deXlan user manual Operation Overview, Connecting IP-KVM switch to the host system, Step

Single port KVM over IP switch

3.Hardware installation

3.1Operation Overview

Figure 3-1 shows the connections of IP-KVM switch to its host, to peripheral devices, to the power source and to the local area network.

Single port

IP-KVM

IP Network

Administrator

KVM

PC

Figure 3-1.a: IP-KVM switch usage scenario

Single port
IP-KVM		KVM
	8/16 PS/2
IP Network	KVM Switch	8/16

Administrator

Figure 3-1.b: IP-KVM switch usage scenario

IP-KVM switch redirects local keyboard, mouse, and video data to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted with the TCP/IP protocol family.

IP-KVM switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi server environment as well. Combining one or several IP-KVM switches with a KVM switched matrix allows to access multiple servers on a single remote console.

3.2 Connecting IP-KVM switch to the host system

In order to connect the IP-KVM switch of the host system perform the following steps:

Step 1

Connect the power supply on IP-KVM switch