Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM20114 User Manual
Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP
Operating Guide
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Table of Contents
Welcome........................................................................................................................................3
Section 1: The Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP system .......................................... 4
1. Configuring the IP system ...............................................................................................4
2. Configuration via Device Setup program........................................................................4
3. Configuration via DHCP server .......................................................................................4
4. Configuration via local console....................................................................................... 5
5. Mouse, Keyboard and Video configuration .................................................................... 6
6. Smart 16 IP Video Modes................................................................................................. 7
7. Operating the Smart 16 IP system...................................................................................7
8. Logging in.........................................................................................................................8
9. Timeout.............................................................................................................................9
10. The Work area...................................................................................................................9
11. Remote Console............................................................................................................... 9
12. Keyboard layout ............................................................................................................. 10
13. The Control buttons /toolbar icons ............................................................................... 11
14. Mouse synchronization.................................................................................................. 14
15. Mouse synchronization limitations ............................................................................... 15
16. Single mouse mode........................................................................................................ 16
17. Remote Console Settings.............................................................................................. 17
18. Telnet Console................................................................................................................ 19
19. Status via IPMI................................................................................................................ 20
20. Event Log via IPMI.......................................................................................................... 20
21. File transfer – Virtual Floppy ......................................................................................... 20
22. Power Control.................................................................................................................20
23. Keyboard & Mouse Settings.......................................................................................... 22
24. KVM Settings.................................................................................................................. 24
25. KVM Port Settings.......................................................................................................... 26
26. Video Settings ................................................................................................................ 28
27. User/Group Management............................................................................................... 30
28. User/Group Permissions................................................................................................32
29. Network Settings............................................................................................................ 34
30. Dynamic DNS..................................................................................................................36
31. Serial Port Settings ........................................................................................................ 37
32. Security Settings............................................................................................................ 41
33. SNMP Settings................................................................................................................45
34. IPMI Settings...................................................................................................................47
35. LDAP Settings ................................................................................................................49
36. Maintenance ...................................................................................................................50
37. Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................... 54
38. Glossary of terms........................................................................................................... 55
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Section 2: Operating the Smart 16 IP system locally .................................. 56
39. Switching between computers ...................................................................................... 56
40. The keyboard hotkeys....................................................................................................56
41. The OSD.......................................................................................................................... 56
42. Navigating the OSD........................................................................................................ 57
43. Selecting a computer ..................................................................................................... 57
44. The OSD settings - F2 .................................................................................................... 57
45. The General settings...................................................................................................... 58
46. F7 Defaults......................................................................................................................60
47. The Ports settings.......................................................................................................... 60
48. The Time settings........................................................................................................... 62
49. Users............................................................................................................................... 63
50. Security........................................................................................................................... 64
51. The OSD HELP window – F1..........................................................................................64
52. Scanning computers – F4.............................................................................................. 65
53. Tuning – F5.....................................................................................................................65
54. Moving the label – F6 ..................................................................................................... 65
55. Using the Control software............................................................................................ 66
56. Upgrading the Smart 16 IP firmware............................................................................. 72
Appendix A: Smart 16 IP Video modes......................................................... 79
Appendix B: Key codes.................................................................................. 80
Appendix C: Disabling mouse acceleration .................................................82
Appendix D: USB SUN Combo keys ............................................................. 84
© 2005 Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
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Welcome
The Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP system is produced by Minicom Advanced
Systems Limited.
Technical precautions
This equipment generates radio frequency energy and if not installed in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause radio frequency
interference.
This equipment complies with Part 15, Subpart J of the FCC rules for a Class A
computing device. This equipment also complies with the Class A limits for radio
noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation
of the Canadian Department of Communications. These above rules are designed
to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating the
equipment in a commercial environment. If operation of this equipment in a
residential area causes radio frequency interference, the user, and not Minicom
Advanced Systems Limited, will be responsible.
Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by
Minicom Advanced Systems Limited could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
Minicom Advanced Systems Limited assumes no responsibility for any errors that
appear in this document. Information in this document is subject to change
without notice.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written
permission of Minicom Advanced Systems Limited.
© 2005 Minicom Advanced Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
PS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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Section 1: The Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP system
This section explains how to configure and operate the Smart CAT5 Switch 16 IP
(Smart 16 IP) system remotely over IP.
When Operating the Smart 16 IP Switching system locally through the On Screen
Display (OSD) or Control software see Section 2 page 56.
1. Configuring the IP system
The Smart 16 IP's communication interface is based on TCP/IP, and it comes
configured with the values listed below.
• DHCP - disabled
• IP address - 192.168.1.22
• Net mask - 255.255.255.0
• Default Gateway - None
If the above values are unsuitable, change the IP configuration. This can be done
in a number of ways:
2. Configuration via Device Setup program
You can download the Device Setup software from Minicom’s Website
www.minicom.com
Run the Device Setup program and assign a Network configuration to the unit.
. Connect Smart 16 IP to the same subnet as your computer.
3. Configuration via DHCP server
If you activate DHCP, Smart 16 IP will try to contact a DHCP server in the
network to which it is physically connected. If a DHCP server is found it may
provide a valid IP address, gateway address and subnet mask. Before connecting
the Smart 16 IP to your local subnet complete the corresponding configuration of
your DHCP server.
We recommended configuring a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of
Smart 16 IP. You can find the MAC address on the outside of the shipping box
and also labeled on Smart 16 IP's underside. If the DHCP connection fails on boot
up, Smart 16 IP will boot with the last known IP configuration. So for the initial
use this would be the preconfigured IP address as set out above.
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4. Configuration via local console
There are two ways of doing this:
(A) Connect the NULL modem cable to the computer’s Serial port and to
Smart 16 IP’s Serial 1 port. Use any Terminal software to connect to
Smart 16 IP. The screen shots below use Windows Hyperterminal.
1. Choose Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications/Hyperterminal.
2. When prompted enter a name and click OK. The Connect To box appears.
See Figure 1.
3. Fill in the connection details. In the Connect using box, select the Serial
port to which the Null modem cable is connected and click OK. The
COM 1 properties box appears. See Figure 2.
Figure 1 Connect To box
Figure 2 COM 1 Properties box
4. Set the port settings to the following values:
• Bits/second - 115200
• Data bits - 8
• Parity - None
• Stop bits - 1
• Flow Control - None
5. Click OK. The Hyperterminal appears. See Figure 3.
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Figure 3 The Hyperterminal
6. Press Enter. Some device information and a prompt appear.
7. Type config and press Enter. Configuration questions appear. DHCP can be
enabled or disabled. You can change the IP address, net mask and default
gateway. Pressing Enter without entering values keeps the default values. To
contact Smart 16 IP from outside the LAN configure a gateway. To remove an
already configured gateway, type 0.0.0.0.
The last question – enable IP access control – concerns switching IP packet
filtering on or off. This can re-enable access to Smart 16 IP after an incorrect
IP access configuration has been activated. Page 44 has more information on
IP access control.
8. Confirm the settings, Smart 16 IP resets the configuration.
(B) Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect the Smart 16 IP to the computer
back-to-back.
Set the IP address of the computer to 192.168.1.20 and type 192.168.1.22 into the
Address box of the web interface to carry out the IP configuration.
5. Mouse, Keyboard and Video configuration
The correct operation of the client mouse depends on the following two settings.
Smart 16 IP mouse setting
To make the remote keyboard and mouse work properly the Smart 16 IP settings
for the host's mouse and keyboard types must be correct. Check the settings in the
Smart 16 IP Web interface. See page 20.
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Host system mouse settings
The host operating system has various settings for the mouse driver. Smart 16 IP
works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the host with the client
mouse pointer. This is further discussed on page 14.
The following may prevent proper mouse synchronization.
Special vendor-specific Mouse drivers disrupt the synchronization process.
Ensure these are not on the host system
Windows XP has a setting ' enhanced pointer precision’. Deactivate it.
Check the correct setting by moving the mouse of your administration system to
the upper left corner of the Remote Console and moving it there slightly forth and
back. This will force mouse synchronization in that corner of the screen. Once
that is done you may observe the behavior of your client mouse in accordance to
the host one. If both mice desynchronize quickly one of the above may be the
reason.
6. Smart 16 IP Video Modes
Smart 16 IP recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running
X-Window on the host system, don't use any custom modelines with special video
modes. If you do, Smart 16 IP may not be able to detect these. Use any standard
VESA video mode. Refer to Appendix A on page 79 for a list of all known
modes.
You can adjust up to 4 Custom Video Modes if your video mode differs from the
standard VESA video mode.
Set the Custom Video Modes in the Video settings section.
7. Operating the Smart 16 IP system
Operate the Smart 16 IP system through one of the following interfaces:
1. HTTP/HTTPS - Any standard Web browser. Depending on the Web browser,
you can access the Smart 16 IP card using the unsecured HTTP protocol or, in
case the browser supports it, the encrypted HTTPS protocol. We recommend
using HTTPS when possible.
2. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - Any standard SNMP client
can use this protocol.
3. Telnet - Use a standard Telnet client to access an arbitrary device connected to
one of the Smart 16 IP's serial ports via a terminal mode.
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All the above interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol. They can thus be
used via the built-in Ethernet adapter or modem.
This chapter deals with the HTTP interface. The other two interfaces are
explained on pages 37 and 19.
The Web browser must come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1.1 or
higher. Without Java support, you can still maintain the remote host system using
the administration forms displayed by the browser.
We recommend the following browsers for an unsecured connection:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher with Windows 98, ME,
2000 and XP
• Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.0 with Windows 98, ME, 2000, and
XP, Linux and other UNIX like operating systems
To access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection you need
a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol. Strong security is only assured by
using key length of 128 Bit. We recommend the following browsers.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher with Windows 98, ME,
2000 and XP
• Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.0 with Windows 98, ME, 2000, and
XP, Linux and other UNIX like operating systems
8. Logging in
Type the configured IP address into the Web browser. Either http://192.168.1.22
for an unsecured connection. Or https://192.168.1.22 for a secured connection.
The Login screen appears. See Figure 4
Figure 4 The Login screen
Initially there is only one user configured who has unrestricted access to all Smart
16 IP features. Type the default Login name ‘super’ and Password ‘smart’ and
click Login. The Smart 16 IP Home page appears. See Figure 5.
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Work area
Figure 5 The Smart 16 IP Home page
9. Timeout
After half an hour of non-activity the system automatically logs out. Clicking
anywhere on the screen will lead back to the Login screen.
10. The Work area
The Work area has a short summary about your Smart 16 IP.
• Server Power Status – Always on
• Firmware Version - installed on your Smart 16 IP
• Device management – self contained or connected to a management
device
• Users - all currently logged in users and IP addresses. (Note: when
connected through a proxy server the IP address will be that of the proxy
server).
RC – Remote Control open. Exclusive – Exclusive mode. Idle – time
since last activity.
11. Remote Console
From the menu click Show Remote Console. The remote console appears. See
Figure 6.
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Control buttons
Figure 6 The remote console
You can work on it with the keyboard and mouse. The delay with keyboard and
mouse reactions - if any - depends on the line connection bandwidth.
12. Keyboard layout
Your host keyboard changes its layout to match the remote host system. So for
example if the host system uses a US English keyboard layout, special keys on a
German keyboard won't work but will function as US English keys.
To solve this problem, adjust the remote system keyboard to the same mapping as
your host one. Alternatively, use the Soft-Keyboard that is part of the Remote
Console applet.
The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP
connection to Smart 16 IP. The protocol that is run over this connection is not
HTTP or HTTPS but a protocol called RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol).
Currently RFB tries to establish a connection to port number 443. Your local
network environment must allow this connection to be made, i.e. your firewall
and, in case you have a private internal network, your NAT (Network Address
Translation) settings must be configured accordingly.
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In case Smart 16 IP is connected to your local network environment and your
connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT
being configured, the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the
according connection. This is because today's Web proxies are not capable of
relaying the RFB protocol. In case of problems, please consult your network
administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment.
The Remote Console window shows the remote screen at its optimal size.
However, you can always resize the Remote Console window in your host
window system.
Hint: The Remote Console window on your local window system is just one
window among others. To make the keyboard and mouse work, your Remote
Console window must have the local input focus.
13. The Control buttons /toolbar icons
The control buttons/toolbar icons have the following functions:
- Sends the hotkey combination to the remote system.
Auto adjust - Adjusts the screen to the best video quality
Sync mouse - Synchronizes the host and remote mice. Necessary
when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. There is generally no
need to change mouse settings on the host.
- Discussed on page 16.
Click the Options button to get the following options:
Monitor Only - When turned on, the Remote Console does not accept keyboard /
mouse input. The top right hand icon appears like this
.
Exclusive access - If a user has the appropriate permission, he can force the
Remote Consoles of all other users to close. No one can open the Remote Console
until this user disables the Exclusive access or logs off.
Readability Filter - Turn the filter on in scaling mode to preserve most of the
screen details. Only available with a Java Virtual Machine version number of 1.3
or higher
Scaling - Scale down the Remote Console. Not all display details will be
preserved.
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Mouse handling - The submenu for mouse handling offers 3 options for
synchronizing the host and the client mouse pointer - explained on pages 14 and
16. The option for 'Fast Sync' shows the hotkey if you defined one using the
Remote Console Settings.
Local cursor - Choose a cursor shape for the host mouse. The number of
available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine, only version 1.2 or higher
offers the full list.
Chat Window - Opens the Chat window
Video Settings – To adjust the video settings.
Refresh video - Refreshes the video
Soft Keyboard - Opens the soft-keyboard menu:
• Click Show. The soft-keyboard appears.
• Click Layout. Choose layout
• Click Mapping. Choose the desired language and country
Local Keyboard - Used to change the language mapping of your browser
machine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally the Applet determines the
correct value automatically. However, depending on your particular JVM and
your browser machine settings this is not always possible. A typical example is a
German localized system that uses a US-English keyboard mapping. In this case
you have to change the Local Keyboard setting manually to the right language.
KVM keys – Each key represents a port. See page 26 to define hotkeys to switch
to each port. The keys also appear in the toolbar.
Hotkeys - Button Keys simulate keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be
generated locally. To define hotkeys see page 18.
Encoding – Choose the desired options from the Compression and Color Depth
drop down menus.
Information bar - Shows the console and connection state and remote screen
size. The value in round brackets describes the connection to the remote system:
Norm stands for a standard connection without encryption; SSL stands for a
secured connection. Double click the bar to see a history of all the status
information.
The Chat window
Use the Chat window to chat with others logged into the system. Figure 7
illustrates the Chat window.
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Type here
Figure 7 Chat window
All messages are broadcast to ALL connected users. There is no option to direct a
message to a particular user only. There is no message history, so messages can
only be received after opening the Remote Console. Type your message and press
Enter. To end the Chat, close the Chat window.
The Video settings
From the Options menu choose Video Settings. The Video Settings box appears.
See Figure 8.
Figure 8 The Video settings
The parameters have the following functions:
Brightness - Brightness control.
Contrast Red/Green/Blue- RGB contrast control.
Clock - Sets the horizontal frequency for a video line, this depends on the video
mode. Different video cards may require different values. The default settings and
auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations. If
not change this setting together with the sampling phase.
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Phase - Sets the phase for video sampling.
Horizontal Offset - Moves the picture in a horizontal direction.
Vertical Offset - Moves the picture in a vertical direction.
Brightness and contrast affect all modes and KVM ports globally; the other
settings are changed specifically for each mode on each KVM port.
- Resets mode to factory defaults.
- Resets all modes to factory defaults.
- Saves changes.
- Undoes changes that have not yet been saved.
Video Settings access
In the User/Group Permissions section on page 32, it explains how to set access
levels for all parameters including Video Settings access. A Remote Console user
can always change Brightness, Contrast and picture positions, whatever his Video
Settings access rights. A user who has permission to change the Video Settings
can also change the Clock and Phase parameters and use the reset buttons.
Hint. Always press the Auto Adjust video button
before operating the
computer. The screen should be inside the borders of Remote Control window. If
the video doesn’t synchronize properly or there is a lot of incoming traffic, reset
all modes and synchronize video again to improve video transfer.
14. Mouse synchronization
There are two ways to synchronize the host and remote mice:
(a) Choose Options / Mouse Handling / Fast Sync. This corrects a temporary,
but fixed skew.
(b) Intelligent Sync If the fast sync doesn't work or the mouse settings have been
changed on the host system use the Intelligent Sync option.
To do so:
1. Ensure the picture is correctly adjusted, Click Auto Adjust or manually correct
the picture using the Video Settings.
2. Choose Options / Mouse Handling / Intelligent Sync.
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Pressing the button usually leads to a fast sync, except when the
KVM port or the video mode recently changed.
15. Mouse synchronization limitations
Synchronization may not work properly in the following cases:
1. For the intelligent sync to work, the picture MUST be correctly adjusted. Use
the auto adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings
panel to adjust the picture. The video must also be of sufficiently good quality.
2. Special vendor-specific Mouse drivers disrupt the synchronization process.
Ensure these are not on the host system.
3. For Windows XP and 2003 Server
For Windows XP and 2003 Server deactivate Enhanced pointer precision.
To do so:
From the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware. Click the
Mouse icon. The Mouse Properties box appears. See Figure 9. Select the
Pointer Options tab.
Figure 9 Pointer tab
The Motion section slider bar must be in the center, and the Enhanced
pointer precision box must be unchecked. Click OK to save changes.
For Windows 2000 Pro and 2000 Server
For Windows 2000 Pro and 2000 Server deactivate Mouse Acceleration.
To do so:
From the Control Panel select Mouse. Select the Motion tab. See Figure 10.
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Figure 10 Motion tab
The Speed section slider bar must be in the center, and the Acceleration
section must be set to None. Click OK to save changes.
4. Disable Active Desktop. Or do not use a plain background, use a wallpaper.
Disabling mouse acceleration in for other Operating Systems
To disable mouse acceleration in for other Operating Systems, see Appendix C on
page 82.
16. Single mouse mode
The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote and
host mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized. There is also the
Single Mouse mode. In this mode only the client mouse pointer is visible.
Single Mouse mode needs a Sun Java Virtual Machine 1.3 or later.
Select the mode in the remote console – see Figure 6.
From the Options menu choose Mouse Handling/Mouse Mode/ Single Mouse
Mode. Or press
can be controlled directly.
To leave this mode, you must define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console
Settings Panel – see section
mouse pointer.
from the Control Buttons toolbar. The client mouse pointer
17 below. Press this key to free the captured host
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17. Remote Console Settings
From the Smart 16 IP Menu click Remote Console Settings. The Remote Console
Settings window appears. See Figure 11.
Figure 11 The Remote Console Settings
The settings and their functions are now described. All settings are user specific.
Choose a user from the Drop-down menu.
Transmission Encoding - Optimizes the speed of the remote screen depending
on the number of parallel users and the bandwidth of the connection line.
Automatic Detection - The encoding and the compression level is determined
automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video
image.
Pre-configured – Choose the connection method.
Manually: Compression - For low bandwidth connections. 1 is the lowest and 9
the highest compression rate. The Smart 16 IP takes time to compress the data.
This option shouldn't be used when many users want access simultaneously.
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Color Depth – The lower the depth the faster the speed.
Various Remote Console Options
Start in Monitor Mode - Check this option to open the Remote Console window
in read only mode. (No keyboard or mouse transferred to Host computer).
Exclusive Access- Enables the Exclusive Access mode at Remote Console
startup. This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close. No one can
open the Remote Console until this user disables the Exclusive Access or logs off.
Remote Console Type
Default Java VM – Uses your Browser’s default Java Virtual Machine. This may
be the Microsoft JVM for Internet Explorer or Sun JRE if it is configured this
way. Use of the Sun JRE may also be forced (see below).
Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin - Uses Sun Microsystems Java
Browser Plugin - Sets the administration system’s Web browser to use the JRE
(Java Runtime Environment) of Sun Microsystems. JRE is used to run the code
for the Remote Console window, which is actually a Java Applet. If the Java
plug-in is not installed on your system, it will be downloaded and installed
automatically. The download is about 15 Mbytes. JRE provides a stable and
identical Java Runtime Environment across different platforms. The Remote
Console software is optimized for this JRE version and offers wider range of
functionality when run in SUN's JRE.
Tip! The software is on the Marketing & Documentation CD. So, if you have a
slow Internet connection, pre-install the JRE on your administration machine.
ActiveX control - Use an ActiveX control instead of a Java applet - This is the
ActiveX-Control of the KVM Vision Viewer - an application available separately.
You must install the viewer on your local system. See the Viewer Guide for
further information. This option only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer on
Win32 Systems. (Download KVM Vision Viewer from www.minicom.com
).
Mouse hotkey - Used for fast mouse synchronization in Double Mouse mode and
to free the grabbed mouse when in single mouse mode.
Remote Console Button Keys - Button Keys simulate keystrokes on the remote
system that cannot be generated locally. For example `Control + Alt + Delete' on
Windows and DOS or `Control + Backspace' on Linux.
Define a new Button Key as follows:
Type the required keys e.g. Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The + sign means that the keys are
pressed together. The – sign means the keys are pressed sequentially.
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The * sign inserts a pause with a definable duration. See page 25.
To require a confirmation request before keystrokes are sent, write confirm at the
start. E.g. confirm Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
For a list of key codes and aliases Smart 16 IP recognizes, refer to Appendix B on
page 80.
Press Apply for the changes to take effect.
Home Page Refresh – Refreshes the Smart 16 IP Home page, so that direct
Smart IP Links updates their status.
18. Telnet Console
The Telnet Console offers a Java applet for the Telnet protocol to open a
connection to Smart 16 IP. Its main use is the pass through option for the Serial
port 1 see page 38. The Telnet access has to be enabled in the security settings as
well, see page 44. It is also possible to connect with a standard Telnet client.
Access via Telnet
Connect via a standard Telnet client using Smart 16 IP’s Telnet server. Use it for
passthrough access to a device connected to serial port 1. Connect any serial
device, which offers terminal access via its serial port and access it using the
Telnet interface. Set the Serial settings - see page 37 - according to the
requirements of the device.
Connect to Smart 16 IP in the usual way required by the Telnet client, e.g. in a
UNIX shell: telnet 192.168.1.22 – (The IP address has been replaced by the
one that is actually assigned to Smart 16 IP).
Type a username and password when prompted. These are identical to those of
the Web interface. The user management of the Telnet interface is controlled just
like the Web interface.
Once logged in, the command line appears to type management commands.
The interface supports both the command line and terminal modes. The command
line mode is used to control or display some parameters. In terminal mode the
passthrough access to serial port 1 is activated (if the serial settings were made
accordingly). All inputs are redirected to the device on serial port 1 and the
answers appear on the Telnet interface.
Telnet server commands
Click help to list the following commands:
cls - Clears screen
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quit - Logs out current user and disconnects from the client.
version - Shows all available version numbers
terminal - Starts the terminal passthrough mode for serial port 1. The key
sequence `<esc> exit' switches back to command modus.
19. Status via IPMI
The Status via IPMI function shows the current values and the min/maxthresholds of all fans, temperatures and voltages existing in the host system.
Change the thresholds by editing the values and pressing Apply.
The first time you call this page, it can take up to two minutes until the sensor
data appears.
Note: If IPMI is disabled, Status via IPMI and System Log via IPMI are not
available (the menu options are not visible).
20. Event Log via IPMI
The Event Log via IPMI accesses the SEL (System Event Log) repository and
reads every entry sequentially. The first time you use this function after starting
Smart 16 IP the complete repository has to be read, what may take 1 or 2 minutes.
After reading all entries, Smart 16 IP displays them with their time, sensor and
description in accordance with the filter settings. You have the choice between
several pre-settings (i.e. last day, last week) or an exact declaration of the start
and the end date.
Once you change the filter settings, click `Update' to update the shown entries. If
the Get sensor names box is checked, all sensor IDs are shown with their
respective names.
The time shown in the log entries is the SEL time, meaning it is independent of
the system time. The SEL time is shown at the top of the log table. Click Clear
Event Log to delete all entries in the SEL repository.
21. File transfer – Virtual Floppy
This feature does not currently work.
22. Power Control
The appearance of the power control window depends on the power control
option connected to Smart 16 IP and on the currently activated setting (discussed
on page 40). There are 4 options available: Power control disabled. Internal
power. External power. Power control via IPMI.
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Internal power
Once connected enable the internal power option using the Serial settings on page
37.
The Power Control panel enables access to the most important external buttons of
your host system. These buttons are the reset and the ATX power button.
The power button represents the ATX power button on your host system. It is
used to switch the power supply on and off. The ATX power button has 2
operation modes: a short press, and a press of about 4 seconds. As shown in
Figure 12 these two modes are supported separately. The 2 operation modes are
explained in the next section.
Figure 12 Internal Power Control
Note: The prerequisite for the remote power/reset button to work is a correct
installation of Smart 16 IP.
The Remote reset and power button effects are as follows:
Reset - This is similar to pressing the reset button directly on the remote system.
Pressing the reset button will result in a cold start of the system. This might
damage open files and the file system itself.
Power (short press) - A short press on the ATX button is normally caught by the
running operating system that tries to initiate a controlled shut down. Do this to
switch off the system. If this does not work try the long press button.
After pressing, the power state displayed in the administration panel won't
immediately reflect the requested change. A controlled shut down of the system
may take some minutes. Observe the action caused by your button press using the
Remote Console window or by reloading the Server Power Control panel.
Power (long press) - This will unconditionally power off the system. Even if you
have submitted a short press before, this will shut down the power supply of the
host system. The effect of the long button press can be immediately observed on
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the panel that is loaded into the browser because of the button press. The power
state will be off.
External power
If the external power option is enabled it will look like Figure 13.
Figure 13 External power control
The upper half is used to switch the power for the KVM port currently active. Use
the KVM settings – see page 24 - to assign a port of the external power control to
a KVM port. If no assignment exists, the option is disabled.
The lower half offers controls for switching each port of the external power
control directly. Select the appropriate port and decide whether to power it off or
on.
If IPMI is enabled, the power control functions are performed over IPMI requests.
This may take a few seconds.
If IPMI is disabled, the power control functions are performed through the
internal or external power control options.
23. Keyboard & Mouse Settings
Smart 16 IP supports different keyboard and mouse types.
Click Keyboard & Mouse Settings. The settings appear as in Figure 14.
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Figure 14 Keyboard & Mouse Settings
The elements of the Keyboard & Mouse Settings are explained below.
Host Interface – Only Auto or PS/2 are active. USB is for future applications.
Targeted KVM port
1. Choose a port to which a Host computer is connected.
2. Press
Without pressing
to display the current values for the selected KVM port.
alterations will NOT be made to the chosen port.
Keyboard Model - Choose the keyboard model for the chosen port. Select
Generic 106-key PC when connecting to computers with a Japanese OS.
USB Mouse Type – Not active in the system, leave at default state.
Auto Mouse speed
When Mouse Acceleration on the Host computer is enabled, check Auto Mouse
speed. We highly recommend disabling the Mouse Acceleration.
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Fixed Mouse speed
When Mouse Acceleration on the Host computer is disabled, select Fixed Mouse
Speed see Figure 15. Also in the Scaling drop-down menu select 1.00.
Repeat this procedure separately for each Host computer.
Figure 15 Mouse settings
G&D Equalizer – This supports to the mouse synchronization for Guntermann &
Drunck KVM switches. These switches perform an internal rescaling of the
mouse movements, which cause the existing algorithm to break if Smart 16 IP is
connected behind such a switch. This option detects the rescaling and
compensates for it, so that the mouse synchronization works. Do not select this
option for the Smart 16 IP- it may disrupt the normal mouse synchronization.
- Click to apply changes
- If the keyboard or mouse seems to react irrationally click to reset the
keyboard and mouse emulation. It is like disconnecting and reconnecting the
keyboard and mouse connectors.
Adjust keyboard and mouse settings for all Smart 16 IP ports.
24. KVM Settings
By default the Smart 16 IP is configured for 16 ports. When you want to add
more, adjust the settings for the KVM ports. From the Smart 16 IP menu choose
KVM Settings. The Smart 16 IP KVM settings appear. See Figure 16.
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Figure 16 KVM Settings
The elements of the KVM Settings are explained below.
Active Port
To switch to a computer:
1. Choose a number in the Active port Drop-down list.
2. Press
. The computer screen appears in the Remote Console.
Number of Ports
To set the number of ports the KVM uses:
1. Choose a number in the Number of Ports Drop-down list.
2. Press
. The number of rows chosen appears in the KVM Port Settings
list. See Figure 17.
Duration of Pause
Define the pause time for KVM and Remote Console Button Keys in milliseconds, represented by the * symbol in all hotkeys and button keys.
Default configuration
This is explained in the section below.
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Figure 17 KVM Port Settings
25. KVM Port Settings
1. Assign names for each port.
2. Define hotkeys to switch to each port.
Choose either Minicom default hotkeys by selecting Minicom KVM-Switch in
the Default configuration box, and then click the Set Defaults button.
Or choose your own hotkeys. The syntax to define a new hotkey is as follows:
<keycode> [ + | - | * ] <keycode>.
For example LShift-LShift-*1-Enter. A + sign means that the keys are pressed
together. The – sign means the keys are pressed sequentially. Lshift means the left
Shift key.
The * sign inserts a pause with a definable duration. Add more than one pause if
necessary. See Appendix B on page 80 for a list of key codes.
3. Press Apply at the bottom of the page. The settings are saved.
Smart 16 IP uses separate mouse synchronization settings - see page 14 - and
video-settings - see page 13 - for each port.
Note:
It is still possible to apply OSD key combinations through the Remote Console
for switching the KVM port. However, video and mouse synchronization settings
will be shared among the ports and may be unintentionally changed for one of
those ports.
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