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1. Product Overview
1.9 Connecting the System
ThegurebelowillustratestheNetCommanderIPsystemoverview.Note: The figure below shows a B072-016-IP. The only difference in set
up between models is the number of ports, and the lack of an external console on the B070-Series console KVMs.
1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting has been turned off.
2. (B072-Series KVM Switches Only)ConnectaVGAcablefromthemonitortotheHD15(VGA)portonthebackoftheKVM.
3. (B072-Series KVM Switches Only) Connectthekeyboard’sUSBconnectortotheUSBKeyboardportonthebackoftheKVM.
4. (B072-Series KVM Switches Only) Connectthemouse’sUSBconnectortotheUSBMouseportonthebackoftheKVM.
5. ConnectaCat5e/6cablefromanavailableserverportonthebackoftheKVMtoaSIU(B078-101-PS2,B078-101-USB,or
B078-101-USB-1)appropriateforthecomputeryouareadding.
6. ConnecttheSIU’sconnectorstothecorrespondingportsonthecomputer/server.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each computer/server you are adding.
8. ConnectaCat5e/6cablefromyournetworktotheLAN1portonthebackoftheKVM.
9. ConnectasecondCat5e/6cablefromyournetworkintotheKVM’sLAN2port.
10. Optional: ConnectuptotwoserialdevicestotheRJ45SerialPorts1and2onthebackoftheKVMswitch(SeetheConfiguring Serial
Port Settings section of this manual for details on configuration. See the Serial Pinoutsectioninthismanualforthepinoutinformation).
11. Connect the included power cord between the C14 outlet on the back of the unit and a Tripp Lite Surge Suppressor, Power Distribution
Unit(PDU),orUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS).ThereisnoPowerOn/Offswitch,soplugginginthepowercordwillpoweronthe
KVM.
12. Turn on the power to all of the connected devices.
1.10 Initial Settings (Default IP Address)
Bydefault,theNetCommanderIPissettohavethenetwork’sDHCPserverpullanIPv4addressforit.Referencingtheunit’sMacaddress,
which can be found on the bottom panel of the KVM, have your network administrator provide you with the IP address that was assigned by
theDHCPserver.YoucanalsoobtaintheIPaddressbyloggingintotheKVM’sOSDviathelocalconsole,andnavigatingtotheF2Settings
menu.
OnnetworksthatdonothaveaDHCPserver,theKVMbootswiththedefaultstaticIPv4addressof192.168.0.254.
Note: There is no default IPv6 address for the KVM switch. An IPv6 address can be automatically assigned via DHCP server, a Stateless
address can be assigned, or a static address can be manually entered.
TocongureanIPaddressfortheKVM,youcanusethelocalconsoleOSDortheWebCongurationInterface.Bothmethodsaredescribed
in the following sections.