WMI for Administrators > Configuration > Prerequisites for Inband Access to RDP Servers

Prerequisites for Inband Access to RDP Servers
The following prerequisites must be met in order for a KVM/netPlus inband connection to work:
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/netPlus inband connection to work.
The KVM/netPlus does not authenticate or offer permissions configuration for inband connections.
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/netPlus 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.
To Add or Modify an inband (RDP) Server
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The Inband form appears.
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The Configure RDP Servers dialog box appears.
The connected server must be a Windows (Win2000 or NT) Terminal Server with RDP enabled.
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This name will appear in the drop-down list on the Connect to Server form.
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/netPlus.
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All servers with RDP enabled are configured with 3389 as the default port unless the administrator of the RDP server changes it.
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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.
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You must have at least eight valid TCP ports specified in order to have up to eight simultaneous inband connections through the KVM/netPlus.
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-”.
You can request valid TCP ports from your network administrator.
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The KVM/netPlus supports the configuration of up to 16 or 32 inband servers depending on the number of KVM ports on the KVM/netPlus model ordered.
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To Delete an inband (RDP) Server
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The Inband form appears.
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