Installation guide

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1. The quick installation guide
Installation
DKVM-IP8 switch redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration
console.
All data is transmitted via IP. DKVM-IP8 switch can be used in a multi administrator and multi
server environment as well. Besides, DKVM-IP8 switch is a KVM switch, which can also be used
with a local console.
DKVM-IP8 switch hardware installation
Figure 1-1 The connectors of 8 port DKVM-IP8 switch front and rear side
Please perform the following ste ps:
1. Connect the power supply to DKVM-IP8 switch
2. Connect the monitor to the DKVM-IP8 switch console side.
3. Connect the keyboard to the DKVM-IP8 switch console side.
4. Connect the mouse to the DKVM-IP8 switch console side.
5. Connect a VGA cable (15-pin HDDB Male / Male) with the Male side to both of the PC and
the host port of the DKVM-IP8 switch.
6. Connect one purple end of 3-in-one cable to the PS/2 mouse port on the computer, and
the other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 mouse port on the DKVM-IP8 Switch.
7. Connect one green end of 3-in-one cable to PS/2 keyboard port on the computer, and
the other end of 3-in-one cable to the host PS/2 keyboard port on the DKVM-IP8 switch.
8. Connect the type A connector of USB A-B cable to the host system, while using remote
mass storage control.
9. Connect Ethernet to LAN port and/or modem to DB-9 serial port, depending on how you
want to access DKVM-IP8 switch
Video modes
DKVM-IP8 switch recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When running X-
Window on the host system, please don’t use any custom mode lines with special video modes.
If done so, DKVM-IP8 switch may not be able to detect these. You are on the safe side with all
standard VESA
video modes. Please refer to Appendix C for a list of all known modes.
Initial IP configuration
Initially the DKVM-IP8 switch network interface is configured with the parameters shown in Table
1-1.
Parameter
Value
IP auto configuration
DHCP
IP-Address
192.168.0.70
Net-mask
255.255.255.0
Default-Gateway
none
Table 1-1: Initial configu ration