Emerson Avocent LongView IP KVM Extenders - Digital Extension Solutions Installation Guide
52 LongView® IP KVM Extenders Installer/User Guide
Configuration
Share Mode can be enabled or disabled from the serial menu.
To enable or disable Share Mode:
1. From the Receiver Main Menu, press
8
and
Enter
to access the Console Settings Menu.
-or-
From the Transmitter Main Menu, press
7
and
Enter
to access the Console Settings Menu.
2. Press
10
and
Enter
to access the Share Mode Menu and enable or disable Share Mode.
Network requirements
Using the LongView IP KVM extender system in Share Mode requires IGMP protocol version 2 or
higher network capabilities. In addition, all Ethernet switches to which the LongView IP KVM user
stations and transmitters are connected must be capable of observing the IGMP traffic in order to
determine which units to communicate with (IGMP snooping). Transmitters in Share Mode send
out multicast IP packets to the Ethernet switch. If the switch used is not capable of IGMP snooping,
the switch will broadcast the packets to every port, causing undesirable results.
higher network capabilities. In addition, all Ethernet switches to which the LongView IP KVM user
stations and transmitters are connected must be capable of observing the IGMP traffic in order to
determine which units to communicate with (IGMP snooping). Transmitters in Share Mode send
out multicast IP packets to the Ethernet switch. If the switch used is not capable of IGMP snooping,
the switch will broadcast the packets to every port, causing undesirable results.
Monitor requirements
Each monitor attached to a user station has to be capable of displaying the same resolution and
frequency that all the other monitors in the share group use.
frequency that all the other monitors in the share group use.
Using Share Mode
Connecting
From a user station, the following steps are required to make a Share Mode connection with a Share
Mode enabled transmitter:
Mode enabled transmitter:
NOTE: It is recommended that the IP address and Share Mode settings of each user station are configured
before adding them to the network.
before adding them to the network.
•
Via the serial port of the user station, set the transmitter and user station for Share Mode
connection.
connection.
•
On the user station, enter the IP address of the transmitter with which a connection is desired.
To configure this option on the user station, see Configuring Network Settings on page 26.
To configure this option on the user station, see Configuring Network Settings on page 26.
•
Configure the gateway address.
NOTE: Repeat these three steps for each user station that you wish to connect to the transmitter.
Configuring
In order to use Share Mode, it must be enabled from both the transmitter’s serial menu and the user
station’s serial menu. Once a transmitter is enabled for Share Mode, multiple user stations can
connect with the transmitter.
station’s serial menu. Once a transmitter is enabled for Share Mode, multiple user stations can
connect with the transmitter.