Maintenance features | Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM70156 V1.1 12

USER GUIDE

6. Maintenance features

You can upgrade the firmware of the KVM.net and all connected IP Access units. You can also backup the KVM.net Manager database.

6.1 Upgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware

You can upgrade the firmware version of all connected IP Access units from the KVM.net system.

To do so:

1.Obtain the latest firmware version from Minicom.

2.Save the file on the client computer running the KVM.net Manager application.

3.From the Settings menu, click Upgrade. Figure 40 appears.

Figure 40 Firmware upgrade

4.Locate the upgrade file.

5.Press . The firmware upgrades.

The firmware uploads to 10 IP Access units at a time – IP Access status changes to Rebooting as the firmware finishes upgrading (see page 9).

For the KVM.net Manager the following appears during the upgrade.

Figure 41

6.2 Backup

You can set up an automatic backup schedule for the KVM.net Manager database. To do so:

From the Settings menu click Backup. Figure 42 appears.

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Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM70156 V1.1 12 manual Maintenance features, Upgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware, Backup

Contents

KVM.net User Guide Copyright Table of Contents Accessing the system as a User Key features Introduction System components Pre-installation guidelinesTerminology Pointer tab Initial Settings Connecting and setting up the systemConnecting the hardware Obtaining an IP address via Dhcp Accessing the KVM.net Manager from outside a Firewall Changing the Root user’s passwordSetting the system’s date and time Accessing the KVM.net Manager from a remote location IP Access status Displaying the Web interface Configuring the system components Defining the KVM switches Importing a new KVM Switch Creating Target servers New from scratch- General tab Advanced tab elements Mouse parametersGeneral tab elements Configuring the IP Access units Deleting Targets Assigning a name to an IP Access unit General tab elements KVM Switches tab elements Target tab elements Network tab elements Network tab Serial tab elements Serial tab Advanced button Deleting an IP Access unit Using the system an overview Forming users into groups Creating a user General tab elements Targets tab elements User summary All Users list Creating a User Group Deleting a User Members tab elements Members tab Adding Users to a Group Users Group tab Deleting Users from a Group When editing a User Select User Groups / All UsersAssociating User/Groups with Targets Deleting a User Group When editing a Target Select Target Sets / All TargetsDisassociating a User/Group from a Target Deleting from the menu Expand User Groups Creating a Target Set Create Target Set General tab Deleting from the menu Expand Target Sets Users tab elementsDeleting a Target Set Associating Target servers with Target Sets Target Sets Advanced tab elements Creating ProfilesCreating a Target Profile Creating an IP Access Profile Right-clickDevice Profiles. New Profile appears Network tab elements Serial tab elements Backup Maintenance featuresUpgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware Backup elements Schedule Password policy Account policy Idle timeout Account blocking Exiting the KVM.net Manager system General Administration of the systemUpdating the system Activity Log Rebooting KVM.net Manager systemShutting down the KVM.net Manager system Accessing the system as a User Status column Navigating the Web display Accessing an IP Access unit directlyConnecting to a Target server My Properties Technical Specifications Appendix a Regional Offices