Adder Technology AdderLink IP manuale d’uso

AdderLink IP User Guide   LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR[...]

             1 Contents I ntroduction AdderView IP features - front and rear ..................................... 4 What’ s in the box .........................................[...]

             2 F urther infor mation Getting assistance ...................................................................... 32 T roubleshooting ................................[...]

             3 I ntroduction Thank you for choosing the AdderLink IP from Adder T echnology . This intelligent product delivers straightforwar d setup, secure operation and the ab[...]

             4 AdderView IP featur es - front and r ear Considering its capabilities, the AdderView IP is supplied within a remarkably compact casing. Measuring just 198mm x 120mm[...]

             5 What ’ s in the box AdderLink IP Power supply and country- specic power lead Four Self-adhesive rubber feet What y ou may additionally need CD-ROM Slave power [...]

             6 I nstallation M ounting AdderLink IP offers thr ee main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Optional single unit rack brackets • Opt[...]

             7 Connections Installation of the AdderLink IP involves a number of basic connections to some or all of the following items: • Host computer or KVM switch ð • Lo[...]

             8 Local keyboar d, video monitor and mouse A locally connected keyboard, video monitor and mouse ar e requir ed during the initial conguration. These are also usef[...]

             9 M odem/ISDN port The AdderLink IP provides a serial port specically for you to connect either a modem or ISDN terminal adapter . This can be used as a primary , [...]

             10 P o wer control port The AdderLink IP provides a serial port for connection to one or mor e optional power control units. This allows you to contr ol the mains pow[...]

             11 Conguration Initial conguration The initial conguration occurs as two distinct parts: Part 1 – Local conguration This part of the conguration take[...]

             12 T o perform the initial local conguration 3 If necessary , edit the Modem cong screen. A d d e r L i n k IP U ni t Co n f i g H o t K e y s C t r l + A l t S[...]

             13 Once the username and password have been accepted, the screen should now sho w t he h ost com pute r s cr een (or , if no ne i s co nne cted , a bla nk i mag e). 6[...]

             14 Hot plugging and mouse r estoration It is strongly r ecommended that you switch off a host computer befor e attempting to connect it to the AdderLink IP . However [...]

             15 Resetting the conguration The AdderLink IP asks for an unknown admin password This may occur if the AdderLink IP has been previously congur ed. If the existi[...]

             16 P art 2 – Remote conguration The second part of the conguration requir es you to log into the AdderLink IP from a system via either a network connection or[...]

             17 N etworking issues Thanks to its robust security the AdderLink IP of fers you great exibility in how it integrates into an existing network structure. The Adder[...]

             18 Addressing When the AdderLink IP is situated within the local network, you will need to give it an appropriate local IP addr ess and IP network mask. This is achie[...]

             19 Placing AdderLink IP alongside the r ewall AdderLink IP is built from the gr ound-up to be secure. It employs a sophisticated 128bit public/private key system t[...]

             20 P ower switching conguration Power switch conguration comprises two main steps: • Congure the COM2 serial port to the same speed as used by the power sw[...]

             21 A d d e r L i n k IP M ai nt e n a n c e R e s e t C o n f ig ur at i o n r e t u r n t o n o r ma l op er a t i o n . C o n f i g u r e Ne tw or k P u t o p t i o[...]

             22 Operation Connecting to the AdderLink IP The AdderLink IP offers you thr ee ways to connect: • Local connection, • Remote connection by network link, • Remot[...]

             23 Remote connections From a r emote system, you connect to the AdderLink IP using a viewer and a link. There ar e two types of viewer and two types of link, which ca[...]

             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 AdderLink IP and its hos[...]

             25 U sing the viewer windo w The viewer window gives you the ability to view and control the AdderLink IP and its host computer(s). Its operation is almost identical [...]

             26 Host selection The Hosts button on the menu bar provides the quickest and most efcient way to switch between host computers. This is because the button is close[...]

             27 Access mode - shar ed/private Up to ve users can be simultaneously logged-on (four remote users plus one local user) and during normal operation, all are able t[...]

             28 Keyboard contr ol This option displays a keyboard contr ol dialog and is useful for sending keyboard combinations (to the host) that are needed r egularly or that [...]

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

             30 If y ou need to enter a port number Usually , when you make a network connection to the AdderLink IP (either using the VNC viewer or a Web br owser) you simply ent[...]

             31 Viewer encryption settings The web browser viewers and VNC viewers (of level 4.0b5S or higher) of fer four encryption options. The resulting actions of certain opt[...]

             32 F ur ther infor mation This chapter contains a variety of information, including the following: • Getting assistance - see below • T roubleshooting - see right[...]

             33 Appendix 1 - Local conguration menus This section covers the control menus that ar e available when you are using the locally connected keyboard, video monitor [...]

             34 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the AdderLink IP . A d d e rL in k I P U n i t C o n f i g[...]

             35 N etwork conguration This page allows you to congure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. A d d e rL in k I P N e [...]

             36 M odem conguration This page allows you to congure the COM1 serial port located at the rear of the AdderLink IP . A d d e rL in k I P M o d e m C o n f i g A[...]

             37 Reset conguration This option allows you to completely reset the AdderLink IP . A d d e rL in k I P R e s e t C o n f i g D O Y O U W IS H TO C O N T I N U E ? [...]

             38 Clear IP access control This option removes all entries fr om the IP access control featur e within the AdderLink IP . What is IP access control? The IP access con[...]

             39 There ar e ve tabbed pages of options: Colour/Encoding Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the AdderLink IP and ap[...]

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

             41 I dentities This feature helps your VNC viewer to conrm that a revisited AdderLink IP is genuine and not another device masquerading as an AdderLink IP . The li[...]

             42 Appendix 3 - VNC viewer windo w options Click the VNC icon in the top left corner of the viewer window to display the window options: Standard window contr ol item[...]

             43 There is a single page of options: Encoding and colour lev el Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the AdderLink IP an[...]

             44 Appendix 5 - R emote conguration menus This section covers the conguration menus that are available to r emote admin users using either the VNC viewer or the[...]

             45 U ser accounts This section allows you to manage up to sixteen separate accounts. The rst of the sixteen accounts is the admin account and is the only account w[...]

             46 U nit conguration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the AdderLink IP . Many of the settings displayed here ar [...]

             47 Advanced unit conguration Click this button to display several advanced options that do not normally requir e alteration. Force VNC pr otocol 3.3 IMPORT ANT : T[...]

             48 N etwork conguration This page allows you to congure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network. MAC address Media Access[...]

             49 Setting IP access control The golden rule with this feature is ‘Include befor e you exclude’ or to put it another way ‘Arrange allowed addresses in the list [...]

             50 Serial port conguration This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports (modem and power control) that ar e situated at the rear o[...]

             51 H ost conguration This page provides the opportunity to congur e various details for each of the host systems that may be connected to the AdderLink IP via o[...]

             52 Logging and status This screen pr ovides various details about the user activity on the AdderLink IP . Date and time the event occurred User name Access method or [...]

             53 Appendix 6 – A ddr esses, masks and ports IP address, network masks and ports ar e all closely linked in the quest for one device to nd another across dispara[...]

             54 N et masks - the binary explanation T o really understand the operation of a net mask it is necessary to delve deeper into the life blood of computers – binary ;[...]

             55 Calculating the mask for IP access control The IP access control function uses a standar d IP address and a net mask notation to specify both single locations and [...]

             56 LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR Internet W eb server P orts If you accept the analogy of IP addresses being rather like telephone numbers, then think of ports as extension[...]

             57 Appendix 7 – C able and connector specications RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 conv erter cable 5 1 CLK DCD NC NC NC 1 2 DA T RXD 2 5 TXD GND 3 4 GND Female 6 5 4 [...]

             58 Appendix 8 – H otkey sequence codes These codes are used when dening hotkey switching sequences for host computers and allow you to include almost any of the [...]

             59 Other products in the A dder range The following complementary KVM switch devices are available: • SmartView 4XPRO 16 port (part code: SV4X16) • SmartView 2XPR[...]

             60 Radio F r equency Energy A Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable must be used to connect the AdderLink units in order to maintain compliance with radio fr eque[...]

             61 © 2004 Adder T echnology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0 May 2004 Part No. ADD0053 Adder T echnology Limited, T echnology House, T rafalgar W[...]

             62 HT I ndex A Access control conguration 49 mask calculation 55 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 45 Address explanation 53 Addressin[...]

             63 Mouse restoration 13,14 Mouse calibration 27 Mouse control 28 N Networking issues 17 Network conguration 35,48 Network port connecting 8 Net mask 21,35 explanat[...]