Tripp Lite B064-016-02-IPG 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: B064-016-02-IPG, B064-016-04-IPG, B064-032-02-IPG and B064-032-04-IPG FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t[...]

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    2 T abl e of Cont ent s T able of Contents ........................................ 2 Introduction ............................................ 3 Features ................................................ 3 Remote Console Computer Requirements ...................... 3 Connected Computer/Server Requirements ..................... 4 Supported V ideo Re[...]

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    3 Intro duction Remote Console Co mputer Require ments Feature s • Di re ctlycon nectupt o1 6( B06 4 - 01 6 - 0 4 -IP GorB06 4 - 01 6 - 02 -IP G) or 32 (B06 4 - 032- 02-I PG o r B06 4 - 032-0 4 -I PG ) computer s /ser vers • Accomoda tead ditiona lcomputer s /ser versi natwo-lev elcasca de ins [...]

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    4 Intro duction (continued ) Connec ted Compute r / S er ver Requirem ents Suppor ted Vid eo Resolutions Ser ver Inter face U nits ( SI Us) Suppor ted O perat ing Systems Computer s / ser vers to b e con nect ed to t he B0 6 4 -Ser ies KV M Switch must hav e the following: • V GA,SV GAorMultisy ncpor t On ly the following non-in[...]

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    1 4 5 6 2 3 5 Intro duction (continued ) Suppor ted Browsers Components Suppor te d browsers for users t hat remot ely l og into t he B0 64 - Ser ies KV M Switches include: 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 * Int er net [...]

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    3 4 6 7 8 5 1 2 6 Intro duction (continued ) Compone nts (continued) Rear Vie w No. Comp one nt De scr iptio n 1 Po wer Sockets (C6) Th e two C6 pow er sockets a r e locate d her e. Conne ct th e included power cords (C5 to 5 - 15P) from he re to a n appropr ia te power source. Note : T o help protect your system f rom sudden , tr an sient incre as[...]

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    7 Hardware Setup Gen eral Safe ty I nstructions • Reada lloft hesei nst r uctions.Sav et hemforfutu rer eference. • Follo wal lwa r ni ngsa ndinst r uct ionsma rkedont hedevice. • Use of this e quipment i n li fe suppor t appl ications where fa ilu re of th is e quipment ca n r[...]

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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 8 Hardware Setup (continu ed) Rack Mounting Safet y Instruct ions • Bef orework ingont hera ck,ma kesu ret hatt hest abil iz ersa r esecu re dtot herack ,extendedtot he?[...]

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    2 4 6 9 8 5 7 2 3 3 9 7. Op t io na l D i al -In Mo de m Conne ct i on : Use Cat 5e cable to conn ect t he KV M switch’ s Modem po r t to t he included R J45 to D B9 Adapter, and con nect t he ad apt er’ s DB9 conne ctor to t he mo dem ’ s DB 9 por t . 8. Use th e included g round i ng wi re to g rou nd the u n it. Conne ct one end of t he wi[...]

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    10 Th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switches suppor t hot pluggi ng: component s ca n be removed and ad ded ba ck into t he in sta l lation by unplugging a nd replugging t hei r cables fr om the p or ts w ithout th e nee d to shut the u n it do wn. T he K V M als o includes an Ad apter I D f u nction th at stores t he p or t sett i ngs of the SIU ( Por t [...]

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    11 Th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switches suppor t s th r ee t y pes of user s: User T ype Description Super Administrator Super Administrators hav e full access to all Ports and Devices in the KVM installation. They can manage all aspects of the installation. Administrator Administrators ha ve access to P or ts and Devices that are authorized b y the [...]

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    Sup er Administ rator S etup (continue d) Net work Setup - IP Address D etermination (continue d) 12 NIC Settings Th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switch has t wo network inter faces. T he N IC Sett i ng sect ion of the Network tab a l lo ws y ou to a ssign a single I P Addre ss and DNS Ser ver for both net work inter faces , or to assign a sepa rat e add[...]

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    13 Sup er Administ rator S etup (continue d) Loggi ng Int o the B0 6 4 - Series K VM Switc h Local Console Login Changing the Supe r Administrator Login T o change th e default Super Adm in ist rat or Userna me a nd Pa ssw ord , do the following: 1 . At th e top of the OSD page, click User Ma n a ge m e n t . Since t h is is th e fir st ti me t he[...]

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    14 Loggi ng Int o the B0 6 4 - Series K VM Switc h (continue d) Browser Login Th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switches ca n be ac cesse d via I nte r net browser fr om any platfor m tha t has t he Jav a Runti me Envi ron ment 6, Upda te 3, or higher i nst al led . If you don ’ t a l re ady hav e t he re qui re d J R E inst a lle d, it is av a ilable fo[...]

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    15 Loggi ng Int o the B0 6 4 - Series K VM Switc h (continue d) AP Jav a Client Login AP Windows Cl ient Login (continue d) In t hose ca ses i n which t he Adm i n istr ator doe s not want th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switch to be available via br ow ser a nd th e remote us er is not r un n ing Wi ndow s, t he A P Ja va Client provides ac cess to t he[...]

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    16 OSD Op erat ion Af t er logging i nto the K V M switch, t he OSD Mai n Page appe a rs. Dep endi ng on how y ou logg ed i nto t he switch, t he int er face wi l l var y slightly . T he follo wi ng sect ion descr ibe s the d i fference s bet ween th ese inte r faces a nd t he icons a nd fu nct ions y ou wi ll fi nd in t hem . W eb Bro wser Main P[...]

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    17 OSD T ab Bar Th e numbe r and t y pe of icons t hat app ea r on t he t ab ba r at t he top of th e page a re dete r m ine d by user t yp e (Super Ad m in ist rator, Adm in ist rato r or User ) a nd the p er m issions assigne d when th e accou nt was cre ate d. T he f unct ions asso ciate d with e ach of the icon s a re explain ed i n th e f oll [...]

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    18 OSD Operation (continued) Conne ctions Th e OSD Mai n page is t he sa me scr een t hat you get when na vigati ng to th e Con nect ions sub-se ct ion of the Por t Access se ction. From t h is page y ou ca n con ne ct to t he KV M por ts. Al l switches a nd t hei r por t s, includi ng casca ded K V M switches, a re list ed i n a t ree st r uct u r[...]

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    19 OSD Operation (continued) Por t N am ing For conv enienc e, espe cial ly in la rge in sta l lations w ith ma ny KV M switches a nd por t s, each po r t ca n be g iv en a un ique na me. T o assign, mod if y or delete a po r t na me, fo l lo w th e inst r uct ions belo w . No te : Adm in ist rators a nd Users m ust b e given co nfigu rat ion a cc[...]

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    20 OSD Operation (continued) History Th e History page pr ovides a record of ea ch ti me t hat a por t was acces sed. • Ift her ea remoreent r iest ha nthe reisroomont hesc re en,asc rollba rapp ea r stoletyouscrollupa nddowntoseet heenti r erec ord. • [...]

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    21 OSD Operation (continued) Fa vorites Fa v or i t es is si m ila r to a b ook m a rks feat ur e. Frequent ly visited por t s ca n be l iste d on t hi s page. Open t h is page a nd select t he por t i nste ad of sea rch i ng f or it in t he t re e view . Th is feat u re is espe cia l ly useful for la rger , ca scade d i nsta l lations. No te : Ea [...]

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    22 OSD Operation (continued) User Preferences Th e User Preferences p age al lo ws users to s et up thei r own i ndividua l worki ng environ ment s. The B0 6 4 -Ser ies K V M Switch stores a sepa rat e re cord for each user p rofile, a nd sets up t he work ing environ ment a ccord i ng to the User na me t hat was use d to ac cess t he KV M switch.[...]

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    23 OSD Operation (continued) Ses sions Acc e ss Th e Sessions sub-se ct ion al lo ws Super Adm i nist rat ors a nd Adm in ist rat ors to se e who is logged into t he KV M switch, and p rovides in form ation about e ach of thei r sessions. Super Adm in ist rat ors ca n se e a ll a ccou nts t hat a re logged i nto the K V M, wherea s Adm i nist rat o[...]

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    24 Setting Description Access The Access setting determines if an account is allowed to access the selected por t, and if so , what lev el of access the account has. T o edit this setting, click on the bo x in the Access column next to the account y ou wish to edit. Continue to click until y ou toggle to the desired setting. Full Access – This se[...]

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    25 OSD Operation (continued) Associ ated Link Th is pa ge al lo ws y ou to as sociat e li n k s to ot her por t s in t he inst a lla tion with t he h igh light ed p or t. W hen a n a ssociat ed l i n k is mad e, it is display e d i n the A ssocia ted Lin k t able of the por t’ s Connect ions scr een (se e Con nection s sect ion under OSD O perati[...]

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    26 OSD Operation (continued) Th e User Managem en t sect ion al low s Super Adm i n istr ator s, and Adm in ist rat ors a nd Users who hav e be en given User Ma n a ge m en t per m ission, to a dd / e dit ac count s on the K V M switch. If a n a ccou nt has not b een g iv en Us er M a n age m e n t per m ission, t he Us er Ma n age m e nt icon wi l[...]

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    27 OSD Operation (continued) Adding U se r Accou nts ( co ntinu ed ) Field Description Username Enter a username for the account here. The username can contain up to 16 characters, and must meet the Account P olicy requirements set in the Security sub-section. (See Security section under Device Management f or details.) P assw ord Enter a pass word[...]

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    28 OSD Operation (continued) User Ma nageme nt (continued) At th is poi nt you can do a ny of the fo llowing: • Assignt henewusertoag roupbyselecti ngthe G rou p s t ab in t he user’ s notebo ok. (Se e Assign ing Users to a Group f rom t he User’ s Notebook sect ion under User Ma nagem en t for d e t a i l [...]

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    29 OSD Operation (continued) User Ma nageme nt (continued) 3. The g roup in for mat ion scre en th at appe a rs is si m ila r to t he us er in form ation sc ree n, ex cept t hat t he Status sect ion is not displayed. Ed it the g roup i n forma tion th e sa me as wit h a user ac cou nt. 4. When your s elections have been ma de click Sa ve . 5 . W he[...]

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    30 OSD Operation (continued) Assi gning U se rs to a Gr oup vi a th e Use r’s Note bo ok T o assign a user to a g roup f rom t he User’ s not ebook , do t he f oll ow ing : 1 . Select the u ser’ s name f rom t he User List or select t he us er’ s na me fr om the Ma i n Pa nel and click Mod if y . Note : Super Admi n istrators ca n no t be a[...]

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    User Ma nageme nt (continued) 31 OSD Operation (continued) Assi gning U se rs to a Gr oup vi a th e Gro up’ s Not eb ook T o assign a user to a g roup f rom t he G roup noteb ook, do t he f oll ow ing : 1 . Select the g roup’ s na me i n t he G roup list or s elect the g roup’ s na me in t he Ma i n Panel a nd click Modi f y . 2. W hen t he g[...]

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    User Ma nageme nt (continued) 32 OSD Operation (continued) Device Assig nment W hen a user logs onto the K V M switch, th e por t s th at th ey are al low ed to ac cess a r e display e d in t he por t list. Por t s th at th ey are not al low ed to ac cess a r e not display e d. Por t acc ess r ights, a s we ll a s acc ess to vi r t ua l me dia f u [...]

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    33 OSD Operation (continued) Th e Device Ma nagement se ction a llow s Super Adm i n ist rator s, a nd Adm in ist rat ors / Users who hav e be en given per m ission, to con figu re a nd contr ol the K V M switch. W hen t he Device Ma nagement icon is select ed , it opens with t he D evice In for mat ion page display ed. Note : If you d o no t ha v[...]

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    34 OSD Operation (continued) Device Information (continued) Item Description P ower Supply 2 The icon to the right of this is gra y when power supply 2 is not receiving pow er . It is blue when power supply 2 is receiving power . F an W arning Message The B064- IPG KVM features temper ature sensors that turn the unit’s f ans on/off at cer tain te[...]

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    35 OSD Operation (continued) Th e sett i ngs in t h is sub-se ct ion are d escr ibe d i n the t able 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 deter mines what access the IP Installer has to the[...]

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    36 OSD Operation (continued) Th e A N MS sub-se ct ion is used to set up logi n auth enticat ion and author i zat ionman agementfromexter na lsou rc es.Itissplitup intot wopages; Even t Des ti na ti on a nd Authentication , w h ich ar e exp la in ed i n th e sect ions th at fo l lo w . E vent Destin ation Th e Ev[...]

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    37 OSD Operation (continued) RADIUS Settings T oal lo waut henticat ionandaut hor iza tionfortheB0 64 - Ser iesKV MSwitcht h roughaR A DI USserver,dothefollo wing: 1 . Che ck the En able check box in the R ADI US sect ion. 2. Fil l in t he I P ad dr esses a nd por t number s for the P refer red a nd A[...]

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    38 LDAP Configura tion — Act ive Dire ctor y T oal lo waut henticat ionandaut hor iza tionfortheB0 64 - Ser iesKV MSwitchviaL D A PorL D A P S,theActiveDir ecto r y’ sLD A P Sc he ma mu st be extended so t hat a n extende d at tr ibute na me for t he B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switch – userpro?[...]

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    39 OSD Operation (continued) Ex te nd a nd Up da te th e Act ive Dir ec tor y S che ma Step 1 - Crea te a New Att r ibute: a) Ope n Control Pane l Admi nist rative T o ols Ac t i ve Dire ctor y Schem a . b) In t he left pa nel of the s cre en t hat comes up, r ight-click Attributes : c) Sel ect N ew At t r i but e . d) In t he war ni ng message t h[...]

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    40 OSD Operation (continued) Step 3 - E dit Activ e Di re ctor y Users Wit h th e Extend ed Schema : a) Run AD SI Ed it . ( In sta l led as pa r t of the Su pp ort T ools .) b) Ope n Domain , and n avigate to the c n = us ers dc = t ri pplite d c = co m no de. c) Loca te t he user you wish to e dit. Adv anced N et work Managem ent Set tings (co nti[...]

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    41 OSD Operation (continued) Adv anced N et work Managem ent Set tings (co ntinued) h) Cl ick OK . Wh en you retu r n to t he At tr ibu te E ditor page, t he user profi le ent r y now reflects t he new per m issions: OpenLD AP Server Op en LD A P is a n Op en sou rce L D A P se r ver designed for UN I X platform s. A Windows v ersion ca n be down[...]

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    42 OSD Operation (continued) OpenLDAP Server Configuration Th e ma in O p en LD A P config ur ation file, slapd .conf, has t o be custom ize dbeforelau nchi ngthes er ver .T hemo di cat ionstothe config ur ation fi le wil l do t he fo l lo wi ng: • Spec if yt heUnicoded at adi re ctor y .T h[...]

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    43 OSD Operation (continued) DIT Creat ion Th e LD A P Data I nte rcha nge Format ( L DIF ) is use d to rep resent LD A P entr ies i n a simple text format (plea se refer to RF C 2849) . Th e figu re below illustr ates a n L DIF fi le that c reat es t he DIT for th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switch di re ctor y t re e (sho wn i n t he figu re i n th[...]

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    44 OSD Operation (continued) Setting Description Enable Fix ed Number Dial Back When the Enable Fix ed Number Dial Back chec kbox is chec ked, the KVM will hang up on the modem when there is an incoming call, and dial back to the modem represented b y the phone number mentioned in the Phone Number field. Enable Fle xible Dial Back When the Enable [...]

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    45 OSD Operation (continued) Th e fo llowing se ction desc r ibes t he set ti ngs found in t he Secur it y sub- sect ion. Follo w th e steps b elo w to set up and a ccess t he B0 6 4 -Ser ies K VM Switch via d ial-i n modem : 1 . Set up your ha rdware con figu ra tion to mat ch th e diag ra m b elo w . Y ou w il l nee d to use C at 5e cable and t [...]

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    46 Filte ring T o enable IP a nd /or M AC filteri ng, click the IP Filter E na ble a nd / or M AC F ilter E n abl e checkbox. Ther e a re a ma x imu m of 1 0 0 filter s al low ed for each. • Ift he i ncl ud e button is che cked, a l l th e add ress es with i n t he filter ra ngear eal low e dac cesstot heB0 6 4 -S[...]

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    47 OSD Operation (continued) Accou nt Policy Th e Acc o u n t Po li c y s ect ion al lo ws r ules for user na mes a nd pa sswords to be reg ulat ed. T he s ett ings i n th is s ect ion ar e descr ib ed i n th e table below . Item Description Minimum Username Length Sets the minimum number of characters required f or each username. V alues from 1 to[...]

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    48 W orkin g Mode Th e W orki ng Mode s ect ion al lo ws y ou to ena ble /d isable oper ation feat ur es of the K V M switch. The t able below descr ibes t he av a ila ble setti ngs. Setting Description Enable ICMP When this box is chec ked, the KVM s witch can be pinged. If it is not checked, the KVM cannot be pinged. Enable Multiuser Operation Wh[...]

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    49 OSD Operation (continued) Ce r ti fic ate S ignin g Re que st Th e Certi fi cate Signing Requ est sect ion provides a n automate d way o f obta i n ing a nd i nsta l li ng a CA si gn ed SSL ser ver cer t ificate. T o pe r form th is op erat ion, follo w the st eps below . 1 . Cl ick the Crea te CS R butt on. T he fo l lo wi ng dia log box app[...]

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    50 OSD Operation (continued) Th e Da te / Tim e page a llows the user to set t he d ate a nd t im e pa ra met ers for the K V M switch. The following sect ion descr ib es th e sett i ngs on th is page. Time Zone • SelecttheTi meZ onea ndCitytha tmostclose lyresembleswhere the K V M switch is in usi ng the d rop[...]

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    51 OSD Operation (continued) Log Information The L og In for ma ti on sub -sect ion is where you can v iew the contents of the bu ilt-in log file . W hen op ened , a page sim i la r to t he one below app ea r s. Th eB06 4 -Se r iesKV Mswitchlogsallt heeven tst hatt a keplacea ndw r itest hemtoalog[...]

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    52 Upg rad e M ain Firmw are Th e Upgrade M ai n Fi r mw a re sub -se ction is use d to upgr ade t he fir mware of t he KV M switch. As fi r mware upg rad es be come av a ilable, th ey can b e found on ww w .tr ippl ite.com / suppo r t . T o upgra de t he KV M fi r mw a re, follo w t he steps b elo w . 1 . Go t o ww w .tr ipplite.com / supp or t[...]

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    53 OSD Operation (continued) Upgrade Adapters In a dd ition to upgra di ng the K V M fir mwar e, the Maintenance se ction al low s you to upgrade t he fi r mware of th e con nect ed SI Us. The fir mware upg ra de file for the m aste r KV M a lso conta i ns t he fi r mw a re for the SIUs, so you do not need sep a rate fi les for each SIU. Once[...]

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    54 OSD Operation (continued) Backup / Re store The B ac ku p / Restore subsect ion al lo ws you to backup a nd restore t he KV M switch con figu rat ion and user p rofile i nfor mat ion. Backup T o creat e a back up of the K V M switch, fo l lo w th e steps b elo w . 1 . Key in a pa ssw ord i n th e Pas s wo rd field . No te : Set ti ng a pa ssw[...]

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    55 OSD Operation (continued) Syst em Operation Th e Syste m Op erati on sub -se ction al low s you to cl ea r p or t na mes, a nd reset t he K VM c onfigu ra tion set ti ngs to th eir d efault v a lues. Th e fu nct ions a vai lable in t he System Operation page a re explai ned i n t he t able b elow . Field Example Clear P or t Names Clic k this b[...]

  • Page 56

    Af t er you ha ve successfu lly logged in (se e L ogging Into th e B 0 6 4 - Seri es K V M Swit ch se ction), t he B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switch OSD Ma in Page app ea rs w ith t he Por t Access t ab selecte d : Al l t he por t s t hat a user is p er m itt ed to a cce ss a re l iste d in t he Por t Selection pa nel at the lef t of the page. Por ts to [...]

  • Page 57

    57 Ho tk eys V a r ious configu r ation act ions relate d to t he keyboard , vide o and mouse ca n be p er form ed via hot key combina tions. T he Hot ke y set up uti lity is a cce ssed by click ing on t he Hot ke y / Macros icon a nd t hen clicki ng on th e Hotk eys but ton at t he top of t he scr een. T he Ho tke ys scre en d isplay s th e av a [...]

  • Page 58

    58 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) System Macros Th e Syste m Macros page a l lo ws y ou to add m ac ros to t he KV M switch that c an b e pe r forme d automat ical ly upon closing a session. For example, y ou ca n cre ate a m acro t ha t sends t he Wi nkey-L combinat ion, causi ng a computer’ s login page to come up t he next ti me it is [...]

  • Page 59

    59 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Th e table below descr ibes t he content s of the Vi deo S ett ings scre en: Setting Description Screen P osition Adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the screen using the Screen P osition arrows. Auto Sync Click this b utton to automatically detect the vertical and hor izontal position settings o[...]

  • Page 60

    Control Panel (continue d) 60 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Gamma Adjustment If it is ne cessa r y to c or re ct th e gam m a lev el f or t he remot e computer, use t he Gamma funct ion in t he Vide o Set ti ngs scre en. Under the B asic config ur ation, t he ga m ma d rop - down list i ncludes ten prese t and four user defi ned ga m ma [...]

  • Page 61

    61 Control Panel (continue d) Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Th e buttons on t he but ton ba r at t he top of t he message boa rd a r e toggles. T he act ions for each of these but tons a r e descr ib ed i n th e table below . Button Function Enable/Disable Chat – When disab led, this icon displays ne xt to the disabled user’ s name in [...]

  • Page 62

    62 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Virtual Media Vir tua l Med ia vi a Remote Se ss ion W hen ac cessing a con ne cte d computer r emotely , you can use me dia f rom t he comput er you are a ccessi ng the K V M switch with on t he remot e computer.Y oua rea lsoabletoacc essme diacon ne cte dtot heUSBport s[...]

  • Page 63

    Control Panel (continue d) 63 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Control Panel (continue d) Vir tu al M edi a via L oca l Con sol e W hen ac cessing t he K VM v ia th e loca l console, y ou ca n mount me d ia conn ect ed to t he a dditiona l USB por ts on t he f ront of the K VM , and acc ess it on the con ne cte d computer s. A ft er con nect [...]

  • Page 64

    64 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Manual Mouse Synchronization If t he loca l mouse p oint er goes out of sync with t he remot e system ’ s mouse poi nter, there a r e a numbe r of metho ds to br i ng them ba ck into sy nc. Bef oret r yi nga nymousesynch ron izat ionproc edu res ,itisalwa ysa good idea to en [...]

  • Page 65

    65 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Control Panel (continue d) Macro List – C lick t his icon t o display a drop - down list of the User Ma cros (se e User Macros sect ion under Con trol Pan el fo r det ai ls) th at hav e be en add ed to t he K VM sw itch. Select a macr o to r un it on t he selecte d computer. Fir st Port – Cl ick th is i[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Scree n Option s – T his s ect ion al lo ws y ou to ma ke Fu ll Screen Mo de and Kee p Screen S ize the d efault sett ings when a remote s ession is a ct iva t e d . Not e : Keep Screen S ize is no t avail a ble whe n usi ng the Java clients . • Che ckthe Fu ll Screen Mo de che ckbox to display the remote sc re en in Ful l Screen Mo[...]

  • Page 67

    67 The OSD T oolbar Th e OSD provides a toolbar to h elp y ou contr ol the B0 64 - Ser ies KV M Switch from w ith in t he cap tu re d por t . T here a re t h re e hot key combinat ions t hat ca n be us ed to pu ll up t he OSD T oolbar a nd / or OSD when in a remote s ession: • W heninar emoteses sion,hitthehot key[ S[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Pane l Arr ay Mod e Cl icki ng the Pa nel A r ray icon on th e OSD T o olbar or Cont rol Panel invo kes Pa nel Ar ray Mode. Un der t h is mod e, the OSD d ivides y ou r scre en i nto a gr id of pa nels: Panel Ar ray T oolbar Th e Panel A r r ay T oolba r provides shor tcut navigation a nd control of t he pa[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Remote Sessio n Operation (continued ) Multiu ser Operation Auto Scanning B06 4 -Se r ies KV M Switches a re designe d to a llow multiple users to ac cess con ne cte d computer s /ser vers simu lta neo usly . • Th eB06 4 - 032- 02-I PGa ndB0 6 4 - 0 1 6 - 02-I PGa r edesignedw ith3buse s,whichsuppor t1[...]

  • Page 70

    70 The Log Ser ver Installation St ar tin g Up The M enu Bar Th e Windows-based L og Ser ver is an a dm i n istr ative util ity t hat re cords a l l t he ev ents t hat t a ke place on select ed B0 6 4 -Ser ies K VM Switch u nits and w r ites t hem to a sea rchable dat abase. T h is chapte r descr ib es how to inst al l a nd con figur e th e Log Se[...]

  • Page 71

    71 The Log Ser ver (continued) Configur e Th e Co n fig ure m enu consists of th r ee f u nctions : Ad d , E dit a nd Delete. Add Select the Ad d fu nct ion when y ou nee d to ad d a new B064 - Ser ies KV M Switch to th e list of un its t hat t he L og Ser ver record s ev ents for . Note : Y ou m us t first a d d a B 0 6 4 - Ser ies K V M S witc[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Maintenance Th is f u nction a llow s t he ad m in ist rat or to remov e a ll r ecord s t hat hav e pas sed t hei r expirat ion li m it. (Se e Co n fi gure unde r T he L og Ser ver for li m it deta i ls) In or der to delete old files f rom t he log server, the ma i ntena nce f u nction must be p er forme d. Search Sea rch al low s you to sear [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Options Help The Log S er ver Main Scre en — Over view Th e Options menu consists of on ly one fu nction: Net work Ret r y. Th e Help m enuconsistsoftwooptions ; Content s and A bo ut L og Ser ver . Content s Selecti ng the Cont ents f unct ion br ings up a n onl i ne Windows Hel p file. T he Help file conta i ns in str uct[...]

  • Page 74

    74 The L ist Pan el Th e List pa nel conta i ns t he follo wing 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 box is not check ed, [...]

  • Page 75

    75 Gen eral Op eration T roubleshooting Administration T roubl eshooting Problem Action Erratic Operation If a KVM switch is cascaded from it, the upper-le vel KVM must alwa ys be powered on before the lo wer- lev el KVM. If the cascaded switch w as tur ned on first, resetting it may resolv e the issue. If not, power off the installation and power[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Mouse T roubl eshoot ing Vir tual M edia T roubl eshooting Problem Action My mouse and/or ke yboard is not responding • Check the rmware version number of the Server Interf ace Unit (SIU) you hav e connected to make sure it is the most current. (See Upgrade Main Firmware section under Maintenence in OSD Operation for details .) If not, upgr[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Appe ndix (continued) WinClient Active X Vi ewer T rouble shooting 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 The old version of y our .ocx file was not [...]

  • Page 78

    78 Appe ndix (continued) Log Ser ver T roubleshooting Sun Systems T roubl eshooting 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 Windows 98 or NT , you will hav e to go to the M[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Factory D efault Set tings Serial Adapter Pin Assignments Setting Default Language English OSD Hotke y [Scroll Lock], [Scroll Loc k] P or t ID Display P or t Number + Name P or t ID Display Dur ation 3 Seconds Scan/Skip Mode All Scan Duration 5 Seconds Screen Blanker 0 minutes (Disabled) Beeper On Viewer Auto Detect Welcome Message Hide Accessib[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Fan Location & Spe ed Information T e mperature S ensor Location Spe cifications (continue d) Th e B06 4 -Se r ies KV M switch conta i ns 6 fan s, whose locat ion is sho wn i n th e im age belo w . Th e locat ion of the KV M switches for tempe rat u re sensor s is shown in t he i mage below . Fan S p e ed Fan spe ed is autom atica l ly adjus[...]

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