ATEN KN1132VB Series User manual

KN2100VA / KN4100V-VA /
KN8100V Series / KN1132V
KN1132VB / 8000VB Series
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 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.
HDMI Trademark Statement
The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the
HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing
Administrator, Inc.
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
Check to make sure that all the 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 / KN1132VB / 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)
1 user instructions

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Content
Compliance Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Easy-to-Use Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Advanced Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Virtual Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New KN Series Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Remote User Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
KVM Adapter Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cable Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Opening The Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
KN2124VA / KN4124VA Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V Front View . . . . . . . 15
KN2140VA / KN4140VA Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
KN4164V / KN8164V Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V Rear View . . . . . . . .18
KN4164V / KN8164V Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
KN2124VA / KN4124VA Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
KN2140VA / KN4140VA Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
KN1132VB / KN8032VB Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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KN1132VB / KN8032VB Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
KN8064VB Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
KN8064VB Rear View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Stacking and Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN1132V /
KN1132VB / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V / KN2140-
VA / KN4140VA / KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V / KN8116V Rack
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rack Mount - Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rack Mount - Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN2140VA / KN4140VA Single-Stage Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V /
KN4164V / KN8164V / KN8116V Single-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
KN1132VB / KN8032VB / KN8064VB Single-Stage Installation . . . . . . . 36
Single-Stage Installation Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adapter Cable Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adapter Cable Connection Diagram cont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Two-Stage Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Two-Stage Installation Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Two-Stage Installation with CM1164A & CM1284 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Two-Stage Installation with CM1164A & CM1284 Diagram . . . . . . . . 44
Securing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Channel Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configure Channel Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
PDU Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hot Plugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The Adapter ID Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Powering Off and Restarting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Port ID Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Port Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Chapter 3. Super Administrator Setup
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
First Time Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Changing the Super Administrator Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Moving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 4. Logging In

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Local Console Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Browser Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The Windows Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Connecting – Windows Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Java Client AP Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The Java Client AP Connection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Connecting – Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Chapter 5. The User Interface
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
The Web Browser Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Page Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Manufacturing Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Tab Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The AP GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
The Local Console GUI Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mounting Virtual Media Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
WinClient Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
WinClient Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
User Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
System Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Bandwidth Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Network Bandwidth Information for KVM Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Gamma Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
The Message Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Button Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Message Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Compose Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
User List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mounting Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mounting Virtual Media - Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
The On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Changing Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Selecting Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Expanded Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Extended Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

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Mouse DynaSync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Mac and Linux Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Manual Mouse Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Control Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
The Java Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
The Web Client Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Web Client Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Web Client On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Web Client Mouse Pointer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Web Client Mouse Sync Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Automatic Mouse Synchronization (DynaSync) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mac and Linux Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual Mouse Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Chapter 6. Port Access
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
The Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
The Sidebar Tree Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sidebar Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Port/Outlet Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
KVM Devices and Ports – Connections Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Associated Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Blade Servers – Connections Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
The Blade Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Associating Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Main Panel Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Main Panel Blade View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Unassociating Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adding a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Modifying a Favorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Viewer Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Adjust Viewer Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Device Level Browser GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Port Level Browser GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Device Level AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Port Level AP GUI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Device Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Port Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Port Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Associated Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Multiple View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chapter 7. User Management
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Modifying User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Creating Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Modifying Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Deleting Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Assigning Users to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Removing Users from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Assigning Users to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Removing Users from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Device Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Assigning Device Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assigning Device Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Account Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Chapter 8. Device Management
KVM Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Service Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
NIC Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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Network Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Finishing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
ANMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Event Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
CC Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Login Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Login String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Working Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Private Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Certificate Signing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Network Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Disclaimer (Browser Interface Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Blade Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Blade Server Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Adding a Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Modifying / Deleting a Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Chapter 9. Log
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Log Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Log Notification Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Chapter 10. Maintenance
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Browser GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
AP GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Main Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Firmware Upgrade Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Upgrade Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Upgrade Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Adapter Firmware Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Update Adapter Display Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

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Adapter Firmware Upgrade Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Backup/Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Clear Port Names: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Restore Default Values: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Reset on exit: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Chapter 11. Download
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Chapter 12. Port Operation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Connecting to a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
The Port Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
The Toolbar Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Toolbar Hotkey Port Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Auto Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Skip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Recalling the Port Access Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
GUI Hotkey Summary Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Panel Array Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Multiuser Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Users and Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chapter 13. The Log Server
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Configure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Maintenance: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253
The Log Server Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
The List Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
The Event Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Appendix
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rack Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

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Consignes de sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Général . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Montage sur bâti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN8116V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
KN2124VA / KN4124VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
KN1132V / KN2132VA / KN4132VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
KN8132V / KN4164V / KN8164V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
KN2140VA / KN4140VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
KN8032VB / KN8064VB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
KN1132VB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Virtual Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
The WinClient ActiveX Viewer and the WinClient AP . . . . . . . . . . . 284
The Java Applet and Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Sun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Mac Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Redhat Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
The Log Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Panel Array Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
IP Address Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
The Local Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
IP Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Link Local IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
IPv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Keyboard Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Mac Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Sun Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
PPP Modem Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Connection Setup Example (Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
KA7140 Configuration and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
KA7140 Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Internal Serial Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

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Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Switch Level Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Port Level Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Additional Mouse Synchronization Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Windows:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Sun / Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Additional Video Resolution Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
Trusted Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Installing the Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Certificate Trusted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Mismatch Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Self-Signed Private Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Importing the Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Fan Location and Speed Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Fan Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
KN2116VA / KN4116VA / KN2124VA / KN4124VA / KN1132V /
KN1132VB / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V /
KN2140VA / KN4140VA / KN8116V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Clear Login Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Serial Adapter Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Supported KVM Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Supported Power Over the Net™ Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Supported Power Distribution Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Virtual Media Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
WinClient ActiveX Viewer / WinClient AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Java Client Viewer / Java Client AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
ATEN Standard Warranty Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

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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
Models Product Names
KN1132V 1-Local / 1-Remote Access 32-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch
KN1132VB 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
KN8164V 1-Local / 8-Remote Access 64-Port Multi-Interface Cat 5 KVM over IP Switch

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browser, a standalone Windows application (AP) program, and a standalone
Java application (AP) program.
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 /
KN1132VB / KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8032VB / KN8132V /
KN2140VA / KN4140VA / KN4164V / KN8064VB / KN8164V / KN8116V
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
KN1132VB 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

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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
KN4140VA 1 Local; 4 Remote; 1U 40
KN4164V 1 Local; 4 Remote; 2U 64
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