Oobc - Eaton NetDirector B064-016-04-IPH Manual

OSD Operation

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In case the B064-Series KVM switch cannot be accessed via
the LAN, it can be accessed via the switch's modem port. To
enable support for PPP (modem) operation, check the Enable
Out of Band Access checkbox. When checked, Enable Dial Back
and Enable Dial Out functions become available.
Enable Dial Back
If the Enable Dial Back checkbox is checked, the switch will disconnect calls that dial into it, and dial back to one of the entries specified in
the table below.
Setting Description
When the Enable Fixed Number Dial Back checkbox is checked, the KVM will hang up on the modem when
Enable Fixed Number
Dial Back there is an incoming call, and dial back to the modem represented by the phone number mentioned in
the Phone Number field.
When the Enable Flexible Dial Back checkbox is checked, the KVM can dial back to any modem specified
Enable Flexible Dial
Back by the user connecting to the KVM. Simply enter a password into the Password field, and when a user
connects to the KVM, they will be prompted to enter a username and password. They should enter the
phone number of the modem that they want to dial back to as the username, and use the password that
is set in the Password field as the password.
Enable Dial Out
To use the dial out feature, you must establish an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and use a modem to dial out to
your ISP account. Check the Enable Dial Out checkbox to enable this feature. The settings found in this section are described in
the table below.
Setting Description
ISP Settings Enter in the Phone Number, Account Name and Password that you use to connect to your ISP here.
Dial Out Schedule This section allows you to determine what times your KVM switch will dial out over your ISP connection.
• Every – Check this option to choose between the 5 options in the drop-down menu; Never, every Hour,
• Daily at – Check this option to enter in a time that the KVM will dial out over your ISP every day. Use the
• PPP Online Time – Enter in the amount of time you want a ISP connection to last before it is terminated.
Emergency Dial Out In the event that the KVM gets disconnected from the network, or the network goes down, this feature
will automatically connect via the ISP dial up connection.
• PPP Stays Online Until Network Recovery – When this option is checked, the ISP connection will remain
• PPP Online Time – When this option is checked, the ISP connection will remain active for the amount of
Dial Out Mail This section allows you to set up email notifications of systems events via SMTP server. These
Configuration notifications will be sent over the ISP network connection, in contrast to the notifications set up in ANMS
Event Destination (see SMTP Settings), which go out over the standard network.
• SMTP Server IP Address – Enter the IPv4 address, IPv6 address or domain name of you SMTP server
• SMTP Server Requires Secure Connection (SSL) – Check this checkbox if your server requires a secure SSL
• SMTP Server Requires Authentication – Check this checkbox if your server requires authentication.
• In the From field, key in the email address that you want the report to show up as being sent from.
• In the To field, key in the email address(es) you want the report to be sent to.
When you are done making all of your changes, click the Save button.
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every 2 Hours, every 3 Hours or every 4 Hours.
hh:mm format to specify the desired time.
A setting of 0 means that the ISP connection will not automatically disconnect itself.
active until the network connection is reestablished.
time you set here. A setting of 0 means that the ISP connection will not automatically disconnect itself.
here.
connection.
When checked, the Account Name and Password fields are activated. Enter in the Account Name and
Password for your SMTP server.
Note: Only one email address is allowed in the From field, and it cannot exceed 64 Bytes. 1 Byte is equal to 1 English
alphanumeric character.
Note: If you are entering more than one address, separate them with a semicolon. The size of all email addresses
cannot combine to more than 256 Bytes. 1 Byte is equal to 1 English alphanumeric character.