8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Table of Contents 1. Product Overview......................... 3 1.1 Introduction.......................3 1.2 Features........................3 1.3 Appearance........................5 2. Installation and Start-up....................... 8 2.1 Rack Mounting......................8 2.2 Install KVM Components................... 9 2.3 KVM Adapter......................10 2.4 Opening the Console....................11 2.5 Closing the Console....................
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 6. IP Menu Option........................43 6.1 User management....................43 User List........................ 43 User group list ...................... 46 Change Password ....................48 6.2 System Settings......................48 Network Settings ....................49 Date/Time......................50 Encoding Parameters .................... 51 Serial port setting ....................
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 1. Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The IP-based KVM (IP-KVM) redirects the local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote management console. The operator can safely manage one or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via a standard internet browser.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual display can be stored in the host module for video resolution optimization Keyboard and mouse emulation to ensure the normal booting Auto scan feature for monitoring user-selected computer Hot pluggable – add or remove computers without having to power down the switch Remote Console ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 1.3 Appearance Front View Figure 1.1 Front view LCD Monitor Rear Bracket Slot LED OSD Controls Front Bracket Keyboard Touchpad Handle Release Catch Display Panel 10. Switch LED - 5 -...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Rear View Figure 1.2 Rear view Power Input (AC) Power Switch Power Input (DC) LAN Port USB Port REMOTE Port Monitor Port PC Connecting Port Ground Screw - 6 -...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Structure and Size (17” & 19”) Figure 1.3 17” console size dimensions Figure 1.4 19” console size dimensions - 7 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2. Installation and Start-up 2.1 Rack Mounting A standard rack mounting kit is provided to mount the switch in a depth of 600-850mm (17”), 716-825mm (19”) in a standard 19” rack. For other mounting distances, the rear brackets need to be customized accordingly.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.2 Install KVM Components Figure 2.2 Installation diagram Installation Steps: Make sure the KVM console has been connected to the ground. Connect the KVM adapter to the PC or Server. Connect the KVM adapter to the KVM port with a CAT5 cable. You can remote control the KVM switch via IP.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.3 KVM Adapter PS/2 Adapter Model No. Keyboard/Mouse Explanation KCM-1100P PS/2 Connect to PS2/VGA server USB Adapter Model No. Keyboard/Mouse Explanation KCM-1200U Connect to USB/VGA server KCM-3200H HDMI Connect to USB/HDMI server KCM-2200D Connect to USB/DVI server KCM-4200P...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.4 Opening the Console Disengage the release catch Figure 2.3 Unlocking Note: The release lock can only do horizontal locking, it doesn’t bear any load. Pull the KVM console all the way out until it clicks into place. Rotate the LCD module all the way back to expose the LCD screen;...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.5 Closing the Console Close the LCD display panel and the power automatically shut down. Push the release catch in the direction of the arrow; push the LCD panel all the way in until it automatically locks up.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 3. LED Operation 3.1 LED Functions Figure 3.1 16 Port LED front views Components Function 1-16 Switching freely from port 1 to port 16 Press 【1 】and 【 2 】 at the same time for three Reset seconds resets the keyboard and mouse Press 【...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Figure 3.2 32 Port LED front views Components Function Switching from port 1 to port 32 Port 8 : If you want to switch to Port 8, press 【 8】 , and the LED light displays , then press “Enter”, you will 0~9 +Enter...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 3.2 Operating the Monitor Figure 3.3 Monitor adjust menu buttons The LED OSD allows you to set up and configure the LED display. Buttons Functions MENU SELECT Brings up the main menu. Exits the current menu and returns to the previous menu or EXIT/AUTO exits the LED OSD.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 3.3 Key Combination Function If you want to set other hotkeys to pop up the UI interface or key combination switch, set up the via the local console, 【System Settings】> 【Device info】 Double click【L_Ctrl】...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 4. User Interface Operation login UI control menu admin User Name: Password: admin After logging in the device, you can see the connection status of the device port. In the port list, Click the “Connect"...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 4.1 UI function instruction Menu Submenu Function User List User settings User User Group List Set user group and user permission. Management Modify Password Set password Network Settings Set IP address, subnet mask, etc. Date/Time Set date and time Device...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 4.2 User Management User management mainly set up for adding, deleting and modifying user& user group, user password modification, user group permissions and so on. If the user does not have user management authority, the user cannot access to user management interface.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Add User Click【add】button, the window below appears: User name: user name can only be low case letter, number and “_” Enter password: without strong password protection, the password can only compose of 1-16 letters, numbers or special characters (-@. $! _); with strong password protection, the password should be filled in according to the rules of strong password...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual User group list User group list interface:List all registered users, you can see more by page turning User group name search Input user group name, it shows related user groups which make it convenient when you have a large number of users Add user group ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual more”, the permission menu appears (shown in picture above), click “show less”, the permission menu disappears. Port Access: access to each KVM port and control target server. User Management: user management permission ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 4.3 System Settings Network Settings IP address setting: IP address: preset IP address Subnet mask: Generally, it should be consistent with other devices in the network. Default gateway: Generally, it should be consistent with other devices in the network.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Date/Time System time setting: User-defined time: manually set by the user. Synchronize with NTP server: the system automatically updates the time according to the time server. - 24 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Encoding Parameters Video format: PAL format Stream type: high definition of the main stream, low definition of the secondary stream Frame rate: the number of frames encoded per second IP ratio: the ratio of I and P frames per second Upper limit of code rate: the maximum code rate of encoding channel (1-12MBPS) Serial 4.4 Security Management...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Security Settings Login restriction: user name login restriction Single sign on restriction: if one user name is logged in, it can no longer log in with this user name. Enable passwords expiration: current password use days ranges from 1-365 days, if it is enabled, the default is 50 days.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Audit Log 4.5 System Maintenance Provide system maintenance tools such as test tools, data backup and restart Backup& Restore Backup: backup current system settings Restore: restore the last backup of system ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Factory reset: Restore to factory state (KVM must be restarted to take effect) Ping the host Equipment Management - 29 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 5. Remote Control 5.1 Configure the target server The KVM target server is the server that connected to the IP KVM Switch. Before install and use the IP KVM Switch, we need to configure the target server first. Please refer to below configuration instructions: The IP KVM switch supports below two mouse mode: ...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Please follow the steps above to finish the setting. 2 ) Set up the display of the target server under Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows2008 [Start]—> [Control Panel]—> [Hardware]—>[Display] - 31 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Please follow the steps above to finish the setting. Configure the mouse under Linux (ubuntu 10) Input “xset m 1 1” in the Linux command line terminal and press [Enter] to finish the mouse setting, as shown below.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Click [Security]→ [Custom Level] [ActiveX controls and plugins] - 33 -...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Click [Advanced], find [Allow software to run or install even if the signature is invalid] and select it. - 34 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 5.3 Log in Default Items Default Value User name admin Password admin IP address 192.168.1.167 Notice: For security, please change the password after the first login Differentiating between capital and lowercase letters. After connecting the device, open the Internet explorer web browser: http:// 192.168.1.167 Default Items...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual After logging in for the first time, a prompt for loading the ActiveX will appear below the browser. Clicking “Allow” will bring up the Download Video Plugin dialog box. Click “OK” to use the video plugin.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 5.4 Video Control Interface Menu [Hide or Show Toolbar] [Setting Option] [Send Ctrl+Alt+Del] [Mouse Synchronization] [Single Mouse] [Adaptive Window] [Source video params] [Full Screen] 1)Hide or Show Toolbar When the video window starts, the toolbar is always displayed by default. Click the icon, the toolbar will automatically hide.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Keyboard/mouse sending setting Send the keyboard: keyboard data can be sent to the target server through the video window so that it can control the target server’s keyboard. Send the mouse: mouse data can be sent to the target server through the video ...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.2 Display option Display option dialogue shows screen parameters and screen information Frame Parameter Automatic calibration: The video window will automatically adjust the screen parameters of the target server to the default best effect. Contrast, brightness, hue and saturation: if “automatic calibration”...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 2.3 Keyboard Shortcuts Support 11 keyboard shortcuts, each with a maximum of 6 keys. It can save shortcut keys and can be directly used when logging in next time. Click the blank input box to display the virtual keyboard, and click the keys on the virtual keyboard to display the input box.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 5)Single mouse In the video window, it will hide the remote user’s mouse, and only show the target server’s mouse. 6)Source video params 7) Optimum size The initial size of the video window is 1024x768, when click this button, the video window will adjust the size of the window according to the resolution of the target server.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 6. IP Menu Option 6.1 User management User management mainly set up for adding, deleting and modifying user& user group, user name password modification, user group permissions and so on. If the user does not have user management permission, the user cannot access to user management interface.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Add User Click [add] button, the window below appears: In this window, “*” is required content 1) User name: user name contains only low case letter, number and “_” Enter password: without strong password protection, the password can only compose of 1-16 letters, numbers or special characters (-@.
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Edit user Click [1234], edit user window pops up - 45 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual User group list User group list interface: list all registered users, you can see more by page turning User group name search Input user group name, it shows related user groups which make it convenient when you have a large number of users Add user group ...
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8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 1) User group name: it only contains low case letter, number and “_” 2) Authority: mainly refers to management authority and operation authority, click show more, permission menu appears (shown in picture above), click show less, permission menu disappears.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Change Password The passwords which is using for logged user 1) Old password: Enter the old password. 2) New password: Input new password. When strong password protection is not set, the password can only consist of 1-16 letters, numbers or special characters (-@.$!_);...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Network Settings IPv4address setting: I P address: preset IP address Subnet mask: Generally, it should be consistent with other devices in the network. Default gateway: Generally, it should be consistent with other devices in the network.
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Date/Time System time setting: Customized time: manual setting Synchronize with the NTP server: the system automatically updates the time according to the time server Time zone setting: choose time zone - 50 -...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Encoding Parameters Video format: PAL format Stream type: high definition of the main stream, low definition of the secondary stream Frame rate: the number of frames encoded per second IP ratio: the ratio of I and P frames per second Upper limit of code rate: the maximum code rate of encoding channel (1-12MBPS) Serial port setting 6.3 Security Management...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Security Settings Login restriction: user name login restriction Single sign on restriction: if one user name is logged in, it can no longer log in with this user name, if it is selected, you can log in with the user name ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Audit Log 6.4 System Maintenance Provide system maintenance tools such as test tools, data backup and restart. Backup& recovery Backup: backup current system settings Restore: restore the last backup of system ...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual Ping the host Test network connection status to target server Input IP address and click【ping】 button , if network is smooth, result returns to “ip is active”; If not, it returns to “no response from IP” (IP is tested target server’s IP). Equipment Management Remote upgrade Provide users with better upgrade experience and continuous technical support...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 7. Appendix 7.1 Specifications (17”) Model HT5708 HT5716 HT5724 HT5732 Direct Computer Connections Port Selection Keyboard, Mouse Button, UI, Web, Hotkey Model SXGA TFT View Area 17 " Optimum Resolution 1280×1024@60Hz LCD Monitor Color 16.7 M (Typ)
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 7.2 Specifications (19”) Model HT5908 HT5916 HT5924 HT5932 Direct Computer Connections Port Selection Keyboard, Mouse Button, UI, Web, Hotkey Model SXGA TFT View Area 19 " Optimum Resolution 1280×1024@60Hz LCD Monitor Color 16.7 M Brightness 250 cd/m²...
8 Port /16 Port/24 Port/32 Port User Manual 7.3 Grounding Requirements Make sure the KVM and the devices that connected to KVM are all connected to the ground. To improve the device safety, please make sure the device is connected to the ground and use the STP cable to connect the device.