ADDER AdderLink iPEPS manual

AdderLink iPEPS User Guide   ADDERLINK DU AL A CCESS www .adder .com LN K 10 0 L O C P W R PO WE R RE M V N C ADDER ® (K/M ) (VM ) CO MP U TE R KV M CO N SO L E ADDERLINK www .adder .com ADDER ® (K/M ) (VM ) LN K 10 0 L O C P W R PO WE R RE M V N C[...]

          1 Contents - page 2 Contents Intr oduction AdderLink iPEPS features ............................................................ 4 What’ s in the box..................[...]

          2 HT F urther information Getting assistance ...................................................................... 35 T roubleshooting .................................[...]

          3 IP network/ Internet ADDERLINK ADDER ® PC I ntroduction Drawing upon our long and successful history within the field of remote system control, we have taken our bes[...]

          4 AdderLink iP EPS featur es There ar e two types of AdderLink iPEPS units: the dual access model which allows a local keyboard, video monitor and mouse to be situated n[...]

          5 ADDERLINK www .adder .com LNK 100 LO C P WR PO WE R REM VN C ADDER ® (K/M) (VM) What’ s in the box iPEPS standard model Four self-adhesive rubber feet What y ou may[...]

          6 I nstallation M ounting The iPEPS offers two main mounting methods: • Supplied four self-adhesive rubber feet • Rack mount brackets - see below Connections ADDERLI[...]

          7 ADDERLIN K D U A L A C C ESS www .adder .com LN K 10 0 LO C P WR PO WE R RE M VN C ADDER ® (K /M ) (V M ) COM PU TE R KVM C ON SO LE Connections Installation of the i[...]

          8 Local keyboar d, video monitor and mouse Note: Dual Access model only Where local contr ol is requir ed (as well as remote contr ol), the iPEPS Dual Access model provi[...]

          9 P ower supply connection The iPEPS provides flexibility in the way that it is power ed in order to suit your installation requir ements. Each iPEPS can be powered: ?[...]

          10 T o use a common power adapter to supply multiple iPEPS units Available as an optional item, the Adder Power Squid cable allows you to distribute power from an adapte[...]

          11 Configuration Initial configuration The iPEPS initial configuration process occurs as two distinct parts. The standard iPEPS and the Dual Access models dif fer in [...]

          12 P ar t 1 – Initial configuration (D ual Access model) T o perform the initial local configuration (Dual Access model only) 1 Edit the Unit config screen. The key[...]

          13 5 T o view the options menu: Press . More about hotkeys . (if the standard hotkeys wer e altered, use the new hotkeys plus C)    ?[...]

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

          15 Resetting the configuration (Dual A ccess models only) The iPEPS does not display the configuration sequence If the iPEPS has been previously configur ed it may no[...]

          16 P art 1 – I ni tia l con figu ra tio n (S tanda r d o r D ual A cce ss mo de ls) T o perf orm the ini tial lo cal con figur atio n 1 Connect the iPEPS to an IP ne[...]

          17 T o reset the iPEPS to its default network settings If the iPEPS network address has been pr eviously changed from its factory default, then it won’t r espond when [...]

          18 P ar t 2 – Remote configuration The second part of the configuration requir es you to log into the iPEPS from a system via a network connection using either of th[...]

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

          20 Internet ADDERLINK ADDER ® Addressing When the iPEPS is situated within the local network, you will need to give it an appropriate local IP addr ess and IP network m[...]

          21 Placing iPEPS alongside the fir ewall iPEPS is built from the gr ound-up to be secure. It employs a sophisticated 128bit public/private key system that has been rigo[...]

          22 Operation Connecting to the iPEPS The iPEPS offers you two ways to connect: • Local connection (Dual Access models only), • Remote connection by network link, ...[...]

          23 OR ADDERLINK ADDER ® Internet Remote connections From a r emote system, you connect to the iPEPS using either of two types of viewer: Web browser Local connection (c[...]

          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 iPEPS and its host computer[...]

          25 Remote connection by W eb browser Y ou can use a standard Web br owser ( supported versions ) to gain access to the iPEPS and its host computer . As soon as you make [...]

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

          27 Mouse pointers Both viewers provide a double mouse cursor to help over come any delays caused by slow connections. When you move your mouse you will see two mouse cur[...]

          28 Auto calibrate When you visit the host computer for the very first time, your viewer needs to determine the optimum video and mouse settings. The button will remind [...]

          29 Mouse Control This option displays a mouse control dialog and is useful when the r emote cursor is failing to respond corr ectly to your mouse movements, even after u[...]

          30 Video Settings This dialog provides access to all of the key video settings that determine image quality and link performance. Threshold The threshold is effectively [...]

          31 Advanced Settings This option contains video signal settings that do not normally need to be adjusted. Info When selected, this option displays an information dialog [...]

          32 Virtual Media The Adder Virtual Media feature allows you to remotely make files available to the host computer linked to the iPEPS. Single files or collections of ?[...]

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

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

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

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

          37 U nit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the iPEPS.   [...]

          38 N etwork configuration This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port and its relationship with the local network.  ?[...]

          39 Reset configuration This option allows you to completely reset the iPEPS.     [...]

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

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

          42 Inputs Enable all inputs When selected, allows keyboard, mouse and clipboard data to be transferred between server and viewer systems. Disable all inputs (view-only m[...]

          43 Scaling No Scaling No attempt is made to make the screen image fit the viewer window . Y ou may need to scroll horizontally and/or vertically to view all parts of th[...]

          44 Identities This feature helps your VNC viewer to confirm that a revisited iPEPS is genuine and not another device masquerading as an iPEPS. The list given will retai[...]

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

          46 There ar e four options pages: Encoding and colour lev el Auto select When ticked, this option will examine the speed of your connection to the iPEPS and apply the mo[...]

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

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

          49 U nit configuration This page provides access to a selection of both basic and fundamental settings for the iPEPS. Many of the settings displayed here ar e also acce[...]

          50 Advanced unit configuration Displays advanced options that do not normally requir e alteration. Mouse Latency Allowance This option is used during calibration to acc[...]

          51 T ime & date configuration This page allows you to configure all aspects r elating to time and date within the iPEPS. Time and Date Use the arrow buttons to set[...]

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

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

          54 Hotkey sequences iPEPS allows you to enter commands that take the form of hotkey sequences that emulate standard keypr ess combinations. Hotkey sequences Almost any c[...]

          55 Logging and status This screen pr ovides various details about the user activity on the iPEPS. Note: The log has a maximum capacity of 1000 event lines. After 1000 en[...]

          56 Appendix 6 – Addr esses, masks and por ts IP address, network masks and ports ar e all closely linked in the quest for one device to find another across disparate [...]

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

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

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

          60 Appendix 7 – C able and connector specifications 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 3 2[...]

          61 Appendix 8 – H otkey sequence codes These codes are used when defining hotkey switching sequences (macr os) for the host computer and allow you to include almost a[...]

          62 Appendix 9 – S upported video modes The following video modes are supported and can be automatically configur ed by the iPEPS. If a recognised video mode cannot be[...]

          63 W arranty Adder T echnology Ltd warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of original[...]

          64 End user licence agr eement PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y . THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNS ENHANCED VNC VIEWER SOFTW ARE (“the SOFTW ARE”) FOR USE WITH THE iPEPS[...]

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

          66 © 2008 Adder T echnology Limited All trademarks are acknowledged. Release 1.0f March 2008 Part No. ADD0072 Adder T echnology Limited, T echnology House, T rafalgar W[...]

          67 HT I ndex A Access control configuration 53 mask calculation 58 Access mode shared & private 27 Account creation for users 48 Address explanation 56 Addressing D[...]

          68 O Octets ip address 56 P Password admin - setting 37 initial setup 12 remote logon 16,24 setting for users 48 Port number entering 33 Power switching configuration 2[...]