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EMC Information

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Warning: Operation of this equipment in a residential environment cold cause radio interference.

Achtung: Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen verursachen.

Suggestion: Shielded twisted pair (STP) cables must be used with the unit to ensure compliance with FCC & CE standards.

KCC Statement

RoHS

This product is RoHS compliant.

Manual Date: 2021-01-05

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User Information

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User Notice

All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed `as is'. Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior to operation. PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS CORRECT BEFORE USE.

A typical LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor has millions of pixels. A dead pixel refers to a pixel with a defect in its ability to display the correct color output. It most often looks like a tiny black or white spot on your screen, although it can be any other color. Since even a tiny dust particle on one of the pixels during the manufacturing process or a slight bump during shipping can create a dead pixel, the ISO 13406-2 norm defines 4 classes of acceptable screens with dead pixels--Class 1 is the best; Class 4 is the worst. Almost all manufacturers use Class 2 to establish their warranties, which allows a certain amount of dead pixels to exist before they will replace the screen. Since the manufacturers consider these screens to be acceptable under ISO specifications, we cannot be responsible for replacement or warranty of the TFT LCD panel.

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Package Contents

Basic Package

The basic KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai package consists of: 1 KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai Dual Rail LCD KVM Switch 1 Power Cord 1 Standard Rack Mount Kit 1 Firmware Upgrade Cable 1 User Instructions* Check to make sure that all of the components are present and in good order.

If anything is missing, or was damaged in shipping, contact your dealer. Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation

procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the switch or to any other devices on the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai installation.

* Changes may have been made to the manual since it was published. Please

visit our Website to check for the most up-to-date version.

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EMC Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Basic Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Chapter 1.

Introduction

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Easy-to-Use Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Advanced Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Virtual Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

External Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

KVM Adapter Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adapter Cable Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Keyboard Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2.

Hardware Setup

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Standard Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front-L Brackets Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Optional Rack Mount Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Single Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Daisy Chaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 3.

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Opening the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Opening Separately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Opening Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Closing the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

LCD OSD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The LCD Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

The Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

OSD / GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Hot Plugging Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Hot Plugging KVM Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Hot Plugging Console Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Powering Off and Restarting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Chapter 4.

OSD Operation

OSD Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Manufacturing Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

OSD Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

OSD Main Screen Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

OSD Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

F1: GOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

F2: LIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

F3: SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

F4: ADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

F5: SKP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

F6: BRC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

F7: SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

F8: LOUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 5.

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Invoking Hotkey Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Selecting the Active Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Auto Scan Mode Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Skip Mode Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Setting the Hotkey Beeper ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the Hotkey key combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Setting the OSD Hotkey combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting the Port Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Restore the Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 6.

Keyboard Emulation

Mac Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Sun Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 7.

Logging In

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Local Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Browser Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Windows Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

The Windows Client AP Connection Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting – Windows Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Java Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

The Java Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Connecting – Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 8.

The User Interface

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

The Web Browser Main Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Page Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

The Tab Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The AP GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

The Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

WinClient Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

WinClient Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Video Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

The Message Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

The On-Screen Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Mouse DynaSync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Control Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The Java Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Chapter 9.

Port Access

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

The Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

The Sidebar Tree Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Browser GUI Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Associated Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Occupy Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Chapter 10.

User Management

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Adding Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Modifying User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Deleting User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Device Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Assigning Device Permissions From the User’s Notebook . . . . . . . .137

Chapter 11.

Device Management

KVM Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

ANMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Chapter 12.

Log

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Log Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Device IP Card Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Mainboard and KVM Adapter Cable Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Mainboard Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

KVM Adapter Cable Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Station/Adapter Firmware Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Recovering from Failed Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Station (mainboard) and Adapter Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Ping Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

System Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Clear Port Names:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Reset Default Values: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Apply: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Chapter 14.

Download

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Chapter 15.

Port Operation

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Connecting to a Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

The Port Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

The Toolbar Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Toolbar Hotkey Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Recalling the Port Access Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

GUI Hotkey Summary Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Panel Array Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Panel Array Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Multiuser Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Chapter 16.

The Log Server

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

The Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

The Log Server Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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The List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

The Event Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Appendix

Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

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IP Address Determination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

The Local Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

IPv6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Link Local IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

IPv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Trusted Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Installing the Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Certificate Trusted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Self-Signed Private Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Importing the Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

General Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

The Windows Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

The Java Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

The Log Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Sun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Screen Resolutions Higher than 1280 x 1024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Additional Mouse Synchronization Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Windows:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Connection Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

KL1508Ai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

KL1516Ai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Clear Login Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Dedicated Invocation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

OSD Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

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About This Manual

This User Manual is provided to help you get the most from your KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai system. It covers all aspects of installation, configuration and operation. An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.

Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai System. Its purpose, features and benefits are presented, and its front and back panel components are described.

Chapter 2, Hardware Setup, provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your installation, and explains some basic operating procedures.

Chapter 3, Basic Operation, explains the fundamental concepts involved in operating the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai.

Chapter 4, OSD Operation, provides a complete description of the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai's OSD (On Screen Display), and how to work with it.

Chapter 5, Hotkey Operation, details all of the concepts and procedures involved in the keyboard hotkey operation of your KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai installation.

Chapter 6, Keyboard Emulation, provides tables that list the PC to Mac and PC to Sun keyboard emulation mappings.

Chapter 7, Logging In, describes how to log into the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai via its Graphical User Interface (GUI) with each of the available access methods: from the local console; an internet browser; a standalone Windows application (AP) program; and a standalone Java application (AP) program.

Chapter 8, The User Interface, describes the layout and explains the components of the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s user interface.

Chapter 9, Port Access, describes the Port Access page and how to use it to configure the options it provides regarding port manipulation.

Chapter 10, User Management, shows administrators how to create, modify, and delete users, and assign attributes to them.

Chapter 11, Device Management, shows administrators how to configure and control overall KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai operations.

Chapter 12, Log, shows how to use the log file utility to view all the events that take place on the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai.

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Chapter 13, Maintenance, explains how to upgrade the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s firmware, as well as the firmware of the KVM Adapter Cables used to connect its ports to the installed devices.

Chapter 14, Download, describes how to download standalone AP versions of the Win Client, the Java Client, the Log Server, and Power Over the Net (PON) programs.

Chapter 15, Port Operation, provides detailed information on accessing and operating the devices connected to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s ports.

Chapter 16, The Log Server, explains how to install and configure the Log Server.

An Appendix at the end of the manual provides technical and troubleshooting information.

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in.

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♦

→

Indicates keys you should press. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need to be chorded, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt].

Numbered lists represent procedures with sequential steps.

Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential steps.

Indicates selecting the option (on a menu or dialog box, for

→

example), that comes next. For example, Start means to open the Start menu, and then select Run.

Indicates critical information.

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Product Information

For information about all ALTUSEN products and how they can help you connect without limits, visit ALTUSEN on the Web or contact an ALTUSEN Authorized Reseller. Visit ALTUSEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:

International http://www.aten.com

North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

The KL1508Ai and KL1516Ai Dual Rail LCD KVM Switches are control units that allow secure access to multiple computers from a single KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) console. A single KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai can control up to 8 or 16 computers, respectively. They consist of an integrated LED-backlit LCD monitor, keyboard, and touchpad in a 1U rack-mountable retractable sliding housing.

The similarities and differences among the models in the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai series are shown in the following table:

Model LCD Panel Ports

KL1508AiM 17" 8

KL1508AiN 19" 8

KL1516AiM 17" 16

KL1516AiN 19" 16

The LCD and keyboard/touchpad modules slide independently of each other. To maximize space in your data center, the keyboard/touchpad module slides back to "hide away" when not in use, while the thin profile LCD monitor rotates back – flush against the rack – allowing convenient monitoring of computer activity.

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai features IP-based connectivity that allows one local operator and multiple remote operators to concurrently monitor and access the computers on your installation. Because it uses TCP/IP for its communications protocol, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai can be accessed from any computer on the LAN, WAN, or Internet – whether that computer is located down the hall, down the street, or halfway around the world.

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Console

By daisy chaining up to 15 additional switches, as many as 256 computers can be controlled from the original KVM console. An auto-sensing function recognizes the position of each station on the chain, eliminating the need to manually set the position, and a two digit seven-segment LED display on the keyboard module showing each station's position for easy identification.

Compact, high-density, RJ-45 connectors and CAT 5e/6 cable make for a compact, efficient, wiring configuration, while the use of PS/2 and USB KVM Adapter Cables to link to the computers, permits any combination of Windows, Macs, Sun computers, and serial devices to coexist on the installation.

For added convenience, ports for an external keyboard, monitor, and mouse ar e provided on the rear panel – permitting you to manage the switch from an external local console. There is also an external USB mouse port on the keyboard module, allowing you to use an external mouse, rather than the touchpad.

Access to any computer connected to the installation from the local console is easily accomplished by means of a powerful mouse driven graphical OSD (On Screen Display) menu system. A convenient Auto Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of all computers running on the installation one by one.

Remo te opera tors con nect to th e KL150 8Ai / KL15 16Ai via its IP address from anywhere on the LAN, WAN, or Internet via their browsers. Once they successfully log in, they can take control using either the Windows Client or Java Client utility. Inclusion of a Java-based client ensures that the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai is platform independent, and is able to work with most operating systems.

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System administrators can handle a multitude of maintenance tasks smoothly and efficiently – from installing and running GUI applications, to BIOS level troubleshooting, routine monitoring, concurrent maintenance, system administration, rebooting and even pre-booting functions – all from a remote connection.

Remote operators can exchange keyboard, video and mouse signals with the computers attached to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai just as if they were present locally and working on the equipment directly.

Enhanced features include a Panel Array Mode that displays the video output of up to 8 (KL1508Ai) or 16 (KL1516Ai) computers at the same time, and a Message Board that allows logged in users to conveniently and instantly communicate with one other – no matter where in the world they actually are.

The unit can be integrated into ATEN’s CC2000 Management Software. CC2000 puts administrators in complete control of remote data centers and branch offices no matter where they are in the world – allowing them to remotely monitor and control all devices on a network. Refer to ATEN’s website to get more information on CC2000.

Setup is fast and easy - plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. Because the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai intercepts keyboard input directly, there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or to be concerned with incompatibility problems.

Since the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai's firmware is upgradable over the Internet, you can stay current with the latest functionality improvements simply by downloading firmware updates from our website as they become available.

With its advanced security features, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai is the fastest, most reliable, most cost effective way to remotely access and manage widely distributed multiple computer installations.

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Features

Hardware

 Integrated KVM console with 17” or 19” LED-backlit LCD monitor in a

Dual Rail housing

 Exclusive LED illumination light – designed by ATEN to illuminate the

keyboard and touchpad to allow visibility in low-light conditions

 A single console controls up to 8 (KL1508Ai) or 16 (KL1516Ai)

computers

 Daisy chain up to 15 additional KVM switches to control up to 256

computers*

 One bus for remote KVM over IP access  Space-saving RJ-45 connectors and Cat 5e/6 cabling  KVM adapter cables designed with auto conversion to allow interface

combinations (PS/2, USB, Sun and serial) to control all computer types

 Superior Video Quality – supports input video resolutions up to 1920 x

1200 @ 60 Hz** up to 30 meters, 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz up to 40 meters, and 1280 x 1024 @ 75 Hz up to 50 meters

 Extra console ports – manage computers on the LCD KVM switch from an

external console (monitor, USB or PS/2 keyboard, and USB or PS/2 mouse)

 Multiplatform support: PC, Mac, Sun and Serial  Supports external USB mouse  Dual Rail housing is slightly less than 1U with top and bottom clearance

for smooth operation in 1U of rack space

 Dual Rail – LCD monitor slides independently of the keyboard/touchpad  LCD module rotates up to 120 degrees for a comfortable viewing angle  Console lock – enables the console drawer to remain securely locked away

in position when not in use

 LCD power button helps save energy and prolong displays’ life  Optional rack mount kits available, including easy installation options

Note: Compatible KVM switches: KH1508A/KH1516A, KH0116,

ACS1208A/ACS1216A, CS1708A/CS1716A, and KH1508/ KH1516.

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 With KVM Adapter Cable KA71xx or KA75xx series; please

check the product label to ensure it's the FHD version.

Management

 Supports 64 user accounts and up to 32 users can be logged in at the same

time for control and management

 End session feature – administrators can terminate any running session  Adapter ID – stores port information allowing administrators to relocate

servers to different ports, without having to reconfigure the adapters and switch

 Port Share Mode allows multiple users to gain access to a server

simultaneously

 Remote power control for attached Power Over the NET™ devices  Supports integration into ATEN CC2000 Centralized Management

Software

 Event logging and Windows-based Log Server support  Local Log Event  Firmware upgradeable  IPv6 capable

Easy-to-Use Interface

 Easy computer selection via pushbuttons, Hotkey Mode, OSD (On-Screen

Display), and Browser-based GUI

 Local Console, Browser, and AP GUIs offer a unified multi language

interface to minimize user training time and increase productivity

 Multiplatform client support (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Sun)  Multi-browser support: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera,

Mozilla, Netscape

 Browser-based UI in pure Web technology allows administrators to

perform administrative tasks without the need for Java to be pre-installed

 Panel Array Mode™  Keyboard broadcast* – keyboard input can be duplicated on all the

attached servers

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 Keyboard Language support: English (US); English (UK); German;

German (Swiss); French; Spanish; Traditional Chinese; Japanese; Korean; Swedish; Italian; Russian; Hungarian and Greek

Note: Local Console only

Advanced Security

 Remote authentication support: RADIUS, LDAP, LDAPS, and MS Active

Virtual Remote Desktop

 Video quality and video tolerance can be adjusted to optimize data transfer

speed; monochrome color depth setting, threshold and noise settings for compression of the data bandwidth in low bandwidth situations

 Full-screen or sizable and scalable Virtual Remote Desktop  Message board feature allows logged in users to communicate with each

other

 Mouse DynaSync™ – automatically synchronizes the local and remote

mouse movements

 On-screen keyboard with multi language support  BIOS-level access

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Requirements

General

 We recommend computers with at least a P 4 2GHz processor, and 1 GB

RAM.

 Browsers must support TLS 1.2 encryption.  A network transfer speed of at least 512kbps is recommended.  For the Log Server, you must have the Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4.0 or higher

driver installed.

External Console

 A VGA, SVGA, or Multisync monitor capable of the highest resolution

that you will be using on any computer in the installation.

 A USB or PS/2 style mouse  A USB or PS/2 style keyboard

Computers

The following equipment must be installed on the computers that connect to the KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai's KVM ports:

 A VGA, SVGA or Multisync port  A Type A USB port and USB host controller (for USB KVM Adapter

Cable Connection, see below)

 6-pin mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports (for PS/2 KVM Adapter Cable

Connection, see below)

Note: The integrated LCD monitor’s maximum screen resolution is 1280

x 1024 @ 75 Hz. If you want to use a higher setting for the screen resolutions of the attached computers, see Screen Resolutions Higher than 1280 x 1024, page 219.

KVM Adapter Cables

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Cat 5e/6 cable is required to connect the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai to one of the KVM adapter cables.

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The following KVM adapter cables are required for use with the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai:

Function Module

Connect to devices with PS/2 ports KA7920 / KA7520 / KA7120

Connect to devices with USB ports KA7970 / KA7570 / KA7166 /

Connect to Sun Legacy systems (with 13W3 port) KA9130 / KA7130

Connect to Sun USB systems KA9170 / KA7170

Connect to serial based devices KA9140

KA9520 / KA9120

KA7168 / KA7169 / KA7170

KA9570 / KA9170

Note: 1. KVM adapter cables are referred to as I/O Modules in some dialog boxes.

2. The following cable models support the Adapter Cable ID function: KA7920 / KA7970 / KA7520 / KA7570 / KA7120 / KA7130 / KA7166 / KA7168 / KA7169 / KA7170.

Adapter Cable Resolutions

The table below provides the maximum resolutions available for each KVM adapter cable.

Model No. Computer Ports Video Resolution

KA7120 2 x PS/2, 1 x HDB-15 1920 x 1200

KA7130 1 x Min Din 8 Male

KA71xx

KA75xx KA7520 2 x PS/2, 1 x HDB-15

KA79xx KA7920 2 x PS/2, 1 x HDB-15 1600 x 1200

KA91xx KA9140 N/A 1024 x 768

KA7166 2 x USB Type A, 1 x DVI-D

KA7168 2 x USB Type A, 1 x HDMI

KA7169 2 x USB Type A, 1 x DisplayPort

KA7170 1 x USB Type A, 1 x HDB-15

KA7570 1 x USB, 1 x HDB-15

KA7970 1 x USB, 1 x HDB-15

Chapter 1. Introduction

Operating Systems

Supported operating systems are shown in the table below:

OS Version

Windows

Linux

UNIX IBM AIX4.3, 5L (V5.2,V5.3), V6 (V6.1)

Novell Netware 5.0 or later

Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10

Mac 9.0, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 , 10.5

DOS

Does not support USB. 2 Kernels below 2.6 do not support USB 2.0

RedHat 9.0, Fedora or later, RHEL AS 4, RHEL 5

SuSE 10 or later, OpenSUSE 10.2; SLES 10 SP1

Debian 3.1, 4.0

Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10

FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1, 6.2

, Server 2003, Server 2008, 2000 or later

6.2 or later

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Components

Front View

No. Component Description

1 Upper Handle Pull to slide the LCD module out; push to slide the module in.

2 LCD Module See LCD Module, page 12.

3 Keyboard Module See Keyboard Module, page 11.

4 Lower Handle Pull to slide the keyboard module out. See Opening the

5 Power LED Lights (blue) to indicate that the unit is receiving power.

6 Keyboard

Release Catch

7 LCD Release

Catch

8 Rack Mounting

Brackets

9 LED Illumination

Light

See Opening the Console, page 27, for details on sliding the console in and out.

Console, page 27, for more details on sliding the console in and out.

These catches (one on each side) release the keyboard module so you can slide it away.

These catches (one on each side) release the LCD module so you can slide it away.

The rack mounting brackets located at each corner of the unit secure the chassis to a system rack. See Standard Rack Mounting, page 16, for details.

Illuminates the keyboard and touchpad to allow visibility in low-light conditions.

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Keyboard Module

No. Component Description

1 Keyboard Standard 105-key keyboard

2 Touchpad Standard mouse touchpad

3 External Mouse

Port

4 Station ID LED In a daisy chained installation, the Station ID of the currently

5 Station Selection

Area

6 Lock LEDs &

Reset Switch

7 Port Selection

Buttons and LEDs

This USB-type mouse port is provided for users who prefer to use an external mouse.

selected station displays as a 2-digit figure in this panel.See Port ID Numbering, page 37 for further details.



The LED displays the station number that the port with the KVM focus is located on.



The left button shifts the KVM focus down the chain (Station 2

to the last Station.

The right button shifts the KVM focus up the chain. After the last Station, it cycles to Station 1.

The Num Lock, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock LEDs are located here.

A Reset Switch is located just to the right of the Lock LEDs. Press this recessed switch in with a thin object to perform a system reset.

To access a Port on the currently selected Station press its corresponding port selection button. Indicator LEDs are built into the switches:



An On Line LED lights to indicate that the computer attached to its corresponding port is up and running.

A Selected LED lights to indicate which port has the KVM focus.

→

Station 1, etc.). After Station 1, it cycles back

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LCD Module

No. Component Description

1 LCD Display To access the LCD monitor, slide the LCD module out and flip

2 LCD Controls These buttons control the position and picture settings of the

3 LCD On/Off

Button

4 Firmware

Upgrade Section

up the cover. See Opening the Console, page 27, for details on sliding the LCD module out.

LCD display. See LCD OSD Configuration, page 33, for details.

Push this button to turn the LCD monitor on and off. The button lights when the LCD monitor is off to indicate that only the monitor is off – not the KVM switch itself.)

Firmware Upgrade Port: The Firmware Upgrade Cable that transfers the firmware upgrade data from the administrator's

computer to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai connector.

Firmware Upgrade Switch: During normal operation this switch should be in the NORMAL position. If firmware upgrade fails, this switch is used to recover the situation. See Recovering from Failed Firmware Upgrade, page 170, for details.

plugs into this RJ-11

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Rear View

No. Component Description

1 Grounding

Terminal

2 Power Socket This is a standard 3-pin AC power socket. The power cord

3 Power Switch This is a standard rocker switch that powers the unit on and

4 LAN Port The cable that connects the to the LAN plugs in here. The

5 PON Port This connector is provided for a Power over the Net™ (PON)

6 Daisy Chain Port When Daisy Chaining Units (See Daisy Chaining, page 25),

7 Local Console

Port Section

8 KVM Port

Section

The grounding wire used to ground the switch attaches here.

from an AC source plugs in here.

off.

LEDs indicate data transmission speed: ORANGE: 100 Mbps / GREEN: 1000 Mbps.

unit to plug into. A PON device allows computers attached to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai to be booted remotely over the net. Contact your dealer for more details.

the daisy chain cable plugs in here.

If this is a Single Station installation, or if this is the First Station of a daisy chained installation, the keyboard, monitor, and the mouse that make up the Local Console plug in here.

The Cat 5e/6 cables that link to the KVM Adapter Cables (which link to the computers) plug in here.

* The KL1516Ai is pictured above. The KL1508Ai rear panel is the same as

that of the KL1516Ai, except that it has 8 KVM ports instead of 16.

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Hardware Setup

1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this device is provided on page 195. Please review it before proceeding.

2. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been turned off. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.

3. Packing material has been inserted to protect the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai during shipping. Slide the LCD module out (see Opening the Console, page 27), until the packing material is visible. Remove the packing material before installing the unit, as shown in the diagram below.

Before You Begin

Chapter 2

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Left & Right L-shaped Brackets

Side Mounting Bracket

Standard Rack Mounting

A standard rack mounting kit is provided with your KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai. The kit enables the switch to be mounted in a rack with a depth of 42–77 cm.

Note:  It takes two people to mount the console.

 The standard rack mounting kit does not include screws or cage

nuts. If you need additional screws or cage nuts, contact your rack dealer.

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To rack mount the switch, do the following:

1. Have one person position the unit in the rack and hold it steady. Have the second person screw the front brackets to the rack.

2. While the first person still holds the unit in place, the second person slides the left & right L-shaped brackets into the unit’s side mounting brackets from the rear, installing four screws in the brackets to secure them in place.

3. After the L-shaped brackets are secured, tighten all the screws. Allow at least 5.1 cm on each side for proper ventilation, and at least 12.7

cm at the back for the power cord and cable clearance.

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The CL5800 LCD KVM shown here is used as a schematic representation of this step.

Front-L Brackets Mounting

To have a comfortable and safe posture, install the Front-L Brackets which provide an extension at the front of the rack to help the unit slide further out and thus allowing you to tilt the LCD screen more. Instructions to use this option are shown below:

1. Attach the left and right Front-L brackets to the front of the rack, placing screws in the tabs to secure them in place.

Note: Rack screws are not provided to mount the unit. We recommend that

you use M5 x P0.8 screws.

2. Have one person position the unit in the rack and hold it steady. Have the second person screw the front brackets to the front-L bracket.

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The CL5800 LCD KVM shown here is used as a schematic representation of this step.

3. While the first person still holds the unit in place, the second person slides

the left & right L-shaped brackets into the unit’s side mounting brackets from the rear, installing four screws in the brackets to secure them in place.

4. After the L-shaped brackets are secured, tighten all the screws.

Allow at least 5.1 cm on each side for proper ventilation, and at least 12.7 cm at the back for the power cord and cable clearance.

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Optional Rack Mount Kits

For convenience and flexibility, optional rack mount kits are available and are listed in the table below:

Mounting Kit Description

Standard Long Rack Mount Kit

Easy Installation Rack Mount Kit

Note:  For more information, visit the product webpage and refer to the

Compatible Accessories.

 For detailed installation steps, visit the product webpage and refer

to the Optional Rack Mount Kits Installation Guide.

This kit is the long-railed version of your standard mounting kit that lets you fit your device to racks with greater depth.

This kit is designed to be easy to install and can be installed by one person

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Single Stage Installation

In a Single Stage installation, there are no additional switches daisy chained down from the first unit. To set up a single stage installation, refer to the installation diagrams beginning on the following page (the numbers in the diagram correspond to the numbers of the installation steps), and do the following:

1. Ground the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai by connecting one end of a grounding

wire to the grounding terminal, and the other end of the wire to a suitable grounded object.

Note: Do not omit this step. Proper grounding helps to prevent damage to

the unit from surges or static electricity.

2. If you choose to install an external console, plug your keyboard, monitor,

and mouse into the Console Ports located on the switch’s rear panel. The ports are color coded and marked with an icon to identify themselves.

Note: This step is optional.

3. For each of the computers you are installing, use Cat 5e cable to connect

any available KVM port to a KVM adapter cable that is appropriate for the computer you are installing. (See KVM Adapter Cables, page 7, for adapter cable details.)

Note: The maximum supported distance to the adapter cable is 50 m.

4. Connect the KVM Adapter cable to the computer. Refer to the KVM

Adapter Cable Installation Diagram, page 23, to plug the adapter cable connectors into their respective ports on the computers you are installing.

5. Plug the LAN or WAN cable into the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s LAN port.

6. Connect the power cord to the switch and to an AC power source.

After the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai is cabled up, you can turn on the power. After the switch is powered up, you can turn on the servers.

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KA716

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Daisy Chaining

To control even more computers, up to 15 additional compatible KVM switches can be daisy chained from the original KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai. As many as 256 computers can be controlled from a single console in a complete installation.

Note: Refer to the table Supported Devices, page 224 for a list of ATEN

switches that can be installed on a KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai daisy chain.

Tables showing the relation between the number of computers and the number of compatible KVM switch units needed to control them are provided on page 223.

To set up a daisy chained installation, make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting up has been turned off, and refer to the Daisy Chain Installation Diagram, page 26 as you do the following:

1. Use a daisy chain cable set to connect the Chain Out port of the first

station (the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai unit) to the Chain In port of the chained compatible KVM Switch unit (first station out to second station in, second station out to third station in, etc.).

Note: 1. You cannot use the chain in port of the First Station.

2. Daisy chain cable sets require a separate purchase. See your dealer for details.

2. Cable up the computers and the switch according to the information provided under Single Stage Installation, page 21.

3. Repeat the above for any other switches you want to add to the chain.

4. Power up the installation according to the following procedure: a) Plug in the power cord for the first station. Wait for the unit to ascertain

its station ID and display it on the Station ID LED. (The station ID for the first stage unit is 01, the ID for the second stage unit is 02, the ID for the third stage unit is 03, etc.)

b) Power on each station on the installation in turn (second station, then

third station, etc.). In each case, wait for the station ID to be ascertained and displayed before powering on the next station.

c) After all the stations are up, power on the computers.

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Daisy Chain Installation Diagram

KL1508Ai Rear

KH1508A Rear

Chapter 3

Release Catch

Basic Operation

Opening the Console

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s console consists of two modules: an LCD display module located under the top cover; and a keyboard/touchpad module below the LCD module.

The modules can either slide together, or independently. This allows you to have the LCD display available for viewing while the keyboard/touchpad module is conveniently out of the way when not in use.

Opening Separately

1. Pull the release catch to release the console, and pull the top panel a few centimeters toward you. Once the console has been released, you can let go of the catch.

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2. Pull the top panel all the way out until it clicks into place.

3. Rotate the top panel all the way back to expose the LCD screen.

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4. Reach underneath and pull the keyboard module all the way out until it clicks into place.

Opening Together

Refer to the diagrams in the Opening Separately section as you do the following:

1. Pull the release catch and pull the top and bottom panels out until the keyboard module clicks into place.

Note: Once the console has been released, you can let go of the catch.

2. Pull the top panel the rest of the way out until it clicks into place.

3. Rotate the top panel all the way back to expose the LCD screen.

Note: Refer to the warning regarding placing excessive weight on the

keyboard module on the following page.

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The maximum load bearing capacity of the keyboard module is 30kg. Failure to heed the information below can result in damage to the keyboard module.

Operating Precautions

RIGHT

Rest your hands and arms lightly on the keyboard module as you work.

WRONG!



DO NOT lean your body weight on the keyboard module.



DO NOT place heavy objects on the keyboard module.

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Closing the Console

1. Pull the release catches located on either side of the keyboard toward you to release the keyboard module, then slide the module slightly in.

2. Let go of the catches. Using the front handle, push the keyboard module all the way in.

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3. Rotate the LCD module all the way down, then pull the rear catches to release the LCD module.

4. Using the front handle, push the module all the way in.

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LCD OSD Configuration

The LCD Buttons

The LCD OSD allows you to set up and configure the LCD display. Four buttons (see LCD Controls, page 12), are used to perform the configuration, as described in the table below:

Button Function

MENU When you have not entered the LCD OSD Menu

EXIT

function, pressing this button invokes the Menu function and brings up the Main Menu.

When navigating through the menus, this button moves you right or up. When making an adjustment, it increases the value.

When navigating through the menus, this button moves you left or down. When making an adjustment, it decreases the value.



When you have not entered the LCD OSD Menu function, pressing this button performs an auto adjustment. An auto adjustment automatically configures all the settings for the LCD panel to what the OSD considers their optimum values to be.



When you have entered the LCD OSD Menu function, pressing this button exits the current menu and returns you to the previous menu. Use it to leave an adjustment menu when you are satisfied with the adjustment you have made.



When you are at the Main Menu, pressing this button exits the LCD OSD.

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The Adjustment Settings

An explanation of the LCD OSD adjustment settings is given in the table below:

Setting Explanation

Brightness Adjusts the background black level of the screen image.

Contrast Adjusts the foreground white level of the screen image.

Phase If pixel jitter or horizontal line noise is visible on the display, your

Clock If vertical banding is visible on the display, your LCD may have

H-Position Positions the display area on the LCD panel horizontally (moves

V-Position Positions the display area on the LCD panel vertically (moves

Color Temperature Adjusts the color quality of the display. You can adjust the

Language Selects the language that the OSD displays its menus in.

OSD Duration Lets you set the amount of time that the OSD displays on the

Reset Resets the menu and submenu adjustments (except for

LCD may have the wrong phase setting. Adjust the phase setting to eliminate these problems.

the wrong clock setting. Adjust the clock setting to eliminate vertical banding.

the display area left or right).

the display area up or down).

“warmth” value, color balance, etc. The Adjust Color selection has a further submenu that lets you fine tune the RGB values.

screen. If there is no input for the amount of time you choose, the OSD display turns off.

language settings) to the original factory default settings.

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Port Selection

KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai installations provide three methods to obtain instant access to any computer in your installation: Manual, OSD/GUI, and Hotkey.

Manual

For manual port selection, simply press the Port Switch that corresponds to the device you wish to access.

OSD / GUI

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai provides menu driven interfaces to the computer switching procedure. There are two systems: A text-based OSD when you log in from the local console; and a graphical user interface (GUI) when you log in remotely over the internet. Local console OSD operation is discussed in the next chapter; GUI operation is discussed from Chapter 5 onwards for Internet browser, and Windows and Java logins.

Hotkeys

Hotkeys allow you to conveniently provide KVM focus to a particular computer from the local console keyboard, instead of having to manually select them by pressing Port Selection switches. See Hotkey Port Control, page 55, for details.

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Hot Plugging

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai supports hot plugging – components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging and replugging their cables from their ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work properly, however, the procedures described below must be followed.

Hot Plugging Stations

You can switch station positions by simply unplugging from the old parent and plugging into a new one. After you do, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must reset the OSD. See RESET STATION IDS, page 48, for details.

Hot Plugging KVM Ports

After switching KVM ports, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must manually reconfigure the OSD information for the new Port information. See F3: SET, page 44, and the Port Setting selections under the F4 ADM function, page 47, for details.

Note: If the computer’s Operating System doesn’t support hot plugging, this

function may not work properly.

Hot Plugging Console Ports

Keyboard, monitor, and mouse can all be hot plugged. When hot plugging the mouse:

 You may unplug the mouse and plug it back in again (to reset the mouse,

for example), as long as you use the same mouse.

 If you plug in a different mouse, all the stations and all the computers on

the installation must be shut down for 10 seconds, then restarted following the Power Up Sequence described under Step 6 on page 25.

 Some older operating systems may not support hot-plugging.

Note: If, after hot plugging (or at any other time), there is no response to

keyboard and/or mouse input, perform a Keyboard and Mouse Reset by pressing in the Reset switch (see page 61).

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Powering Off and Restarting

If it becomes necessary to power off the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, or if the switch loses power and needs to be restarted, before starting it back up you must follow these procedures:

1. Shut down all the computers that are attached to it.

Note: You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the

Keyboard Power On function.

2. Wait 10 seconds then power it back on. If you have shut down more than

one station, power up the highest station first and work your way down to the lowest one. Wait for each station to display its Station ID on the front panel LED before powering on the next one.

3. After the station(s) is (are) up, power the computers back on.

Port ID Numbering

Each computer on the installation is assigned a unique Port ID. The Port ID is a one or two segment number that is determined by the Stage Level and KVM Port number of the KVM switch that the computer is connected to.

The first segment represents the KVM Port number of the First Stage unit; the second segment represents the KVM Port number of the Second Stage unit.

A computer attached to a First Stage unit has a one segment Port ID (from 1–

16) that corresponds to the KVM Port number that it is connected to. A computer attached to a Second Stage unit has a two segment Port ID:

 The second segment (from 1–16), represents the KVM Port number on the

Second Stage unit that the computer is connected to. The first segment (from 1–16) represents the KVM Port number on the First Stage unit that the Second Stage unit links back to.

 For example, a Port ID of 12–3 refers to a computer that is connected to

KVM Port 3 of a Second Stage unit that links back to KVM Port 12 of the First Stage unit.

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OSD Operation

OSD Overview

The On Screen Display (OSD) is a menu driven method to handle computer control and switching operations. All procedures start from the OSD Main Screen. To display the Main Screen, tap the OSD hotkey twice.

The default hotkey is [Scroll Lock]. You can change the hotkey to the Ctrl key or the Alt key if you like (see OSD HOTKEY, page 44).

Note: 1. If you use the Ctrl or Alt key method you must press the same Ctrl or

Alt key both times.

2. Once you start the OSD, the keyboard lock will be controlled by the device. When the OSD is being accessed, the number lock and caps lock will always be on and usernames/passwords are not casesensitive.

The OSD incorporates a two level (administrator / user) password system. Before the OSD Main Screen comes up, a login dialog box appears that asks for a username and password. You must provide a valid username and password in order to continue.

The first time that the OSD is accessed, you must use the default username and password. The default username is administrator and the default password is password. For security purposes, it is STRONGLY recommended that you change the password.

After logging in with the default username and password, the OSD Main Screen opens in Administrator mode. In this mode, you have administrator privileges, with access to all administrator and user functions, and can set up operations (including password authorization for the future), as you would like.

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When you invoke the OSD, a screen similar to the one below appears:

Note: The diagram depicts the Administrator's Main Screen. The User Main

Screen does not show the F4 and F6 functions, since these are reserved for the administrator and can't be accessed by ordinary users.

Manufacturing Number

The “MFG Number” (Manufacturing Number) is an internal serial number used by ATEN’s factory and technical support staff to identify products. This number does not affect products’ warranty. If your product requires after-sales services, you may provide the MFG Number to ATEN’s sales or technical support staff to identify the product and model number.

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OSD Navigation

 To dismiss the menu, and deactivate the OSD, click the X at the upper

right corner of the OSD Window or press Esc.

 To Logout click F8 or the

symbol at the top of the Main Screen, or

press [F8].

 The OSD uses a tree view. To see the ports for a particular station, click

the plus sign [

] in front of the station number. The port number list drops down. To dismiss the list, click the circle symbol [ o ] in front of the station number.

 To move up or down through the list one line at a time, click the up and

down triangle symbols (ST

)

or use the up and down arrow keys. If there are more list entries than there is room for on the Main Screen, the screen will scroll.

 To move up or down through the list one screen at a time, click the up and

down arrow symbols (), or use the [Pg Up] and [Pg Dn] keys. If there are more list entries than there is room for on the Main Screen, the screen will scroll.

 To bring the KVM focus to a port, double-click it, or move the highlight

bar to it and then press [Enter].

 After executing any action, you automatically go back to the menu one

level above.

OSD Main Screen Headings

Heading Explanation

SN-PN This column lists the port ID numbers (station number-port number) for

all the KVM ports on the installation. The simplest method to access a particular computer is to click it, or move the highlight bar to it, and then press [Enter].

QV If a port has been selected for Quick View scanning an arrowhead

displays in this column.

The computers that are powered on and are online have a sun symbol in this column.

NAME If a port has been given a name (see EDIT PORT NAMES, page 47), its

name appears in this column.

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OSD Functions

OSD functions are used to configure and control the OSD. For example, you can rapidly switch to any port, scan selected ports only, limit the list you wish to view, designate a port as a Quick View Port, create or edit a port name, or make OSD setting adjustments.

To access an OSD function:

1. Either click a function key field at the top of the Main Screen, or press a function key on the keyboard.

2. In the submenus that appear make your choice either by double clicking it, or moving the highlight bar to it, and then pressing [Enter].

3. Press [Esc] to return to the previous menu level.

F1: GOTO

Accessing the GOTO function allows you to switch directly to a port either by keying in the port's name or its port ID.

 To use the Name method, key in 1, key in the port's name, and then press

[Enter].

 To use the Port ID method, key in 2, key in the port ID, and then press

[Enter].

Note: You can key in a partial name or port ID. The screen will show all the

computers that the user has View rights to that match the name or port ID pattern, regardless of the current List settings (see F2: LIST, page 43, for details).

To return to the OSD Main Menu without making a choice, press [Esc].

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F2: LIST

Many of the switch’s OSD functions only operate on the computers currently selected for listing on the Main Screen. Accessing this function lets you broaden or narrow the scope of ports that get listed. The submenu choices and their meanings are given in the table below:

Choice Meaning

ALL Lists all of the ports on the installation.

QUICK VIEW Lists only the ports that have been selected as Quick View Ports.

POWERED ON Lists only the ports that have attached computers Powered On.

QUICK VIEW + POWERED ON

Move the highlight bar to the choice you want, then press [Enter]. An icon appears before the choice to indicate that it is the currently selected one.

Lists only the ports that have been selected as Quick View Ports, and that have their attached computers Powered On.

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F3: SET

Accessing this function allows the administrator and each user to set up an individual working environment. A separate profile for each operator is stored by the OSD and is activated according to the username provided during login.

To change a setting:

1. Double-click it; or move the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].

2. After you select an item, a submenu with further choices appears. To make a selection, either double click it; or move the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter]. An icon appears before the selected choice to indicate which one it is. The settings are explained in the following table:

Setting Function

OSD HOTKEY

PORT ID DISPLAY POSITION

PORT ID DISPLAY DURATION

PORT ID DISPLAY MODE

SCAN DURATION

Selects which hotkey activates the OSD function:

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]; [Ctrl] [Ctrl] or [Alt] [Alt].

Since the [Ctrl] or [Alt] key combinations may conflict with programs running on the computers, the default is the [Scroll Lock] combination.

Allows you to position where the port ID appears on the monitor. The default is the upper left corner, but you can choose to have it appear anywhere on the screen.

Use the mouse or the arrow Keys plus Pg Up, Pg Dn, Home, End, and 5 (on the numeric keypad with Num Lock off), to position the port ID display, then click or press [Enter] to lock the position and return to the Set submenu.

Note: The setting affects the currently selected port. If you don’t want to use the default position, you must change the setting for each port individually.

Determines how long a port ID displays on the monitor after a port change has taken place. There are two choices: 3 seconds and Off.

Selects how the port ID is displayed: the port number alone (PORT NUMBER); the port name alone (PORT NAME); or the port number plus the port name (PORT NUMBER + PORT NAME). The default is PORT NUMBER + PORT NAME).

Determines how long the focus dwells on each port as it cycles through the selected ports in Auto Scan mode (see F7: SCAN, page 52). Key in a value from 1–255 seconds, then press [Enter]. Default is 5 seconds; a setting of 0 disables the Scan function.

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Setting Function

SCAN/SKIP MODE

SCREEN BLANKER

HOTKEY COMMAND MODE

HOTKEY This setting selects the Hotkey invocation keys (see Hotkey Operation,

OSD LANGUAGE

SET CONSOLE KEYBOARD

SET LOGOUT TIMEOUT

ACTIVATE BEEPER

Selects which computers will be accessed under Skip mode (see F5: SKP, page 50), and Auto Scan mode (see F7: SCAN, page 52). Choices are:

–

All the ports which have been set Accessible;

ALL

POWERED ON

and are Powered On;

QUICK VIEW + POWERED ON

set Accessible and have been selected as Quick View Ports and are Powered On. The default is ALL.

If there is no input from the console for the amount of time set with this function, the screen is blanked. Key in a value from 1–30 minutes, then press [Enter]. A setting of 0 disables this function. The default is Off.

Enables / Disables the Hotkey function (see OSD Operation, page 39), in case a conflict with programs running on the computers occurs. The default is On.

page 55). Choices are [NUM LOCK] + [-], or [CTRL] + [F12]. The default is [NUM LOCK] + [-].

Sets the language that the OSD displays in. Choices are: English, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Russian, and French. The default is English.

Sets the keyboard language mapping of the console keyboard. The default is Auto. If the switch does not automatically receive language mapping from the keyboard, it will set to English (US).

If there is no input from the console for the amount of time set with this function, the operator is automatically logged out. A login is necessary before the console can be used again.

This enables other operators to gain access to the computers when the original operator is no longer accessing them, but has forgotten to log out. To set the timeout value, key in a number from 1–180 minutes, then press [Enter]. If the number is 0 (zero), this function is disabled. Default is Off.

Choices are Y (for Yes), or N (for No). When activated, the beeper sounds whenever a port is changed, when activating the Auto Scan function (see F7: SCAN, page 52), or an invalid entry is made on an OSD menu. The default is On.

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Only those ports which have been set Accessible

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Only those ports which have been

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Setting Function

PREFERRED RESOLUTION

TOUCHPAD Enables / Disables the touchpad function of the console. Choices are

This function allows you to set the preferred resolution for a second external display* connected to the switches console port, which will be sent to the KVM adapter cables. The KVM adapter cables provide the connected computer’s video card with EDID information about the monitor connected to the switch. This affects the video quality displaying on the external console monitor. Choices are:



MONITOR DEFAULT SETTING – Sends the EDID information

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provided by the switches LCD monitor



Alternative Resolution – Sends the alternative resolution (EDID

information) selected for the external display connected to the switches console port, to the KVM adapter cables. Select a resolution that best suits the video display for the monitor connected to the switches console port.

Note: When using the built in LCD monitor the default resolution must be set to 1280x1024 60HZ. Only change the preferred resolution when connecting an external display to the console monitor port.

Y (for Yes), or N (for No). The active status (Touchpad On / Touchpad Off) is also shown.

to the KVM adapter cable.

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F4: ADM

F4 is an administrator only function. Accessing this function allows the administrator to configure and control the overall operation of the OSD. To change a setting double click it; or use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].

After you select an item, a submenu with further choices appears. Double click the choice you want, or move the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter]. An icon appears before the selected choice. The settings are explained in the table on the next three pages:

Setting Function

SET IP ADDRESS

EDIT PORT NAMES

RESTORE DEFAULT VAL UES

CLEAR THE NAME LIST

This function is used to select whether to assign the KL1508Ai/ KL1516Ai’s IP address automatically (DHCP), or to give it a fixed IP address.



Enable DHCP to assign the IP address automatically.



Disable DHCP to assign a fixed IP address and specify the IP, Mask, and Gateway in the appropriate fields.

Note: The default setting for DHCP is disabled.

To identify which computer is attached to a particular port, every port can be assigned a name. This function allows the administrator to create, modify, or delete port names. To assign a port name:

1. Click the port you want, or use the navigation keys to move the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].

2. Key in the new port name, or modify/delete the old one. The maximum number of characters allowed for the port name is 14. Legal characters include:



All alpha characters: A–Z*



All numeric characters: 0–9

*You can enter the port names in either upper or lower case however the OSD displays the port name only in UPPERCASE.

3. When you have finished editing, press [Enter] to have the change take effect. To abort the change, press [Esc].

This function is used to undo all changes and return the setup to the original factory default settings (see OSD Factory Default Settings,

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page 227) ports, which are saved.

This function clears the port name list.

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Setting Function

RESET STATION IDS

SET OPERATING SYSTEM

SET CAT 5 LENGTH

SET KEYBOARD LANGUAGE

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

ADAPTER UPGRADE

SET CONSOLE MODE

If you change the position of one of the stations in the daisy chain, the OSD settings will no longer correspond to the new situation. This function directs the OSD to rescan the station positions of the entire installation and updates the OSD so that the OSD station information corresponds to the new physical layout.

Note: Only the station numbers get updated. Except for the port names, all administrator settings, for all of the computers affected by the change, have to be manually redone.

Specifies the operating platform of the computer attached to each port. You must configure each port on the installation. For each port, press the [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices (PC, Mac or Sun). Repeat until all the ports have been set, then press [Esc]. The default is PC.

Note: If you are installing a Sun or Mac computer it may not boot when you run it for the first time unless you first set the correct operating system for the port it is connected to.

Lets you specify how long the Cat 5e/6 cable between the port and the KVM adapter cable is. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the cable length settings:

S: Short – for up to 25 m M: Medium – for between 20 and 35 m L: Long – for above 35 m

An S, M, or L appears next to the port to indicate the choice.

Sets the keyboard language layout for the computers attached to each port. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices: The default is English (US).

In order to upgrade the KL1508Ai/KL1516Ai and adapter cable firmware you must first enable Firmware Upgrade mode with this setting.

When you bring up this menu, the current firmware version of the KVM switch and the iCard will be displayed. Select Y to enable Firmware Upgrade mode, or N to leave this menu without enabling it.

This function allows the administrator to check the firmware version of the KVM adapter cable. When you bring up this menu, the current firmware version levels display. See FIRMWARE UPGRADE, above, also.

This setting selects which console(s) (internal/external) are enabled:

0 Both Consoles enabled

1 LCD Console only

2 External console only

Use the spacebar to cycle through the choices. The default is 0. Changes will not be saved until you logout.

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SET VIDEO HV MODE

This setting selects the video mode (separate or composite video sync signals) the port(s) (internal/external) is using. Press [Spacebar] to enter this setting and see a list of ports.

Use the [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices. The choices are:

S Separate (default) C Composite

Changes will not be saved until you exit to the main menu.

Note: If your dongle does not support video HV mode, the unit will emit a beeping sound whenever you cycle through the choices. The supported dongles are KA7170, KA7570, KA7166, KA7168 and KA7169.

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F5: SKP

This function enables you to easily skip backward or forward, switching the console focus from the currently active KVM Port to the previous or next available one.

 The selection of computers to be available for Skip mode switching is

made with the Scan/Skip mode setting under the F3 SET function (see page 45).

 When you are in Skip mode, press:

← To skip to the previous port in the List. → To skip to the next port in the List.

↑ To skip to the last port of the previous station in the List. ↓ To skip to the first port of the next station in the List.

Note: When you skip, you only skip to the previous or next available

computer that is in the Scan/Skip mode selection (see page 45).

 If a port has been selected for Scan/Skip mode, when the focus switches to

that port a left/right triangle symbol appears before its port ID display.

 While Skip mode is in effect, the console will not function normally. You

must exit Skip mode in order to regain control of the console.

 To exit Skip mode, press the [Spacebar] or [Esc].

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F6: BRC

F6 is an administrator only function. When this function is in effect, commands sent from the console are broadcast to all available computers on the installation.

This function is particularly useful for operations that need to be performed on multiple computers, such as performing a system wide shutdown, installing or upgrading software, etc.

 While BRC mode is in effect, a speaker symbol appears before the port ID

display of the port that currently has the console focus.

 While BRC mode is in effect, the mouse will not function normally. You

must exit BRC mode in order to regain control of the mouse.

 To exit BRC mode, invoke the OSD (with the OSD Hotkey), then click the

F6 field, or press [F6], to turn BRC mode off.

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F7: SCAN

This function automatically switches among the available computers at regular intervals so that you can monitor their activity without having to take the trouble of switching manually.

 The selection of computers to be included for Auto Scanning is made with

the Scan/Skip mode setting under the F3 SET function (see page 45).

 The amount of time that each port displays for is set with the Scan

Duration setting under the F3 SET function (see page 44).

 As each computer is accessed, an appears in front of the port ID

display to indicate that it is being accessed under Auto Scan mode.

 While you are in Auto Scan mode, you can pause the scanning in order to

keep the focus on a particular computer either by pressing P, or with a left click of the mouse. To resume scanning, press any key or left click again. See Auto Scan Mode Switching, page 58, for details.

 While Auto Scan mode is in effect, the console will not function normally.

You must exit Auto Scan mode in order to regain control of the console.

 To exit Auto Scan mode, press the [Spacebar] or [Esc].

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F8: LOUT

Clicking the F8 field, or pressing [F8], logs you out of the OSD and blanks the console screen. This is different from simply deactivating the OSD when you are at the Main Screen by pressing [Esc].

With this function you must log in all over again to regain access to the OSD, whereas with [Esc], all you have to do to reenter the OSD is tap the OSD Hotkey.

Note: 1. When you reenter the OSD after logging out, the screen stays blank

except for the login dialog box. You must input your username and password before you can continue (see page 39).

2. If you reenter the OSD after logging out, and immediately use [Esc] to deactivate the OSD without having selected a port from the OSD menu, a Null Port message displays on the screen. The OSD hotkey will bring up the OSD Main Screen.

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Chapter 5

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Control

Hotkey port control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard. The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai provides the following Hotkey port control features:

 Selecting the Active Port  Auto Scan Mode Switching  Skip Mode Switching  Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset

The following settings can also be controlled in Hotkey mode:

 Setting the Beeper  Setting the Quick Hotkey  Setting the OSD Hotkey  Setting the Port Operating System  Restoring the OSD Default Values

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Invoking Hotkey Mode

All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey mode.1 To invoke Hotkey mode you may use two possible keystroke sequences shown below. Only one of the two key-sequences below can be operational (see Setting the Hotkey key combination on page 62):

Number Lock and Minus Keys

1. Hold down the

2. Press and release the

3. Release the

[Num Lock] + [-]

[Num Lock]

[Minus]

[Num Lock]

key;

key:

Control and F12 Keys

1. Hold down the

2. Press and release the

3. Release the

[Ctrl] + [F12]

[Ctrl]

[F12]

key:

key;

Hotkey Mode Environment

When Hotkey mode is active:  A command line appears on the monitor screen. The command line prompt

is the word Hotkey: in white text on a blue background, and displays the subsequent Hotkey information that you key in.

 Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only Hotkey

compliant keystrokes (described in the sections that follow), can be input.

Exiting Hotkey Mode

Pressing

[

Esc] exits Hotkey mode.

1. Make sure that the Hotkey Command Mode function is enabled and that you key in the appropriate Hotkey. See page 45 for details.

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Selecting the Active Port

Each computer port is assigned a port ID (see Port ID Numbering, page 37). You can directly access any computer with a Hotkey combination that specifies the port ID that the computer is connected to. The steps are:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

2. Key in the port ID. The port ID numbers display on the command line as you key them in. If

you make a mistake, use

[Backspace]

combination.

to erase it.

3. Press

[Enter].

After you press [Enter], the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

Note: In Hotkey mode, the KVM focus will not switch to a port if an

invalid switch or port number is entered. The Hotkey command line will continue to display on the screen until you enter a valid switch and port number combination, or exit Hotkey mode.

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Auto Scan Mode Switching

Auto Scan automatically switches among all the active computer ports that are accessible to the currently logged on user at regular intervals. This allows their activity to be monitored automatically (See SKAN/SKIP MODE of th e OSD F3 SET function, page 45).

Setting the Scan Interval

The amount of time Auto Scan keeps the focus on each port is set with the SCAN DURATION setting of the OSD F3 SET function (see page 44). You can change the scan interval, before you activate Hotkey Auto Scanning, by entering the following Hotkey combination:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.

2. Key in Where

[A][n]

[A]

is the letter A, and

[n]

is a number from 1–255 that

represents the length of the focus time in seconds. The letter A and the numbers display on the command line as you key

them in. Use

3. Press

[Enter]

[Backspace]

to erase any wrong entry.

After you press [Enter], you exit Hotkey mode, and are ready to start Auto Scanning.

Entering Auto Scan

To enter the Auto Scanning mode, key in the following Hotkey combination:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.

2. Press

[A] + [Enter]

 While you are in Auto Scan mode, you can pause the scanning to keep

the focus on a particular computer by pressing

[P]

. When Auto

Scanning is paused, the Command Line displays: Auto Scan: Paused.

When you want to keep the focus on a particular computer, Pausing is more convenient than exiting Auto Scan mode. When you resume scanning it starts at the computer where you paused. If you exited and

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then restarted Auto Scanning, it starts, at the beginning, from the first computer on the installation.

To resume Auto Scanning, press any key. Scanning continues from the computer you paused at.

 While the Auto Scan mode is operating, ordinary keyboard and mouse

functions are suspended - only Auto Scan mode compliant keystrokes can be input. You must exit Auto Scan mode to regain normal control of the console.

Exiting Auto Scan

1. To exit Auto Scan mode press

stops when you exit Auto Scan mode.

[Esc]

[Spacebar]

. Auto Scanning

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Skip Mode Switching

This feature allows you to switch between computers in order to monitor them manually. You can focus on a particular port for as long as you like – as opposed to auto-scanning, which automatically switches the port focus after a fixed interval.

Entering Skip Mode

To enter Skip mode, key in the following Hotkey combination:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode by pressing the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

combination

2. Press one of the

[Arrow]

keys.

After you press one of the keyboard arrows, you automatically exit Hotkey mode and enter Skip mode where you can switch ports as follows:

← Skips to the first accessible port. (See SCAN/SKIP MODE,

page 45, for information regarding accessible ports.)

→ Skips to the next accessible port.

↑ Skips to the last accessible port of the previous station.

↓ Skips to the first accessible port of the next station.

Once you are in Skip mode, you can continue skipping by pressing the arrow keys. You do not have to use the [Num Lock] + [-] combination again.

While Skip mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only Skip mode compliant keystrokes can be input. You must exit Skip mode to regain normal control of the console.

Exiting Skip Mode

1. To exit Skip mode, press

[Esc]

[Spacebar].

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Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset

If either the keyboard or mouse stop functioning on the computer connected to the currently selected port, you can perform a keyboard / mouse reset on the computer by executing the following steps:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

combination

2. Press

[F5]

After you press [F5] you automatically exit Hotkey mode and regain keyboard and mouse control on the computer connected to the KVM port. If you fail to regain keyboard / mouse control on the computer after pressing [F5], perform a system reset. For more information see Lock LEDs & Reset Switch, page 11.

This function is essentially the same as unplugging and replugging the keyboard and mouse on the target computer.

Setting the Hotkey Beeper ON/OFF

The beeper (see Activate Beeper, page 45) can be turned on and off with Hotkeys by the following steps:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

2. Press After you press

[B]

, the beeper turns on or off. The command line displays Beeper On or Beeper Off for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

combination

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Setting the Hotkey key combination

The keys used to enter the Hotkey Mode (see HOTKEY COMMAND MODE, page 45) can be switched between:

[Num Lock] + [-]

by the following steps:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

, and

[Ctrl] + [F12]

combination

2. Press

[H]

After you press [H], the command line displays HOTKEY HAS BEEN CHANGED for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

Setting the OSD Hotkey combination

The Hotkeys used to access the OSD (see OSD HOTKEY, page 44) can be switched between and

[Alt], [Alt]

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

2. Press

[T]

After you press CHANGED for one second; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

[Scroll Lock], [Scroll Lock], [Ctrl], [Ctrl],

by the following steps:

combination.

[T]

, the command line displays HOTKEY HAS BEEN

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Setting the Port Operating System

A port’s operating system configuration can be matched to that of the computer attached to the port by performing the following steps:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

combination

2. Press a

[Function]

key, where

[Function]

refers to one of the

function keys in the following table:

Key Description

Sets the Port OS to Windows

Sets the Port OS to Mac

Sets the Port OS to Sun

After pressing a function key you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

Restore the Default Values

This administrator-only Hotkey restores the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai default values (see on page 165) by performing the following steps:

1. Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12]

2. Press

3. Press After you press

[R]

[Enter]

, the command line displays RESET TO DEFAULT SETTING for three seconds; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

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Hotkey Summary Table

[Num Lock] + [-]

[Ctrl] + [F12]

[A] [Enter] Invokes Auto Scan mode.

When Auto Scan mode is in effect, [P] or left-click pauses auto-scanning.

When auto-scanning is paused, pressing any key or another left-click resumes autoscanning.

[B] Toggles the Beeper On or Off.

[Esc] or [Spacebar] Exits hotkey mode.

[F1] Sets Operating System to Windows

[F2] Sets Operating System to Mac

[F3] Sets Operating System to Sun

[H] Toggles the Hotkey invocation keys.

[Port ID] [Enter] Switches access to the computer that

[R] [Enter] Administrator only hotkey. It returns the

[T] Toggles the OSD Hotkey between [Ctrl]

←

]

[

→

]

[

↑

]

↓

]

[

corresponds to that Port ID.

switch’s settings to their default values.

[Ctrl] and [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock].

Invokes Skip Mode and skips from the current port to the first accessible port previous to it.

Invokes Skip Mode and skips from the current port to the next accessible port.

Invokes Skip Mode and skips from the current port to the last accessible port of the previous Station.

Invokes Skip Mode and skips from the current port to the first accessible port of the next Station.

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Keyboard Emulation

Mac Keyboard

The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Mac keyboard. The emulation mappings are listed in the table below.

PC Keyboard Mac Keyboard

[Shift] Shift

[Ctrl] Ctrl

[Ctrl] [1]

[Ctrl] [2]

[Ctrl] [3]

[Ctrl] [4]

[Alt] Alt

[Print Screen] F13

[Scroll Lock] F14

[Enter] Return

[Backspace] Delete

[Insert] Help

[Ctrl]

F15

Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl),

then press and release the activation key.

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Sun Keyboard

The PC compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard when the Control key [Ctrl] is used in conjunction with other keys. The corresponding functions are shown in the table below.

PC Keyboard Sun Keyboard

[Ctrl] [T] Stop

[Ctrl] [F2] Again

[Ctrl] [F3] Props

[Ctrl] [F4] Undo

[Ctrl] [F5] Front

[Ctrl] [F6] Copy

[Ctrl] [F7] Open

[Ctrl] [F8] Paste

[Ctrl] [F9] Find

[Ctrl] [F10] Cut

[Ctrl] [1]

[Ctrl] [2]

[Ctrl] [3]

[Ctrl] [4]

[Ctrl] [H] Help

Compose



Note: When using key combinations, press and release the first key (Ctrl),

then press and release the activation key.

Chapter 7

Logging In

Overview

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai can be accessed via its Graphical User Interface (GUI) locally, and remotely from an Internet browser; a Windows application (AP) program; and a Java application (AP) program.

No matter which access method you choose, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai switch’s authentication procedure requires you to submit a valid username and password. If you supply invalid login information, the authentication routine will return an Invalid Username or Password, or Login Failed message. If you see this type of message, log in again with a correct username and password.

Note: If the number of invalid login attempts exceeds a specified amount, a

timeout period is invoked. You must wait until the timeout period expires before you can attempt to log in again. See Login Failures, page 150 for further details.

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Local Login

For instructions on logging in locally to your KL1508Ai/KL1516Ai refer to Chapter 4, OSD Operation.

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Browser Login

The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai can be accessed via an Internet browser running on any platform. To access the switch, do the following:

1. Open the browser and specify the IP address of the switch you want to

access in the browser’s location bar.

Note: 1. For security purposes, a login string may have been set by the

administrator (see page 151 for details). If so, you must include a forward slash and the login string along with the IP address when you log in. For example:

192.168.0.100/kl1516ai

2. If you don’t know the IP address and login string, ask your Administrator. The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s default IP address is: 192.168.0.60

2. When a Security Alert dialog box appears, accept the certificate – it can be trusted. (See Trusted Certificates, page 209, for details.) If a second certificate appears, accept it as well.

Once you accept the certificate(s), the login page appears:

3. Provide your username and password (set by the administrator), then click Login to bring up the Web Main Page. For a discussion of the Web Main Page, see page 77.

Note: If you are the administrator and are logging in for the first time, use

the default username (administrator) and the default password (password). For security purposes, the system will prompt you to change the login password. The password must be different from your login password.

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Windows Client AP Login

The Windows AP Client allows direct remote access to Windows systems users, without having to go through a browser (although you initially download the Windows AP Client program from the browser page – see Chapter 14, Download). To connect to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, go to the location on your hard disk that you downloaded the Windows AP Client program to, and double-click its icon (WinClient.exe).

To connect to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, click the WinClient.exe program icon (on your desktop) to bring up the Windows Client Connection screen:

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The Windows Client AP Connection Screen

A description of the Connection Screen is given in the following table:

Item Description

Server List Each time the WinClient.exe file is run, it searches the user's

Server This area is used when you want to connect to a KL1508Ai /

Message List Located just to the right of the Server panel, the Message List

Connect Click Connect after selecting a device in the Server list to

Switch to Remote View Once you have been authenticated (see Connecting –

local LAN segment for KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, and lists whichever ones it finds in this box. If you want to connect to one of these units, double-click it. (See Connecting – Windows Client AP, page 72 for details.)

Note: 1. The switch will not appear in the list unless its

KL1516Ai at a remote location. You can drop down the IP list box and select an address from the list. If the address you want isn't listed, you can key in the target IP address in the IP field, and its port number in the Port field. (If you don't know the port number, contact your Administrator.)



panel lists status messages regarding the connection to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai.

Windows Client AP, page 72 for details), this button becomes active. Click it to switch to the GUI Main Page. The GUI Main Page is described on page 77.

Enable Device List configuration parameter has been enabled.

2. Only units whose Access Port settings for Program match the number specified for Port in the Server area of this dialog box appear in the Server List window.

When the IP address and Port number have been specified, click Connect. (See Connecting – Windows Client AP, page 72 for details.)

When you have finished with your session and come back to this dialog box, click Disconnect to end the connection.

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Connecting – Windows Client AP

To connect to a KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai do the following:

1. From the Server List box, double-click the device that you wish to connect to.

– Or – Specify its IP address and port number in the Server IP and Port input

boxes.

2. Click Connect. The Login dialog box appears:

3. Key in a valid Username and Password, and then click OK.

4. Once you have been authenticated, the Remote View button becomes active:

5. Click it to connect to the switch and bring up its GUI Main Page. For a description of the GUI Main Page, see page 77.

Chapter 7. Logging In

Java Client AP Login

The Java AP Client provides direct remote access to non-Windows systems users (although you initially download the Java AP Client program from the browser page – see Chapter 14, Download). To connect to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, go to the location on your hard disk that you downloaded the Java AP Client program to, and double-click its icon (JavaClient.jar).

To connect to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, click the JavaClient.jar program icon (on your desktop) to bring up the Windows Client Connection screen:

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The Java Client AP Connection Screen

A description of the Connection Screen is given in the following table:

Item Description

Server List Each time the JavaClient.jar file is run, it searches the User's

Server This area is used when you want to connect to a KL1508Ai /

Message Panel Located just to the right of the Server panel, the Message

Connect Click Connect after selecting a device in the Server list to

Switch to Remote View Once you have been authenticated (see Connecting –

Note: 1. The switch will not appear in the list unless its

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panel lists status messages regarding the connection to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai.

Windows Client AP, page 72 for details), this button becomes active. Click it to switch to the GUI Main Page. The GUI Main Page is described on page 77.

Enable Device List configuration parameter has been enabled.

2. Only units whose Access Port settings for Program (see Service Ports, page 143) match the number specified for Port in the Server area of this dialog box appear in the Server List window.

When the IP address and Port number have been specified, click Connect. (See Connecting – Windows Client AP, page 72 for details.)

When you have finished with your session and come back to this dialog box, click Disconnect to end the connection.

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Connecting – Java Client AP

To connect to a KVM switch do the following:

1. From the Server List box, double-click the device that you wish to connect to.

– Or – Specify its IP address and port number in the Server IP and Port input

boxes.

2. Click Login The Login dialog box appears:

3. Key in a valid Username and Password, and then click OK.

4. Once you have been authenticated, the Remote View button becomes active:

5. Click it to connect to the switch and bring up its GUI Main Page. For a description of the GUI Main Page, see page 77.

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Chapter 8

The User Interface

Overview

Once you have successfully logged in, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai user interface Main Page appears. The look of the page varies slightly, depending on which method you used to log in. Each of the interfaces is described in the sections that follow.

The Web Browser Main Page

To ensure multi-platform operability, access to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai can be accomplished with most standard web browsers. Once users log in and are authenticated (see page 67), the Web Browser Main Page comes up, with the Port Access page displayed:

Note: The screen depicts an Administrator’s page. Depending on a user’s type

and permissions, not all of these elements appear.

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Page Components

The web page screen components are described in the table below:

No. Item Description

1 Tab Bar The tab bar contains the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai main

2 Menu Bar The menu bar contains operational sub-categories

3 Sidebar The Sidebar provides a tree view listing of ports that

4 Filter The filter section at the bottom of the Sidebar lets you

5 Help About provides information regarding the switch’s

6 Logout Click this button to log out of your KL1508Ai /

7 Welcome Message If this function is enabled (see Welcome Message,

8 Interactive Display Panel This is your main work area. The screens that appear

operation categories. The items that appear in the tab bar are determined by the user’s type, and the authorization options that were selected when the user’s account was created.

that pertain to the item selected in the tab bar. The items that appear in the menu bar are determined by the user’s type, and the authorization options that were selected when the user’s account was created.

relate to the various tab bar and menu bar selections. Clicking a node in the Sidebar brings up a page with the details that are relevant to it.

expand or narrow the scope of the ports that appear in the Sidebar tree, as follows:

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All – Lists all of the ports on the installation

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Power On – Lists only the ports that have their attached devices powered on

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Search – Lists only the ports that relate to the text typed in the search box. Enter text then click Search.

current firmware version.

KL1516Ai session.

page 78), a welcome message displays here.

reflect your menu choices and Sidebar node selection.

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The Tab Bar

The number and type of icons that appear on the Tab Bar at the top of the page are determined by the user’s type (Administrator or User) and the permissions assigned when the user’s account was created. The functions associated with each of the icons are explained in the table below:

Icon Function

Port Access: The Port Access page is used to access and control the

devices on the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai installation. This page is available to all users.

User Management: The User Management page is used to create and manage Users and Groups. It can also be used to assign devices to them. User Management is discussed on page 131. This tab is available to the Administrator, as well as users who have been given User Management permission. The tab doesn’t appear for other users.

Device Management: The Device Management page is used to configure and control the overall operation of the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai. This page is available to the Administrator, as well as users who have been given Device Management permission. The tab doesn’t appear for other and users.

Log: The Log page displays the contents of the log file. The Log page is discussed on page 163.

Maintenance: The Maintenance page is used to install new firmware; backup and restore configuration and account information; ping network devices; and restore default values. The Maintenance page is discussed on page 165. This page is available to the Administrator and Users with Maintenance permission. The icon doesn’t display on the page of ordinary users.

Download: Users can click this icon to download AP versions of the Windows Client; the Java Client; and the Log Server. This page is available to all users. The programs that can be downloaded depend on the user’s permissions.

There are two small icons at the extreme right of the page. Their functions are described in the table, below:

Icon Function

Click this icon to brings up a panel with information about the KVM switch firmware version.

Click this icon to log out and end your KVM switch session.

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The AP GUI Main Page

With WinClient AP, and Java Client AP access, once users log in (see Logging In, page 67), the GUI Main Page comes up:

The GUI Main Page is similar to that of the Web Browser. The differences between them are as follows:

1. The AP GUI version doesn’t have a menu bar below the tab bar; it has a series of tabs like a notebook, instead. Like the Web Browser interface, however, the makeup of the tabbed notebook changes depending on the items selected on the main Tab Bar and in the Sidebar.

2. There is a hidden Control Panel at the upper or lower center of the screen that becomes visible when you mouse over it. (The default is at the upper center of the screen.)

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The Control Panel

WinClient Control Panel

Since the WinClient Control Panel contains the most complete functionality, this section describes the WinClient Control Panel. Although the Java Control Panel does not enable all of the features that this one does, the functions that they do share are the same, and you can refer to the information described here when using it.

The Control Panel is hidden at the upper or lower center of the screen (the default is at the lower center), and becomes visible when you mouse over it. The panel consists of three rows: an icon row at the top, and two text rows below it:

Note: The above image shows the complete Control Panel. The icons that

appear can be user selected. See Control Panel Configuration, page 107, for details.

 By default, the upper text row shows the video resolution of the remote

display. As the mouse pointer moves over the icons in the icon bar, however, the information in the upper text row changes to describe the icon's function. In addition, if a message from another user is entered in the message board, and you have not opened the message board in your session, the message will appear in the upper row.

 The lower row shows the IP address of the device you are accessing at the

left of the row.

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 Right clicking in the text row area brings up a menu-style version of the

toolbar. In addition, it allows you to select options for the Screen Mode, Zoom, Mouse Pointer type, and Mouse Pointer. These functions are discussed in the sections that follow.

 To move the Control Panel to a different location on the screen, place the

mouse pointer over the text row area, then click and drag.

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WinClient Control Panel Functions

The Control Panel functions are described in the table below.

Icon Function

This is a toggle. Click to make the Control Panel persistent – i.e., it always displays on top of other screen elements. Click again to have it display normally.

Click to bring up the Macros dialog box (see page 86 for details).

Click to bring up the Video Options dialog box. Right-click to perform a quick Auto Sync (see Video Settings, page 95, for details).

Click to perform a video and mouse autosync operation. It is the same as clicking the Auto-sync button in the Video Options dialog box (see Video Settings, page 95).

Toggles the display between Full Screen Mode and Windowed Mode.

Click to take a snapshot (screen capture) of the remote display. See Snapshot, page 108, for details on configuring the Snapshot parameters.

Click to bring up the Message Board (see The Message Board, page 98).

Click to send a Ctrl+Alt+Del signal to the remote system.

Click to toggle the remote display between color and gray scale views.

Click to zoom the remote display window.

Note: This feature is only available in windowed mode (Full Screen Mode is off). See Zoom, page 101 for details.

Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard (see The On-Screen Keyboard, page 102).

Click to select the mouse pointer type.

Note: This icon changes depending on which mouse pointer type is

selected (see Mouse Pointer Type, page 104).

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Click to toggle Automatic or Manual mouse sync.

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When the selection is Automatic, a green √ appears on the icon.

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When the selection is Manual, a red X appears on the icon.

See Mouse DynaSync Mode, page 105 for a complete explanation of this feature.

Click to display a dropdown list of User macros in order to access and run macros more conveniently than using the Macros dialog box (see the Macros icon in the table above, and the Macros section on page 86).

Under an accessed port, click to skip to the first port accessible to the user on the entire installation without having to recall the Port Access page.

Under an accessed port, click to skip to the first port accessible to the user that is previous to the current one without having to recall the Port Access page.

Under an accessed port, click to skip to the first port accessible to the user that is after the current one without having to recall the Port Access page.

Under an accessed port, click to skip to the last port accessible to the user on the entire installation without having to recall the Port Access page.

Under an accessed port, click to begin Auto Scan Mode. The KVM over IP switch automatically switches among the ports that were selected for Auto Scanning with the Filter function (see Filter, page 114). This allows you to monitor their activity without having to switch among them manually.

Under an accessed port, click to invoke Panel Array Mode (See Panel Array Mode, page 184).

Under an accessed port, click to recall the GUI.

Click to bring up the Control Panel Configuration dialog box. See Control Panel Configuration, page 107, for details on configuring the Control Panel.

Click to exit the viewer.

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Exiting from a Browser Viewer session brings you back to the web browser Main Page.

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Exiting from a WinClient AP session brings you back to the login dialog box (see page 70).

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Exiting from a Java Client AP session brings you back to the login dialog box (see page 73).

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Basic Package

Contents

About This Manual

Conventions

Product Information

Overview

Features

Hardware

Management

Easy-to-Use Interface

Advanced Security

Virtual Remote Desktop

Requirements

General

External Console

Computers

KVM Adapter Cables

Adapter Cable Resolutions

Operating Systems

Components

Front View

Keyboard Module

LCD Module

Rear View

Before You Begin

Standard Rack Mounting

Front-L Brackets Mounting

Optional Rack Mount Kits

Single Stage Installation

Daisy Chaining

Opening the Console

Opening Separately

Opening Together

Operating Precautions

Closing the Console

LCD OSD Configuration

The LCD Buttons

The Adjustment Settings

Port Selection

Manual

OSD / GUI

Hotkeys

Hot Plugging

Hot Plugging Stations

Hot Plugging KVM Ports

Hot Plugging Console Ports

Powering Off and Restarting

Port ID Numbering

OSD Overview

Manufacturing Number

OSD Navigation

OSD Main Screen Headings

OSD Functions

F1: GOTO

F2: LIST

F3: SET

F4: ADM

F5: SKP

F6: BRC

F7: SCAN

F8: LOUT

Hotkey Port Control

Invoking Hotkey Mode

Number Lock and Minus Keys

Control and F12 Keys

Hotkey Mode Environment

Exiting Hotkey Mode

Selecting the Active Port

Auto Scan Mode Switching