ATEN KN1132V Series User manual

ATEN Altusen
KN2100VA / KN4100V-VA /
KN8100V Series / KN1132V
KN8000VB Series
KVM over IP Switch
User Manual

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

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Industry Canada Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.
Battery Safety Notice
There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect
type. Dispose of used batteries according to the relevant instructions.
Batterie avis de sécurité
Il existe un risque d'explosion si la batterie est remplacée par un
incorrect tapez. Jeter les piles usagées selon la pertinente instructions.

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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:
User Notice
All information, documentation, and specifications contained in this manual are subject
to change without prior notification by the manufacturer. The manufacturer makes no
representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents
hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties as to merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. Any of the manufacturer's software described in this manual is sold
or licensed as is. Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the
buyer (and not the manufacturer, its distributor, or its dealer), assumes the entire cost of
all necessary servicing, repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting
from any defect in the software.
The manufacturer of this system is not responsible for any radio and/or TV interference
caused by unauthorized modifications to this device. It is the responsibility of the user
to correct such interference.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage incurred in the operation of this
system if the correct operational voltage setting was not selected prior to operation.
PLEASE VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE SETTING IS CORRECT BEFORE USE.
International http://eservice.aten.com
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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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
Reseller. Visit ATEN on the Web for a list of locations and telephone numbers:
International http://www.aten.com
North America http://www.aten-usa.com

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Package Contents
Make sure that all components are in working order. If you encounter any
problem, please contact your dealer.
The standard KVM over IP Switch package consists of:
1 KVM over IP Switch (KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA /
KN4124VA / KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V
/ KN2140VA / KN4140VA / KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V / KN8116V)
2 Lok-U-Plugs
1 Lok-U-Plug Installation Tool
2 power cords
1 mounting kit
1 foot pad set (4 pcs)
2 SA0142 Serial Adapters (KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN1132V /
KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V / KN4164V /
KN8064VB / KN8164V / KN8116V only)
1 user instructions

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Content
EMC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Battery Safety Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Batterie avis de sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
User Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii
Chapter 1. Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Easy-to-Use Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Advanced Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Virtual Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New KN Series Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote User Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
KVM Adapter Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Opening The Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
KN2124VA / KN4124VA Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V Front View . . . . . . . 13
KN2140VA / KN4140VA Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
KN4164V / KN8164V Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V Rear View . . . . . . . .16
KN4164V / KN8164V Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
KN2124VA / KN4124VA Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
KN2140VA / KN4140VA Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
KN8032VB Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
KN8032VB Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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KN8064VB Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
KN8064VB Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stacking and Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN1132V / KN2132-
VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V / KN2140VA / KN4140VA /
KN8064VB / KN8116V Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rack Mount - Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rack Mount - Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN2140VA / KN4140VA Single-Stage Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V /
KN4164V / KN8164V / KN8116V Single-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
KN8032VB / KN8064VB Single-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adapter Cable Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adapter Cable Connection Diagram cont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Two-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Two-Stage Installation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Two-Stage Installation with CM1164A & CM1284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Two-Stage Installation with CM1164A & CM1284 Diagram . . . . . . . . 42
Channel Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configure Channel Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
PDU Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The Adapter ID Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Powering Off and Restarting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 3. Super Administrator Setup
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
First Time Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Changing the Super Administrator Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Moving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 4. Logging In
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Local Console Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Browser Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Windows Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
The Windows Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Connecting – Windows Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Java Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The Java Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting – Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Chapter 5. The User Interface
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
The Web Browser Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Page Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manufacturing Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
The Tab Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
The AP GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Local Console GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Mounting Virtual Media Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
WinClient Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
WinClient Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
User Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
System Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Bandwidth Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Network Bandwidth Information for KVM Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Gamma Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
The Message Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Button Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Message Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Compose Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
User List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mounting Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Mounting Virtual Media - Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
The On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Changing Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selecting Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Expanded Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Extended Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Mouse DynaSync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync). . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Mac and Linux Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Manual Mouse Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Control Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The Java Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
The Web Client Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Web Client Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Web Client On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Web Client Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adding Virtual Media via Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Web Client Mouse Sync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mac and Linux Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Manual Mouse Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 6. Port Access
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
The Sidebar Tree Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sidebar Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Port/Outlet Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
KVM Devices and Ports – Connections Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Associated Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Blade Servers – Connections Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
The Blade Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Associating Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Main Panel Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Main Panel Blade View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unassociating Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Adding a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Modifying a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Viewer Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Adjust Viewer Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Device Level Browser GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Port Level Browser GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Device Level AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Port Level AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Port Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Associated Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Multiple View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 7. User Management
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Modifying User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Creating Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Modifying Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Deleting Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Assigning Users to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Removing Users from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Assigning Users to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Removing Users from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Device Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Assigning Device Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Assigning Device Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Account Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Chapter 8. Device Management
KVM Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Service Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
NIC Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Network Transfer Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Finishing Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

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ANMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Event Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
CC Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Login Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Login String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Working Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Private Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Certificate Signing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Network Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Disclaimer (Browser Interface Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blade Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Blade Server Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adding a Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Modifying / Deleting a Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Chapter 9. Log
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Log Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Log Notification Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Chapter 10. Maintenance
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Main Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Firmware Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Upgrade Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Upgrade Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adapter Firmware Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Update Adapter Display Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Adapter Firmware Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

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Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Clear Port Names: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Restore Default Values: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Reset on exit: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Chapter 11. Download
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Chapter 12. Port Operation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Connecting to a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
The Port Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
The Toolbar Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Toolbar Hotkey Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Auto Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Recalling the Port Access Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
GUI Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Panel Array Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Multiuser Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Users and Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Chapter 13. The Log Server
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Maintenance: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
The Log Server Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
The List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
The Event Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Consignes de sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

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Montage sur bâti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
KN2124VA / KN4124VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
KN8132V / KN4164V / KN8164V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
KN2140VA / KN4140VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
KN8032VB / KN8064VB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
The WinClient ActiveX Viewer and the WinClient AP . . . . . . . . . . . 280
The Java Applet and Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Sun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Mac Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Redhat Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
The Log Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
IP Address Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
The Local Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Link Local IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
IPv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Keyboard Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Mac Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Sun Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
PPP Modem Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Connection Setup Example (Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
KA7140 Configuration and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
KA7140 Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Internal Serial Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Switch Level Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Port Level Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

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Additional Mouse Synchronization Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Windows:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
Sun / Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303
Additional Video Resolution Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Trusted Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Installing the Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Certificate Trusted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Mismatch Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Self-Signed Private Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Importing the Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Fan Location and Speed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fan Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN1132V /
KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V / KN2140VA /
KN4140VA / KN8116V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Clear Login Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Serial Adapter Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Supported KVM Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Supported Power Over the Net™ Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Supported Power Distribution Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Virtual Media Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
WinClient ActiveX Viewer / WinClient AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
Java Client Viewer / Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
ATEN Standard Warranty Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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About This Manual
This manual is provided to help you get the most out of your KVM over IP
Switch. It covers all aspects of the device, including installation, configuration,
and operation
The KVM over IP Switch models covered in this user manual include:
An overview of the information found in the manual is provided below.
Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces you to the KVM over IP Switch, its
purpose, features and benefits, with its front and back panel components
described.
Chapter 2, Hardware Setup, provides step-by-step instructions for setting
up the KVM over IP Switch
Chapter 3, Super Administrator Setup, explains the procedures that the
super administrator employs to set up the KVM over IP Switch network
environment, and changing the default username and password.
Chapter 4, Logging In, describes how to log in to the KVM over IP Switch
with each of the available access methods: from a local console, an Internet
browser, a standalone Windows application (AP) program, and a standalone
Java application (AP) program.
Models Product Names
KN1132V 1-Local / 1-Remote Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN2116VA 1-Local / 2-Remote Access 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN2124VA 1-Local / 2-Remote Access 24-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN2132VA 1-Local / 2-Remote Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN2140VA 1-Local / 2-Remote Access 40-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN4116VA 1-Local / 4-Remote Access 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN4124VA 1-Local / 4-Remote Access 24-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN4132VA 1-Local / 4-Remote Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN4140VA 1-Local / 4-Remote Access 40-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN4164V 1-Local / 4-Remote Access 64-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN8116V 1-Local / 8-Remote Access 16-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN8032VB 1-Local / 8-Remote Shared Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN8132V 1-Local / 8-Remote Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN8064VB 1-Local / 8-Remote Shared Access 64-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
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Chapter 5, The User Interface, describes the layout and components of the
KVM over IP Switch user interface.
Chapter 6, Port Access, describes the Port Access page and how to
configure the options it provides regarding port and power outlet management.
Chapter 7, User Management, shows super administrators and
administrators how to create, modify, and delete users and groups, as well as
assign attributes to them.
Chapter 8, Device Management, shows super administrators how to
configure and control the overall KVM over IP Switch operations.
Chapter 9, Log, explains how to view, clear and export event log
information, and how to set up event notification for the KVM over IP Switch.
Chapter 10, Maintenance, explains how to upgrade the KVM over IP
Switch firmware, as well as the firmware of the KVM Adapter Cables used to
connect its ports to the installed devices.
Chapter 11, Download, describes how to download standalone AP versions
of the Win Client, the Java Client, and the Log Server programs.
Chapter 12, Port Operation, provides detailed information on accessing
and operating the devices connected to the KVM over IP Switch’s ports.
Chapter 13, The Log Server, explains how to install and configure the Log
Server.
Appendix, Provides technical and troubleshooting information at the end of
the manual.
Note:
Read 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
manual, visit http://www.aten.com/global/en/

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Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions:
Terminology
Throughout the manual, the terms Local and Remote are used in regard to the
operators and equipment deployed in a KVM over IP Switch 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 — Someone who logs in over the net from a location that
is remote from the switch.
Local Console — The keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected
directly to the switch.
User’s Point of View
Local client users — Someone who’s sitting at his computer
performing operations on the servers connected to the switch that is
remote from him.
Remote servers — Servers that are remote from the local client user.
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 (such as on a menu or dialog
box), that comes next. For example, Start > Run means to
open the Start menu, and then select Run.
Indicates critical information.

1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
The KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN1132V /
KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V / KN2140VA /
KN4140VA / KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V switches are IP-based
KVM control units that allow both local and remote operators to monitor and
access multiple servers from a single console. This series of KVM over IP
Switches can control up to 16/24/32/40/64 servers, and by cascading
compatible KVM switches, as many as 512 servers can be controlled on a
complete two-stage installation. In addition, up to 4 KVM over IP Switches can
be centralized and controlled by a single CM1164A or CM1284. Each KVM
over IP switch features superior video quality (Full HD resolution of 1920 x
1200), FIPS 140-2 with level 1 security standards and virtual media
transmissions at twice the speed. The KN series provides local console and
remote over IP access for users to monitor and access their entire data center
over a network. In addition, it offers out-of-band access with external modem
support for BIOS-level troubleshooting when the network is down.
These KN series of KVM over IP Switches are differentiated according to the
number of buses they support and the number of KVM ports they provide – as
shown below:
Model Bus Support KVM Ports
KN2116VA 1 Local; 2 Remote; 1U 16
KN4116VA 1 Local; 4 Remote; 1U 16
KN8116V 1 Local; 8 Remote; 1U 16
KN2124VA 1 Local; 2 Remote; 1U 24
KN4124VA 1 Local; 4 Remote; 1U 24
KN1132V 1 Local; 1 Remote; 1U 32
KN2132VA 1 Local; 2 Remote; 1U 32
KN4132VA 1 Local; 4 Remote; 1U 32
KN8032VB 8 Shared Local and Remote; 1U 32
KN8132V 1 Local; 8 Remote; 1U 32
KN2140VA 1 Local; 2 Remote; 1U 40
KN4140VA 1 Local; 4 Remote; 1U 40
KN4164V 1 Local; 4 Remote; 2U 64

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Each bus permits a separate user session so that up to 2 (1 Local; 1 Remote), 3
(1 Local; 2 Remote), 5 (1 Local; 4 Remote), 8 (Shared Local and Remote), or
9 (1 Local; 8 Remote) concurrent independent connections to the attached
servers can take place. The diagram on the next page shows how the KN8164V
switches can be connected and accessed via 1 local and 8 remote sessions.
Since the switches use TCP/IP for their communications protocol, they can be
accessed via their IP addresses from anywhere on the LAN, WAN, or Internet
– whether the connecting computer is located down the hall, down the street,
or half-way around the world. Remote operators can log in via their browser or
make use of stand-alone Windows or Java GUI applications. Java allows the
switches to work with JRE (Java Runtime Environment) enabled operating
systems – ensuring multi-platform operability.
The client software allows operators to exchange keyboard, video and mouse
signals with the servers attached to the switches just as if they were present
locally and working on the equipment directly.
Up to 32 users can share the switch’s buses. A Message Board feature allows
them to communicate with each other to facilitate port sharing.
Administrators can handle a multitude of maintenance tasks with ease – from
installing and running GUI applications, to BIOS level troubleshooting, routine
monitoring, concurrent maintenance, system administration, rebooting and
even pre-boot functions.
KN8064VB 8 Shared Local and Remote; 2U 64
KN8164V 1 Local; 8 Remote; 2U 64
Model Bus Support KVM Ports
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
Remote
Remote
Remote
Remote
Local
1 - 64
Remote
Remote
Remote
Remote
KN8164V