Part 2 – Remote configuration
The second part of the configuration requires you to log into the CPU IP from a system via either a network connection or a
•The VNC viewer – a small application supplied on the
or
•A standard browser that supports Java – As soon as a web browser makes contact, the CPU IP downloads a Java application to it. This allows a viewer window to be opened and operation to commence just as it would with the VNC viewer application.
To perform the remote configuration
1Use either the VNC viewer or a standard web browser to make remote contact with the CPU IP – see Connecting to the CPU IP’ for more details.
2If the username entry is not blanked out, enter ‘admin’. Then enter the
password that was set during the local configuration stage (if no password was set, then just press 
). Once logged in, the CPU IP will show the video output from the host system (if one is connected), or otherwise a ‘No Signal’ message.
3Click the Configure button in the top right hand corner of the window to display the configuration menu ò
Shaded items signify options that are not available at the local configuration stage.
User accounts Allows you to create and manage up to sixteen separate user accounts, each with separate access permissions.
Unit configuration Allows you to alter both basic and fundamental settings within the CPU IP.
Network configuration Here you can alter any of the existing network settings plus you can take advantage of the IP access control feature that lets you to specifically include or exclude certain addresses or networks.
Serial port configuration Lets you setup or alter the details concerning the modem and power control serial ports.
Host configuration Allows you to configure user access, hot key switching and power control codes for up to 32 host systems that may be connected to the CPU IP via KVM switch units.
Logging and status Provides various details about the user activity on the CPU IP.
For more information about each menu option, please see Appendix 5
-Remote configuration menus in the ‘Further information’ chapter.
Many of the options within the configuration menu duplicate those that were set (or are available) in the local configuration. However, there are numerous other settings that are only available here.
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