Chapter 2

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Hardware Installation

 

 

 

2.1 Operation Overview

The IKVM-1000 supports two operation scenarios. It can directly connect to one server or to a KVM switch matrix for allowing multiple servers access on a single remote console.

IKVM-1000

IP Network

Administrator

Scenario 1

KVM signals

PC

IKVM-1000

8/16 Servers

KVM signals

KVM-800/1600

IP Network

Administrator

Scenario 2

2.2 System Requirement

Local Console: one PS/2 Keyboard, one PS/2 Mouse and one monitor

Remote Console: computers installed with TCP/IP

For an insecure connection to the IKVM-1000, the following browsers can be used:

•Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP

•Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.6 on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux and other UNIX-like Operating Systems

In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection, you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol. Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit. Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm.

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