Avocent PS/2 KVM User manual

Single port PS2 KVM over IP
Single Port
PS/2 KVM over IP SWITCH
Preliminary
USER’S MANUAL
Rev 1.0

Single port PS2 KVM over IP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 When the sever is up and running
2.2 When the server is dead
2.3 FEATURES
2.4 PACKAGE CONTENTS
2.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
2.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
2.7 CABLE DIAGRAMS
PRODUCT DETAILS
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
3.1 Operation overview
3.2 Connecting PS/2 KVM over IP to the host system
4. CONFIGURATION
4.1 Initial configuration
4.1.1 Initial configuration via DHCP server
4.1.2 Initial configuration via local console
4.1.3 Mouse, Keyboard and Video configuration
4.1.3.1 PS/2 KVM over IP switch mouse settings
4.1.3.2 Host system mouse settings
4.1.3.3 PS/2 KVM over IP switch Video Modes
5. USAGE
5.1 Prerequisites
5.2 Login into PS/2 KVM over IP switch and logout
5.2.1 Login into PS/2 KVM over IP switch
5.2.2 Main screen
5.2.3 Logout from PS/2 KVM over IP switch
5.3 Remote console
5.3.1 Show remove console
5.3.2 Description of Remote Console Options
5.3.3 PS/2 KVM over IP switch mouse synchronization
5.3.3.1 Introduction
5.3.3.2 Auto mouse speed and mouse synchronization
5.3.3.3 Limitations of the mouse synchronization
5.3.3.4 Single and Double Mouse Mode
5.3.4 Video setting through the remote console
5.3.4.1 Video Settings through the HTML-Frontend
5.3.4.2 Video Settings through the remote console
5.4 PC settings
5.4.1 SSL settings
5.4.1.1 SSL certificate management
5.4.2 Mouse/keyboard setting
5.4.3 Video setting
5.4.4 User specific settings

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5.4.5 Remote console type
5.4.6 Mouse hotkey
5.4.7 Button keys
5.5 Network settings
5.5.1 Dynamic DNS
5.6 Serial settings
5.6.1 Modern setting
5.7 User settings
5.8 Maintenance
5.8.1 PS/2 KVM over IP switch board summary
5.8.2 Maintenance Features
5.8.2.1 Event log
5.8.2.1.1 Event log setting
5.8.2.1.2 Log event assignments
5.8.2.2 Date/Time setting
5.8.2.3 Update Firmware
5.8.3 Reset function
5.8.4 Reset PS/2 KVM over IP switch
5.9 Access via Telnet
6. TROUBLESHOOTING
7. PIN ASSIGMENTS
8. CERTIFICATES

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1. The Quick Installation Guide
Installation
PS/2 KVM over IP switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote
administration console. All data is transmitted via IP. PS/2 KVM over IP switch can be used in a
multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Besides this, PS/2 KVM over IP switch
is a KVM switch, which can also be used with a local console.
PS/2 KVM over IP hardware installation
Host
Console
Figure 1.1 The connectors of single port PS/2 KVM over IP Front and rear side
Please perform the following steps:
1. Connect the power supply on PS/2 KVM over IP switch
2. Connect the monitor to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.
3. Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.
4. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.
5. Connect a VGA cable (15-pin HDDB Male / Male) with the Male side to both of the PC and
the host port of the PS/2 KVM over IP switch.
6. Connect one purple end of 3-in-one cable to the PS/2 mouse port on the computer, and the
other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 mouse port on the PS/2 KVM over IP Switch.
7. Connect one green end of 3-in-one cable to PS/2 keyboard port on the computer, and the
other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 keyboard port on the PS/2 KVM over IP switch.
8. Connect Ethernet and/or modem, depending how you want to access PS/2 KVM over IP
switch
Video modes
PS/2 KVM OVER IP recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running
X-Window on the host system, please don’t use any custom mode lines with special video
modes. If done so, PS/2 KVM OVER IP may not be able to detect these. You are on the safe side
with all standard VESA video modes. Please refer to Appendix A for a list of all known modes.
Initial IP configuration
Initially the PS/2 KVM over IP switch network interface is configured with the parameters shown
in Table 1.1.

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Parameter Value
IP auto configuration DHCP
IP-Address —
Net-mask 255.255.255.0
Default-Gateway none
IP access control disabled
Table 1.1: Initial configuration
If this initial configuration doesn’t meet your local requirements, you need to do the initial IP
configuration. Use one of the following ways:
1. Connect the enclosed NULL modem cable to the serial interface on the rear side. The serial
interface needs to be adjusted with the parameters shown in table 1.2:
Parameter Value
Bits/second 115200
Data bits 8
Parity No
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
Table 1.2: Serial parameters
Use a terminal software (e.g. hyper term or minicom) to connect to PS/2 KVM over IP switch.
Reset PS/2 KVM over IP switch and immediately press < ESC >. You will see some device
information and a ’=>’ prompt. Enter the command ’config’ and press < Enter >. After waiting a
few moments you may configure IP auto configuration, IP address, net mask and default
gateway. Pressing < Enter > without entering values does not change settings. The gateway
value must be set to 0.0.0.0 (for no gateway) or any other value. You will be asked if the
values are correct and get a chance to correct them. After confirming, PS/2 KVM over IP
switch performs a reset.
2. Use an crossover Ethernet cable to connect PS/2 KVM over IP switch to a subnet where a
DHCP server is available. After the DHCP server has assigned an IP address to PS/2 KVM over
IP switch you can use the web interface to configure the device.
Web interface
PS/2 KVM over IP switch may be accessed using a standard web browser. You may use the
HTTP protocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS. Just enter the configured IP
address of PS/2 KVM over IP switch into your web browser. Initially there is only one user
configured who has unrestricted access to all PS/2 KVM over IP switch features:
Login name
Password
Please login and change the password immediately according to your own policies.
The Remote Console
The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system to
which PS/2 KVM over IP switch is attached. The web browser which is used for accessing PS/2
KVM over IP switch has to supply a Java Runtime Environment version 1.1 or higher. The

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Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the
screen of your remote system. That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way.
Open the console by choosing the appropriate link in the navigation frame of the HTML fronted.
Figure 1.2 shows the top of the Remote Console.
Figure 1.2: Top part of the Remote Console
There are some options to choose from, the important ones are the following:
Auto Adjust button
If the video displayed is of bad quality or distorted in some way, press this button and wait
a few seconds while PS/2 KVM over IP switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible
video quality.
Sync Mouse
Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is
especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In
general there is no need to change mouse settings on the host.
Video Settings in Options Menu This opens a new window with elements to control the PS/2
KVM over IP switch Video Settings. You can change some values, for instance related to
brightness and contrast of the picture displayed, which may improve the video quality. It is
also possible to revert to the default settings for all video modes or only the current one.

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2. Introduction
Figure 2.1 Single port PS/2 KVM over IP
Thank you for purchasing PS/2 KVM over IP switch. PS/2 KVM over IP switch can save your
MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT and POWER. PS/2 KVM over IP defines a new class of
remote KVM access devices. PS/2 KVM OVER IP defines a new class of remote KVM access
devices (see Figure 2.1). PS/2 KVM OVER IP combines digital remote KVM access via IP
networks with comprehensive and integrated system management.
PS/2 KVM over IP owes a convenient, remote KVM access and control via LAN or Internet. It
captures, digitizes, and compresses video and transmits it with keyboard and mouse signals to
and from a remote computer. PS/2 KVM over IP provides a non-intrusive solution for remote
access and control. Remote access and control software runs on its embedded processors only
but not on mission-critical servers, so that there is no interference with server operation or impact
on network performance.
Furthermore, PS/2 KVM over IP offers additional remote power management with the help of
optional available device.
PS/2 KVM over IP supports consoles consisting of PS/2 style keyboards, PS/2 style mouse and
HDDB 15 video output. PS/2 KVM over IP will automatically detect the current video mode of the
console, however manual fine tuning is recommended to receive the best video quality. PS/2
KVM over IP will accept video streams up to 110 MHz dot clock. This results in a screen
resolution of 1280x1024 dots with a frame rate of 60 Hz.
2.1 When the server is up and running
PS/2 KVM over IP switch gives you full control over the remote server. The Management
Console allows you to access the remote server’s graphics, keyboard and mouse and to send
special commands to the server. You can also perform periodic maintenance of the server.
Using the Console Redirection Service, you are able to do the following:
I. Reboot the system (a graceful shutdown).
II. Watch the boot process.
III. Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic environment.
IV. Run special diagnostic programs.

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2.2 When the server is dead
Obviously, fixing hardware defects is not possible using a remote management device.
Nevertheless PS/2 KVM over IP gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a
hardware failure. Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five different categories with
different chances to happen:
I. Hard disk failure 50%
II. Power cable detached, power supply failure 28%
III. CPU, Controller, main board failure 10%
IV. CPU fan failure 8%
V. RAM failure 4%
Using PS/2 KVM over IP, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure
has occurred (See table 2.1).
Type of failure Detected by
Hard disk failure Console screen, CMOS set-up information
Power cable detached, power supply failure Server remains in power on state after power on
command has been given.
CPU Controller, main board failure. Power supply is on, but there is no video output.
CPU fan failure By server specific management software
RAM failure Boot-Sequence on boot console
Table 2.1:Host system failures and how they are detected.
2.3 Features
 Manage serves around the world
 KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) access over IP, ISDN or analogous telephone line.
 BIOS level access
 SSL encryption
 No impact on server or network performance
 Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture
 High-performance mouse tracking and synchronization
 Port to connect a user console for direct analogous access to KVM switch
 Local Mouse suppression (only when using SUN’s Java Virtual Machine)
 Remote power management and remote system management
 Can be use with any standard KVM
 Low Density CAT5 cable to eliminate cable clutter at the rack

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2.4 Package contents
Base unit- Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch 1 PCS
User’s manual 1 PCS
Installation and User Manual on CD-ROM 1 PCS
AC to DC Power Adapter 1 PCS
Rack Mount Kit 1 SET
Null modem cable 1 PCS
2.5 Technical specifications
Model No. Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch
PC Port 1
Console Port 1
PC Port Connector
(All Female Type)
PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin
PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin
VGA HDDB 15 pin
Console Port
Connector
(All Female Type)
Local Console: PS/2 Keyboard Mini Din 6 pin
PS/2 Mouse Mini Din 6 pin
VGA HDDB 15pin
Remote Console: RJ-45 8P8C
Serial Port(DB9 pin
Male)
1
LAN port(RJ-45 8P8C) 1
10BASE-T Ethernet uses Category 3/4/5/5E/6 UTP
100BASE-T Ethernet uses Category 5/5E/6 UTP
Reset port 1
Keyboard Emulation PS/2
Mouse Emulation PS/2
VGA Resolution 1280 X1024
Bandwidth 200MHz
Housing Metal
Power Adapter DC 5V, 2.5A
Operation Temperature 0~50℃
Storage Temperature -20 ~ 60℃
Humidity 0~80%, Non-Condensing
Size Desktop
Weight (kg) 1700g
Dimension (cm) 156 X139 X27

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2.6 System requirement
Model No. Single port PS/2 KVM over IP Switch
Local console side One Keyboard, one Mouse and one
monitor
Remote Console
side
One PC is linked into the network
Computer side One PC or Server or the console port of
KVM switch unit
2.7 Cable diagrams
PS/2 Cable:
Mini Din 6 pin Male to Male
VGA Cable:
HDB15 pin Male to Male
AT to PS/2 keyboard adapter: (Optional)
Din 5 pin Male to Mini Din 6 pin Female
PS/2 to DB9 adapter (Optional)
Mini Din 6 pin Female to DB 9 pin Female
CAT5/5E/6 Straight Through UTP/STP Cable:
8P8C