The following prerequisites must be met in order for a KVM/net inband connection to work:
• The connected server must be a Windows (Win2000, 2003, XP, and NT) Terminal Server with RDP enabled.Windows Terminal Servers do not have RDP enabled by default: The administrator of these servers must enable RDP on the server in order for the KVM/net inband connection to work.The KVM/net does not authenticate or offer permissions configuration for inband connections.
• Internet access and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on a remote Windows client machine.
• If you want to enable an out-of-band, KVM connection as back up for an inband connection failure or if you want to view the BIOS, POST, and boot messages on the server, the RDP server must be connected to a KVM port on the master KVM/net or on a cascaded and configured KVM unit.Note: RDP connections does not work if IPSEC is used to communicate with an RDP-enabled server. NAT is used when a connection is established from the workstation to an RDP-enabled server. IPSEC does not allow NAT'ed packets.Note: Remote drives and printers are accessible through RDP. When you are connected to a RDP server, the drives and printers on the server are accessible as they were installed locally. Therefore, it is possible to print a file through the RDP server, or drag and drop files from the RDP server to the local station.The connected server must be a Windows (Win2000 or NT) Terminal Server with RDP enabled.Note: Once a name is given to an inband server, it cannot be modified. In order to change the name of an inband server, you must delete the server configuration and add the server again to the KVM/net.
6. (Optional) In the Server Port field, specify a port to be used if it differs from the default which is 3389.All servers with RDP enabled are configured with 3389 as the default port unless the administrator of the RDP server changes it.
7. To enable a back up KVM connection for the inband server, from the KVM Port drop-down list, select the KVM port to which the inband server is connected.This enables both inband and out-of-band access to the connected server. If the inband connection fails or if an RDP session already exists, the user is able to reconnect to the server using a KVM connection. This also enables users to view the BIOS, POST, and boot messages for server administration.
9. Specify the TCP ports or a range of TCP ports to be used in the RDP Viewer Ports field.You must have at least eight valid TCP ports specified in order to have up to eight simultaneous inband connections through the KVM/net.For example, if you want ports 3389 to ports 10000 to be used, enter “3389 - 10000”. If you want to use ports 3389 and higher, enter “3389+”. If you want to use ports 3389 and below, enter “3389-”.The KVM/net supports the configuration of up to 16 or 32 inband servers depending on the number of KVM ports on the KVM/net model ordered.