LevelOne KVM-9000 - Manual

3 and mouse can be used in the usual way. Open the console by choosing the appropriate link in the navigation frame of the HTML fronted. Figure 1-2 shows the top of the Remote Console. Figure 1-2: Top part of the Remote Console There are some options to choose from, and the important ones are the fo...

4 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing KVM-9000. KVM-9000 can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. KVM-9000 defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. KVM-9000 combines digital remote KVM access via IP networks with comprehensive and integrated system management. KVM-9000 pro...

5 Type of failure Detected by Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information CPU fan failure By server specific management software RAM failure Boot-Sequence on boot console Table 2-1:Host system failures and how they are detected. 2.3 Features Manage serves around the world KVM (keyboard...

6 2.5 Technical specifications Model No. Single port KVM-9000 PC Port 1 Console Port 1 PC Port Connector (All Female Types) PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin VGA HDDB 15 pin USB Type B receptacle Console Port Connector (All Female Types) Local Console: PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 p...

7 2.7 Cable diagrams PS/2 Cable: Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male VGA Cable: HDB15 pin Male to Male USB 2.0 Cable: USB A-B cable AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional) Din 5 pins Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female CAT5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable: 8P8C

8 3 Hardware installation 3.1 Operation Overview Figure 3-1 shows the connections of KVM-9000 to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network. Figure 3-1.a: KVM-9000 usage scenario Figure 3-1.b: KVM-9000 usage scenario KVM-9000 redirects local keyboard, mouse, a...

10 Step 8 (Option) Connect the type A connector of USB A-B cable to the host system, while using remote mass storage control. Step 8 Connect Ethernet and/or modem, depending how you want to access KVM-9000 3.2.1 Ethernet connection The rear side of KVM-9000 provides a RJ-45 connector for Ethernet. T...

12 4 Configuration 4.1 Initial Configuration The KVM-9000'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 Default-Gateway none Table 4-1. Initial...

15 4.1.3.2 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors. The KVM-9000 addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm. There are two mouse modes available on the KVM-9000. Auto mouse speed The automat...

17 5 Usage 5.1 Prerequisites The KVM-9000 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 are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol f...

18 Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key length Newer web browsers do support strong encryption on default. 5.2 Login into the KVM-9000 and logout 5.2.1 Login into the KVM-9000 Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of your KVM-9000, which you configured during t...

19 Warning The user “ super ” is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the KVM-9000. Warning Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your KVM-9000 for the first time. Not changing the pass phrase for the super user is a severe s...

20 Exit from the KVM-9000 front end. Table 5-2. Buttons from the front end Warning If there is no activity for half an hour, the KVM-9000 will log you out, automatically. A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen. 5.2.2 Logout from the KVM-9000 This link logs out the curren...

21 In case of problems, please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment. 5.4 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...

22 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 mouse settings on the host . Sin...

23 • Exclusive Access 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 the statu...

24 • Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer. The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console. The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine; a version o...

27 US-English keyboard mapping. In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language, manually. • Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before. Choose one entry, the command will be sent to the host system. A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed befor...

28 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 the Section called Remote Pow...

29 The KVM-9000 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 possible to perform a console redirection as long as the KVM-9000 host machine ...

30 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 optional parameter (1 or 2) to select the desired serial port for passthrough access.

31 6.2 Virtual Media 6.2.1 Floppy Disk Figure 6-3. Virtual Floppy Area Upload a Floppy Image Within two small steps working on the basis of a certain (floppy) image can be achieved. • First, the path of the image has to be specified. You can do that either by hand, or by using the file selection dia...

32 6.2.2 CD ROM Use Image on Windows Share (SAMBA) To include an image from a Windows share, select “ CD-ROM ” from the submenu. Figure 6-6. Selecting CD ROM Figure 6-7. Select Windows Share The following information has to be given to mount the image properly: Share host The server name, or its IP ...

33 The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the KVM-9000. The information above has to be given from the point of view of the KVM-9000. It is important to specify correct IP addresses, and device names. Otherwise, KVM-9000 may not be able to access the referenced image file. Furthe...

34 Adjust the settings for the selected directory. • Activate the selected directory as a share. Select “ Sharing this folder ”. • Choose an appropriate name for the share. You may also add a short description for this folder (input field “ Comment ”). • If necessary, adjust the permissions (button ...

36 6.2.3 Drive redirection 6.2.3.1 Driver Installation Please follow the KVM Vision Viewer Setup Wizard step by step to install the driver from the attached CD ROM. 5-1 5-2 Warning 1. Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 and the latter version. 2. The Drive Redirection works on a low...

38 6.2.3.2 Create a New Device Start KVM Vision Viewer Click on “ Device” and select “New Device” to create a new device Figure 5-17. Create a new Device Figure 5-17. Device Configuration dialog Device Name: Enter a name to your device. Network Address: Enter an IP address the KVM-9000 uses. Authent...

39 Click Ok, the new device will be added as below, Figure 5-18. New Device 6.2.3.3 Drive Redirection Settings Move the cursor to the new device that has been created. Click on “Device” then select “Drive Redirection” and “Redirect local drive”. Figure 5-19. Drive Redirection Setting select Figure 5...

40 Port: This is a fixed number “443”. Device Authentication The factory default Username is “super” and the default Password is “pass”. Click Ok, the new device icon will be changed as below, Figure 5-21. Drive Redirection finished 6.2.4 Options Options Figure 6-5. USB mass storage option Set this ...

41 6.3 User Management 6.3.1 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. 6.3.2 Users And Groups Figure 6-13. Set User

42 The KVM-9000 comes with 2 pre-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions KVM-9000 offers. The account “user” has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name and pas...

45 “ keycode” is the key to be sent. Multiple key codes can be concatenated with a plus, or a minus sign. The plus sign builds key combinations, all keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered. In this case all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequen...

48 6.5 Device Settings 6.5.1 Network The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6-19 allows changing network related parameters. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect. Figure 6-19. Network Settings Warning The initial IP co...

50 6.5.2 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 KVM-9000 is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider. ...

51 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 an KVM-9000 that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it. ...

54 Figure 6-24. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps, the KVM-9000 has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning If you destroy the CSR on the KVM-9000 there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat t...

55 Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate (e.g. revocation of the certificate). The minimal length of this password is 4 characters. Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email...

57 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 Console, or a standard Telnet cl...

58 6.5.7 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 log events is to use the inte...

60 6.6 Maintenance 6.6.1 Device Information Figure 6-31. Device Information Device information This section contains a summary of various information regarding KVM-9000 and its current firmware. Connected Users This section lists all the active users who are logged in.

62 The KVM-9000 is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the KVM-9000 can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can d...

63 6.6.4 Unit Reset Figure 6-34. Unit Reset To reset a certain KVM-9000 functionality, click on the button “Reset” as displayed in Figure 6-34 .

65 anymore A 011: Please check, if you have an option like ”‘Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes”’ enabled in the mouse settings of the operating system. This option needs to be disabled. 8. Certificates FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with P...

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

70 C. Video Modes Table B.1 lists the video modes KVM-9000 supports. Please don’t use other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, KVM-9000 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, 90, 100, 1...