Minicom 0SU70050 User manual

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SmartRack 116 IP - Quick Start Guide
SMARTRACK 116 IP
1. Introduction
To take advantage of the full range of features, we recommend you read the
softcopy User Guide after performing the Quick Start procedure. It’s in PDF format
on the supplied CD or on our website www.minicom.com in the Support section.
The SmartRack 116 IP extends your KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) from any
computer or server over TCP/IP via LAN, WAN or Internet connection. Now you
can control, monitor and manage up to 16 remote servers from wherever you are,
inside or outside the organization. The SmartRack 116 IP is a cost-effective
hardware solution, for secure remote KVM access & control of 16
computers/servers from the BIOS level - independent of the OS. One local analog
or one remote digital IP user can access and control 16 multi-platform (PS/2, SUN,
USB) servers at a time.
Occupying just 1U of rack space, it’s the neat, space-saving way to control your
data rack. It comes with all the hardware you need to mount it, and is easy to
install.
To access servers, just slide out the drawer and flip up its top to display the large,
high resolution 17” TFT LCD display.
The display is (VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA compatible) with front-panel high-
quality controls and Touchpad for easy adjustment.
1.1 Compatibility
The SmartRack 116 IP is compatible with:
• PS/2, SUN and USB computers/servers
• Windows, Linux, UNIX and other major operating systems
2. System components
The SmartRack 116 IP system consists of:
• 1 SmartRack 116 IP
• 1 RS232 Download cable (p/n 5CB40419)
• ROCS - PS/2, USB. (Ordered separately). CAT5 cables (1.5m provided)
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3. Hardware kit contents
Rail with front and rear bracket x 2,
for rack depth of 614 ~ 800 mm.
Right and left sides are different.
Long bracket x 2. (For increased rack
depth of 905 ~ 990mm)
Medium bracket x 2. (For increased
rack depth of 800 ~ 905mm)
Short bracket x 2
Bracket attachment x 2
Note! The short bracket and bracket attachment for a rack depth of 504~ 614 mm
and without a KVM switch connected to the drawer.
Flat screws x 6 (for rail mount to console body)
Screws x 6
Bracket A with thumbscrew x 2
2
SMARTRACK 116 IP
Screws x4
Keys x 2.
4. Pre-installation guidelines
• Switch off all computers
• Place cables away from fluorescent lights, air conditioners, and machines that
are likely to generate electrical noise
• Ensure that the maximum distance between each computer and the SmartRack
116 IP does not exceed 30m/100ft
5. Connecting to a rack
Note! For increased rack depth of 800 ~ 990mm, first change the bracket to
the medium or long bracket, see section 5.1 on page 6.
Note! The illustrations below show the connections to one side of the SmartRack
116 IP. The connections are the same for the other side.
1. Move the rail until two screws appear, see Figure 1.
Figure 1 Exposing the 2 screws
2. Loosen slightly the 7 screws as shown below.
Figure 2 Loosen 7 screws
3. Adjust the rear bracket to fit your cabinet, see below.
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Figure 3 Adjusting the bracket
4. Install the front and rear bracket onto the cabinet, see figure below.
Figure 4 Installing front and rear bracket on cabinet
5. Tighten the 7 screws as shown below.
Figure 5 Tightening the 7 screws
6. Repeat the steps above to connect the other rail to the other side of the rack.
7. Slide the SmartRack console between the rails as shown below.
SMARTRACK 116 IP
Figure 6 Sliding the SmartRack between the rails
8. Unlock and pull both left and right rail–lock switches together – see below –
and push the console all the way into the rack.
Figure 7 Rail–lock switch
9. Connect three flat screws to the rear of the console on both sides. See figure
below.
Figure 8 Connecting three flat screws to the rear of the console
The console now sits snugly in the rack, see Figure 9.
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Figure 9 Console in the rack
5.1 Using the medium or longer bracket
For a rack depth of 800 ~ 905mm, use the medium bracket. For a rack depth of 905
~ 990mm, use the longer bracket.
To replace the bracket with the medium or longer bracket:
1. Loosen the 7 screws as shown below.
Figure 10 Loosening the 7 screws
Remove the six (different) screws as shown below.
Figure 11 Removing the six screws
2. Take the rear bracket out, see below.
SMARTRACK 116 IP
Figure 12 Taking the rear bracket out
3. Insert the medium/long bracket into the rail then adjust the bracket to fit your
cabinet.
4. Tighten at least 2~3 screws along the length you need. Note! For medium
bracket use the round screws , and for the long bracket use the flat
screws .See Figure 13.
Figure 13 Inserting and tightening the long bracket
5. Repeat the above steps for the other side.
6. Go to section 5 Connecting to a rack.
5.2 Connectingthe KVM Switch 116 IP
1. Connect the bracket A to the sides of the Switch using the two 6mm screws
provided see figure below.
Figure 14 Connecting the bracket A to the sides of the Switch
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2. Slide the Switch 116 IP into the rail and into the back of
the
until you hear a click. See the figure below.
Figure 15 Slide switch into back of SmartRack
3. Secure the Switch 116 IP to the rail by inserting the thum
bsc
bracket and into the rail and tightening them, see Figure 16.
Figure 16 Tightening the thumbscrews
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4. Press Enter. The Web interface opens at the Network Conf
iguration
Figure 19.
9. The OSD
To display the OSD:
Figure 19 SmartRack 116 IP Web interface
1. Ensure there is no remote user connected. To disconnect the
the Local button on the SmartRack 116 IP.
2. Press Shift twice. The OSD Main window appears. See
Figure
yellow text show active computers. Lines with blue text
show
computers. The Type column indicates a computer “C” is
connec
Port number
appears here
Instruction
keys
Figure 20 OSD Main window
9.1.1 Navigating the OSD
To navigate up and down use the Up and Down arrow keys.
To jump from one column to the next (when relevant) use the
Tab
To exit the OSD or return to a previous window within the
OSD
Connector Function
Serial
This port is for
Flash
To update firm
w
system - OSD,
LAN
Connect to
10/
unit is connect
e
illuminates wh
e
Server ports
Connect to s
ervers
the
SmartRack console
SM
A
6. The SmartRack Switc
h
You connect servers to the 116IP
switch
configuration of the 116IP system.
MI
N
bsc
rews through the
User over IP
SM
AR
SMARTRACK 116IP
Internet / VPN / L
A
Figure 17 SmartRack
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6.1 The 116 switch
MINICOM
SERIAL 9 1
0
SMARTRACK116IPSWITCH FLASH LAN
Flash
1
2
(download)
LAN(Ethernet)
connector
connector
6.1.1 Connector table
Figure
18
iguration
page, see
SM
A
9.1.2 Selecting a computer
To select a computer:
1. Navigate to the desired computer
Or, type the port number of the
desired
2. Press Enter. The selected com
puter
showing which computer is acc
essed.
Note! When the OSD is displayed y
ou
keyboard hotkeys.
remote user press
Figure
20. Lines with
show
inactive
connec
ted to the port.
C=computer
Tab
key.
OSD
press Esc .
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future Serial functionality
w
are of the analogue part of the 116 IP Switch
Switch, ROCs.
10/
100 Mbit Ethernet. Green LED illuminates when
e
d to a 100 Mbit/sec network. Yellow Led
e
n unit is connected to a 10 Mbit/sec network.
ervers
via ROCs
A
RTRACK 116 IP
h
system configuration
switch
via ROCs. Figure 17 illustrate the basic
6.2
Con
Each com
pute
appropriat
e
needed at
the
keyboard
port
6.2.1
Connec
You can
connect
following
N
ICOM
SERIAL 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
AR
TRA CK 116IP SWI TCH
FLASH LAN 12345678
SWITCH
A
N
To servers
CAT5 cables
Up to 30M / 100ft
ROCs
to servers
1.
Connect
2.
Connect
3.
Connect
Failure to
mouse m
al
6.2.2
Connec
The ROC
modern
Linux
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6IP Switch system configuration To c
onnect
1.
Connect
2.
Connect
0
11 12 13 14 15 16 6.3
Con
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 Connect
the
the Sm
artRack
Server ports Power
connector
6.4
Con
18
116IP Switch ports 1.
Connect
2.
Connect
3. Follow
6.5
Con
1.
Connect
use the
2. Power
9
A
RTRACK 116 IP
10. Sta
rt
line.
desired
computer.
At a
Client
address.
https://IP
password
and
access,
(bot
puter
is accessed. A confirmation label appears
essed.
ou
cannot select computers using the
Note! The
r
you can t
ogg
pages.
When connecting
.
The sc
reen
see Figure
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Con
necting ROCs to servers
pute
r/server is directly connected to the SmartRack switch via the
e
ROC using CAT5 cable in a star configuration. No external power
is
the
remote ROCs. The ROCs draw their power from the computer’s
port
(ROC PS/2) or from the USB port (ROC USB).
Connec
ting a ROC PS/2
connect
the ROC PS/2 to a powered on computer, but it must be in
the
order:
Connect
the Mouse connector to the computer’s Mouse port.
Connect
the Keyboard connector to the computer’s Keyboard port.
Connect
the Screen connector to the computer’s Video port.
connect in the above order while the server is running, may lead to
the
al
functioning until the server is rebooted.
Connec
ting a ROC USB
USB supports Windows 98 SE and later, MAC, SUN, SGI and all
Linux
distributions.
onnect
the ROC USB:
Connect
the Screen connector to the computer’s Video port.
Connect
the USB connector to the computer’s USB port.
Con
necting to the network
the
network cable to the LAN port. This must be done before powering
artRack
116IP Switch.
Con
necting the CAT5 cables
Connect
one connector to the ROC’s RJ45 port.
Connect
the other connector to one of the SmartRack Switch Server ports.
the above 2 steps for each computer.
Con
necting the power supply
Connect
the switch to the power supply using the Power cord provided. Onl
y
Power cord supplied with the unit.
on the switch.
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rt
ing a remote session
Client
computer open the web browser and type the SmartRack 116 IP’s
IP
https://IP
address. The Login page appears. Type your username and
and
press Enter. By default, the user name is: admin and the passwor
d
(bot
h lower case).
r
e is a shortcut to the Configuration pages from the login page.
In mode
ogg
le between the option to access a remote session or the configurat
ion
When connecting
you will download the Java client. .
reen
of the currently selected Target Server with Minicom toolbar appe
ars
21.
Server name
Toolbar
Figure 21 Remote console window
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is
the
SMARTRACK 116 IP
7. Initial settings - Default IP
address
The following sections provide instructions for set
ting
SmartRack 116 IP unit.
By default, SmartRack 116 IP boots with an automat
ically
from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol)
DHCP server provides a valid IP address, gateway
addre
To identify the IP address, the SmartRack 116 IP
MA
underside of the SmartRack 116 IP box. The device
n
the
found there.
If no DHCP server is found on the network, Sm
artRack
IP address : 192.168.0.155.
Note! If a DHCP server later becomes available, the
from DHCP server. To keep the static IP address, di
sa
softcopy User Guide.
7.1 Static IP addresses for a number of
u
Where you want to connect more than 1 SmartRack
1
and there is no DHCP server, or you want to use stat
i
following:
Connect the SmartRack 116 IP units one at a time a
nd
of each unit before connecting the next unit.
8. Logging into the Web interface
on
Client computer operating system. - Windows
2000
Internet Explorer 7.0 or later version. Linux with
Firefox
Complete the initial setup via the Web configuration
y
1. Open your Web browser and type the SmartRack
1
https://IP address/ - and press Enter. The login
page
2. In mode select Configuration mode. .
3. Type the default Administrator user name admin
lower case).
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SMARTRACK 116 IP
IP
d
is
Locks Toolbar
Session Profile
Video Settings
Power Control Settings
Keyboard
Settings
Mouse
Setti
ngs
(Currently not operational)
Tar
In mode
ion
ars
Figure 22 Toolbar icons
10.1 Switchingto a different server/de
vi
To connect to a different server/device:
1. From the Toolbar, click . A list of connected
2. Click the desired server. The screen of the server
appears.
To complete the initial setup and log into the web interf
ace
Guide on the supplied CD or on our website www.mi
nico
address
ting
the IP address for the
ically
assigned IP address
Protocol)
server on the network. The
addre
ss and subnet mask.
MA
C address appears on the
n
umber (D.N.) can also be
artRack
116 IP boots with the static
unit picks up the IP settings
sa
ble DHCP – explained in the
u
nits
1
16 IP to the same network
i
c IP addresses, do the
nd
change the static IP address
2000
or higher, with Firefox 3 or
Firefox
3.
inte
rface:
1
16 IP system IP address -
page
appears.
and
password access (both
ngs
Full Screen
Mode
Disconnect
Session
Tar
get Switching Menu
vi
ce
servers/devices appears.
appears.
ace
please see the softcopy User
nico
m.com in the Support section.
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