ServerLink IP Module User Manual - Comsol

1 KVM over IP Module User Manual KVM over IP Module2/ 99 Certifications FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received. Include interference that may cause undesired operation. CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: EN 55 022: CLASS B. C-Tick This equipment is in compliance with ACMA s Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) regulatory arrangements under the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

2 RoHS All contents of this package, including products, packing materials and documentation comply with RoHS. Trademarks All companies, brand names and product names referred to in this Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks belonging to their respective owners. KVM over IP Module3/ 99 C o n t e n t s 1. Product Overview .. 7 Introduction .. 7 Main 7 2. Installation and Start up .. 8 Package Checklist .. 8 Product Views .. 8 System Requirements.

3 9 When the server is up and running .. 9 When the server is dead .. 9 Installation .. 10 3. Configuration .. 12 Initial IP Configuration via Network .. 12 Configuration Setup via Serial Console .. 15 Keyboard, Mouse, and Video configuration .. 16 IP-KVM keyboard 16 Remote Mouse Settings .. 16 Automatic mouse speed and mouse synchronization .. 16 Host system mouse 17 Single and Double Mouse Mode .. 17 Recommended Mouse Settings .. 18 Video 18 4. Usage .. 19 19 Login into the IP-KVM and logout.

4 20 Login into the IP-KVM .. 20 Login out from the 22 The Remote Console .. 23 Main Window of Remote Console .. 23 Control Bar of Remote Console .. 24 Status Line of Remote Console .. 34 5. Menu Options .. 35 Remote 35 KVM 36 Telnet Console .. 36 Virtual Media .. 38 Floppy Disk .. 39 CD ROM Image .. 41 Drive 45 KVM over IP Module4/ 99 Driver redirection Utility Installation .. 47 Built-in Java Drive 52 Options.

5 54 Creating an 54 Creating Floppy Images .. 54 Creating CD ROM/ISO Images .. 55 User Management .. 57 Change Password .. 57 Users and Groups .. 58 KVM Settings .. 59 User Console .. 60 Keyboard/Mouse .. 64 66 Device Settings .. 67 Network .. 67 Dynamic DNS .. 70 73 Certificate .. 76 Serial Port .. 79 Date / Time .. 81 Event Log .. 82 85 Device 85 Even 86 Update Firmware.

6 87 Unit Reset .. 88 6. Technical Specifications .. 89 7. Troubleshooting .. 90 8. FAQ .. 92 9. Addendum .. 94 A. Key Codes .. 94 B. Video Modes .. 95 C. User Role 95 D. IP-KVM TCP port number .. 96 E. Bandwidth Consumption .. 96 F. Well-Known TCP/UDP Port Numbers .. 97 G. Protocol Glossary .. 98 KVM over IP Module5/ 99 F i g u r e s Figure 2-1 Product View .. 8 Figure 2-2 Front Panel View .. 8 Figure 2-3 Cable Figure 4-1 The Internet Explorer displaying the encryption key 20 Figure 4-2 Remote Console Control Bar.

7 24 Figure 4-3 Remote Console Options Menu .. 25 Figure 4-4 Remote Console Exclusive Mode .. 26 Figure 4-5 Remote Console Options Menu:Scaling .. 26 Figure 4-6 Remote Console Options Menu:Cursor .. 28 Figure 4-7 Video Settings Panel .. 29 Figure 4-8 Soft Keyboard .. 30 Figure 4-9 Soft Keyboard Mapping .. 30 Figure 4-10 Remote Console Confirmation Dialog .. 31 Figure 4-11 Encoding 32 Figure 4-12 Predefined Compression .. 32 Figure 4-13 Lossy Compression .. 33 Figure 4-14 Encoding Color 33 Figure 4-15 Status line .. 34 Figure 4-16 Status line transfer rate.

8 34 Figure 5-1 KVM Console .. 36 Figure 5-2 Telnet Console .. 36 Figure 5-3 Virtual Media - Floppy Disk .. 39 Figure 5-4 Virtual Media CD-ROM 42 Figure 5-5 Explorer context menu .. 44 Figure 5-6 Share configuration dialog .. 45 Figure 5-7 Options of Drive redirection .. 46 Figure 5-8 Drive redirection Setup .. 47 Figure 5-9 Drive redirection dialog .. 48 Figure 5-10 Built-in Java Drive 52 Figure 5-11 USB mass storage option .. 54 Figure 5-12 RawWrite for Windows selection dialog .. 55 Figure 5-13 Nero selection 56 Figure 5-14 Setting Password.

9 57 Figure 5-15 User Console Setting .. 61 Figure 5-16 Keyboard and Mouse Settings .. 64 Figure 5-17 Video Settings .. 66 Figure 5-18 Network Settings .. 68 Figure 5-19 Dynamic DNS .. 70 KVM over IP Module6/ 99 Figure 5-20 Dynamic DNS Scenario .. 71 Figure 5-21 Device Security .. 73 Figure 5-22 Chain Rules of IP 74 Figure 5-23 IP Filter 75 Figure 5-24 Certificate Settings .. 76 Figure 5-25 SSL Certificate Upload .. 77 Figure 5-26 CSR string .. 77 Figure 5-27 Serial Port .. 79 Figure 5-28 Date / 81 Figure 5-29 Event Log.

10 82 Figure 5-30 Device Information .. 85 Figure 5-31 Connected 86 Figure 5-32 Event Log List .. 86 Figure 5-33 Update 87 Figure 5-34 Unit Reset .. 88 KVM over IP Module7/ 99 1. Product Overview Introduction The ServerLink KVM-over-IP (hereafter call IP-KVM for simplicity) redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. It allows you to control one or many computers locally at the server site or remotely via the Internet using a standard browser. You can securely gain BIOS level access to systems for maintenance, support, or failure recovery over the Internet.