Tripp Lite B064-032-02-IPG - Manual

1 4 5 6 2 3 5 Introduction (continued) Supported Browsers Components Supported browsers for users that remotely log into the B064-Series KVM Switches include: Browser Version Internet Explorer* 6 and higher Firefox 1.5 and higher Mozilla 1.7 and higher Safari 2.0 and higher Opera 9.0 and higher Nets...

3 4 6 7 8 5 1 2 6 Introduction (continued) Components (continued) Rear View No . Component Description 1 Power Sockets (C6) The two C6 power sockets are located here. Connect the included power cords (C5 to 5-15P) from here to an appropriate power source. Note: To help protect your system from sudde...

7 Hardware Setup General Safety Instructions • Read all of these instructions. Save them for future reference. • Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the device. • Use of this equipment in life support applications where failure of this equipment can reasonably be expected to cause the fai...

Use the M3x8 Phillips head hex screws provided with the rack mount kit Use user supplied hardware to attach to the rack 8 Hardware Setup (continued) Rack Mounting Safety Instructions • Before working on the rack, make sure that the stabilizers are secured to the rack, extended to the floor, and that...

2 4 6 9 8 5 7 2 3 3 9 7. Optional Dial-In Modem Connection: Use Cat5e cable to connect the KVM switch’s Modem port to the included RJ45 to DB9 Adapter, and connect the adapter’s DB9 connector to the modem’s DB9 port. 8. Use the included grounding wire to ground the unit. Connect one end of the wire ...

10 The B064-Series KVM Switches support hot plugging: components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging and replugging their cables from the ports without the need to shut the unit down. The KVM also includes an Adapter ID function that stores the port settings of the SIU ...

11 The B064-Series KVM Switches supports three types of users: User Type Description Super Administrator Super Administrators have full access to all Ports and Devices in the KVM installation. They can manage all aspects of the installation. Administrator Administrators have access to Ports and Devi...

Super Administrator Setup (continued) Network Setup - IP Address Determination (continued) 12 NIC Settings The B064-Series KVM Switch has two network interfaces. The NIC Setting section of the Network tab allows you to assign a single IP Address and DNS Server for both network interfaces, or to assi...

13 Super Administrator Setup (continued) Logging Into the B064-Series KVM Switch Local Console Login Changing the Super Administrator Login To change the default Super Administrator Username and Password, do the following: 1. At the top of the OSD page, click User Management . Since this is the firs...

14 Logging Into the B064-Series KVM Switch (continued) Browser Login The B064-Series KVM Switches can be accessed via Internet browser from any platform that has the Java Runtime Environment 6, Update 3, or higher installed. If you don’t already have the required JRE installed, it is available for f...

15 Logging Into the B064-Series KVM Switch (continued) AP Java Client Login AP Windows Client Login (continued) In those cases in which the Administrator does not want the B064-Series KVM Switch to be available via browser and the remote user is not running Windows, the AP Java Client provides acces...

16 OSD Operation After logging into the KVM switch, the OSD Main Page appears. Depending on how you logged into the switch, the interface will vary slightly. The following section describes the differences between these interfaces and the icons and functions you will find in them. Web Browser Main P...

17 OSD Tab Bar The number and type of icons that appear on the tab bar at the top of the page are determined by user type (Super Administrator, Administrator or User) and the permissions assigned when the account was created. The functions associated with each of the icons are explained in the follo...

18 OSD Operation (continued) Connections The OSD Main page is the same screen that you get when navigating to the Connections sub-section of the Port Access section. From this page you can connect to the KVM ports. All switches and their ports, including cascaded KVM switches, are listed in a tree s...

20 OSD Operation (continued) History The History page provides a record of each time that a port was accessed. • If there are more entries than there is room on the screen, a scroll bar appears to let you scroll up and down to see the entire record. • To clear the records and start over, click the C...

21 OSD Operation (continued) Favorites Favorites is similar to a bookmarks feature. Frequently visited ports can be listed on this page. Open this page and select the port instead of searching for it in the tree view. This feature is especially useful for larger, cascaded installations. Note: Each F...

22 OSD Operation (continued) User Preferences The User Preferences page allows users to set up their own individual working environments. The B064-Series KVM Switch stores a separate record for each user profile, and sets up the working environment according to the Username that was used to access t...

23 OSD Operation (continued) Sessions Access The Sessions sub-section allows Super Administrators and Administrators to see who is logged into the KVM switch, and provides information about each of their sessions. Super Administrators can see all accounts that are logged into the KVM, whereas Admini...

24 Setting Description Access The Access setting determines if an account is allowed to access the selected port, and if so, what level of access the account has. To edit this setting, click on the box in the Access column next to the account you wish to edit. Continue to click until you toggle to t...

25 OSD Operation (continued) Associated Link This page allows you to associate links to other ports in the installation with the highlighted port. When an associated link is made, it is displayed in the Associated Link table of the port’s Connections screen (see Connections section under OSD Operati...

26 OSD Operation (continued) The User Management section allows Super Administrators, and Administrators and Users who have been given User Management permission, to add/edit accounts on the KVM switch. If an account has not been given User Management permission, the User Management icon will not sh...

27 OSD Operation (continued) Adding User Accounts (continued) Field Description Username Enter a username for the account here. The username can contain up to 16 characters, and must meet the Account Policy requirements set in the Security sub-section. (See Security section under Device Management f...

28 OSD Operation (continued) User Management (continued) At this point you can do any of the following: • Assign the new user to a group by selecting the Groups tab in the user’s notebook. (See Assigning Users to a Group from the User’s Notebook section under User Management for details.) • Assign p...

29 OSD Operation (continued) User Management (continued) 3. The group information screen that appears is similar to the user information screen, except that the Status section is not displayed. Edit the group information the same as with a user account. 4. When your selections have been made click S...

30 OSD Operation (continued) Assigning Users to a Group via the User’s Notebook To assign a user to a group from the User’s notebook, do the following: 1. Select the user’s name from the User List or select the user’s name from the Main Panel and click Modify . Note: Super Administrators can not be ...

User Management (continued) 31 OSD Operation (continued) Assigning Users to a Group via the Group’s Notebook To assign a user to a group from the Group notebook, do the following: 1. Select the group’s name in the Group list or select the group’s name in the Main Panel and click Modify . 2. When the...

User Management (continued) 32 OSD Operation (continued) Device Assignment When a user logs onto the KVM switch, the ports that they are allowed to access are displayed in the port list. Ports that they are not allowed to access are not displayed. Port access rights, as well as access to virtual med...

33 OSD Operation (continued) The Device Management section allows Super Administrators, and Administrators/Users who have been given permission, to configure and control the KVM switch. When the Device Management icon is selected, it opens with the Device Information page displayed. Note: If you do ...

34 OSD Operation (continued) Device Information (continued) Item Description Power Supply 2 The icon to the right of this is gray when power supply 2 is not receiving power. It is blue when power supply 2 is receiving power. Fan Warning Message The B064- IPG KVM features temperature sensors that tur...

35 OSD Operation (continued) The settings in this sub-section are described in the table below. Item Description IP Installer The B064-Series KVM switch comes with an IP Installer application that allows Windows computers to easily view and edit the KVMs network settings. This section determines wha...

36 OSD Operation (continued) The ANMS sub-section is used to set up login authentication and authorization management from external sources. It is split up into two pages; Event Destination and Authentication , which are explained in the sections that follow. Event Destination The Event Destination ...

37 OSD Operation (continued) RADIUS Settings To allow authentication and authorization for the B064-Series KVM Switch through a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Check the Enable check box in the RADIUS section. 2. Fill in the IP addresses and port numbers for the Preferred and Alternate RADIUS se...

38 LDAP Configuration — Active Directory To allow authentication and authorization for the B064-Series KVM Switch via LDAP or LDAPS, the Active Directory’s LDAP Schema must be extended so that an extended attribute name for the B064-Series KVM Switch – userprofile – is added as an optional attribute...

39 OSD Operation (continued) Extend and Update the Active Directory Schema Step 1 - Create a New Attribute: a) Open Control Panel Administrative Tools Active Directory Schema . b) In the left panel of the screen that comes up, right-click Attributes : c) Select New Attribute . d) In the warning mess...

40 OSD Operation (continued) Step 3 - Edit Active Directory Users With the Extended Schema: a) Run ADSI Edit . (Installed as part of the Support Tools .) b) Open Domain , and navigate to the cn=users dc =tripplite dc = com node. c) Locate the user you wish to edit. Advanced Network Management Settin...

41 OSD Operation (continued) Advanced Network Management Settings (continued) h) Click OK . When you return to the Attribute Editor page, the userprofile entry now reflects the new permissions: OpenLDAP Server OpenLDAP is an Open source LDAP server designed for UNIX platforms. A Windows version can ...

42 OSD Operation (continued) OpenLDAP Server Configuration The main OpenLDAP configuration file, slapd.conf, has to be customized before launching the server. The modifications to the configuration file will do the following: • Specify the Unicode data directory. The default is . /ucdata . • Choose ...

43 OSD Operation (continued) DIT Creation The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) is used to represent LDAP entries in a simple text format (please refer to RFC 2849). The figure below illustrates an LDIF file that creates the DIT for the B064-Series KVM Switch directory tree (shown in the figure in...

44 OSD Operation (continued) Setting Description Enable Fixed Number Dial Back When the Enable Fixed Number Dial Back checkbox is checked, the KVM will hang up on the modem when there is an incoming call, and dial back to the modem represented by the phone number mentioned in the Phone Number field....

45 OSD Operation (continued) The following section describes the settings found in the Security sub- section. Follow the steps below to setup and access the B064-Series KVM Switch via dial-in modem: 1. Set up your hardware configuration to match the diagram below. You will need to use Cat5e cable an...

46 Filtering To enable IP and/or MAC filtering, click the IP Filter Enable and/ or MAC Filter Enable checkbox. There are a maximum of 100 filters allowed for each. • If the include button is checked, all the addresses within the filter range are allowed access to the B064-Series KVM Switch; all othe...

47 OSD Operation (continued) Account Policy The Account Policy section allows rules for usernames and passwords to be regulated. The settings in this section are described in the table below. Item Description Minimum Username Length Sets the minimum number of characters required for each username. V...

48 Working Mode The Working Mode section allows you to enable/disable operation features of the KVM switch. The table below describes the available settings. Setting Description Enable ICMP When this box is checked, the KVM switch can be pinged. If it is not checked, the KVM cannot be pinged. Enable...

49 OSD Operation (continued) Certificate Signing Request The Certificate Signing Request section provides an automated way of obtaining and installing a CA signed SSL server certificate. To perform this operation, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Create CSR button. The following dialog box appea...

50 OSD Operation (continued) The Date /Time page allows the user to set the date and time parameters for the KVM switch. The following section describes the settings on this page. Time Zone • Select the Time Zone and City that most closely resembles where the KVM switch is in using the drop-down men...

51 OSD Operation (continued) Log Information The Log Information sub-section is where you can view the contents of the built-in log file. When opened, a page similar to the one below appears. The B064-Series KVM switch logs all the events that take place and writes them to a log file. The Log sectio...

52 Upgrade Main Firmware The Upgrade Main Firmware sub-section is used to upgrade the firmware of the KVM switch. As firmware upgrades become available, they can be found on www.tripplite.com/support. To upgrade the KVM firmware, follow the steps below. 1. Go to www.tripplite.com/support to download...

53 OSD Operation (continued) Upgrade Adapters In addition to upgrading the KVM firmware, the Maintenance section allows you to upgrade the firmware of the connected SIUs. The firmware upgrade file for the master KVM also contains the firmware for the SIUs, so you do not need separate files for each ...

54 OSD Operation (continued) Backup / Restore The Backup / Restore subsection allows you to backup and restore the KVM switch configuration and user profile information. Backup To create a backup of the KVM switch, follow the steps below. 1. Key in a password in the Password field. Note : Setting a ...

55 OSD Operation (continued) System Operation The System Operation sub-section allows you to clear port names, and reset the KVM configuration settings to their default values. The functions available in the System Operation page are explained in the table below. Field Example Clear Port Names Click...

After you have successfully logged in (see Logging Into the B064- Series KVM Switch section), the B064-Series KVM Switch OSD Main Page appears with the Port Access tab selected: All the ports that a user is permitted to access are listed in the Port Selection panel at the left of the page. Ports to ...

57 Hotkeys Various configuration actions related to the keyboard, video and mouse can be performed via hotkey combinations. The Hotkey setup utility is accessed by clicking on the Hotkey / Macros icon and then clicking on the Hotkeys button at the top of the screen. The Hotkeys screen displays the a...

58 Remote Session Operation (continued) System Macros The System Macros page allows you to add macros to the KVM switch that can be performed automatically upon closing a session. For example, you can create a macro that sends the Winkey-L combination, causing a computer’s login page to come up the ...

59 Remote Session Operation (continued) The table below describes the contents of the Video Settings screen: Setting Description Screen Position Adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the screen using the Screen Position arrows. Auto Sync Click this button to automatically detect the vertica...

Control Panel (continued) 60 Remote Session Operation (continued) Gamma Adjustment If it is necessary to correct the gamma level for the remote computer, use the Gamma function in the Video Settings screen. Under the Basic configuration, the gamma drop-down list includes ten preset and four user def...

61 Control Panel (continued) Remote Session Operation (continued) The buttons on the button bar at the top of the message board are toggles. The actions for each of these buttons are described in the table below. Button Function Enable/Disable Chat – When disabled, this icon displays next to the dis...

Control Panel (continued) 63 Remote Session Operation (continued) Control Panel (continued) Virtual Media via Local Console When accessing the KVM via the local console, you can mount media connected to the additional USB ports on the front of the KVM, and access it on the connected computers. After...

64 Remote Session Operation (continued) Manual Mouse Synchronization If the local mouse pointer goes out of sync with the remote system’s mouse pointer, there are a number of methods to bring them back into sync. Before trying any mouse synchronization procedures, it is always a good idea to ensure ...

65 Remote Session Operation (continued) Control Panel (continued) Macro List – Click this icon to display a drop-down list of the User Macros (see User Macros section under Control Panel for details) that have been added to the KVM switch. Select a macro to run it on the selected computer. First Por...

67 The OSD Toolbar The OSD provides a toolbar to help you control the B064-Series KVM Switch from within the captured port. There are three hotkey combinations that can be used to pull up the OSD Toolbar and/or OSD when in a remote session: • When in a remote session, hit the hotkey [ Scroll Lock ] ...

68 Remote Session Operation (continued) Panel Array Mode Clicking the Panel Array icon on the OSD Toolbar or Control Panel invokes Panel Array Mode. Under this mode, the OSD divides your screen into a grid of panels: Panel Array Toolbar The Panel Array Toolbar provides shortcut navigation and contro...

69 Remote Session Operation (continued) Multiuser Operation Auto Scanning B064-Series KVM Switches are designed to allow multiple users to access connected computers/servers simultaneously. • The B064-032-02-IPG and B064-016-02-IPG are designed with 3 buses, which support 1 local user and 2 simultan...

70 The Log Server Installation Starting Up The Menu Bar The Windows-based Log Server is an administrative utility that records all the events that take place on selected B064-Series KVM Switch units and writes them to a searchable database. This chapter describes how to install and configure the Log...

71 The Log Server (continued) Configure The Configure menu consists of three functions: Add, Edit and Delete. Add Select the Add function when you need to add a new B064-Series KVM Switch to the list of units that the Log Server records events for. Note: You must first add a B064-Series KVM Switch v...

72 Maintenance This function allows the administrator to remove all records that have passed their expiration limit. (See Configure under The Log Server for limit details) In order to delete old files from the log server, the maintenance function must be performed. Search Search allows you to search...

73 Options Help The Log Server Main Screen — Overview The Options menu consists of only one function: Network Retry. The Help menu consists of two options; Contents and About Log Server . Contents Selecting the Contents function brings up an online Windows Help file. The Help file contains instructi...

74 The List Panel The List panel contains the following fields: Field Description Recording Determines whether the Log Server records log events for the corresponding B064-Series KVM Switch. If the Recording check box is checked, the field displays Recording , and log events are recorded. If the Rec...

75 General Operation Troubleshooting Administration Troubleshooting Problem Action Erratic Operation If a KVM switch is cascaded from it, the upper-level KVM must always be powered on before the lower-level KVM. If the cascaded switch was turned on first, resetting it may resolve the issue. If not, ...

76 Mouse Troubleshooting Virtual Media Troubleshooting Problem Action My mouse and/or keyboard is not responding • Check the firmware version number of the Server Interface Unit (SIU) you have connected to make sure it is the most current. (See Upgrade Main Firmware section under Maintenence in OSD ...

77 Appendix (continued) WinClient ActiveX Viewer Troubleshooting Problem Action The WinClient ActiveX Viewer will not connect to the KVM switch DirectX 8.0 or higher must be installed on your client computer After upgrading the firmware to my KVM switch, the WinClient ActiveX Viewer no longer works ...

78 Appendix (continued) Log Server Troubleshooting Sun Systems Troubleshooting Problem Action The Log Server program does not run. The Log Server requires the Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4.0 driver in order to access the database. This driver is automatically installed with Windows ME, 2000 and XP. For Wind...

79 Factory Default Settings Serial Adapter Pin Assignments Setting Default Language English OSD Hotkey [Scroll Lock], [Scroll Lock] Port ID Display Port Number + Name Port ID Display Duration 3 Seconds Scan/Skip Mode All Scan Duration 5 Seconds Screen Blanker 0 minutes (Disabled) Beeper On Viewer Au...

80 Fan Location & Speed Information Temperature Sensor Location Specifications (continued) The B064-Series KVM switch contains 6 fans, whose location is shown in the image below. The location of the KVM switches for temperature sensors is shown in the image below. Fan Speed Fan speed is automati...

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