Tripp Lite B064-016-02-IP manual

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    1 Owner’ s Man ual W arranty Registration: register online today f or a chance to win a FREE T ripp Lite product—www .tripplite.com/warr anty NetDirector Cat5 IP KVM Switches Models: B064-016-04-IP , B064-016-02-IP , B064-032-02-IP , B064-032-04-IP FCC Information This is an FCC Class A product. In a domestic en vironment this product may cause[...]

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    2 T able of Con tents T able of Contents ........................................ 2 Introduction ............................................ 4 Overvie w ............................................... 4 Features ................................................ 4 Remote Console Computers ................................ 5 Connected Computer/Servers[...]

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    3 T able of Con tents RADIUS Settings ........................................ 47 LD AP / LD APS Authentication and Authorization Settings ....... 47 LD AP Configuration — Active Directory ..................... 47 Create a Start Menu Shortcut Entry .......................... 48 Extend and Update the Active Directory Schema ............... 48 Ope[...]

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    4 Introduc tion Overvie w Feature s Th e NetDi rec tor Matr i x KV M Switch with Multi-User IP Access a l lo ws both loca l a nd remote ope rators to mon itor a nd access mu ltiple computer s from a single con sole . For example, a single B06 4 -032- 04 -I P can c ontrol up to 32 computers. Th e switches ar e di fferentiat ed acc ordi ng to the nu [...]

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    5 Introduc tion Remote Console Co mputers Connec ted Computer / S er vers Video Ser ver Inter face Units ( SI Us) Ope rating Systems • Bro wsersmustsupp ort128-bitSSLencr ypt ion. • Forthebr o wser -base dJa vaAppletandA PJ avaClient,th elatestversionofS un’ sJa vaRunti m[...]

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    1 4 5 6 2 3 6 Introduc tion Brows er s Components Suppor te d brow sers for user s that r emotely l og into t he B06 4 -Ser ies KV M Switches include the follo wi ng: Bro wser V ersion Internet Explorer 6 and higher Firefo x 1.5 and higher Mozilla 1.7 and higher Safari 2.0 and higher Opera 9.0 and higher Netscape 8.1 and higher Front Vi ew No. Comp[...]

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    1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 7 Introduc tion Compone nts (continued) Rea r View No. Comp onent D es criptio n 1 Po wer Socket Th e included pow er cord c onne cts her e. 2 Po wer Swi tch Press t o tu rn t he KV M switch On / Of f. 3 Second a ry L AN Por t (L AN 2 ) Th e cable that con nect s the K VM switch to t he back up network plu gs in he re. 4 Pr i ma r y[...]

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    8 Hardware Setu p Before Y ou Begin Gen eral Safet y Instructions • Reada llofth eseinst r uctions.Sav ethemforfut ur ereference. • Follo wal lwar n ingsa ndinst ruct ionsma rkedont hedevice. • Use of this e quipment in l ife suppor t appl ications where fai lure of t his e qui[...]

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    Use the M3x8 Phillips head hex scre ws provided with the rack mount kit Use user supplied hardware to attach to the rack 9 Hardware Setu p Rac k Mount ing Sa fet y Ins truc tions • Bef orework ingont herack,m akesu reth atthest abil ize rsa resecu redt othera ck,extendedtot heoor,a[...]

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    2 4 6 9 8 5 7 2 3 3 10 6. O ptional: Conne ct a second C at5e cable f rom the net work into the K VM sw itch ’ s back up (second ar y) network por t (LA N 2) . 7 . Opt i ona l Di al -In Mo dem Con nect io n: Use Cat 5e cable to con nect t he KV M switch ’ s Mod em por t to the i ncluded R J4 5 to DB 9 Adapte r , and con nect t he adap ter’ s [...]

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    11 Th eB06 4- Ser iesKVMSwitchessupp or thotpl uggi ng;component scanb eremov eda ndadde dbackintot heinst al lationbyunplugginga ndre- plu gg ing th eir cables f rom the p ort s without t he nee d to shut the u nit down. Ho we ver , if you change computer p ositions, in order for th e OSD[...]

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    12 Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switches supp or ts th re e ty pes of user s, as shown in t he ta ble bel ow: User T ype Description Super Administrator Super Administrators hav e full access to all P or ts and Devices in the KVM installation. The y can manage all aspects of the installation. Administrator Administrators ha ve access to P or ts and Devi[...]

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    Super Ad min istrat or Setup NIC S ett ings 13 Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switch is designe d with t wo network inte rfac es. The N IC Sett ing se ction of the Network t ab al lo ws y ou to assign a single I P Addr ess and DNS Ser ver f or bot h network inte rfac es, or to assign a sepa ra te add ress for each. Re dunda nt NI C If Re dunda nt N IC is [...]

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    14 Super Ad min istrat or Setup NIC S ett ings Changing the Supe r Admi nistrator Login Moving On AP Win dows Cli ent For computers r u nn ing Wi ndo ws, the B0 64 -Se ries K VM Switch ’ s I P add ress ca n be det er mi ned usi ng the A P Windows Client th at comes on the B0 64 - Series K VM Switch CD. When you r un t he progr am it sea rches t h[...]

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    15 A ccessing the B06 4 - Series K VM Switc h Local Console Login Browser Login Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switches ca n be a ccesse d in t he follo wing way s : via loca l console, an i nter net brow ser, the A P Windows Client and / or the A P Jav a Cl ient. Oper ati ng the K VM switch a nd configu r ing its set ti ngs is done the sa me rega rdless[...]

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    16 A ccessing the B06 4 - Series K VM Switc h AP Windows Cl ient Login The Conne ction Scre en The File Me nu In some c ases, t he Adm in istr ator may not want the B0 64 - Series K VM Switches to be availa ble via bro wser . T he Windows AP Cl ient al lo ws Windows sy stems u sers ac cess to t he KV M switch without having to go th rough a browser[...]

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    17 A ccessing the B06 4 - Series K VM Switc h The T ools Menu AP Jav a Client Login T ools Menu opera tions a re per forme d af ter you con nect to t he B06 4 -Ser ies KV M Switch, but bef ore you switch to remote v ie w . T here is on ly one optionint heT oolsMenu;Hot keySetup.(Seepage1 9fordeta ils) In t hose ca s[...]

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    18 The OSD Main P age The OSD M ain Page OSD Icon Bar W hen the OSD Ma in Page app ea rs, t he Port Acce ss page is display ed. Th ere is a n icon bar a cross t he top of the page, as well as a h idden Control Pa nel at the upp er or lo wer center of t he scre en tha t become s visible w hen you mouse ov er it: Af ter you hav e successf ul ly l ogg[...]

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    19 The OSD Main P age The Control Panel Th e Control Pan el consists of th ree r o ws: a row of icons at the top, with t w o text rows bel ow . Th e Control Pan el is only a vai lable when acc essing the K VM switch r emotely , a nd wi ll not be a ccessible via the loca l console. Ord ina r ily , t he text ba rs d ispla y th e video resolution a nd[...]

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    20 The OSD Main P age Hotkey Setup (continued) Video Op tions Th e f ollowing steps w ill en able y ou to rec onfigu re t he default Hotkey combinat ions: 1 . High light t he Action y ou wish to cha nge and click Star t . 2. Key in th e Function keys (one at a time) . Th e key names app ea r in t he key fie ld as you press t hem. 3. W hen you ha [...]

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    21 The OSD Main P age Video Op tions (continued) Gamma Adjustment Th e sett ings in t he Vid eo Opt ion s scre en ar e giv en i n the t able belo w: Action Description Screen P osition Adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the remote computer window by clic king the Arrow buttons . Auto-Sync Click A uto-Sync to hav e the v er tical and hor[...]

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    22 The OSD Main P age The M essage Board The But ton Bar User List Panel Compose Panel Mes sage Display Panel Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switch suppo rt s multiple user logins, wh ich ca n possibl y give rise to a ccess con flicts. T o a lleviat e th is problem, a message boa rd feat ure ha s bee n provided, a llowing user s to com mun icate with e a[...]

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    23 The OSD Main P age The On - Scre en Ke yboard Mouse Pointer T ype Mouse Sync Mo de Manual Mous e Synchronization Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switch suppo rt s an on-s cre en key boa rd, av a ilable in mult ip le la nguages, wit h al l the st and a rd key s for each suppor te d lang uage. Click th is icon to d ispla y t he on-scre en keyboar d: T o c[...]

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    24 The OSD Main P age Manual Mous e Synchronization (continued ) Wind ows Note : In order for th e loca l an d remote m ice to s ynch ronize, y ou mu st use t he gener ic mou se dr iver suppli ed with th e MS operat ing sys tem . If you h ave a th ird part y d river in stall ed - suc h as on e supp lied by th e mou se m anu fact urer - you m ust re[...]

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    25 Po r t A ccess The Port S elec tion Panel W hen you l og in to t he KV M Switch, the OSD comes up w ith th e Port Access page d ispla yed. Th e page is organ ize d into t w o ma in a re as. Al l the p or ts t hat a user is per m itte d to acc ess a re list ed in t he Por t Selection pa nel at the left of the page. T he larger pa nel at th e righ[...]

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    26 Po r t A ccess Port Confi guration Port N aming T o config ure a switch or p ort , r ight c l ick i ts icon. A l ist with var ious options pop s up . T he items in t he l ist var y depend ing on your user ty pe a nd whether you selecte d a casca ded K VM switch or a compute r/ ser ver por t. Th e scre enshot at r ight sho ws the available item[...]

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    27 Po r t A ccess Port N aming (continued) Port Prope rti es 2. Key in a na me for the p ort (or cha nge /delete a p revious one). T he ma xi mum numbe r of chara cters a llow ed for a por t na me is 19 . Y ou ca n use any combin ation of letter s, number s, and sy mbols on the t yp ewrite r key s of key boa rds w ith PC US Engl ish lay out. 3. Whe[...]

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    28 Po r t A ccess Scan Panel Array Mode History Filter The Information and Confi guration Notebook Th e Scan f unct ion automatica lly switches a mong all t he por t s that a re a ccessible to the cu r rently logg ed on u ser at regu la r inter vals, a llowing thei r act ivity to be mon itored automa tical ly . (See Auto S can ning on page 6 1 for[...]

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    29 Po r t A ccess Fa vorites Adding a F av orite Modif ying a F av orite Th is is sim i lar t o a Bookm a rks featu re. Por ts th at y ou f requent ly visi t ca n be sav ed i n a list on t h is page. S imply open t his pa ge and select t he por t inst ead of hunt ing for i t in t he t ree v ie w . T h is featu re is espe cial ly handy for la rger ,[...]

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    30 Po r t A ccess User Se ttings Log Th e U ser Set ti ngs page allows users to set up t heir own i ndividual worki ng en vi ron ments. T he B06 4- Ser ies KV M Swi tch stor es a sepa rat e record for each us er profile, a nd sets up t he worki ng environ ment ac cordi ng to the User na me tha t was used to ac cess t he KV M switch. Th e page sett[...]

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    31 Po r t A ccess Filter Ses sions Acc es s Filter a llow s you to sea rch for par ticu lar events by date or by spe cific words or str ings. W hen you access t hi s fu nction, the log filter d ia lo g box display s at t he bot tom of the page: A desc ript ion o f t he items is given in the t able, belo w: Th e Session page l ets t he ad m in ist[...]

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    32 Po r t A ccess The Main Panel – S witches The Main Panel – C omputers / Se rvers If a switch is chosen i n th e Port Select ion List, the M ai n panel looks sim ila r to t he one shown belo w: Th e mai n pa nel consists of th re e column s: Na me , Config a nd View L og Th e Name c ol um n l ists a ll of the us ers a nd groups t hat have be[...]

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    33 Po r t A ccess The St atus Panel The Proper tie s Panel Th e Stat us panel provides i nfor mation about t he onl in e stat us of a selecte d por t, a nd the Se rver Int er face Unit being use d to con nect it to a computer /se rver: Note : T his pa nel is i nac tive whe n a K VM s witch is s elected i n the Port Sel ectio n list . Th is pa nel a[...]

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    34 User Management The User M anagem ent Main Page Th e U ser Ma nagement page al lo ws Sup er Adm inis trators a nd Admi nistrators to creat e, modi fy a nd delete user s and g roups, as well as a ssign att r ibutes to th em. The User Ma nagement icon wil l not show up in Use r’ s OSD scr eens, a s they do not hav e acc ess to t his feat ure. Th[...]

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    35 User Management Users - Adding Users (continued ) 3. Enter the i nfor mat ion f or the u ser tha t y ou a re add ing. A descr iption of each of th e fie lds is g iv en in t he table below : Field Description Username Enter a username with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 16 characters. P assw ord Enter a pass word with a minimum of 8 and a maxim[...]

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    36 User Management Users - Adding Users (continued ) Users – Mo difying Users Users – D eleting Users Groups Groups – Cre ating Groups At th is point you can do a ny of the follo wi ng: • Assignt henewusertoagro upb yselect ingth e Grou ps tab i n the user’ s notebo ok. (See A ssigni ng U sers to a Grou[...]

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    37 User Management Groups – Cre ating Groups (continued) Groups – Modif ying Groups Groups – De leting Groups Assigning Users to Groups 3. E nter t he in format ion f or t he Group t hat you are a ddi ng. A descr iption of each of the fields in t he Group not ebook t ab is given in the t able below: Field Description Group Name Enter in a na[...]

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    38 User Management Assigning Users to a Group via the User ’ s Noteb ook Removing Users F rom a Group via the Use r’ s N otebook T o assign a user t o a group f rom th e U ser’ s noteb ook, do t he f oll owin g: 1 . Select the use r’ s na me fr om the User List or select t he user’ s na me fr om the Ma in Pa nel and click Mod if y . Note [...]

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    39 User Management Assigning Users to a Group via the Group’ s Noteb ook Removing Users F rom a Group via the G roup ’ s N otebook T o assign a user t o a group f rom th e Group noteb ook, do t he f oll owin g: 1 . Select the g roup’ s na me in t he Group l ist or select t he group’ s na me in t he Ma in Pa nel and click Modi f y . 2. W hen[...]

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    40 User Management Device Assignment Assigning Device Permissions Filters W hen a user logs into th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switch, t he OSD comes up with t he Por t Access page di spla yed. Al l the p or ts t hat the u ser is per m itte d to acc ess a re list ed in t he Por t Selection list on t he left side of the page. Access p erm issions for thos[...]

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    41 Dev ice Management The Main Page General N et wor k Th e Device Ma nagement page allows Super Ad min istra tors and A dm in ist rators / Users who hav e be en giv en p erm ission to con figure a nd cont rol ov era ll B0 64 -Ser ies KV M Switch operat ions. Note : If you h ave no t been given per mis sion to c on figure the B 0 6 4- Ser ies K V[...]

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    42 Dev ice Management IP Installe r NIC S ett ings Redundant N IC IP Address DNS S er ver Net work T ransfer Rate Th e IP I nsta ller is a n exter na l Windows-based uti lit y f or assign ing I P add resse s to the B0 64 -Ser ies K VM Switch. T he IP I nst al ler sea rches th e network for B064 - Series K VM Switches a nd the n display s t hem in a[...]

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    43 Dev ice Management Se curity Filtering IP Filtering Th e Secur ity pa ge contai ns set ti ngs that a llow y ou to contr ol access to the B0 64 - Series K VM Switch. • IP a nd MAC Filters control ac cess to t he B06 4 -Ser ies KV M Switch base d on the I P a nd /or M A C add ress es of the compute rs att empti ng to acc ess the system. I [...]

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    44 MAC F iltering Customization Login Fai lures W orking Mode T o ad d a MAC filte r: 1 . Click Add . A d ialog box simi la r to the one b elo w appea r s: Th e Custom izat ion page is group ed into t h ree se ctions : Logi n Failu re, W ork i ng Mode, and M iscella ne ous. • Th e Allow ed fiel d sets t he numb er of consecut iv e fail[...]

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    45 Miscella neous • Th e Clear Port N am es button wi ll delete a ll of t he nam es that hav e be en crea ted for the p or ts of the B0 64 -Se ries K VM Switch. Cl ic k ing on t his but ton wi ll fi rst display a prompt t hat asks you if you are su re you w ant to clea r a ll t he por t na mes. • Th e Reset De faul t V alues [...]

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    46 Se rvic e Access Ports Log Ser ver ANMS Th e Serv ice page is compose d of two panels: Acc ess Port s and L og Server: If a fi rewall is b eing use d, th e Adm in istrat or can sp eci fy t he por t numb ers t hat the fi rewall w ill a l lo w . I f an i nv al id por t numbe r (or no por t numbe r ) is spe cified , y ou may be blocked f rom acc[...]

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    47 RAD IUS Set tings LD AP / LD APS Authentication a nd A uthoriz ation Set tings LD AP Configuration — Active Direc tory T o al lo w auth entication a nd author iza tion f or t he B06 4 -Ser ies KV M Switch th rough a R A DIUS ser v er, do the follo wi ng: 1 . Check t he Enable check box in t he R ADI US section. 2. Fil l in t he IP a ddr esses[...]

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    48 LD AP Configuration — Active Direc tory (continued ) Create a S tar t Menu Shor tcut Entr y Ex tend and Upd ate the Active Director y Schema Dev ice Management Ins tall t he Win dows 20 0 3 Sup por t T o ols 1 . On your Windows Server CD, open th e Support T ools folder . 2. In t he r ight panel of th e dia log bo x tha t comes up, doub le cl[...]

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    49 Ex tend and Upd ate the Active Director y Schema (co ntinued) Dev ice Management Step 2 - Ext end the Obje ct Class With t he New Attr ibute: a ) Open C ontrol Panel Admi nist rative T ool s A ct iv e Dire ctor y Schema . b) In t he left pa nel of the scr een t hat comes up, select Cla sses . c) In t he right pa nel, r ight - click person : d) S[...]

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    50 Ex tend and Upd ate the Active Director y Schema (co ntinued) Dev ice Management d) Right-click on t he user’ s na me and select P roper t ies . e) On t he Att ribu te Ed itor page of the d ialog box that ap pea rs, select Pe rm ission from t he list . f ) Cl ick Edit to bri ng up the S tri ng Attr ibu te Ed itor : g) Replace the va lue sho wn[...]

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    51 Ex tend and Upd ate the Active Director y Schema (co ntinued) Ope nLD AP Ser ver Ope nLD AP Ser ver Installation Dev ice Management h) Click OK . Wh en y ou ret ur n to t he Att rib ute E ditor page, t he per missi on entr y now reflects t he new per m issions: Op enL D A P is a n Op en sourc e LD AP s erver designe d for UN IX plat forms. A Wi[...]

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    52 Ope nLD AP Ser ver Configuration Th e mai n Op en LD AP con figu ration file, slapd .conf, has to b e custom ize d before launch ing the s erver . T he mod ifications to t he config ura tion file wi ll do t he f ollowing: • Spec ifyt heUnicod edat adi rect ory .Thed ef aultis . / ucd ata . • Choos e?[...]

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    53 DIT Cr eation Th e LD AP Dat a I ntercha nge F or mat ( LDIF ) is use d to repre sent LD A P entr ies in a sim pl e text form at (please refer to RF C 2849). T he figu re belo w il lustrat es an L DIF fi le that cr eates t he DIT for th e B06 4- Ser ies KV M Swi tch d ir ector y t ree (shown in t he figu re, abov e). Dev ice Management Th e f[...]

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    54 Date / Time Th e Date / Ti me dia log pag e set s the B0 64 -Ser ies KV M Switch ’ s t ime pa ram eters : Dev ice Management Set the p ar amet ers ac cordi ng to the i nfor mat ion bel ow . Tim e Zone •T oestabl ishthet imez onethatt heB0 64 -Ser iesKV MSwitchis locate d in, cho ose the ap propr iate t ime[...]

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    55 OOBC (continu ed) Dev ice Management Con nec tion S etu p Exam ple ( Win dows XP ) T o set up a dia l-in con nect ion to the B0 64 -Ser ies KV M Switch under Wi ndow s X P , do t he fo llowing: 1 . From the St ar t menu, s el ec t Control Panel Network Connec tions Cre ate a New Connect ion . 2. W hen the W elcome to th e Ne w Con nect ion Wiza [...]

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    56 The Main S creen Firmw are File Options The Main Panel W hen you c lick th e Mai ntena nce ta b, a dialog box simi la r to the one belo w app ea rs: As new versi ons of t he B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switch fi r m war e bec ome a vai lable, they ar e poste d on our website and ca n be down loaded to a conv en ient l oca tion on y ou r computer f rom t[...]

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    57 Maintenance Upgrading the Firmware Follo w th e proce dur e belo w to upgra de the B0 64 - Series K VM Switch fi rmware a nd t he ser ver inter face un its con nect ed to its por t s. Note : Y ou ca n upgrad e the fir mwa re from a ny com pu ter con nected t o the in ter net , even co mpu ters th at are directly co nn ected to t he K V M swit [...]

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    58 Maintenance Download B0 64 - S eries K VM switch Fir mware Upgrad e Recov er y Ser ver Inter face Unit Firmw are Up grade Recovery Should the B0 64 -Se ries K VM Switch fi rmware upg rade pr oce dure fa il, a nd the switch b ecomes u nusable, the follo wing fi r mw a re upgra de rec o very p roce dure w ill r esolv e the pr obl em : 1 . Po wer[...]

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    59 Po r t Operation Af ter you hav e successf ul ly l ogged i n (see Logg ing I n, begi nn ing on page 15 ), t he B0 64 -Ser ies KV M Switch OSD Mai n Page appea rs wit h the Por t Access t ab select ed : Al l th e por ts t hat a user is p erm itt ed to ac cess a re l isted i n the Por t Selection pa nel at the left of t he page. Any por ts a user [...]

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    60 Po r t Operation Panel Array Mode Panel Array T oolbar Cl ic k ing t he Panel A r ray icon on the OSD T oolba r inv okes Panel A r ray Mode. U nder t his mo de, the OSD d i vides your s creen i nto a gr id of panels : Th e Panel A r ray T oolba r is locate d at the t op center of th e scre en and pr o vides shor tcut navigation a nd control of t[...]

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    61 Po r t Operation Multiuser Op eration Auto Scanning Set ting the Sca n Interval Inv oking Aut o Scan Pausing A uto Scan Exiting Auto Scan Th e B06 4- Ser ies KVM Switches a re de si g ned to a llow multipl e user s to simult ane ously access t he conn ecte d computers /s ervers. • Th eB06 4- 032- 02-I PandB0 64 - 0 1 6 - 02 -IP?[...]

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    62 Po r t Operation Skip Mod e Skip Mode a llows y ou to switch por ts i n order to mon itor the comput ers via t he keyboar d. As oppos ed to Auto Scan Mo de, y ou ca n dw ell on a pa rt icula r por t for as long or as lit tle as you li ke. T o ac cess Sk ip Mode, y ou must fir st open up th e OSD T oolba r by hitt ing the hot key [S croll Lock o[...]

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    63 The Log Ser v er Installation Star ting Up The M enu Bar Th e Window s-ba sed L og Server is an a dm in ist rative util ity tha t record s al l the events that t a ke place on selecte d B06 4 -Ser ies KV M Switch units and w r ites them to a s ea rchable data base. Th is chapte r descr ibes how to inst al l and c onfigu re t he Log Ser ver . 1 [...]

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    64 The Log Ser v er Configur e Edit Del ete E vents Th e Configur e menuconsistsofth re efu nctions; A dd , E dit a nd Delete. Add Select the Ad d fu nction when y ou ne ed to ad d a new B064 -Ser ies KV M Switch to the l ist of un its that t he Log Ser ver recor ds ev ents for . Note : Y ou m ust firs t ad d a B0 6 4 - Series [...]

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    65 Maintenance Search Th is f unct ion allow s t he ad mi nist rator t o remo ve al l record s tha t hav e passe d thei r expirat ion lim it. (Se e page 64 for li mit det ai ls) In orde r to delete old files fr om the log ser v er, the ma int enanc e fu nction must be pe rfor med. Search al lo ws y ou to sea rch for ev ents conta i ni ng speci fi[...]

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    66 Options Help Conte nts About Log Se rver The Log S erver M ain Screen — O verview Th e Option s menuconsistsofonlyonef unct ion; Net work Retr y. Ne twor k Retr y Network Retr y al lo ws y ou to set t he numb er of seconds t hat t he Log Ser ver should w a it bef ore at tempt ing to con nect i n the event that t he previou[...]

  • Page 67

    67 The List Panel The Ev ent Panel Th e List pan el contai ns t he fo llowing fields: Field Description Recording Determines whether the Log Ser ver records log e vents f or the corresponding B064-Series KVM Switch. If the Recording check bo x is check ed, the field displays Recording , and log e vents are recorded. If the Recording check bo x is[...]

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    68 Gen eral Ope ration T roubl eshooting Admin istration T rouble shooting AP Windows Cl ient T roublesho oting Problem Action Erratic Operation Reset the unit by pressing and holding the Reset b utton on the front of the unit for longer than three seconds. I can’t access the B064-Series KVM Switch, ev en though I hav e specified the IP address [...]

  • Page 69

    69 Panel Array Mode T roubleshooting The Log S erver T roubleshooting Sun Systems T roubl eshooting AP Jav a Client T r oubleshooting Problem Action The video resolution is of low quality . The video quality decreases as you decrease the number of panels . Increase the number of panels that are display ed to improv e video . When multiple remote us[...]

  • Page 70

    70 OSD Factory D efault Set tings Problem Action OSD Hotke y [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Loc k] P or t ID Displa y P or t Number + Name P or t ID Displa y Duration 3 Seconds Scan/Skip Mode All Scan Duration 5 Seconds Screen Blanker 0 Minutes (disabled) Beeper On Accessible P or ts F (Full) For all Users on all P or ts Spe cifications B064-016-02-IP B064-[...]

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