Lindy MC5-IP User Manual
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Contents
MC5 features - front and rear ....................................................5
What’s in the box ........................................................................6
What you may additionally need ...............................................6
What’s in the box ........................................................................6
What you may additionally need ...............................................6
Mounting .....................................................................................7
Connections .................................................................................8
Connections .................................................................................8
Local user.................................................................................9
Remote user (via User Station).............................................10
Global user (IP network port) ..............................................11
Computer system (via CAM).................................................12
Modem/ISDN port .................................................................13
Power in connection.............................................................14
Power control port ...............................................................15
Cascading multiple units ......................................................16
Remote user (via User Station).............................................10
Global user (IP network port) ..............................................11
Computer system (via CAM).................................................12
Modem/ISDN port .................................................................13
Power in connection.............................................................14
Power control port ...............................................................15
Cascading multiple units ......................................................16
How cascade connections operate..................................17
Addressing computers in a cascade ................................18
Connecting MC5 units in cascade....................................19
Using cascaded computers...............................................20
Testing specific links to cascaded computers..................20
Addressing computers in a cascade ................................18
Connecting MC5 units in cascade....................................19
Using cascaded computers...............................................20
Testing specific links to cascaded computers..................20
Multiple video head connections ........................................21
Overall initial configuration ....................................................22
Configuration menus ................................................................23
Configuration menus ................................................................23
Configuration menus layout ................................................24
General security and configuration steps ................................24
Registering users (edit user list)................................................25
Registering computers (edit computer list) .............................26
Video compensation..................................................................27
Registering users (edit user list)................................................25
Registering computers (edit computer list) .............................26
Video compensation..................................................................27
Computer video compensation............................................28
Remote user video compensation .......................................29
Remote user skew adjustment.............................................30
Remote user video compensation .......................................29
Remote user skew adjustment.............................................30
Autoscanning.............................................................................32
Saving and restoring configuration settings ...........................33
Saving and restoring configuration settings ...........................33
What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten...34
Hot plugging and mouse restoration..................................35
Hot plugging and mouse restoration..................................35
Initial IP configuration ..............................................................36
IP configuration by global user ................................................37
Encryption settings....................................................................38
Networking issues .....................................................................39
IP configuration by global user ................................................37
Encryption settings....................................................................38
Networking issues .....................................................................39
Positioning the MC5-IP in the network ...............................39
Placing the MC5-IP behind a router or firewall .............40
Placing the MC5-IP alongside the firewall......................42
Placing the MC5-IP alongside the firewall......................42
Power switching configuration ................................................43
The KVMADMIN utility .............................................................44
Performing upgrades ................................................................45
The KVMADMIN utility .............................................................44
Performing upgrades ................................................................45
Upgrading MC5 models and CAMs......................................45
Upgrading MC5-IP models ...................................................47
Upgrading MC5-IP models ...................................................47