Cyclades User's Guide manual Making a Direct Connection for Network Configuration

Making a Direct Connection for Network Configuration

5.Connect the RJ-45 connector on other end of the cable to a KVM port on the KVM/net.

6.Repeat Step 1. through Step 5. for all computers to be connected to the KVM ports.

7.If any user is using a PC with Windows XP server pack 2 installed and Internet Explorer 5 or 6 to remotely administer a connected server, make sure the procedure under “Required Security Settings For Internet Explorer” on page 109 has been done on the PC.

8.If this is a first-time installation, go to “Making a Direct Connection for Network Configuration” on page 82.

Making a Direct Connection for Network Configuration

The system administrator must specify basic network settings on the KVM/ net before administrators can connect to and manage the unit and the connected devices through a browser. To prepare to perform necessary basic network configuration, make a direct connection to the KVM/net by doing one of the following:

•Connect a terminal or computer to the CONSOLE port. See “To Connect to the Console Port” on page 82.

•Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the keyboard, monitor, and mouse connectors on the KVM/net.

See “To Connect to the User 1 Management Port” on page 83.

See “Enabling Access to the Web Manager without Making a Direct Connection” on page 101, if desired, for other procedures that require advanced system administration expertise.

TTo Connect to the Console Port

Perform the following steps to connect a computer to the console port of the KVM/net. This procedure assumes that you know how to use a terminal emulation program.

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