is classified as an USB device and an appropriate drive letter is chosen for this device.
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Page 19: Initial Configuration Via Serial Console
4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has a serial line interface (rear 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 4-2. -
Page 20: Ip-Kvm Switch Keyboard Settings
4.1.3.1 PS/2 IP-KVM switch keyboard settings The PS/2 IP-KVM switch settings for the host's keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. Check the settings in the PS/2 IP-KVM switch front-end. See 6.3.3 for details. -
Page 21: Single And Double Mouse Mode
X11 on the host system, please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes. If you do, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch may not be able to detect them. We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes, instead... -
Page 22: Usage
A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's serial port via a terminal mode. The primary interface of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is the HTTP interface. This is covered extensively in this chapter. Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics. -
Page 23: Using Ps/2 Kvm Over Ip Switch As A Kvm Switch
5.2 Using PS/2 KVM over IP switch as a KVM switch The power on state of 8/16 port PS/2 KVM over IP switch: When you power on KVM switch, it will ask you the password, the default password value is eight zero –“... - Page 24 16 port IP-KVM switch on the 1st bank ( or say Master bank). It is based on 16 port IP-KVM switch supports 16 port LEDs display on the front panel. Otherwise, 8 port IP-KVM switch is allocated at 1st bank and there is a 16 port IP-KVM switch chained to the slave bank, the master bank (or say 1st bank) is unable to show the PC port LEDs (from port 9 to 16) of 16 port IP-KVM switch completely.
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Page 25: Daisy Chain Connection Diagram
B. Use one end of 3-in-one Cable Kit to connect the daisy chain port of bank 1 and the other end for the console port (Daisy-chain block) of bank 2 KVM switch. C. Please repeat item B to daisy chain more bank as you want. But, the maximum daisy chain bank is eight levels. -
Page 26: Hot Plug
The pass through port PC (i.e. The pass through port means the console port is connected to PC directly) is powered on. Before you go hot plug function, please switch to this pass through port to next port (or say emulation port ) and then switch back to the pass through port. -
Page 27: On Screen Display Operation
Besides, the sun symbol “ ☼ “ near to the PC name represents the PC system is powered on. To use up arrow key “ you have selected the PC port already, you can press the ENTER Key to switch the PC port you want immediately To use “... - Page 28 You need to retype the password again for rechecking your previous key-in password is matched or not. d. The “ CONSOLE ON/OFF “ means to manage the console of KVM switch. If you select “ CONSOLE ON “, it means that any user can use the console. If you select “ CONSOLE OFF “(factory default OFF state), it means that any user will not be allowed to use the...
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Page 29: Login Into The Ip-Kvm Switch And Logout
5.3 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and logout 5.3.1 Login into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of your PS/2 IP-KVM switch, which you configured during the installation process. The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name, in the case where you have given your PS/2 IP-KVM switch a symbolic name in the DNS. - Page 30 Your web browser has to accept cookies, or else login is not possible. Navigation Having logged into the PS/2 IP-KVM switch successfully, the main page of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch appears (see Figure 5-4). This page consists of three parts; each of them contains specific information.
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Page 31: Logout From The Ip-Kvm Switch
If there is no activity for half an hour, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch will log you out, automatically. A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen. 5.3.2 Logout from the PS/2 IP-KVM switch This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen. -
Page 32: Main Window
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 PS/2 IP-KVM switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality. Warning Figure 5-6. - Page 33 Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process. Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings on the host Single/Double mouse mode Switches between the Single Mouse Mode (where only the remote mouse pointer is...
- Page 34 If a user has the appropriate permission, he can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close. No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access, or logs off. A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line (see Figure 5-8).
- Page 35 PS/2 IP-KVM switch is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system. The option Noise Filter defines how PS/2 IP-KVM switch reacts to small changes in the video input signal. A large filter setting needs less network traffic and leads to a faster video display, but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately.
- Page 36 (depending on the quality of the video input signal). All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations. Video Settings through the remote console Figure 5-11. Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode.
- Page 37 Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft-Keyboard. • Show Pops up the Soft-Keyboard. The Soft-Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely different language and country mapping than your administration machine.
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Page 38: Remote Console Status Line
(in kb/s). If compressed encoding is enabled, a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate. For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings, see the according sections Figure 5-14. Remote Console Confirmation Dialog Figure 5-15. Status line Figure 5-16. Status line transfer rate 8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch... -
Page 39: Menu Options
For the power settings see the Section called Remote Power. 6.1.2 Telnet Console The PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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 Figure 6-1. - Page 40 PS/2 IP-KVM switch host machine is using a text mode screen resolution. Connecting to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is done as usual and as required by the Telnet client, for instance in a UNIX shell: Replace the IP address by the one that is actually assigned to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch.
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Page 41: User Management
6.2 User Management 6.2.1 Change Password To change your password, enter the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the filed below. Click “Apply” to submit your changes. 6.2.2 Users And Groups Figure 6-12. Set password Figure 6-13. -
Page 42: Kvm Settings
The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions PS/2 IP-KVM switch offers. The account “user” has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name and password can only be changed by the super account. - Page 43 Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually. Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth. Since high compression rates are very time consuming, they should not be used while several users are accessing the PS/2 IP-KVM switch simultaneously.
- Page 44 Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for the monitor mode. By default the monitor mode is off. In case you switch it on, the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode. Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup.
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Page 45: Keyboard/Mouse
[confirm] <keycode>[+|-[*]<keycode>]* “confirm” requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host. “keycode” is the key to be sent. Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus, or a minus sign. The plus sign builds key combinations, all keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered. -
Page 46: Video
• Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting. The PS/2 IP-KVM switch tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process. • Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer. -
Page 47: Device Settings
Changing the network settings of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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 PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Figure 6-19. Network Settings... - Page 48 Port number at which the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening. If left empty the default value will be used. HTTP port Port number at which the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's HTTP server is listening. If left empty the default value will be used. Telnet port Port number at which the PS/2 IP-KVM switch's Telnet server is listening.
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Page 49: Dynamic Dns
IP address belonging to his card. The administrator has to register a PS/2 IP-KVM switch that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it. He will get a... - Page 50 Currently, this is a fixed setting since only dyndns.org is supported for now. Hostname This is the hostname of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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).
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Page 51: Security
Force HTTPS If this option is enabled access to the web front-end is only possible using an HTTPS connection. The PS/2 IP-KVM switch will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections. In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the PS/2 IP-KVM switch refer to the Section called Certificate. -
Page 52: Certificate
However, it is possible to generate and install a new certificate that is unique for a particular PS/2 IP-KVM switch card. In order to do that, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request (CSR) that needs to be certified by a certification authority (CA). - Page 53 If you destroy the CSR on the PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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.
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Page 54: Serial Port
Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the PS/2 IP-KVM switch and its security. Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits. 1024 Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases. - Page 55 PS/2 IP-KVM switch. In other words, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch acts as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to which you can dial in. The connection is established using the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
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Page 56: Date And Time
6.4.6 Date And Time This link refers to a page, where the internal real-time clock of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be set up (see Figure 6-27). You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually, or to use a NTP timeserver. -
Page 57: Event Log
(see Figure 6-29). Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately. The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. To show the log list, click on “Event Log” on the “Maintenance” page. In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page. - Page 58 In contrast to the internal log file on the PS/2 IP-KVM 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 have to delete it or move it away from time to time.
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Page 59: Maintenance
6.5 Maintenance 6.5.1 Device Information Board Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this IP-KVM and it’s current firmware and allows you to reset the card. You may have a look at Figure 6-31 for an example. The Data file for support allows you to download the IP-KVM data file with specific support information. -
Page 60: Event Log
This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. Currently this involves the video engine and the PS/2 IP-KVM switch itself. Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware. It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console. -
Page 61: Update Firmware
Updating the firmware is a three-stage process: • Firstly, the new firmware file is uploaded onto the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button “ Browse ” of the Upload Firmware panel. -
Page 62: Unit Reset
Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will request you to reset the PS/2 • IP-KVM switch manually. Half a minute after the reset, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch will run with the new firmware version and should be accessible. However, you are requested to login once again. -
Page 63: Troubleshooting
IP-KVM functionality click on the button Reset as displayed in Figure 6-34. 1. Only the super user is allowed to reset the IP-KVM. 2. Virtual Media function is not available for 8/16 port PS/2 KVM over IP switch. 7. Troubleshooting Ensure that all cables are well seated. -
Page 64: Certificates
If not, check network hardware. Is PS/2 IP-KVM switch powered on? Check whether the IP address of PS/2 IP-KVM switch and all other IP related settings are correct! Also verify that all the IP infrastructure of your LAN, like routers etc., is correctly configured. Without a ping functioning, PS/2 IP-KVM switch can’t work either. -
Page 65: Pin Assignments
Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet... - Page 66 Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A.3 RJ 45 Connector ISDN A.4 Serial SUB-D 9 Connector 1 A.5 KVM 15 pin connector...
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Page 67: Key Codes
Single port PS/2 KVM over IP B. Key Codes Table C.1 shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards. - Page 68 Single port PS/2 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 B.1: Key Names...
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Page 69: Video Modes
C. Video Modes Table B.1 lists the video modes PS/2 IP-KVM switch supports. Please don’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, PS/2 IP-KVM switch may not be able to detect them. Resolution (x, y) 640 x 350...