Chatsworth-products KVM Over IP Manual de usuario

CPI KVM IP Console User Manual Version 1.0 November 2011 800-834-4969 [email protected] www.chatsworth.com ©20

10 1.3.4 Host system mouse settings The host’s operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver. Warning! The following limitatio

11 1.3.7 Video Modes The IP console recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running X11 on the host system, please do not use any

12 Usage 2.1 Prerequisites The IP console features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized

13 In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection (HTTPS), you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protoco

14 2.2 Accessing The IP KVM Switch 2.2.1 Login Into The IP Console Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of your IP consol

15 2.2.1.2 Navigation Having logged into the IP console successfully, the main page of the IP console appears, see the figure below. This page con

16 2.3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that IP console controls. See

17 The Remote Console window (see Section 2.3) always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size. That means it will adapt its size to

18 Options – To open the Options menu, click on the button “Options.” Remote Console Options Menu A short description of the options follows

19 • Scaling: Allows you to scale down the Remote Console. You can still use both mouse and keyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not pres

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20 • 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

21 o Video Settings through the remote console: allows you to make adjustments manually. The panel is shown in the figure below and exp

22 • Soft Keyboard: Opens up the Menu for the Soft Keyboard. o Show: Pops up the Soft-Keyboard as shown in the figure below. The Soft-Keyboard

23 • Hotkeys: Opens a list of hotkeys defined before. Choose one entry, the command will be sent to the host system. A confirmation dialog can b

24 The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwidth that is available, on your video pictu

25 2.4.2 Remote Console Status Line The Remote Console status line, displayed at the bottom of the Remote Console screen (see section 2.3), shows

26 Menu Options 3.1 Remote Control The Remote Control menu provides access to attached servers through the KVM Console and to an optional serial c

27 3.1.2 Telnet Console The IP module firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client. In case the

28 The following list shows the according command mode command syntax and their usage. • help – Displays the list of possible commands • cls –

29 A certain (floppy) image can be built up in two steps. • Click “Browse” button and select the image file. • Click “Upload” button to up

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30 Under Image on Windows Share, the following information has to be given to mount the image properly: o Share host: The server

31 • For Windows 2000/XP: Open Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory (or share), and press the right mouse button to open the context menu

32 • Creating a Floppy Image: o Floppy Images for UNIX and UNIX-like OS: To create an image file, make use of “dd”. This is one of the origina

33 • Creating a CD ROM/ISO Image o CD-ROM/ISO Images For UNIX and UNIX-like OS: To create an image file, make use of “dd.” This is one of the

34 3.3.3. Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection is another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer. With Drive Redirecti

35 Under the Drive Redirection menu, there are two setup options: • Disable Drive Redirection – If enabled the Drive Redirection is switched off

36 3.3.3.1 Installing The Drive Redirection Drivers On first use, you will need to install drivers for the drive redirection software. Please fo

37 3.3.3.2 Setup Drive Redirection Start Drive Redirection to display the Drive Redirection dialog. Drive Redirection Dialog Under Connection

38 • Secure Connection – Enable this box to establish a secure connection via SSL. This will maximize the security but may reduce the connection

39 Using the Hide to Tray button the application is hidden, but not terminated completely. That means that an active connection will be kept acti

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40 3.4 User Management The User Management button allows you to change passwords and create/edit individual user accounts. 3.4.1 Change Password T

41 3.4.2 Users and Groups The IP console comes with one pre-configured user account that has fixed permissions. The account “super”

42 3.5 KVM Settings 3.5.1 User Console The following settings are user specific. That means, the super user can customize these settings for every

43 Note: The standard color depth is 16 Bit (65536 colors). The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a

44 o Start in Exclusive Access Mode: Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup. This forces the Remote Consoles of

45 • Host Interface - Enables a certain interface the mouse is connected to. You can choose between “Auto” for automatic detection, “USB” for a

46 3.5.3 Video Under KVM Settings, select Video to change the video settings. Video Settings • Miscellaneous Video Settings o Noise filter

47 3.6 Device Settings 3.6.1 Network The Network Settings panel as shown in the figure below allows changing network related parameters. Each para

48 o Primary DNS Server IP Address: IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation. This option may be left empty, however the IP c

49 3.6.2 Dynamic DNS The IP console is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since the a

5 Introduction This document is the User’s Manual for the IP console on IP KVM Switches from Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI). It provides detailed

50 You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS: • Make sure that the LAN interface of the IP console is properly conf

51 3.6.3 Security Under Device Settings, select Security to change the security settings. Device Security Dialog • Encryption Settings: o

52 3.6.4 Certificate The IP console uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected c

53 • Locality/City: The city where the organization is located. • State/Province: The state or province where the organization is located. • Co

54 Example CSR String 4. Upload the certificate to the IP console using the “Upload” button as shown in the figure below. A

55 3.6.5 Serial Port The IP console’s Device Settings for the Serial Port allows you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and ho

56 3.6.6 Date And Time This link refers to a page, where the internal real-time clock of the IP console can be set up (see the figure below). Dev

57 3.6.7 Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see the figure be

58 • NFS Logging enabled: Define a NFS server, where a directory or a static link have to be exported, to write all logging data to a file that i

59 3.7 Maintenance 3.7.1 Device Information This section contains a summary with various information about this IP console and its current firmwar

6 Configuration 1.1 Initial IP Configuration In factory default, DHCP mode is disabled (IP auto configuration = None), and the IP settings a

60 3.7.2 Event log The Maintenance Event Log displays the list of events that are logged by the IP console. Event Log List 3.7.3 Update Firmwa

61 1. The new firmware file is uploaded onto the IP console. In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the butt

62 3.7.4 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. This involves the keyboard and mouse, the video

63 Troubleshooting guide 1. The remote mouse doesn’t work or is not synchronous. • Make sure the mouse settings in IP console match the mouse

64 7. In the browser the IP console pages are inconsistent or chaotic. • Make sure your browser cache settings are feasible. Especially

65 FAQ Q. The color of remote console displaying a pinkish tint. A. If you are experiencing the remote control screen displaying a pinkish tint wi

66 Q. Which browsers does the IP console support? A. The IP console supports Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher, Netscape 7.0 and

67 Appendices A. Key Codes The table below shows the key codes used to define keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these

68 B. User Role Permissions The table below lists the user role permissions granted for three user role groups: “Superuser,” “Administrator,” and

69 D. Bandwidth Consumption The preconfigured network speed selection simply results in a different Compression and Color Depth configuration in o

7 1.2.2 To Use DHCP or BOOTP 1. Run KVMIPsetup.exe. The screen below will display. 2. Under Network Configuration, select DHCP or BOOTP for IP a

8 1.2.3 To Change Authentication To adjust the authentication settings, enter your login as a super user, and change your password. Super user

9 1.3 Keyboard, Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP console and the host, there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard an