StarTech.com SV1108IPPW User Manual

1 Port PS/2 USB VGA Server Remote Control IP KVM with Virtual Media and RS232

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Manual Revision: 09/10/2013

FCC Compliance 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.

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

Warning: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................1

System Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 1

Video ............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Operating Systems .................................................................................................................................. 2

Servers .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Package Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 3

Conventions ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Terminology ...............................................................................................................................................4

Components ............................................................................................5

Front View ....................................................................................................................................................5

Rear View ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

Custom KVM Cables ...............................................................................7

Custom Console Cable .......................................................................................................................... 8

Hardware Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Rack Mounting .......................................................................................9

DIN Rail Mounting ................................................................................................................................... 11

Installation .............................................................................................12

Browser Login ........................................................................................14

Logging In ...................................................................................................................................................15

Main Webpage Elements ....................................................................................................................... 17

Administrative Function Icons .............................................................................................................19

Exit Macro ................................................................................................................................................... 20

Managing Power (SV1108IPPOW only) .............................................................................................21

Schedule (SV1108IPPOW only) ............................................................................................................ 25

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Auto Ping (SV1108IPPOW only) ........................................................................................................... 27

User Preferences ........................................................................................................................................29

Administration .......................................................................................31

Device Information ................................................................................................................................... 32

Network ........................................................................................................................................................ 34

IP Address .................................................................................................................................................... 35

SMTP Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 37

Syslog Server............................................................................................................................................... 39

DDNS ............................................................................................................................................................. 39

RADIUS Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 40

LDAP Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 42

Security ................................................................................................... 45

Login String ................................................................................................................................................. 47

Account Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 48

Encryption ................................................................................................................................................... 50

Virtual Media .............................................................................................................................................. 51

Private Certicate ...................................................................................................................................... 51

User Management ................................................................................................................................... 54

Console Management ............................................................................................................................ 57

Serial Console ............................................................................................................................................ 58

Sessions ........................................................................................................................................................ 66

Customization ............................................................................................................................................ 66

Date/Time .................................................................................................................................................... 69

Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 70

Firmware Upgrade ....................................................................................................................................71

Backup .......................................................................................................................................................... 72

Restore ......................................................................................................................................................... 72

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The WinClient Viewer ............................................................................ 74

Navigation .................................................................................................................................................. 75

The WinClient Control Panel ................................................................................................................ 76

Hotkeys ........................................................................................................................................................ 80

Macros .......................................................................................................................................................... 82

Video Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 89

The Message Board .................................................................................................................................. 94

Virtual Media .............................................................................................................................................. 97

The On-Screen Keyboard ..................................................................................................................... 101

Mouse Pointer Type .................................................................................................................................. 102

Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync) ........................................................................... 103

Mac and Linux Considerations ............................................................................................................ 103

Manual Mouse Synchronization ......................................................................................................... 104

The JavaClient Viewer ...........................................................................107

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 107

Navigation .................................................................................................................................................. 108

The JavaClient Control Panel ................................................................................................................109

Hotkeys ........................................................................................................................................................ 113

Macros ........................................................................................................................................................... 113

Message Board ........................................................................................................................................... 116

Virtual Media ............................................................................................................................................... 118

Zoom ............................................................................................................................................................. 118

The On-Screen Keyboard ....................................................................................................................... 119

Mouse Pointer Type .................................................................................................................................. 119

Control Panel Conguration ................................................................................................................120

The Log File Screen ...............................................................................121

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The Log Server .......................................................................................122

Installation .................................................................................................................................................. 122

Starting Up ................................................................................................................................................. 123

The Menu Bar ............................................................................................................................................ 124

Congure .................................................................................................................................................... 124

Search ........................................................................................................................................................... 125

Maintenance .............................................................................................................................................. 127

The Log Server Main Screen .................................................................................................................. 128

The List Panel ............................................................................................................................................. 129

The Tick Panel ............................................................................................................................................ 130

AP Operation .............................................................................................................................................. 131

The Windows Client AP ..........................................................................................................................131

The Administrator Utility ....................................................................................................................... 136

The Java Client AP .................................................................................................................................... 146

Appendix ................................................................................................149

Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 149

Rack Mounting .......................................................................................................................................... 151

IP Address Determination ..................................................................................................................... 152

Browser ......................................................................................................................................................... 153

AP Windows Client ................................................................................................................................... 153

IPv6 ................................................................................................................................................................ 154

Port Forwarding ........................................................................................................................................ 155

Keyboard Emulation ............................................................................................................................... 156

PPP Modem Operation ........................................................................................................................... 158

Trusted Certicates ...................................................................................................................................160

Troubleshooting .....................................................................................165

General Operation .................................................................................................................................... 165

Java ................................................................................................................................................................. 167

Sun Systems ................................................................................................................................................ 168

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Mac Systems ............................................................................................................................................... 170

The Log Server ........................................................................................................................................... 170

Additional Mouse Synchronization Procedures .............................................................................171

Virtual Media Support ............................................................................................................................ 173

Administrator Login Failure .................................................................................................................. 174

Specications ..........................................................................................175

Technical Support ..................................................................................176

Warranty Information ............................................................................176

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Introduction

The SV1108IPEXT/POW 1 Port Remote Control IP KVM Switch with Virtual Media lets you control a USB or PS/2 server remotely over a LAN or the Internet.

The 1 port KVM over IP includes all necessary KVM cables, and oers KVM control from the BIOS-level onward. Reboot, monitor the entire boot process, and interact with your connected system easily, while the integrated single-port power switch allows you to power the server on or o remotely. RS232 support also lets you connect to a serial console device via Telnet or SSH.

Virtual Media lets you execute les via USB from the remote console as if they were local to the connected server. Perfect for remote driver updates, patches, application or OS installation.

The Java-based browser utility ensures the IP remote control unit is compatible with many current web browsers, and almost any operating system on the market.

Multiple integrated security features ensure a reliable single port IP KVM connection, including password-protection, IP/MAC address ltering, external authentication (RADIUS, LDAP, LDAPS, Active Directory) and advanced encryption (56-bit DES, 168-bit 3DES, 256-bit AES, 128-bit RC4).

The integrated remote power switch (SV1108IPPOW only) lets you Power the server on or o remotely as necessary.

Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

System Requirements

Remote User Computers

Remote user computers (also referred to as client computers) are the ones the users log into the switch with from remote locations over the internet. The following equipment must be installed on these computers:

For best results we recommend that the computers used to access the switch have at least a P III 1 GHz processor, with their screen resolution set to 1024 x 768.

Browsers must support 128 bit SSL encryption. For best results, a network transfer speed of at least 128 kbps is recommended. For the Log Server, you must have the Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4.0 or higher

driver installed. For Safe Shutdown: The computer must be running Windows (Windows 2000 or higher), or Linux. The Safe Shutdown program (available by download from our website), must be

installed and running on the computer.

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Video

Only the following non-interlaced video signals are supported:

Resolution Refresh Rates

640 x 480 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120

720 x 400 70

800 x 600 56, 60, 72, 75, 85, 90, 100, 120

1024 x 768 60, 70, 75, 85, 90, 100

1152 x 864 60, 70, 75, 85

1280 x 720 60

1280 x 1024 60, 70, 75, 85

1600 x 1200 60

Operating Systems

Supported operating systems for remote user computers that log into the SV1108IPEXT/POW include Windows 2000 and higher, and other systems capable of running Sun’s Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6, Update 3, or higher (Linux, Mac, Sun, etc.).

Browsers

Supported browsers for users that log into the SV1108IPEXT/POW include the following:

Browser Version

Internet Explorer 6 and higher

Chrome

Firefox

Safari Opera

Mozilla

Windows

Linux

Windows

Mac

Windows 1.7 and higher

Sun 1.7 and higher

Netscape 9.0 and higher

8.0 and higher

3.5 and higher

3.0 and higher

4.0 and higher

3.1 and higher

10.0 and higher

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Servers

Servers are the computers connected to the switch via KVM Cables. The following equipment must be installed on these servers:

A VGA, SVGA or multisync port For USB KVM Cable Connections: a Type A USB port and USB host controller For PS/2 KVM Cable Connections: 6-pin Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports

Package Contents

SV1108IPEXT

• IP KVM Switch

• Console Cable

• PS/2 KVM Cable

• USB 2.0 Virtual Media Cable

• USB KVM Cable

• Rack Mount Kit

• Software CD

• Instruction Manual (on CD)

• Quick Start Guide

SV1108IPPOW

• IP KVM Switch

• Console Cable

• PS/2 KVM Cable

• USB 2.0 Virtual Media Cable

• USB KVM Cable

• Rack Mount Kit

• Software CD

• Instruction Manual (on CD)

• Quick Start Guide

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions: Monospaced Indicates text that you should key in. [ ] 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].

1. 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)

Terminology

Throughout the manual we make reference to the terms Local and Remote in regard to the operators and equipment deployed in a SV1108IPEXT/POW installation. Depending on the point of view, users and servers can be considered Local under some circumstances, and Remote under others:

Switch’s Point of View

Remote users – We refer to a user as a Remote user when we think of him as someone who logs into the switch over the net from a location that is remote from the switch.

Local Console – The keyboard mouse and monitor connected directly to the switch.

Servers – The servers attached to the switch via custom KVM cables.

User’s Point of View

Local client users – We refer to a user as a Local client user when we think of him as sitting at his computer performing operations on the servers connected to the switch that is remote from him.

Remote servers – We refer to the servers as Remote servers when we think of them from the Local Client User’s point of view – since, although they are locally attached to the switch, they are remote from him.

When we describe the overall system architecture we are usually speaking from the switch’s point of view – in which case the users are considered remote. When we speak about operations users perform via the browser, viewers, and AP programs over the net, we are usually speaking from the user’s point of view – in which case the switch and the servers connected to it are considered remote.

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Components

Front View

No. Component Description

1 LAN Port

Firmware

Upgrade/

Reset Switch

10/100 Mbps

4 Link LED

5 Power LED

LED

Power Outlet

LED

The Cat 5e cable that connects the SV1108IPEXT/POW to

the LAN, WAN, or Internet plugs in here.

1. Pressing and releasing this switch performs a SV1108IPEXT/POW system reset.

2. Pressing and holding this switch for more than three

seconds returns the SV1108IPEXT/POW to its factory default

conguration settings.

3. Pressing and holding this switch while powering on the switch returns the SV1108IPEXT/POW to its factory default rmware level. This operation should only be performed in

the event of a rmware upgrade failure that results in the

device becoming inoperable.

NOTE: This switch is recessed and must be pushed with a

thin object - such as the end of a paper clip, or a

The LED lights ORANGE to indicate 10 Mbps data

transmission speed. It lights GREEN to indicate 100 Mbps

data transmission speed.

Flashes GREEN to indicate that a Client program is accessing

Lights ORANGE when the SV1108IPEXT/POW is powered up

and ready to operate.

Lights ORANGE when the server attached to the

SV1108IPPOW’s power outlet is powered on

(SV1108IPPOW only)

ballpoint pen.

the device.

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Rear View

521 6

7 8 9

No. Component Description

As a safety measure, if there is an overcurrent

1 Circuit Breaker

2 Grounding Terminal

3 Power Inlet

4 Power Outlet

5 Power Jack

6 Virtual Media Port

7 PC/KVM Port

8 Console Port

9 RS-232 Port

situation, the circuit breaker will trip. Press this

button to recover normal operation. (SV1108IPPOW

Only)

The wire used to ground the unit connects here.

(SV1108IPPOW Only)

The power cord that connects the SV1108IPPOW

to an AC power source for power management

functionality plugs in here. (SV1108IPPOW Only)

The power cord provided with the SV1108IPPOW

package that connects to the server for power

management plugs in here. (SV1108IPPOW Only)

The power adapter cable plugs in here.

The cable that connects the SV1108IPEXT/POW to a

USB port on your server or KVM switch plugs in here.

The KVM cable provided with this package that links

the SV1108IPEXT/POW to your server / KVM switch

plugs in here.

The cable for the local console (keyboard, monitor,

and mouse) plugs in here. The console can use either

a PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse. Each connector

is color coded and marked with an appropriate icon.

This serial port is provided for:

1. Serial console management or

2. Out-of-band modem operation

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Custom KVM Cables

No. Description

For use with PS/2 conguration servers or

For use with USB conguration servers or

NOTE: The advantage of using a USB cable is that it allows automatic locked-in

mouse synchronization.

KVM switches.

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Custom Console Cable

USB Keyboard

USB Mouse

Video

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

NOTE: You can use any combination of keyboard and mouse connections. For example, you can use a PS/2 keyboard with a USB mouse.

Hardware Setup

1. Important safety information regarding the placement of this device is provided on page 149. Please review it before proceeding.

2. Make sure that the power to any device that you connect to the installation has been turned o. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function.

3. Any installation that does not follow the instructions in this guide may be hazardous.

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Rack Mounting

For convenience and exibility, the SV1108IPEXT/POW can be mounted on a system rack.

To rack mount the unit do the following:

1. Remove the two original screws from the top/bottom of the unit (near the rear of the unit).

2. Using the screws provided with the rack mount kit, screw the mounting bracket into the SV1108IPEXT/POW – as shown in the diagram below:

M3 x 8

NOTE: The illustrations show the mounting bracket attached to the bottom of the unit; it can also be attached to the top.

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3. Screw the bracket into any convenient location on the rack

NOTE: Rack screws are not provided. Use screws that are appropriate for your rack.

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DIN Rail Mounting

To mount the SV1108IPEXT/POW on a DIN rail:

1. Screw the mounting bracket to the back of the SV1108IPEXT/POW as described in steps 1 and 2 of the wall mounting procedure.

2. Use the larger screws supplied with the Rack Mount Kit to screw the DIN rail brackets to the mounting bracket – as shown in the diagram, below:

3. Hang the unit on the DIN rail.

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Installation

To install the SV1108IPEXT/POW, refer to the installation diagrams on the following pages (the numbers correspond to the numbers of the steps), and do the following:

1. Ground the unit using a grounding wire. (SV1108IPPOW Only)

2. Use the Console cable provided with this package to connect the SV1108IPEXT/ POW’s Console port, to the local console keyboard, monitor and mouse.

NOTE: 1. The Console cable comes with connectors for both PS/2 and USB mice and keyboards – use the ones appropriate for your installation.

2. You can use any combination of keyboard and mouse connections. For

example, you can use a PS/2 keyboard with a USB mouse.

3. Use the KVM cable provided with this package to connect the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s PC port, to the keyboard, video and mouse ports of the server that you are installing.

4. (Optional) If you want to use the virtual media function, use the USB 2.0 Virtual Media Cable provided with this package to connect a USB port on the server to the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s Virtual Media port.

5. (Optional) If you want to connect a serial console device or modem, plug its cable into the RS-232 port.

6. Plug the LAN or WAN cable into the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s LAN port.

7. (SV1108IPPOW only) Use the outlet power cord provided with the package to connect the SV1108IPPOW’s Power Outlet to the attached server for power management.

8. (SV1108IPPOW only) Use the power cord from the server to connect the SV1108IPPOW’s Power Inlet to an AC power source.

9. Plug the power adapter cable into the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s power jack, then plug the power adapter into an AC power source. This completes the hardware installation, and you are ready to start up.

NOTE: When starting up, be sure to rst power on the SV1108IPEXT/POW, then power on the connected server.

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Modem

Serial Console Device (Router, Switch,

Sunre V100,....)

Browser Login

The SV1108IPEXT/POW can be accessed either from an internet type browser, via Windows and Java application (AP) program, or by PPP modem dial-in. The next several chapters describe browser-based operations.

NOTE: Windows Vista/7 users who want to use the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s Virtual Media feature must run the internet browser as an Administrator.

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Logging In

To operate the SV1108IPEXT/POW from an Internet browser, begin by logging in:

1. Open your browser and specify the IP address of the SV1108IPEXT/POW you want to access in the browser’s URL location bar.

NOTE: For security purposes, a login string may have been set by the administrator. If so, you must include a forward slash and the login string along with the IP address when you log in. For example:

192.168.0.60/SV1108IPEXT

If you don’t know the IP address and login string, ask your Administrator. If you are the administrator, and are logging in for the rst time, the various ways

to determine the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s IP address are described in the Appendix on page 152. A Security Alert dialog box appears.

Accept the certicate – it can be trusted. If a second certicate appears, accept it as well.

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The SV1108IPEXT/POW login page appears:

3. Provide a valid Username and Password (set by the SV1108IPEXT/POW administrator), then click Login to continue.

NOTE:

1. If you are the administrator, and are logging in for the rst time, use the default Username: administrator; and the default Password: password. For security purposes, we strongly recommend you remove these and give yourself a unique Username and Password.

2. If you supplied an invalid login, the authentication routine will return this message: Invalid Username or Password. Please try again. If you see this message, log in again being careful with the Username and Password.

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After you have successfully logged in, the SV1108IPEXT/POW Main Screen appears:

Main Webpage Elements

The Main page consists of user access icons arranged vertically down the left side; administrative function icons arranged across the top; a Remote Console Preview window with an icon to launch the Java or WinClient Viewer displayed in the center; and an Exit Macro list box just below the Remote Console Preview

NOTE: If a user doesn’t have permission to perform a particular activity, the icon for that activity doesn’t appear.

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Utility Icons

The icons arranged down the left side perform the following functions:

Icon Purpose

Remote Console: Clicking this icon

closes whatever is displayed on the

Main Screen, and brings back the

Remote Console Preview.

(SV1108IPPOW only) Power

Management: If you have the proper

permission, clicking this icon will bring

up the SV1108IPPOW’s power control interface, allowing you to reset power

over the network and use the Wake on

LAN feature.

Log: All the events that take place on

the SV1108IPEXT/POW are recorded

in a log le. If you have the proper

permission, clicking this icon displays

the contents of the log le.

User Preferences: Click this icon to

set up your own, individual, browsing

environment. The switch stores a

separate conguration record for

each user prole, and sets up the

browser conguration according to the

Username that you key into the Login

dialog box.

Logout: Click this icon to log out and

end your SV1108IPEXT/POW session.

It is important to log out when you end your session. Otherwise, you must wait

until the timeout setting has expired before the SV1108IPEXT/POW can be

accessed again.

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Administrative Function Icons

The icons arranged horizontally across the top of the page are linked to the administration utilities, which are used to congure the SV1108IPEXT/POW.

Remote Console Preview

The main portion of the panel shows a snapshot of the server’s display.

Clicking Refresh updates the snapshot of the remote display. The links that appear below the Refresh button depend on the browser you are using,

and your User Preferences Viewer choice:

If you are logging in with a browser other than Windows Internet Explorer, a Java Applet Viewer icon (a steaming cup of coee), and the link words “Open Viewer” display.

If you are logging in with IE as your browser, and you chose Auto Detect as your Viewer choice (the default), The WinClient icon and the link words “Open Viewer” display.

If you are logging in with IE as your browser, and you chose Java as your Viewer choice a Java Applet Viewer icon (a steaming cup of coee), and the link words “Open Viewer” display.

If you are logging in with IE as your browser, and you chose User Select as your Viewer choice, both the Java Applet Viewer and WinClient Viewer icons appear.

Click the appropriate link to have the viewer open the remote server’s display on your desktop.

NOTE: If you selected Auto Detect or Java, you can also open the remote server’s display by clicking on the snapshot window directly.

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Exit Macro

The Exit Macro panel contains a dropdown list box of user created System macros:

You can select a macro from the list that will execute when exiting the remote server.

Telnet/SSH Viewer

If Serial Console Management has been enabled (see Serial Console, page 58), a Telnet/ SSH Viewer panel displays directly below the Exit Macro panel:

These viewers allow users to open a Telnet or SSH session to the SV1108IPEXT/POW from the browser. Depending on the user’s permissions, the Telnet Viewer link or SSH Viewer link, or both links are shown.

Click the appropriate link to have the viewer open the session.

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Managing Power (SV1108IPPOW only)

To help you manage and control your entire data center environment, a built-in single-port power switch allows remote power management of a server/ installation connected locally to the SV1108IPPOW

If you have the proper permission, clicking this icon will bring up the SV1108IPPOW’s power control interface, allowing you to reset power over the network, use the Wake on LAN feature, schedule routines, use the Auto Ping function. These are all detailed in the sections that follow:

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Power Management (SV1108IPPOW only)

This section lets you set up the power management for the SV1108IPPOW’s power switch.

The meanings of the eld headings are given in the following table:

Click the Outlet icon to power operations

on and o. A green outlet icon indicates

that the power is currently On.

If this option is enabled (there is a check in the checkbox), a dialog box comes up

Conrmation Required

asking you to conrm a power operation

before it is performed. If it is disabled

(there is no check in the checkbox), the

operation is performed

without conrmation.

Sets the amount of time the

SV1108IPPOW waits after the Power

Power On Delay

Button is clicked before it turns on the

power to the outlet.

NOTE: The default delay time is 0

seconds; the maximum is 999 seconds.

Sets the amount of time the

SV1108IPPOW waits after the Power

Button is clicked before it turns o the

power to the outlet.

Power O Delay

For the System after AC Back option

(see below), after the delay time expires,

the SV1108IPPOW waits another fteen

seconds, then shuts the computer down. The default delay time is 15 seconds. The

maximum delay time is 999 seconds.

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Shutdown Method

There are three choices for the

Shutdown method. Drop down the list

to select a choice. The meaning of each

choice is described, below:

Wake on LAN: This is a Safe Shutdown

and Restart option. If this is selected,

when an Outlet is turned O, the SV1108IPPOW rst sends a message to the computer telling it to prepare for a

shutdown; it then waits for the amount

time set in the Power O Delay eld to

give the OS time to close down before

the computer is powered down to

standby mode.

Likewise, when the Outlet is turned On, the SV1108IPPOW waits for the amount

time set in the Power On Delay eld,

then sends an Ethernet message to

the computer connected to the Outlet

telling the computer to turn itself On.

NOTE: For Safe Shutdown and Restart,

the computer must be running Windows

(98 or higher), or Linux, and the Safe

Shutdown program (available by

download from our website), must be

installed and running on the computer.

System after AC Back: This is a Safe

Shutdown and Restart option. If this is

selected, when an Outlet is turned O,

the SV1108IPPOW rst sends a message to the computer telling it to prepare for

a shutdown; it then waits for the amount

time set in the Power O Delay eld to

give the OS time to close down before

the computer is powered down.

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Shutdown Method (Continued)

MAC

When the Outlet is turned On, the SV1108IPPOW waits for the amount time set in the Power On Delay eld,

then sends power to the server. When

the server receives the power, it turns

itself on.

NOTE: For Safe Shutdown and Reboot,

the computer must be running Windows

(98 or higher), or Linux, and the Safe

Shutdown program (available by

download from our website), must be

installed and running on the computer.

Kill the Power: If this option is selected,

the SV1108IPPOW waits for the amount

time set in the Power O Delay eld,

and then turns the Outlet’s power O. Turning the power o performs a cold

(non-safe) shutdown.

In order to use either of the Safe

Shutdown methods the MAC address of

the computer connected to the outlet

must be lled in here.

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Schedule (SV1108IPPOW only)

Clicking the Add button in the Schedule section brings up a page that lets you set up a scheduled power On/O conguration for the selected outlet:

NOTE: Since the SV1108IPPOW has no RTC (real time clock) circuit, the unit will get time from the NTP server or from the client PC (sync time from client PC after a system reset or losing power).

The meanings of the eld headings are given in the table, below:

Heading Meaning

Drop down the list to select whether

Routine Type

Week Day

Date

the scheduled power conguration

should take place just Once, or on a

Daily, Weekly, or Monthly basis.

This eld only becomes active if you

choose Weekly as the routine type. If

you choose Weekly, drop down the list

to choose which day of the week you

want the power management routine

to take place on.

This eld only becomes active if you

choose Monthly as the routine type. If you choose Monthly, drop down the list to choose which day of the month you

want the power management routine

to take place on

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Heading Meaning

If you want to limit the power

management routine to a particular

Start Date

time period, either click the calendar icon to select the date that the routine will start at, or key in a start date using

the YYYY-MM-DD format

If you want to limit the power

management routine to a particular

End Date

time period, either click the calendar icon to select the date that the routine will end at, or key in an end date using

the YYYY-MM-DD format

Key in the time of day you want the

shutdown to take place using the

HH:MM format.

Shutdown Time

If you want to temporarily suspend

this function without deleting the

entry, click to put a check in the Disable

checkbox at the right of this eld.

You can reinstate the function by

unchecking the checkbox.

Key in the time of day you want the

restart to take place using the HH:MM

Restart Time

If you want to temporarily suspend

this function without deleting the

entry, click to put a check in the Disable

checkbox at the right of this eld.

You can reinstate the function by

unchecking the checkbox.

For added exibility, you can use this

eld to rene the Daily, Weekly, and

Every

Monthly routines. For example, if you

chose Daily as your routine type, you

could have the routine take place every

3 days (instead of every day), by keying a

3 in this eld.

format.

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After you have made your schedule settings, click Add. The schedule is summarized in the list at the bottom of the panel. To remove the outlet’s schedule, select it in the list and click Delete.

Auto Ping (SV1108IPPOW only)

The section allows you to use an ICMP ping command to check if the attached device is functioning properly. This function is detailed in the following table:

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Enable

Ping Address

Interval

Fail Count

Put a check in the checkbox to enable

this function.

Enter the IP address of the device to be

be pinged in this eld.

This eld sets how often the specied

device is pinged, in second intervals.

Enter a value between 1 and 255.

This eld sets how many times the

device is allowed to fail to respond to

the ping before an action is taken (see

below). Enter a value between 1 and 99.

This eld sets what action is taken if the

device fails to respond to a specied

number of pings. Select one of the

following actions from the

drop-down menu:

Send email: This sends an email

using the SMTP server setting. For this

function to work, you must also enable

Action

reports from the SMTP server.

Outlet Power O/On: This resets the

power at the SV1108IPPOW’s

power outlet.

NOTE: This action must be conrmed

before saving.

No action: Select this option to do nothing if the specied device fails

to respond.

NOTE: If Auto Ping fails, after power on, the SV1108IPEXT/POW waits ve minutes before

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User Preferences

The User Preferences page allows the user to set three parameters: Viewer, Language, and Password:

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The page settings are explained in the following table:

Setting Function

You can choose which viewer is used

Auto Detect will select the appropriate

viewer based on the web browser used; WinClient for Windows Internet Explorer;

Java Client for other web browsers

Viewer

Java will open the Java based viewer

regardless of the web browser

User Select lets IE users bypass the Auto

Detect choice and choose for themselves

whether to use the WinClient or Java

Applet Viewer. After making your choice,

click Apply. Selects the language that the

interface displays in. Drop down the list

Selecting Auto causes the SV1108IPEXT/

POW to display the pages in the same

language that the browser is set to.

NOTE: If your browser is set to a non-

supported language, the SV1108IPEXT/

Language

POW looks to what your server’s

operating system is set to. If the

operating system is set to a supported

language it will use that language to

display its pages. If the operating system

is set to a non-supported language, the

SV1108IPEXT/POW defaults to English.

After making your choice, click Apply.

To change your password, key the new password into the New Password input

box; key the exact same characters into

Change Password

the Conrm New Password input box;

then click Change Password to set the

when accessing a server:

(Firefox, etc.).

being used.

to make your selection.

new password.

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Administration

Introduction

The administration utilities, represented by the icons located across the top of the SV1108IPEXT/POW web page, are used to congure the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s operating environment.

This chapter discusses each of them in turn.

NOTE:

1. As you make your conguration changes in each dialog box, click Apply to save them.

2. Some conguration changes only take eect after a SV1108IPEXT/POW reset. For those changes, a check is automatically put in the Reset on Exit box. To have the changes take eect, log out and then log back in again.

3. If you don’t have Conguration privileges, the Administration conguration dialogs are not available.

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Device Information

The Device Information page is the rst of the Administration pages, and provides information about the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s status.

SV1108IPEXT

An explanation of each of the elds is given in the table below:

Field Explanation

To make it easier to manage installations

that have more than one SV1108IPEXT/

Device Name

MAC Address

POW, each one can be given a name.

To assign a name for the SV1108IPEXT/

POW, key in one of your choosing here

(16 characters max.), then click Apply.

The SV1108IPEXT/POW’s MAC Address

displays here.

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Firmware Version

IPV4 Address

DNS

IPV6 Address

Indicates the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s current rmware version level. New versions of the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

rmware can be downloaded from our

website as they become available. You

can reference this number to see if there

are newer versions available on

the website.

Displays the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

Internet Protocol Version 4 (32 bit)

address (in the legacy format).

The IP address of the Domain

Name Server.

Displays the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

Internet Protocol Version 6 (128 bit)

address (in the new format).

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Network

The Network dialog is used to specify the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s network environment.

Service Ports

If a rewall is being used, the Administrator can specify the port numbers that the rewall will allow (and set the rewall accordingly). If a port other than the default is set, users must specify the port number as part of the IP address when they log in. If not, an invalid port number (or no port number) is specied, the SV1108IPEXT/POW will not be found.

An explanation of the elds is given in the table below:

Field Explanation

HTTP

HTTPS

Telnet Port

The port number for a browser login.

The default is 80.

The port number for a secure browser

The port for Telnet access. The default

is 23.

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This is the port number for connecting

Program

Virtual Media

SSH Port

NOTE:

1. Valid entries for all of the Service Ports are from 1–65535.

2. The service ports cannot have the same value. You must set a dierent value for each one.

3. If there is no rewall (on an Intranet, for example), it doesn’t matter what these numbers are set to, since they have no eect.

to the SV1108IPEXT/POW from the

Windows Client and Java Applet

Viewers, and from the Windows and

Java AP programs. The default is 9000.

This is the port number used for data

transfer using the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

virtual media feature. Valid entries are

from 1–65535. The default is 9003.

The port for SSH access. The default is

22.

IP Address

The SV1108IPEXT/POW can either have its IP address assigned dynamically at bootup (DHCP), or it can be given a xed IP address.

For dynamic IP address assignment, select the Obtain an IP address automatically, radio button. (This is the default setting.)

To specify a xed IP address, select the Set IP address manually, radio button and ll in the IP address.

NOTE:

1. If you choose Obtain IP address automatically, when the switch startsup it waits to get its IP address from the DHCP server. If it hasn’t obtained the address after one minute, it automatically reverts to its factory default IP address (192.168.0.60.)

2. If the SV1108IPEXT/POW is on a network that uses DHCP to assign network addresses, and you need to ascertain its IP address, see IP Address Determination, page 152, for information.

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DNS Server

The SV1108IPEXT/POW can either have its DNS server address assigned automatically, or a xed address can be specied.

For automatic DNS Server address assignment, select the Obtain DNS server address automatically, radio button.

To specify a xed address, select the Use the following DNS server address, radio button and ll in the required information.

NOTE: Specifying at the alternate DNS Server address is optional.

Network Transfer Rate

This setting allows you to tailor the size of the data transfer stream to match network trac conditions by setting the rate at which the SV1108IPEXT/POW transfers data to remote computers. The range is from 4–99999 Kilobytes per second (KBps).

Finishing Up

After making any network changes, be sure Reset on exit on the Customization page has been enabled (there is a check in the checkbox), before logging out. This allows network changes to take eect without having to power the SV1108IPEXT/POW o and on.

ANMS (Advanced Network Management)

The Advanced Network Management Settings page allows you to set up login authentication and authorization management from external sources. It is divided into several sections, each of which is described in the sections that follow.

IP Installer

The IP Installer is an external Windows-based utility for assigning IP addresses to the SV1108IPEXT/POW.

Click one of the radio buttons to select Enable, View Only, or Disable for the IP Installer utility.

NOTE:

1. If you select View Only, you will be able to see the SV1108IPEXT/POW in the IP Installer’s Device List, but you will not be able to change the IP address.

2. For security, we strongly recommend that you set this to View Only or Disable after using it.

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SMTP Settings

To have the SV1108IPEXT/POW email reports from the SMTP server to you, do the following:

1. Enable the Enable report from the following SMTP server, and key in the IP address of your SMTP server.

2. If your server requires authentication, put a check in the Server requires

authentication checkbox, and key in the appropriate account information in the Account Name and Password elds.

3. Key in the email address of where the report is being sent from in the From eld.

NOTE:

1. Only one email address is allowed in the From eld, and it cannot exceed

64 Bytes.

2. 1 Byte = 1 English alphanumeric character.

4. Key in the email address (addresses) of where you want the SMTP reports sent to in the To eld.

NOTE:

1. If you are sending the report to more than one email address, separate the

addresses with a semicolon. The total cannot exceed 256 Bytes.

2. 1 Byte = 1 English alphanumeric character.

5. Select the report options you would like sent. Choices include: Report IP address, Report system reboot, Report user login and Report user logout.

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Log Server

Important transactions that occur on the SV1108IPEXT/POW, such as logins and internal status messages, are kept in an automatically generated log le

Specify the MAC address of the computer that the Log Server runs on in the MAC address eld.

Specify the port used by the computer that the Log Server runs on to listen for log details in the Port eld. The valid port range is 1–65535. The default port number is 9001.

NOTE: The port number must dierent than the one used for the Program port

SNMP Server

To be notied of SNMP trap events, do the following:

1. Check Enable SNMP Agent.

2. Key in the IP address and the port number of the computer to be notied of SNMP trap events. The valid port range is 1-65535.

NOTE: The following SNMP trap events are sent: System Power On, Login Failure, and System Reset.

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Syslog Server

To record all the events that take place on the SV1108IPEXT/POW and write them to a Syslog server, do the following:

1. Check Enable.

2. Key in the IP address and the port number of the Syslog server. The valid port range is 1-65535.

DDNS

DDNS allows the mapping of a dynamic IP address assigned by a DHCP server to a hostname. To provide DDNS capability for the SV1108IPEXT/POW, do the following:

1. Check Enable.

2. Enter the hostname that you registered with your DDNS service provider.

3. Drop down the list to select the DDNS service you are registered with.

4. Key in the Username and Password that authenticates you with your DDNS service.

5. If the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s IP address changes, it must update the DDNS server so that the new address is properly associated with its hostname. If it fails to update the DDNS server, it must try again at a later time. Key in the amount of time (in hours) to wait before trying to update the DHCP server again.

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Disable Local Authentication

Selecting this option will disable login authentication locally on the SV1108IPEXT/POW. The switch can only be accessed using LDAP, LDAPS, MS Active Directory, RADIUS or CC

Management authentication.

RADIUS Settings

To allow authentication and authorization for the SV1108IPEXT/POW through a RADIUS server, do the following:

1. Check Enable.

2. Fill in the IP addresses and port numbers for the Preferred and Alternate RADIUS servers.

3. In the Timeout eld, set the time in seconds that the SV1108IPEXT/POW waits for a RADIUS server reply before it times out.

4. In the Retries eld, set the number of allowed RADIUS retries.

5. In the Shared Secret eld, key in the character string that you want to use for authentication between the SV1108IPEXT/POW and the RADIUS Server.

6. On the RADIUS server, set the access rights for each user according to the information in the table below:

Character Meaning

Grants the user administrator privileges,

allowing the user to congure

the system.

Allows the user to access the system via

the Windows Client program.

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Allows the user to access the system via

the Java applet.

Allows the user to Power On/O, Reset

devices via an attached PN0108.

Allows the user to access log

information via the user’s browser.

Limits the user’s access to only viewing

the video display.

Allows the user to use the Virtual Media

function in Read Only mode.

Allows the user to use the Virtual Media

function in Read/Write mode.

Allows the user to access the system via

a Telnet session.

Allows the user to access the system via

an SSH session.

Allows the user to access the system via

a Telnet or SSH session

Where user represents the Username

SU/USER

of a SV1108IPEXT/POW user whose

permissions reect the permissions you

want the RADIUS authorized user

to have.

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NOTE:

1. The characters are not case sensitive. Capitals or lower case work equally well.

2. Characters are comma delimited.

RADIUS Examples

RADIUS Server access rights examples are given in the table, below:

String Meaning

User has administrator privileges; user

C,W,P

W,J,L

can access the system via the Windows

Client; user can access the

attached PN0108

User can access the system via the Windows Client; user can access the system via the Java Applet; user can

access log information via the

user’s browser.

LDAP Settings

The SV1108IPEXT/POW allows log in authentication and authorization through external programs. To allow authentication and authorization via LDAP or LDAPS, the Active Directory’s LDAP Schema must be extended so that an extended attribute name for the SV1108IPEXT/POW – SV1108IPEXT/POW-accessRight – is added as an optional attribute to the person class.

NOTE: Authentication refers to determining the authenticity of the person logging in; authorization refers to assigning permission to use the device’s various functions.

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In order to congure the LDAP server, you will have to complete the following procedures: 1) Install the Windows Server Support Tools; 2) Install the Active Directory Schema Snap-in; and 3) Extend and Update the Active Directory Schema.

To allow authentication and authorization for the SV1108IPEXT/POW via LDAP / LDAPS, refer to the information in the following table.

Item Action

Put a check in the Enable checkbox to

Enable

allow LDAP / LDAPS authentication and

authorization.

LDAP/LDAPS

Click a radio button to specify whether

to use LDAP or LDAPS.

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Item Action

Enable Authorization

LDAP Server IP and Port

Timeout

LDAP Administrator DN

LDAP Administrator Password

Select whether to enable Enable

Authorization, or not.

1. If enabled (the box is checked), the

LDAP / LDAPS server directly returns a ‘permission’ attribute and authorization for the user that is logging in. With this

selection the LDAP schema must

be extended.

2. If not enabled (no check in the box), the result the server returns indicates

whether the user that is logging in

belongs to the ‘SV1108IPEXT/POW

Admin Group’. If the result is ‘yes’ the

user has full access rights; if the result is

‘no’, the user only has limited

access rights.

NOTE: Consult the LDAP / LDAPS

administrator to ascertain whether

to enable the Enable Authorization

function, or not.

Fill in the IP address and port number for the LDAP or LDAPS server. For LDAP, the

default port number is 389; for LDAPS,

the default port number is 636.

Set the time in seconds that the

SV1108IPEXT/POW waits for an LDAP or

LDAPS server reply before it times out.

Consult the LDAP / LDAPS administrator

to ascertain the appropriate entry for

this eld. For example, the entry might

look like this:

kn=LDAPAdmin,ou=SV1108IPPOW,dc=

aten,dc=com

Key in the LDAP administrator’s

password.

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Item Action

Set the distinguished name of the

search base. This is the domain name

where the search starts for user names.

Search DN

SV1108IPEXT/POW

NOTE: If Enable Authorization is not

checked, this eld must include the

entry where the SV1108IPEXT/POW Admin Group is created. Consult the

LDAP / LDAPS administrator to ascertain

the appropriate value.

Key in the Group Name for

SV1108IPEXT/POW administrator users.

NOTE: If Enable Authorization is not

checked, this eld is used to authorize

users that are logging in. If a user is in

this group, the user receives full access

rights. If a user is not in this group, the

user only receives limited access rights.

Consult the LDAP / LDAPS administrator

to ascertain the appropriate value.

Security

The Security page controls access to the SV1108IPEXT/POW.

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User Station Filters

If any lters have been congured, they appear in the IP Filter and/or MAC Filter list boxes.

IP and MAC Filters control access to the SV1108IPEXT/POW based on the IP and/or MAC addresses of the computers attempting to connect. A maximum of 100 IP lters and 100 MAC lters are allowed.

To enable IP and/or MAC ltering, Click to put a check mark in the IP Filter Enable and/ or MAC Filter Enable checkbox.

If the include button is checked, all the addresses within the lter range are allowed access; all other addresses are denied access.

If the exclude button is checked, all the addresses within the lter range are denied access; all other addresses are allowed access.

Adding Filters

To add an IP lter, do the following:

1. Click Add. A dialog box similar to the one below appears:

2. Key the address you want to lter in the From: eld. To lter a single IP address, key the same address in the To: eld. To lter a continuous range of addresses, key in the end number of the range in the To: eld.

3. After lling in the address, click OK.

4. Repeat these steps for any additional IP addresses you want to lter.

To add a MAC lter, do the following:

1. Click Add. A dialog box similar to the one below appears:

2. Specify the MAC address in the dialog box, then click OK.

3. Repeat these steps for any additional MAC addresses you want to lter.

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IP Filter / MAC Filter Conict

If there is a conict between an IP lter and a MAC lter – for example, where a computer’s IP address is allowed by the IP lter but it’s MAC address is excluded by the MAC lter – then that computer’s access is blocked. In other word’s, if either lter blocks a computer, then the computer is blocked, no matter what the other lter is set to.

Modifying Filters

To modify a lter, select it in the IP Filter or MAC Filter list box and click Modify. The Modify dialog box is similar to the Add dialog box. When it comes up, simply delete the old address(es) and replace it with the new one(s).

Deleting Filters

To delete a lter, select it in the IP Filter or MAC Filter list box and click Delete.

Login String

The Login String lets the Administrator specify a login string that users must include (in addition to the IP address) when they access the SV1108IPEXT/POW with a browser. For example:

192.168.0.60./SV1108IPEXT

The following characters are allowed:

0–9 a–z A–Z ~ ! @ $ ^ & * ( ) _ + ‘ - = [ ] { } ; ’ < > , . |

The following characters are not allowed:

% ” : / ? # \ [Space] Compound characters (É Ç ñ ... etc.)

NOTE:

1. There must be a forward slash between the IP address and the string.

2. If no login string is specied here, anyone will be able to access the SV1108IPEXT/ POW login page using the IP address alone. This makes your installation less secure.

For security purposes, we recommend that you change this string occasionally.

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Account Policy

In the Account Policy section, system administrators can set policies governing usernames and passwords.

The meanings of the Account Policy entries are explained in the table below:

Entry Explanation

Minimum Username Length

Minimum Password Length

Password Must Contain At Least

Sets the minimum number of characters

required for a username. Acceptable

values are from 1–16. The default is 6.

Sets the minimum number of characters

required for a password. Acceptable

values are from 0–16. A setting of 0 means that no password is required.

Users can login with only a Username.

The default is 6.

Checking any of these items requires

users to include at least one uppercase

letter, one lowercase letter or one

number in their password.

NOTE: This policy does not aect

existing user accounts. Only new user

accounts created after this policy has

been enabled, and users required to

change their passwords are aected.

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Entry Explanation

Check this to prevent users from logging

Disable Duplicate Login

in with the same account at the

same time.

For increased security, the Login Failures section allows administrators to set policies governing what happens when a user fails to log in successfully.

To set the Login Failures policies, check the Enable checkbox (the default is for Login Failures to be enabled). The meanings of the entries are explained in the table below:

Entry Explanation

Sets the number of consecutive failed

Allowed

a remote computer. The default

is 5 times.

Sets the amount of time a remote

Timeout

computer must wait before attempting to login again after it has exceeded the number of allowed failures. The default

is 3 minutes.

If this is enabled, after the allowed

number of failures have been exceeded,

the computer attempting to log in is

automatically locked out. No logins from

Lock Client PC

that computer will be accepted. The

default is enabled.

NOTE: This function relates to the client

computer’s IP. If the IP is changed, the

computer will no longer be locked out.

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Entry Explanation

If this is enabled, after the allowed

number of failures have been exceeded,

Lock Account

NOTE: If you don’t enable Login Failures, users can attempt to log in an unlimited

number of times with no restrictions. For security purposes, we recommend that you enable this function and enable the lockout policies.

the user attempting to log in is

automatically locked out. No logins from

the username and password that have

failed will be accepted. The default

is enabled.

Encryption

These exible encryption alternatives for keyboard/mouse, video, and virtual media data let you choose any combination of DES; 3DES; AES; RC4; or a Random cycle of any or all of them.

Enabling encryption will aect system performance – no encryption oers the best performance; the greater the encryption the greater the adverse eect. If you enable encryption, the performance considerations (going from best to worst) are as follows:

RC4 oers the least performance impact; DES is next; then 3DES or AES The RC4 + DES combination oers the least impact of any combination

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Virtual Media

The SV1108IPEXT/POW’s Virtual Media feature allows a drive, folder, image le, removable disk, or smart card reader on a user’s system to appear and act as if it were installed on the remote server.

Read Only refers to the redirected device being able to send data to the remote server, but not to have data from the remote server written to it. If Read Only is selected, even users with Read/Write permissions will only be able to read – they will not be able to write.

Read/Write refers to the redirected device being able to send data to the remote server, as well as being able to have data from the remote server written to it.

The default is for Read Only. If you want the redirected device to be writable as well as readable, click to put a check in the Enable Write checkbox.

NOTE:

1. This policy operates on the device level. If Read Only is selected, the device will only be able to be read – regardless of a user’s Read/Write user account permissions.

2. If Read/Write is selected, the ability of a user to write depends on the user’s Read/ Write user account permissions.

Private Certicate

When logging in over a secure (SSL) connection, a signed certicate is used to verify that the user is logging in to the intended site. For enhanced security, the Private Certicate section allows you to use your own private encryption key and signed certicate, rather than the default ATEN certicate.

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There are two methods for establishing your private certicate: generating a selfsigned certicate; and importing a third-party certicate authority (CA) signed certicate.

Generating a Self-Signed Certicate

If you wish to create your own self-signed certicate, a free utility – openssl.exe – is available for download over the web. See Self-Signed Private Certicates, page 164 for details about using OpenSSL to generate your own private key and SSL certicate.

Obtaining a CA Signed SSL Server Certicate

For the greatest security, we recommend using a third party certicate authority (CA) signed certicate. To obtain a third party signed certicate, go to a CA (Certicate Authority) website to apply for an SSL certicate. After the CA sends you the certicate, save it to a convenient location on your computer.

Importing the Private Certicate

To import the private certicate, do the following:

1. Click Browse to the right of Private Key; browse to where your private encryption key le is located; and select it.

2. Click Browse to the right of Certicate; browse to where your certicate le is located; and select it.

3. Click Upload to complete the procedure.

NOTE: Both the private encryption key and the signed certicate must be imported at the same time.

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Others

Browser Service allows the administrator to limit the scope of browser access to the SV1108IPEXT/POW. Put a check in the checkbox to enable this function, then select the browser limitation in the drop down list box. Choices are explained in the following table:

Item Explanation

If this is selected, the SV1108IPEXT/POW

Disable Browser

cannot be accessed via a browser. It can only be accessed from the AP programs

If this is selected, the SV1108IPEXT/

Disable HTTP

POW can be accessed via a browser,

but not from an ordinary (HTTP) login

connection – it can only be accessed

over a secure HTTPS (SSL) connection.

If this is selected, the SV1108IPEXT/POW

Disable HTTPS (SSL)

can be accessed via a browser over an

ordinary (HTTP) login connection, but

not via a secure HTTPS (SSL) connection.

If Disable Authentication is checked, no authentication procedures are used to check users attempting to log in. Users gain Administrator access to the SV1108IPEXT/POW simply by entering the correct IP address in their browser.

NOTE: Enabling this setting creates an extremely dangerous result as far as security goes, and should only be used under very special circumstances.

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User Management

The User Management page is used to create and manage user proles. Up to 64 user proles can be established.

To add a user prole, ll in the information asked for in the right panel, then click Add. The new user’s name appears in the left panel.

To delete a user prole, select it from the names displayed in the left panel, and click Remove. The user’s name is removed from the panel.

To modify a user prole, rst select it from the list in the left panel; change the information that appears in the right panel; then click Update.

NOTE: The user’s password is not displayed – the Password and Conrm password elds are lled with round bullets. If you do not want to change the user’s password, simply leave the two elds as is. If you do want to change the user’s password, key the new password in the Password and Conrm password elds.

The Admin and User radio buttons select automatically congured permissions. If you wish to modify these permissions, choose the Select radio button, then specify the permissions individually.

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An explanation of the prole items is given in the table below:

Item Explanation

From 1 to16 characters are allowed

Username

depending on the Account

Policy settings.

From 0 to16 characters are allowed

Password

depending on the Account

Policy settings.

To be sure there is no mistake in the

Conrm Password

password you are asked to enter it again. The two entries must match.

Description

Additional information about the user

that you may wish to include.

Gives the user Administrator level

Admin

access to the SV1108IPEXT/POW. All

permissions (except View Only)

are granted.

Gives the user User level access to

User

the SV1108IPEXT/POW. Windows

Client, Power Manager, and Java Client

permissions are granted.

Select is the default account type. It

Select

allows the administrator to select which

permissions the user will be allowed.

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Item Explanation

Click to place/remove a check mark

next to an item to grant/withhold

access to that aspect of the

SV1108IPEXT/POW’s operation.

Win Client: Checking Win Client allows a user to access the SV1108IPEXT/POW

via the Windows Client software.

Java Client: Checking Java Client allows

a user to access the SV1108IPEXT/POW

via the Java Client software.

View Only: Checking View Only allows a user to view the video of the display of the computers attached to the ports

of the KVM switch connected to the SV1108IPEXT/POW, but they are not

Permissions

allowed to perform any operations on

the computers.

Congure: Checking Congure gives

a user Administrator privileges, and

allows the user to set up and modify the

SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

operating environment.

Power Management: Checking Power

Management allows a user to use the

SV1108IPEXT/POW’s built-in single port power switch for remote power management of a server/installation

connected locally to the SV1108IPEXT/

POW, as well as Power On / Power O

/ Reset devices via an attached Power

Over the NET™ unit.

Log: Checking Log allows a user to view

the contents of the log le.

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Item Explanation

Enable Telnet/SSH: If Serial Console

management is enabled, checking

Enable Telnet/SSH allows a user to open

a Telnet and/or SSH session. Drop down

the list to select the type of

Permissions (Continued)

The Reset button clears all the information shown in the right panel. When you have made all your changes, click Apply.

Enable Virtual Media: Checking Enable

Virtual Media allows a user to utilize

the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s Virtual Media

capabilities. Drop down the list to select

whether the user has Read/Write, or

Read Only permission.

Console Management

The Console Management page consists of two sub-pages – Serial Console and OOBC – that are used to set up the operating parameters for the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s RS-232 (serial) port. An explanation of the parameters and how to set them are given in the sections that follow.

NOTE: Only one of these functions can be active at a time. Selecting one automatically disables the other.

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Serial Console

When the Console Management radio button (at the top of the page), is selected, the screen looks similar to the one in the screenshot below:

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To set up the serial communications parameters, put a check in the Enable checkbox, and make your parameter selections according to the information provided in the table below.

Port Property Settings

The meanings of the property settings are given in the following table:

Setting Meaning

This sets the port’s data transfer speed.

Choices are from 300— 115200 (drop

Baud Rate

down the list to see them all). Set this to match the baud rate setting of the

connected device. Default is 9600 (which is a basic setting for many

serial devices).

This sets the number of bits used to

transmit one character of data. Choices

Data Bits

are: 5, 6, 7 and 8. Set this to match

the data bit setting of the connected

device. Default is 8 (which is the default

for the majority of serial devices).

This bit checks the integrity of the transmitted data. Choices are: None;

Parity

Odd; Even; Mark; Space. Set this

to match the parity setting of the

connected device. Default is None

(which is the default for the majority of

serial devices).

This indicates that a character has been

transmitted. Set this to match the stop

Stop Bits

bit setting of the connected device.

Choices are: 1 and 2. Default is 1 (which

is the default for the majority of

serial devices).

This allows you to choose how the data

ow will be controlled. Choices are:

Flow Control

None, Hardware (RTS/CTS), and XON/

XOFF. Set this to match the ow control

setting of the connected device. Default

is None.

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Setting Meaning

Enabling this parameter allows the DTR

signal to toggle between disabled and

enabled when the port is occupied.

Choices are: No and Yes. Default is No.

Enable Toggle DTR

NOTE: For some devices, in order for

Enabled to work correctly, you must rst disable DTR (select No, then click

Update), then Enable it (select Yes, then

This allows you to set the DSR signal to

Online Detect

detect online status or not.

Choices are: None and DSR. Default

This allows you to select whether to

send a Carriage Return and

Line Feed signal (CRLF), or only a

Carriage Return signal (CR).

Choices are: None (which sends CRLF)

Out CRLF Translation

only sends CR), Default is None.

NOTE: If your device outputs double

spaced lines, it means that a line feed is

automatically added to a carriage return

case, choose CRLF CR.

The Suspend character is used to bring

up the Suspend Menu in Telnet sessions

Suspend Character

NOTE: Valid characters are from

A–Z, except H, I, J, and M. Those four

characters may not be used.

click Update).

is DSR.

and CRLF CR (which

signal. In that

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Port Alert Settings

The Port Alert Settings dialog box provides a way for you to be informed about events that occur on the devices connected to the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s ports.

You can specify up to 10 types of events (e.g., Power On) in the Alert String elds. When a specied alert occurs during the serial console session, the SV1108IPEXT/POW writes the event information to the log le.

OOBC

In case the SV1108IPEXT/POW cannot be accessed with the usual LAN-based methods, it can be accessed with an external modem via the switch’s RS-232 port. To enable support for PPP (modem) operation, click to put a checkmark in the Enable Out of Band Access checkbox.

NOTE:

1. Enabling out of band access automatically enables Dial In operation. See PPP Modem Operation, page 158, for set up and operation details.

2. For the modem session, the SV1108IPEXT/POW has an IP address of 192.168.0.60.; the user side has an IP address of 192.168.192.101.

When you enable out of band access, the Enable Dial Back, and Enable Dial Out functions become available, as described in the sections that follow.

Enable Dial Back

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As an added security feature, if this function is enabled, the switch disconnects the connections that dial in to it, and dials back to one of the entries described in the table below:

Item Action

If Fixed Number Dial Back is enabled,

when there is an incoming call, the

SV1108IPEXT/POW hangs up the

Enable Fixed

Number Dial Back

modem and dials back to the modem

whose phone number is specied in the

Phone Number eld.

Key the phone number of the modem

that you want the SV1108IPEXT/POW to

dial back to in the Phone Number eld.

If Flexible Dial Back is enabled, the

modem that the SV1108IPEXT/POW dials back to doesn’t have to be xed. It can dial back to any modem that is

convenient for the user, as follows:

Enable Flexible Dial

Back

1. Key the password that the users must specify in the Pass-word eld.

2. When connecting to the SV1108IPEXT/ POW’s modem, users specify the phone

number of the modem that they want

the SV1108IPEXT/POW to dial back

to as their Username, and specify the

password set in the Password eld for

their password.

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Enable Dial Out

For the dial out function, you must establish an account with an Internet Service Provider, and then use a modem to dial up to your ISP account. An explanation of the items in the Enable Dial Back section is given in the table below:

Item Action

Specify the telephone number, account

ISP Settings

name (username), and password that

you use to connect to your ISP.

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Item Action

This entry sets up the times you want

the SV1108IPEXT/POW to dial out over

Every provides a listing of xed times from every hour to every four hours.

If you select Every two hours (for

example), the SV1108IPEXT/POW

will start dialing out every two hours

beginning at the next complete hour (if

it is now 13:10, it will start dialling

Dial Out Schedule

If you don’t want the SV1108IPEXT/POW

to dial out on a xed schedule, select

Daily at will dial out once a day at a

specied time. Use the hh:mm format to

PPP online time species how long you

want the ISP connection to last before

terminating the session and hanging up

the modem. A setting of zero means it is

disconnected from the network, or the

network goes down, this function puts

the SV1108IPEXT/POW on line via the

If you choose PPP stays online until

Emergency Dial Out

network recovery, the PPP connection

to the ISP will last until the network

comes back up or the SV1108IPEXT/

If you choose PPP online time the

connection to the ISP will terminate

after the amount of time that you

specify is up. A setting of zero means it

the ISP connection.

at 14:00).

Never from the list.

specify the time.

always on line.

If the SV1108IPEXT/POW gets

ISP dial up connection.

POW reconnects to it.

is always on line.

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Item Action

This section provides email notication

of problems that occur on the

devices connected to the

SV1108IPEXT/POW’s ports.

Key in the IP address or domain name of

your SMTP server in the SMTP Server IP

Address eld.

Key in the email address of the person responsible for the SMTP server (or some other equally responsible administrator),

Dial Out Mail Conguration

in the Email From eld.

Key in the email address (addresses)

of where you want the report sent to

in the To eld. If you are sending the

report to more than one email address,

separate the addresses with a comma or

a semicolon.

If your server requires authentication,

put a check in the My server requires authentication checkbox, then key in

the appropriate account name and

password in the elds, below.

When you have nished making your settings on this page, click Apply.

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Sessions

The Session page lets the administrator see at a glance all the users currently logged into the SV1108IPEXT/POW, and provides information about each of their sessions.

The meanings of the headings at the top of the page are fairly straight forward.

The Client IP heading refers to the IP address that the user has logged in from. The Service heading refers to the means the user employed to connect to the

SV1108IPEXT/POW (Browser, WinClient AP, JavaClient AP, etc.). The Category heading lists the type of user who has logged in: Admin

(Administrator), User, or Select.

This page also gives the administrator the option of forcing a user logout by selecting the user and clicking End Session.

Customization

The Customization page allows the Administrator to set Timeout, Login failure, and Working mode parameters.

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An explanation of the Customization parameters is given in the table below:

Parameter Explanation

If there is no user input for the amount of time

Timeout

specied here, the user is automatically logged out, and must log in again before the SV1108IPEXT/POW

can be accessed. The default is 3 minutes.

If ICMP is enabled, the

SV1108IPEXT/POW can

Enable ICMP

be pinged. If it is not

enabled, the device

cannot be pinged. The

default is Enabled.

If this item is enabled, the device will show up in the list of local SV1108IPEXT/

Enable Device List

POW units on the AP

Client Connection screen.

If it is not enabled, it will

not show up. The default

Working Mode

is Enabled,

Enabling Multiuser

operation permits more

Enable Multiuser

than one user to log into

the SV1108IPEXT/POW

at the same time. The

default is Enabled,

If Force All to Grayscale

is enabled, the remote

display for all users is

Force All to Grayscale

changed to grayscale. This can speed up I/O

transfer in low bandwidth

situations. The default

is Disabled.

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Parameter Explanation

USB IO Settings

Language

Denes how a port is to be accessed when multiple

users have logged on, as follows:

Exclusive: The rst user to switch to the port has

exclusive control over the port. No other users can

view the port.

Occupy: The rst user to switch to the port has control

Multiuser Mode

over the port. However, additional users may view the

port’s video display.

Share: Users simultaneously share control over the port. Input from the users is placed in a queue and

executed chronologically. Under these circumstances,

users can take advantage of the Message Board, which

allows a user to take control of the keyboard and

mouse or keyboard, mouse, and video of a Share port.

Species the operating

system that the server

on the connected port

is using. Choices are Win,

Mac, Sun, and Other. The

default is Win.

Species the OS

language being used

by the server on the

connected port. Drop

down the list to see the

available choices. The

default is English US.

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Parameter Explanation

Some conguration changes only take eect after a

SV1108IPEXT/POW reset. These include changes on the

Network page; a Log Server port change; enabling/

disabling browser access; and upgrading the rmware.

Reset

For those changes, a check is automatically put in the

To have the changes take eect, log out and then

log back in again. A wait of approximately 30 to 60

seconds is necessary before logging in following

NOTE: If the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s performance

degrades, reset it by putting a check in the Reset on

Reset on Exit box.

the reset.

Exit box, and then log out / log in.

Date/Time

The Date/Time dialog page sets the SV1108IPEXT/POW time parameters:

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Set the parameters according to the information below.

Time Zone

To establish the time zone that the SV1108IPEXT/POW is located in, drop down the Time Zone list and choose the city that most closely corresponds to where it is at.

If your country or region employs Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time), check the corresponding checkbox.

Date

Select the month from the dropdown listbox. Click < or > to move backward or forward by one year increments. In the calendar, click on the day. To set the time, key in the numbers using the 24 hour HH:MM:SS format. Click Set to save your settings.

Network Time

To have the time automatically synchronized to a network time server, do the following:

1. Check the Enable auto adjustment checkbox.

2. Drop down the time server list to select your preferred time server or

Check the Preferred custom server IP checkbox, and key in the IP address of the time server of your choice.

3. If you want to congure an alternate time server, check the Alternate time server checkbox, and repeat step 2 for the alternate time server entries.

4. Key in your choice for the number of days between synchronization procedures.

5. If you want to synchronize immediately, click Adjust Time Now.

NOTE: After checking the Enable auto adjustment checkbox, you must click Adjust Time Now or Set to save the change. Otherwise, the setting will be lost.

Maintenance

The Maintenance page allows the Administrator to upgrade the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s rmware, and to backup and restore conguration settings / user prole information.

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Firmware Upgrade

As new versions of the SV1108IPEXT/POW rmware become available, they can be downloaded from our website. Check the website regularly to nd the latest information and packages.

www.StarTech.com/Downloads

To upgrade the rmware, do the following:

1. Download the new rmware le to your computer.

2. Open your browser; log in to the SV1108IPEXT/POW; and click the Firmware icon to bring up the Firmware File dialog box:

3. Click Browse; navigate to the directory that the new rmware le is in and select the le.

4. Click Upgrade Firmware. If Check Firmware Version is enabled (the default), when you perform an upgrade the current rmware level is compared with that of the upgrade le. If the current version is higher than the upgrade version, a message appears informing you of the fact and the procedure stops.

NOTE: If you want to install an older rmware version, you must uncheck the Check Firmware Version checkbox before clicking Upgrade Firmware.

5. After the upload completes, a message appears on the screen to inform you that the operations succeeded. Click Logout at the bottom left of the Main web page.

6. In the screen that comes up click Yes to conrm that you want to exit and reset the switch.

NOTE: You will need to wait a bit before logging back in.

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Backup

The Backup section of the page gives you the ability to back up the SV1108IPEXT/ POW’s conguration and user prole information.

To perform a backup, do the following:

1. (Optional) In the Password eld, key in a password for the le. NOTE: If you set a password, make a note of it, since you will need it to be able to

perform restore operations with the le.

2. Click Backup.

3. When the browser asks what you want to do with the le, select Save to disk; then save it in a convenient location.

NOTE: The SV1108IPEXT/POW saves all its backup les as SV1108IPEXT/POWBKUP. conf. If you want to save more than one backup le, simply rename the le to

something convenient when you save it.

Restore

Backed up User Account and Conguration information can be restored with the Restore section of the page. Information currently congured on the SV1108IPEXT/ POW will be replaced with the information that you restore.

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To restore a previous backup, do the following:

1. If a password was set when the backup was made, key the same password that you used to save the backup le in the Password eld. If a password wasn’t set, you can leave this eld blank.‘

2. Click Browse; navigate to the le and select it. NOTE: If you renamed the le, you can leave the new name.There is no need to

return it to its original name.

3. Select which parts of the backup you wish to restore: Select the All radio button to restore both User Account and all Conguration information Select the User Account radio button to only restore User Account information Select the User Select radio button to choose which parts of the backed up information you wish to restore, then click the checkboxes to select/deselect the restore elements.

4. When you have made your selections, click Restore. After the le is restored, a message appears to inform you that the procedure succeeded.

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The WinClient Viewer

Starting Up

The WinClient Viewer is only available when you log in using the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) browser. After you log in, click the Open Windows Client link on the Remote Console Preview panel.

NOTE: The links that appear below the Refresh button depend on the browser you are using, and your User Preferences Viewer choice.

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A second or two after you click the Open Windows Client link, the remote server’s display appears as a window on your desktop:

Navigation

You can work on the remote system via the screen display on your monitor just as if it were your local system.

You can maximize the window, drag the borders to resize the window; or use the scrollbars to move around the screen.

You can switch between your local and remote programs with [Alt + Tab]. NOTE:

1. Due to net lag, there might be a slight delay before your keystrokes show up. You may also have to wait a bit for the remote mouse to catch up to your local mouse before you click.

2. Due to net lag, or insucient computing power on the local machine, some images, especially motion images, may display poorly.

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The WinClient Control Panel

The WinClient control panel is hidden at the upper or lower center of the screen (the default is up). It becomes visible when you move the mouse pointer over it:

NOTE:

1. The above image shows the complete Control Panel. The icons that appear can be customized.

2. To move the Control Panel to a dierent location on the screen, place the mouse pointer over the text bar area, then click and drag.

By default, the left of the top 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 top 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 top row.

If the User Info function has been enabled under Control Panel Conguration, the total number of users currently logged in displays in the center of the upper text row.

Right clicking in the text row area brings up a menu that allows you to select options for the Screen Mode, Zoom, Mouse Pointer type, Mouse Sync Mode and Macro List. These functions are discussed in the sections that follow.

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Control Panel Functions

The Control Panel functions are described in the table below. NOTE: Clicking the T button at the top right of the dialog boxes that appear for the

control panel functions brings up a slider to adjust the transparency of the dialog box. After making your adjustment, click anywhere in the dialog box to dismiss the slider.

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

Click to bring up the Video Options

dialog box. Right-click to perform a

Video Settings

quick Auto Sync

Click to perform a video and mouse

autosync operation. It is the same as

clicking the Auto-sync button in the

Video Autosync

Video Options dialog box.

Toggles the display between Full Screen

Mode and Windowed Mode.

Click to take a snapshot (screen capture)

of the remote display.

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Click to bring up the Message Board

Icon Function

Click to send a Ctrl+Alt+Del signal to the

remote system.

Click to toggle the remote display

between color and grayscale.

Click to bring up the Virtual Media

dialog box. The icon changes when a

virtual media device is started on

the port.

NOTE: This icon displays in gray when

the function is disabled or not available

to the user.

Click to zoom the remote

display window.

NOTE: This feature is only available in

windowed mode (Full Screen Mode

is o).

Click to bring up the on-screen keyboard

Click to select the mouse pointer type.

NOTE: This icon changes depending on

which mouse pointer type is selected

Click to toggle Automatic or Manual

mouse sync.

When the selection is Automatic, a

green √ appears on the icon.

When the selection is Manual, a red X

appears on the icon.

Click to display a dropdown Macro List

of User macros. Access and run macros

more conveniently rather than using the

Macros dialog box Macro List

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Icon Function

Click to power on/o the server

connected to the SV1108IPEXT/POW’s

built-in power switch inlet/outlet ports.

Click to bring up the Control Panel

Conguration dialog box.

Click to exit the remote view and go back to the web browser Main Page.

These icons show the Num Lock, Caps

Lock, and Scroll Lock status of the

remote computer.

When the lock state is On, the LED is

bright green and the lock hasp is closed. When the lock state is O, the LED is dull

green and the lock hasp is open.

Click on the icon to toggle the status.

NOTE: These icons and your local

keyboard icons are in sync. Clicking an

icon causes the corresponding LED on your keyboard to change accordingly.

Likewise, pressing a Lock key on your

keyboard causes the icon’s color to

change accordingly.

Click to display information about the

Windows Client version.

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Hotkeys

Various actions, corresponding to clicking the Control Panel icons, can be accomplished directly from the keyboard with hotkeys. Selecting the Hotkeys radio button lets you congure which hotkeys perform the actions. The actions are listed to the left; their hotkeys are shown to the right. Use the checkbox to the left of an action’s name to enable or disable its hotkey.

If you nd the default Hotkey combinations inconvenient, you can recongure them as follows:

1. Highlight an Action, then click Set Hotkey.

2. Press your selected Function keys (one at a time). The key names appear in the Hotkeys eld as you press them.

You can use the same function keys for more than one action, as long as the key sequence is not the same.

To cancel setting a hotkey value, click Cancel; to clear an action’s Hotkeys eld, click Clear.

3. When you have nished keying in your sequence, click Save. To reset all the hotkeys to their default values, click Reset.

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An explanation of the Hotkey actions is given in the table below:

Action Explanation

Exits the remote view and goes back

Exit Remote Location

to the web browser Main Page. This is

equivalent to clicking the Exit icon on

the Control Panel. The default keys are

F2, F3, F4.

Brings up the Video Settings dialog box.

Adjust Video

This is equivalent to clicking the Video Settings icon on the Control Panel. The

default keys are F5, F6, F7.

Toggle OSD

Toggles the Control Panel O and On.

The default keys are F3, F4, F5.

If you nd the display of the two mouse

pointers (local and remote) to be confusing or annoying, you can use this function to shrink the non-functioning

pointer down to a barely noticeable tiny

circle, which can be ignored. Since this

function is a toggle, use the hotkeys

Toggle Mouse Display

again to bring the mouse display back

to its original conguration. This is

equivalent to selecting the Dot pointer

type from the Mouse Pointer icon on

the Control Panel. The default keys are

F7, F8, F9.

NOTE: The Java Control Panel does not

have this feature.

This synchronizes the local and remote

Adjust Mouse

mouse movements. The default keys are

F7, F8, F9.

This combination performs an auto-sync

Video Auto-Sync

operation. It is equivalent to clicking

the Video Autosync icon on the Control

Panel. The default keys are F6, F7, F8.

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Action Explanation

Toggles the display of your local mouse

Show/Hide Local

Cursor

Substitute Ctrl Key

Substitute Alt Key

pointer o and on. This is equivalent to selecting the Null pointer type from the Mouse Pointer icon on the Control

Panel. The default keys are F4,F5.

If your local computer captures Ctrl key

combinations, preventing them from being sent to the remote system, you

can implement their eects on the

remote system by specifying a function

key to substitute for the Ctrl key. If you

substitute the F11 key, for example,

pressing [F11 + 5] would appear to the

remote system as [Ctrl + 5]. The default

key is F11.

Although all other keyboard input

is captured and sent to the remote

system, [Alt + Tab] and [Ctrl + Alt + Del]

work on your local computer. In order to

implement their eects on the remote

system, another key may be substituted for the Alt key. If you substitute the F12

key, for example, you would use [F12 + Tab] and [Ctrl + F12 + Del]. The default

key is F11.

Macros

The Macros icon provides access to three functions found in the Macros dialog box: Hotkeys, User Macros, and System Macros. Each of these functions is described in the following sections.

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User Macros

User Macros are used to perform specic actions on the remote server. To create the macro, do the following:

1. Select the User Macros radio button, then click Add.

2. In the dialog box that comes up, replace the “New Macro” text with a name of your choice for the macro:

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3. Click Record. The dialog box disappears, and a small panel appears at the top left of the screen:

4. Press the keys for the macro. To pause macro recording, click Pause. To resume, click Pause again. Clicking Show brings up a dialog box that lists each keystroke that you make, together with the amount of time each one takes:

Clicking Cancel cancels all keystrokes. When you have nished, click Stop. This is the equivalent of clicking Done in Step 5.

NOTE:

1. Case is not considered – typing A or a has the same eect.

2. When recording the macro the focus must be on the remote screen. It cannot be in the macro dialog box.

3. Only the default keyboard characters may be used. Alternate characters cannot be used. For example, if the keyboard is Traditional Chinese and default character is A the alternate Chinese character obtained via keyboard switching is not recorded.

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5. If you haven’t brought up the Show dialog, click Done when you have nished recording your macro. You return to the Macros dialog box with your system macro key presses displayed in the Macro column:

6. If you want to change any of the keystrokes, select the macro and click Edit. This brings up a dialog box similar to the one for Show. You can change the content of your keystrokes, change their order, etc.

7. Repeat the procedure for any other macros you wish to create.

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After creating your macros, you can run them in any of three ways:

1. By using the hotkey (if one was assigned).

2. By opening the Macro List on the Control Panel and clicking the one you want.

3. By opening this dialog box and clicking Play. If you run the macro from this dialog box, you

have the option of specifying how the macro runs.

If you choose Play Without Wait, the macro runs the keypresses one after another with no time delay between them.

If you choose Play With Time Control, the macro waits for the amount of time between key presses that you took when you created it. Click on the arrow next to Play to make your choice.

If you click Play without opening the list, the macro runs with the default choice. The default choice (NoWait or TimeCtrl), is shown in the Playback column.

You can change the default choice by clicking on the current choice (NoWait in the screenshot above), and selecting the alternative choice.

NOTE:

1. Information about the Search function is given on page 87.

2. User Macros are stored on the Local Client computer of each user. Therefore there is no limitation on the of number of macros, the size of the macro names, or makeup of the hotkey combinations that invoke them

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Search, at the bottom of the dialog box, lets you lter the list of macros that appear in the large upper panel for you to play or edit. Click a radio button to choose whether you want to search by name or by key; key in a string for the search; then click Search. All instances that match your search string appear in the upper panel.

System Macros

System Macros are used to create exit macros for when you close a session. For example, as an added measure of security, you could create a macro that sends the Winkey-L combination which would cause the remote device’s log in page to come up the next time the device was accessed. To create the macro, do the following:

1. Select System Macros, then click Add.

2. In the dialog box that comes up, replace the “New Macro” text with a name of your choice for the macro:

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3. Click Record. The dialog box disappears, and a small panel appears at the top left of the screen:

NOTE:

1. Case is not considered – typing A or a has the same eect.

2. When recording the macro the focus must be on the remote screen. It cannot be

in the macro dialog box.

3. Only the default keyboard characters may be used. Alternate characters cannot

be used. For example, if the keyboard is Traditional Chinese and default character is A the alternate Chinese character obtained via keyboard switching is not recorded.

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7. Repeat the procedure for any other macros you wish to create. Once the system macros have been created, you can choose to run any one them upon logging out of the SV1108IPEXT/POW.

NOTE:

1. Information about the Search function is given on page 87.

2. Systems macros are stored on the SV1108IPEXT/POW, therefore macro names may not exceed 64 Bytes (1 Byte = 1 English alphanumeric character), and hotkey combinations may not exceed 256 Bytes (each key usually takes 3–5 Bytes).

Video Settings

The Video Settings dialog box allows you to adjust the placement and picture quality of the remote screen display on your monitor.

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The meanings of the adjustment options are given in the table below:

Option Usage

Adjust the horizontal and vertical

Screen Position

position of the remote computer

window by Clicking the Arrow buttons.

Click Auto-Sync to have the vertical and

horizontal oset values of the remote

screen detected and automatically

synchronized with the local screen.

NOTE:

1. If the local and remote mouse

Auto-Sync

pointers are out of sync, in most cases,

performing this function will bring them

back into sync.

2. This function works best with a bright screen.

3. If you are not satised with the results, use the Screen Position arrows to

position the remote display manually.

Drag the slider bars to adjust the RGB

(Red, Green, Blue) values. When an RGB

value is increased, the RGB component

RGB

of the image is

correspondingly increased.

If you enable Set to Grayscale, the

remote video display is changed

to grayscale.

This section allows you to adjust the

Gamma

video display’s gamma level. This

function is discussed in detail in the next

section, Gamma Adjustment.

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Option Usage

Select the type of internet connection

that exists between the Local Client

computer and the SV1108IPEXT/POW,

which will be used to automatically

adjust the Video Quality and Detect

Tolerance settings to optimize the

NetworkType

quality of the video display.

Since network conditions vary, if none

of the pre-set choices seem to work

well, you can select Customize and use the Video Quality and Detect Tolerance slider bars to adjust the settings to suit

your conditions.

Drag the slider bar to adjust the overall

Video Quality. The larger the value,

Video Quality

the clearer the picture and the more

video data goes through the network. Depending on the network bandwidth,

a high value may adversely eect

response time.

The SV1108IPEXT/POW can redraw

the screen every 1 to 99 seconds,

eliminating unwanted artifacts from

the screen. Select Enable Refresh and

enter a number from 1 through 99.

The SV1108IPEXT/POW will redraw the

screen at the interval you specify. This

feature is disabled by default. Click to

put a check mark in the box next to

Enable Refresh to enable this feature.

Enable Refresh

1. The switch starts counting the time

interval when mouse movement stops.

2. Enabling this feature increases the

volume of video data transmitted over

the network. The lower the number

specied, the more often the video data

is transmitted. Setting too low a value

may adversely aect overall

operating responsiveness.

NOTE:

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Option Usage

This setting determines the richness

Color Depth COntrol

of the video display by adjusting the

amount of color information.

This setting also relates to video quality.

It governs detecting or ignoring pixel changes. A high setting can result in a

Detect Tolerance

lower quality display due to less data

transfer. A lower setting will result

in better video quality, but setting

the threshold too low may allow too

much data to be transferred, negatively

impacting network performance.

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Gamma Adjustment

If it is necessary to correct the gamma level for the remote video display, use the Gamma function of the Video Adjustment dialog box.

Under Basic conguration, there are ten preset and four user-dened levels to choose from. Drop down the list box and choose the most suitable one.

For greater control, clicking the Advanced button brings up the following dialog box:

Click and drag the diagonal line at as many points as you wish to achieve the display output you desire.

Click Save As to save up to four user-dened congurations derived from this method. Saved congurations can be recalled from the list box at a future time.

Click Reset to abandon any changes and return the gamma line to its original diagonal position.

Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box. Click Cancel to abandon your changes and close the dialog box.

NOTE: For best results, change the gamma while viewing a remote computer.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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Introduction

System Requirements

Video

Operating Systems

Servers

Package Contents

Conventions

Terminology

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Front View

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Custom KVM Cables

Custom Console Cable

Hardware Setup

Rack Mounting

DIN Rail Mounting

Installation

Browser Login

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Exit Macro

Managing Power (SV1108IPPOW only)

Schedule (SV1108IPPOW only)

Auto Ping (SV1108IPPOW only)

User Preferences

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IP Address

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Security

Login String

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