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Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Getting Started 1.1 Product Overview 1.2 Features and Benefits 1.3 Installation and Initial Setup 1.3.1 Assigning an IP address 2 Web User Interface (UI) 2.1 KVM Management 2.1.1 Video viewer 2.1.2 HTML5 session...
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The demand for keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switches that support 4K video resolution is growing fast. The Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device provides you with remote access to servers with 4K video resolution. It also integrates seamlessly with the Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX RM1048P rack manager and the Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX MP1000 management platform, enabling you to manage and control secure KVM usage at a holistic and granular level.
• Leverages Power over Ethernet (PoE) to reduce power costs and simplify cabling. • Works as a stand-alone 4K device or as part of an integrated Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX ecosystem. • Provides secure remote access to protect your on-premise business applications. •...
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Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide To view or configure the IP address of the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device: From a web browser on your computer enter: https://ipuhd-<macaddr-LAN1>.local, where macaddr-LAN1 is the MAC1 on the sticker of the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device. For example, https://ipuhd-12a4dc3255b0.local.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2 Web User Interface (UI) Once you have connected the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device to a network and configured its IP address, you can access the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device with its web UI. The web UI provides direct access to the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device.
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Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide Figure 2.1 Web UI Overview Table 2.1 Web UI Overview Descriptions Item Description Sidebar Content area User preferences 2 Web User Interface (UI)
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2.1 KVM Management The Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device provides flexible, centralized control of data center servers and virtual media of remote branch offices where trained operators may be unavailable. KVM over IP gives you flexible target device management control and secure remote access from anywhere at anytime.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2.1.3 Launching an HTML5 video viewer session Using the web UI, you can connect to each target, access target server files, manage software updates, and execute operating system commands. Each target server has a device information panel that contains data about the device.
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Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide Scaling From the Scaling tab, you can adjust the appearance of the target's screen in the KVM Viewer by using the below options: Enable Maintain Aspect Ratio to maintain the aspect ratio of the Target screen.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2.1.5 Remote Media Figure 2.2 Remote Media Overview To configure a remote server location: Click Remote Media to open its properties sidebar. 2. Select the type of file to map. Select Virtual CD/DVD to map an .iso file or select either Virtual Floppy or Virtual Removable Disk to map an .img file.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide • The user (or user group to which the user belongs) must have permission to establish virtual media sessions and/or reserved virtual medial sessions to the target device. • Only one virtual media session can be active on a target device at one time.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide To end a serial session: Click the user icon in the upper right-hand corner and select Exit Serial Viewer. 2.2.1 Serial Interfaces Serial Interfaces option allows you to configure the serial communication parameters.
2.3.1 Registration Settings The Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device can be operated completely standalone or can be managed by an ADX management station (Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX RM1048P rack manager or Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX MP1000 management platform). Figure 2.4 Registration Overview...
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 3. Enter the IP address of the ADX system (Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX RM1048P rack manager or Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX MP1000 management platform) in the Registrar IP Address field that should manage the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2.3.3 Roles and permissions This screen displays the roles and permissions of the target and system. The Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device has three default system roles, as listed below: Administrator. 2. Operator. 3. Read only.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide Active directory You can enable role-based security on the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device, to map your Active Directory remote group to a role on the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device. NOTE: When you are mapped to any local role, and the related security is enabled and configured, Active Directory remote group provides you the related permission after login.
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide 2.3.8 Network configuration From this screen, you can view and configure network settings. Ethernet interfaces The Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device has three physical network interfaces (USB0, eth0, and eth1). Network settings can only be changed for USB0 and ethbr0. The interfaces eth0 and eth1 reflect link status of the two LAN ports. The USB0 network settings are applicable when you connect a computer to the Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM device through the...
Vertiv™ Avocent® ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Installer/User Guide Appendices Appendix A: Technical Specifications Table A.1 Technical Specifications Avocent ADX IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device Item Value Video 4K, 24bit color up to 30Hz Resolution 1920X1200, 1920X1080, 1024X768, and lower resolutions up to 60HZ...
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