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© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTR ONIK GMBH - FI RST EDITION (April 2005) CPU IP Access Switch Lite User Manual English LINDY No. 39405 www.
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Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Features .............................................................................................
4.3 Navigation ........................................................................................................................... 15 4.3.1 Remote Console Main Window ............................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LINDY CPU IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE. This device allows operators to monitor and access their computers from remote locations. The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE connects to the internet, intrane t, LAN or WAN using st andard CAT5 or higher cable, then uses a KVM cable to connec t a local KVM switch or server.
1.1 Features Remote access of KVM switches or servers vi a LAN, WAN, or the internet; control your installation from almost anywhere in the world KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) access ov er IP a.
1.3 Technical Specifications Item Description PC Port Connectors PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 Pin Female PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 Pin Female VGA HDDB 15 Pin Female USB Type B Female Console Port Connector (A.
2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Operation Overview The pictures below show the connection opt ions of the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE. The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE r edirects local keyboard, mouse, and video signals to a remote administration console. All data is tr ansmitted using the TCP/IP protocol.
2.2 Connections 2.2.1 Host Connection Side Use the supplied 3-in-1 combined KVM cable and USB cable to make the connections to the host computer. The DC power suppl y connection is also made here. Mouse port connection Keyboard port connection Reset sw it ch VGA port connection USB port connection DC power supply socket 1.
2.2.3 Network Connection The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE provides an RJ-45 port for an Ethernet connection. The port can be used with a 100Mbps, 10 0Base-TX connection or a 10M bps, 10Base-T connection. The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE will sense the connection speed and automatically adjust to the appropriate operation mode.
3. Configuration The CPU IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE’s communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. The switch comes pre-configured with the IP configur ation detailed here: If this initial configura.
3.3 IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE Setup Tool 3.3.1 MAC Address Detection Connect the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE to your computer either via a local network, or via USB. If you use a USB connection Windows will det ect the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE as a ‘Removable Disk ’ and an appropriate drive letter will be assigned.
3.3.2 Authentication To adjust the authentication settings, enter your login as a super user and change your password. Super user login Enter the login name of the super user. The initial value is super . All of the characters are lower case. Super user password Enter the current password for the super user.
3.4 Keyboard, Mouse and Video configuration Between the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE a nd the hos t, there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data: USB and PS/2. The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections.
3.4.3 Host System Mouse Settings The host's operating system obtains vari ous settings from the mouse driver. Note: The following limitations do not apply when using USB mice and Windows 2000 and higher! Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers.
3.4.5 Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we can give the following advice... MS Windows 2000/2003 (Professional and Server), XP In general, we recommend the use of a USB mous e. Choose USB without Mouse Sync. For a PS/2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed.
4. Usage 4.1 Prerequisites The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE features an embedded operating syst em offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This section will describe these interfaces, and the way to use them in a more detailed manner. The interfaces are a ccessed using the TCP/IP protocol family.
4.2 Logging In 4.2.1 Login to the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE Launch your web browser. Direct it to the address of y our IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE which you configured during the installati on process. The address used migh t be a plain IP address or a host and domain name if you have given your IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE switch a sy mbolic name in the DNS.
4.3 Navigation Once logged into the IP ACCESS SWITCH LI TE successfully, the main page appears. This page consists of three parts; each of them contai ns specific information.
The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that the IP ACCESS SWITCH LI TE switch controls. Sele cting this button opens the Remote Console Main Window. The Remote Console window is a Java Applet t hat establishes its own TC P connection to the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE.
Note: Your local keyboard changes it s keyboard layout according to the remote host system. If you use a German administratio n system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout for instance, some special keys on t he German keyboard will not work as expected.
Options Opens the Options menu. A short descripti on of the each of the options follows: Monitor Only Toggles the ‘Monitor Only’ filter on or off. If the filter is switched on, no remote console interaction is possible but monitoring is.
Video Settings through the remote console: Brightness Controls the bright ness of the picture Contrast Controls the contra st of the picture Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video li ne and depends on the vi deo mode. Different video card types may require different values her e.
Soft Keyboard Opens up the sub-menu fo r the Soft-Keyboard: Show Pops up the Soft-Keyboard. The Soft-Keyboard is necessary in case your host system runs a completely different language and country m apping than your administration machine. Mapping Used for choosing the language and count ry mapping of the Soft-Keyboard.
4.3.3 Remote Console Status Line Status line Shows both console and the connection state. The si ze of the remote screen is displayed. The example below was taken from a Remote Console with a resolu tion of 1024 x 768 pixels. The value in brackets describes the c onnection to the Remote Console.
5. Menu Options 5.1 Remote Control 5.1.1 KVM Console To open the KVM console, click either the menu entry on the le ft or on the console picture on the right. To refresh t he picture, click on the Refresh button. For the Remote Power settings see Section 2.
5.1.2 Telnet Console The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE firmware features a Telnet server that enables a user to connect via a standard Telnet client. If the Telnet program is using a VT 100, VT 102 or VT 220 .
The following list shows the comm and mode syntax and their usage. Help Displays the list of possible commands Cls Clears the screen Quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client Version Displays the release information Terminal Starts the terminal pa ss-through mode for the serial port.
5.2 Virtual Media 5.2.1 Floppy Disk Follow the steps below to upload a virtual floppy image to the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE and create a virtual floppy drive on the host system Create a Floppy Image First, on your client PC you must create an im age of your floppy disk which can be uploaded to the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE’s built in memory.
Windows Windows users should use the tool RawWrite for Windows which is included on the supplied CD. Launch RawWrite , you will see the window opposite: Insert your floppy disk into your floppy drive. Click the Read tab and then click on Select a name and destinat ion for the floppy image file and click the Read button.
5.2.2 Create a CD-ROM/ISO Image Follow the procedure below to create a CD-RO M image which can be accessed by the host system via the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE. First, on your client PC you must create an im age of your CD which can be accessed by the host system.
Windows To create the image file, use your favourite CD imaging tool. Copy the whole contents of the disc into one single image file on your hard disk. For example, with ‘Nero’ you choose ‘Copy and Backup’. Then, navigate to the ‘Copy Disc ’ section.
7. You will see the dialog below detailing the active image: 8. Click Reactivate . Access the console window and you will see that another CD drive has been installed on the host computer. This is the virtual drive you have just set up. You can access the uploaded CD image as though it were a regular CD.
5.2.3 Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection feature al lows the host system to access the CD-Rom drives, hard drives, floppy drives etc. on your client PC. To use this feature you need the Drive Redirection Tool which is part of the KVM Vision View er application included on the supplied CD.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. You will be asked to input your user name (default is super ) and password (default is pass) . 4. Continue with the Wizard until the device is correctly configured.
5. Choose the drive you wish to redirect from the drop-down list. Enter your user name and password and click OK . Warning: Please be aware that if Allow Write Support is selected, data on the shared media may be lost! 6. Access the host computer from the Remote Console wi ndow.
5.3 User Management 5.3.1 Change Password To change your password, ent er the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the lower field.
5.3.2 Users And Groups The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE comes with 2 pr e-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The super account has all possible rights to config ure the device and to use all functions. The user account has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console.
5.4 KVM Settings 5.4.1 User Console The following settings are user specific. This means the super user can customize these settings for individual users separately.
are very time consuming, they should not be used when several users are accessing the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE simultaneously. The standard colour depth is 16 bit (65536 colours). The other co lour depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allo w a faster transmissi on of data.
Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor M ode Sets the initial value for t he monitor mode. By default the monitor mode is off. In case you switch it on, the Remo te Cons ole window will be started in a read only mode. Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Consol e startup.
5.4.2 Keyboard/Mouse Host Interface Enables the interface t he mouse is connected to. You can choose between Auto for automatic detection, USB for a USB mouse, or PS/2 for a PS/2 mouse. Note: To use the USB and/or PS/2 interface you need the correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device.
Mouse Speed Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on the host use an additional acceleration setting. The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE tries to detect the ac celeration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process. Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mous e movements betwe en the local and the remote pointer.
5.5 Device Settings 5.5.1 Network The Network Settings panel allows network relat ed parameters to be change d. Each parameter will be explained below.
Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation. This option may be left empty; however, the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE will not be able to perform name resolution. Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation.
5.5.2 Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dyndns.o rg) can be used in the following scenario (see illustration below) The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router, which is dynamically assigned by the provider.
Enable Dynamic DNS Enables the Dynamic DNS service. This r equires a configured DNS server IP address. Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where t he IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE registers itself in regular intervals. At the time of writing, this is a fixed setting since only dyndns.
5.5.3 Security Force HTTPS If this option is enabled, access to the w eb front-end is only possible using an HTTPS connection. The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE will not listen on the HT TP port for incoming connections.
5.5.4 Certificate The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During t he connection establishment the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate.
After completing these three steps, the IP ACCE SS SWITCH LITE has its ow n certificate that is used to identify it to its clients. Common name Note: If you destroy the CSR on the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, y ou have to repeat the th ree steps as described previously.
Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE and its security. Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits . 1024 bits are sufficient for most cases.
5.5.5 Serial Port The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE Serial Settings allo w you to specify what device is connected to the serial port and how to use it. Configuration or console login Do not use the serial po.
Modem Init String The initialization string used by the IP ACCE SS SWITCH LITE to initialize the modem. The default value will work with all modern standard modems dire ctly connected to a telephone line.
5.5.6 Date And Time Here you can set the internal real-time clo ck of the IP ACCESS SWIT CH LITE. You can adjust the clock manually or use an NTP timeserver. Without a timese rver your time setting will be los t if the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE is powered down for more than a few minutes.
5.5.7 Event Log Important events like a login fail ure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations. Each of those events belongs to an event group, which can be activated separately. In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page.
SMTP Logging enabled With this option, the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE is able to send Emails to an address given by the Email address text field in the Event Log Se ttings. These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subj ect is filled with the event group of the occurred log event.
5.6 Maintenance 5.6.1 Device Information This section contains a summary with variou s information about the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE and its current firmware. It also allows you to reset the unit. View the data file for support Allows you to download the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE data f ile with specific support information.
5.6.2 Event Log Displays the log list including the events that are logged by the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE. 5.6.3 Update Firmware The IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE is a complete standalone computer.
A new firmware update is a bina ry file which can be s ent to you by email or which you can download from our website www.lindy .com . Updating the firmware is a three-stage process: 1.
5.6.4 Unit Reset This section allows you to reset specific parts of the devi ce. This involves the keyboard and mouse, the video engine and the IP A CCESS SWITCH LITE itself. Resetting the unit itself is mainly needed to activa te a newly updated firmware.
57 6. Troubleshooting Q 001: The remote mouse doesn’t work or is not sy nchronized A 001: Make sure the mouse settings in IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE match the mouse model. Use the Intelligent Sync option from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Options menu.
58 Q 009: Using MacOS X an HTTPS connection fails A 009: You have to install the IP ACCESS SWIT CH LITE certificate using our certificate installer, available on the utility CD. Please re fer to the instructions on this CD for further information on how to install the certificate.
59 7. Key Codes This table shows t he key codes used to defines keystrokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not necessarily represent key characters that are used on international keyboards. They name a key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with US English language mapping.
60 The layout for this keyboard is also shown. However, most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs ar e in an identical position, no matter what language mapping you ar e using. Some of the keys have aliases also; they can be named by 2 key codes (separated by a comma in the previous table).
61 8. Video Modes The table below lists the vide o modes that the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE supports. Please do not use any other custom video settings; the IP ACCESS SWITCH LITE may not be able to detect them.
62 9. Rack Mount Kit Installation.
63 10. Radio Frequency Energy, Certifications CE Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the relevant European Community Directive 93/68/EEC for Electrom agnetic Compatibility for Inform ation Technology Equipment.
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