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About This Manual This User Manual is provided to help you get the most from your CN-6000 system.It covers all aspects of installation, configuration and operation. An overview ofthe information found in the manual is provided below. Overview Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the CN-6000 Sy...

Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Courier Indicates text that you should key in. [ ] Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means topress the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appeartogether in the same bracket with a plus sign between them:[Ctrl+Alt]. ...

Chapter 1. Introduction Overview The CN-6000 is a control unit that allows operators to monitor and access theircomputers from remote locations. The CN-6000 connects to the Internet, anIntranet, LAN, or WAN using industry standard Category 5 cable, then uses KVMcable to connect to a local KVM switch...

Features M Remote access of KVM switches or servers via LAN, WAN, or the Internet;control your installation from down the hall, down the street, or half-wayaround the world M Supports 10Base-T, 100Base-T, TCP/IP, HTTP M Advanced security features include password protection and advancedencryption te...

Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Front View 1. Reset / Firmware Upgrade Switch M Pressing and holding this switch in while powering On the CN-6000 putsthe switch into Firmware Upgrade mode. M Pressing and holding this switch in for more that two seconds performs asystem reset. Note: This switch is recessed...

Rear View 1. KVM Port The KVM cable (supplied with this package) that links the CN-6000 toyour KVM switch or server plugs in here. 2. Local Console Section The CN-6000 can be accessed via a local console as well as over the Net.The cables for the local console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse) plug inh...

Installation To install the CN-6000, refer to the diagram below (the diagram numbers corre-spond to the numbered steps), and do the following: 1. Plug the local administrator’s keyboard, mouse, and monitor into the unit’s Console Ports. 2. Use the KVM cable provided with this package to connect the ...

Chapter 3. The Administrator Utility Introduction Installation The Windows-based Administrator Utility software is provided on the distributionCD included with this package. To install the Administrator Utility, insert the CDinto your CD-ROM drive and double click the CN6KAdmin... package icon. The ...

Starting Up To bring up the Administrator Utility Main Screen, Double Click the CN6KAdmin-Tool icon, or key in the full path to the program on the command line. If this is the first time that you are running the utility a dialog box appearsrequesting you to input your serial number. The serial numbe...

Logging In Once the Administrator Utility connnects to the unit you specified, a login windowappears: Only those who have Configuration privileges (see User Management; Permis-sions, p. 22) are allowed to log in. Provide a valid Username and Password, then Click Login to continue. Note: The default ...

The Settings Notebook Overview After successfully logging in, the Settings notebook appears (see p. 15). There are five tabs, each representing a different administrative function. Adescription of the functions how to configure their settings is provided in thesections that follow. Uploading Changes...

General The General page provides information about the CN-6000’s status. An explanation of each of the items is given in the table below: MAC Address The CN-6000’s MAC Address displays here. Device Name: To make it easier to manage installations that have morethan one CN-6000, each one can be given...

Network This page is used to specify the CN-6000’s network environment. Access Ports: As a security measure, the Administrator can set the Port numbers that the Usermust specify when he attempts to connect to a CN-6000’s IP address. Unless thecorrect Port number is given, the CN-6000 device will not...

IP Address: The CN-6000 can either have its IP address assigned dynamically at bootup(DHCP), or it can be given a fixed IP address. M For dynamic IP address assignment, select the Obtain an IP addressautomatically, radio button. M To specify a fixed IP address: 1. Select the Set IP address manually,...

Security The Security page is used to control access to the CN-6000. M User station filters permit or deny access to the CN-6000 for specific IP andMAC addresses attempting to access the system with CN-6000 Clientsoftware. M The Default Java program name lets the Administrator specify the pagethat t...

Filtering: M There are a maximum of 100 filters allowed for each category (User IPs,User MACs, and Administrator MACs). M To enable filtering for User Stations, Click to put a check mark in the IPand/or MAC Filter enable checkbox. M To add a filter, Click Add. A dialog box similar to the ones below ...

User Management This page is used to manage user profiles. M A maximum of 64 users can have access to a CN-6000. M To add a user, Click Add and fill in the information asked for in the UserManagement dialog box that appears. (See p. 22.) M To delete a user profile, select it and Click Remove. M To m...

When you click Add or Edit, a dialog box with fields to configure the user profileappears: An explanation of the profile items is given in the table below: Username A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 characters is allowed. Password A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 characters is allowed. Confirm Pa...

Customization This page allows the Administrator to upgrade the Mainboard and I/O firmware, theJava Authentication Program version and to set Timeout and Login failure parameters. An explanation of the Customization items is given in the table below: Uploads After obtaining a new version of the firm...

Upgrading the Firmware and Java Program New versions of the Mainboard and Java Access Page firmware files can bedownloaded from our website at http://xxxxx.com/downloads as they becomeavailable. To upgrade the firmware, do the following: 1. Go to the Customization page of the Administration configur...

3. Click Open. You return to the Customization page with the path to file, and the Uploadversion number displayed. Note: If you select the wrong file type for the component you are upgrading an Invalid file type message appears when you clickOpen. Go back and select the correct file type. 4. Enable ...

Java Authentication Page As an important security feature, users who connect to the CN-6000 via the JavaClient must first log in before being allowed access. A Java Authentication Pagethat implements a Login (Username and Password) feature is provided on thedistribution disk for this purpose. Update...

Troubleshooting Symptom Action Users cannot find theCN-6000 on the network. The power on sequence may not have been performedcorrectly. You must power up the CN-6000 beforepowering up the equipment it connects to. After I move theCN-6000 to a differentcomputer, it no longershows up on thenetwork. Th...

Chapter 4. The Windows Client Introduction Installation The Windows-based Client software is provided on the distribution CD includedwith this package. To install the Windows Client, insert the CD into yourCD-ROM drive and double click the CN6KClient... package icon. Follow the on-screen instruction...

The Connection Screen When the Windows Client starts, a Connection Screen, similar to the one below, appears: A description of the Connection Screen is given in the following table: Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains three items: File, Tools, and Help. 1. The File Menu allows the operator to Create, Sav...

SwitchtoRemote View Once contact with a CN-6000 has been established, this buttonbecomes active. Click it to connect and take over console controlof the unit that is attached to the CN-6000. The screen ouput ofthe unit appears on your monitor. Your keystrokes and mousemovements are captured and sent...

3. Check the Message List window for status messages regarding the operation’s progress. 4. Once contact with the CN-6000 has been established, the Switch to Remote View button becomes active. Click it to connect to the CN-6000 and take over console control of the unitthat is connected to it. Note: ...

Hotkeys Various configuration actions related to the keyboard, video, and mouse can beperformed via hotkey combinations. The Hotkey setup utility is accessed byopening the Tools menu (at the top of the Connection Screen, see p. 30) andselecting Hotkeys before connecting to the CN-6000. Note: If you ...

An explanation of the actions is given in the table, below: Action Explanation Exit remote location Break the connection to the CN-6000 and return to localoperation. Adjust Video Brings up the video adjustment utility. Adjust Mouse This utility synchronizes the local and remote mousemovements follow...

Operation Screen Information Once the connection to the CN-6000 has been accomplished, the remote system’svideo output is captured and displayed on your monitor. At the same time, yourlocal keystroke and mouse input is captured and sent to the remote system. A small OSD (ON Screen Display) window di...

Mouse Synchronization Until you close the CN-6000 connection, normal mouse functions are suspendedon your local system. They are captured and sent to the remote system, instead. From time to time, especially if you change video resolution, the local mousemovement may lose synchronization with the re...

M WinMe / Win95: Set the mouse speed to the middle position; disablemouse acceleration (click Advanced to get the dialog box for this). M WinNT / Win98: Set the mouse speed to the slowest position. Video Adjustment You can adjust the placement and the picture quality of the remote screen (asdisplaye...

An explanation of the settings is given in the following table: Screen Position Adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the remote displayby Clicking the Arrow buttons. Auto-Sync Click Auto-Sync to have the function detect the vertical andhorizontal offset values of the remote screen and auto...

Work Files A Work File consists of all the information specified in a Client session. Thisincludes the CN-6000 and CN-6000 IP list items, the Mouse Calibration settings,and the Hotkey and Video settings. Whenever a user runs the Client program, it opens with the values contained inthe current work f...

The Main Screen After a successful login, the remote system’s screen displays on your monitor asshown in the example below: You can perform mouse and keyboard operations on this screen just as if it wereyour local system’s display. Note: 1. You can switch between your local and remote programs with ...

The User Panel The User Panel at the bottom of the screen is a Java applet that gives you controlover the KVM operations. Video Clicking this button allows you to adjust the placement and picture quality of theremote display. This is similar to the Adjust Video feature of the Windows Client(see p. 3...

Mouse Synchronization At times the local mouse movement may lose sync with the remote mousemovement. The Mouse Synchronization function gets them back into sync. Thisis similar to the Mouse Adjustment feature of the Windows Client (see p. 36 fordetails). 1. Click the Mouse Synchronization button: 2....

Starting Up To bring up the Log Server Main Screen, Double Click the CN6K LogServer icon,or key in the full path to the program on the command line. A screen similar to theone below appears: The screen is divided into three components: M A Menu Bar at the top M A panel containing a list of CN-6000 u...

The Menu Bar The Menu bar consists of four items: Configure, Events, Options, and Help. Theseare discussed in the sections that follow. Note: If the Menu Bar appears to be disabled, click anywhere in the CN-6000 List panel to enable it. Configure The Configure menu contains three items: Add, Edit, a...

A description of the fields is given in the table, below: Field Expalanation Address This can either be the IP address of the CN-6000 or its DNSname (if the network administrator has assigned it a DNS name). Port The Port number assigned to the CN-6000 (see p. 16). Description This field is provided...

A description of the items is given in the table, below: Item Expalanation New search This is one of three radio buttons that define the scopeof the search. If it is selected, the search is performedon all the events in the database for the selectedCN-6000. Search last results This is a secondary se...

Maintenance This function allows the administrator to perform manual maintenance of thedatabase. He can use it to erase specified records before the expiration time thatwas set with the Limit setting of the Configure function (see p. 54) Options This menu has a single item: Retry. Retry allows you t...

The CN-6000 List Panel Overview The CN-6000 List panel (refer back to the figure on p. 52), displays a list of all theCN-6000 units that have been selected for the Log Server to track (see Configure, p. 53). Tick information for the currently selected CN-6000 displays in the Events Listpanel below. ...

Appendix Specifications Specifications for the CN-6000 are given in the table, below: Function Specification Connectors CPU Port 1 x SPDB-15 F - KVM Link ConsolePorts 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN F - Keyboard1 x 6 pin mini-DIN F - Mouse1 x HDB-15 F - Video LAN 1 x RJ-45 Receptacle Power 1 x 3 Pronged Receptac...

Rack Mounting For convenience and flexibility, the CN-6000 can be mounted on a system rack.To rack mount the unit do the following: 1. Screw the mounting bracket into the top or bottom of the unit as shown in the example diagram below. 2. Screw the bracket into any convenient location on the rack. L...

A Administrator Utility 9 Customization page 23Logging in 12Settings Notebook 14Starting up 10Troubleshooting 27User Management page 21 C CN-6000 Front view 5Rear view 6 Configure Log Server 53 Windows Client 31 F Features 3Filtering 18, 19Firmware Upgrading 23, 24 H Hotkey Setup Screen 33Hotkeys Wi...