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Single port PS2 KVM over IP
Figure 5.3: PS/2 KVM over IP switch home menu window
The upper left frame contains a home link that brings you instantly back to the home page after you stepped down to one of the administration menu points. The logout link logs you out of PS/2 KVM over IP switch. That means the current session will be terminated and you have to type username and password again to login.
Note:
The PS/2 KVM over IP switch will log you out automatically after there is no administration activity for half an hour. In this case each click on one of the links will lead you to the login screen where you have to provide the login information again.
The lower left area of the PS/2 KVM over IP switch main window, called the menu frame, contains the main menu that leads you to the pages for various administration tasks. The functions of the menu frame will be described in detail during the following sections.
The different function pages selected by one of the menu links will be presented in the big right frame, called the function area.
Initially the function area contains three separate elements which are described in table 5.1.
Feature | Description |
Telnet Console | This option offers a Java applet for the Telnet protocol to open a |
| connection to PS/2 KVM over IP switch. Its main use is the |
| passthrough option for the serial port 1. Of course it is also possible |
| to connect with a standard Telnet client. For details regarding the |