LevelOne KVM-0850 - Manuals

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Use a terminal software (e.g. hyper term or minicom) to connect to KVM-0850/1650. Reset KVM-0850/1650 and immediately press <ESC>. You will see some device information and a ’=>’ prompt. Enter the command ’config’ and press <Enter>. After waiting a few mome...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing KVM-0850/1650, PS/2 IP-KVM switch, which can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. KVM-0850/1650 defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. KVM-0850/1650 combines an 8/16-port KVM switch with digital remote KVM ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 2.4 Package contents Model No.: 8 port IP KVM Switch- KVM-0850 Base unit- 8 port KVM-0850 1 PC User’s manual 1 PC AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PC Rack Mount Kit 1 SET Daisy Chain Cable 1 PC 3-in-one cables (One HDDB 15-pin male to one HDDB 15-pin and two Mini Din 6-pin PS/2 c...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 2.6 System requirement Model No. 8 ports KVM-0850 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 15-pin and t...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional) Din 5 pin Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female 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 KVM-0850: 16 port Rack Mount KVM-16...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 3. Hardware installation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3.1 shows the connections of KVM-0850/1650 to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3.1: KVM-0850/1650 usage scenario 8/16 Servers IP Network 8/16 port PS/2 KVM Adm...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Step 3 Connect the keyboard to the KVM Switch. If you have an AT type keyboard, you will need an AT to PS/2 adapter. Step 4 Connect the mouse to the KVM Switch. Step 5 Each PC port connector is HDDB15-pin type. Locate your input cable. It will have an HDDB15-pin male conn...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Step 9 Connect the Ethernet and/or modem, ISDN, depending how you want to access KVM-0850/1650. INTERNET MODEM The rear side of KVM-0850/1650 provides a RJ-45 connector for Ethernet. The connector is used either for a 100 Mbps 100BASE-TX connection or for a 10 Mbps 10BASE...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 4. Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The KVM-0850/1650'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 192.168.1.22 Net-mask 255.255.255....

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 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 placed ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 4.1.2 Initial configuration via serial console Using a serial terminal, the KVM-0850/1650 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 Table 4-2...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Warning Only the PC with USB connection to KVM-0850/1650 could support both PS/2 and USB. All the other PCs could support PS/2 only. 4.1.3.1 KVM-0850/1650 keyboard settings The KVM-0850/1650 settings for the host's keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the rem...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode. 4.1.3.7 Video Modes The KVM-0850/1650 recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running X11 on the host system, please do not use any custom mode lines with special video modes. If you do, the KVM-0850/1650 ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 5. Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The KVM-0850/1650 features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of operating interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner. The interfaces are accessed...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 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, it w...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch After the OSD value restores to default setting, the bank seven segment LED on the front panel will stop flashing 5.3 Login into the KVM-0850/1650 and logout 5.3.1 Login into the KVM-0850/1650 Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of your KVM-0850/1650, which ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your KVM-0850/1650 for the first time. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a severe security risk and might result in unauthorized access to the KVM...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch If the problems above happen, please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment. 5.5 Main Window Clicking the Remote Console opens an additional window. It displays the screen content of your host system. The Remote Console w...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Sync mouse Activates the mouse synchronization process. Choose this option to synchronize the local and the remote mouse cursor. This is necessary especially when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings on...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch A user with the appropriate permission can close the Remote Console connections of all other users. No users can open the Remote Console until this user disables the exclusive access, or logs off. A change in the access mode is visible in the status line (see Figure 5-8)....

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Warning Intelligent Sync takes more time than Fast Sync 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 choose...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Reset all Modes Reset all settings to the factory-made defaults. 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-Keyboar...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Figure 5-13. 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. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser s...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch • Encoding Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually. Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the KVM-0850/1650 and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth. Since high compression rates are...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 5.5.2 Remote Console Status Line Status line Shows both console and the connection state. The size of the remote screen is displayed. Figure 5-15 was captured from a Remote Console Screen with a resolution of 800x600 pixels. The value in brackets describes the connection ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 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“. 40

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.1.2 Telnet Console Figure 6-2. Telnet Console The KVM-0850/1650 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 p...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client version Displays the release information terminal Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1. The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode. The command has an o...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Figure 6-4. Select Image File The maximum image size is limited to 1.44MB. To use a larger image, mount this image via Windows Share (or SAMBA) (see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share (SAMBA) for details). • Second, click on the button “Upload” to initiate the ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Figure 6-6. Select Windows Share The following information has to be given to mount the image properly: Share host The server name, or its IP address. Share Folder name The name of the folder where the share image file located. Image file name The file name of the shared ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Figure 6-7 Explorer context menu Select “Sharing” to open the configuration dialog. Figure 6-8. Share configuration dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. • Activate the selected directory as a share. Select “ Sharing this folder ”. • Choose an appropriate...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch For additional options see the Section called Options for details. Creating an Image 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, Linux)....

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.2.3 Drive redirection Warning 1. Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 and the latter version. 2. The Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level and the SCSI protocol cannot recognize partitions; therefore the whole hard disk selected will be shared inst...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.2.3.2 Drive Redirection Settings ¾ Start Drive Redirection 1. Enter the IP address of KVM-0850/1650 into the field of Device. 2. Select the local drive you want to share with the remote computer, which could be Floppy disc, DC-ROMs, USB-Sticks and hard drives. 3. The nu...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6. Press Disconnect bottom when a new drive needs to be selected and repeat above steps for a new drive redirection settings. 51

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.2.4 Options Options Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) if no image file is currently loaded. If disabled, no file image will be found. It may happen that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order, ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.4 KVM Settings 6.4.1 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. Figure 6-14. User Console...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch sign or the end of the combination is encountered. In this case all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequence. So the minus sign builds single, separate key presses and -releases. The star inserts a pause with duration of 100 milliseconds. 6.4.2 Keyboard/Mouse Fi...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 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. The administrator has to register a KVM-0850/1650 that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Serve...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch • Upload the certificate to the KVM-0850/1650 using the “Upload” button as shown in Figure 6-24 . Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps, the KVM-0850/1650 has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warnin...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.6 Maintenance 6.6.1 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 example....

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch Figure 6-32 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. RC means that the Remote Console is open. If the Remote Console is opened in exclusive mode the t...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch 6.6.3 Update Firmware Figure 6-33. Update Firmware The KVM-0850/1650 is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the KVM-0850/1650 can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features. A new ...

KVM-0850/1650 IP KVM switch or 80 are open for incoming TCP connection establishments. 13. No connection can be established to KVM-0850/1650. Check whether the network connection is working in general (ping the IP address of KVM-0850/1650). If not, check network hardware. Is KVM-0850/1650 powered on...

79 A. Pin Assignments A.1 VGA HD-15 A.2 RJ 45 Connector Ethernet

83 C. Video Modes Table B.1 lists the video modes KVM-0850/1650 supports. Please don’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, KVM-0850/1650 may not be able to detect them. Resolution (x, y) Refresh Rates (Hz) 640 x 350 70, 85 640 x 400 56, 70, 85 640 x 480 60, 67, 72, 75, 85, ...