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Owner’s Manual
Wireless Console
Extender
Model #: B014-000
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 2 Package Contents The complete B014-000 package contains the following components: • 1 B014-000 Wireless Console Extender • 1 Custom Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor Combo Cable • 1 Power Adapter • 1 CD with Software • 1 Owner’s Manual Note: Check to make sure that all the components are present and in good working order. If anything is missing, or was damaged in shipping, contact your dealer. Read this manual thoroughly and follow the instal
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 3 Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: [ ] Indicates keys to be pressed. For example, [Enter] means to press the Enter key. If keys need to be pressed simultaneously, they appear together in the same bracket with a plus sign between them: [Ctrl+Alt]. > Indicates selecting an option on a menu. For example, Start > Run means to open the Start menu, and then select Run. Indicates critical information. Introduction
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 4 Introduction The Administrator and Client utilities make the unit installation, maintenance and operation easy. System administrators can handle a multitude of tasks with ease - from installing and run- ning GUI applications, to BIOS level troubleshooting, routine monitoring, concurrent mainte- nance, system administration, rebooting and even pre-booting functions. The Administrator Utility is used to configure the system, limit acce
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 5 Hardware Setup Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Reset/FW: Pressing and holding this switch in while powering ON the B014-000 returns the unit to the factory default firmware level. After the B014-000 has been powered ON, pressing and holding this switch in for more than two seconds performs a system reset.* 2 Tx/Rx: This ORANGE LED indicates that the B014-000 is connected to a wired LAN (via the computer or KVM switch it is connected to).
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 6 Hardware Setup Installation 1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting have been turned off. Disconnect the power cords of any computers that have the Keyboard Power On function. 2. Ensure that all devices on the installation are properly grounded. The following identifies the correct steps to be followed during installation (also see diagram below): 1 1. Plug the local administrator's keyboard, mouse
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 7 Getting Started Wireless Connection The B014-000 has a default IP address of 192.168.1.101 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Be sure to configure your computer's wireless card for a corresponding IP address. The valid address ranges are: 192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.89; and 192.168.102 ~ 192.168.1.255 Note: Addresses 192.168.1.90 to 192.168.1.100 cannot be used as they are reserved for system diagnostics. Logging In The operation of th
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 8 Getting Started Note: 1. All screen displays in this manual are for example purposes. The actual may vary slightly in appearance and wording. 2. If you are the administrator logging in for first time, use the default Username: administrator; and the default Password: password. For security purposes, it is imperative that you remove these and set a unique Username and Password with the appropriate permissions (see User Manager, p.
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 9 Administration Introduction The administration utilities, represented by the icons located across the top of the B014-000 web page, are used to configure the B014-000 for operation. As you make your configuration changes, click the Apply button at the left of the web page to save the changes in the B014-000's configuration file. To have the changes actually take effect, you have to put a check in the Reset on Exit box (see Customiz
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 10 Administration Network The Network dialog is used to specify the B014-000's network environment. The page is divided into three panels: Access Port; IP Address; and Log Server. Access Port If a firewall is being used, the Administrator can specify the port numbers that the firewall will allow (and set the firewall accordingly). Users must specify the port number as part of the IP address when they log in to the B014-000. If an inva
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 11 Administration Log Server: Important transactions that occur on the B014-000, such as logins and internal status messages, are kept in an automatically generated log file. Specify the MAC address and a Port number for the server you want the log server software to reside on. Security The Security page is used to control access to the B014-000. • IP and MAC Filters permit or deny access to the B014-000 for specific IP and MAC addres
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 12 Administration Filtering • There is a maximum of 100 filters allowed for each category (User IPs, User MACs, and Administrator MACs). • To enable IP filtering for User Stations, Click to put a check mark in the IP and/or MAC Filter enable checkbox. • To add a filter, Click Add. Dialog boxes similar to the ones below appear (the top example is for IP address filters; the bottom is for MAC address filters): • Specify the filter add
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 13 Administration User Manager The User Manager dialog is used to manage user profiles. • A maximum of 64 user profiles can be created. • To add a user, fill in the information asked for in the User Info dialog box and Click Add. • To delete a user profile, select it and Click Remove. • To modify a user profile, select it; change the information shown in the User Info dialog box; and Click Update. • The Reset button clears all the inf
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 14 Administration Customization This configuration dialog allows the Administrator to set Timeout, Login failure, and Working mode parameters. An explanation of the Customization parameters is given in the table below: Time Out Control If the B014-000 is idle (doesn't receive any input from the computer that currently has access to it) for this specified amount of time, it ends the connection and becomes available for other users. Lo
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 15 Administration Firmware If new versions of the B014-000 firmware is available, it can be downloaded from our website. To upgrade the firmware, do the following: 1.After downloading the new firmware file to your computer, open the Firmware configuration dialog. 2. Click the Browse button; navigate to the directory that the new firmware file is in and select it. 3. Click Upload. 4. After the upload completes, enable the Reset on exit
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 16 The Windows Client Note: 1. If Full Screen Mode is enabled (there is a checkmark in the box), the remote display fills the entire screen of your local monitor. 2. If Full Screen Mode is not enabled (there is no checkmark in the box), the remote display appears as a window on your desktop. If the remote screen is too big to fit in the window, move the mouse pointer to the screen border that is closest to the area you want to view
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 17 The Windows Client Icon Function Drag the OSD display to another position on the screen by clicking and holding on the hand while you move the mouse. Click to bring up the Hotkey Setup dialog box (see p. 19 for details). Click to bring up the Video Adjustment dialog box (see p. 20 for details). Click to exit the Windows Client control of the remote unit. (Space) Hover over the space to see the video resolution and IP address of the
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 18 The Windows Client If these procedures still do not help, set the mouse speed and acceleration for the computer (or computers via KVM switch) connected to the B014-000 as follows: Windows2000: Set the mouse speed to the middle position; set the mouse acceleration to None (Control Panel Mouse Mouse Properties Motion): WindowsXP/Server2003: Set the mouse speed to the middle position; disable Enhance Pointer Precision (Control Pa
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 19 The Windows Client Hotkeys The Hotkey Setup Screen: Various configuration changes related to the keyboard, video, and mouse can be performed via hotkey combinations. The Hotkey setup utility is accessed by clicking the Keyboard icon on the OSD Control Panel. The actions performed by the Hotkeys are listed in the left column; the keys that invoke the actions are shown in the column to the right. An explanation of the actions is given
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200507185 93-2464 B014-000 OM.qxd 3/27/2006 10:23 AM Page 20 The Windows Client Configuring the Hotkeys If you find the default Hotkey combinations inconvenient, you can configure them to any key sequence of your liking by doing the following: 1. Highlight the Action, then Click Start 2. Key in the Function keys (one at a time). The key names appear in the Key field as you press them. 3. When you have finished keying in your sequence, Click Stop 4. Click Set 5. Repeat for any other actions y
