HETEC V - IP User manual

V- IP
Quick Installation Guide

The Quick Start Guide
Installation
The V -IP r edir ects local keyboar d, mouse and video data to a r emote administration
console. All data is transmitted with the TCP/IP pr otocol family . The V -IP can be
used in a multi-administrator and multi-server envir onment as well. C ombining the
V -IP with a KVM switch allows to access multiple r emote servers over one single
r emote console.
Connectors and Indicators
Front Side Connectors ( Figure 1-1 )
Figure 1-1. Front Side Conn ectors and Indicators
CPU port
Attach the CPU cable to this port.
Power/Status LED
Displays the status of the V -IP :
• LED off: the V -IP has no or not enough power
• LED blinking: the V -IP is booting up (if this pr ocess takes longer than one
minute, the r eason may be a lack of power).
• LED on: the V -IP is up and r unning.
If the V -IP is connected via USB o nly and the Power/Status LED tends not to
stop blinking afte r one minute, the V -IP may not r eceive enough power via USB.
In that case attach the enclo sed power supply to the V -IP .
Power supply DC 5V
Attach the enclosed power supply to the V -IP .
• V oltage: 5V
• Curr ent: 1.5 A
RJ45 Ethernet
UTP3/5 cables can be connected to the V -IP using this standar d RJ45 jack.
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Rear Side Connectors ( Figure 1-2 )
Figure 1-2. Rear Side Conne ctors
System
Her e you may attach the optional “system cable” e nabling PS/2 support, serial
and local console.
Connecting the V-IP to the Host System
Perform the following steps in or der to connect the KVM signals of the server system
to the V -IP :
1. Connect the pr e-mounted CPU cable to
• The VGA outlet of your server o r the local console video port of yo ur KVM
switch.
• The USB to one of the USB interfaces of your se rver or your USB-KVM
switch.
2. Connect the RJ45 Ethernet connector to your local Ethern et hub using a CA T5
cable.
3. Connect the e xternal power supply to the 5V power connector and power on
the V -IP .
Warning
The USB standard guarantees up to 500mA power per single USB port.
The
V-IP needs up to 700mA current and therefore does not work on
USB
alone. However, most of the current USB ports provide more than
700mA so that no external power is needed to power the V-IP . Taking
more
power from an USB port than specified may cause damage to
your
computer and is therefore not recommended.
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Initial Network Configuration
Initially , the V -IP network interface is configur ed with the parameters shown in T able
1-1 .
T able 1-1. Initial Network C onfiguration
Parameter Value
IP auto configuration DHCP
IP addr ess -
Netmask 255.255.255.0
Gateway none
IP access contr ol none
Warning
If the DHCP connection fails on boot up, V-IP will not have an
IP
address.
If this initial configuration does not meet your local r equir ements, adjust t he values
to your nee ds. Y ou may either confi gur e the V -IP via seria l interface, or use the setup
tool that can be found on the CD ROM deliver ed with this package.
V-IP Setup Tool
Main Window
Figure 1-3. V -IP setup tool
Connect the V -IP to your computer either via local network or via USB. Start the setup
tool fr om the CD ROM on the computer wher e t he V -IP is installed. Depen ding on
the connec tion (USB or network), the device detection i s dif fer ent. A window opens
as seen in Figur e 1-3 .
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MAC Address Detection
On t he upper left corner , the MAC addr ess of the V -IP is d isplayed. T o detect the
MAC addr ess manually , pr ess the button “ Refr esh Devices ” . The displayed MAC
addr ess is the same MAC addr ess printed on the w hite sticker placed on the back of
the V -IP . If the V -IP is connected via USB, it is classified as an USB device and an
appr opriate drive letter is chosen for this device. On the lower right corner of the
w indow , ther e ar e two buttons: “ Query Device ” and
“ Setup Device ” . Pr ess the “ Query Device ” button to display the pr econfigur ed val-
ues of the network co nfiguration. The valu es ar e displayed in the text fields located
above. If necessary , adjust the network settings to your needs. T o save the changes
enter an user nam e and an accor ding passwor d. Then p r ess the “ Setup Device ”
button.
Authentication
T o adjust t he authenticatio n settings, enter your login as a super user and change your
passwor d.
Super user login
Enter the login name of the super user . The initial value is “ admin ” .
Super user passwor d
Enter the curr ent passwor d for the super user . This initial value is “ hetec ” .
New super user passwor d
Enter the new passwor d for the super user .
New passwor d (confirm)
Retype the new passwor d for the super user .
T o close the window and accept the changes pr ess the “ OK ” but ton, otherwise pr ess
the “ Cancel ” button.
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Configuration
via Serial Interface
T o configu r e the V -IP via serial int erface both the optional system cable ( serial port )
and
a null modem cable ar e r equir ed (available separately). Connect the encl osed
Null Modem Cable to the serial interface with the bl ack con nector on the system
cable
. The serial interface need s to be adjusted with the parameters as shown in
T able 1-2 .
T able 1-2. Serial parameters
Parameter Value
Bits/second 115200
Data bits 8
Parity no
Stop bits 1
Flow contr ol none
Use a terminal softwar e (e.g. hyperterm or minicom ) to connect to the V -IP .
Reset the V -IP and immediately pr ess the “ ESC ” key . Y ou wil l see a “ => ” pr ompt.
Enter the command “ config ” , and pr ess the key “ ENTER ” . Quite soon afterwar ds
you ar e asked to adjust the IP auto configuration, the IP ad dr ess, the net m ask, and
the default gateway . Pr essing the “ ENTER ” key without entering values does not
change se ttings. The gate way value has to be set to 0.0.0.0 (for no gateway) or
any other valu e for the IP addr ess of the gatew ay . After the confirmation th e V -IP
performs a r eset using the new values as set befor e.
Web Interface
The V -IP may be accessed using a standar d Java e nabled web br owser . Y ou m ay use
the HTTP pr otocol or a secur e enc rypted connection via HTTPS. Just enter the con-
figur ed IP addr ess of the V -IP into your web br owser . The initial login settings ar e:
T able 1-3. Standard User Set tings
Parameter Value
Login admin
Passwor d hetec
Changing these settings to user specific values is str ongly r ecommended and can be
done on the “ Use r Management ” page (see the Section called Users And Gr oups in
V-IP User Manual Chapter 6 ).
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The Remote Console
The Remote Con sole is the r e dir ected scr een, keyboar d and mou se of the r emote host system in
which the V -IP is installed. The web br owser which is used for accessing the V -IP has to supply a
Java Runtime Envir onment version 1.1 or h igher . However , it is str ongly r ecommended to install
Sun JVM 1.4. The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you wer e sitting
dir ectly in fr ont of the scr een of your r emote system. That means that both th e keyboar d and
mouse can be used in the usual way . Open the console by selecting the pr eview pictur e on the
main site of the HTML fr ontend. Figur e 1-4 shows the top of the Remote Console
Figure 1-4. T op part of the Remote Console
Ther e ar e some options to cho ose fr om the menu, the important ones ar e the follow ing:
Auto Adjust button
If the v ideo displaye d is of bad quality or distorted in some way , pr ess this button
and w ait a fe w seconds while the V -IP tries to adjust itself for the bes t possible
video quality .
Sync Mouse
Choose this op tion in or der to synchr oni ze the local with the r emote mouse cur -
sor . This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the
host system. In general, the r e is no need to change mouse settings on thet.
V ideo Settings in Options Menu
This ope ns a new window with elements to contr ol the V -IP V ideo Settings. Y ou
can change some values, for instance r elated to brightn ess and contrast of the
pictur e displayed, which may impr ove the video quality . It is also possible to
r evert to the default setti ngs for all video modes or only the curr ent one.
Note: At first start, if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse
pointer,
press the Auto Adjust Button once.
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