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IKVM-101Plus

User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    HANWELL Single Port KVM over IP IKVM-101Plus User Manual ◄ V1.0 ► Hanwell Technology www.hanwell.com.tw...
  • Page 2 RoHS. © 2008 by Hanwell Technology Hanwell Technology Co. Ltd. reserves the right to make changes in the hardware, packaging, and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Hanwell Technology Co.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Single Port KVM over IP Contents Product Overview ................8 Introduction ................8 Main Feature ................8 Installation and Start up .............9 Package Check List..............9 Panel Views................9 System requirement ..............10 Hardware ................10 Software ................10 When the server is up and running ..........10 When the server is dead ............10 Rack Mounting.................11 Cable Connections (stand-alone) ..........12...
  • Page 4 Single Port KVM over IP 4.1.1 KVM Console ...............41 4.1.2 Telnet Console..............41 Virtual Media ................43 4.2.1 Floppy Disk .................44 4.2.2 CD–ROM Image ..............46 4.2.3 Drive redirection ..............51 4.2.3.1 Driver Redirection Utility Installation......53 4.2.3.2 Built-in Java Drive Redirection ........58 4.2.4 Options ................59 4.2.4.1 Creating an Image ............60 4.2.4.1.1Floppy Images ............60 4.2.4.1.2CD ROM/ISO Images ..........61...
  • Page 5 Single Port KVM over IP E. Bandwidth Consumption ............... 105 F. Cable Connectors ................. 106 G. Well-Known TCP/UDP Port Numbers ..........107 H. Protocol Glossary ................ 108 5 / 109...
  • Page 6 Single Port KVM over IP Figures Figure 2-1 Panel Views ................. 9 Figure 2-2 Cable Connections (stand-alone) ...........12 Figure 2-3 Cable Connections (with a Multi-port KVM Switch)....14 Figure 3-1 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length ..23 Figure 3-2 Remote Console Control Bar..........28 Figure 3-3 Remote Console Options Menu ..........29 Figure 3-4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode ..........30 Figure 3-5 Remote Console Options Menu:Scaling ........30...
  • Page 7 Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-18 Network Settings ...............74 Figure 4-19 Dynamic DNS ..............77 Figure 4-20 Dynamic DNS Scenario ............77 Figure 4-21 Device Security ..............79 Figure 4-22 Chain Rules of IP Filtering ...........81 Figure 4-23 Certificate Settings.............82 Figure 4-24 SSL Certificate Upload ............84 Figure 4-25 CSR string ................84 Figure 4-26 Serial Port ................86 Figure 4-27 Date / Time ..............88...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Single Port KVM over IP 1. Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The KVM-over-IP (hereafter call IP-KVM for simplicity) 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.

  • Page 9: Installation And Start Up

    Single Port KVM over IP 2. Installation and Start up 2.1 Package Check List The IP-KVM package consists of followings items: 1x the single port IP-KVM unit 1x CD-ROM (software utilities and User’s manual) 1x AC to DC Power Adapter (DC 5V / 2.6A) 1x Rack Mount Kit (Brackets and screws) 1x Null modem cable (6 feet) 1x USB A-to-B cable (6 feet)

  • Page 10: System Requirement

    Single Port KVM over IP 2.3 System requirement Hardware Item Description Local host side One PC or Server or the console port of KVM switch Local console side One PS/2 Keyboard, one PS/2 Mouse and one monitor Remote Console side One PC or Multiple PCs are linked into the network Software Item...

  • Page 11: Rack Mounting

    Single Port KVM over IP failure has occurred Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information Power cable detached, power Server remains in power off state after supply failure power on command has been given. CPU Controller, main board Power supply is on, but there is no failure.

  • Page 12: Cable Connections (Stand-Alone)

    Single Port KVM over IP 2.7 Cable Connections (stand-alone) The figure below depicts the installation connection. Host side Console side Figure 2-2 Cable Connections (stand-alone) 12 / 109...

  • Page 13: Cable Connections (With Multi-Port Kvm Switch)

    Single Port KVM over IP Connect cables to the Host and Console devices as the figure depicts above. Leave the Serial interface open for now. After applying power to the unit, it’d take about 60 seconds to complete the bootup process, and then enter normal running state.

  • Page 14: Figure 2-3 Cable Connections (With A Multi-Port Kvm Switch)

    Single Port KVM over IP Host side Console side Figure 2-3 Cable Connections (with a Multi-port KVM Switch) 14 / 109...

  • Page 15: Led Indicators, Button

    Single Port KVM over IP 2.9 LED Indicators, Button Describe Power RED – on when power applied Blue –RS-232 Data Link Indicate IOIO Ethernet Link/Act/10/100Mbps: Orange -- 10BaseT Ethernet connection established Green -- 100BaseT Ethernet connection established Blinking: ON: when no data in activity and link connected Link Green -- blinking when data in activity...
  • Page 16 Single Port KVM over IP IP-KVM Setup Tool If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements, use the setup tool to change the configurations to your needs. The setup tool PSetup can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package. You can follow the procedures described below.
  • Page 17 Single Port KVM over IP 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 18: Configuration Setup Via Serial Console

    Single Port KVM over IP 2.11 Configuration Setup via Serial Console For using serial terminal, the IP-KVM has a serial line interface (host side). This connector is compliant with the RS-232 serial line standard. The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in Table below. Parameter Value Bits/second...

  • Page 19: Keyboard, Mouse, And Video Configuration

    Single Port KVM over IP 2.12 Keyboard, Mouse, and Video configuration Between the IP-KVM and the host, there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data: USB and PS/2. The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections.

  • Page 20: Host System Mouse Settings

    Single Port KVM over IP Intelligent Sync If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system, use the intelligent resynchronization. This method takes more time than the fast one and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu.

  • Page 21: Single And Double Mouse Mode

    Single Port KVM over IP Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back. Thus the mouse will be resynchronized. If re-synchronizing fails, disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure. 2.12.5 Single and Double Mouse Mode The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote...

  • Page 22: Usage

    Single Port KVM over IP 3. Usage 3.1 Prerequisites The IP-KVM 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.

  • Page 23: Login Into The Ip-Kvm And Logout

    Single Port KVM over IP Using the Internet Explorer, open the menu entry “?” and “Info” to read about the key length that is currently activated. The dialog box contains a link that leads you to information on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme.
  • Page 24 Single Port KVM over IP The IP-KVM has a built-in super user that has all permissions to administrate your IP-KVM: Username super (factory default) pass (factory default) Password Warning The user “super” is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the IP-KVM.
  • Page 25 Single Port KVM over IP The Buttons of the front end: Return to main page of IP-KVM access page Open the IP-KVM remote console Exit from the IP-KVM front end. Warning If there is no activity for 30 minutes, the IP-KVM will log you out, automatically.

  • Page 26: Login Out From The Ip-Kvm

    Single Port KVM over IP 3.2.2 Login out from the IP-KVM This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen. Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there is no activity for 30 minutes. 3.3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP-KVM controls.

  • Page 27: Main Window Of Remote Console

    Single Port KVM over IP In case of problems, please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate networking environment. 3.3.1 Main Window of Remote Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control >...

  • Page 28: Control Bar Of Remote Console

    Single Port KVM over IP The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size. That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed.

  • Page 29: Figure 3-3 Remote Console Options Menu

    Single Port KVM over IP system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings on the host Single/Double mouse mode Switches between the Single Mouse Mode (where only the remote mouse pointer is visible) and the Double Mouse Mode (where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized).

  • Page 30: Figure 3-4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode

    Single Port KVM over IP A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line. Figure 3-4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode • Scaling Allow you to scale down the Remote Console. You can still use both mouse and keyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details.
  • Page 31 Single Port KVM over IP Fast Sync -- The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary, but fixed skew. Intelligent Sync -- Use this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system. Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture.

  • Page 32: Figure 3-6 Remote Console Options Menu:cursor

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 3-6 Remote Console Options Menu:Cursor • Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the IP-KVM video settings. IP-KVM features two different dialogs, which for adjusting the video settings. Video Settings through the HTML-Frontend To enable local video port, select this option. This option decides if the local video output of IP-KVM is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system.

  • Page 33: Figure 3-7 Video Settings Panel

    Single Port KVM over IP Video Settings through the remote console Figure 3-7 Video Settings Panel Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode.

  • Page 34: Figure 3-8 Soft Keyboard

    Single Port KVM over IP Phase Defines the phase for video sampling, used to control the display quality together with the setting for sampling clock. Horizontal Position Use the left and right buttons to move the Horizontal Position Horizontal Position picture in horizontal direction while this option is selected.

  • Page 35: Figure 3-9 Soft Keyboard Mapping

    Single Port KVM over IP • Mapping Used for choosing the specific language and country mapping of the Soft-Keyboard. Figure 3-9 Soft Keyboard Mapping • Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally, the applet determines the correct value automatically.

  • Page 36: Figure 3-10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 3-10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog • Encoding These options are used to adjust the encoding level in terms of compression and color depth. They are only available unless "Transmission Encoding" is determined automatically (see the Section called Transmission Encoding in Chapter 6).

  • Page 37: Figure 3-11 Encoding Compression

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 3-11 Encoding Compression The next two options allow you to set the compression level to a predefined level OR to set a level for "lossy" compression. This compresses well, but leads to a degradation in image quality. Figure 3-12 Predefined Compression 37 / 109...

  • Page 38: Figure 3-13 Lossy Compression

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 3-13 Lossy Compression Color Depth: set the desired color depth. You may select between 8 or 16 bit for Video Optimized/compression level 0, or between 1 and 8 bit for compression level 1 to 9. The higher the color depth, the more video information has to be captured and to be transferred.

  • Page 39: Status Line Of Remote Console

    Single Port KVM over IP 3.3.3 Status Line of Remote Console Status line Shows both console and the connection state. The size of the remote screen is displayed. Figure belowwas taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800x600 pixels. The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console.

  • Page 40: Menu Options

    Single Port KVM over IP 4. Menu Options 4.1 Remote Control The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP-KVM controls. The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the IP-KVM. Starting the Remote Console opens a new window displays screen movement of host system, with its size automatically adjusted to optimum.

  • Page 41: Kvm Console

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.1.1 KVM Console Figure 4-1 KVM Console To open the KVM console either click on the icon Console or Remote Control > KVM Console of the menu entry on the left or Click to open of the console picture on the right.
  • Page 42 Single Port KVM over IP The IP-KVM firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client. In case the Telnet program is using a VT 100, VT 102 or VT 220 terminal or an according emulation, it is even possible to perform a console redirection as long as the IP-KVM host machine is using a text mode screen resolution.

  • Page 43: Virtual Media

    Single Port KVM over IP terminal Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1. The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode. 4.2 Virtual Media Before go ahead with this setup, both remote user computer and local computer (the one connected with xRemote) would have to have Operating System Win2000, XP or above.

  • Page 44: Floppy Disk

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.2.1 Floppy Disk Figure 4-3 Virtual Media - Floppy Disk 1. You need to create the floppy to an image file first. 2. For this example, we use RawWrite software (or any other image-creator software) to create floppy image. Please use licensed 44 / 109...
  • Page 45 Single Port KVM over IP software for this purpose. 1. Click “Read” 2. Choose the image file saving path 3. Click “Read” 3. You can find a image file saved at desire destination after you created it with RawWrite. 4. Open the browser to log into the IP-KVM. Click Virtual Media > Floppy Disk.

  • Page 46: Cd-Rom Image

    Single Port KVM over IP 6. Open the remote console and you will see a virtual Floppy drive is created on the host computer that connect to IP-KVM You may create a floppy image size up to 1.44Mb. This drive would be in read-only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only.

  • Page 47: Figure 4-4 Virtual Media - Cd-Rom Image

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-4 Virtual Media – CD-ROM Image Operation Procedures: 1. Please run Nero or any CD imaging tool to create CD-ROM ISO image. 2. Please create a folder and share this folder. (Please make sure password has to be setup with the authorized user during Sharing =>...
  • Page 48 Single Port KVM over IP Fill in the IP address of sharing/remote Please fill in the ‘Sharing Folder Permission’ username and password 5. Image file set successfully. 6. Open the remote console, you can see the virtual CD as below picture. Note: the output image extension file name has to be ‘iso’, e.g.
  • Page 49 Single Port KVM over IP read-only mode and would not allow you to write any information on this drive but copying only. This drive would be bootable under DOS mode if the motherboard/BIOS on the host computer supports USB BOOTABLE function.

  • Page 50: Figure 4-5 Explorer Context Menu

    Single Port KVM over IP MS Windows Open the Explorer, navigate to the directory (or share), and press the right mouse button to open the context menu. Figure 4-5 Explorer context menu Select “Sharing” to open the configuration dialog. Figure 4-6 Share configuration dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory.

  • Page 51: Drive Redirection

    Single Port KVM over IP UNIX and UNIX-like OS (Sun Solaris, and Linux) If you like to access the share via SAMBA, SAMBA has to be set up properly. either edit SAMBA configuration file /etc/samba/smb.conf, or use the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) or WebMin to set the correct parameters.
  • Page 52 Single Port KVM over IP system writes data to the redirected device the drive cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data. This may confuse the remote host’s operating system. We recommend to use the Drive Redirection with care, especially the write support.

  • Page 53: Driver Redirection Utility Installation

    Single Port KVM over IP 2. Open the remote and you can see the virtual hard drive as below picture. Virtual Drive has been created Please note that Virtual Drive creation is by Device manner not by Partition. Which means it looks for I/O in BIOS and sends the corresponding signal to host computer.

  • Page 54: Figure 4-8 Drive Redirection Setup

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-8 Drive Redirection Setup 54 / 109...

  • Page 55: Figure 4-9 Drive Redirection Dialog

    Single Port KVM over IP Drive Redirection Settings Figure 4-9 Drive Redirection dialog Drive Redirection Utility: Device This is the address (either the DNS name or the IP address) of the IP-KVM you would like to connect to. Drive The local drive you want to share with the remote computer, which could be Floppy disc, CD-ROMs, USB-Sticks and hard drives.
  • Page 56 Single Port KVM over IP Secure Connection Enable this box to establish a secure connection via SSL. This will maximize the security but may reduce the connection speed. Select the drive you would like to redirect. All available devices (drive letters) are shown here.
  • Page 57 Single Port KVM over IP the settings are correct, the status bar displays that the connection has been established, the Connect button is disabled and the Disconnect button is enabled. On an error, the status line shows the error message. The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before it is redirected.

  • Page 58: Built-In Java Drive Redirection

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.2.3.2 Built-in Java Drive Redirection 1. Run Remote Control > KVM Console. 2. Click “Floppy” icon Figure 4-10 Built-in Java Drive Redirection 58 / 109...

  • Page 59: Options

    Single Port KVM over IP 3. Click Connect Drive or Connect ISO 4. Select a drive to redirect (if Connect Drive) 5. Select a ISO image to redirect (if Connect ISO) 4.2.4 Options Figure 4-11 USB mass storage option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) if no image file is currently loaded.

  • Page 60: Creating An Image

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.2.4.1 Creating an Image 4.2.4.1.1 Floppy Images UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux).

  • Page 61: 1.2Cd Rom/Iso Images

    Single Port KVM over IP For related tools you may have a look at www.fdos.org 4.2.4.1.2 CD ROM/ISO Images UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux).

  • Page 62: User Management

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.3 User Management 4.3.1 Change Password Figure 4-14 Setting Password Change password of currently logged in user: Old Password: type in current password New Password: type in new password Confirm New Password: re-type new password for verification Click “Apply”...

  • Page 63: Users And Groups

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.3.2 Users and Groups There are three kinds of levels of user accounts: ■ Super -- Has all possible rights to configure the device ■ Administrator -- Has partial rights to change configuration apart from critical settings ■...
  • Page 64 Single Port KVM over IP Confirm password Confirmation of the password above. Email address This is optional. Mobile number This information may be optionally provided. Role Each user can be a member of a group (named a “role” ) – there kinds can be shose from: super, administrator, or an regular user.

  • Page 65: Kvm Settings

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.4 KVM Settings 4.4.1 User Console The following settings are user specific. That means, the super user can customize these settings for every users separately. Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users. 65 / 109...

  • Page 66: Figure 4-15 User Console Setting

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-15 User Console Setting 66 / 109...
  • Page 67 Single Port KVM over IP User select box This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect. You may change the settings of other users if you have the required privileges. Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image-encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console...
  • Page 68 Single Port KVM over IP Default Java-VM Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser. This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer, or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced (see below).

  • Page 69: Keyboard/Mouse

    Single Port KVM over IP or the fact, that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already. Typical examples are “Control+Alt+Delete” on Windows and DOS, what is always caught, or “Control+Backspace” on Unix or Unix-like OS for terminating the X-Server.
  • Page 70 Single Port KVM over IP Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is connected to. You can choose between “Auto” for automatic detection, “USB” for an USB mouse, and “PS/2” for a PS/2 mouse. Warning To use the USB and/or PS/2 interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device.

  • Page 71: Video

    Single Port KVM over IP Use this option if the mouse settings on host use an additional acceleration setting. The IP-KVM tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process. • Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer.
  • Page 72 Single Port KVM over IP of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing (depending on the quality of the video input signal). All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations. • Force Composite Sync (Required for Sun Computers) When connecting the device directly to legacy Sun computer (with composite sync as the video output, it may be possible that IP-KVM don’t recognize the composite sync automatically.

  • Page 73: Device Settings

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.5 Device Settings 4.5.1 Network The Network Settings panel allows changing network related parameters. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect. 73 / 109...

  • Page 74: Figure 4-18 Network Settings

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-18 Network Settings Warning Changing the network settings of the IP-KVM might result in losing connection to it. In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the IP-KVM.
  • Page 75 Single Port KVM over IP IP auto configuration With this option you can control if the IP-KVM should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP, select “dhcp” , and for BOOTP select “bootp” accordingly. If you choose “none” then IP auto configuration is disabled.
  • Page 76 Single Port KVM over IP SSH port Port number at which the IP-KVM SSH (Secure SHell) server is listening to. If left empty the default value (port 22) will be used. Bandwidth limitation The maximum network traffic generated through the IP-KVM ethernet device.

  • Page 77: Dynamic Dns

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.5.2 Dynamic DNS Figure 4-19 Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (www.dyndns.org) can be used in the following scenario. Figure 4-20 Dynamic DNS Scenario The IP-KVM is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider.
  • Page 78 Single Port KVM over IP know the IP address assigned by the provider, the IP-KVM connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there. The administrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address belonging to his card.

  • Page 79: Security

    Single Port KVM over IP Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server for updating the IP address associated with the Domain Name of the IP-KVM. Warning The IP-KVM has its own independent real time clock. Make sure the time setting of the IP-KVM is correct.
  • Page 80 Single Port KVM over IP KVM encryption This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol. RFB is used by the Remote Console to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host. If set to “Off”...

  • Page 81: Figure 4-22 Chain Rules Of Ip Filtering

    Single Port KVM over IP TCP packet Rule 1 Action 1 Rule 2 Action 2 Rule .. Action 3 Rule n Action 4 Action 5 Default Rule Figure 4-22 Chain Rules of IP Filtering Check the “Enable Group based System Access Control” to edit the rules Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line by Append or Insert.

  • Page 82: Certificate

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.5.4 Certificate Figure 4-23 Certificate Settings 82 / 109...
  • Page 83 Single Port KVM over IP The IP-KVM uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the IP-KVM has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate. The default certificate comes with IP-KVM device upon delivery is for testing purpose only.

  • Page 84: Figure 4-24 Ssl Certificate Upload

    Single Port KVM over IP Figure 4-24 SSL Certificate Upload Figure 4-25 CSR string After completing these three steps, the IP-KVM has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the IP-KVM there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the three steps as described above.
  • Page 85 Single Port KVM over IP name that is used to access the IP-KVM with a web browser (without the “http://” prefix). In case the name given here and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning when the IP-KVM is accessed using HTTPS.

  • Page 86: Serial Port

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.5.5 Serial Port Figure 4-26 Serial Port The IP-KVM Serial Settings allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it. Configuration or console login Do not use the serial port for any special function, use it only for the initial configuration.
  • Page 87 Single Port KVM over IP The Modem Settings panel allows you to configure the remote access to the IP-KVM using a modem. The meaning of each parameter will be described below. The modem settings are part of the serial settings panel.

  • Page 88: Date / Time

    Single Port KVM over IP IP-Power (Power Control Settings) For controlling Serial Power Controller. 4.5.6 Date / Time Figure 4-27 Date / Time This link refers to a page, where the internal real-time clock of the IP-KVM can be set up. You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually, or to use a NTP timeserver.

  • Page 89: Event Log

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.5.7 Event Log Figure 4-28 Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations. Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately. The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP-KVM.
  • Page 90 Single Port KVM over IP the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page. Furthermore, you can clear the log file here. List logging enabled The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the IP-KVM .
  • Page 91 Single Port KVM over IP requires a community string, you can set it in the appropriate text field. Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event. Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event.

  • Page 92: Maintenance

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.6 Maintenance 4.6.1 Device Information Figure 4-29 Device Information Device Summary This section contains a summary with various information about this IP-KVM and it’s current firmware and allows you to reset the card. The Data file for support allows you to download the IP-KVM data file with specific support information.

  • Page 93: Figure 4-30 Connected Users

    Single Port KVM over IP support information like the serial number etc. You may send us this information together with a support request. It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem. Figure 4-30 Connected Users Figure above displays the IP-KVM activity. From left to right the connected user(s), its IP address (from which host the user comes from) and its activity status is displayed.

  • Page 94: Even Log

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.6.2 Even log Figure 4-31 Event Log List The figure above displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP-KVM 4.6.3 Update Firmware Figure 4-32 Update Firmware The IP-KVM is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called firmware.
  • Page 95 Single Port KVM over IP A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site. If the firmware file is compressed (file suffix .zip) then you must unzip it before you can proceed. Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http://www.winzip.com/ for decompression.

  • Page 96: Unit Reset

    Single Port KVM over IP 4.6.4 Unit Reset Figure 4-33 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. This involves the both keyboard and mouse, the video engine and the IP-KVM itself. Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware.

  • Page 97: Technical Specifications

    Single Port KVM over IP 5. Technical Specifications Model No. KI-P00101 Model Name xRemote Target Device Connection 1 x Keyboard PS/2 Mini Din 6 Pin 1 x Mouse PS/2 Mini Din 6 Pin 1 x VGA HDDB 15 Pin 1 x USB 2.0 Type B receptacle Local Access Connection 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 Pin 1 x PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 Pin...

  • Page 98: Troubleshooting

    Single Port KVM over IP 6. Troubleshooting 1. The remote mouse doesn’t work or is not synchronous Make sure the mouse settings in IP-KVM match the mouse model. There are some circumstances where the mouse synchronization process could behave incorrectly, refer to Sections 5.4.1 & 6.5.22 for further explanation.
  • Page 99 Single Port KVM over IP 8. Windows XP doesn’t awake from standby mode This is possibly a Windows XP problem. Try not to move the mouse while XP goes in standby mode. 9. Can’t upload the signed certificate in MacOS X If an ’internal error’...

  • Page 100: Faqs

    Single Port KVM over IP 7. FAQs 1. The color of remote console displaying a pinkish tint. If you are experiencing the remote control screen displaying a pinkish tint with some graphic cards, please try adjusting the brightness of the remote console by following steps below. a) Click Video Settings in Options menu of the remote console.
  • Page 101 Single Port KVM over IP 3. What operating systems does IP-KVM support? The IP-KVM supports Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000/XP and above, , Unix, Unix-like Operating System (Sun Solaris, Linux) and Mac OSX. 4. What browsers does IP-KVM support? The IP-KVM support Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher, Netscape 7.0 and Mozilla 1.6 5.

  • Page 102: Addendum

    Single Port KVM over IP 8. Addendum A. Key Codes Table below shows the key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not represent necessarily key characters that are used on international keyboards. They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with an US English language mapping.

  • Page 103: Video Modes

    Single Port KVM over IP B. Video Modes Table below lists the video modes IP-KVM supports. Please don’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, IP-KVM may not be able to detect them. Resolution (x, y) Refresh Rates (Hz) 640 x 350 70, 85...

  • Page 104: User Role Permissions

    Single Port KVM over IP C. User Role Permissions Table below lists the user role permissions granted for three user role groups: “Superuser”, “Administrator”, and “User” Function User Administrator Superuser Remote Control: KVM Remote Control: Remote Power Remote Control: Telnet Console Virtual Media User Management: Change...

  • Page 105: Bandwidth Consumption

    Single Port KVM over IP E. Bandwidth Consumption The preconfigured network speed selection simply results in a different Compression and Color Depth configuration in order to match the different bandwidth limitations of the network type (UMTS, ISDN, etc. ) The following suggested network bandwidth planning table for IP-KVM installation is from the test results with 3D-Labyrinth screen saver at Resolution 800x600, the worst case consuming the highest network bandwidth.

  • Page 106: Cable Connectors

    Single Port KVM over IP F. Cable Connectors PS/2 Cable: Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional) Din 5 pins Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female VGA Cable: HDDB15 Male to Male USB 2.0 Cable: USB A-B cable CAT5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable 106 / 109...

  • Page 107: Well-Known Tcp/Udp Port Numbers

    Single Port KVM over IP G. Well-Known TCP/UDP Port Numbers Port numbers are divided into three ranges: Well Known Ports, Registered Ports, and Dynamic and/or Private Ports. Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023. Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151. Dynamic and/or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535.

  • Page 108: Protocol Glossary

    Single Port KVM over IP H. Protocol Glossary BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) Similar to DHCP, but for smaller networks. Automatically assigns the IP address for a specific duration of time. CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) A secure protocol for connecting to a system; it is more secure than the PAP. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Internet protocol for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP/IP.
  • Page 109 Single Port KVM over IP NTP (Network Time Protocol) A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) A method of user authentication in which the username and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name-password pairs. PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) A protocol for creating and running IP and other network protocols over a serial link.

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