Opengear KCS6104 User manual

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KCS6104 & KCS6116
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing the KCS6104/6116 KVM conso e server. This Quick Start wa ks
you through insta ation, configuration and oca operation. For more detai s p ease refer
to the User Manua on the CDROM.
Step1 Check kit contents
KCS6
104/6116
KVM console server
UTP cable(
s) and DB9F
-
RJ45S
stra ght and cross-over
Th s Qu ck Start
& CDROM
Power cable
Step 2 Connect the hardware

P ug the
KVM
conso e server into the
AC mains
 Attach any SERIAL and USB devices
 Attach the NETWORK port to your
management network
 Attach VGA, KEYBOARD and MOUSE
to an LCD drawer, KVM switch or
screen, keyboard and mouse
Note: If you p an to use out-of-band (OoB) dia -in access, connect the CONSOLE
seria port to an externa modem
Step 3 Set up the console server
 Power on the KCS6104/6116
 Using the attached screen and keyboard, ogin with the defau t system user
name root and defau t system password defau t
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 C ick Configure to aunch the Management Conso e, ogin using the defau t
system user name and password of root defau t
 From the Management Conso e, se ect System: Administration, enter and
confirm a new System Password and c ick Apply
 Go to System: Administration on the Management Conso e then enter and
confirm a new System Password and c ick Apply
 From the Management Conso e, se ect System: IP
 To assign your KCS6104/6116 a static IP address, check Static and enter
the IP Address and the Subnet Mask for your management LAN – eave
Gateway and DNS fie ds b ank
 If you wish to use a DHCP server to assign network settings to the
KCS6104/6116, check D CP
Step 4 Configure thin client connections
The KCS6104/6116 can function as a thin c ient, running oca c ient software to connect
to seria devices and network hosts.
To add a connection to a network host:
 From the Contro Pane , se ect Connect: Add/Delete/Edit
 Se ect the c ient protoco from the eft hand co umn and c ick Add
 Enter connection detai s network host (e.g. ostname, Username) and a
Label, then c ick Add
Once a hosts have been added, c ick Save.

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
Once a
h
ost has been added you
may
tai or the command executed to
connect to it, by se ecting Connect:
Add/Delete/Edit and c icking Edit
You can now aunch the connection from the Connect menu.
The KCS6104’s four or KCS6116’s sixteen seria ports are pre-configured with RS232
settings of 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. If you wish to change these
settings:
 C ick Configure to oad the Management Conso e, se ect Serial & Network:
Serial Port and c ick Edit for the re evant Port #
 Set the Common Settings (Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits and
Flow Control) to match those of the device being contro ed.
 You can a so se ect the Console Server protoco s (Telnet, SS , TCP,
Unauthenticated Telnet or RFC2217) for the remote networks connection to
this seria port – a Logging Level may a so be set to specify the eve of
information to be ogged for this port
 C ick Apply
You can now access the KCS6104/KCS6116 oca y with the attached screen and
keyboard and use the oca thin c ient software to manage a the computer, networking
and power devices in the rack.
Step 5 emote control
There are two options to remote y manage network hosts and seria devices via the
KCS6104/6116.
The first is to run the thin c ient management software on the KCS6104/6116,
connecting direct y to the network host or seria device – then use VNC from a remote
PC to remote y contro the KCS6104/6116.
 From the Management Conso e, se ect System: Services, check VNC Server
and/or Secure VNC Server
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 C ick Apply
 On the remote PC, aunch a web browser and ogin to the KCS6104/6116
Management Conso e (in the address bar, enter https:// fo owed by the IP
address of the KCS6104/6116, e.g. https://192.168.0.1)
 Se ect Manage: KCS: Connect and aunch the Remote Contro connection,
your browser wi down oad and run a VNC c ient Java app et
The second option is to run the c ient management software on the remote PC, and
secure y tunne the connection to the network host or seria device through the
KCS6104/6116.
This is particu ar y usefu when you have proprietary app ications on the remote PC
(such as De Open Manage or VMware VDI c ient) that you want to use to manage a
DRAC service processor or VMware virtua device on one of your servers:
 Se ect Serial & Network: Network osts and c ick Add ost
 Enter the IP address/DNS Name of the host
 Edit the Permitted Services used for accessing this host, e.g. HTTPS (TCP
port 443), VNC (TCP port 5900), or add custom TCP or UDP port numbers – on y
the services specified here are tunne ed through to the host, a other services
are b ocked
 At this stage you may a so specify the eve of information to be ogged and
monitored for each host access
 C ick Apply
 Se ect Serial & Network: Users & Groups and c ick Add User
 Enter a Username, enter and confirm a Password and se ect the new y added
host under Accessible ost(s)
 C ick Apply
 Insta the SDT Connector Java app ication on the remote PC, c ick File: New
Gateway
 Enter the KCS6104/6116’s IP address as the Gateway Address and the new y
added username and password as Gateway Username and Gateway
Password, c ick OK
 C ick Retrieve osts to retrieve the user’s accessib e hosts and permitted
services from the KCS6104/6116
 Under the KCS6104/6116 Gateway, se ect at the host access the service to
aunch – a tunne ed connection through the KCS6104/6116 is estab ished and
the oca management c ient software is aunched