LevelOne ACC-2000 User Manual

LevelOne ACC-2000 User Manual

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KVM IP Console Module
LevelOne
User Manual
ACC-2000
KVM IP Console Module
Ver. 1.1
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  • Page 1 KVM IP Console Module LevelOne User Manual ACC-2000 KVM IP Console Module Ver. 1.1 1 / 87...
  • Page 2 KVM IP Console Module Certificates Ver. 1.0.0-0709 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    KVM IP Console Module TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The quick installation guide ....................5 1.1 Installation....................... 5 1.2 Initial IP configuration ..................... 6 2. Introduction ........................10 2.1 Feature overview ....................10 2.2 System requirement ....................11 2.3 When the server is up and running ............... 11 2.4 When the server is dead ..................
  • Page 4 KVM IP Console Module 6.4 User Management ....................50 6.4.1 Change Password ..................50 6.4.2 Users and Groups..................50 6.5 KVM Settings ......................51 6.5.1 User Console ....................52 6.5.2 Keyboard/Mouse ..................55 6.5.3 Video ......................57 6.6 Device Settings ..................... 58 6.6.1 Network ......................
  • Page 5: The Quick Installation Guide

    KVM IP Console Module 1. The quick installation guide The KVM IP Console Module redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. It allows you to control one or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via the Internet using a standard browser. You can securely gain BIOS level access to systems for maintenance, support, or failure recovery over the Internet.
  • Page 6: Initial Ip Configuration

    KVM IP Console Module 1.2 Initial IP configuration In factory default, DHCP mode is disabled (IP auto configuration = None), and the IP settings are as below: IP address 192.168.1.22 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway None If DHCP mode is enabled (IP auto configuration = DHCP), the KVM IP Console Module will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected.
  • Page 7 KVM IP Console Module ■ Setup the fixed IP a. Setup “IP auto configuration” as “None” ; setup IP address and Subnet mask b. Enter Super user login and password for Authentication (default : super/pass) c. Click Setup Device. If super login was authenticated, it’ll show “Successfully configured device”.
  • Page 8 KVM IP Console Module client system. Note: At a minimum you must have IE7.0, IE8.0, Netscape7.0, Mozilla 3.2, Firefox 3.6) and above installed on your client computer. Connect the KVM IP Console Module unit via Web Browser Using the HTTP protocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS and entering the IP address of the KVM IP Console Module unit into your web browser to connect to the KVM Switch for remote management.
  • Page 9 KVM IP Console Module system. The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means that both the keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way. Open the console by selecting the preview picture on the main site of the HTML front end.
  • Page 10: Introduction

    KVM IP Console Module 2. Introduction The KVM over IP technology (KVM Switch + IP Console Module) combines digital remote KVM access via IP networks with comprehensive and integrated system management. The KVM over IP defines a new class of remote KVM access which provides flexibility that can prevent extra costs, save times and reduce spaces, and equipment.
  • Page 11: System Requirement

    KVM IP Console Module 2.2 System requirement Hardware Item Description KVM switch unit (KVM-0831, KVM-1631, KCM-0831, Local host side KCM-1631) Remote Console side One PC or Multiple PCs are linked into the network Software Item Description Local host side No additional software necessary Remote Console side (1) Java Runtime Environment : version 6 update 5 and above.
  • Page 12 KVM IP Console Module Using KVM IP Console Module, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred (See table 2-1). Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information Power cable detached, power supply Server remains in power off state after power failure on command has been given.
  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    3.1 Installation The KVM IP Console Module works with the KVM Switch that has an expansion slot. Ex) KVM-0831/1631, KCM-0831/1631 Below is a diagram illustrated KVM-0831 and ACC-2000 USB Port Serial Port Ethernet Port Please perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 14: Initial Configuration

    KVM IP Console Module 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration If DHCP mode is enabled (IP auto configuration = DHCP), the KVM IP Console Module 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 15 KVM IP Console Module ■ Setup fixed IP a. Setup “IP auto configuration” as “None” ; setup IP address and Subnet mask b. Enter Super user login and password for Authentication (default : super/pass) c. Click Setup Device. If super login was authenticated, it’ll show “Successfully configured device”.
  • Page 16: Initial Configuration Via Serial Console

    KVM IP Console Module Authentication To adjust the authentication settings, enter your login as a super user, and change your password. Super user login Enter the login name of the super user. The initial value is “super”. All characters are in lower case. Super user password Enter the current password for the super user.
  • Page 17: Keyboard, Mouse, And Video Configuration

    KVM IP Console Module IP auto-configuration With this option, you can specify whether the KVM IP Console Module should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP, enter “dhcp”, and for BOOTP enter “bootp”. If you do not specify any of these, the IP auto-configuration is disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings.
  • Page 18: Automatic Mouse Speed And Mouse Synchronization

    KVM IP Console Module 4.2.3 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization. Whenever the local and remote mouse cursors move synchronously or not, there are two ways for re-synchronizing local and remote mouse cursors: Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary, but fixed skew.
  • Page 19: Single And Double Mouse Mode

    KVM IP Console Module Windows XP knows a setting named “improve mouse acceleration”, which has to be deactivated. Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background. Instead, use some kind of wallpaper. As an alternative, you could also disable the Active Desktop completely.
  • Page 20: Usage

    KVM IP Console Module 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The KVM IP Console Module features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner. The interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol family, thus they can be accessed using the LAN port of the device.

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