Avocent PS/2 KVM Switch User Manual


 
Single port PS2 KVM over IP
Figure 5.3: PS/2 KVM over IP switch home menu window
The upper left frame contains a home link that brings you instantly back to the home page after
you stepped down to one of the administration menu points. The logout link logs you out of PS/2
KVM over IP switch. That means the current session will be terminated and you have to type
username and password again to login.
The lower left area of the PS/2 KVM over IP switch main window, called the menu frame,
contains the main menu that leads you to the pages for various administration tasks. The
functions of the menu frame will be described in detail during the following sections.
The different function pages selected by one of the menu links will be presented in the big right
frame, called the function area.
Initially the function area contains three separate elements which are described in table 5.1.
Feature Description
Telnet Console This option offers a Java applet for the Telnet protocol to open a
connection to PS/2 KVM over IP switch. Its main use is the
passthrough option for the serial port 1. Of course it is also possible
to connect with a standard Telnet client. For details regarding the
Note:
The PS/2 KVM over IP switch will log you out automatically after there is no administration
activity for half an hour. In this case each click on one of the links will lead you to the login
screen where you have to provide the login information again.