IP CONTROL The RS232 cable connects the IP Control to Serial manageable devices such as Power Management units, routers, etc. 3. The IP Control unit Figure 1 illustrates the front panel of the IP Control. IP Control - Quick Start Guide Monitor Keyboard LAN LAN (Ethernet) connector Mouse Figure 1 IP Control ports – side 1 1. Introduction To take advantage of the full range of features, we recommend you read the softcopy User Guide after performing the Quick Start procedure. It’s in PDF format on the supplied CD or on our website www.minicom.com in the Support section. For (optional) local access to the connected computer you connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse to the above KVM ports. Connect the IP Control to a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet using the LAN port. The IP Control extends your KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) from any computer or server over TCP/IP via LAN, WAN or Internet connection. Now you can control, monitor and manage your servers from wherever you are, inside or outside the organization. The IP Control is a cost-effective hardware solution, for secure remote KVM access & control of a computer/server from the BIOS level independent of the OS. It is designed to connect to a single computer or to a KVM switch to control multiple servers, over TCP/IP communication. Go Local button Serial KVM In Power KVM In Serial Go Local 3.3V/2A 2. System components Power The IP Control system consists of: Power LED Figure 2 IP Control ports – side 2 • 1 IP Control (p/n 1SU70017) • 1 KVM cable (p/n 5CB00565) • 1 RS232 cable (p/n 5CB00566) Connect a computer or KVM switch to the KVM In port using the 1 to 3 CPU cable. You press the Go Local button to disconnect the remote session and access the computer locally. • 1 Universal power adapter (p/n 5PSB0005) Connect an RS232 device to the Serial port using the RS232 cable. • Rack mount set (p/n 5AC00297) 4. Pre-installation guidelines Technical support - [email protected] © 2009 Copyright Minicom Advanced Systems. All rights reserved. Place cables away from fluorescent lights, air conditioners, and machines that are likely to generate electrical noise. 5UM71166 V1 12/09 1 IP CONTROL QUICK START GUIDE 5. Rack mounting the IP Control 6. Terminology The IP Control comes with screw holes on the side for easy rack mounting, see figure below. Below are some terms and their meanings used in this guide. Term Meaning Target server The computers/servers that are accessed remotely via the IP Control. Client computer The PC running a remote IP Control session Remote Session The process of accessing and controlling Target Servers connected to IP Control from a User workstation 7. Client computer operating system Screw holes for bracket Figure 3 Screw holes for rack mounting Use the L-shaped brackets and screws provided to mount the IP Control on a server rack or under a table top as illustrated below. The length of the screws used for connecting the brackets to the IP Control unit must not exceed 5 mm. Windows 2000 or higher, with Firefox 3 or Internet Explorer 6.0 or later version. Linux with Firefox 3. 128 bit encryption support is required. 8. Connecting the system Connect the Target Server / KVM switch to the IP Control as follows: 1. Connect the single connector of the KVM cable to the KVM In port of the IP Control. 2. Connect the other end of the KVM cable to the KVM ports of the Target Server / KVM switch. 3. Connect a Network cable to the IP Control LAN port and to an Ethernet port on your Network switch. Screw L-shaped brackets to 1 or both sides of the unit 4. Connect the power adapter. Figure 4 Connecting the L-shaped bracket Figure 7 and Figure 8 illustrate the connections to a computer and KVM switch respectively, with the optional KVM console. Figure 6 Connected to a table top Figure 5 Connected to a rack 2 3 QUICK START GUIDE IP CONTROL User over IP User over IP Internet / WAN / LAN Internet / WAN / LAN P110SD KVM switch P110 SD S ER IA MOUS L STATION 2 E POWE R K P B S /2 M OU S E SCREE N COMPUTER 5 COMPUTER 6 COMPUTER 1 COMPUTER 2 COMPUTER 7 COMPUTER 3 COMPUTER 8 COMPUTER 4 KVM cable LAN MINICOM MINICOM ProL ian t DL360 9.1 - GB 10k ULTRA2 SCSI Target PC 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI ProL ian t DL360 LAN 9.1 - GB 10k MINICOM 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI ULTRA2 SCSI IP CONTROL ProL ian t DL360 9.1 - GB 10k KVM cable K VM In S er ial 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI ULTRA2 SCSI 3.3V/2A ProL ian t DL360 9.1 - GB 10k ULTRA2 SCSI 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI IP CONTROL ProL ian t DL360 9.1 - GB 10k ULTRA2 SCSI 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI ProL ian t DL360 9.1 - GB 10k ULTRA2 SCSI 9.1 - GB 10k UL TRA2 SCSI Computer rack Figure 7 IP Control connections to a computer Figure 8 IP Control connections to a KVM switch 9. Initial settings - Default IP address The following sections provide instructions for setting the IP address for the IP Control unit. See Figure 9 for an overview of the boot-up process. By default, IP Control boots with an automatically assigned IP address from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server on the network. The DHCP server provides a valid IP address, gateway address and subnet mask. To identify the IP address, the IP Control MAC address appears on the underside of the IP Control box. The device number (D.N.) can also be found there. If no DHCP server is found on the network, IP Control boots with the static IP address:192.168.0.155. Note! If a DHCP server later becomes available, the unit picks up the IP settings from DHCP server. To keep the static IP address, disable DHCP – explained in the full softcopy User Guide. 4 5 IP CONTROL QUICK START GUIDE 10. Logging into the Web interface Unit boots up Complete the initial setup via the Web configuration interface: 1. Open your Web browser. Device network setting is set to obtain IP address from DHCP Server 2. Type the IP Control system IP address - https://IP address/ - and press Enter. The login page appears, see Figure 10. Yes Every 5 minutes Is DHCP Server present in the connected LAN? No Device IP is: 192.168.0.155 No Yes IP address is assigned by the DHCP server No Figure 10 Login page 3. in mode select Configuration. To access the configuration page of the unit, open Internet Explorer 6.0 /Firefox 3 or higher and type: https://IPaddress Select Configuration Default user: admin Default password: access 4. Type the default Administrator user name admin and password access (both lower case). 5. Press Enter. The Web interface opens at the Network Configuration page. See Figure 11. Set static IP (deselect the DHCP and set the IP) Yes The unit operates with the static IP address Figure 9 Boot-up process 9.1 Static IP addresses for a number of units Where you want to connect more than 1 IP Control to the same network and there is no DHCP server, or you want to use static IP addresses, do the following: Connect the IP Control units one at a time and change the static IP address of each unit before connecting the next unit. 6 Figure 11 Configuration page To complete the initial setup and log into the web interface please see the softcopy User Guide on the supplied CD or on our website http://www.minicom.com/supportuserguides.htm 7