Appendix

Troubleshooting

General Operation

Problem

Resolution

 

 

I am confused about which

See Terminology, page xv for details

equipment the terms Local and

 

Remote refer to.

 

 

 

Erratic Operation

The KVM Over the NET™ switch needs to be

 

started before any cascaded switches.

 

1. Make sure to power it on before powering on the

 

switch.

 

2. If the cascaded switch was started before the

 

KVM Over the NET™ switch, reset or restart the

 

cascaded switch.

 

 

 

Press and release the Reset switch (see Reset

 

Switch, page 10).

 

 

I have been given an account

1. Make sure that you have correctly specified your

but I am unable to log in.

Username and Password.

 

2. Make sure that the administrator has given you

 

the necessary permission to access the switch.

 

3. Ask your administrator to see if the switch is

 

under CC management. If it is, he will have to

 

resolve the situation either by disabling CC

 

management on the switch (see page 153), or by

 

deselecting it on the CC server (see the CC User

 

Manual for details).

 

 

I can’t access the switch, even

If the switch is behind a router, the router’s Port

though I have specified the IP

Forwarding (also referred to as Virtual Server)

address and port number

feature must be configured. See Port Forwarding,

correctly.

page 241, for details.

 

 

When logging in from a browser,

If a login string has been set, make sure to include

the following message appears:

the forward slash and correct login string when you

404 Object Not Found.

specify the KVM Over the NET™ switch’s IP

 

address. (See Login String, page 166.)

 

 

Sudden loss of network

Close your connection to the KVM Over the NET™

connection.

switch. Wait approximately 30 seconds, and log in

 

 

again.

 

 

No remote server video display

Check that your KVM Adapter Cable’s firmware

on the client computer.

version is the same as the version stored in the

 

switch’s Main firmware. See Firmware Upgrade

 

Recovery, page 186 for details

 

 

 

Set the remote server resolution to 1280 x 1024 or

 

less.

 

 

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