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The Windows Client
Virtual Media
The B051-000’s Virtual Media feature allows a USB 2.0 device
(Floppy drive, CDROM, Flash Drive, etc.), connected to a user’s
computer/server, to be accessible on a remote computer/server or
KVM with a USB Hub port.
To implement this redirection feature, do the following:
Note: For the Virtual Media feature to work, the inclu ded Virtual
Media USB cable must be connected between th e B051-000 and the
computer/server you wish to access the vir tual media on. The USB
cable can not be connected to a USB port on a K VM switch that is
used for keyboard/mouse f unctionality. It can only be connect ed to a
KVM switch that contains a USB por t that is strictly a Hub port.
1. Click on the icon to bring up the Virtual Media dialog box:
2. Select the media source.
• IfyouselectDrive, drop down the drive list to select the
appropriate drive:
3. After you have made your media source selection, click Start.
The device (or image file) that you have selected is then redirected
to the remote server, where it shows up as a drive or folder on the
remote server’s file system.
Note: You can dismiss the Virtual Media dialog box at th is point – the
redirection will stay in effect. You can treat the folder as if i t were
really on the remote server; drag and drop files to/ from it, open files
on the remote system for editing and save them to th e redirected
drive, etc. Files that you save to the redirected drive folder will
actually be saved to the USB device on your local s ystem. Files that
you drag from the redirected drive will actually come from th e USB
device on your local system.
4. To end the redirection, bring up the Virtual Media dialog box and
click Stop.
Virtual Media Icons
The Virtual Media icon on the Windows Client Control Panel changes
depending on the type of drive used, as shown in the table below:
Icon Description
Indicates a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive.
Indicates a flash (pen) drive.
Indicates a floppy drive.
The Message Board
The B051-000 supports multiple user logins, which can possibly give
rise to access conflicts. To alleviate this problem, a message board
allows users to communicate with each other:
• IfyouselectFile, click the button with the three dots to browse to
your image file.