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Prima IP-8 and Prima IP-16
8-port and 16-port KVM Switches over IP
User Manual
Revision 1.51
23/08/2007

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  • Page 1 Prima IP-8 and Prima IP-16 8-port and 16-port KVM Switches over IP User Manual Revision 1.51 23/08/2007...
  • Page 2 Copyright and trademarks Copyright © 2007 PROSUM. All rights reserved All trademarks in this manual are the properties of their respective trademark owners. FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES................. 1 ........................... 1 DVANTAGES ......................... 3 RIMARY FEATURES 1.2.1 General features .......................... 3 1.2.2 TCP/IP remote connection......................3 1.2.3 Thin-client Viewer Program ......................3 1.2.4 Hi-Speed PPP Connection......................
  • Page 4 ..................29 IPS ABOUT IEWER ONNECTIONS 3.4.1 Typing the PRIMA IP IP Address ....................29 3.4.2 Connection Performance Tuning....................29 3.4.3 Local and Remote Mouse Cursor Synchronization ..............29 ....................30 AVING THE ONNECTION PTIONS ..................31 DJUSTING THE IEWER INDOW 3.6.1 Changing the Viewer Size to Full Screen (Win32 Viewer only) ..........
  • Page 5 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 CHAPTER 5. LOCAL CONSOLE OPERATION................81 ........................ 81 RONT PANEL UTTONS ........................81 EYBOARD OTKEYS ........................82 CREEN ISPLAY 5.3.1 OSD Main Menu ........................82 5.3.2 OSD Setup Menu........................83 ...................... 84 OCAL ONSOLE PERATIONS 5.4.1...

  • Page 7: Advantages And Features

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Chapter 1. Advantages and Features Advantages The Prima IP 8 / Prima IP 16 is a 16-port IP-based KVM Switch with single-port KVM Link Extender over IP. In addition to the traditional local console, it provides a remote access over the LAN/Internet IP network. It is functionally versatile, robust and ultra-secure.
  • Page 8 Versatile backup connection featuring a PPP Server or PPP Client To provide a redundancy of a backup connection system while network might no longer function in critical situation, Prima IP also allows an easy and convenient PPP connection over the dial-in modem phone line. It could serve as a PPP server to accept a peer computer to make PPP connection request over a dial-in modem phone line.

  • Page 9: Primary Features

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Primary features 1.2.1 General features • 8/16-port IP-based Cascadable 19” Rack mount USB PS/2 KVM Switch with OSD • Provides 1 digital port for remote control over IP • Port capacity scalable up to a maximum of 128 computers with cascaded configuration of other Prima KVM Switches (Prima 4/Prima 8/Prima 16) •...

  • Page 10: Security

    1.2.7 Security • 1024-bit Public key Authentication using certificates generated by an external CA • 256-bit SSL Encryption for keyboard, mouse and video signal transmissions • Remote authentication support for LDAP or RADIUS servers • RADIUS accounting support • 3 SSL security levels : •...

  • Page 11: System Architecture

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 System Architecture Prima IP is based on an embedded Linux platform for computing power and rugged stability. The Prima IP employs a High speed Processor to ensure excellent video quality and fast keyboard / mouse response across the Internet, even when bandwidth availability is limited.

  • Page 12: Power Control Configuration

    1.3.2 Power Control Configuration The Prima IP KVM switch supports Serial Power Control device to facilitate the remote Power ON/OFF and power cycling of the connected computers/servers. Figure 4: Prima IP connected to a Remote Power Control Device 1.3.3 PPP connections The Prima IP KVM switch can serve as either a PPP client or a PPP server to support PPP connection.

  • Page 13: Prima Ip External Views

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Prima IP External Views 1.4.1 Prima IP Front View 1.4.2 Prima IP 8 - Front-panel 1.4.3 Prima IP 16 - Front-panel The Dual Numerical LED shows bank number of the Prima IP KVM Switch within a Daisy-chain The 10/100Mbps LED is lit as solid orange when the current digital link is running on 100Mbps speed.
  • Page 14 Figure 8: Prima IP 16 - Rear-panel 8 x 16 PC ports: The PC port is where you connect to your computer. The PC port is a HDB 15 connector integrated with USB and PS/2 keyboard, mouse and video. To connect PC port to one of your computer, you may use either USB KVM Combo Cable, or PS/2 KVM Combo Cable, or Combo-free USB PS/2 KVM Cable, depending on your package option.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Installing Prima Ip

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Chapter 2. Installing Prima IP Checklist before Installation Before installing the KVM switch, you should run through the following peripheral checklist to ensure a proper setup of your KVM Switch…. 1. Suitable KVM cables to connect the Prima IP KVM Switch to the keyboard, video and mouse ports of each of your PC.
  • Page 16 Figure 11: The Combo-free USB PS/2 KVM cable Figure 12: The Daisy-chain Cable [M-HDB15-to-HDB15-F] Figure 13: The [Daisy-chain] Terminator - 10 -...

  • Page 17: Setting Up The Physical Connections

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Setting up the Physical Connections Step 1. Power on the Prima IP. Step 2. If a local console is required, connect a keyboard, mouse and monitor to the Prima IP local console ports Step 3.
  • Page 18 Figure 15: Combo-free USB PS/2 KVM Cable The special Combo-free KVM cable provides a PS/2 keyboard connector, a USB connector and a HDB video connector for the computer connection. When connecting with a USB computer, plug the USB connector to it and leave the PS/2 connector free. When connecting with a PS/2 computer, add one USB-to-PS/2 adapter to the USB connector and you’ll have a PS/2 connector for mouse.

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Servers For Connections To Prima Ip

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Configuring your Servers for Connections to Prima IP Now that you have set up your local console on Prima IP, you can now configure your connected servers just by using the access provided by Prima IP’s local console. Mouse acceleration is NOT supported by Prima IP.
  • Page 20 Windows 98 Access Control Panel->Mouse. Click the Mouse Properties tab and select the Motion page. In the Pointer speed box, adjust the pointer speed slide bar to the slowest (leftmost) position and click OK. The mouse setting page on different Windows platforms might be quite different, some gives mouse acceleration option and some do not.

  • Page 21: More Tips For Server Desktop Configuration

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 More Tips for Server Desktop Configuration Several aspects have to be taken into consideration and maybe configured on your computers or servers for best performance: (1) Resolution modes should refrain from too much peculiarity and better adopt ones that are within PRIMA IP’s standard support.

  • Page 22: Choose Plain And Solid Server Desktop Backgrounds For Your Connected Servers

    2.4.3 Choose Plain and Solid Server Desktop Backgrounds for your Connected Servers To optimize the bandwidth efficiency and speed up video performance across bandwidth-limited environment, one should preferably adopt a server desktop which should be as plain as a color background with a solid and light-colored graphics.

  • Page 23: Prima Ip Network Settings

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Prima IP Network Settings 2.5.1 IP Settings The factory network settings for PRIMA IP are as follows: IP address: 192.168.1.200 Net mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.254 DNS: 192.168.1.254 Step 1. Connect your Prima IP to the Ethernet LAN. Step 2.

  • Page 24: Port Base

    2.5.2 Port Base If you are satisfied with the default port base setting as 5900, you can leave the port base unmodified. The default port base for Prima IP connection is set at 5900. This means it will use port 5900 (port base) for viewer connection and port 5908 (port base + 8) for https web browser connection.

  • Page 25: Configuring Your Firewall/Router For Accessing Prima Ip Across Internet

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Configuring your firewall/router for accessing Prima IP across internet To allow access to the Prima IP behind a corporate firewall/router, please set up the firewall/router (not your Prima IP) as following: Step 1. Configure a virtual server on your router: you should configure (or ask your net admin to configure for you!) a virtual server as mapped to the Prima IP local IP address.

  • Page 26: Security Settings

    Security Settings There are altogether nine (3 x 3) possible combinations of Viewer Security Levels + Password Policies that are available for a flexible adaptation to your security needs. The administrator can choose an optimized combination of user password policy and SSL/PKI Authentication according to his security and convenience concerns.

  • Page 27: Installing Certificates And Key On Prima Ip For Security Level 3

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Security level 3: offers a secure SSL connection with encryption for mouse, keyboard, and video, and uses 1024-bit PKI-authentication. It should be reserved for very high security applications. It is based on certificates and 1024-bit RSA keys. The individual keys are protected by passphrases that come in addition to user passwords.
  • Page 28 Certificate and key files to be installed on PRIMA IP: (1) The root certificate: root.crt (2) The server certificate: server.crt (3) The server private key: serverkey.pem Open the Security Settings page of the PRIMA IP Management Interface. Step 2: Click the Browse button and use the Choose File dialog box to browse to your certificate files. Step 3.

  • Page 29: Remote Clients

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 2.7.4 Remote Clients Depending on your security settings, you have to distribute some files and/or pieces of information to the remote clients: 1. Certificates: as you have obtained from your CA (Certification Authority). They are required only if you select level 3 viewer security •...

  • Page 31: Chapter 3. Viewer Connection

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Chapter 3. Viewer Connection PRIMA IP provides a win32 viewer for Windows clients and a Java viewer for cross-platform on any major operating systems. Installing the Viewers on the Client Computer 3.1.1 Win32 Viewer Go to the Download page to download the Win32 viewer, Kripview_install.exe.

  • Page 32: Installing Certificates On The Client Computer

    3.2.1 Win32 Import Certificate Run the importation utility by accessing Start/Programs/PROSUM /PRIMA IP Viewer/Import Certificates. Click on Root Certificate to import the root certificate, and then click on Client Certificate to import the client certificate. 3.2.2 Java-based Import Certificate Run the Java importation utility Impcert.jar by typing...

  • Page 33: Starting The Viewer Connection

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Starting the Viewer Connection 3.3.1 Specifying the Viewer Connection Options The viewer Connection Options interface provides several alternative options to optimize your viewer connection. Click the Options button on the Connection Details dialog box. Figure 18: Win32 Viewer Figure 17: Java Viewer Encoding...

  • Page 34: User Name And Password

    3.3.2 User Name and Password First, run the viewer program, enter the access IP and port number for PRIMA IP. Default IP address: 192.168.1.200 Figure 19: Login dialog box (Win32 Viewer) At the password or private path phrase prompt, just enter the user name and password as required: Default user &...

  • Page 35: Some Tips About Viewer Connections

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Some Tips about Viewer Connections 3.4.1 Typing the PRIMA IP IP Address If you want to specify the type of connection rather than using the default one, click the Options button and optimize your connection parameters. Please refer to previous section for details. Note that you can simply type in the access IP address of PRIMA IP server without specifying the port number when the port number is 5900 (default value).

  • Page 36: Saving The Connection Options

    is why we recommend you always choose the biggest local cursor in viewer settings. Saving the Connection Options After you have optimized your connection options, you might want to save them. Next time when you log in with the viewer to the PRIMA IP server, the viewer on that specific client computer will use the saved connection parameters as well as the password (but not the private path phrase, which is not saved since it is used by secured/PKI-authenticated connection) for connection with PRIMA IP.

  • Page 37: Adjusting The Viewer Window Size

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Adjusting the Viewer Window Size Viewer Window with scroll bars (Win32 viewer) The size of the PRIMA IP viewer window can be adjusted by dragging the border of the viewer windows. 3.6.1 Changing the Viewer Size to Full Screen (Win32 Viewer only) 2.

  • Page 38: Scaling The Viewer Window

    3.6.2 Scaling the Viewer Window Click the PRIMA IP viewer icon on the title bar of the viewer window to evoke the Quick Menu. Select Connection options on the Quick Menu Scale the viewer window to ½ size On the Connection Options dialog box, specify the preferred proportions of the viewer window, for example: ½, and then check the option.

  • Page 39: Viewer Title Bar Information

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Viewer Title Bar Information Connection Information shown on the Title Bar ServerRoom_TPE: This is the name you specified for your Video Server. PC 1: This is the name you specified for this connected computer 49 ms: This is the capture time that is used for capturing the video image 4 ms: This is the transmit time that is used to transmit a video refresh Shared: This is a shared session that allows other authorized users to login...

  • Page 40: The Select Computer Box

    The Select Computer Box Win32 Viewer 3.8.1 The Select Computer box allows the user to perform intuitive Click-and-Switch operation without memorizing the varying port-switching hotkey commands of all kinds of KVM switches possibly installed behind PRIMA IP. However, to use the click-and-switch feature provided by it, you must first configure the KVM switching hotkey commands for that KVM switch model via the web management Interface.

  • Page 41: Viewer Quick Menu

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Viewer Quick Menu 3.9.1 Opening the Viewer Menu The Quick Menu of PRIMA IP’s Win32 viewer can be evoked by clicking the program icon on the leftmost of the title bar, or right-clicking anywhere on the title bar. To open the Java viewer Quick Menu, click the menu options under the title bar.

  • Page 42: Menu Items

    3.9.2 Menu Items Select computer: Select the remote computer by a drop-down combo box View Computer ICONs : Open the Select Computer box for computer selection by clicking icons Adjust Screen: Fine-tune the screen area by pixel shifts. Connection options: Open the Connection Options dialog Connection info: Show the Connection information of the viewer session.
  • Page 43 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 New connection: Make another new connection by the viewer. Save connection options: Save the connection options settings such as those connection parameters specified within the Connection Options Box and also the password within the registry of the client computer. By selecting this option, you can save your session password as well as other connection parameters in the registry of your client computer, so that next time when you log in the viewer for a new session, you will not be prompted for session password again.

  • Page 44: Video Display Problem Troubleshooting

    3.10 Video Display Problem Troubleshooting PRIMA IP video server supports most major display modes up to 1600 x 1200. However, some display problems will occurs, when either there is abnormal or unusual display output from your server or the display resolution is over the biggest support of 1600 x 1200, or the display vertical frequency is beyond the support range in that pixel dimension.
  • Page 45 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 (2) Use 8-bit color reduction (with only 256 colors instead of the 65K colors in 16-bit settings). (3) You can enable Automatic Filter Adjustment (web management/Video Server page) for automatic video optimization according to different bandwidth condition. (4) On the other hand, if you do not want to use Automatic Filter Adjustment, you could always select either Medium Quality/Low Quality level for more speed as your Video Filter setting (web management/ Video Server Page).
  • Page 46 takes longer time for PRIMA IP system and video server to load, thus you have to wait at least one minute for the system to be up and running. Then try to make the viewer connection again to see if it is brought back to normal function again. A cold boot of PRIMA IP is always a last resort to bring the PRIMA IP back –...

  • Page 47: Prima Ip Unit Management

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Chapter 4. Prima IP Unit Management Web-based Management Interface Type in the correct IP address and port number: https://<IP_address>:<port_number> https://61.222.144.195:5908 Remember that it is a secure SSL encrypted connection, so you should type “https” instead of the usual “http”.

  • Page 48: User Privileges - Superadmin, Admin, User

    User Privileges – SUPERADMIN, ADMIN, USER Prima IP offers three categories of user privileges for web management: SUPERADMIN, ADMIN and USER. User Group Management Viewer SUPERADMIN Full access All functions ADMIN Partial access (see table below) All functions No access except the Download USER No power on/off feature page...

  • Page 49: Viewers

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Viewers The download page allows you to download both Windows and Java (TM) Viewers. Prima IP Download Viewers Page Windows The viewer for Windows can run on most of Windows platforms: 98/Me/NT/2000/2000 Server/XP/2003 Server/Vista.

  • Page 50: Main/Date & Time - Date, Time, Zone Support And Ntp Server Synchronization

    Main/Date & Time – Date, Time, Zone Support and NTP server Synchronization The Date and Time page allows you to configure time-related settings of your Prima IP, including Time Zone settings, Local Time and Internet Time. After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings.

  • Page 51: Main/Security - Certificates, Viewer Encryption And Password Policies

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 MAIN/Security – Certificates, Viewer Encryption and Password Policies The Security page enables you to configure and implement security-related settings of your Prima IP, such as uploading your certificates for the Prima IP server side, selecting the security level of the viewer connections, and the password policy for the viewer and browser connections.

  • Page 52: User Password

    Security Level (SSL): The Prima IP offers three levels of security for viewer connections. On the drop- down combo box, you can just choose either one of the three viewer security levels as appropriate to your real demands on viewer connection security: Level 1 uses No SSL data encryption and No authentication.

  • Page 53: Main/Tcp/Ip Settings - Port And Ip Settings

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 MAIN/TCP/IP Settings – Port and IP settings The LAN TCP/IP page is where you can set up the TCP/IP settings of your Prima IP. Here you can specify the IP address, net mask, gateway address, DNS address and access port base for viewer and for browser (port base +8), or whether you want to use DHCP.

  • Page 54: Main/Wan Ppp

    MAIN/WAN PPP The WAN PPP page is where you can set up the PPP server/client mode of your Prima IP. Here you can enable either the PPP server mode, or the PPP client mode, or you can disable the PPP modes altogether. The Prima IP can serve either as a PPP server for the remote computers to dial-in for connection, or as a PPP client to dial in a PPP server to connect to a network or the Internet.

  • Page 55: Ppp Server Settings

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.7.2 PPP Server Settings Current Local IP Address: This is where you can check up the IP address of the Prima IP when a PPP connection is established. However, if the PPP connection is not yet established, the IP address will be shown as Unknown.

  • Page 56: Ppp Client Settings

    Note: Refer to Power Management page for more details about the chat program. Refer also to your modem documentation. We also strongly recommend you refer to the standard man pages of pppd and chat programs on Linux. In server mode, the modem should be set to await and automatically connect when receiving remote calls.

  • Page 57: Kvm Server/Log - Logging Server Events

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 KVM Server/Log – Logging Server Events This Server Log Page keeps a detailed record of events, beginning from each restart, of each user’s login, port switching actions, and video modes therewith. It also records each login attempt and the IP address from which the login attempt has originated, even the attempt is not successful.

  • Page 58: Kvm Server/Main Setting - Kvm Server Main Settings

    KVM Server/Main Setting – KVM Server Main Settings This page allows you to set up the KVM server operation: video quality and optimization, KVM switch model, auto-scanning function. After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings.

  • Page 59: Scanning

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Automatic Screen Alignment: When this option is checked, PRIMA IP tries to center the view screen automatically to eliminate the offsets sometimes seen in the viewer screen as black gaps. Automatic Image Optimization for Speed: When this option is checked, PRIMA IP tries to optimize the video settings (phase, light and contrast) to produce images of better quality with higher compression.

  • Page 60: Kvm Server/Viewer Connection - Video Server Name And Keyboard Type Settings

    4.10 KVM Server/Viewer Connection – Video Server Name and Keyboard Type Settings This page allows you to configure settings proper to the viewer, including the name as it appears on the title bar of the viewer window. The keyboard layout that Prima IP will assume must be consistent with the one you use on the client side.
  • Page 61 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Hot Keys: Prima IP can detect a special sequence of keystrokes when you type on your remote keyboard. This special sequence is used to ask Prima IP to resynchronize the local and the remote mouse cursors in a fast and convenient way.

  • Page 62: Kvm Server/Computers - Port And Ip Settings

    4.11 KVM Server/Computers – Port and IP settings This page permits to provide PRIMA IP with information about all KVM-attached computers. This information is used by PRIMA IP to do some actions automatically in order to simplify your job: • Select a specific KVM Switch in the Daisy-chain and show the information of each, concerning model name, port number and software version •...
  • Page 63 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Note: The computer names you specify here for each port will appear in the Windows and Java viewers. Scanning: If you do not want this computer be included in the auto-scanning, check Do not include in scanning process.

  • Page 64: Kvm Server/Power Control - Enable The Power Control

    4.12 KVM Server/Power Control – Enable the power control The Power Control page allows you to enable or disable the power control feature via the serial port on the back panel of your PRIMA IP. You can also specify the login script of your power control device, if it requires a login script.
  • Page 65 Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 the password "mypass". A carriage return is normally sent following the reply strings. It is not expected in the expect strings unless it is specifically requested by using the \r character sequence. If the script must start by sending something instead of waiting for a string, use the null sequence '' (two quotes with no space in between) as expect string: '' restart login: myid...

  • Page 66: Kvm Server/Local Console -User Authentication And Mouse Acceleration

    4.13 KVM Server/Local Console –User Authentication and Mouse Acceleration The Local Console page allows you to enable or disable the user-password authentication feature, and to adjust the mouse acceleration on the local console. After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings.

  • Page 67: Kvm Server/Video Mode Database - Modifying The Video Display Database

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.14 KVM Server/Video Mode Database – Modifying the Video Display Database The Video Mode Database page allows you to modify, create and suppress the VGA modes supported by the device. Important Note: Carelessly modifying a video mode on this video database might obliterate the video capture, thus DO NOT MODIFY anything unless you know exactly what you are doing.
  • Page 68 Total Hsync Screen Start Vsync Start Screen Height Total DISPLAYED AREA Height Refresh Rate: Here you can modify the refresh rate of the target VGA mode. Width: Here you can modify the various width parameters of the target VGA mode: •...

  • Page 69: Users/Local Database - Managing The User Accounts

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.15 Users/Local Database - Managing the User Accounts The User Local Database page is for the purpose of user account management for the Prima IP. You can see the listing of existing user entries, together with the user group the specific user belongs to and the description for the user.
  • Page 70 Refer to the table below for detailed list of Web Management rights: Management Page SUPERADMIN ADMIN Custom Download/Viewer Main/Date & Time Main/Security Main/LAN TCP-IP Main/WAN PPP KVM Server/Log KVM Server/Main Settings KVM Server/Viewer Connection KVM Server/Computers KVM Server/Power Control KVM Server/Local Console KVM Server/Video Mode database Users/local database Users/User Groups...

  • Page 71: Users/User Groups - Tuning In With The Remote Authentication Servers

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.16 Users/User Groups – Tuning in with the Remote Authentication Servers This page allows you to modify, to create or to suppress custom-made user groups in addition to ADMIN and SUPERADMIN. It is possible to define up to 62 custom-made user groups. Each user group has a name and a set of properties specifying which computers its users can access, and whether its users can power on and power off the computers they can access.
  • Page 72 Select: Select a user group from the local database. Group Name: Modify this field if you want to create a new user group. Do not touch this field if you want only to change the port list of the current user group. Power Control: Check this box to allow users belonging to this group to "manually"...

  • Page 73: Users/Remote Servers - Tuning In With The Remote Authentication Servers

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.17 Users/Remote Servers – Tuning in with the Remote Authentication Servers The User Remote Authentication page allows you to authenticate the users that try to connect to PRIMA IP, from centralized servers running a Radius service or hosting a directory that can be accessed through the LDAP protocol (Active Directory for example).

  • Page 74: Radius Server

    Port: Enter here the port number used in LDAP authentication. By default, it is set to 389. LDAP Server: IP address of the directory server. Second Server (if any): IP address of the second LDAP server (if any). User Base Search DN: Here you should enter the User Base Search DN, which is typical to the LDAP server you use for authentication.

  • Page 75: Users/Radius Accounting -Settings For Radius Accounting

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.18 Users/Radius Accounting –Settings for Radius Accounting There is no relation between RADIUS Accounting and LDAP or RADIUS authentication. The RADIUS Accounting permits to record the connection events into a RADIUS accounting server. It can record all sorts of events, not only RADIUS authentication events.

  • Page 76: Users/Current Status - Showing The Currently Connected Users

    4.19 Users/Current Status – Showing the Currently Connected Users This page shows the remote users that are connected at the time you access this status page. However, this status page will not refresh itself. In order to know whether there is any change to the connection status, you should refresh this page by clicking the Refresh button for current information on connected users.

  • Page 77: Alarms/Emails - Sending Email Notifications For Critical Server Events

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.20 Alarms/Emails – Sending Email Notifications for Critical Server Events This page allows you to set up the email notification for alarm events. After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings.

  • Page 78: Alarms/Snmp - Sending Snmp Messages For Critical Server Events

    4.21 Alarms/SNMP – Sending SNMP Messages for Critical Server Events Here you can set up the SNMP traps sent by Prima IP, provided you selected the SNMP traps somewhere into the Alarm page. After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings.

  • Page 79: Alarms/Selections - Select The Alarm-Triggering Events

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.22 Alarms/Selections – Select the Alarm-triggering Events Prima IP is capable of sending immediate alerts, as emails or SNMP traps, and/or performing automatically a power cycling when there is blue screen, no video, or NumLock test failure from a remote computer. This feature should be used in conjunction with the autoscanning function, so that Prima IP will help carry on a constant surveillance on the health conditions of your connected servers.
  • Page 80 No Video Alarm (Blank Screen): No Video could be a result from power failure or an unsupported video mode, i.e., an out-of-range video mode or most often a video mode not yet set up into the video database. If you want the PRIMA IP to respond immediately to this sort of events, just check the Enable Alarm option, then specify what type(s) of action you would like to do: Restart Computer, Send an Email, or Send an SNMP trap.

  • Page 81: Maintenance/Software Version - Software Version Information

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.23 Maintenance/Software Version – Software Version Information The Software version page shows the current resident software and firmware version information. Here you can check the Linux kernel version, the time it is built, together with the software application and KVM firmware.

  • Page 82: Maintenance/Software Upgrade -Upgrading The Software Via Web

    4.24 Maintenance/Software Upgrade –Upgrading the Software via Web The Software Upgrade page is where you can browse to the path location of the software upgrade file, and upload it to PRIMA IP across your LAN or across the Internet. Note: The PRIMA IP upgrade file must have a name starting with "ikmod" followed by the date, such as ikmod-yy-mm-dd (for example ikmod-07-03-29).

  • Page 83: Maintenance/Firmware Upgrade - Upgrading The Firmware Via Web

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.25 Maintenance/Firmware Upgrade – Upgrading the Firmware via Web The Firmware Upgrade page is where you can browse to the path location of the KVM firmware upgrade file, and upload it to PRIMA IP across your LAN or across the Internet. The KVM firmware file contains the firmware of the KVM card, which is associated with the KLE-like IP module inside PRIMA IP.

  • Page 84: Maintenance/Configuration Save And Restore

    4.26 Maintenance/Configuration Save and Restore This page allows you to save your current Prima IP settings to a single .tgz file for more portability and usability. It is wise to backup your configuration after any change. You can use it also to set up several Prima IP with same configuration.

  • Page 85: Maintenance/Reboot - Configuration Backup And Upload

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 4.27 Maintenance/Reboot – Configuration Backup and upload In case your Prima IP has crashed and beyond restoration simply by clicking the Apply Settings/Restart Servers button, you can always have the last resort to completely reboot the Prima IP from ground level up by clicking the Reboot Device button into the Reboot page.

  • Page 86: Apply Settings/Restart Servers - Validate New Settings & Restart Video Servers

    4.28 Apply Settings/Restart Servers – Validate New Settings & Restart Video Servers All the new settings you have made could only be committed to the Prima IP’s database by clicking the Store Settings/Store/Store User button on each setting page. However, just clicking any of these buttons will not have these new settings immediately validated.

  • Page 87: Local Console Operation

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 Chapter 5. Local Console Operation This chapter provides general guidelines for Prima IP local console operations. Before you begin operation of the local console, we strongly recommend that you read this chapter in advance. The Quick Reference Sheet in the Quick Installation Guide can also serve as an equal reference.

  • Page 88: On Screen Display

    On Screen Display While the OSD is activated, all front-panel buttons and mouse are inactive. To activate the OSD menu, use the following hotkey sequence: space bar Show OSD menu The OSD (On Screen Display) is a menu that is superimposed on your screen display. In the OSD menu, you can see a listing of the available banks and channels for selection and the currently online status of each channel.

  • Page 89: Osd Setup Menu

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 • Computers whose names do not exhibit any symbol are currently not connected, or powered down. • You can modify the settings of the computer whose name is highlighted. <F1>: Go to the Setup Page <F2>: Logout <Enter>:...

  • Page 90: Local Console Operations

    Local Console Operations This section describes each local console command operation of Prima IP and available ways to execute the command, either by front-panel button, keyboard hotkey sequence or OSD menu option. Note: In this section, we call “bank” a KVM switch into the daisy chain. For example, Prima IP is always bank 1, the next KVM is bank 2 and so on.

  • Page 91: Next Lower Channel

    Prima IP User Manual Rev 1.5 2007 In a daisy-chained configuration, you may want to select specific channel on a specific bank (when you have daisy-chained multiple KVM switch units), just use the Page up/Page Down key for bank selection and navigate the OSD menu by cursors key to the channel you want and hit Enter to make it your active channel.

  • Page 92: Beep Sound On/Off

    5.4.6 Beep Sound On/Off While autoscanning, port-switching or issuing a hotkey command, a beep sound will be heard. If you want to turn on/off this beeping, try the following hotkey sequence. 5.4.6.1 Hotkey Beep sound on/off = 5.4.7 Show OSD Menu 5.4.7.1 Hotkey Show OSD menu...

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