7.Administation (continued)

7.6Administration Page (continued)

7.6.6 Customization (continued)

Parameter

Explanation

 

Select this check box to reset the KVM switch and implement new settings when you log out. Following a reset, wait one to two

Reset on exit

minutes before logging back in.

Note: For some changes the Reset on exit check box is automatically selected and the KVM switch will reset when you log out. Clearing the check mark before logging out will cause the new settings to be

 

 

discarded.

 

 

 

Clicking this button undoes all changes that have been made to the Configuration and Administration pages (except for port

Reset Values

names, usernames, and passwords) and returns the parameters to the original factory default settings (see section 14.2, OSD

 

Factory Default Settings).

 

 

Clear Name List

This function clears the Port Names on the Main page.

7.6.7 Date/Time

The Date/Time dialog box lets the Administrator set up the KVM switch’s

time parameters:

If your country or region employs Daylight Saving Time (Summer

Time), check the corresponding box.

To establish the time zone that the KVM switch is located in, drop down the Time Zone list and choose the city that most closely corresponds to where it is at.

To set the year and day, use the Calendar graphic.

Clicking < or > moves you backward or forward by one month incre- ments.

Clicking << or >> moves you backward or forward by one year incre- ments.

In the calendar, click on the day.

To set the time, use the 24 hour HH:MM:SS format.

Click Synchronize to save your settings.

Log Page

Clicking the Log tab brings up the contents of the log file. The log file is discussed in Chapter 11.

7.7 Upgrading the Firmware

As new versions of the NetDirector Console KVM Switch with IP Access firmware become available, they can be downloaded from our Website at www.tripplite.com

Note: Although upgrading the firmware isn’t on the OSD Administration page, it is an adminis- trative function, so we will discuss it in this chapter.

To upgrade the firmware, do the following:

1.Download the new firmware file to a computer that is not part of your KVM switch installation.

2.From that computer, open your browser and log in to the NetDirector Console KVM Switch with IP Access (see section 8.1, Logging In).

3.Click the Firmware icon (see section 8.2, Webpage Layout) to open the Firmware configuration dialog box:

4.Click Browse; navigate to the directory that the new firmware file is in and select the file.

5.Click Upgrade.

6.After the upload completes, click the Logout icon to exit and reset the

KVM switch.

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Tripp Lite B020-016-17-IP Upgrading the Firmware, To set the time, use the 24 hour Hhmmss format, Log, KVM switch

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