• In-band access – An IP address is used to connect to and control Windows (Win2000, 2003, XP, and NT) Terminal Servers.
• Out-of-band access – KVM ports are used to connect to PCs with USB or PS/2 connectors or Sun servers with USB connectors.The differences between the in-band and out-of-band connection methods are briefly described in the following table. For a more detailed description of the requirements and functionality of each connection method, see Determining the Connection Type and its Supported Functionality.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) over the Ethernet or PPP Keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) CAT5 connection to a KVM/net and Ethernet or PPP access to the KVM/net WMI Supported Source Computers Client machine running a Windows operating system with a valid IP address Supported Target Servers Windows (Win2000, 2003, XP, and NT) Terminal Servers PCs with a USB or PS/2 connectors or Sun servers with USB connectors Supported Browsers Internet Explorer 6, Netscape 7, Mozilla, Firefox Available if configured by the KVM/net administrator Power Management While Connected Available if configured by the KVM/net administrator and if the server is plugged into an AlterPath PM that is connected to the KVM/net.