Avocent KVM over IP switch - Manuals

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 4 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing PS/2 IP-KVM switch. PS/2 IP-KVM switch can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. PS/2 IP-KVM switch defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. PS/2 IP-KVM switch combines an 8/16/32-port KVM switch with digit...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 6 2.4 Package contents Model No.: 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch Base unit- 8 port PS/2 IP-KVM switch 1 PCS User’s manual 1 PCS Installation software and User Manual on CD-ROM 1 PCS AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS Rack Mount Kit 1 SET Daisy Chain Cable 1 PCS 3-in-one cables (One...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 8 2.6 System requirement Model No. 8 ports PS/2 IP-KVM switch Local console side One VGA Monitor One Keyboard One Mouse Network Side 10/100Mbps Ethernet or Modem Remote Console side One computer Computer side 8 PCs with 8 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 9 PS/2 to DB9 adapter (Optional) Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female CAT5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C 2.8 Product Details 8 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch: 16 port Rack Mount PS/2 IP-KVM switch:

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 10 3. Hardware installation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3.1 shows the connections of PS/2 IP-KVM switch to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3.1: PS/2 IP-KVM switch usage scenario PS/2 IP-KVM switch redirects loc...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 11 Step 3 (Local console) Connect the monitor to the KVM Switch. Using the attached cable, or the one included with your monitor, connect it to the HDDB15-pin female port on the back of the KVM unit labeled with the monitor symbol at the CONSOLE connector. Step 4 Connect...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 12 Step 7 Double-check all of the connections. You can check the color of keyboard and mouse connector to make sure the keyboard and mouse cables go to the correct ports. Step 8 Repeat step 5 to 7 for the remainder of the computers. Step 9 Connect the Ethernet and/or mod...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 14 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The PS/2 IP-KVM switch's communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. It comes pre-configured with the IP configuration listed in Table 4-1. Parameter Value IP auto configuration DHCP IP-Address - Net-mask 255.255.255.0 ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 15 Figure4-1. IP-KVM switch setup tool On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the IP-KVM switch is displayed. To detect the MAC address, manually, press the button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker pla...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 16 4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has a serial line interface (rear side). This connector is compliant with the RS 232 serial line standard. The serial line has to be configured with the parameters given in ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 17 4.1.3.1 PS/2 IP-KVM switch keyboard settings The PS/2 IP-KVM switch settings for the host's keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. Check the settings in the PS/2 IP-KVM switch front-end. See 6.3.3 for details. 4.1.3.2 Remo...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 18 While the IP-KVM switch works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations, which may prevent this synchronization from working properly: Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers whic...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 19 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The PS/2 IP-KVM switch 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 ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 20 Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length Newer web browsers do support strong encryption on default. 5.2 Using PS/2 KVM over IP switch as a KVM switch The power on state of 8/16 port PS/2 KVM over IP switch: When you power on KVM switch, ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 21 please put 16 port IP-KVM switch on the 1st bank ( or say Master bank). It is based on 16 port IP-KVM switch supports 16 port LEDs display on the front panel. Otherwise, 8 port IP-KVM switch is allocated at 1st bank and there is a 16 port IP-KVM switch chained to the ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 22 To select PC port: + + + = Selected Bank and PC + + = Beeper on local KVM Switch (Note: The default Beeper function is ON and beeper control is only for available for Scan Mode ) + + + = Auto Scan To get out of Auto Scan Mode, Press any key or SPACE bar. + + = OSD set...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 23 D. Before chaining the slave bank up to six banks, you need a VGA extender between the fifth bank and the sixth bank to enhance the VGA signal. Figure 5-2: Daisy Chain Connection 5.2.2 Hot Plug The KVM Switch supports “Hot Plug“ function for easy addition or removal o...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 25 a. The “OSD: 10 SEC” means that the OSD windows display or PC system name exists 10 sec. on your monitor. You can modify it from 05 sec to 99 sec. The factory default value is 10 sec. b. The “SCAN TIME” means that scan interval from one PC port to next PC port. The de...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 27 Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your PS/2 IP-KVM switch for the first time. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access t...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 29 5.5 Main Window Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window. It displays the screen content of your host system. The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 30 Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process. Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mou...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 31 If a user has the appropriate permission, he can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close. No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access, or logs off. A change in the access mode is also visible in...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 32 Warning This method takes more time than the fast one and requires a correctly adjusted picture. Use the auto adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture. • Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choo...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 34 Save changes Save changes permanently Undo Changes Restore last settings Soft Keyboard Figure 5-12. Soft Keyboard Opens up the Menu for the Soft-Keyboard. • Show Pops up the Soft-Keyboard. The Soft-Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely diffe...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 35 • 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. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always poss...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 36 6. Menu Options 6.1 Remote Control 6.1.1 KVM Console Figure 6-1. KVM Console To open the KVM console, either clicks on the menu entry on the left, or on the console picture on the right. To refresh the picture, click on the button “Refresh“. For the power settings see...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 38 6.2 User Management 6.2.1 Change Password Figure 6-12. Set password To change your password, enter the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the filed below. Click “Apply” to submit your changes. 6.2.2 Users And Groups Figure 6-13. Set User

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 40 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 necessary access rights. Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setti...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 42 [confirm] <keycode>[+|-[*]<keycode>]* “confirm” requests confirmation by a dialog box before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host. “keycode” is the key to be sent. Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus, or a minus sign. The plus sig...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 44 display, but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately. A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing (depending on the quality of the...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 46 6.4.2 Dynamic DNS Figure 6-20. Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dyndns.org) can be used in the following scenario (see Figure 6-21): Figure 6-21. Dynamic DNS Scenario The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 47 together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered PS/2 IP-KVM switch. You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS: • Make sure that the LAN interface of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch is properly configured....

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 50 Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the PS/2 IP-KVM switch there is no way to get it back! In cas...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 51 State/Province The state or province where the organization is located. Country (ISO code) The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code, e.g. DE for Germany, or US for the USA. Challenge Password Some certification authorities require...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 53 Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option, it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it (assuming it provides terminal support) via Telnet. Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Con...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 54 6.4.7 Event Log Figure 6-29. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see Figure 6-29). Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately. The common way to ...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 56 6.5 Maintenance 6.5.1 Device Information Figure 6-31. Device Information Board 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. You may have a look at Figure 6-31 for an exam...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 58 6.5.3 Update Firmware Figure 6-33. Update Firmware The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special fe...

8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch 61 configured to accept cookies. 12. The Remote Console window can’t connect to PS/2 IP-KVM switch. Possibly a firewall prevents access to the Remote Console. Make sure the TCP port numbers 443 or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments. 13. No connection ...

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet

Single port PS/2 KVM over IP A.3 RJ 45 Connector ISDN A.4 Serial SUB-D 9 Connector 1 A.5 KVM 15 pin connector