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BX600 Digital KVM Switch
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USA Notification Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment genera
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Initial Browser Setup for the BX600
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Installing the JRE for Windows Clients........................................ 1 Installing the JRE for Linux Clients.............................................. 2 DKVM network configuration ....................................................... 2 Default IP address .................................................................... 2 IP address configuration ........................................................... 3 Network port settings ...............
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 The following browsers are supported for client machines managing the BX600 Server Blade Chassis: ® • Internet Explorer 6.0 (w/SP1, w/SP2) for Windows XP and Windows 2003 ® • Mozilla Firefox 1.5 for Red Hat 4 Linux • Mozilla 1.7.12 for Red Hat 4 Linux ® • Mozilla 1.7.5 for SUSE 9 Linux The Management Module Board’s (MMB) embedded web server has a web page for downloading two Java-based clients, the Java Viewer Client and the Java Virtual Media client. Afte
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Installing the JRE for Linux Clients Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 2 Installing the JRE for Linux Clients Go to http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp There are two types of installation packages: • Linux RPM package • Linux self extracting binary file. To Install the JRE for Linux clients: Download the package that best suits your needs. Follow the instructions outlined on the website. To test that the JRE is installed, enabled and working properly on your computer, run th
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 DKVM network configuration Figure 1: KVM Configuration Page 3.2 IP address configuration Once you have access to the KVM Configuration page, if you want to use a static IP address, you can set the IP address of the KVM to any valid IP address you choose as long as that address is in the same subnet as that of the MMB. If you want to use DHCP, then mouse click the box labeled Use DHCP (For KVM IP Address) The given IP-Address will be shown after a few seconds
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DKVM network configuration Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Virtual Media Port : 50002 Video Port : 50003 3.4 Internet Browser Security Settings To configure the IE6 browser with recommended security settings: Click on the Tools menu of the IE6 menu. Click on Internet Options of the Tools menu. Click the Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog. Figure 2: Internet Explorer 6 Internet Options Advanced Dialog Click the Restore Defaults button to assure the Security settings are appropriat
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 DKVM network configuration the SSL certificate to identify itself unless it is in possession of the corresponding private key. For a web browser to believe the SSL certificate is legitimate, that certificate must be signed by a trusted certificate authority known in advance to the browser. Otherwise, you will see a Security Alert dialog box every time you access the MMB IP address or the MMB FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). To import the MMB certificate
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DKVM network configuration Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Figure 4: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Start Dialog Click the Next button. Figure 5: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Certificate Store Dialog Click the Next button. 6
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 DKVM network configuration Figure 6: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Complete Dialog Click the Finish button to complete the importation of the trusted certificate. You should see a warning similar to the following: Figure 7: Internet Explorer 6 Security Warning Click Yes to complete the installation of the certificate. For another method of importing an MMB or dKVM certificate that is signed by trusted certificate authority into the certifica
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DKVM network configuration Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Figure 8: Internet Explorer 6 Internet Options Content Dialog Click the Certificates button. The Certificates Dialog appears. Figure 9: Internet Explorer 6 Certificates Dialog Click the Import button. The Certificate Import Wizard appears. 8
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 DKVM network configuration Figure 10: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Click Next. Browse to the location of the trusted certificate file and click on the name of the cer- tificate or type-in the fully specified path to the certificate filename. Figure 11: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Browser Click the Next button. 9
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DKVM network configuration Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Figure 12: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Store Dialog. Click in the empty circle next to the label Place all certificates in the following store. Click the Browse button and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities Click the Next button to reveal the following dialog box. Figure 13: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Complete You should see a warning similar to the following: 10
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Avoiding Security Alerts when Launching the Viewer Figure 14: Internet Explorer 6 Security Warning Click Yes to complete the installation of the certificate 4 Avoiding Security Alerts when Launching the Viewer The dKVM embedded web server is also an SSL enabled web server. When you launch the console viewer the MMB web server presents an SSL certificate to the dKVM. If you see a Security Alert dialog when launching the Console Viewer, performing the followin
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Avoiding Security Alerts when Launching the Viewer Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Click the View Certificate button. You will see the following: Figure 16: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Information Dialog Click on Install Certificate and follow the instructions of the Certificate Import Wizard. Figure 17: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Import Wizard Click the Next button. 12
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Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Avoiding Security Alerts when Launching the Viewer Figure 18: Internet Explorer 6 Certificate Store Page of Certificate Wizard Click the Next button. Figure 19: Internet Explorer 6 Completing the Certificate Import Wizard Click on Finish. You should see a warning similar to the following: 13
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Avoiding Security Alerts when Launching the Viewer Initial Browser Setup of the BX600 Figure 20: Internet Explorer 6 Security Warning Dialog Click Yes to complete the installation of the certificate. If the last warning on the Security Alert dialog box is: The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site. It can only be removed by using a signed SSL Certificate whose name matches the URL name assigned to the MMB web server. Figure 21: Internet Explorer
