Tripp-lite B050-000 Bedienungsanleitung

B050-000 Installation and User Guide

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideFront Side Connectors (Figure 1-2)Figure 1-2. Front Side Connectors and IndicatorsSystem portAttach the system cable w

Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions8. The B050-000 web pages are not displayed correctly.Check your browser’s cache settings. Make sure the cache s

Appendix B. GlossaryACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power InterfaceA specification that enables the operating system to implement power manage-ment and s

Appendix B. GlossarySNMPSimple Network Management ProtocolA widely used network monitoring and control protocol.SSHSecure ShellAn encrypted network pr

Appendix C. B050-000 Video ModesTable C-1 lists the video modes the B050-000 supports. Please do not use any othercustom video settings besides of the

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Appendix D. Users and RolesTable D-1. RolesFrontend Section Regular User Administrator SuperuserRemote Control: KVM x x xRemote Control: Remote Power

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Appendix E. Key CodesTable E-1 shows the key codes used to define the key strokes or hotkeys for sev-eral functions. Please note that these key codes d

Appendix E. Key CodesKey Alias Key(s)LALT ALTSPACEALT GRESCAPE ESCF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9F10F11F12PRINTSCREENSCROLL LOCKBREAKINSERTHOME POS 1PAGE_UPPAGE_DO

Appendix E. Key CodesKey Alias Key(s)NUMPAD / /NUMPADMUL NUMPAD_MUL, xNUMPADMINUS NUMPAD_MINUS, -NUMPADENTERWINDOWSMENU101

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideRear Side Connectors (Figure 1-3)Figure 1-3. Rear Side ConnectorsPort replicatorHere you may attach an optional port r

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Appendix F. Pin AssignmentVGA HD-15Figure F-1. VGA HD-15Table F-1. VGA HD-15Pin Assignment Pin Assignment1 Red 9 USB+5V2 Green 10 GND sync3 Blue 11 US

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Appendix G. SpecificationsSizes and WeightTable G-1. B050-000 SpecificationAttribute ValueHeight 95mmWidth 25mmLength 72mmWeight 160g (w/o replicator ca

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Appendix H. B050-000 Operation AdvicesThis device has to be operated with the provided power supply only. The use of otherpower supplies voids the pro

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Appendix I. Tripp Lite Warranty InformationLimited WarrantyTripp Lite, 1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USA (“Tripp Lite”) manufactures itshardw

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Appendix J. GNU General Public License (GPL)Version 2, June 1991Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,Bos

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideInitial Network ConfigurationInitially, the B050-000 network interface is configured with the parameters shown inTable 1

Appendix J. GNU General Public License (GPL)based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).Whether that is true depends

Appendix J. GNU General Public License (GPL)source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on amedium customarily used for s

Appendix J. GNU General Public License (GPL)consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he orshe is willing to di

Appendix J. GNU General Public License (GPL)file should have at least the “copyright” line and a pointer to where the full notice isfound.<one line

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Appendix K. The OpenLDAP Public LicenseVersion 2.8, 17 August 2003Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation (“Software”),wi

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Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideFigure 1-5. B050-000 setup tool (Linux version)Connect the B050-000 to your computer either via local network or via U

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideUsing the Linux toolOn the top of the window the MAC address of the device is displayed. To detectthe MAC address manu

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideParameter ValueStop bits 1Flow control noneUse a terminal software (e.g. hyperterm or minicom) to connect to the B050-

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideFigure 1-6. Top part of the Remote ConsoleThere are some options to choose from the menu, the important ones are the f

Chapter 2. IntroductionIntroductionThe B050-000 is a manufacturer-independent remote administration system.The B050-000 works as an integrated solutio

Chapter 2. IntroductionB050-000 System ComponentsThe B050-000 is a stand alone product with the following dimensions:95mm (D) x 25mm (H) x 72mm (W)The

Chapter 2. IntroductionUsing the B050-000, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardwarefailure has occurred (see Table 2-2).Table 2-2.

B050-000 Installation and User Guide:Copyright © 2005-2006 Tripp Lite, 1111 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609 USABased on Firmware 04.01.00Last update

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Chapter 3. InstallationOperation OverviewThe B050-000 redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote adminis-tration console. All data is

Chapter 3. InstallationFront Side Connectors and IndicatorsFigure 3-2. Front Side Connectors and IndicatorsSystem portAttach the system cable with the

Chapter 3. InstallationRear Side ConnectorsFigure 3-3. Rear Side ConnectorsPort replicatorHere you may attach an optional port replicator enabling PS/

Chapter 3. InstallationConnecting a Local ConsoleTo connect a local console to the host system besides the B050-000 you may attach amonitor, a keyboar

Chapter 4. ConfigurationInitial ConfigurationThe B050-000’s communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. It comes pre-configured with the IP configur

Chapter 4. ConfigurationFigure 4-2. B050-000 setup tool (Linux version)Connect the B050-000 to your computer either via local network or via USB. Start

Chapter 4. Configurationsave the changes enter an user name and an according password. Then press the“Setup Device” button.Using the Linux toolOn the t

Chapter 4. ConfigurationInitial Configuration via Serial ConsoleTo configure the B050-000 via serial interface both a serial port replicator cable and an

Chapter 4. ConfigurationFinally, you will be asked if the values are correct, and may adjust them if necessary.After your confirmation the B050-000 perf

Table of ContentsPreface...

Chapter 4. ConfigurationFixed Mouse SpeedThis mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in away that one pixel move will lead to

Chapter 4. ConfigurationHost System Mouse SettingsThe host’s operating system knows various settings for the mouse driver.WarningThe following limitati

Chapter 4. ConfigurationMS Windows 2000, 2003, XP (all versions)In general, we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB. Choose USB withoutMouse Sync.For

Chapter 4. ConfigurationFigure 4-4. Terminal with reset messages25

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Chapter 5. UsagePrerequisitesThe B050-000 features an embedded operating system and applications offering avariety of standardized interfaces. This ch

Chapter 5. Usageinformation on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme.Figure 5-1 shows the dialog box presented by the In

Chapter 5. UsageWarningYour web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible.The B050-000 has a built-in super user that has all the pe

Chapter 5. UsageFigure 5-3. Main pageTable 5-2. Buttons from the front endReturn to the main page of the B050-000.Open the B050-000 Remote Console.Exi

Chapter 5. UsageThe Remote ConsoleGeneral DescriptionThe Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote hostsystem that the

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Chapter 5. UsageWith respect to the keyboard, the very exact remote representation might lead tosome confusion as your local keyboard changes its keyb

Chapter 5. UsageSingle/Double Mouse ModeSwitches between the Single Mouse Mode (where only the remote mouse pointeris visible) and the Double Mouse Mo

Chapter 5. UsageScalingAllows you to scale down the Remote Console. You can still use both mouse andkeyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not p

Chapter 5. UsageUse this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have beenchanged on the host system.WarningThis method takes more

Chapter 5. UsageVideo Settings through the remote consoleFigure 5-10. Video Settings PanelBrightnessControls the brightness of the picture.ContrastCon

Chapter 5. UsageUndo ChangesRestore last settings.Note: The Video Settings Panel and the according entry in the Options menu is onlyavailable for memb

Chapter 5. UsageFigure 5-11. Soft Keyboard• ShowDisplays the Soft Keyboard.• MappingUsed for choosing the according language and country mapping of th

Chapter 5. UsageLocal KeyboardUsed to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Re-mote Console Applet. Normally, the applet det

Chapter 5. UsageFigure 5-14. Remote Console Options: Encoding compression• Color depthSet the desired color depth. You may select between 8 or 16 bit

Chapter 5. UsageFigure 5-15. Remote Console Options: Color DepthNote: If displaying motion pictures on a connection with low speed you may achieve ani

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Chapter 5. UsageThe status line displays the number of frame buffer updates (“Fps”) as well as theincoming (“In:”) and the outgoing (“Out:”) network t

Chapter 5. Usage1. Press the Auto Adjust button once (see the Section called Remote Console ControlBar for details).2. Choose the option “Video Settin

Chapter 5. Usageto transfer the video data from the B050-000 to the Remote Console on the local host.If the remote screen has changed a new picture is

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsRemote ControlKVM ConsoleFigure 6-1. KVM ConsoleRemote Console PreviewTo open the KVM console either click on the menu entry on

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsRemote PowerFigure 6-2. B050-000 Power ButtonsIntelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)The B050-000 is capable of contro

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsTelnet ConsoleFigure 6-3. Telnet ConsoleThe B050-000 firmware features a Telnet gateway that enables a user to connect to theB05

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsThe following list shows the command syntax and their usage.helpDisplays the list of possible commandsquitExits the current ses

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsUpload a Floppy ImageWithin two small steps working on the basis of a certain (floppy) image can beachieved.• First the path of

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsCD ROMUse Image on Windows Share (SAMBA)To include an image from a Windows share select “CD-ROM” from the submenu.Figure 6-7. S

Chapter 6. Menu Optionsour example we use the share storage) and the image file \cdrom_image.iso isopened. If this file can only be accessed with both a

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Chapter 6. Menu OptionsFigure 6-9. Explorer Context MenuFigure 6-10. Share configuration dialog52

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsAdjust the settings for the selected directory.• Activate the selected directory as a share. Select “Share this folder”.• Choos

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsPlease note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operatingsystem. That means that neither the local n

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsConfigurationFigure 6-12. Main ViewSpecify the parameters of the network connection (see Figure 6-12).DeviceThis is the address

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsDrive SelectionFigure 6-13. Selecting the desired driveSelect the drive you would like to redirect. All available devices (driv

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsWrite SupportFigure 6-14. Selecting write supportThis feature may be enabled here. Write support means that the remote computer

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsDevice AuthenticationFigure 6-15. Device AuthenticationTo use the Drive Redirection, you have to authenticate on the B050-000 u

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsUsing the Hide to Tray button the application is hidden, but not terminated com-pletely. That means that an active connection w

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsMS WindowsYou can use the tool “RawWrite for Windows”.Figure 6-18. RawWrite for Windows selection dialogSelect the tab “Read” f

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsMS WindowsTo create the image file use your favourite CD imaging tool. Copy the whole contentsof the disc into one single ISO im

PrefaceCopyrightThis publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright.No part of this publication may be reproduced, trans

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsUser ManagementChange PasswordFigure 6-20. Set passwordTo change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field.

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsUsers And GroupsFigure 6-21. Set UserUser ManagementThe B050-000 comes with a pre-configured user account for the user “super” t

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsMobile numberThis information may be optionally provided.RoleEach user can be a member of a group (named a “role”) - either an

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsRemote Console Settings for UserThis selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for whichthe changes

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsRemote Console TypeFigure 6-23. User Console Settings (Part 2)Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use.Default Java Virtual

Chapter 6. Menu Options(Hint: If you are connected over a slow connection to the Internet you can alsopre-install the JVM on your administration machi

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsKeyboard/MouseFigure 6-24. Keyboard and Mouse SettingsHost InterfaceEnables a certain interface the mouse is connected to. You

Chapter 6. Menu Options• the USB cable must be connected or must be selected in the Host interface optionPS/2 Keyboard ModelEnables a certain keyboard

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsVideoFigure 6-25. Video SettingsTo set the options (see below) click on the button “Apply”.Miscellaneous Video SettingsNoise fil

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsFigure 6-26. Network SettingsWarningThe initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host systemusing the special pr

PrefaceLimitations of LiabilityTripp Lite shall in no event be held liable for any loss, expenses or damages of anykind whatsoever, whether direct, in

Chapter 6. Menu Options“bootp” accordingly. If you choose “none” then IP auto configuration is disabled.Preferred host namePreferred host name to reque

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsEnable SSH accessSet this option to allow accessing the B050-000 using the Secure Shell (SSH) pro-tocol. Ths SSH console offers

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsDynamic DNSFigure 6-27. Dynamic DNSA freely available Dynamic DNS service (dyndns.org) can be used in the followingscenario (se

Chapter 6. Menu Optionssigned by the provider, the B050-000 connects to a special dynamic DNS server inregular intervals and registers its IP address

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsSecurityFigure 6-29. Device SecurityEncryption SettingsForce HTTPSIf this option is enabled, access to the web front-end is onl

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsCertificateFigure 6-30. Certificate SettingsThe B050-000 uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted networktra

Chapter 6. Menu Options• Upload the certificate to the B050-000 using the “Upload” button as shown in Fig-ure 6-31.Figure 6-31. SSL Certificate UploadAf

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsCountry (ISO code)The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code,e.g. DE for Germany, or US for

Chapter 6. Menu Optionscator cable is required (see the Section called B050-000 System Components in Chapter2).Configuration or console loginDo not use

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsPassthrough access to serial port via Telnet/SSHUsing this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial p

Chapter 1. The Quick Start GuideInstallationThe B050-000 redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administra-tion console. All data

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsIPMI SettingsFigure 6-33 shows the B050-000 IPMI settings panel. Its options will be explainedbelow.IPMI disabledDisables IPMI

Chapter 6. Menu Optionsautomatically to the current UTC time. Because NTP server time is always UTC, thereis a setting that allows you to set up a sta

Chapter 6. Menu Optionswhich can be activated separately.The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the B050-000. To showthe log

Chapter 6. Menu Optionsauthentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists ofseveral fields with detailed information about the o

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsFigure 6-37. Connected UsersFigure 6-37 displays the B050-000 activity. From left to right the connected user(s), itsIP address

Chapter 6. Menu OptionsYou may use the text buttons “Prev” and “Next” to browse within the data. Thebutton “Prev” displays the previous page with newe

Chapter 6. Menu Optionsnumber of the uploaded firmware. Pressing the button “Update” will store the newversion and substitute the old one completely.Wa

Chapter 6. Menu Optionsconnections to the administration console and to the Remote Console. The wholeprocess will take about half a minute. Resetting

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Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions1. The remote mouse does not work or is not synchronous.First, check the VGA connection. Both the B050-000 and t