14.Appendix (continued)
14.3Troubleshooting
14.3.1 Overview
Operation problems can be due to a variety of causes. The first step in solving them is to make sure that all cables are securely attached and seated completely in their sockets.
In addition, updating the product’s firmware may solve problems that have been discovered and resolved since the prior version was released. If your product is not running the latest firmware version, we strongly recommend that you upgrade. See section 7.7, Upgrading the Firmware, for upgrade details.
14.3.2 Administration Problems
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After upgrading firmware, the KVM switch still appears to | Delete all temporary Internet files and cookies, close the Web browser, and then open a new | |
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After making changes and checking Reset on exit and | Upgrade your browser to Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 or higher. | |
then logging out, the KVM switch doesn’t reset after I exit. |
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After making changes and checking Reset on exit, when | Log in from a remote console to automatically recover the correct date. If you log in from the | |
I log back in the calendar changes to an incorrect (much | local console, go to the Administration page and reset the calendar to the correct date. | |
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Erratic operation. | Press and hold the Reset button for at least three seconds. | |
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Mouse and/or keyboard not responding. | Unplug the cable(s) from the console port(s), and then plug it back in again. | |
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Sudden loss of network connection. | Close your KVM switch connection. Wait approximately 30 seconds, and then log in again. | |
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When logging in from a browser, the following | Make sure to include the forward slash and correct login string when you specify the KVM switches IP | |
message appears: 404 Object Not Found. | address. (See Default Webpage Name, section 7.6.5.) | |
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Two pointers appear when I login from a remote | You can shrink the | |
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I can’t set the computers’ screen resolutions | If you wish to set the screen resolutions of the connected computers to something higher than 1280 x | |
higher than 1280 x 1024, even though the KVM | 1024, see section 14.4, Screen Resolutions Higher than 1280 x 1024. | |
switch supports 1600 x 1200 for remote comput- |
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When I switch to one of the computers on my | To resolve the problem, connect an external KVM console (with a monitor capable of displaying the | |
installation, the LCD monitor screen goes blank. | problem computer’s screen resolution) to the KVM switches external console ports. Use the external | |
All I see is a black screen. | console to access the problem computer and reduce its resolution to 1280 x 1024. | |
| Note: Although the LCD monitor only supports video resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024, the KVM switch | |
| itself can support video resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60 Hz. If you wish to set the screen resolu- | |
| tions of the connected computers to something higher than 1280 x 1024, see Screen Resolutions | |
| Higher than 1280 x 1024, page x for details. | |
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When viewing a computer with a high screen | Try to move the pointer up and down, and side to side to expose the parts of the desktop that you can’t | |
resolution from a remote computer, I can’t see | see. If this doesn’t work, toggling the mouse display will allow you to use the computer’s own pointer to | |
the entire desktop. | view the rest of the desktop. | |
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Java Client won't connect to the KVM switch. | 1. Java 2 JRE 1.4.2 or higher must be installed on your computer. | |
| 2. Make sure to include the forward slash and login string (see Default Webpage Name, section 7.6.5) | |
| when you specify the KVM switches IP address. | |
| 3. Close the Java Client, reopen it, and try again. | |
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Pressing the Windows Menu key has no effect. | Java doesn't support the Windows Menu key. | |
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Java Client performance deteriorates. | Exit the program and start again. | |
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National language characters do not appear. | If the local keyboard is set to a | |
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IP and MAC address filters do not work with the | IP and MAC address filters only work with the Windows Client. We recommend using the Default Web | |
Java Client. | page name (see section 7.6.5) as a means to enhance the overall security of the KVM switch. | |
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