Adder iPEPS - Manual

              AdderLink iPEPS features There are two types of AdderLink iPEPS units: the dual access model which allows a local keyboard, video monitor and mouse to be situated next to the computer and a standard model which eschews such conne...

              ADDERLINK www .adder .com LNK 100 LOC PW R POW ER REM VNC ADDER ® (K/M) (VM) What’s in the box iPEPS standard model Four self-adhesive rubber feet What you may additionally need CD-ROM KVM cables One set per connected computer Pa...

              Installation Mounting The iPEPS offers two main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet• Rack mount brackets - see below Connections ADDERLINK DU AL ACCESS www .adde r.com LN K 10 0 LO C PW R PO W ER RE M VN C...

              ADDERLIN K DU AL A CC ESS www .adder .com LNK 100 LOC PW R POW ER REM VNC ADDER ® (K/M ) (VM) COM PUTE R KVM CON SOLE Connections Installation of the iPEPS involves a number of basic connections to some or all of the following it...

              Local keyboard, video monitor and mouse Note: Dual Access model only Where local control is required (as well as remote control), the iPEPS Dual Access model provides the necessary keyboard, video and mouse console outputs. To co...

              Power supply connection The iPEPS provides flexibility in the way that it is powered in order to suit your installation requirements. Each iPEPS can be powered: • Via the keyboard and mouse connections from the host computer, • F...

              0 To use a common power adapter to supply multiple iPEPS units Available as an optional item, the Adder Power Squid cable allows you to distribute power from an adapter to a maximum of four iPEPS units. Note: Do not attempt to po...

              Configuration Initial configuration The iPEPS initial configuration process occurs as two distinct parts. The standard iPEPS and the Dual Access models differ in Part 1 of their configuration, but behave in an identical manner fo...

              Part 1 – Initial configuration (Dual Access model) To perform the initial local configuration (Dual Access model only) 1 Edit the Unit config screen. The key elements here are:        ...

              5 To view the options menu: Press . More about hotkeys . (if the standard hotkeys were altered, use the new hotkeys plus C)               ...

              Hot plugging and mouse restoration It is strongly recommended that you switch off the host computer before attempting to connect it to the iPEPS. However, if this is not possible then you need to ‘hot plug’ the computer while it ...

              Resetting the configuration (Dual Access models only) The iPEPS does not display the configuration sequence If the iPEPS has been previously configured it may not automatically display the first of the setup screens. In this case...

              Part 1 – Initial configuration (Standard or Dual Access models) To perform the initial local configuration 1 Connect the iPEPS to an IP network where a suitable computer is available on the same subnet (please see the Installatio...

              To reset the iPEPS to its default network settings If the iPEPS network address has been previously changed from its factory default, then it won’t respond when you try to make initial contact. You can reset it to its default add...

              Part 2 – Remote configuration The second part of the configuration requires you to log into the iPEPS from a system via a network connection using either of the following two access applications: • The VNC viewer – a small applic...

              Networking issues Thanks to its robust security the iPEPS offers you great flexibility in how it integrates into an existing network structure. The iPEPS is designed to reside either on an internal network, behind a firewall/rout...

              0 Internet ADDERLINK ADDER ® Addressing When the iPEPS is situated within the local network, you will need to give it an appropriate local IP address and IP network mask. This is achieved most easily using the DHCP server option ...

              Placing iPEPS alongside the firewall iPEPS is built from the ground-up to be secure. It employs a sophisticated 128bit public/private key system that has been rigorously analysed and found to be highly secure (a security white pa...

              Operation Connecting to the iPEPS The iPEPS offers you two ways to connect: • Local connection (Dual Access models only),• Remote connection by network link, ...and two types of viewer: • VNC viewer,• Standard web browser. Local ...

              OR ADDERLINK ADDER ® Internet Remote connections From a remote system, you connect to the iPEPS using either of two types of viewer: Web browser Local connection (continued) To avoid the ‘hall of mirrors’ effect IMPORTANT: Never ...

              Remote connection by VNC viewer The VNC viewer is a compact application that runs on your remote system and allows you to view and use the iPEPS and its host computer. VNC viewer is readily available from a number of different so...

              Remote connection by Web browser You can use a standard Web browser ( supported versions ) to gain access to the iPEPS and its host computer. As soon as you make contact with the iPEPS it will begin downloading a small Java appli...

              Using the viewer window The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the iPEPS and its host computer. Its operation is almost identical regardless of whether you used the VNC viewer or your Web browser to display i...

              Mouse pointers Both viewers provide a double mouse cursor to help overcome any delays caused by slow connections. When you move your mouse you will see two mouse cursors, a local one that responds immediately to your movements an...

              Auto calibrate When you visit the host computer for the very first time, your viewer needs to determine the optimum video and mouse settings. The button will remind you to click it by flashing red when a new computer screen is en...

              Mouse Control This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the remote cursor is failing to respond correctly to your mouse movements, even after using the Resync mouse option. The mouse control dialog allows you...

              0 Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. Threshold The threshold is effectively a noise filter that differentiates between valid video signal...

              Advanced Settings This option contains video signal settings that do not normally need to be adjusted. Info When selected, this option displays an information dialog showing the current logged on users, the current host, its vide...

              Virtual Media The Adder Virtual Media feature allows you to remotely make files available to the host computer linked to the iPEPS. Single files or collections of files and folders up to 2GB in size can be quickly transferred via...

              If you need to enter a port number Usually, when you make a network connection to the iPEPS (either using the VNC viewer or a Web browser) you simply enter the IP address, i.e. 192.168.0.3. However, if a special configuration is ...

              Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers (of level 4.0b5S or higher) offer four encryption options. The resulting actions of certain options depend upon how the iPEPS to which you are connecting is confi...

              Further information This chapter contains a variety of information, including the following: • Getting assistance - see below• Troubleshooting - see right• Appendices • Appendix 1 - Local configuration menus • Appendix 2 - VNC vi...

              Appendix 1 - Local configuration menus This section covers the control menus that are available when you are using the locally connected keyboard, video monitor and mouse. To access the local configuration menus • On the locally ...

              Unit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the iPEPS.                  ...

              Network configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network.                ...

              Reset configuration This option allows you to completely reset the iPEPS.                      ...

              0 Clear IP access control This option removes all entries from the IP access control feature within the iPEPS. What is IP access control? The IP access control feature (configurable by a remote admin user) allows certain network ...

              There are six tabbed pages of options: Colour/Encoding Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the iPEPS and apply the most suitable encoding method. This option is suggested for the majo...

              Inputs Enable all inputs When selected, allows keyboard, mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems. Disable all inputs (view-only mode) When selected, prevents control data being passed between ...

              Scaling No Scaling No attempt is made to make the screen image fit the viewer window. You may need to scroll horizontally and/or vertically to view all parts of the screen image. Scale to Window Size Adjusts the server screen ima...

              Identities This feature helps your VNC viewer to confirm that a revisited iPEPS is genuine and not another device masquerading as an iPEPS. The list given will retain the identities of all visited units (that have full security e...

              Appendix 3 - VNC viewer window options Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window (or press F8) to display the window options: Standard window control items Full screen Expands the VNC viewer window to fill th...

              There are four options pages: Encoding and colour level Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the iPEPS and apply the most suitable encoding method. This option is suggested for the maj...

              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 •...

              User accounts This section allows you to manage up to sixteen separate accounts. The first of the sixteen accounts is the admin account and is the only account with access rights to the configuration menus. The user name and acce...

              0 Advanced unit configuration Displays advanced options that do not normally require alteration. Mouse Latency Allowance This option is used during calibration to account for latency delays (caused as signals pass through a devic...

              Time & date configuration This page allows you to configure all aspects relating to time and date within the iPEPS. Time and Date Use the arrow buttons to set the correct current time. Use NTP When this option is selected, th...

              Network configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. MAC address Media Access Control address – this is the unique and unchangeable code that was ...

              Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include before you exclude’ or to put it another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list before the denied addresses’. This is because the positions of entries in...

              Hotkey sequences iPEPS allows you to enter commands that take the form of hotkey sequences that emulate standard keypress combinations. Hotkey sequences Almost any combination of keypresses can be emulated using the following not...

              Logging and status This screen provides various details about the user activity on the iPEPS. Note: The log has a maximum capacity of 1000 event lines. After 1000 entries, the oldest entries are overwritten. If log data are impor...

              Appendix 6 – Addresses, masks and ports IP address, network masks and ports are all closely linked in the quest for one device to find another across disparate network links. IP addresses As a rough analogy, consider how you use ...

              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 (ze...

              Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standard IP address and a net mask notation to specify both single locations and ranges of addresses. In order to use this function correctly, you n...

              Internet Web server ADDERLINK ADDER ® Ports If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, then think of ports as extension numbers. In a company of any size, you generally wouldn’t expect the acco...

              0 Appendix 7 – Cable and connector specifications RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 converter cable 5 1 CLK DCD NC NC NC 1 2 DAT RXD 2 5 TXD GND 3 4 GND Female 6 5 4 3 2 1 DTR 4 6 +5V DSR 6 7 -12V RTS 3 TXD (-12V) 8 CTS 9 RI pin mini-DI...

              Appendix 8 – Hotkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences (macros) for the host computer and allow you to include almost any of the special keys on the keyboard. Permissible key presses Main...

              Appendix 9 – Supported video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configured by the iPEPS. If a recognised video mode cannot be found, the iPEPS will gradually change some of the key parameters t...

              Warranty Adder Technology Ltd warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in nor...

              End user licence agreement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTWARE (“the SOFTWARE”) FOR USE WITH THE iPEPS PRODUCT (“the PRODUCT”). THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO ENABLE YOU TO OPER...

              Radio Frequency Energy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the iPEPS unit in order to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immuni...

              HT Index A Access control configuration 53mask calculation 58 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 48 Address explanation 56 Addressing DNS 20network issues 20 Admin password initial setup 12local settin...