Lindy CPU IP Access Switch Plus - Manuals

              6 Installation Mounting The CPU IP offers three main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet• Optional single unit rack brackets• Optional double unit rack brackets Connections COM1 MODEM COM2 POWER CONTRO L I...

              7 Connections Installation of the CPU IP involves a number of basic connections to some or all of the following items: • Host computer or KVM switch ð • Local keyboard, video and mouse • IP network port • Modem/ISDN port • Power ...

              8 Local keyboard, video monitor and mouse A locally connected keyboard, video monitor and mouse are required during the initial configuration. These are also useful during normal use to allow quick local control of any connected ...

              9 Modem/ISDN port The CPU IP provides a serial port specifically for you to connect either a modem or ISDN terminal adapter. This can be used as a primary, secondary or backup access port for remote systems, as best suits your ov...

              10 Power control port The CPU IP provides a serial port for connection to one or more optional power control units. This allows you to control the mains power being supplied to the connected host(s) so that an authorised remote u...

              11 Configuration Initial configuration The initial configuration occurs as two distinct parts: Part 1 – Local configuration This part of the configuration takes place using the locally connected keyboard and video monitor. It all...

              12 To perform the initial local configuration 3 If necessary, edit the Modem config screen. IP Access Switch + Unit Config Hot Keys Ctrl+Alt ScreensaverTime Encryption Date 10 mins 21 Prefer Off 15 27Apr 31 2004 Save : : Unit Nam...

              13 Once the username and password have been accepted, the screen should now show the host computer screen (or, if none is connected, a blank image). 6 To view the options menu: Press . More about hotkeys . (if the standard hotkey...

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

              15 Resetting the configuration The CPU IP asks for an unknown admin password This may occur if the CPU IP has been previously configured. If the existing admin password cannot be discovered, then your only recourse is to perform ...

              16 Part 2 – Remote configuration The second part of the configuration requires you to log into the CPU IP from a system via either a network connection or a dial-up connection (via modem or ISDN). In either case there are two typ...

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

              18 Addressing When the CPU IP 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 which will apply these de...

              19 Placing CPU IP alongside the firewall CPU IP 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. Therefore, you...

              20 Power switching configuration Power switch configuration comprises two main steps: • Configure the COM2 serial port to the same speed as used by the power switch box(es) - see Serial port configuration for details. • Configure...

              21 Maintenance Reset Configuration return to normal operation. Configure Network Put option switch 1 up to To upgrade unit, visit: http://192.168.42.154 Network Config Net Mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.42.154 No Gateway OK IP Addres...

              22 Operation Connecting to the CPU IP The CPU IP offers you three ways to connect: • Local connection,• Remote connection by network link, • Remote connection by direct dial up (modem or ISDN) link, ...and two types of viewer: • ...

              23 Remote connections From a remote system, you connect to the CPU IP using a viewer and a link. There are two types of viewer and two types of link, which can be used in any combination. OR OR LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR IP Access S...

              24 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 CPU IP and its host computer(s). VNC viewer is readily available from a number of diffe...

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

              26 Host selection The Hosts button on the menu bar provides the quickest and most efficient way to switch between host computers. This is because the button is close at hand, but also because the screen calibration details for ea...

              27 Access mode - shared/private Up to five users can be simultaneously logged-on (four remote users plus one local user) and during normal operation, all are able to see the same view of the currently selected host. If you need t...

              28 Keyboard control This option displays a keyboard control dialog and is useful for sending keyboard combinations (to the host) that are needed regularly or that are trapped by the CPU IP. Controls When clicked, this button reve...

              29 Video settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. All settings can be individually subjected to an auto configuration (click the appropriate ‘Auto’ b...

              30 If you need to enter a port number Usually, when you make a network connection to the CPU IP (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...

              31 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 CPU IP to which you are connecting is c...

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

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

              34 Unit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the CPU IP. IP Access Switch + Unit Config Hot Keys Ctrl+Alt ScreensaverTime Encryption Date 10 mins 21 Prefer Off 15 27Apr...

              35 Network configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. Network Config Net Mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.42.154 No GatewayVNC PortHTTP Port 590080 Cl...

              36 Modem configuration This page allows you to configure the COM1 serial port located at the rear of the CPU IP. Modem Config ATZHS0=1 192.168.3.2 192.168.3.1 115200 Initialize Port Restore Defaults Cancel Save Init String Baud R...

              37 Reset configuration This option allows you to completely reset the CPU IP. Reset Config DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE? Cancel RESET WARNING: Continuing will causeyour existing configuration tobe erased. The unit will then reset andr...

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

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

              40 Inputs Send pointer events to server When un-ticked, the VNC viewer will not send mouse movement or click data to the CPU IP or host system. Send keyboard events to server When un-ticked, the VNC viewer will not send keyboard ...

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

              42 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...

              43 There is a single page of options: Encoding and colour level Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the CPU IP and apply the most suitable encoding method. This option is suggested fo...

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

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

              47 Advanced unit configuration Click this button to display several advanced options that do not normally require alteration. Force VNC protocol 3.3 IMPORTANT: The use of this option is not recommended. Protocol 3.3 is a legacy v...

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

              49 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...

              50 Serial port configuration This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports (modem and power control) that are situated at the rear of the CPU IP. Modem port PPP server IP address / PPP client IP ad...

              51 Host configuration This page provides the opportunity to configure various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the CPU IP via one or more KVM switch units. There are 32 entries, each of which can be c...

              52 Logging and status This screen provides various details about the user activity on the CPU IP. Date and time the event occurred User name Access method or remote IP address Type of event Click to clear all log entries Click to...

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

              54 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 ...

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

              56 LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR IP Access Switch Plus Internet Web server 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 gen...

              57 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 6pin mini-...

              58 Appendix 8 – Hotkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the special keys on the keyboard. Main control keys Backspace | Tab | R...

              59 Other products in the CPU Switch range The following related LINDY CPU Switch items are available: • Matrix CPU Switch Dual Junior 2 user, 8 computer (part number: 32351) • Matrix CPU Switch Dual Junior 2 user, 16 computer (pa...

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

              62 HT Index A Access control configuration 49mask calculation 55 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 45 Address explanation 53 Addressing DNS 18network issues 18power switch boxes 10 Admin password init...