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Summary of Contents for ADDER AdderLink IP
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Page 1: User Guide
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Resetting the configuration ...........15 Part 2 – Remote configuration..........16 Networking issues ..............17 Positioning AdderLink IP in the network ......17 Placing AdderLink IP behind a router or firewall ..17 Placing AdderLink IP alongside the firewall....19 Power switching configuration ..........20 The KVMADMIN utility .............21 Contents - page 2 Performing a flash upgrade............22... - Page 3 Appendix 7 – Cable and connector specifications ....61 Appendix 2 - VNC viewer connection options ......41 RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 converter cable .......61 Colour/Encoding ..............41 AdderLink IP to power switch cable ........61 Inputs..................42 Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable ....61 Scaling ...................43 Appendix 8 –...
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Page 4: Introduction
One host or many AdderLink IP really starts to excel when has suffered a failure. On its own, the AdderLink IP provides remote it is hooked to a suitable KVM switch. access to one host computer system. However, Then its robust, secure and adaptable... -
Page 5: Adderlink Ip Features - Front And Rear
AdderLink IP features - front and rear Considering its capabilities, the AdderLink IP is supplied within a remarkably compact casing. Measuring just 198mm x 120mm x 43mm, it occupies just half of a single (1U) rack space and provides most of its connectors at the rear face. -
Page 6: What's In The Box
Part number: CCSUN-xM (where x is the cable length in metres: 2, 5 or 10) Slave power switches for connection to AdderLink IP or PS/2 to AT-style keyboard converter master power switch (part number: EPS-S8) (part number: VSA3) -
Page 7: Installation
• Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Optional single unit rack brackets These two brackets (plus four screws), extend the size of the AdderLink IP so that it fills the full • Optional double unit rack brackets width of a 1U rack slot. -
Page 8: Connections
Connections Host computer or KVM switch The AdderLink IP can either connect directly to a single host computer or to Installation of the AdderLink IP involves a number of basic range of hosts via one or more KVM switches. connections to some or all of the following items: To connect a host computer or KVM switch ð... -
Page 9: Local Keyboard, Video Monitor And Mouse
IP network port A locally connected keyboard, video monitor and mouse are required during the The AdderLink IP provides an autosensing Ethernet IP port that can operate at initial configuration. These are also useful during normal use to allow quick local 10 or 100Mbps, according to the network speed. -
Page 10: Modem/Isdn Port
Modem/ISDN port Power supply connection The AdderLink IP provides a serial port specifically for you to connect either a The AdderLink IP is supplied with a single power supply and an appropriate modem or ISDN terminal adapter. This can be used as a primary, secondary or country-specific IEC power lead. -
Page 11: Power Control Port
To connect and address the switch boxes Note: The AdderLink IP can be powered on during this procedure, however, the The AdderLink IP provides a serial port for connection to one or more optional switch boxes should be switched off. -
Page 12: Configuration
Go to Part 1 – Local configuration When you switch on the AdderLink IP unit for the first time it will take you (using the locally connected keyboard and video monitor) through a set up sequence consisting of four main screens:... - Page 13 Networking network. See Screen 2 of 5 Next for your AdderLink IP will be created – this process takes roughly 30 to 40 issues for more details. seconds. continued When all items are correct, select the Save option to display the next screen.
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Page 14: Encryption Settings
• Let server choose - This setting will follow the configuration of the Unit, Network and Modem Return To Host AdderLink IP. If the AdderLink IP has ‘Always on’ or ‘Prefer on’ set, then the configuration screens. Within link will be encrypted. If the ‘Prefer off’ setting is selected at the AdderLink here you can also reset the IP, then the link will not be encrypted. -
Page 15: Hot Plugging And Mouse Restoration
It is strongly recommended that you switch off a host computer before To restore mouse operation when hot plugging: attempting to connect it to the AdderLink IP. However, if this is not possible 1 Using a KVM cable set, carefully make the keyboard, monitor and mouse connections between the host computer and the ports collectively labelled then you need to ‘hot plug’... -
Page 16: Resetting The Configuration
1 Remove power from the AdderLink IP unit. To invoke a configuration reset by main menu 2 At the rear of the AdderLink IP, adjacent to the power input socket, click 1 Using the locally connected keyboard and screen, log on as the admin user. -
Page 17: Part 2 - Remote Configuration
• A standard browser that supports Java – As soon as a web browser makes 3 Click the Configure button in the top right hand corner of the window to contact, the AdderLink IP downloads a Java application to it. This allows a display the configuration menu ò... -
Page 18: Networking Issues
AdderLink IP. When a web server is also on the local network Port 80 is the standard port used by web (HTTP) servers. If the AdderLink IP is situated Firewall/ within a local network that also includes a web server or any other device serving port... - Page 19 Addressing To discover a DHCP-allocated IP address When the AdderLink IP is situated within the local network, you will need to give Once a DHCP server has allocated an IP address, you will need to know it in it an appropriate local IP address and IP network mask. This is achieved most order to access the AdderLink IP via a network connection.
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Page 20: Placing Adderlink Ip Alongside The Firewall
AdderView Matrix or SmartView XPro are recommended. firewall and control hosts that are also IP connected within the local network. • Place the AdderLink IP behind a firewall and use port the numbers to route the VNC network traffic to an internal IP address. -
Page 21: Power Switching Configuration
Power switching configuration Power control sequences Power switch configuration comprises two main steps: Note: The settings given below are for the EPS-S8 power switch - other power switches may require different settings. Please refer to your power switch • Configure the COM2 serial port to the same speed as used by the power documentation for details about codes required by other power switches. -
Page 22: The Kvmadmin Utility
• -setmodes <csv-file> For instance, the command line: kvmadmin -getconfig kvm1.cfg 192.168.2.1 ... downloads the current configuration from the AdderLink IP unit at the given address and stores it in the local file kvm1.cfg. Whereas the command line: kvmadmin -setusers users.csv 192.168.2.1 ... -
Page 23: Performing A Flash Upgrade
AdderLink IP firmware revision that is later than the one currently installed. MAC address 3 Power down the AdderLink IP unit. At the rear of the unit, adjacent to the Media Access Control address – this is power input socket, click mini switch 1 to its ON (down) position. -
Page 24: Operation
• Remote connection by network link, ‘hotkeys’ and they signal to the AdderLink IP that you wish to control it, • Remote connection by direct dial up (modem or ISDN) link, rather than the host computer. However, if these particular hotkeys clash ...and two types of viewer:... -
Page 25: Remote Connections
Local connection (continued) Remote connections From a remote system, you connect to the AdderLink IP using a viewer and a To avoid the ‘hall of mirrors’ effect link. There are two types of viewer and two types of link, which can be used in IMPORTANT: Never configure a system so that your viewer is viewing itself. -
Page 26: Remote Connection By Vnc Viewer
AdderLink IP and its host computer(s). VNC the AdderLink IP and its host computer(s). As soon as you make contact with the viewer is readily available from a number of different sources: AdderLink IP it will begin downloading a small Java application to your browser, which will be used only for the duration of your connection. -
Page 27: Using The Viewer Window
Using the viewer window When using the viewer window The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the AdderLink IP What is the best screen resolution to use? and its host computer(s). Its operation is almost identical regardless of whether The best resolution for your computer is one that is larger than the screen of you used the VNC viewer or your Web browser to display it. -
Page 28: Mouse Pointers
This option is displayed only when you are logged on as the ‘admin’ user. When For the VNC viewer, the local selected it provides access to a wide range of AdderLink IP settings. cursor is a dot: Appendix 5 - Remote configuration menus for more details. -
Page 29: Auto Calibrate
Auto calibrate Re-synchronise mouse When you visit a host computer for the very first time, your viewer needs to If you find that your local mouse pointer and that of the host are not correctly determine the optimum video and mouse settings for that particular computer. synchronised, use this feature to re-align their movements. -
Page 30: Controls
Controls When clicked, this button reveals a menu of options concerned with keyboard, video and mouse operation. Single Mouse Mouse Control This mode is for fast network connections where the This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the remote cursor response is sufficient to provide instant visual cursor is failing to respond correctly to your mouse movements, even after using the Resync mouse option. - Page 31 When selected, this option displays an information dialog showing the current combinations (to the host) that are needed regularly or that are trapped by the logged on users, the current host, its video mode and its mouse motion details. AdderLink IP. Enter the Click to send...
- Page 32 50% when a slow link is detected. thus improving performance. Note: When the AdderLink IP is used with one or more CATx switches, the threshold needs to be higher than 32 due to the significant amounts of Vertical position Colour, brightness &...
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Page 33: Connecting Via Dial Up (Modem Or Isdn) Link
2 Enter the network address where the AdderLink IP is situated (in the form: http://192.168.0.3) and make the link. 3 In the opening AdderLink IP screen, click the link that offers to download the secure VNC viewer ‘from the unit’. -
Page 34: Viewer Encryption Settings
• Let server choose - This setting will follow the configuration of the with Java Runtime Environment 1.3 or above. AdderLink IP. If the AdderLink IP has a preference to encrypt the link, then it will be so, otherwise the link will not be encrypted. -
Page 35: Further Information
IP access control section. • Appendix 1 - Local configuration menus • If the AdderLink IP is situated behind a firewall, check that the relevant ports • Appendix 2 - VNC viewer connection options are being allowed through the firewall and are being correctly routed. -
Page 36: Appendix 1 - Local Configuration Menus
• On the locally connected keyboard, simultaneously press Note: If the standard hotkeys (CTRL + ALT) have been changed, then you need to use those keys together with C to access the menus. AdderLink IP Control Logoff Restore Mouse Functions... -
Page 37: Unit Configuration
24 hour clock notation. The internal real time clock will continue The name entered here will be displayed on the local menus and the remote to run for roughly one week without power to the AdderLink IP, after that it will VNC/browser windows. -
Page 38: Network Configuration
This is the address of the device that links the local network (to which the was hard coded within your AdderLink IP unit when it was built. It consists of AdderLink IP is connected) to another network such as the Internet. Usually six 2-digit hexadecimal (base 16) numbers separated by colons. -
Page 39: Modem Configuration
Server IP / Client IP Init string When a user dials into the AdderLink IP via a modem or ISDN adapter, the The codes entered here are used to prepare the connected modem or ISDN AdderLink IP sets up a temporary two-device network using PPP (Point to Point terminal adapter for use with the AdderLink IP. -
Page 40: Reset Configuration
WARNING: This process will remove all settings and return the unit to use its original state. A complete reconfiguration will be required before it can be used. To reset the AdderLink IP configuration 1 With the RESET option highlighted, press 2 The first screen of the initial configuration process will be displayed. -
Page 41: Clear Ip Access Control
The IP access control feature (configurable by a remote admin user) allows certain network address ranges to be denied access to the AdderLink IP. If set incorrectly, it is possible to exclude all network users and so this option provides an emergency recovery point. -
Page 42: Appendix 2 - Vnc Viewer Connection Options
• Hextile – This method offers better performance than the ZRLE when used over a high speed network because there is no need for the AdderLink IP to spend time highly compressing the data. • Raw – This is a primitive, uncompressed method that is mainly used for... -
Page 43: Inputs
When ticked, this feature reduces the mouse movement information that is sent mouse and clipboard data to be to the AdderLink IP and host system. This is useful for slow connections and you transferred between server and will notice that the remote cursor will catch up with the local cursor roughly viewer systems. -
Page 44: Scaling
When ticked, maintains a consistent Only use protocol version 3.3 ratio between the horizontal and This option does not apply to AdderLink IP connections. vertical dimensions of the screen image. Beep when requested to by the server When ticked, your local system will beep in response to any error beeps emitted by the AdderLink IP. -
Page 45: Identities
Defaults - Save If an existing AdderLink IP is fully reconfigured then it will need to issued with When clicked, saves the current connection options as the default set that will a new identity. In this case the previous identity, listed in this tab, should be be used in all subsequent VNC connections. -
Page 46: Appendix 3 - Vnc Viewer Window Options
Used for fast network connections where a second, “predictor” cursor is not required. Ctrl, Alt, Send F8, Send Ctrl-Alt-Del Sends the selected keypress(es) to the AdderLink IP and host system. This is necessary because certain keys and key combinations are trapped by the VNC viewer. -
Page 47: Appendix 4 - Browser Viewer Options
• Hextile – This method offers better performance than the ZRLE when used Selects the highest level of encoding for communications between the browser over a high speed network because there is no need for the AdderLink IP to and the AdderLink IP. -
Page 48: Appendix 5 - Remote Configuration Menus
Appendix 5 - Remote configuration menus This section covers the configuration menus that are available to remote admin users using either the VNC viewer or the browser methods of access. To access the remote configuration menus • Click the Configure button in the top right corner of the window when logged on as the admin user. -
Page 49: User Accounts
1 and 16 characters in length. It is important to note, however, that the password background remains shaded in amber while the AdderLink IP considers your entered password to be too easy to guess. A suitable password is best constructed using a mixture of more than 6 letters, numbers and punctuation characters. -
Page 50: Unit Configuration
Use the arrow keys to select the correct time and date. The time entry uses the 24 hour clock notation. The internal real time clock will continue to run for roughly one week without power to the AdderLink IP, after that it will be lost and require resetting. -
Page 51: Advanced Unit Configuration
KVM switches from alternative manufacturers. During calibration, the AdderLink IP waits for 40ms after each mouse movement before sampling the next. If a KVM device adds a significant delay to the flow of data, the calibration process can be lengthened or may fail entirely. -
Page 52: Network Configuration
What is a port?). The default setting is 5900 which is was hard coded within your AdderLink IP unit when it was built. It consists of a widely recognised port number for use by VNC software. However, in certain six 2-digit hexadecimal (base 16) numbers separated by colons. A section of circumstances it may be advantageous to alter this number - see ‘Security issues... -
Page 53: Setting Ip Access Control
Setting IP access control To define a new IP access control entry The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include before you exclude’ or to put it 1 Click the Add button to display a popup dialog: another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list before the denied addresses’. This is because the positions of entries in the list are vitally important. -
Page 54: Serial Port Configuration
Modem port PPP Server IP Address / PPP Client IP Address When a user dials into the AdderLink IP via a modem or ISDN adapter, the AdderLink IP sets up a temporary two-device network using PPP (Point to Point Protocol). For this purpose, both devices must have ‘dummy’ IP addresses so that they can communicate correctly. -
Page 55: Host Configuration
This page provides the opportunity to configure various details for each of the To create a new host entry host systems that may be connected to the AdderLink IP via one or more KVM 1 Click one of the host entries to reveal a Host configuration dialog. -
Page 56: Hotkey Sequences And Adder Port Direct
Hotkey sequences and Adder Port Direct AdderLink IP allows you to enter commands suitable for any KVM switch in order to choose from up to 128 host systems. These switching commands can take the form of hotkey sequences that emulate standard keypress combinations or, for KVM switches that support the Adder Port Direct format, merely basic port numbers. -
Page 57: Logging And Status
Logging and status This screen provides various details about the user activity on the AdderLink IP. To copy and paste the log You can copy the information listed within the log and paste it into another application. Date and User... -
Page 58: Appendix 6 - Addresses, Masks And Ports
• 780044 is the unique code for Adder Technology within Bar Hill. 192.168.142.22. The sending device would perform several calculations: The important parts of the whole number depend on where you are. If you were based in the same local area as Adder Technology, there would be no point Sending Destination in dialling out of the UK, or even out of the area. -
Page 59: Net Masks - The Binary Explanation
Net masks - the binary explanation To really understand the operation of a net mask it is necessary to delve deeper into the life blood of computers – binary; this is native digital, where everything is either a 1 (one) or 0 (zero), on or off, yes or no. previous page The net mask operation described on the is known as a ‘bit-wise... -
Page 60: Calculating The Mask For Ip Access Control
Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standard IP address and a net mask The permissible mask values (for all octets) are as follows: notation to specify both single locations and ranges of addresses. In order to Mask octet Binary Number of addresses encompassed... -
Page 61: Ports
Thus, when you browse the web your outgoing requests and the to change one or both AdderLink IP ports to use the same number. The other alternative is to place the AdderLink IP unit outside the firewall and take full incoming information are all channelled through port 80. -
Page 62: Appendix 7 - Cable And Connector Specifications
Appendix 7 – Cable and connector specifications AdderLink IP to power switch cable RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 converter cable 6pin mini-DIN 9pin D-type 4pin RJ9 9pin D-type female female female -12V Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable... -
Page 63: Appendix 8 - Hotkey Sequence Codes
Appendix 8 – Hotkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences (macros) for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the special keys on the keyboard. Permissible key presses Creating macro sequences Hot key macro sequences can be up to 256 characters long. All keys are Main control keys (see ‘Using abbreviations’) assumed to be released at the end of a line, however, you can also determine... -
Page 64: Appendix 9 - Supported Video Modes
Appendix 9 – Supported video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configured by the AdderLink IP. If a recognised video mode cannot be found, the AdderLInk IP will gradually change some of the key parameters to discover whether a video lock can be achieved. -
Page 65: Other Products In The Adder Range
• If you use a power extension cord with the AdderLink IP, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. -
Page 66: End User Licence Agreement
ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTWARE (“the SOFTWARE”) FOR USE WITH THE SOFTWARE, THE SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION, RELIANCE ON THE DATA ADDERLINK IP PRODUCT (“the PRODUCT”). THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO PRODUCED OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, THE SERVICE OR THE ENABLE YOU TO OPERATE THE PRODUCT. -
Page 67: Radio Frequency Energy
Radio Frequency Energy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the AdderLink units in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. All other interface cables used with this equipment must be shielded in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. - Page 68 © 2006 Adder Technology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.2c January 2006 Part No. ADD0053 Adder Technology Limited, Adder Corporation, Technology House, 29 Water Street, Newburyport, Trafalgar Way, Bar Hill, MA 01950, Cambridge, CB3 8SQ, United States of America...
- Page 69 Index Connector specifications 61 Init string Controls local setting 38 Access control Cables 5 Gateway viewer options 29 IntelliMouse 14 Cable specifications local setting 22,37 configuration 52 Control menus IP access control 51,52 mask calculation 59 57,61,62,63 remote setting 51 for local connection 35 calculating mask 59 Access mode...
- Page 70 Remote connection 24 Reset MAC address 37,51 Password Threshold Warranty 64 to factory defaults 15 Mask admin - setting 36 adjustment 31 Web browser Reset configuration 39 explanation 57 initial setup 12 Time connection 25 Restore Defaults for IP access control 59 remote logon 25 local setting 36 viewer options 46...