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NOVEMBER 2006 ACR2005A

ServSwitch™ Wizard IP Plus

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Contents

ServSwitch Wizard IP Plus Contents Index Introduction VNC links. Check with Black Box for availability Wizard IP Plus features front and rear CD-ROM What’s in the box What you may additionally need Single unit rack brackets MountingDouble unit rack brackets Host computer links Keyboard and mouse ConnectionsSingle host computer or many? To make a keyboard and mouse links To make a video link Host computer links VideoDigital video link Analogue video link Host computer links Virtual Media Host computer links AudioTo make an audio link To make an Virtual Media link To connect a local keyboard and mouse Local console connections Keyboard and mouseLocal console. Why? PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connections To connnect a local video monitor Local console connections VideoAnalogue video link Digital video link IP network port Local console connections AudioTo connect local speakers To connect the IP network port To connect the power supply Power supply connectionModem/ISDN port To connect a modem or Isdn port To connect and address the switch boxes Power control port Part 1 Local configuration Initial configurationPart 1 Local configuration Part 2 Remote configuration Admin password To perform the initial local configurationTime and Date Encryption Wizard IP Plus encryption settings Encryption settingsViewer encryption settings Encryption To restore mouse operation when hot plugging Which restore setting do I use?Hot plugging and mouse restoration Recognising an IntelliMouse-style mouse Wizard IP Plus asks for an unknown admin password Resetting the configurationTo invoke a configuration reset by switch Wizard IP Plus does not display the configuration sequence To perform the remote configuration Part 2 Remote configuration Port settings Networking issuesPositioning Wizard IP Plus in the network Placing Wizard IP Plus behind a router or firewall To discover a DHCP-allocated IP address AddressingDNS addressing Firewall/router address Ensuring sufficient security Placing Wizard IP Plus alongside the firewallPorts Power control sequences Power switching configurationTo configure the power sequences for each host computer To control two or more ports simultaneously Kvmadmin command ip address parameters Kvmadmin utilityKvmadmin -getconfig kvm1.cfg Kvmadmin -setusers users.csv To perform a flash upgrade Performing a flash upgradeConfigure network option Important Wait until the upgrade is complete Then please contact the system administrator for details Connecting to the Wizard IP PlusLocal connection To make a local connection To avoid the ‘hall of mirrors’ effect Remote connections To connect using your Web browser To connect using the VNC viewerRemote connection by VNC viewer Remote connection by Web browser When using the viewer window Using the viewer windowMenu bar Mouse pointers ConfigureHost selection To select a host Power control Access mode shared/privateAuto calibrate Re-synchronise mouse Controls Single Mouse ModeResync Mouse Refresh Screen Video Settings When entering codesKeyboard Control Info Increased by 50% when a slow link is detected When the screen contains only host system informationSetting the Threshold manually Phase To remotely transfer files to a host computer Virtual Media Downloading VNC viewer from the Wizard IP Plus Connecting via dial up modem or Isdn linkIf you need to enter a port number Supported web browsers Viewer encryption settingsWindows Linux When logging on using VNC viewer, I cannot enter a username TroubleshootingGetting assistance UK +44 0118 965 To access the local configuration menus Appendix 1 Local configuration menus Unit configuration Network configuration Modem configuration To reset the Wizard IP Plus configuration Reset configuration What is IP access control? Clear IP access controlTo clear IP access control Colour/Encoding Appendix 2 VNC viewer connection optionsAuto select Preferred encoding Disable all inputs view-only mode Enable all inputsInputs Customise Misc Scaling Defaults Save Defaults ReloadIdentities Load / Save Appendix 3 VNC viewer window options Encoding and colour level Appendix 4 Browser viewer optionsSecurity To access the remote configuration menus Appendix 5 Remote configuration menusMain configuration menu Logged on users User accounts Hardware Version Screensaver TimeoutFirmware Version Host Keyboard Layout Advanced unit configuration Time & date configuration IP Network Mask IP Access ControlIP Gateway To define a new IP access control entry Setting IP access controlTo reorder access control entries To edit/remove access control entries Power control port Serial port configurationModem port To create a new host entry Host configuration Hotkey sequences and Port Direct Port/host addressing using Port DirectHotkey sequences Port Direct To copy and paste the log Logging and statusSyslog Server IP Address IP addresses Appendix 6 Addresses, masks and portsNet masks Operation with net mask Net masks the binary explanationBinary equivalent Binary octet after Single locations Calculating the mask for IP access controlAll locations Address ranges Ports Security issues with ports Wizard IP Plus to power switch cable Appendix 7 Cable and connector specificationsPower switch to power switch daisy chain cable 9pin D-type female Permissible key presses Appendix 8 Hotkey sequence codesCreating macro sequences Appendix 9 Supported video modes General Public License Linux Safety information End user licence agreement European EMC directive 89/336/EEC Radio Frequency EnergyFCC Compliance Statement United States Canadian Department of Communications RFI statement Certification notice for equipment used in Canada FCC requirements for telephone-line equipment Instrucciones de seguridad Normas Oficiales Mexicanas NOM electrical safety statement  Index Connections Country Web Site/Email Phone Fax BlackBox subsidiary contact details

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