Belkin 5216K, IP 5232K Virtual media, REmote AcCESS, sections, Setup, Mounting a Drive

REmote AcCESS

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Virtual media

With virtual media, you can virtually mount removable mass storage devices connected to the client computer onto the target server.

This includes:

•Floppy drives

•CD-ROMs

•DVD-ROMs

•ISO images of CD\DVD

•USB flash drives (disk on key tokens)

•Miscellaneous USB memory sticks/cards identified by the operating system as removable mass storage devices

Setup

Virtual media is only supported by server ports 1 and 2. You must connect a separate USB cable to VM ports 1 and 2 located on the back of the Switch and match to the corresponding servers connected to server ports 1 and 2.

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Mounting a Drive

1.Click “Virtual Media” and the “Virtual Media” dialog box appears

(see Figure 36). All connected mass storage devices appear in the “Local Drives” section.

Figure 36 Virtual Media

2.Select the device to be mounted and click “Mount”. A remote device warning should appear.

3.Click “OK”. The device mounts onto the target server and appears as a removable or CD/DVD drive of the target server. It also appears in the “Mounted Drives” section in Figure 36. Once mounted, you can use the device during the remote session as if it is connected to the target server.

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