Avocent manual Quick Installation Guide, PS/2 KVM over IP hardware installation, Video modes

Single port PS2 KVM over IP

1. The Quick Installation Guide

Installation

PS/2 KVM over IP switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted via IP. PS/2 KVM over IP switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Besides this, PS/2 KVM over IP switch is a KVM switch, which can also be used with a local console.

PS/2 KVM over IP hardware installation

Host

Console

Figure 1.1 The connectors of single port PS/2 KVM over IP Front and rear side

Please perform the following steps:

1.Connect the power supply on PS/2 KVM over IP switch

2.Connect the monitor to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.

3.Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.

4.Connect the mouse to the PS/2 KVM over IP switch console side.

5.Connect a VGA cable (15-pin HDDB Male / Male) with the Male side to both of the PC and the host port of the PS/2 KVM over IP switch.

6.Connect one purple end of 3-in-one cable to the PS/2 mouse port on the computer, and the other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 mouse port on the PS/2 KVM over IP Switch.

7.Connect one green end of 3-in-one cable to PS/2 keyboard port on the computer, and the other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 keyboard port on the PS/2 KVM over IP switch.

8.Connect Ethernet and/or modem, depending how you want to access PS/2 KVM over IP switch

Video modes

PS/2 KVM OVER IP recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running X-Window on the host system, please don’t use any custom mode lines with special video modes. If done so, PS/2 KVM OVER IP may not be able to detect these. You are on the safe side with all standard VESA video modes. Please refer to Appendix A for a list of all known modes.

Initial IP configuration

Initially the PS/2 KVM over IP switch network interface is configured with the parameters shown in Table 1.1.