Computers

This page permits to provide with information about all KVM-attached computers. This information is used by to do some actions automatically in order to simplify your job:

• Work with computer names instead of KVM port numbers,
• Generate automatically the KVM switch hot keys to select computers. This allows you to select a computer with a simple mouse click or by using the computer name.
• Generate automatically (or on request) the power down and power on cycling if a power control unit is connected.
• Exclude some computers from the auto scanning process.
• Not generate alarms for some computers.

Note: You can also work without supplying any computer information. In this case just keep the values by default. You will have to remember on which KVM port your computers are attached and generate the specific KVM hot keys by hand. Note that this is the way most of low-end IP KVM extenders work.

After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate these new settings. Every change you have made on this page will NOT apply until you hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers!   

Click the Quick Links for more information:

• KVM Switch Port Number
• Computer Settings
• Computer Power Control

KVM Switch Port Number

The various settings on this page are KVM port-specific because a computer is first identified by the KVM port it is attached to.

Select the target port on which your subsequent settings on this page are directed. You can use the drop-down combo box as well as use the Previous and the Next button to navigate to a specific port.

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Computer Settings

Computer Name: Enter a character string of 32 characters maximum to identify the computer attached to the selected port.

Note: The computer names you specify here for each port will appear in the Windows and Java viewers.

Scanning: If you do not want this computer be included in the auto-scanning, check Do not include in scanning process. Thus, you can put a specific computer out of your radar screen if it is of no monitoring value.

Alarms: If you do not want the scanning process to generate alarm or SNMP messages for this specific computer, check Do not generate alarm to exclude it.

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Computer Power Control

If you require power control for your connected computers, you can connect a serial power control (SPC) device to the serial port on the back side of the , and then enable the power control feature on the . Hence, remote users can then perform power on/off and power cycling either via the viewer interface, or by pre-defined alarm-triggered action. The can support most of standard serial power control device via its serial port (RJ12) on back panel (Don’t mix it up with the serial console port on the front panel). To enable the power control feature, please refer to the Power Control page.

Important Note: when using a power control device, please note that some newer computers will require some BIOS option adjustment to restart when power is coming back. Otherwise they will not restart without a push of the computer power button. Usually, you should enable the Power Loss Restart option on your computer BIOS (or similar option depending on the BIOS vendor), so that your computer can boot up when the power control device is feeding power again.

Power Down Command: Specify here the command that must be sent to the power control unit to power down the computer. Refer to your power control unit documentation.

Note: To remotely power-down this computer from the Windows or the Java Viewers, switch to this computer and then click Power off in the Viewer menu. The command specified here will be sent automatically by to the power control unit.

Delay: Here you should specify the delay time between the sending of power-down and power-on commands to complete a power cycling. A power cycling is processed only if you have selected Restart Computer into the Alarm page . By default this delay is 5 seconds.

Power On Command: Specify here the command that must be sent to the power control unit to power on the computer. Refer your the power control unit documentation.

Note: To remotely power-on this computer from the Windows or the Java Viewers, switch to this computer and then click Power off in the Viewer menu. The command specified here will be sent automatically by to the power control unit.

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