Device Management

The Device Management page allows Super Administrators and Administrators/Users who have been given permission to configure and control overall B064-Series KVM Switch operations.

Note: If you have not been given permission to configure the B064-Series KVM Switch, the Device Management icon will not appear in your OSD.

The Main Page

The Device Management main page is organized into two main areas. All B064-Series KVM Switches and cascaded KVM switches appear in the panel on the left side of the page. The large panel on the right provides a tabbed notebook for making configuration settings. When you access the Device Management page, the notebook opens with the General tab displayed:

Each of the notebook pages is described in the sections that follow.

General

The General Page presents information about the selected device, as described in the table below:

Item

Description

 

 

Device Name

This field lets you give the switch a unique name. This can be convenient when you need to differentiate among several

 

devices in multi-station installations. Simply delete the switch’s number and key in the name of your choice.

MAC1 Address

The B064-Series KVM Switch supports two network interfaces. This item displays the MAC address of the first interface.

 

 

MAC2 Address

The B064-Series KVM Switch supports two network interfaces. This item displays the MAC address of the second interface.

 

 

Firmware Version

This item displays the current firmware version number. You can reference it to see if there are newer versions available

 

on the Tripp Lite website.

 

 

IP Address 1

This item displays the IP address of the first network interface.

 

 

IP Address 2

This item displays the IP address of the second network interface.

 

Note: This item doesn’t appear if the Redundant NIC feature has been enabled in the Network configuration (see

 

Redundant NIC on page 42 for details)

 

 

Network

The Network page is used to specify the B064-Series KVM Switch network environment.

The following pages discuss the settings you will find in the Network tab of the Device Management notebook

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Tripp Lite B064-032-04-IP, B064-032-02-IP, B064-016-02-IP owner manual Device Management, Main, General, Network

B064-032-02-IP, B064-016-02-IP, B064-032-04-IP specifications

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The B064-032-02-IP strikes a balance between the two, supporting 32 devices while maintaining a streamlined design. This model is particularly appealing for small to midsize organizations that require flexibility to grow without unnecessary complexity.

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