User guide

Installation 16
1.
Insert the HP IP Console Viewer CD in to the CD-ROM drive. If AutoPlay is supported and enabled,
the setup program starts automatically.
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If your system does not support AutoPlay, set the default drive to the CD-ROM drive letter, and
execute the following command to start the install program:
<CD-ROM drive>:\WIN32\SETUP.EXE
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To install the HP IP Console Viewer on Linux operating systems:
1. Insert the HP IP Console Switch Viewer CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If you are using Red Hat and SUSE Linux, the CD mounts automatically. Proceed to step 2.
If the CD does not mount automatically, issue the mount command manually. The following is an
example of a typical mount command:
mount -t iso9660 device_file mount_point
Where device_file is the system-dependant device file associated with the CD and
mount_point is the directory that is used to access the contents of the CD after it is mounted.
Typical values include /mnt/cdrom or /media/cdrom.
2. Open a command window and navigate to the CD mount point. For example, cd/mnt/cdrom.
3. Enter the following command to start the installation, sh ./linux/setup.bin.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Launching the HP IP Console Viewer
To launch the HP IP Console Viewer on all Windows® operating systems, select
Start>Programs>HP IP Console Viewer.
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From the desktop, double-click HP IP Console Viewer. The HP IP Console Viewer launches.
To launch the HP IP Console Viewer on Linux operating systems:
If the product was installed in the default install directory (/usr/lib/IPViewer), then execute the
following command from a shell:
./IPViewer
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If the product was installed in a directory other than the default, then execute the following command
from a shell:
<path>/IPViewer
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From the desktop, double-click HP IP Console Viewer. The HP IP Console Viewer launches.
Configuring the HP IP Console Viewer
IMPORTANT: To ensure that you have the latest software, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/kvm
).
1. Install the HP IP Console Viewer on each HP IP Console Viewer client.
2. From one of the HP IP Console Viewer clients, launch the HP IP Console Viewer.