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Aten KN8164V [29/307] Chapter 1 introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction

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KN2116VA / KN4116VA Front View

KN2132VA / KN4132VA / KN8132V Front View

KN4164V / KN8164V Front View

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Kn2116va kn4116va kn2132va kn4132va kn8132v kn4164v kn8164v user manual 1
Emc information 2
Sj t 11364 2006 3
The following contains information that relates to china 3
This product is rohs compliant 3
Be sure to register your product at our online support center 4
For telephone support call this number 4
Online registration 4
Telephone support 4
User information 4
Batterie avis de sécurité 5
Battery safety notice 5
Il existe un risque d explosion si la batterie est remplacée par un incorrect tapez jeter les piles usagées selon la pertinente instructions 5
There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type dispose of used batteries according to the relevant instructions 5
User notice 5
Package contents 6
Chapter 1 7
Chapter 2 7
Contents 7
Hardware setup 7
Introduction 7
Chapter 3 8
Chapter 4 8
Chapter 5 8
Logging in 8
Super administrator setup 8
The user interface 8
Chapter 6 9
Port access 9
Chapter 7 10
Chapter 8 10
Device management 10
User management 10
Chapter 9 11
Chapter 10 12
Chapter 11 12
Chapter 12 12
Chapter 13 12
Download 12
Maintenance 12
Port operation 12
The log server 12
Appendix 13
About this manual 15
Overview 15
An appendix at the end of the manual provides technical and troubleshooting information 16
Chapter 13 the log server explains how to install and configure the log server 16
Conventions 16
This manual uses the following conventions 16
Product information 17
Terminology 17
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Chapter 1 19
Each bus permits a separate user session so that up to 3 1 local 2 remote 5 1 local 4 remote or 9 1 local 8 remote concurrent independent connections to the attached servers can take place the diagram on the next page shows how the kn8164v switch can be connected and accessed locally and remotely 19
Introduction 19
Overview 19
The kn2116va kn4116va kn2132va kn4132va kn8132v kn4164v kn8164v switches are ip based kvm control units that allow both local and remote operators to monitor and access multiple servers from a single console the kn8 series series can control up to 16 32 64 servers and by cascading compatible kvm switches as many as 512 servers can be controlled on a complete two stage installation the kn8 series of kvm over ip switches provide superior video quality with resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 faster virtual media transmission speeds for accessing usb drives and support of ips 140 2 level 1 security standards 19
The kn8 series of switches are differentiated according to the number of buses they support and the number of kvm ports they provide as shown below 19
Features 23
Hardware 23
Management 23
Advanced security 24
Easy to use interface 24
Kn8 v series exclusive 25
Virtual media 25
Virtual remote desktop 25
Remote user computers 26
Servers 26
System requirements 26
Cat 5e or higher cable is required to connect the kvm over ip switch to the kvm adapter cables see page 27 27
Kvm adapter cables 27
May have to upgrade the adapter s firmware see page 200 27
Note if you use adapter cables purchased prior to your switch purchase you 27
The following kvm adapter cables are required for use with the kvm over ip switch 27
Browsers 28
Operating systems 28
See mac systems page 252 for further information 28
Supported browsers for users that log into the kvm over ip switch include the following 28
Supported operating systems for remote user computers include windows 2000 and higher and those capable of running the java runtime environment jre 6 update 3 or higher linux mac sun etc 28
Supported operating systems for the servers connected to the switch s ports are shown in the table below 28
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Chapter 1 introduction 29
Components 29
Kn2116va kn4116va front view 29
Kn2132va kn4132va kn8132v front view 29
Kn4164v kn8164v front view 29
Kn2116va kn4116va rear view 32
Kn2132va kn4132va kn8132v rear view 32
Kn4164v kn8164v rear view 32
Kvm over ip switch user manual 32
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Before you begin 35
Chapter 2 35
Hardware setup 35
Overview 35
Stacking 36
Stacking and rack mounting 36
Kn2116va kn4116va kn2132va kn4132va kn8132v rack mounting 37
Kn4164v kn8164v rack mounting 41
Single stage installation 45
Chapter 2 hardware setup 47
Note the diagram above shows an installation with the kn8132v installing other kn8 series switches is same as the kn8132v and only differs in that it provides additional kvm ports 47
Single stage installation diagram 47
Adapter cable connection diagram 48
Kvm over ip switch user manual 48
Adapter cable connection diagram cont 49
Chapter 2 hardware setup 49
Two stage installation 50
Two stage installation diagram 51
Pdu installation 52
Hot plugging 54
The adapter id function 54
Powering off and restarting 55
Port id numbering 56
Port selection 56
Chapter 3 57
First time setup 57
Overview 57
Super administrator setup 57
After you successfully log in the local console main page appears 58
Network setup 59
Changing the super administrator login 60
Moving on 62
Chapter 4 63
Local console login 63
Logging in 63
Overview 63
Browser login 64
Windows client ap login 65
A description of the connection screen is given in the following table 66
The windows client ap connection screen 66
Connecting windows client ap 67
The file menu 68
The file menu allows the operator to create save and open user created work files a work file consists of all the information specified in a client session this includes the server list and server ip list items as well as the hotkey settings 68
The file menu consists of the following items 68
Whenever a user runs the client program it opens with the values contained in the current work file the current work file consists of the values that were in effect the last time the program was closed 68
Java client ap login 69
A description of the connection screen is given in the following table 70
The java client ap connection screen 70
Connecting java client ap 71
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Chapter 5 73
Overview 73
The user interface 73
The web browser main page 73
Manufacturing number 74
Page components 74
The mfg number manufacturing number is an internal serial number used by aten s factory and technical support staff to identify products this number does not affect products warranty if your product requires after sales services you may provide the mfg number to aten s sales or technical support staff to identify the product and model number 74
The web page screen components are described in the table below 74
The number and type of icons that appear on the tab bar at the top of the page are determined by the user s type super administrator administrator user and the permissions assigned when the user s account was created the functions associated with each of the icons are explained in the table below 75
The tab bar 75
There are two small icons at the extreme right of the page their functions are described in the table below 75
The ap gui main page 76
Click this icon to close the gui main page and go to the display of the last selected port 77
The gui can be navigated via the keyboard as shown in the table below 77
There is an additional icon at the extreme right of the page 77
In addition there are two small icons at the bottom right as described in the following table 78
The local console gui main page 78
The local console gui main page is similar to the java and windows ap gui main page 78
The major difference is that the local console main page doesn t have a tab for download 78
The control panel 79
Winclient control panel 79
The control panel functions are described in the table below 81
Winclient control panel functions 81
Macros 84
An explanation of the hotkey actions is given in the table below 85
Video settings 93
Advanced video settings 94
The meanings of the video adjustment options are given in the table 94
Button bar the buttons on the button bar are toggles their actions are described in the table below 98
The kvm over ip switch supports multiple user logins which may cause access conflicts to alleviate the problem a message board has been provided which allows users to communicate with each other 98
The message board 98
Virtual media 100
The zoom icon controls the zoom factor for the remote view window settings are as follows 103
The on screen keyboard 104
Mouse pointer type 106
After clicking on the pon icon a list of the power outlets associated with the connected port appears with the available options 107
Power over the net 107
The power over the net icon provides the ability to power on power off and reboot outlets associated with the port on the pon device see power management page 132 for details from the control panel click this icon to select from the available choices 107
Mouse dynasync mode 108
Clicking the control panel icon brings up a dialog box that allows you to configure the items that appear on the control panel as well as its graphical settings 110
Control panel configuration 110
The organization of the dialog box is described in the table below 110
The java control panel 112
Ap gui 113
Browser gui 113
Chapter 6 113
Overview 113
Port access 113
The sidebar 115
The sidebar tree structure 115
Filter 117
Filter allows you to control the number and type of ports that display in the sidebar as well as which ports get scanned when auto scan and array modes are invoked see scan and array above when you click filter the bottom of the panel changes to look similar to the image below 117
The meanings of the choices are explained in the following table 117
Note the screenshot shows an example of just one of the pop ups that can appear the items that appear in the pop up depend on whether you are logged in remotely or from a local console what your user type is and whether you selected a switch or a port 118
Sidebar utilities 118
The ap gui version port access connections page provides a convenient method to work with the sidebar tree when you right click an item a list with various options pops up 118
The following table lists and explains all of the possible items that may appear 118
Port outlet naming 119
Device level 121
Kvm devices and ports connections page 121
Port level 122
Pon devices device monitor page 124
The main panel pon view 124
Action buttons the actions that the buttons at the bottom of the page perform are described in the table below 125
Outlets that are synchronized or that belong to groups have a green power outlet icon in front of their names click an outlet s green icon to display which other outlets it synchronizes with or is grouped with click the green outlet again to close the information display 125
Pon view is the default page view all pon devices and their outlets that are connected to the switch are listed under the name column 125
The description column displays which kvm port the outlet is associated with 125
The main panel group view 127
Outlet settings 128
Blade servers connections page 129
The blade configuration page 129
Associating ports 130
Unassociating ports 132
History 133
Favorites 134
The page settings are explained in the following table 137
The user preferences page allows users to set up their own individual working environments the switch stores a separate configuration record for each user profile and sets up the working configuration according to the username that was keyed into the login dialog box 137
User preferences 137
This item is only available with the browser version 138
Sessions 139
Access 140
Device level browser gui interface 140
Port level browser gui interface 141
The port access settings are explained in the following table 142
Device level ap gui interface 143
If a switch is chosen in the sidebar the main panel looks similar to the one below 143
The page is essentially the same as the one for the browser gui see page 122 with the exception that there are filters at the top of the columns the filters allow you to expand or limit the scope of the users and groups that are displayed as described in the following table 143
If a port is chosen in the sidebar the main panel looks similar to the one below 144
Port level ap gui interface 144
The page is essentially the same as the one for the browser gui see page 123 with the exception that there are filters at the top of the columns the filters allow you to expand or limit the scope of the users and groups that are displayed as described in the following table 144
Click the save button at the lower right corner of the page to save any changes made on the access page 145
Saving changes 145
Device level 146
Port configuration 146
Port level 147
An explanation of the configuration fields is given in the table below 148
When you have finished making your configuration changes click save 148
Ap gui 155
Browser gui 155
Chapter 7 155
Overview 155
User management 155
Adding users 157
Click add at the bottom of the main panel the user notebook opens with the user tab selected 157
Select users in the sidebar ap gui 157
Select users on the menu bar browser gui 157
The kvm over ip switch supports three types of user as shown in the table bellow 157
To add a user and assign user permissions do the following 157
Enter the required information in the appropriate fields a description of each of the fields is given in the table below 158
At this point you can assign the new user to a group by selecting the groups tab the groups page is discussed on page 147 you can also assign the user s port access rights by selecting the devices tab the devices page is discussed on page 151 160
Groups and come back to it later 160
Note optionally you can skip this step now to add more users and create 160
When the operation succeeded message appears click ok 160
When your selections have been made click save 160
Deleting user accounts 161
Modifying user accounts 161
Creating groups 162
Groups 162
Deleting groups 164
Modifying groups 164
Assigning users to a group from the user s notebook 165
Users and groups 165
Removing users from a group from the user s notebook 166
Assigning users to a group from the group s notebook 167
Removing users from a group from the group s notebook 168
Assigning device permissions from the user s notebook 169
Device assignment 169
Filters there are five filters at the top of the columns that allow you to expand or limit the scope of the ports that are displayed in the name column as described in the following table 171
In the confirmation popup that appears click ok 171
Note in any of the columns you can use shift click or ctrl click to select a group of ports to configure clicking to cycle through the choices on any one of the selected ports causes all of them to cycle in unison 171
When you have finished making your choices click save 171
Assigning device permissions from the groups notebook 172
Chapter 8 173
Device information 173
Device management 173
Kvm devices 173
Environment the lower panel presents information concerning the device s environment as described in the table below 174
General the general section of the device information page displays the name of the selected device its firmware version the fpga field programmable gate array and information about its network configuration 174
Note the ap gui version presents the same information as the browser 174
Version scroll through the list to see the additional entries 174
Operating mode 175
Each of the elements on this page is described in the sections that follow 177
Network 177
The network page is used to specify the network environment 177
Enable dial back as an added security feature if this function is enabled the switch disconnects the calls that dial in to it and dials back to one of the entries specified in the table below 191
Enable dial out for the dial out function you must establish an account with an internet service provider and use a modem to dial up to your isp account an explanation of the enable dial out items is given in the table below 191
When you have finished making your settings on this page click save 192
Login failures for increased security the login failures section allows administrators to set policies governing what happens when a user fails to log in successfully 193
Note if login failures is not enabled users can attempt to log in an unlimited number of times with no restrictions for security purposes we recommend that you enable this function and enable the lockout policies 193
Security 193
The security page is divided into 7 main panels as described in the sections that follow 193
To set the login failures policy check the enable checkbox the default is for login failures to be enabled the meanings of the entries are explained in the table below 193
Account policy in the account policy section system administrators can set policies governing usernames and passwords 198
The meanings of the account policy entries are explained in the table below 198
An explanation of the mode items is given in the table below 200
Certificate signing request the certificate signing request csr section provides an automated way of obtaining and installing a ca signed ssl server certificate 202
Click create csr the following dialog box appears 202
Fill in the form with entries that are valid for your site according to the example information in the following table 202
To perform this operation do the following 202
Date time 204
Configuration page 206
Pon devices 206
Outlet configuration 207
Blade servers 208
Configuration page 208
Adding a blade server to configure a new blade server do the following 209
Blade server setup 209
Fill in the fields according to the information provided in the table below 209
Select its icon in the sidebar then click add in the main panel the setup blade server dialog box comes up with the step 1 tab displayed 209
Modifying deleting a blade server 210
Web access 210
Ap gui 211
Browser gui 211
Chapter 9 211
Overview 211
Filter 212
Filter lets you narrow the log event display to ones that occurred at specific times ones containing specific words or strings or ones involving specific users when you access this function the log filter dialog box appears at the bottom of the page 212
Log information 212
The log file tracks a maximum of 512 events when the limit is reached the oldest events get discarded as new events come in the purpose of the buttons at the bottom of the page are described in the following table 212
The log information page displays events that take place on the kvm over ip switch and provides a breakdown of the time the severity the user and a description of each one you can change the sort order of the display by clicking on the column headings 212
A description of the filter items is given in the table below 213
Log notification settings 214
Ap gui 215
Browser gui 215
Chapter 10 215
Maintenance 215
Overview 215
Main firmware upgrade 216
Firmware upgrade recovery 217
Ap gui 218
Browser gui 218
Upgrade adapters 218
Upgrade adapters 219
Adapter firmware info 220
Display information 221
Update adapter display info 221
Adapter firmware upgrade recovery 222
Backup 223
Backup restore 223
Restore 224
Terminal 225
Clear port names 226
Reset on exit 226
Restore default values 226
Restore values 226
Chapter 11 227
Download 227
Overview 227
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Chapter 12 229
Overview 229
Port operation 229
Connecting to a port 230
The port toolbar 231
The meanings of the toolbar icons are explained in the table below 232
The toolbar icons 232
Toolbar hotkey port switching 233
Gui hotkey summary table 235
Recalling the port access page 235
Panel array mode 236
Multiuser operation page 220 237
Note for issues affecting multiple user operation in panel array mode see 237
Panel array toolbar 237
The panel array toolbar provides shortcut navigation and control of the panel array the toolbar can be dragged anywhere on the screen mousing over an icon brings up a tooltip that provides a short description of the icon s function the icon functions are described in the table below 237
Multiuser operation 238
The kvm over ip switch supports multiuser operation when multiple users simultaneously access the switch from client computers the rules of precedence that apply are shown in the following table 238
Users and buses 239
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Chapter 13 241
Installation 241
The log server 241
Starting up 242
Configure 243
The menu bar 243
A description of the fields is given in the table below 244
Events 244
Fill in or modify the fields then click ok to finish 244
Search search allows you to search for events containing specific words or strings when you access this function a screen similar to the one below appears 244
The events menu has two items search and maintenance 244
A description of the items is given in the table below 245
Maintenance this function allows the administrator to perform manual maintenance of the database such as erasing specified records before their expiration time is up 245
Options 246
Overview 247
The log server main screen 247
The event panel 248
The list panel 248
The list panel contains six fields 248
The lower panel displays log events for the currently selected unit note that if there are more than one units even though they aren t currently selected if their recording checkbox is checked the log server records their log events and keeps them in its database 248
Appendix 249
General 249
Safety instructions 249
Rack mounting 251
Consignes de sécurité 252
Général 252
Montage sur bâti 255
International 256
North america 256
Technical support 256
Appendix 257
Function kn2116va kn4116va 257
Kn2116va kn4116va 257
Specifications 257
Function kn2116va kn4116va 258
Kvm over ip switch user manual 258
Appendix 259
Function kn2132va kn4132va 259
Kn2132va kn4132va 259
Function kn2132va kn4132va 260
Kvm over ip switch user manual 260
Appendix 261
Function kn8132v kn4164v kn8164v 261
Kn8132v kn4164v kn8164v 261
Function kn8132v kn4164v kn8164v 262
Kvm over ip switch user manual 262
General operation 263
Troubleshooting 263
Mouse problems 265
Virtual media 267
Web browser 267
The winclient activex viewer and the winclient ap 268
The java applet and java client ap 269
Mac systems 270
Sun systems 270
These solutions work for most common sun vga cards if using them fails 270
To resolve the problem consult the sun vga card s manual 270
Panel array mode 271
Redhat systems 271
The log server 271
Ip address determination 274
Ip installer 274
The local console 274
Browser 275
Link local ipv6 address 276
Ipv6 stateless autoconfiguration 277
Port forwarding 278
Keyboard emulation 279
Mac keyboard 279
Note when using key combinations press and release the first key ctrl 279
The pc compatible 101 104 key keyboard can emulate the functions of the mac keyboard the emulation mappings are listed in the table below 279
Then press and release the activation key 279
Note when using key combinations press and release the first key ctrl 280
Sun keyboard 280
The pc compatible 101 104 key keyboard can emulate the functions of the sun keyboard when the control key ctrl is used in conjunction with other keys the corresponding functions are shown in the table below 280
Then press and release the activation key 280
Basic setup 281
Ppp modem operation 281
Connection setup example windows xp 282
Configuration 283
Ka7140 configuration and operation 283
In the properties section drop down each of the lists to select the port property values that match the ones used by the connected serial console device the port property settings that the ka7140 supports are given in the following table 284
Operation 284
To operate the device connected to the port in the port access page double click the port to establish a serial connection to the device 284
When you have finished making your selections click save 284
Ka7140 pin assignments 285
Pin assignments for the ka7140 adapter are given in the table below 285
Internal serial interface configuration 286
Navigation 286
Operation 287
Switch level configuration 287
The right panel configuration settings that can be made when the kvm over ip switch is selected in the left panel are described in the table below 287
To finish with this function move the highlight bar to logout in the right panel of the access page press the down arrow key to highlight exit then press enter 287
To highlight a device in the left panel then press enter to open a command line terminal session on the accessed device 287
Use the up and down arrow keys 287
When you have finished with your session press the hotkey see page 269 and 270 that brings you back to the access page 287
Port level configuration 288
The configuration settings that can be made when a serial interface device is selected are described in the table below 288
When a serial interface device is selected in the left panel the screen looks similar to the one below 288
Additional mouse synchronization procedures 289
Windows 289
Sun linux 290
Additional video resolution procedures 291
Overview 292
Trusted certificates 292
Installing the certificate 293
Certificate trusted 294
Examples 296
Importing the files 296
Self signed private certificates 296
Fan location 297
Fan location and speed information 297
Clear login information 298
Factory default settings 299
Sa0142 rj45 f to db9 m black connector dte to dce 299
Serial adapter pin assignments 299
The default settings are as follows 299
Supported kvm switches 300
Supported power distribution units 300
Supported power over the net units 300
Java client viewer java client ap 301
Virtual media support 301
Winclient activex viewer winclient ap 301
Limited warranty 302

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