ATEN Altusen KL1508Ai User manual

KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai
8 / 16-Port Dual Rail LCD
KVM over IP Switch
User Manual

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Compliance Statements
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC ules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Warning
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio
interference.
Suggestion
Shielded twisted pair (STP) cables must be used with the unit to ensure
compliance with FCC & CE standards.
Achtung
Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen
verursachen.
KCC Statement

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Industr Canada Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
RoHS
This product is oHS compliant.

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User Information
Online Registration
Be sure to register your product at our online support center:
Telephone Support
For telephone support, call this number:
International http://support.aten.com
North America http:// .aten-usa.com/product_registration
International 886-2-8692-6959
China 86-400-810-0-810
Japan 81-3-5615-5811
Korea 82-2-467-6789
North America 1-888-999-ATEN ext 4988
1-949-428-1111

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User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual
are subject to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or
implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any
warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any of
the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold or licensed `as is'.
Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and
not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages
resulting from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV
interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation
of this system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior
to operation. PLEASE VE IFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS
CO ECT BEFO E USE.
A typical LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor has millions of pixels. A dead
pixel refers to a pixel with a defect in its ability to display the correct color
output. It most often looks like a tiny black or white spot on your screen,
although it can be any other color. Since even a tiny dust particle on one of the
pixels during the manufacturing process or a slight bump during shipping can
create a dead pixel, the ISO 13406-2 norm defines 4 classes of acceptable
screens with dead pixels--Class 1 is the best; Class 4 is the worst. Almost all
manufacturers use Class 2 to establish their warranties, which allows a certain
amount of dead pixels to exist before they will replace the screen. Since the
manufacturers consider these screens to be acceptable under ISO
specifications, we cannot be responsible for replacement or warranty of the
TFT LCD panel.
Product Information
For information about all ATEN products and how they can help you connect
without limits, visit ATEN on the Web or contact an ATEN Authorized
eseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
International http:// .aten.com
North America http:// .aten-usa.com

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Package Contents
Check to make sure that all the components are in working order. If you
encounter any problem, please contact your dealer.
The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s standard package consists of:
1 KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai Dual ail LCD KVM over IP Switch
1 power cord
1 standard rack mount kit
1 firmware upgrade cable
2 L brackets
1 user instructions
Optional Equipment
Depending on any optional equipment that you may have purchased, one of the
following may be included in your package:
Standard Installation ack Mount Kit - Long
Easy Installation ack Mount Kit - Short
Easy Installation ack Mount Kit - Long

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Contents
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Optional Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Chapter 1. Introduction
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Hard are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Easy-to-Use Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Advanced Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Virtual Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
External Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
KVM Adapter Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adapter Cable Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Vie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Keyboard Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear Vie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2. Hard are Setup
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Standard Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Single-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Daisy Chaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 3. Basic Operation
Opening the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening Separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operating Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Closing the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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LCD OSD Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
OSD / GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hot Plugging Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hot Plugging KVM Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hot Plugging Console Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Po ering Off and Restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 4. OSD Operation
OSD Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OSD Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OSD Hotkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OSD Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manufacturing Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
OSD Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
OSD Main Screen Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
OSD Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
F1: GOTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
F2: LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
F3: SET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
F4: ADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
F5: SKP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F6: BRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
F7: SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
F8: LOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5. Hotkey Operation
Hotkey Port Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Invoking Hotkey Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Number Lock and Minus Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Control and F12 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hotkey Mode Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exiting Hotkey Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Selecting the Active Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Scan Mode S itching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting the Scan Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Entering Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exiting Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Skip Mode S itching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Entering Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exiting Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Hotkey Beeper ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Hotkey key combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Setting the OSD Hotkey combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Setting the Port Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Restore the Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 6. Keyboard Emulation
Mac Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Sun Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 7. Logging In
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Local Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Bro ser Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Windo s Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The Windo s Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting – Windo s Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Java Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The Java Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting – Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Chapter 8. The User Interface
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
The Web Bro ser Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Page Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
The Tab Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The AP GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
WinClient Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
WinClient Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
User Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
System Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Gamma Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
The Message Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Button Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Message Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Compose Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
User List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
The On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Changing Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Expanded Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Mouse DynaSync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mac and Linux Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual Mouse Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Control Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
The Java Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 9. Port Access
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Bro ser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
The Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
The Sidebar Tree Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Vie Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Bro ser GUI Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Chapter 10. User Management
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Bro ser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Modifying User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Deleting User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Device Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Assigning Device Permissions From the User’s Notebook. . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 11. Device Management
KVM Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Device Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Net ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Service Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Net ork Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
ANMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Event Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Authentication and Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
CC Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Login Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Login String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Working Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Private Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Net ork Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Set Quick Vie Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter 12. Log
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Bro ser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Log Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Chapter 13. Maintenance
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bro ser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Device Firm are Upgrade (IP Card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Adapter Firm are Upgrade (Mainboard and KVM Adapter Cables) . . . 150
Mainboard Firm are Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
KVM Adapter Cables Firm are Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Firm are Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Device Firm are (IP Card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adapter Firm are (Mainboard and KVM Adapter Cables) . . . . . . . . 153
Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Clear Port Names: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Reset to Default: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
System Reset: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chapter 14. The Firm are Upgrade Utility
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Performing the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Starting the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Upgrade Succeeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Upgrade Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Firm are Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Main Board Firm are Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Adapter Cable Firm are Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Chapter 15. Do nload
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 16. Port Operation
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connecting to a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
The Port Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
The Toolbar Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Toolbar Hotkey Port S itching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Auto Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Recalling the Port Access Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Panel Array Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Multiuser Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Chapter 17. The Log Server
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
The Log Server Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
The List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
The Event Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Appendix
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
IP Address Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
The Local Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Bro ser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Link Local IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
IPv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Trusted Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Overvie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Installing the Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Certificate Trusted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Self-Signed Private Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Importing the Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
The Windo s Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
The Java Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
The Log Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Screen Resolutions Higher than 1280 x 1024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Additional Mouse Synchronization Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Windo s:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Sun / Linux: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Connection Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
KL1508Ai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
KL1516Ai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Administrator Login Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Optional Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Dedicated Invocation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
OSD Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

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About This Manual
This manual is provided to help you get the most out of your LCD KVM over
IP switch. It covers all aspects of the device, including installation,
configuration, and operation.
The LCD KVM over IP switch models covered in this manual include:
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai, its
purpose, features, and benefits are presented, with its front and back panel
components described.
Chapter 2, Hard are Setup, provides step-by-step instructions for setting
up your LCD KVM over IP switch, and explains some of its basic operating
procedures.
Chapter 3, Basic Operation, explains the fundamental concepts involved
in operating the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai.
Chapter 4, OSD Operation, provides a complete description of the
KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai's OSD (On Screen Display), and the various functions
contained.
Chapter 5, Hotkey Operation, details all of the concepts and procedures
involved in the hotkey operation of your KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai installation.
Chapter 6, Keyboard Emulation, provides tables that list the PC to Mac
and PC to Sun keyboard emulation mappings.
Chapter 7, Logging In, describes how to log into the KL1508Ai /
KL1516Ai via its Graphical User Interface (GUI) using different access
methods: from the local console, via an Internet browser, and a standalone
Windows and Java application.
Chapter 8, The User Interface, describes the layout and components of
the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s user interface.
Chapter 9, Port Access, describes the Port Access page and how to to
configure the various options provided or port management.
Model Product Name
KL1508Ai 1-Local / Remote Share Access 8-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 Dual Rail LCD
KVM over IP S itch
KL1516Ai 1-Local / Remote Share Access 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 Dual Rail LCD
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Chapter 10, User Management, shows administrators how to create,
modify, and delete users, as well as assign access privileges.
Chapter 11, Device Management, shows administrators how to configure
and control the overall KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai operations.
Chapter 12, Log, explains how to view, clear, and export event log
information of the LCD KVM over IP switch using the log file utility.
Chapter 13, Maintenance, explains how to upgrade the KL1508Ai /
KL1516Ai’s firmware, as well as the firmware of the KVM Adapter Cables
used to connect its ports to the installed devices.
Chapter 14, The Firm are Upgrade Utility, explains how to upgrade the
KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai's firmware to the latest available version.
Chapter 15, Do nload, describes how to download standalone AP
versions of the Win Client, the Java Client, the Log Server, and Power Over the
Net (PoN) programs.
Chapter 16, Port Operation, provides detailed information on accessing
and operating the devices connected to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai’s ports.
Chapter 17, The Log Server, explains how to install and configure the
Log Server.
Appendix provides the technical and troubleshooting information at the end
of the manual.
Note:
ead this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and operation
procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit or connected
devices.
The product may be updated, with features and functions added, improved
or removed since the release of this manual. For an up-to-date user
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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 ith a plus sign
bet een them: [Ctrl+Alt].
1.
Numbered lists represent procedures ith sequential steps.
♦
Bullet lists provide information, but do not involve sequential
steps.
>
Indicates selecting consecutive options (such as on a menu
or dialog box). For example, Start > Run means to open the
Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overvie
The KL1508Ai and KL1516Ai Dual ail LCD KVM Switches are control
units that allow secure access to multiple computers from a single KVM
(keyboard, video, and mouse) console. A single KL1508Ai or KL1516Ai can
control up to 8 or 16 computers, respectively. They consist of an integrated
LED-backlit LCD monitor, keyboard, and touchpad in a 1U rack-mountable
retractable sliding housing.
The similarities and differences among the models in the KL1508Ai /
KL1516Ai series are shown in the following table:
The LCD and keyboard/touchpad modules slide independently of each other.
To maximize space in your data center, the keyboard/touchpad module slides
back to "hide away" when not in use, while the thin profile LCD monitor
rotates back — flush against the rack — allowing convenient monitoring of
computer activity.
The KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai features IP-based connectivity that allows one
local operator and multiple remote operators to concurrently monitor and
access the computers on your installation. Because it uses TCP/IP for its
communication protocol, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai can be accessed from
anywhere via the LAN, WAN, or Internet — whether from down the hall,
down the street, or halfway around the world.
Model LCD Panel Ports
KL1508AiM 17" 8
KL1508AiN 19" 8
KL1516AiM 17" 16
KL1516AiN 19" 16

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By daisy chaining up to 15 additional switches, as many as 256 computers can
be controlled from the original KVM console. An auto-sensing function
recognizes the position of each station on the chain, eliminating the need to
manually set the position, and a two digit seven-segment LED display on the
keyboard module showing each station's position for easy identification.
Compact, high-density, J-45 connectors and CAT 5e/6 cable make for a
compact, efficient, wiring configuration, while the use of PS/2 and USB KVM
Adapter Cables to link to the computers, permits any combination of PCs,
Macs, Sun computers, and serial devices to coexist on the installation.
For added convenience, ports for an external keyboard, monitor, and mouse are
provided on the rear panel — permitting you to manage the switch from a local
console. There is also an external USB mouse port on the keyboard module,
allowing you to use an external mouse, rather than the touchpad.
Access to any computer connected to the installation from the local console is
easily accomplished by means of a powerful mouse driven graphical OSD (On
Screen Display) menu system. A convenient Auto Scan feature also permits
automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of all computers running
on the installation one by one.
emote operators connect to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai via its IP address from
anywhere on the LAN, WAN, or Internet via their browsers. Once they
successfully log in, they can take control using either the Windows Client or
Java Client utility. Inclusion of a Java-based client ensures that the KL1508Ai
Local
Computer
Remote Computer
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/ KL1516Ai is platform independent, and is able to work with most operating
systems.
System administrators can handle a multitude of maintenance tasks smoothly
and efficiently — from installing and running GUI applications, to BIOS level
troubleshooting, routine monitoring, concurrent maintenance, system
administration, rebooting and even pre-booting functions — all from a remote
connection.
emote operators can exchange keyboard, video and mouse signals with the
computers attached to the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai just as if they were present
locally and working on the equipment directly.
Enhanced features include a Panel Array Mode that displays the video output
of up to 8 (KL1508Ai) or 16 (KL1516Ai) computers at the same time, and a
Message Board that allows logged in users to conveniently and instantly
communicate with one other — no matter where in the world they actually are.
Setup is fast and easy — plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that
is entailed. Because the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai intercepts keyboard input
directly, there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or to
be concerned with incompatibility problems.
Since the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai's firmware is upgradable over the Internet,
you can stay current with the latest functionality improvements simply by
downloading firmware updates from our website as they become available.
With its advanced security features, the KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai is the fastest,
most reliable, most cost effective way to remotely access and manage widely
distributed multiple computer installations.

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Features
Hard are
Integrated KVM console with 17” or 19” LED-backlit LCD monitor in a
Dual ail housing
Exclusive LED illumination light — designed by ATEN to illuminate the
keyboard and touchpad to allow visibility in low-light conditions
A single console controls up to 8 (KL1508Ai) or 16 (KL1516Ai)
computers
Daisy chain up to 15 additional KVM switches to control up to 256
computers*
One bus for remote KVM over IP access
Space-saving J-45 connectors and Cat 5e/6 cabling
KVM adapter cables designed with automatic conversion to allow flexible
interface combinations (PS/2, USB, Sun and serial) to control all computer
types
Extra console port — manage computers in the LCD KVM switch from an
external console (monitor, USB or PS/2 keyboard, and USB or PS/2
mouse)
Multiplatform support: PC, Mac, Sun and Serial
Supports external USB mouse
Dual ail housing is slightly less than 1U with top and bottom clearance
for smooth operation in 1U of rack space
Dual ail — LCD monitor slides independently of the keyboard/touchpad
LCD module rotates up to 120 degrees for a more comfortable viewing
angle
Console lock — enables the console drawer to remain securely locked
away in position when not in use
LCD power button helps save energy and prolong displays’ life
*Compatible KVM switches: KH1508A/KH1516A, KH0116, ACS1208A/
ACS1216A, CS1708A/CS1716A, KH1508/KH1516
Management
Up to 64 user accounts — up to 32 concurrent remote logins
End session feature — administrators can terminate any running session