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AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User ’ s Guide Software V ersion 2.1.1 Cyclades Corporation 3541 Gateway Boule vard Fremont, CA 94538 USA 1.
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Content s Before You Begin ... .............................. .................. xiii Chapter 1: Introducti on ........................ ..................... 1 Description .......... ............................................. ......................
iv AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Decision 1: Check User’s KVM Port Permissions ............................... 26 Decision 2: Check Group’s KVM Port Permissions ............................. 27 Decision 3: Check Generic User’s KVM Port Permissions .
v Considerations When Choosing Whet her to Enable DHCP ................ ......... 57 KVM Terminator Usage and Types ...................... ...................... .................. 58 Activity LEDs on the Terminator ......................... ..... ...
vi AlterPath KVM /net Installation , Adm inistration, and User ’s Guid e Chapter 3: Advance d Installation Procedures .... 115 Connecting an External Modem .................. ...................... ....................... .. 116 Connecting AlterPath PMs to the KV M/net .
vii Configuration ............ ...................... ....................... ........................... .. 167 Software Upgrade ..... ...................... ....................... ...................... ....... 169 Configuration ........... .......
viii AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Setting up Customized Timezone Configuration ..................... ........... 271 Boot Configur ation ... ...................... ........................... ..................
ix .................. ...................... ....................... ...................... ......................... 318 Port Numbers of Cascaded KVM Devices in the Connect to Server Drop- down List ...................... ....................... ....
x AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide SNMP Configuration Screens [OSD ] ............... ....................... ........... 369 VPN Configuration S creens [OSD] .............. ...................... ................ 373 IP Filtering Configuration Screen s .
xi Glossary ........................ ......................................... 457 Index .................................... .........................
xii AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide.
Before Y ou Begin This installation, administration, an d user ’ s guide pro vides background information and procedures for installing, configuring, and administering the Cyclades™ AlterPath fami.
xiv AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administr ation , and User ’s Guide Document Organization This document contains the following chapters: Chapter 1: In troduction Defines and explains the overall p roduct features and uses of AlterPa t h KVM/net.
xv Related Document s The following document for the Alte rPath KVM/net is shipped with the product. • AlterPath KVM/net QuickS tart Guide (hard-copy) The documentation for Cycl ades AlterPath produ.
xvi Alter Path KVM/net Insta llation, Administration, and User’s Guide The following table describ es other terms and conventions. Emphasis T itles or emphas iz ed or new words or terms See the AlterPath KVM/net Quick S tart Filename or Command Names of commands, files, and directories; onscreen computer output.
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter gives an overview of the features of the Cyclade s AlterPath KVM/net. This chapter describes how ad ministrators and operators can us e the KVM/net features to securely mana ge connected computer systems and a lar ge variety of devices from anywhere on the local area network or on the Internet.
Description 2 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Description The KVM/net is a 1U rack-mountble de vice that serves as a single access point for administering and using servers and other devices through inban d and out-of-band access methods.
Introduc tion 3 Description Note: The 500-foot limit includes the distance of the Us er 2 from the KVM/n et and the distan ce of the mos t remote system connected to a KVM port. Secondary KVM units such as the Cycl ades AlterPath KVM Expander or an AlterPath KVM can be cascaded for extended KVM se rve r connections.
Guidelines for Using the KVM/net 4 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Guidelines for Using the KVM/net Configuration of user accounts and access to the ports and all other manageme nt of th e connected device s is done through the W eb Manag er .
Introduc tion 5 Connectors on t he KVM/net Console Connect a CA T5 to DB-9 cable to a COM port on a computer . • “Managemen t Ports (Console, Ethernet, User 1, User 2)” on pag e 8 • “T o Connect to the Console Port” on page 82 Ethernet Connect an Eth ernet cable to the local area network (LA N).
Connectors on the KVM/net 6 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connectors on the Back The back of the KVM/net has KVM and management ports, a pow er cord connector , a power switch, and an AUX port as illustrated in the following figure.
Introduc tion 7 Connectors on t he KVM/net Power Connector and Power Switch The following figure shows the power co nnector and power switch on the left rear of a KVM/net. Figure 1-3: Power Connector on the Lef t Rear The KVM/net is furnished with a powe r cord used to co nnect the power connecto r to a power sup ply .
Connectors on the KVM/net 8 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide connections give access to information that is othe rwise inaccessible through in-band network interfaces. For example, BIOS access, POST , and boot messages are inacc essible through in-band connections.
Introduc tion 9 Connectors on t he KVM/net The following list describe s the m anagement po rts on the right back o f th e KVM/net. • Console – Its RJ-45 connection can be connected by a CA T5 to DB-9 cable to a COM port on a compute r . Administrators can use a terminal emulation program to lo cally manage and troubles ho ot the KVM/net.
Activity LEDs on the Back of the KVM/net 10 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide AUX Ports The following figure shows the AUX port on th e right back of the KVM/n et.
Introduc tion 11 Activity LEDs on the Back of the KVM/net The following figure show s the position of the LEDs as they appear on the back of the KVM/net. The LEDs are designed to monitor the interface connections as described in T able 1-2, “LED Descriptions,” on page 12.
Activity LEDs on the Back of the KVM/net 12 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The LED numbers in the tables belo w correspond to the numbers in the previous figure.
Introduc tion 13 AlterPat h KVM/net Ordering Options AlterPath KVM/net Ordering Options Each AlterPath KVM/net comes with 16 or 32 KVM ports. The following table lists the model and part n umbers and number of KVM ports of each KVM unit.
T ypes of Users 14 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T ypes of Users The KVM/net support three types of users: • Predefined administrators who can administer the .
Introduc tion 15 T ypes of Users Simultaneous KVM/net Logins Only one KVM/net administrator c an be logged in at a time. If a second administrative user attempts to log in to the W eb Manager , the following prompt appears of fering a choice of cancelling the attempt to log i n or terminating the other administrator ’ s login session.
T ypes of Users 16 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 1-8: Simult aneous Administrator Login Prompt Note: This feature applies to both W eb Manager and OSD. Simultaneous Server Connections The KVM/net supports a maxi mum of 6 concurren t server connections.
Introduc tion 17 Administration O ptions The following table lists the number and types of server connections that ca n be made over IP based on the number of local users connected to KVM ports.
Cyclades Web Manager 18 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Cyclades W eb Manager Administrators perform mo st tasks through the Cyclades W eb Manager . The W eb Manager runs in a browser and pr ovides a real-time view of all the equipment that is connected to the KVM/ net.
Introduc tion 19 Prerequisites for Using the Web Manager W eb Manager uses forms an d dialog boxe s (which are pop-up windo ws) to receive data input. See also, “Prerequ isites for Using the W eb Manager” on page 19. Administrators, see “W eb Manager for Ad ministrators” on page 133.
TCP Ports 20 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide system administrator for help. For mo re information, see “Considerations When Choosing Whether to Enable DHCP” on page 57. • A user account defined on the W eb Manager By default, the admin h as an account on the W eb Manag er .
Introduc tion 21 Cascaded Devices Cascaded Devices The KVM/net supports cascading, which allows administra tors to connect secondary KVM units to a primar y KVM/net. Cascading allows administrators to increase the number of managed devices to up to 1024 servers with a centraliz ed c onfiguration and access interface .
Cascaded Devices 22 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 1-9: Cascaded KVM Devices from a KVM/net As depicted in the previous figure , the KVM/net supports one level of cascading: The prima ry KVM/net controls the secondary level of KVM units connected to it .
Introduc tion 23 Cascaded Devices Administrators can co nnect up to 32 KVM units to the master KVM/net. Each cascaded KVM device has two management ports that can be connected to the primary KVM/net. Note: Y ou must connect the master KVM/net’ KVM port to User 2 on the slave.
Cascaded Devices 24 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: In addition to a CA T5 cabl e, you need a KVM T ermin ator to connect to the User 1 port of a cascade d KVM, KVM/ne t, or KVM/netPlus.
Introduc tion 25 Cascaded Devices The KVM administrator must take th e actions described under “Where Documented” to allow any ot her type s of access than the defaults defined in the previous table. See “Authentication” on page 45 for the tasks related to setting up authentication.
Cascaded Devices 26 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide needs to understand in order to perform advanced configurati on of KVM permissions. The following table shows the tools that the KVM/net administrator can use to set KVM port permissions an d where in this manual to go for further details.
Introduc tion 27 Cascaded Devices Decision 2: Check Group’ s KVM Port Permissions 2. Is the user included in a group with KVM port permissions that allow or deny access to the port? • If yes, access is allowed or denied. • If no, skip to Decision 3.
Cascaded Devices 28 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide • If user jill is trying to access port 4 and the Generic User has port 4 in a list of ports with no access permissions, then jill is denied access .
Introduc tion 29 Server Access: Inband and Out of Band • If user jennifer is not a member of any group with a Default Permission specified, then her access request is pas sed to decision 6.
Server Access: Inband and Out of Band 30 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Supported Source Computers Client machine running a W indows operating s ystem with a val.
Introduc tion 31 Server Access: Inband and Out of Band Determining the Connection T ype and its Supported Functionality When a user wants to connect to a server displayed on the W eb Manager Connect to Server form, the drop-down list indicates whether the server can be accessed by a KVM c onnec tion, an in-band connection, or both.
Server Access: Inband and Out of Band 32 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide (In-band) Indicates that the Microsoft T e rminal Server running RDP can be accessed only through an in-band connection and is not connected to a KVM port.
Introduc tion 33 Administering Users of Connected Servers Administering Users of Connected Servers This section reviews the t asks that KVM/net administra tors must do to enable access to connecte d servers. The “admin” account can add new regular user accounts to allow others to connect to ports and administ er or use connected devices.
Administering Users of Connected Servers 34 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide During setup of the KVM/net , the installer connects th e desired servers to the ports as planned.
Introduc tion 35 Redefining Keyboard Shortcuts (Hot Keys) Redefining Keyboard Shortcut s (Hot Keys) Predefined keyboard shortcuts (also called hot keys) allow users to do the following: • Perform common actions while connected through a KVM port • Emulate Sun ke yboard keys while connected throu gh a KVM port to a Sun server .
Disabling Mouse Accelera tion 36 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Summary of T asks for Redefining Hot Keys See the following table for a summary of tasks for redefining keyboard shortcuts wi th refe rences to where they are documented.
Introduc tion 37 Screen Re solution and Refres h Rate KVM port. The mouse accele ration should be disabled on the remo te server ’ s operating system.
Screen Resoluti on and Refre sh Rate 38 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Packet Filtering on the KVM/net IP filtering refers to the selective blocking of the IP packet s based on certain characteristics. The KVM/net can be configured to filter packets as does a firewall.
Introduc tion 39 Screen Re solution and Refres h Rate Rule Each chain contains a sequence of rule s that control filtering. The rules address the following issues: • How the p acket should appear in.
Power Manageme nt 40 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Power Management The KVM/net enables us ers who ha ve power management permissions to power of f, power on, and reboot remote devices connected to an AlterPath PM intelligent power distribut ion unit (IPDU).
Introduc tion 41 Power Management Controlling Power Through the W eb Manager IPDU Power Management Forms Through the W eb Manager ’ s IPDU Po wer Management form, users with power management permissions can perform power management on any device plugged into an PM connected to the AUX port.
Power Manageme nt 42 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Setting Up and Configuring Power Management Administrators most commonly assign power management permissions to users and configure po rts for power management using the W eb Manager .
Introduc tion 43 Power Management The following additional configuration tasks must be performed for power management while accessing a se rver connected to a KVM port and plugged into an AlterPath PM connected to the AUX port: 3 Plug devices into ou tle ts on the PM connected to the AUX port.
Security 44 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Security The KVM/net comes with the followin g configurable security features: • Security Profiles • Encryption .
Introduc tion 45 Security In this situation the system detects the pre-defined security profile. Y ou can continue wo rking in the W eb Manager . See “S tep 1: Security Profile [W izard] ” on page.
Security 46 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table describes the s upported authentication methods and indicates which methods are availa ble for the KVM/net and which are available for KVM ports.
Introduc tion 47 Security KerberosDo wnlocal Uses local authentication if Kerberos server is down XX LDAP Uses LDAP (Light- weight directory access protocol) XX LDAP/Local Uses local authentication if.
Security 48 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T ools for Specifying Au thentication Method s The administrator generally uses the W eb Manager for specifying an authentication method for the KVM/n et and for all KVM ports , as describ ed in “Network” o n page 226.
Introduc tion 49 Security screen display) for selecting an auth entication method and specifying an authentication server (when needed). The following table lists the tasks necessary for specifying authentication methods using th e W eb Ma na ger and the OSD: Lockout Macro This feature is configurable on each KVM port.
Security 50 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: A lockout macro will not transmit if the connection is read-only . If you switch between two KVM connected servers the loc kout macro does not lock your session unless in the mean time another user has taken ove r your session.
Introduc tion 51 Security Sun Solaris 10 - JDS By default there is no hot key defined. Follow the steps below to define a key sequence. 1. Go to Launch > Preferences > Desktop Preference > Keyboard > Shortcuts 2. Select “Lock Screen” and enter the desired hot key sequence, for example, [Ctrl+Alt] + L 3.
Security 52 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Y ou can use the escape sequence hot ke ys instead of the ke y combinations shown in the previous table. For exampl e, [Ctrl+Alt+Del] is equivalent to “@” key . The following table list the escape sequence hot key equivalent.
Introduc tion 53 Notific ations, Alarms, and Dat a Buffering For configuration instructions usin g the W eb Manager see “Configuring Individual KVM Ports” on page 183, or “KVM Ports Screens” on page 394 for using OSD.
Notificati ons, Alarms, and Data Buffering 54 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide For more background about setting up lo gging, notifi cations, alarms, and for links to all related proced ures in this manu al, see “Configuring Log gin g, Alarms, and SNMP T raps” on page 55.
Introduc tion 55 Notific ations, Alarms, and Dat a Buffering On “syslogger” the system administrato r has configured the system logging utility to write messages from the local1 facility to the /var/log/ saopaulo-config file and the messages from the local2 facility to the / var/log/fremont-config file.
VPN and the KVM/net 56 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide VPN and the KVM/net The KVM/net administrator can set up VPN (V irtual Private Network) connections to establis h encrypted communicatio ns between the KVM/ net and an individual h ost or all the host s on a remote subnet work.
Introduc tion 57 Considerations When Choosing Whether to Enable DHCP Considerations When Choosing Whether to Enable DHCP DHCP is enabled by default. It rel i es on a DHCP server known to the KVM/ net.
KVM T erminator Usage and T ypes 58 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide KVM T erminator Usage and T ypes An AlterPath KVM 4000 S eries T erminator converts the server’ s keyboard monitor and mouse signals.
Introduc tion 59 KVM Exp ander KVM Exp ander The AlterPath KVM Expander is designed to connect to the primary KVM/net to increase the number of ports th at a primary KVM/net can manage. Note: The AlterPath KVM Expander is comp atible with the KVM, the KVM/net , and the KVM/netPlus.
KVM Expander 60 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The KVM Expander does sup port the following featur es: • Allows the connection of 8 or 16 servers See “KVM Ex pander Models and Co mponents” on page 60 for more details.
Introduc tion 61 KVM Exp ander Figure 1-1 1: KVM Expander Back Panel Component s The following sections explain the components of the KVM Exp ander: • “Ports on the KVM Expander” on page 62 • .
KVM Expander 62 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Ports on the KVM Expander The KVM Expander has two CA T5 access ports and either 8 or 16 KVM ports.
Introduc tion 63 KVM Exp ander LEDs on the KVM Expander The following table describes the LED activities on the KVM Expander. Power Outlets on the KVM Expander The KVM Expander has a power conn ector for power input and a power outlet for daisy ch ainin g additional KVM Expa nd ers or any other device .
KVM Expander 64 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Cascading a KVM Expander The KVM Expander can support up to two users simultaneously a ccessing its KVM ports.
Introduc tion 65 KVM Exp ander Figure 1-14: Connecting a KVM Exp ander to the KVM/net AlterP ath KVM Expander 16 local user IP users UserA UserB AlterP ath KVM/net 32 Sun Server (Mini-DIN) PC Server (.
KVM Expander 66 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table sh ows the maximum number of servers a primary KVM, KVM/net, or KVM/netPlus can support when casc aded with a KVM Expander 8 or a KVM Expa nder 16.
Introduc tion 67 KVM Exp ander Adding the KVM Ex pander to the KVM/net Unit’ s List of Cascaded Devices Once the administrator connects th e KVM Expander to the prima r y KV M unit, the administrator must add the Ex pander to the primary unit’ s list of cascaded devic es.
AlterPath KVM RP 68 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 1-16: Microcode Upgrade Form on KVM/net Web Manager See “Microcode Upgrade” on page 290 for instructions on updating the microcode on a KVM Expander.
Introduc tion 69 AlterPath KVM RP keyboard, monito r , and mouse. The A lterPath KVM RP is available in one model whose pa rt number is A TP4710. Figure 1-17: KVM RP Front Connectors on the Back of the KVM RP The RP has a power supply and a User , a PC, and a Remote User port as displaye d in th e following figure.
AlterPath KVM RP 70 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide User [PS/2 and VGA] Keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) managemen t port. Includes two PS/2 ports and a VGA port, which can be connected with a KVM cable to the PS/2 ports and a VGA port on the back of the computer at the local work station.
Chapter 2 Inst allation This chapter outlines and described t asks for installing the KVM/net and provides other important inst allation-related information. The following table lists the basic insta llation tasks in the order in which they should be performed and shows the page numbers where the tasks are described in more detail.
72 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Also see the following instruc tions for setting up the KVM/net: Perform the optional procedures in “Adv anced Installation P.
Installation 73 Shipping Box Content s KVM/net Shipping Box Content s KVM/net The shipping box for the KVM/net co ntains the KVM/net along with the items shown in T able 2-1. The entry for e ach part provides an illustration, its part number (P/N), description, an d purpose.
Shipping Box Contents KVM/net 74 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide CAB0018 RJ-45 to RJ-45 7ft. CA T5 cable Use for the following: • T o connect a server to a KVM port (with the appropriate T erminator from T able 1-22 on page 58).
Installation 75 Setting Up the KVM/net When ordering the KVM/net , customers also order one KVM T erminator for each server to be connected to one of the KVM ports.
Setting Up the KVM/net 76 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Mount the KVM/net 1. Decide whether you n eed to mount the KVM/net by the front or back and locate the appropriate sets of holes on the KVM/net. Figure 2-1: Rack Mounting Holes on the KVM/net 2.
Installation 77 Making an Ether net Connection 5. Use the mount ing hardware recommended for your rack to mount the KVM/net on a rack. Making an Ethernet Connection Make an Ethernet connection to the KVM/net in order to have Ethernet ac cess to the W eb Manage r and remote access to devices connected to the KVM/net.
Connecting Se rvers to the KVM Ports 78 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connecting Servers to the KVM Port s Y ou need to connect a KVM T erminator to every server be fore connecting it to a KVM port.
Installation 79 Connecting Servers to the KVM Ports Follow the procedures be low when connecting comp uters to KVM ports on the KVM/net or on the KVM Ex pa nder . For connecting AlterPath PMs or cascaded KVM units, see Chapter 3, “A dvanc ed Installation Procedures.
Connecting Se rvers to the KVM Ports 80 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide b. Obtain the information yo u need to identify the authentication server on the KVM/net from the server ’ s administrator .
Installation 81 Connecting Servers to the KVM Ports • On a Mini-DIN T erminator for a Su n server , connect the T erminator ’ s Mini-DIN connector to the Mini-DIN port on the server . 3. Connect the T erminator ’ s VGA (HD-15 male) connector to the computer ’ s VGA (monitor) port.
Making a Direct Connection for Netwo rk Configuration 82 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 5. Connect the RJ-45 connecto r on other end of the cable to a KVM port on the KVM/net. 6. Repeat Step 1. through Step 5. for all computers to be connected to the KVM ports.
Installation 83 Powering On the KVM/net and Connected Devices On a PC, ensure that HyperT erminal or another terminal emulation program is installed on the W indows operating sy stem.
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 84 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Power On the KVM/net 1. Make sure the KVM/net’ s power switch is of f. The power is of f when the side of th e power switch with the circle is pressed down.
Installation 85 Performing Basic Network Configuration Note: The following procedures tell you to disable DHCP . Enabling DHCP requires a DHCP server at your site.
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 86 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: Changing the default password closes a security hole that could be easily exploited. 1. Enter the passwd command. 2. Enter a new password when prompted.
Installation 87 Performing Basic Network Configuration 6. Enter the domain name. 7. Enter the IP address of the DNS (domain name) server . 8. Enter the IP address for the gateway .
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 88 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 1. Review the values of all the networ k configuration parameters, as shown in the following screen example. Th e values shown are for example only .
Installation 89 Performing Basic Network Configuration Configuring Basic Networking Using the OSD This procedure requires a hardware connection already made between the KVM/net’ s KVM management port and a local monitor , keyboard, and mouse, as described under “T o Conn ect to the Use r 1 Management Port” o n page 83.
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 90 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: If your ke yboard ha s a Return key instead of an Enter key , pr ess the “Retu rn” key when you see “Enter .” T T o Log into the OSD 1.
Installation 91 Performing Basic Network Configuration T T o Change a Passw ord Using the OSD 1. From the OSD Main Menu, go to Configure > Users and Grou ps > Local Users > Change Password. W arning! If the “admin” password has not be en ch anged, chan ge it now .
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 92 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. Re-enter the new password. The password c onfirmation dialog box appears. 5. Press Enter . The Local Users menu appears. 6. Select Exit or press the Esc key to e xit the Local Users menu.
Installation 93 Performing Basic Network Configuration 3. Enter the IP address for the KVM/net and press Enter . The Netmask form appears. 4. Enter the netmask (in the form 255. 255.255.0) and press Enter . The Gateway form appears. 5. Enter the IP address for the gateway and press Enter .
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 94 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 6. Enter the IP address for the DNS server and press Enter . The Domain form appears. 7. Enter the domain name and press Enter . The Hostname form appears.
Installation 95 Performing Basic Network Configuration • If you do not wish to configure t he time and date at this time, and if y ou are performing an initial configuratio n of basic networking parameters, go to: “Completing Confi guratio n Us in g the W eb Manager” on page 98.
Performing Basic Network Co nfiguration 96 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Set the Time and Date Using the OSD 1. From the Main men u of th e OSD, go to Configure. The Configuration menu appears. 2. Select Date/time.
Installation 97 Performing Basic Network Configuration b. Enter the IP address of the NTP server . c. Save the changes. 4. T o enter the date and time manually , do the following. a. On the Date/tim e conf. form, select disabled. The Date entry scree n appears.
Completing C onfiguration Using the Web Manager 98 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Completing Configuration Using the W eb Manager The “admin” user can administer th e KVM/net and its connected devices through the W eb Manager without do ing any additional configuration.
Installation 99 Changing Default Passwords Changing Default Passwords For security purposes, the root and ad min users must change their default passwords as soon as possible. Not changing the default passwords leaves a big security hole that can be exploited.
Changing Default Passwords 100 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide b. Enter a new password when prompted . 3. Save the new passwo rd by entering the saveconf command. 4. Log out. 5. Close the terminal session. 6. In a HyperT erminal application on a W indows PC, choose File > Exit or F4.
Installation 101 Enabling Access to the W eb Manager without Making a Direct Connection Enabling Access to the W eb Manager without Making a Direct Connection This section describes additional altern atives for enabling acces s to the W eb Manager that do not requ ire making a d irect connection.
Enabling Access to the Web Manager without Ma king a Direct Connecti on 102 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. On a computer that resides on the sam e subnet wit h the KVM/ne t, change the network portion of the IP address of that computer to 192.
Installation 103 Enabling Access to the W eb Manager without Making a Direct Connection See “T o Connec t to the Console Port” on pag e 82 for instructio ns if needed. b. Execute th e command Output similar to the following will appear . The line in bold type face labelled “inet address” lists th e IP address of the KVM/net: 5.
Preconfiguring the KVM/net for Remo te Installation 104 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Preconfiguring the KVM/net for Remote Inst allation This section provides procedures that list the tasks for preconfiguring the KVM/net and setting it up in a separate location.
Installation 105 Additional Configuration T asks T T o Set Up a Preconfigured KVM/net Perform the tasks shown in the following tabl e with a KVM/net that has been preconfigured as described in“T o Preconfigure the KVM/net” on pag e 104.
Disabling Mouse Accelera tion 106 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Disabling Mouse Acceleration In a KVM-over -IP session you should sy nchronize th e mouse cursor on yo ur local PC or laptop with the mouse curs or of the remote server attached to a KVM port.
Installation 107 Disabling Mouse Acceleration 4. In the Acceleration panel, click the “None” radio button. 5. Click OK. 6. T o disable transition effects do the following: a. Go to: Control Panel > Display > Ef fects. b. Clear Use transition effects for menus and tooltips .
Disabling Mouse Accelera tion 108 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide b. Disable wind ow , m enu , and list animation by clearing “Animate windows, menus, and lists.
Installation 109 Required Security Settings For Internet Explorer Required Security Settings For Internet Explorer The procedures described in this sectio n must be performed on a PC run ning W ind ow s XP with Service Pack 2 with Interne t Explorer 5.
Required Security Settings For Intern et Explo rer 11 0 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Click the Sites button to open the T rusted sites d ialog box.
Installation 111 Required Security Settings For Internet Explorer 4. Add the KVM/net IP address to the list of the trusted sites and click the “Add” button. 5. Select the OK button to close the window . 6. Close the Internet Options dialog bo x. T T o Modify “Internet” or “L ocal Intranet” Zone Settings 1.
Required Security Settings For Intern et Explo rer 11 2 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 2. Click the Custom Level button. The Security Settings form appears. 3. On the Security Settings form, go to ActiveX controls and plug-ins > Download signed ActiveX contr ols.
Installation 11 3 Required Security Settings For Internet Explorer 4. Select either Enable or Pr ompt . 5. If you selected Enable , press the OK button. 6. If you selected Prompt , go to Downloads > Automatic pr ompting for file downloads , and select Enable .
Required Security Settings For Intern et Explo rer 11 4 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 7. Select the OK button to close the window .
Chapter 3 Advanced Inst allation Procedures KVM/net supports the installation of re lated components, which are used to extend the access to and control of the KVM/net and its connected de vices. The following table lists the components that can be installed with the KVM/ net and shows the page numbers where th e tasks are described in more detail.
Connecting an Exte rnal Modem 11 6 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connecting an External Modem Y ou can connect a modem to the AUX port on the KVM/net.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 1 17 Connecting AlterPath PMs to the KVM/net Connecting AlterPath PMs to the KVM/net Y ou can control an AlterPath Power Management (PM), intelligent power distribution unit (IPDU), by connecting it to the AUX port on the KVM/net.
Connecting Al terPath PMs to the KVM/net 11 8 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Connect Multiple PMs to the KVM/net This procedure assumes that you have one AlterPath PM conne cted to the AUX port of the KVM/net.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 1 19 Installing the AlterPath KV M Expander Inst alling the AlterPath KVM Exp ander The following table gives a high-level list of steps involved in setting up, installing, and configuring the KVM Expander with links to detailed information about each step.
Installing the AlterPath KVM Expander 120 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Shipping Box Contents KVM Expander The shipping box for the AlterPath KVM Expander contains the KVM Expander along with the items shown in T able 3-1.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 121 Installing the AlterPath KV M Expander When orde ring the KVM Expander , customers also order one KVM T erminator for each server to be conn ected to one of the KVM ports.
Installing the AlterPath KVM Expander 122 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Mou nt the KVM Exp ander 1. Connect the two supplied brackets to the KVM Expand er, connecting one bracket to each side of the box. a.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 123 Installing the AlterPath KV M Expander The following figure shows the bracke ts as the y appear from the top of the KVM Expander after the brackets are installed for wall mounting.
Installing the AlterPath KVM Expander 124 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide c. Use a Phillips screwdrive r to tighten the screws. 2. Use screws or nuts and bolts as appropriate to mount the KVM Expander on the wall, on a rack, or in a cabinet.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 125 Installing the AlterPath KV M Expander T T o Power On the KVM Expander 1. Make sure the KVM Expander’ s power switch is of f. The power is of f when the side of th e power switch with the circle is pressed down.
Connecting Cascade d KVM Uni t s to the Primary KVM/net 126 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connecting Cascaded KVM Unit s to the Primary KVM/net The KVM/net supports the cascading of three type s of secondary KVM devices: the AlterPath KVM, the KVM Expander, and the KVM/net.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 127 Connecting Cascaded KVM Units to the Primary KVM/net T T o Connect a Secondary KVM Unit to the Primary KVM/net 1. Power of f all KVM hardware and connec ted devices. 2. T o connect to the User 2 port of a secondary KVM unit, do the following: a.
Connecting Cascade d KVM Uni t s to the Primary KVM/net 128 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Connect a KVM Expander to the Primary KVM/net See “Installing the AlterPath KVM Expa nder” on page 1 19 for background information on the KVM Expander.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 129 Installing the AlterPath KV M RP Inst alling the Al terPath KVM RP W ith a CA T5 cable up to 500 feet long, the AlterPath KVM RP can be connected to the User 2 po.
Installing the AlterPath KVM RP 130 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Shipping Box Contents AlterPath KVM RP The shipping box for the AlterPath KVM RP contains the KVM RP along with the items shown in T able 3-2. Th e entry for each part provides an illustration, its part number (P/N), de scription, and purp ose.
Advanced Inst allation Procedures 131 Installing the AlterPath KV M RP T T o Connect the KVM RP to the KVM/net 1. Put one end of a CA T5 cable into th e Remote User port on the KVM RP. 2. Put the other end of the CA T5 cable into the User 2 port on the KVM/net.
Installing the AlterPath KVM RP 132 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Connect th e KVM RP to the Local W ork S tation 1. Connect your monitor ’ s VGA cable to the PC VGA port on the KVM RP. 2. Connect your keyboa rd’ s PS/2 cord to the PC keyboard PS/2 po rt on the KVM RP.
Chapter 4 W eb Manager for Administrators This chapter is for administrators w ho use the W eb Manager for managing and configuring the KVM/net. T wo types of administrators can access all the W eb Ma.
Common T asks 134 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Common T asks The following table lists common tasks that KVM/net admini strators perform with links to the procedures.
Web Man ager for Administrators 135 Common T asks Configure power man agement for the AUX port (if the port is connected to an optional AlterPath PM) • “T o Configure the AUX Port for Use W ith an.
Common Featu res of Administrators’ Windows 136 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Common Features of Administrators’ Windows The features of all W eb Manager wi.
Web Man ager for Administrators 137 Common Features of Administrators ’ Windows The following table describes the logout button and the other information that displays in the upper right co rner of all W eb Manager windows.
Common Featu res of Administrators’ Windows 138 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide For procedures specific to each mode, see “Administrative Modes” on page 141.
Web Man ager for Administrators 139 Common Features of Administrators ’ Windows Figure 4-1: KVM/net Login Form If direct logins to KVM ports is enable d, a “port” field also appears in the login area of the screen, as shown in the following screen example.
Common Featu res of Administrators’ Windows 140 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide See “W eb Manager Login Screen” on page 316 for ba ckground information on the multiple ways to login to the W eb Manager . 3. Enter your accoun t’ s use r nam e and password .
Web Man ager for Administrators 141 Administrat ive Modes Administrative Modes This section describes the two administrative modes of the web manager: • “W izard Mode” on page 141 • “Expert Mode ” on page 159 Wizard Mode The W izard m ode guides the administrato r thro ugh four configuration s teps.
Wizard Mode 142 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-2: Example Window in Wizard Mode After you log in a s described in “T o Log In to the W eb Manager as Admin” on page 138, Expert mode is in ef fect by default .
Web Man ager for Administrators 143 Wizard Mode S teps in Wizard Mode [Wizard] Four configuration steps display in th e left menu of the W eb Manager in W izard mode.
Wizard Mode 144 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Open - The Open profile enables all services such as T elnet, SSHv1, SSHv2, HTTP , HTTPS, SNMP , RPC, IC MP , and T elnet. Direct access to KVM connections are available.
Web Man ager for Administrators 145 Wizard Mode T able 4-2: Available Protocols and Services under the Custom Security Profile T T o Select or Configure a Security Profile [Wizard] Note: The following procedure assumes you have installed a new KVM/net at your site, or you h ave reset the unit to factory de fault.
Wizard Mode 146 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-3: Security Advisory Dialog Box Note: Y our browser ’ s pop-up blocker shou ld be disabled for this dialo g b ox to appear . 2. Review the Security Advisory and click the “Close” button.
Web Man ager for Administrators 147 Wizard Mode Figure 4-4: Security Profile in Wizard Mode 4. Select a pre-defined Secu rity Profile by pressing one of the “Secured”, “Moderate”, “Open”, or “Default” profiles, or create a “Custom” profile.
Wizard Mode 148 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-5: Custom Security Profile Dialog Box Caution! T ake the required precautions to understand the potential impacts of each individual service configured un der the "Custom" profile.
Web Man ager for Administrators 149 Wizard Mode other sections of the W eb Mana ge r . 5. Once you select a security profile or config ure a custom profile and app ly the changes, the KVM/net W eb Manager restarts in order for the changes to take ef fect.
Wizard Mode 150 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide the administrator configures the defau lt basic network settings that were needed to enable logins through the W eb Manager . (See “Performing Basic Network Configuration” on page 84, if desired, for more information about the initial network configuration.
Web Man ager for Administrators 151 Wizard Mode Figure 4-6: Network Settings in Wizar d Mode 3. If the “DHCP” check box is not checke d, enter the network information in the fields.
Wizard Mode 152 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-7: User Access in Wizard Mode The Access form lists the currently defi ned Users and has three buttons: Add, Change Password, and Delete.
Web Man ager for Administrators 153 Wizard Mode Note: T o perform advanced config uration of users and groups, for example, to restrict user access to KVM ports, or to create a group, go to Expert>Con figu ration>Users and Gr ou ps. T T o Add a User [Wizard] 1.
Wizard Mode 154 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Enter the required information in th e fields as shown in the following table. 4. Click OK. 5. Click the “apply changes” button. Field Name Definition Username The username fo r the account being ad ded.
Web Man ager for Administrators 155 Wizard Mode T T o Delete a User [Wizard] 1. In W izard mode, go to “S tep 3: Access .” The “Access” form appears. 1. Select the user name to delete. 2. Click “Delete.” The username disappears from the Users list.
Wizard Mode 156 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 2. Select the name of the user whose password you want to change. 3. Click “Change Password.” The “Change User Password” dialog box appears. 4. Enter the new password in both fields, and click OK.
Web Man ager for Administrators 157 Wizard Mode S tep 4: System Log [Wizard] In W izard mode, selecting “Step 4: System Log” brings up a form for identifying one or more syslog server s to receive syslog me ssa ges from the KVM/net.
Wizard Mode 158 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table has links to the p rocedures for addi ng and deleting a syslog server . Use this form to configur e system logging for the KVM/net. More advanced configuration of syslo g servers and ev ent notification can be done in Expe rt mode.
Web Man ager for Administrators 159 Expert Mode T T o Delete a Syslog Server [Wizard] 1. From the Syslog Server list, select the syslog server that you want to delete from the current facility loca tion, and select Delete. 2. Repeat this step for as many servers you need to delete.
Access 160 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide An option in the left menu (such as KVM in the preceding figu re) often has several forms associated with it. Selecting a tab labeled with the name of the form or selecting the form’ s name in the left menu brings up the form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 161 Access See the following sections for details about the tasks pe rformed using the forms under Access in Expert mode.
Access 162 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Y ou can manage power when the following tw o prerequisites ar e co mpleted: • An AlterPath PM is connected to an AUX port on the KVM/net. The AlterPath PM can be daisy chained to allow you to manage power for up to 128 devices from the KVM/net.
Web Man ager for Administrators 163 Access • Unlock the outlets • Assign a name to the outlet, for exam ple, identify the device for which it provides po wer . • Change the power up interval. The powe r up interval is the time interval (in seconds) that the system waits between turning on the currently- selected outlet and the next outlet.
Access 164 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. T o momentarily power an outlet off an d then on again, click the adjacent “Cycle” button . 5. T o change the outlet’ s name or the power up interval, click the adjacent “Edit” button.
Web Man ager for Administrators 165 Access • Alarm threshold levels • Firmware version Y ou can also clear values for the maximum cu rrent and the maximum temperature. Figure 4-13: Power Management - V iew IPDUs Info Form T T o V iew and Reset IPDU Information 1.
Access 166 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Configure Users to Mana ge Specific Power Outlets 1. In Expert mode, go to Access>IPDUPower Management>Us ers Manager . The “Users Manager” form appears. 2.
Web Man ager for Administrators 167 Access 5. In the “Add/Edit User x Outlets” dialog box, do the following as appropriate. a. Enter the username in the “User” field. b. Enter or modify the numbers of the ou tlets to which the user is assigned in the “Outlets” field.
Access 168 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-15: Power Management - Con figuration Form T T o Specify or Change the Alias of a n IPDU 1. In Expert mode, go to Access>IP DUPower Management>Configuration.
Web Man ager for Administrators 169 Configuration Software Upgrade On the “Outlets Ma nager” form under Access>IPDUPowe r Ma nagement in Expert mode, yo u can upgrade the Powe r Management firmware for AlterPath PM IPDUs. Figure 4-16: Power Management - So ftware Upgrade F orm An entry appears for every connected PM and for each slave.
Configuration 170 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-17: KVM Configuration General Form See the following sections for details about the tasks pe rformed us.
Web Man ager for Administrators 171 Configuration Y ou can use th e KVM menu options for custom configuration o f KVM ports. The following table provides links to the sections where the options are described. General Selecting Configuration>KV M>General in Expert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure.
Configuration 172 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table provides links to th e sections that describe how to us e the forms under Configuration>KVM >General in Ex pert mode.
Web Man ager for Administrators 173 Configuration Enabling Direct Ac cess to KVM Ports When direct access to KVM ports is enab led, users authorize d to access KV M ports can use a port field on the W eb Manager login screen to log in and connect di rectly to the port.
Configuration 174 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table summarizes the format of the hot keys for KVM connections, the defaults, and where they can be red efined. T T o Redefine KVM Sessi on Keyboard Shortcuts 1.
Web Man ager for Administrators 175 Configuration 4. On the “User 1”, “U ser 2”, or “IP Use rs” tab, redefine the command keys, if desired, in any of the following fields: “Quit,” “Power Management,” “Mouse/Keyboard Reset,” “V ideo Co ntrol,” “Switch Next,” “Switch Previous,” “Port Info.
Configuration 176 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: The Port Authentication drop-down menu is disabled by default.
Web Man ager for Administrators 177 Configuration Figure 4-18: KVM Configuration User 1/User 2/IP Users Form On the “User 1” form u nder Configuration>KVM>General in Expert mo de you can redefine the default session parameters that apply when a user (called the Local User ) is using the OSD through a direct connection to the KVM.
Configuration 178 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following tables describes the parame ters that appear on the User 1 and User 2 forms. The following tables describes the parame ters that appear on the IP Users form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 179 Configuration T able 4-5: IP Users form parameters T T o Configure Local User 1 and User 2 Sessions Perform this procedure if you want to redefine the parameters that apply to KVM port sessions when a local user is directly logged in to the KVM/net.
Configuration 180 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: The User 1 and User 2 forms are identical except that User 1 modifies the User 1 port options, while User 2 modifies the User 2 port options. 4. T o change the idle timeout, enter a dif f erent number of minutes in the “Idle T imeout” field.
Web Man ager for Administrators 181 Configuration 2. Modify the number of minutes in the “Idle T imeout” field, an d the number of seconds in the “Cycle T ime” field, if desired.
Configuration 182 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Devices Selecting Configuration>KV M>Devices in Expert mod e brings up the form shown in the following figure.
Web Man ager for Administrators 183 Configuration Configuring Individual KVM Ports On the Modi fy Port dialog box, yo u can do the following: • Configure an alias for a single KVM port • Assign a .
Configuration 184 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide IPDU connected to the cascaded KVM to servers connected to the master KVM/net. The following error message appears if you try to configure a mas ter KVM port with the slave connected IPDU.
Web Man ager for Administrators 185 Configuration 3. Select the port you wan t to modify and cli ck the Modify button. The Modify Port dialog bo x appears. 4. In the Alias field, type an alias for the port 5. In the Lockout Macro field, enter th e key sequence assigned to lock the server .
Configuration 186 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Specify or Change the Alias for a KVM Port 1. Go to Configuration>KVM> Devices in Expert mode, select the device that includes the port(s) y ou wish to modify .
Web Man ager for Administrators 187 Configuration Configuring Cascaded KVM Units The Devices form allow s you to configure one or more se condary KVM units to a primary KVM unit, a process also known as ca scading or daisy-chaining. See “Cascaded Devic es” on page 21 for background information.
Configuration 188 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 2. Click the Add Device button. The Modify Device dialog b ox appears. 3. In the Device Name field, specify a name for th e secondary de vice or KVM unit. 4. In the Number of Ports field, enter the number of ports contained in the cascaded devic e.
Web Man ager for Administrators 189 Configuration Note: See “Connecting Cascaded KVM Units to the Primary KVM/net” on page 126 for a background on the possible de vices that can be cascaded and for instructions on connecting these devices to the mas ter KVM/net.
Configuration 190 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. In the Number of Ports field, enter the number of p orts contained on the cascaded devic e.
Web Man ager for Administrators 191 Configuration T T o Delete the Configurat ion of a Cascaded KVM Unit 1. In Expert mode, go to: Configuration>KVM>Devices. The Devices form appears. 2. Select the item you wish to dele te and click the Delete button.
Configuration 192 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-20: KVM Users & Group s Configuration Form Y ou can use the Users & Groups form to do the following: • Add or de lete users. • Assign or change user passwords.
Web Man ager for Administrators 193 Configuration The “Add User” dialog box appears. 3. Either type the required information in the fields or select the desired option from the drop-down list as sh own in the previous screen and defined in the following table.
Configuration 194 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. Click OK. 5. Click “apply changes.” T T o Delete a User or Group [Expert] 1. In Expert mode, go to Con figuration>Users & Groups. The Users & Groups form appears.
Web Man ager for Administrators 195 Configuration 5. Click OK. 6. Click “apply changes.” T T o Modify a Gr oup 1. In Expert mode, go to Con figuration>Users & Groups. The Users & Groups form appears. 2. Select the name of a group to modify .
Configuration 196 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. T o set KVM port access permissions for a group, sele ct the name of the group from the Group List. 4. Click the “Set KVM Permissions” button. The “KVM Access list for “username” or “groupname” dialog box appears.
Web Man ager for Administrators 197 Configuration 4. Select the desired access option from the “Default Permission:” drop-down list. As shown in the previous screen example, the options are: “No access,” “Read only ,” “Read/W rite,” “ Full access.
Configuration 198 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide In the fields for each desired category , type either port aliases or numbers, separating them either by commas or dashes.
Web Man ager for Administrators 199 Configuration 8. Click OK. 9. Click “apply changes.” Configuring Inband (RDP) Se rvers Selecting Configuration>Inba nd in Expe rt mode brings up th e form displayed in the following figure.
Configuration 200 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide whole infrastructure (master a nd cascaded devices). Even though it is possible to configure a KVM port on the master or on any cascaded device for each inband server , all inband configuratio n and connections are done through the master KVM/net.
Web Man ager for Administrators 201 Configuration See “T o Connect Comp uters to KVM Ports” on page 80 for instructio ns on physically connecting a server to a KVM/net port. Note: RDP connections does not work if IPSec is used to commun icate with a RDP enabled server .
Configuration 202 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The connected server must be a W i ndows (W in2000 or NT) T erminal Server with RDP enabled. 3. T o modify a server , select the server on the list and click Modify .
Web Man ager for Administrators 203 Configuration This enables both in band and out-of-b and access to the connected serve r . If the inband connection fails or if an RD P session already exists, the user is able to reconnect to the server usin g a KVM connection.
Configuration 204 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 12. T o connect to the inband server , in Expert mode, go to Access>Connect to Server . See “T o Connect to Servers Through The W eb Manager ’ s “Connect T o Server” Form” on page 322.
Web Man ager for Administrators 205 Configuration Configuring an Au thentication Meth od Configuration>Security>Authentication in Expert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure.
Configuration 206 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Any authentication method chosen for the KVM/net is used for authentication of any user s attempting access through telnet , ssh , or the W eb Manage r . See “Authentication” on pa ge 45 for more details.
Web Man ager for Administrators 207 Configuration 3. Make sure that an auth entication server is specified for the selected authentication type. See “Configuring Authentication Serv ers for Logins to the KVM/net and Connected Devices” on page 208.
Configuration 208 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Configuring Authentication Ser vers for Logins to the KVM/ net and Connect ed Devices The administrator fills out the appropri ate form to set up an authentication server for ev ery authentic at ion method to be used by the KVM/net and by any of its ports.
Web Man ager for Administrators 209 Configuration Group Authorization Group authorization adds an additional le vel of system security by enabling a network-based authorization in add ition to the initial authent ication.
Configuration 210 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide of the KVM/net and connected devic es know the passwords assigned to the accounts: • An account fo r “ad min.
Web Man ager for Administrators 21 1 Configuration 4. Go to Security > Au thentication> Kerberos in Expert mode. The Kerberos form displays as shown in the following figure. Figure 4-24: Kerberos Server Authentication Form 5. Fill in the form according to your local setup of the Kerberos server .
Configuration 212 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Identify an LDAP Authentication Server Perform this procedure to identify th e authentication server when .
Web Man ager for Administrators 213 Configuration Figure 4-25: LDAP Server Authentication Form 2. Supply the IP address of the LDAP server in the “LDAP Server” field. 3. If the LDAP authentication server uses a different distin guished name for the search base than the one displayed in the “LDAP” Base field, change the base definition.
Configuration 214 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Configure Group Authoriz ation on a LDAP Server On the LDAP server ed it the “in f o” attribute for the group and add the following syntax .
Web Man ager for Administrators 215 Configuration MMC Snap-in for adding the attribute "i nfo" to the objectclass "Users”, and the ADSI Edit MMC Snap-in to ed it the property "comment " as "group_name=<Group1> [,<Group2,.
Configuration 216 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Y ou will see the path "Domain NC [domain.com] . 3. Double click "Domain NC [domain.com] . Y ou will see expanded path "DC=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=com". 4.
Web Man ager for Administrators 217 Configuration Figure 4-27: NIS Server Authentication Form 2. Fill in the form according to your configuration of the NIS server .
Configuration 218 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-28: Radius Server Authentica tion Form 2. Fill in the form according to your local setup of the RADIUS server or servers. 3. Click “Done.” 4. Click “apply changes.
Web Man ager for Administrators 219 Configuration T T o Ide ntify a T ACACS+ Authen tication Serve r Perform this procedure to identify th e authentication server when the KVM/ net or any of its port s is configured to use the T ACACS+ authentication method or any of its variations (Local/T ACACS+, T ACACS+/Local, or T ACACS+/DownLocal).
Configuration 220 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide have administrative access, and users with regular user privileges have regular user access. 4. T o specify a time out period in seco nds for each authentication attempt, type a number in the “T imeout” field.
Web Man ager for Administrators 221 Configuration T T o Configure Group Authoriz ation on a T A CACS+ Server 1. On the server , add “raccess” service to the user configuration and define which group or grou ps th e use r belongs to. 2. If "raccess" service is already defined, add the group information to it.
Configuration 222 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table show the enabled protocols an d se rvices under each Security Profile. Custom S ecurity Prof ile The Custom Security Profile opens up a dialog box to allow custom configuration of in dividual protocols and services.
Web Man ager for Administrators 223 Configuration T able 4-7: Available Protocols and Services under the Custom Security Profile T T o Select or Configure a Security Profile [Expert] Selecting Configuration>Se curity>Profiles brings up the form shown in the following figure.
Configuration 224 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 1. Select a pre-defined Security Profile or click on the “Custom” button to configure individu al protocols and services. The following “Custom Profile” dialog box opens.
Web Man ager for Administrators 225 Configuration 3. Select “apply changes” to save the configuration to Flash. KVM/net W eb Manager restarts. 4. Login after W eb Manager restarts. 5. The W eb Mana ger defaults to Access > Connect to Server form.
Configuration 226 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Network Selecting Configuration>Ne twork in Expert mode brings up the following form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 227 Configuration IP Filtering Configure the selective filtering of packets that may potentially crack your network system or generate unnecessary traffic. “IP Filtering” on page 233 VPN Configure IPsec tunnels to establish a secure connection between KVM/net and a security gateway machine.
Configuration 228 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Host Settings When Configuration>Network>Host Settin gs is selected in Expert mode, the form shown in the follo wing figure appear s.
Web Man ager for Administrators 229 Configuration 3. Complete or edit the fields describe d in the following table as necessary . T able 4-10: Host Settings Configuration Fie lds Field Name Definition Host Name The fully qualified domain name identifying the specific host computer within the Internet.
Configuration 230 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. Select “apply changes” when done to save your configuration to flash. Domain Na me The name that identi fies the domain (for example, domainname.com). Gateway IP The gateway numeri c identification number .
Web Man ager for Administrators 231 Configuration Syslog When Configuration>Network>Syslog is selected in Expert mode, the form shown in the followin g figu re appears. . Figure 4-33: Syslog Configuration F orm Y ou can use the Syslog form to conf igure how the KVM/net handles syslog messages.
Configuration 232 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The top of the form is used to te ll the KVM/net where to send sys log messages: • Y ou can specify one facility number for messages from AUXports and another facility number fo r messages from KVM ports.
Web Man ager for Administrators 233 Configuration IP Filtering Selecting Configuration>Netw ork>IP Filterin g in Expert mode brings up th e IP Filtering form as show n in the following figure.
Configuration 234 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Inverted Check Boxes If you check the “Invert ed” check box on any line, the tar get action is performed on packets that do not match any of the criteria specified in that line when any other specified criteria are also met.
Web Man ager for Administrators 235 Configuration Source or Destination IP and Mask If you fill in the “Source IP” field, incoming packets are filtered for the specified IP address. If you fill in the “Destination IP” field, outgoing packets are filtered for the specified IP address.
Configuration 236 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table defines the fields and menu options in the “TCP Options Section. ” UDP Protocol Fields If you select UDP as a protocol when sp ecifying a rule, the additional fields shown in the following figure ap pear at the bottom of the form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 237 Configuration The following table defines the fields in the UDP Options Section. ICMP Protocol Fields If you select ICMP as a protocol when specifying a rule, the ICMP T ype drop- down list appears in the ICMP Options Section at the bottom of the IP Filtering form.
Configuration 238 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Input Interface, Output Interfa ce, and Fragments If you enter an interface (such as eth0 or eth1 ) in the “Input Interface” field, incoming packets are filtered for the specified interface.
Web Man ager for Administrators 239 Configuration The following table defines the menu options, field, and check boxes in the “LOG Options Section.” REJECT T a rg et If you select REJECT from the .
Configuration 240 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Firewall Configuration Procedures The following table has links to the pr ocedures for defining packet filtering: T T o Add a Chain 1. Go to Configurati on>Network>Firewa ll Configuration in Expert Mode .
Web Man ager for Administrators 241 Configuration Note:User -defined chains cannot be edited. 1. Go to Configurati on>Network>Firewa ll Configuration in Expert Mode . 2. Select one of the default chains from Chain list, and then click the “Edit” button.
Configuration 242 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 2. Select a chain whose rule you want to edit. 3. Click the Edit Rule button. The Edit Rules form appears. Each line represents a rule for the selected chain. 4. Select the Chain you wish to edit from the Chain list, and click the Edit Rule button.
Web Man ager for Administrators 243 Configuration T T o Add a Chain for IP Filtering 1. In Expert mode go to: Confi guration>Net work>IP Filtering.
Configuration 244 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 5. Select OK to commit your changes. 6. T o add rules to your new chain, see “T o Add a Rule for IP Filtering” on page 244. T T o Edit A Chain for IP Filtering 1.
Web Man ager for Administrators 245 Configuration 2. Click the Edit Rule button. The Edit Rules for Chain configuration form appears. 3. Click the Add button.
Configuration 246 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The Add Rule dialog box appears. 4. Complete the following data fields as necessary: Field Name Definition Ta r g e t Indicates the action to be performed to the IP packet when it matches the rule.
Web Man ager for Administrators 247 Configuration Mask Destination network mask. Inverted Select the check box adjacent to Destination IP to invert the tar get action. For example, the action assigned to the targ et will be performed to all Destination/ Mask IPs except to the one just defined.
Configuration 248 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 5. Complete the following additional fields as necessary: • If you selected Log from the T arget field, the following options also appear . Inverted Select box adjacent to Output Interface to invert the tar get action.
Web Man ager for Administrators 249 Configuration • If you selected Reject from the T arget field, the following field appears: “Reject with” means that the filter drops the input packet and sends back a reply packet accord ing to any of the reject types listed below .
Configuration 250 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide VPN VPN, or V irtual Private Network enab les a secured communication between KVM/net and a remote network by utiliz ing a gateway , and creating a secured tunnel between KVM/net and the gatewa y .
Web Man ager for Administrators 251 Configuration 2. T o edit a VPN connection, select the VPN connection that you wish to edit from the form, and then select the Edit button. - OR - T o add a VPN Connection, select the Add button. The New/Modify Conn ection dialog box appears.
Configuration 252 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: If the selected authentication method is RSA Public Keys, the dialog box on the left of the previous figure is used ; if the authenticatio n met hod is Shared Secret, the dialog box on the right is used.
Web Man ager for Administrators 253 Configuration 4. Select the OK bu tton when done. 5. Select the “apply changes” button to save your configuration. SNMP Short for Simple Network Management Pr otocol, SNMP is a set of pro tocols for managing network devices.
Configuration 254 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide SNMP traps, a version of the Unix 'n etstat' command using SNMP , and a Tk/ Perl mib browser . SNMP is configured with community names, OID and user names.
Web Man ager for Administrators 255 Configuration 2. Enter the following system information, as necessary: Field Name Definition Communi ty The community name acts as a password to authenticate messages sent between an SNMP client and a router containing an SNMP server .
Configuration 256 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide If you are using SNMPv3 , skip to St ep 6. 3. T o Add an SNMP agent using SNMP v1/SNMP2 Configuration, select the Add button located at the bottom of this view table.
Web Man ager for Administrators 257 Configuration 5. If you are ad ding or editing an SNMP agent usin g SNMPv3, scroll down to the lower half of the SNMP Configur ation form and select the Add button located at the bottom of this view table 6. T o add an SN MP agent using SNMPv3, c lick Add.
Configuration 258 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 8. Complete the form and when done. 9. Click the OK button. 10. V erify your entry or modif ication on the SNMP form. 11 . Click “apply changes” to c omplete the proce dure.
Web Man ager for Administrators 259 Configuration T T o Configure SNMP Traps 1. Go to Security>Profiles, click on Custom bu tton to open the Custom Profile dialog box as shown below and enable SNMP service. 2. Go to Configuration> Network>Notificatio ns.
Configuration 260 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Click the “Add” button to open the Notifications Entry dialog box as shown in the followin g figu re, and p opulate the fields per your site requirements.
Web Man ager for Administrators 261 Configuration The following table describes the fields in the Notifications Entry dialog box. T able 4-1 1: SNMP T raps Notification s Entry Field Name Description Alarm T rigger Define the event you want to trigger a notification for .
Configuration 262 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Host T ables The Host T ables form en ables you to keep a table of host names and IP addresses that comprise your local ne twork, and thus provide information about your network environment.
Web Man ager for Administrators 263 Configuration Figure 4-36: Host T ables Configuration Form 2. Do on of the following: • T o edit a host, select the host IP address from the Host T able and then click the Edit button. If the list is long, use the Up and Down buttons to go through each item in the list.
Configuration 264 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Enter the new or modified host address in the IP Address field and the host name in the Name field. 4. Click the OK button. 5. T o delete a host, selec t the host you wish to delete from the Host T able form, and select the Dele te button on the form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 265 Configuration • T o add a static route, select the Add button from the form. The New/Modify Route dialog box appears. 3. Complete the dialog bo x as follows: T able 4-12: Add/Modify S tatic Routes Fields Field Name Definition Route Select Default, Network, or Host.
Configuration 266 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. Click the Apply button to close the dialog bo x. The new or modified route appears in the list. 5. T o delete a static route, se lect a route from the list and click Delete.
Web Man ager for Administrators 267 Configuration T T o Configure the AUX Port for Use With an IPDU or an External Modem 1. In Expert mode, go to: Configuration>AUX Port. The Aux Port form appears. 2. T o configure the AUX Portfor Power Ma nagement, make sure that Power Management is selected in the Profile drop-down list.
Configuration 268 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 6. Click “apply changes.” System Selecting Configuration>System in Expe rt mode brings up the System form as shown in the follo wing figure. Figure 4-39: System T ime and Date Configuration Form Stop Bit s The n umber of stop bits.
Web Man ager for Administrators 269 Configuration W ith the System form administrators can set the time and date on the KVM/ net and reboot the KVM/net if necessary .
Configuration 270 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Set the KVM/net’s Date and T ime Manually 1. In Expert Mode, go to: Conf iguration>System>T ime/Date. The Date/T ime form appears. 2. Make sure that Disabled is selected in the Network T ime Protocol drop - down list.
Web Man ager for Administrators 271 Configuration 3. Enter the address of the NTP server in the NTP Server field. 4. Click the “apply changes” button.
Configuration 272 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T Creating a Custom Ti mezone Selection 1. Enter the name of the timezone you w ould like to appear in the T imezone pulldown menu on the main T ime/Date screen. (“Pacific” entered here as an example.
Web Man ager for Administrators 273 Configuration 3. Enter the number of Hours:Minutes that the clock will be reset at the beginning of the Daylight Savings T ime period. (Positive nu mber only .) 4. In the following fields, enter the date (month, day) and time (hours:minute s) for b oth the beginning and ending dates of daylight time.
Configuration 274 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide If you need to boot from the network, you need to make sure the following prerequisites are met.
Web Man ager for Administrators 275 Configuration Fast Ethe rnet The speed of the Ethernet connection. Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if you need to change the Auto Nego tiation (default valu.
Configuration 276 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Configure KVM/net Boot For more information about the fields in the “Boot Config uration” form, see T able 4-14 on page 274, if desired. 1. Go to Configurati on>System>Boot Configuratio n in Expert mode.
Web Man ager for Administrators 277 Configuration Online Help Selecting Configur ation > System > Online Help in E xpert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure. Figure 4-43: Online He lp Configuration Form Cyclades host the online-help on a H TTP server accessible from the Internet.
Viewing System Information 278 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. In the KVM/net W eb Manager naviga te to Configuration > Syst em > Online Help in Expert mode. 4. In the “Online Help Path” field add the path to the online help directory on your local web server .
Web Man ager for Administrators 279 V iewing System Information T T o V iew General Information for Y our KVM/net 1. In Expert mode, go to: Information>General. The General informa tion form appears. Figure 4-44: General Syste m Information Form S tation S tatus Use the Station S ta tus form to view the status of each KVM station on the KVM/net.
Viewing System Information 280 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o V iew S tation S t atus 1. In Expert mode, go to: In formation>St ation Status.
Web Man ager for Administrators 281 Management Management Selecting Management in Ex pert mode brin gs up the form displayed in th e following figure. Login If a user is logged in, disp lays the user name and duration of the session in seconds. Current Server When connected to a port, displays the server name.
Management 282 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 4-46: KVM Management Form Administrators can use the manageme nt menu to perform system and software management such as boo ting, backing up, upgradin g firmware, and handling configur ation data.
Web Man ager for Administrators 283 Management Backup Configuration The Backup Configuration form allows you to set the KVM/net to use an FTP server to save and retrieve its configuration data. For the backup configura tion to work, the FTP serve r must be on the same subnet as the KVM/net.
Management 284 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table describes the informa tion you need t o enter in the fields on the “Backup Config ura tion” form wh en FTP is selected from the “T ype” drop-down list.
Web Man ager for Administrators 285 Management T T o Back Up or Retrieve KVM/net Configuration Data 1. In Expert mode, go to: Managemen t>Backup Configuration. The Backup Configuration fo rm appears. 2. T o save or retrieve data from an FTP server , do the following: a.
Management 286 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide • Server IP • Path and Filename • Username • Password 3. Click Save to save the configur ation to the selected location. 4. Click Load to load the configuration from the selected location.
Web Man ager for Administrators 287 Management Firmware Upgrade Selecting Management>Firmware Upgrad e in Expert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure. Figure 4-48: Firmware Upgrade Y ou can use the form to set up op era ting system upgrade on the KVM/net.
Management 288 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table defines the informa tion you need to supply on the form. Field/Menu Name Definition Ty p e FTP is the only supported type. FTP Site The address of the FTP server where th e microcode is located.
Web Man ager for Administrators 289 Management The following table has links to the related procedures. T T o Find the Cyclades Pathname for Firmware or Microcode Upgrades 1. T o find the correct filename for th e firmware or microcode updates at Cyclades, Corp.
Management 290 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide exampl e, 1.0.5.6-04.10.18.4.bi n , and go to “T o Download Microcode From an FTP Serv er” on page 293. T T o Upgrade Firmware 1. In the W eb Manager , go to Manage ment>Firmware Upgrade in Expert mode.
Web Man ager for Administrators 291 Management Figure 4-49: Microcode Upgrade Form Y ou can use the form to specify inf orm ation used to auto matically download microcode from an FTP server and insta ll the microcode on various KVM/net components. Y ou can specify either the Cyclades FTP server , ftp:// ftp.
Management 292 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Y ou need to enter the actual pathname components in the “Directory” and “File Name” fields. If needed, go to: “T o Find the Cyclades Pathname for Firmware or Microcode Upgrades” on page 289.
Web Man ager for Administrators 293 Management T T o Download Micro code From an FTP Server 1. Go to Management>Microcode Up grade in Expert mode. The Microcode form appears. 2. Click the radio button next to the “T ar get” component, wh ich you want to update the microcode.
Management 294 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 10. Click “apply chan ges.” 11 . Go to “T o Reset the Microcode After Upgrade” on page 294. Microcode Reset Selecting Management>Micro code Reset in Ex pert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure.
Web Man ager for Administrators 295 Management 2. T o reset the microcode of a T arget component, click the radio bu tton for the T arget co mponent. If you select the KVM T erminator ra dio button, a scrollable port list appears next to the T arget list.
Management 296 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Active Sessions The Active Sessions form is designed to provide you quick status and usage information pertaining to all active serv er sessions. Administrators may also kill sessions from this form.
Web Man ager for Administrators 297 Management 3. Select the Refresh button to update the form with current information. T T o Kill an Active Session 1. In Expert mode, go to Managemen t>Active Sessions. The Active Sessions window appears. 2. Select the sessions you wish to kill.
Management 298 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Reboot Selecting Management>Reboo t in Expert mode, brings up th e following form. Figure 4-52: Reboot Form Selecting the Reboot bu tton allows you to rebo ot the system without physically turning of f the hardware.
Chapter 5 W eb Manager for Regular Users W ith the KVM/net W e b Mana ger , regular users can, • Connect to PCs with USB or PS/2 connectors. • Connect to Sun servers with USB connectors through out-of-band. • Connect to W indows T erminal Serv ers through in-band connections.
Web Manager for Regular Users 300 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide W eb Manager for Regular Users When users without administrative pri vile ges log in to the KVM/.
Web Manager for Regu lar Users 301 W eb Manager for Regular Users Figure 5-1: Example of Regular User W eb Manager Form Logout Button User Entry Form Main Menu Help Button.
Prerequisites for Logging in to the Web Manager 302 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Prerequisites for Logging in to the W eb Manager Y ou must collect the followi.
Web Manager for Regu lar Users 303 Prerequisites for Logging in to the Web Manager 2. Enter your username and password as p rovided to you by your KVM/net administrator 3.
Connect to Serve r 304 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connect to Server Use this form to connect to servers with either an in-band or a KVM connection. See “Conn ecting to Servers Remotely Through the W eb Manager” on page 321.
Web Manager for Regu lar Users 305 IPDU Power Management See “Controlling Power of a KVM- connected Server” on page 335 . Power Control of Any Device Plugged Into an AlterPath PM on the KVM/net Depending on your access rights, the KVM/net allows you to view and manage all PMs connected to the KV M/ne t.
Changing Y our KVM/net Pa ssword 306 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Changing Y our KVM/net Password On the Security form on the KVM/ne t W eb Manager , you can change your old password to a new password. T T o Change Y our KVM/net Password 1.
Chapter 6 Accessing Connected Devices W ith the KVM/ne t, users and administrators can connect to any PC or USB Sun servers through ou t-of-band, KVM connections and manage power of devices connected to AlterPath PMs from anywhere on a network with the W eb Manager or loc ally with the OSD.
308 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table lists the procedures in this chapter . T o Connect to a KVM Port Through t he W eb Manager Login Screen Pa.
Accessing Connected Devices 309 Who Can Access Connected Devices Who Can Access Connected Devices Authorized users have the permission s they need to access one or more servers or other devices tha t are co nnected to ports on the KVM/net.
Server Connections: What Y ou See 310 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Server Connections: What Y ou See Once connected to a server , one or two windows appear dep.
Accessing Connected Devices 31 1 Server Connections: What Y ou See V iewing KVM Connections The AlterPath V iewer is the interface you use to manage servers over KVM over IP connections.
Server Connections: What Y ou See 312 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide See “AlterPath V iewer Settings” on page 339 for more detailed information about using t he AlterPath V iewer . Local KVM connections through the OS D do not use the AlterPath V ie wer .
Accessing Connected Devices 313 Prerequisites for Accessing Servers With In-band Connections V iewing In-band Connections The ActiveX viewer is the interface yo u use to manage servers over an in- band connection. The following graphic d isplays the login screen of a server running W indows 2003 in the Acti veX viewer for in-band connections.
Prerequisites for Accessing Se rvers With KVM Connections 314 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Prerequisites for Accessing Servers With KVM Connections The followi.
Accessing Connected Devices 315 Screen Re solution and Refres h Rate Depending on you r server ’ s operating system refer to one of the following procedures .
Web Manager Login Screen 316 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide W eb Manager Login Screen The following table list the sections that describe the three different possible views of the W eb Manage r login screen that can appear under various conditions.
Accessing Connected Devices 317 W eb Manager Login Screen Note: The direct access method allows users to access servers that are connec ted to KVM ports only or servers that are co nnected to KVM ports and are a vailable for in-band access as well.
Web Manager Login Screen 318 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Login Screen: Direct Logins Not Enabled The following screen shows an example of the W eb Mana ger login screen as it appears if the following two conditions are true: • The IP address of the KVM/net is entered in the browser .
Accessing Connected Devices 319 W eb Manager Login Screen connection only . An entry with “(In-ban d)” at the end of it can be accesse d with an in-band connection only . An entry with “KVM + In-band” ) can be accessed with both connection method s.
Web Manager Login Screen 320 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Login Screen: Direct Logins Enabled, Only IP Address Entered The following screen shows an example of.
Accessing Connected Devices 321 Connecting to Servers Remotely Through the Web Manager The “port” field is filled in with the port number when the W eb Manager login window appears. The example in the fo llowing figure shows http://192.168.46.169/ login.
Connecting to Servers Remotely Throug h the Web Manager 322 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide See the following pr ocedures for connecting to servers: If needed, see one of the following log i n p rocedures. T T o Connect to Servers Through The W eb Manager ’ s “Connect T o Server” Form 1.
Accessing Connected Devices 323 Connecting to Servers Remotely Through the Web Manager 3. From the drop-dow n menu, select the server or p ort to which you want to connect.
Connecting to Servers Remotely Throug h the Web Manager 324 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The system may launch one or two browser windows: the AlterPath V iewer and the Acc ess W indow for KVM connections, or an ActiveX viewer for RDP connec tions.
Accessing Connected Devices 325 Connecting to Servers Locally Through the OSD 2. If you entered a KVM port ID in the URL, save the URL as a bookmark or in your favorites list in the browser .
Connecting to Servers Locally Thro ugh the OSD 326 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide on connecting to the User 1 port, or see “T o Connect the KVM RP to the KVM/net” on page 131 for instructions on connecting to the User 2 port.
Accessing Connected Devices 327 Connecting to Servers Locally Through the OSD • T ype the first letters of the port name in the quick search box until the desired port is highlighted in the port list box. This field is case-sensitive. • Select the desired port using the port list box.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 328 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Controlling KVM Port Connections Once connected t o a server, you may want do on e or more of the procedures listed in the following table.
Accessing Connected Devices 329 Controlling KVM Port Connections Hot Keys for KVM Connections Predefined keyboard shortcuts (also called hot keys) allow you t o perform common actions and lau nch management windows while connected through a KVM port. The default hot keys are de scribed in the following table.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 330 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Hot Keys for Emulating Sun Keyboard Keys The KVM/net provides a default set of hot keys for use while connected to Sun servers.
Accessing Connected Devices 331 Controlling KVM Port Connections [Alt]. See “Redefining Sun Keyb oard Modifier Keys” on page 175 for procedures . T T o Return to the Connection Menu After Connecting to a Port 1. Press Ctrl+k q to display the OSD Connect Menu.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 332 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Cycling Between Servers Cycle refers to the capability to connect to one or more authorized servers from the server to which you are cu rrently connected.
Accessing Connected Devices 333 Controlling KVM Port Connections The default is Ctrl+k q. T T o Connect to the Next Authorized Server from the Current Server • Use the Next keyboard shortcut. The default is Ctrl+k . The next authorized server appears.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 334 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 2. T o switch to the Auto control window or the Manual control window select Auto or Manual respectively .
Accessing Connected Devices 335 Controlling KVM Port Connections Controlling Power of a KVM-connected Server In order to control power of a server while connected to the server , the following conditi.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 336 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Closing a KVM Connection The ways you can clo s e a KV M connection are listed bel ow: • For IP connections, select “Exit V iewer Client” from the AlterPath V iewer Shortcuts menu.
Accessing Connected Devices 337 Controlling KVM Port Connections the connecting user ’ s access permissions. The following figure shows two options that are always presented on the menu to the connecting user . The two menu options are desc ribed in the following table.
Controlling KVM Port Connecti ons 338 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide If the connecting user has either read-w rite , or full access permissions for the KVM port, additional menu options appear , as shown in the following figure.
Accessing Connected Devices 339 AlterPath V iewer Settings AlterPath V iewer Settings Y ou can configure the AlterPath V iewer settings from the top menu. For a definition of the menu settings , refer to the tables below . A T1 connection is r ecommended for best performance when using th e AlterPath Vi e w e r.
AlterPath Viewer Settings 340 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Options Menu The following table describes the items in the AlterPath V iewer ’ s Options menu, which you can change as needed for you r own requirements.
Accessing Connected Devices 341 AlterPath V iewer Settings Setting the V i ewer Options The V iewer Options window allows y ou to align or position the viewer window and to fine tune the image. Th e configuration for these set tings may vary from one sy stem to another .
AlterPath Viewer Settings 342 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Connecti on Menu The following table describ es the Connection menu optio ns. Image Sensitivity Move slider to the right to increase the image sensitivity .
Accessing Connected Devices 343 Power Management Power Management Administrators and authorized users can access Power Management windows, which allow you to check the status of the master IPDU connected to the AUX port in addition to all cascaded IPDUs, from the W eb Manager and the OSD.
Power Manageme nt 344 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Power On, Power Of f, Lock, Unlock, or Cycle Devices Plugged into PM Outlets 1. Go to: Configure > Power Management. The Outlet Status page appears with a list of all configured IPDUs.
Accessing Connected Devices 345 Power Management An outlet that is turned of f and unlo cked displays the On, Lock, and Cycle options as in th e following figure. 3. Use the arrow keys to select On, Off, Lock, Unlock, or Cycle and press <Enter> .
Modem Connections 346 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Modem Connections In addition to connecting to the KVM /net through a regular Ethernet connection, you can also access the KVM /net by dialing in through an installed external modem.
Accessing Connected Devices 347 Modem Connections T T o Configure a PPP Connection on a Remote Computer Perform this procedure on a remote computer with a modem to do the following: • Create a PPP connection that anyone can use for dialing up the KVM/net • Optionally configure call back.
Modem Connections 348 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 9. T ype the username for access ing th e KVM/net in the “Username” field. 10. T ype the password for accessing th e KVM/net in the “Password” and “Confirm Password” field and click “Next>.
Accessing Connected Devices 349 Modem Connections 1. From the Start menu, go to My Computer>My Network Places. 2. Under “Network T asks,” click “V iew network connec tions.” 3. Double-click the name of the connection in the list. The “ Connect connection_name” d ialog appe ars.
Modem Connections 350 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide.
Chapter 7 On Screen Display Administrators and regula r users can use the OSD for troubleshooting when a direct connection method is required . However , most configuration and operations tasks are performed through the W eb Ma nager .
Navigating the OSD 352 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Navigating the OSD In the OSD you can use keybo ard sequences to na vig ate the windows and make menu selections.
On Screen Display 353 Logging In Through the OSD Common Navigation Actions T able 7-2 shows how to perform common actions used to go to windows, select items, and commit changes in the OSD.
OSD Main Menu 354 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Log into the KVM/net Through the OSD T ype your u sern ame followed by your pas sword.
On Screen Display 355 Invoking OSD Using [PrintScreen] Key T able 7-3 gives a brief description of each menu item and lists where you can find more information.
Connection Me nu 356 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 3. Select from the available options and press [Enter]. 4. T o close the menu press the [Esc] or [PrintScreen] button on the keyboard.
On Screen Display 357 Power Management Menu Power Management Menu The Power Mana gement window s allow you to c heck the status of the master AlterPath PM connected to the AUX po rt in addition to all cascaded PMs. Any user who has ad ministration privile ges can turn on, turn off, cycle (reboot), lock, and unlock the outlets.
Configure Menu Overvie w 358 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The available action options at th e bottom of t he window change depending on the status of the outlet. Fo r example, an outlet that is locked displays only the Unlock optio n as in the following figure.
On Screen Display 359 Configure Menu O verview Not all the options are visible. T able 7-4 gives a brief description of all the menu options and lists where you can find more information .
Configure Menu Overvie w 360 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide AUX Port Configure the AUX port for PPP or power managem ent. “AUX Port Screens” on page 396 Users and Group s Co nfigure users a nd groups, use r passwords, and KVM port access permissions.
On Screen Display 361 Configure Menu O verview Understanding OSD Configuration Screen Series Selecting an option from the “Configure ” menu usually brings you th rough a series of related screens, which you na vigate through one at a time until you reach the final screen.
Configure Menu Overvie w 362 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide General Configuration Screens [OSD] Y ou can select the General option on the OSD Configuration Menu to configure several general features of the KVM/net, which are introduced under “General” on page 359.
On Screen Display 363 Configure Menu O verview Syslog Facility The syslog facility number that is used by the administrator of the syslog server to identify messages generated by device s connected to the KVM ports. Obta in the facility number to use for the KVM/net from the syslog se rver ’ s administrator .
Configure Menu Overvie w 364 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Note: The Save button on every screen save s configuration changes into the configuration files. T o pe rmanently save the configuration changes, you must select Save/Load Conf.
On Screen Display 365 Configure Menu O verview Network Configuration Menu Options [OSD] Y ou can select the Network option on the OSD Main Menu to configure network-related services for the KVM/net. Selecting Network under Configuration brings up the Network Configuration Menu.
Configure Menu Overvie w 366 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The configuration screen series for each of the op tion s under Configure>Network are listed and d.
On Screen Display 367 Configure Menu O verview Selecting Configure>Network>Network from the OSD Main Menu brings up the DHCP screen, which is the first in a series of configuration screens that appear in the sequence shown in the following table.
Configure Menu Overvie w 368 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Gateway The IP address for the gateway (if applicable). DNS Server The IP address for the DNS server . Domain The domain name. Hostname The hostname for the KVM/net.
On Screen Display 369 Configure Menu O verview SNMP Configuratio n Screens [OSD] Y ou can sel ect the SNMP option from the Network Confi guration menu to configure SNMP . Selecting SNMP under Config uration>Network brings up the SNMP Configuration Menu.
Configure Menu Overvie w 370 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Configur e — Netw ork — SNMP — SysContact — SysLocation — Access Control — SNMPv 1/2 — .
On Screen Display 371 Configure Menu O verview T able 7-7 gives a brief description of all the SNMP configuration screens. T able 7-7: SNMP Configuration Screens [OSD] Screen Description SysCont a ct The email address for the KVM/net administ rator , for example: kvm_admin@cyclades.
Configure Menu Overvie w 372 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide SNMPv1/v2 Source The source IP address or range of IP addresses. S N M P v 1 / v 2 o r v 3 OID Object Identifier . Each managed object has a unique identifier .
On Screen Display 373 Configure Menu O verview VPN Configuration Screens [OSD] Y ou can select the VPN option from the Network Config uration menu to configure VPN. Selecting VPN under Configuratio n>Network brings up the VPN Configuration Menu. The VPN Configuration Menu provides the options shown in the following screen.
Configure Menu Overvie w 374 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T able 7-8 gives a brief description of the VPN configuration screens series under Add and Edit.
On Screen Display 375 Configure Menu O verview Local ID The hos tname of the KVM/net, referred to as the “local” host. This is the hostname that a local system use for IPSec negotiation and authentication. It can be a Fully Qualified Domain Name preceded by @.
Configure Menu Overvie w 376 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Remote Nexthop The IP address of the router thro ugh which the host on the other side sends packet s to the KVM/net. Remote Subnet Th e netmask of the subnetwork wh ere the remote host or security gateway res i de s, if applicable.
On Screen Display 377 Configure Menu O verview IP Filtering Configuration Screens Y ou can sel ect the IP Filtering opti on from the Network Configuration menu to configure the KVM/net to filter packets like a firewall. Selecting IP Filtering under Configur ation>Network brings up the “Filter T able.
Configure Menu Overvie w 378 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Configur e — Netw ork — IP Filterin g — Filter T able — Add Chain — Chain Name — [Choose .
On Screen Display 379 Configure Menu O verview The following table shows the IP filtering screens. T able 7-9: IP Filtering Configuration Screens [OSD] Screen De scription Filter T able Lists the default chains along with any administrative ly configured chain s, the “Add Chain ,” and the “Exit” options.
Configure Menu Overvie w 380 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Edit Appears when a default chain is selected and the Edit option is chosen from the Chain - Chain_na me menu. Choices are “Accept” or “Drop.” The following screens define the rules for pack et filtering.
On Screen Display 381 Configure Menu O verview Destination IP The IP address of an output packet’ s destination. Destination Ma sk The netmask of the subnet to wh ich an output packet is going. Protocol Choices are “All,” “Numeric,” “TCP ,” “UDP ,” “ICMP .
Configure Menu Overvie w 382 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide SYN Flag Appears on ly if “TCP” i s sele ct ed from the “Protocol” me nu . Options are “Any ,” “Set,” “Unset.” RST Flag Appears on ly if “TCP” i s sele ct ed from the “Protocol” me nu .
On Screen Display 383 Configure Menu O verview Input Interface Appears only if “All,” “Numeric ,” “TCP ,” “UDP ,” or “ICMP are selected from the “Protocol” menu. Output Interfac e Appears only if “All,” “Numeric ,” “TCP ,” “UDP ,” or “ICMP are selected from the “Protocol” menu.
Configure Menu Overvie w 384 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Hosts Configuration Screens [OSD] Y ou can select the Hosts option from the Network Configuration menu to configure hosts. Selecting Hosts under Confi guration>Ne twork brings up the “Hosts List” action menu, as shown in the following screen.
On Screen Display 385 Configure Menu O verview Y ou can select the options on this menu to add, edit, or delete host entries. Selecting “Edit” or “Delete Entry” br ings up the following “Select a host” screen. The following diagram lists the names of the configuration scre ens accessed under Configure>Network>Hosts.
Configure Menu Overvie w 386 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide S tatic Routes Configuration Screens Y ou can select the S tatic Routes op tion from the Network Configuration menu to configure static routes. If judiciously used, static routes can sometimes reduce routing problems and routing traffic overhead.
On Screen Display 387 Configure Menu O verview The following diagram lists the names of the configuration scre ens accessed under Configure>Network>S tatic Routes. The following table shows the static routes screens that appear when you select one of the menu options.
Configure Menu Overvie w 388 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Host or Net Route T ypes of routes: “host,” “net,” or “default.” Note: A default route is used to direct packets th at are addressed to networks not listed in the routing table.
On Screen Display 389 Configure Menu O verview Date/time Configuration Screens Y ou can select the Date/time option from the OSD Config uration menu to either configure an NTP server or manually set the date and time. Selecting Date/time under Configuration>Net work brings up the NTP menu, as shown in the following screen.
Configure Menu Overvie w 390 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide If NTP is enabled, the following screen ap pe ars for entering the IP address of the NTP server . If NTP is disabled, the following series of two screens appears to allow you to enter the date and time manually .
On Screen Display 391 Configure Menu O verview The changes apply only to the currently acce ssed local station. For example, if an administrator configures these settings while connected to the User 2 port, these settings will be changed for all user s who log in to the User 2 port, but the User 1 port setting will remain unchanged.
Configure Menu Overvie w 392 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Scr . saver timeout The period of inactivity before the screen saver starts. The default is 10 minutes. Cycling The number of seconds each server is viewed while the user is cycling from one port to another .
On Screen Display 393 Configure Menu O verview Mouse/Keyboard Redefine the command key po rtion of the KVM connection mouse/keyb oa rd reset hot key . Vi de o Redefine the command key po rtion of the KVM connection video brightness and cable length adjustment ho t key .
Configure Menu Overvie w 394 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide KVM Ports Screens Y ou can select the KVM Ports option on the OSD Configuration Menu to configure KVM ports. The following diagram lists the config uration screens accessed through the Configure>KVM ports op tion.
On Screen Display 395 Configure Menu O verview Server name Allows you to assign a descriptive alias, such as the name of the server to which the selec ted KVM port is connected. Only alpha-numeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are accepted.
Configure Menu Overvie w 396 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide AUX Port Screens Y ou can select the AUX Port op tion on the OSD Configuration Men u to configure the AUX p ort. The following diagram lists the config uration screens accessed through the Configure>AUX port option .
On Screen Display 397 Configure Menu O verview The following table shows the AUX port configuration screens. T able 7-14: KVM Port Configuration Screens Screen Description AUX port - Protocol Choices are “Disable ,” “Power Management,” and “PPP .
Configure Menu Overvie w 398 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide AUX port - PPP Flow Control Gateway or interface address used for the route. AUX port - PPP Dat a Size The number of data bits. AUX port - PPP Parity None, even, or od d.
On Screen Display 399 Configure Menu O verview Cascade Devices Y ou can select the Cascade Devices op tion on the OSD Configura tion Menu to perform the following tasks: • Add a s econdary KVM unit to be ca scaded from the master KVM/net. • Edit the configuration of a cascaded device.
Configure Menu Overvie w 400 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide netPlus, a KVM/net, a KVM, or a KVM Expander . The following diagram lists the configuration screens access ed through the Ca scades devices option.
On Screen Display 401 Configure Menu O verview Cascade Device Edit Device Select the device Appears when Edit device is se lected from the “Cascade devic e Choose an option” screen.
Configure Menu Overvie w 402 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Cascade Device Delete Device Select the device Appears when Dele te de vice is selected from the “Casc ade device Choose an option” screen. The following confirmation screen appears once a cascaded device is s elected.
On Screen Display 403 Configure Menu O verview Users and Groups Screens Y ou can choose the “Users and grou ps” option from the OSD Configuration menu to configure u sers, groups, and KVM port permissions. When you select “Users and Groups,” th e “Choose an option” screen appears, as shown in the following screen exam ple.
Configure Menu Overvie w 404 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 7-7: Users and Group s Configuration Screen s Configur e — Users and groups — Local Users — Choose an option — Add User — Enter the username.
On Screen Display 405 Configure Menu O verview The following table shows the configur ation screens that appear when the “Local Users” option is selected from the Users and Groups menu under Configure in the OSD.
Configure Menu Overvie w 406 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table shows the configur ation screens that appear when the “Local Groups” option is selected fro m the Users and Groups menu under Configure in the OSD.
On Screen Display 407 Configure Menu O verview Enter the username When “Add user” or “Add user to group” are selected. T o add multiple users, use a comma to separate each us erna me. When the user is successfully added, the following confirmation screen appe ars.
Configure Menu Overvie w 408 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Y ou can use the User A ccess Lists menu to view and change KVM port access permissions for the Default User and a ll administratively c onfigured users and groups.
On Screen Display 409 Configure Menu O verview Access list for username - sele ct the server The access list includes the “Reset all,” “Default,” “Multiple servers,” and “Exit” options alon g with each individual KVM ports.
Configure Menu Overvie w 410 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Syslog Screens Y ou can select the Syslog op tion on the OSD Configuration Men u to specify the IP address for a syslog server . Selecting the Configure>Sysl og op tion brings up a Server screen fo r entering the IP address of a syslog server .
On Screen Display 41 1 Configure Menu O verview T o complete the configuration of system logging, you must specify a facility number as shown in “Sys log Facility” on page 363.
Configure Menu Overvie w 412 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide OID Object Identifier . Each managed object has a unique identifier . T rap Number The trap types listed in the drop-d own menu translates to a trap number in the system lo gs.
On Screen Display 413 Configure Menu O verview Authentication Screens Y ou can select the Authentication opti on on the OSD Configuration Menu to configure an authentication type (AuthT ype) for logins to the KVM/net and to configure authentication servers for any ty pe of logins: to the KVM/net or to KVM ports.
Configure Menu Overvie w 414 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 7-9: Authentication Options a nd Screens Configur e — Authentication — Choose an option .
On Screen Display 415 Configure Menu O verview The following tables show the screens that appear when the “Authentic ation” option is selected from the Configure me nu in the OSD. The first ta ble shows the screen for choosing a KVM/net login authentication method.
Configure Menu Overvie w 416 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Kerberos Choose Kerberos to configure a Kerberos authentication server . Server IP IP address of the Kerberos or LDAP serve r . Domain Name Domain name.
On Screen Display 417 Configure Menu O verview The following table shows the unique sc reens for configurin g an LDAP server that appear in addition to the scr eens shown in T able 7-20, “Common Configuration Screens for Kerb eros and LDAP Authentication,” on page 7- 415 .
Configure Menu Overvie w 418 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T ACACS+ authentication servers.The fo llowing table shows the Screens for T able 7-22: Configuratio .
On Screen Display 419 Configure Menu O verview configuring a Smb (NTLM) authentication server . Ti meout T imeout in seconds. The de fault is 3 seconds for Radius and 10 seconds for T acacsPlus. Retries Number of retries. The default is 5 for Radius and 2 for T acacsPlus.
Configure Menu Overvie w 420 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The following table shows the screens for configuring a NIS authentication server . Auth. Server1 and Auth. Server2 IP addresses for one or two SMB (NTLM) authentication servers.
On Screen Display 421 Configure Menu O verview Save/Load Configuration Screens Y ou can use the Save /Load Config optio n on the OSD Configuration Menu to save any co nfig uration change s yo u ha ve made since the last save into a backup directory or onto an FTP serv er .
Configure Menu Overvie w 422 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Figure 7-10: Save/Load Config Conf iguration Screens The following table shows the screens that appear when the “Save/Load Configuration” option is selected fro m the Configure menu in the OSD.
On Screen Display 423 Configure Menu O verview Load Configuration When “Load Configuration” is selected, the following two screens appear . Save to FTP When “Save to FTP” is selected, the following five screens appear for you to enter the “Filename,” FTP “Server” name, FTP Login “Username” and “Password.
System Info Menu 424 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide System Info Menu System Information window provides administrators detailed system information. The following table of fers an example of the type of information you may see on the System Info window .
On Screen Display 425 System Info Menu User2 conne ction RP main, V1.0.4 RP local, V1.0.4 T able 7-26: System Informa tion Example (Continued) Information T ype Example.
Reboot 426 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Access System Information 1. On the Main Menu, se lect System Info. The System In fo window ap pears. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to view the in formation. 3.
On Screen Display 427 Reboot 2. Select Y es to reboot the KVM/net..
Controlling the OSD Th rough the AlterPath KVM RP 428 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Controlling the OSD Through the AlterPath KVM RP While using the AlterPath K.
On Screen Display 429 Controlling the OSD Through the AlterPath KVM RP 5. Depending on your access privilege, p erform one or more of the followin g actions: • If logged in as administrator , perfo .
Controlling the OSD Th rough the AlterPath KVM RP 430 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide The green LED labelled Local turns off, and the green LED labelled Remote lights on. By default the KVM RP is set to be ep when the monitor display switches from local to remote.
Appendix A T roubleshooting How to Replace the KVM/net’ s Boot Image If the KVM/net does not boot, you may n eed to replace the boot image. This process requires boot from a TFTP server and an FTP server to download and store the “zImage” in the KVM/net flash memory .
432 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 4. If the memory test (RAM) is being performed, press <ESC> to bypass it. By default the “T esting RAM” is set to skip. 5. If the storage device test is being pe rformed, press < ESC> to bypass it.
433 e. Enter the IP address to be assigned to the KVM/net unit. KVM/net must be in the same subnet as the TFTP server . f. Enter the IP address of TFTP server where you downloaded and stored the latest firmware. g. Accept the MAC address value that is assigned to the KVM/net unit’ s Ethernet card.
434 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 9. Log in to the unit and proceed with th e following steps to save the zImage in flash memory . Note: If you are not seeing the initial boot m essages (memory tests) but only the Linux boot, then check the cable you are using.
435 T able A-1: Boot Message Booting from Original Boot 2.0. 7 (Apr/21/04) Cyclades Corporation Testing RAM ................... ........... SKIPPED Memory detected: 131072 Kby tes Testing FLASH ................. ........... OK Flash detected: 256 Kbytes Testing Flash [Configuration] .
436 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T T o Save the zImage into the KVM/net’s Flash Memory . 1. Download the latest firmware fro m the Cyclades FTP server at ftp:// ftp.cyclades.com/ and save it on your FTP Server .
437 How to Upgrade the Firmware on KVM/net 1. Download the firmware bin file (* .bin) and the md5 checksum (*.md5) from Cyclades download site at http://www .cyclade s.com /support/ downloads.php or from Cyclades FTP server at ftp://ftp.cyclades.com an d place it on your local FTP or SS H/SCP server .
438 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide 1. Login as root to your KVM/net an d execute the following commands. 2. Execute the following comm and as “root” to generate the md5 checksum of the upgraded firmware file.
439 W arning! All configuration settings will be lost! 6. Reboot your un it b y executing the follow ing command. #echo > /proc/flash/script #reboot.
440 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide How to Boot the KVM/net Over the Network. Follow the steps described in section "T o Boot From TFTP" to boot the KVM over the network. If yo u would like the KVM/ net to boot always from the network follow the below procedure to configure the unit.
441 4. Press [Enter] to accept the default pa rameters, but change the following parameter to enable boot from the network. 5. The following prompt appears for you to review the changes before savi ng to flash memory . 6. At the following prompt save the configuration changes to flash memory.
442 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide How to Boot the KVM/net in Single User Mode The KVM/net has a single user mode that is used when: 1. The name or password of the user with root privileges is lost or for gotten.
443 4. When the boot process is completed, the following prompt appears. 5. If the password is forgotten execute the following command. 6. Save the new configuration and reboot the unit. 7. If there are configuration problems execute the followi n g co mmands to reset the configuratio n to factory default.
444 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Execute the following script, replaci ng the parameters with values appropriate for your system. The gw and mask parameters are optional. b. Using the “vi editor”, edit the fi le(s) causing the problem and then reboot the unit.
445 How to Disable Mouse Acceleration Using Windows Registry In order to disable the mouse accelerat io n and synchronize it on yo ur PC or laptop with the remote server attached to KVM/net, run reg edit on the remote server , and disable the mouse acceleration by setting the mouse speed to “0”.
446 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide.
Appendix B T echnical S pecifications The following table provides the techni cal specifications for the KVM/net. T able B-1: T echnical S pecifications CPU MPC855T (PowerPC) @ 48 Mhz Memory 128 MB DI.
448 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Dimensions (WxDxH) • KVM/net - 17 x 9.5 x 1. 75 in (43.18 x 24.13 x 4.45 cm) • KVM Expander – 12 x 2.5 x 1.5 3 in (30.48 x 6.35 x 3.87 cm ) • KVM T erminator 1.24 x 2.60 x 0.
Appendix C Safety Guidelines Follow the precautions in this append ix when installing Cyclades products. Failure to observe the listed precautions may r esult in personal injury or damage to equipment. Failing to observe compl iance requirements makes the equipment no longer compli ant.
General Safety Precautions 450 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide • Connect products that have dual power supplies to two separate power sources, for example, one commercial circuit and one uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
451 Rack or Cabinet Placement Rack or Cabinet Placement When installing Cyclades equipment in a rack or cabinet, observe the following precautions: • Ensure that the floor ’ s surface is leve l. • Load equipment starting at the bottom first and filling the rack or cabinet from the bottom to the top.
Safety Guidelines for Rack-Mounting the KVM/net 452 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide T emperatur Die maximal empf ohlene Umgebun gs temperatur des AlterPath KVM/net beträgt 50 ºC (122 ºF).
453 Safety Precautions for Operating the AlterPath KVM/net Circuit Ov erloading Consideration should be given to th e connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that ov erloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protecti on and supply wiring.
Safety Precautions for Oper ating the AlterPath KVM/net 454 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Sicherheitsvorkehrungen beim Betrieb des AlterPath KVM/net Bitte lesen Sie alle folgenden Sich er heitsrichtlinien um sich und Ihr en AlterPath KVM/ne t vor Schäd en zu bewahr en.
455 Safety Precautions for Operating the AlterPath KVM/net where they can be stepped on or trippe d over . Do not spill food or liquids on KVM/net. V orsicht: U m den AlterPath KVM/net vor elektri schen Netzschwankungen zu bewahr en bitte Überspannungsfilter , Entstörfilter oder eine UVS einsetzen.
Safety Precautions for Oper ating the AlterPath KVM/net 456 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide.
Glossary 3DES T ripple Data Encryption S tanda rd, an encrypting algorithm (cipher) that processes each da ta bl ock three times, using a unique key each time. 3DES is much more difficult to break than straight DES. Because it is the most sec ure of the DES combinations, 3DES is also slower in performance.
458 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide cannot be equated to bandwidth unless the number of bits per symbol is known. BogoMip s A measurement of processor spee d made by the Linu x kernel when it boots, to calibrate an internal busy-loop.
459 CIDR Not ation Classles s Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) is a method for assigning IP addresses without using the standard IP address classes like Class A, Class B or Class C. In CIDR notation, an IP address is represented as A.B .C.D /n, where "/n" is calle d the IP prefix or network prefix.
460 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide but a given Domain Nam e poin ts to only one machine. For example, the domain names: matisse.net, mail.matisse .net, workshop.matisse.net can all refe r to the same machine, but each domain name can refer to no more than one machin e.
461 in a buf fer . When the buffer is nearly full, the receiving side signals the sending side to stop until the buffer has space again. Between hardwa re (such as your mod em and your comp uter), hardware flow control is used; between modems, software flow control is used.
462 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide IPsec Short for IP Security Pr otocol , IPsec is an extended IP protocol that provides encrypted security services. The se services enable authentication, as well as access and trustworthines s control.
463 Every network has a dif ferent MTU, which is set by the network administrator . On W indows, you can set th e MTU of your machine. This defines the maximu m size of the packets sent from your computer onto the network .
464 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Object Identifiers (OID) The SNMP manager or the manage ment application uses a well- defined naming syntax to spec ify the vari ables to the SNMP agent. Object names in this synt ax are called Object Identifiers (Object IDs or OIDs).
465 maximum length of a packet depend s on the communication medium. As an examp le, in Ethernet networks the maximu m length is1500 bytes. A data packet can be divided into two p arts: the header part and the data part .
466 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide older protocol, SLIP , as it is more stable and has more error - checking features. PPP has been a widely used Internet standard for sending datagrams over a communicatio ns link.
467 Server Farm A collection of servers runnin g in the same location (see Cluster ). SMTP Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol. Specifies the format of messages that an SMTP client on one computer can use to send electronic mail to an SMTP server on another computer .
468 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Stop Bit A bit which signals the end of a unit of transmission on a serial line.A stop bit may be transmitted after the end of each byte or charac ter . Subnet Mask A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing.
469 number of 'p robe' packets has been ignored by th e client, the server assumes the worst and the conne ction is clos ed. The keep-alive timer provides th e capability to know if the client's host has either crashe d and is down or crashe d and rebooted.
470 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide W atchdog timer A watchdog timer (WDT) is a de vice or electronic card that performs a specific operation after a certain period of time if something goes wrong with an electronic system and the system does not recover on its own .
Index Numerics 3DES 363 56K 342 A access 160 assigning KVM port 196 user 68 user and group 195 Access Control 371 Access list for userna me - select the server 409 access to KVM ports, enabling direct.
472 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide modes of 141 Web Manager 138 windows, common features of 136 alarms logging 55 syslog 53 alarms and syslog, configuring 168 Al.
473 back up configuratio n d ata 285 Backspace 352 backup configurat ion 283 Baud Rate, PPP configuration 267 beeper on AlterPath KVM RP 430 Board 424 boot configuration 273 configuring wit h Web Mana.
474 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide Hosts 384 IP Filtering 377 Network 366 Save/load 421 SNMP 369 Static Routes 386 VPN 373 Configure 355 configure menu overview .
475 connection menu 342 connection menu, OSD 326 Connection Name 374 connection t ype 31 connection t ypes 31 connectio ns encryption on port 226 modem 346 prerequisites for in-band 313 prerequisites .
476 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide direct access to KVM ports, enabling 173 direct connection 82, 101 Disable Mouse Acceleration 106 Linux 108 Windows 2000 106 W.
477 Expert mode, overv iew 160 external mod em connectin g 116 F facility numbers examp le 54 syslog messages 54 Fast Ethernet 275 Fast Ethernet Max Interrupt Events 275 features of administrators’ .
478 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide online 277 hierarchy, KVM port perm issions 26 High Color 343 Home 352 Host IP 265 Host or Net Route 388 host settings 228 hos.
479 edit a rule for 241 IP Options 249 IP Security Level 363 IPDU information, viewing and resetting 165 IPDU Power Management 161 IPDU power management forms, controlling power through 41 IPDUs info,.
480 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide logins, specifying authentication 175 permissions hiera r chy 26 permissions, understan ding 25 power manage ment, configu rin.
481 IP address and port entered 320 IP address entered 320 Direct Logins Not EnabLED 318 login screen, connecting to a KVM port through the 324 login screen, Web Manager 316 logins through KVM ports, .
482 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide KVM Expander, the 122 mouse, resetting 334 Mouse/Keyboard 393 MTU/MRU, PPP configuration 268 N Name 386 navigating conventions.
483 the 429 through the AlterPath KVM RP, controlling the 428 time and date, setting 96 OSD Reboot screen 355 Outlets Manager 162 outlets, configuring users for managing 166 outlets, KVM Expander 63 O.
484 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide controlling power whil e co nn ected to KVM 41 enabling direct access to KVM 173 KVM 7 TCP 20 types of 4 ports and specify me .
485 Q Quit 392 Quit this session 337 R raccess 219 raccess authorization 219 Rack Placement 451 RADIUS 208 Radius 418 Radius authentication server 217 RDP servers, prerequisites for ac cess 200 reboot.
486 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide S Safety Guidelines 449 safety precautions 453 Save changes 353 Save Configuration 422 Save to FTP 423 save/load configuration screens 421 saving changes, logging into the Web Manager and 137 saving configuration changes 140 Scr.
487 servers administering users of connected 33 connectin g, OS D 325 connecting, Web Manager 321 cycling between 332 prerequisites for in-band acces s to RDP 200 prerequisites for logging to syslog 5.
488 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide steps in Wizard mode 143 Stop Bits, PPP configuration 268 storage temperature 447 Subnet Mask, Remote 253 Sun Keyboard 363 sun.
489 TFTP 274 time and date, NTP 270 time and date, OSD 96 Time screen 424 time, GMT 273 time/date 269 Timeout 419 Toggle Full Screen 340 Troubleshooting 431 Type of user 405 type, connection 318 types.
490 AlterPath KVM/net Inst allation, Administration , and User ’s Guide and reset IPDU information 165 connected port information 331 general information 279 in-band connecti ons 313 IPDUs info 164 .
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