Raritan LARA ECO Bedienungsanleitung

LARA eco Installation and User Manual

X PRODUCT USER GUIDE About the LARA eco The LARA eco provides server management capabilities. You can use the LARA eco to manage and monitor compone

90 PRODUCT USER GUIDE b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your

APPENDIX G. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL) 91 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right c

92 PRODUCT USER GUIDE How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use

APPENDIX H. THE OPENLDAP PUPLIC LICENSE 93 Appendix H. The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003 Redistribution and use of this softwar

CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 1 Chapter 1: The Quick Start Guide Installation The LARA eco redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remo

2 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Initial Network Configuration Initially, the LARA eco network interface is configured with the parameters shown in Table 1 - 1.

CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 3 Figure 1 - 3. LARA eco Setup Tool (Linux Version) Connect the LARA eco to your computer either via local network

4 PRODUCT USER GUIDE MAC Address Detection Using the tool forWindows On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the LARA eco is displayed. To dete

CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 5 Configuration via Serial Interface To configure the LARA eco via serial interface both a serial port replicator ca

6 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system in which the LARA e

CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION 7 Chapter 2. Introduction Features The LARA eco defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. The LARA eco combines digit

8 PRODUCT USER GUIDE LARA eco System Components The LARA eco is a stand-alone product with the following dimensions: • 177mm (D) x 41mm (H) x 145mm

CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION 9 Table 2 - 1. Hardware Failures Category Probability Hard disk failure 50% Power cable detached, power supply failure 28%

LARA eco Installation and User Manual Copyright © 2004 - 2006 Peppercon AG, a Raritan company, Zwickau (Saxony), Germany. ocument ID: p_laraecor_00e

CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION 11 Chapter 3. Installation Operation Overview Figure 3 - 1 displays the connections of the LARA eco to its host, to the powe

12 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Rear Side Connectors Figure 3 - 3. Rear Side Connectors SUB-D 9 Serial 1 The standard serial connector is used in multiple wa

CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION 13 KVM local To connect a local console to the host system besides the LARA eco, attach a monitor as well as a keyboard and a

14 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Connecting the External Reset/Power Option Please refer to the manual of the Peppercon external power switch option to connect

CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 15 Chapter 4. Configuration Initial Configuration The LARA eco’s communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. It comes

16 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Main Window Figure 4 - 1. LARA eco Setup Tool (Windows Version) Figure 4 - 2. LARA eco Setup Tool (Linux Version)

CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 17 MAC Address Detection Using the tool forWindows On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the LARA eco is displayed.

18 PRODUCT USER GUIDE To close the window and accept the changes press the “OK” button, otherwise press the “Cancel” button (on Windows). On a Linux

CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 19 IP auto configuration (non/dhcp/bootp) [dhcp]: IP [192.168.1.22]: Net mask [255.255.255.0]: Gateway (0.0.0.0 for none) [

CONTENTS iii Contents Contents ... iii Tables ...

20 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Web Interface The LARA eco may be accessed using a standard Java enabled web browser. You may use the HTTP protocol or a secur

CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 21 Auto Mouse Speed and Mouse Synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synch

22 PRODUCT USER GUIDE While the LARA eco works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer, there are t

CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 23 For a PS/2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed. For XP disable the option “enhance pointer precision” in the Control Panel. No

24 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 5. Usage Prerequisites The LARA eco features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of stand

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 25 Figure 5 - 1. The Internet Explorer displaying the Encryption Key Length Newer web browsers support strong encryption by default

26 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Table 5 - 1. Standard User Settings Parameter Value Login super Password pass Warning: Please make sure to change the super use

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 27 Table 5 - 2. Front End Buttons Return to the main page of the LARA eco. Open the LARA eco Remote Console. Exit from the LARA e

28 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the LARA eco. The protocol that is

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 29 Ctrl+Alt+Delete Special button key to send the “Control Alt Delete” key combination to the remote system (see also the Section

iv PRODUCT USER GUIDE Host System Mouse Settings...

30 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Readability Filter Toggles the Readability Filter on or off. If the filter is switched on in scaling mode, it will preserve mos

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 31 Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer. The selected shape will be save

32 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture. Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture. Clock Defines the horizonta

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 33 Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard simulates an entire keyboard that is connected to the remote system. It is necessary in case your

34 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 5 - 12. Soft Keyboard Mapping Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the R

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 35 • Compression level You may select an value between 1 and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest

36 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 5 - 15. Status Line Transfer Rate The next button displays the Remote Console Access settings. Table 5 - 3. Buttons di

CHAPTER 5. USAGE 37 frontend. This option can also be preset in the Section called User Console in Chapter 6. The sub menu “Compression” from the O

38 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 6. Menu Options Remote Control KVM Console Figure 6 - 1. KVM Console Remote Console Preview To open the KVM console e

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 39 Remote Power The power button is the representation of the ATX power button on your host system. It is used to switch on a

CONTENTS v Appendix E. LARA eco Operation Advices... 86 Appendix F. Peppercon Warranty Information...

40 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Telnet Console Figure 6 - 3. Telnet Console The LARA eco firmware features a Telnet gateway that enables a user to connect to

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 41 Help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from th

42 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Upload a Floppy Image Within two small steps working on the basis of a certain (floppy) image can be achieved. • First the pat

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 43 Figure 6 - 7. CD-ROM Selection The following information has to be given to mount the selected image properly: Share ho

44 PRODUCT USER GUIDE the referenced image file properly, leave the given file unmounted and will display an according error message, instead. So, we

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 45 Figure 6 - 10. Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. • Activate the selected direc

46 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection is another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer.With Drive Re

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 47 Force read-only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switched off. It is not possible to

48 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Drive Selection Figure 6 - 13. Selecting the desired Drive Select the drive you would like to redirect. All available devices

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 49 This feature may be enabled here. Write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive. As

vi PRODUCT USER GUIDE Tables Table 1 - 1. Initial Network Configuration...

50 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Exit/Hide If the Exit button is pressed, the Drive Redirection software is closed. If a Drive Redirection connection is active,

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 51 MS Windows You can use the tool "RawWrite for Windows". Figure 6 - 18. RawWrite for Windows Selection Dialog S

52 PRODUCT USER GUIDE ISO image from. Specify the filename of the ISO image and save the CD ROM content in that file. Figure 6 - 19. Nero Selecting

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 53 User Management Change Password Figure 6 - 20. Set Password To change your password enter the new password in the upper

54 PRODUCT USER GUIDE User Management The LARA eco comes with 2 pre-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 55 KVM Settings User Console The following settings are user specific. That means the super user can customize these settings

56 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Pre-configured The pre-configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and color dep

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 57 Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use. Default Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Uses the default JVM of your web browser

58 PRODUCT USER GUIDE In order to define a new Button Key or to adjust an existing one have a look at the rules that describe the setting for a key.

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 59 Keyboard/Mouse Figure 6 - 24. Keyboard and Mouse Settings Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is conne

FIGURES vii Figures Figure 1 - 1. The LARA eco with an angle...

60 PRODUCT USER GUIDE PS/2 Keyboard Model Enables a certain keyboard layout. You can choose between “Generic 101-Key PC” for a standard keyboard lay

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 61 Video Figure 6 - 25. Video Settings To set the options (see below) click on the button “Apply”. Local Video Port Setting

62 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Device Settings Network The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6 - 26 allows changing network related parameters. Each p

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 63 Basic Network Settings IP auto configuration With this option you can define if the LARA eco should fetch its network set

64 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the LARA eco from the setup protocol. Dynamic DNS Figure 6 - 27. Dynami

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 65 The LARA eco is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since the a

66 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The option “Delete saved external IP” is useful if you would like to update your IP address saved externally. To delete the sav

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 67 Certificate Figure 6 - 30. Certificate Settings The LARA eco uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypte

68 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6 - 31. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps the LARA eco has its own certificate that is used for

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 69 Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certifica

VIII PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6 - 14. Selecting Write Support ...

70 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Configuration or console login Do not use the serial port for any special function, use it only for the initial configuration

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 71 Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial

72 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Event Log Figure 6 - 34. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of log

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 73 entries is restricted to 1.000 events. Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically. Warnin

74 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Maintenance Device Information Figure 6 - 35. Device Information This section contains a summary with various information abou

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 75 Event Log Figure 6 - 37. Event Log List Figure 6 - 37 displays the Event Log list. It includes the events that are kept b

76 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Update Firmware Figure 6 - 38. Update Firmware The LARA eco is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called

CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 77 Warning: This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the LARA eco’s power supply will not be int

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTING 79 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. The remote mouse does not work or is not synchronous. First, check the VGA connection

PREFACE ix Preface Copyright Copyright © 2004-2006 Peppercon AG All rights reserved. Scheringerstr. 1 08056 Zwickau Germany This publication contai

80 PRODUCT USER GUIDE 8. The LARA eco web pages are not displayed correctly. Check your browser’s cache settings. Make sure the cache settings are

APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY 81 Appendix B. Glossary ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A specification that enables the operating system to i

82 PRODUCT USER GUIDE PS/2 Personal System/2 IBM’s second generation of personal computers, which was released to the public in 1987. Today, PS/2 is

APPENDIX C. LARA ECO VIDEO MODES 83 Appendix C. LARA eco Video Modes Table C - 1 lists the video modes the LARA eco supports. Please do not use any o

84 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix D. Key Codes Table D - 1 shows the key codes used to define the key strokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please n

APPENDIX D. KEY CODES 85 Key Alias Key(s) ESCAPE ESC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HO

86 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix E. LARA eco Operation Advices This device has to be operated with the provided power supply only (PEPPERCON SA-051A5

APPENDIX F. PEPPERCON WARRANTY INFORMATION 87 Appendix F. Peppercon Warranty Information Limited Warranty Peppercon AG - a Raritan company, Zwickau (

88 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix G. GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 T

APPENDIX G. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL) 89 Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they ar