Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • MC5 features - front and rear
  • What’s in the box
  • What you may additionally need
• Installation
  • Mounting
  • Connections
    • Local user
    • Remote user (via User Station)
    • Global user (IP network port)
    • Computer system (via CAM)
    • Modem/ISDN port
    • Power in connection
    • Power control port
    • Cascading multiple units
      • How cascade connections operate
      • Addressing computers in a cascade
      • Connecting MC5 units in cascade
      • Using cascaded computers
      • Testing specific links to cascaded computers
    • Multiple video head connections
• Configuration
  • Overall initial configuration
  • Configuration menus
    • Configuration menus layout
  • General security and configuration steps
  • Registering users (edit user list)
  • Registering computers (edit computer list)
  • Video compensation
    • Computer video compensation
    • Remote user video compensation
    • Remote user skew adjustment
  • Autoscanning
  • Saving and restoring configuration settings
    • What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten
    • Hot plugging and mouse restoration
  • Initial IP configuration
  • IP configuration by global user
  • Encryption settings
  • Networking issues
    • Positioning the MC5-IP in the network
      • Placing the MC5-IP behind a router or firewall
      • Placing the MC5-IP alongside the firewall
  • Power switching configuration
  • The KVMADMIN utility
  • Performing upgrades
    • Upgrading MC5 models and CAMs
    • Upgrading MC5-IP models
• Operation
  • The front panel controls
    • MC5 models
    • MC5-IP models
  • Accessing the MC5
  • Local and remote user access
    • Selecting a computer
    • Logging in and out
    • Selecting cascaded computers
    • The confirmation box
    • The reminder banner
    • Routing status
    • Power switching (via configuration menu)
    • User preferences and functions
  • Global user access
    • Global user access via VNC viewer
    • Global user access via web browser
    • Using the viewer window
      • The menu bar
      • When using the viewer window
      • Mouse pointers
      • Configure
      • Auto calibrate 
      • Re-synchronise mouse 
      • Access mode - shared/private
      • Power switching (via viewer)
      • Controls
      • Access via dial up (modem or ISDN) link
      • If you need to enter a port number
      • Viewer encryption settings
      • Supported web browsers
• Further information
  • Troubleshooting
  • Getting assistance
  • Appendix 1 – Configuration menus
    • Functions
    • User Preferences
    • Global Preferences
    • Setup Options
    • Advanced Options
    • Configure IP port
      • Unit Configuration
      • Network Configuration
      • Modem Configuration
      • Reset Configuration
    • Clearing IP access control
  • Appendix 2 - Configuration pages via viewer
    • User accounts
    • Unit configuration
      • Advanced unit configuration
    • Time & date configuration
    • Network configuration
      • Setting IP access control
    • Serial port configuration
    • Host configuration
    • Port Direct
    • Logging and status
  • Appendix 3 - VNC viewer connection options
    • Colour/Encoding
    • Inputs
    • Scaling
    • Misc
    • Identities
    • Load / Save
  • Appendix 4 - VNC viewer window options
  • Appendix 5 - Browser viewer options
    • Encoding and colour level
    • Inputs
    • Security
    • Misc
  • Appendix 6 – Addresses, masks and ports
    • IP addresses
    • Net masks
      • Net masks - the binary explanation
      • Calculating the mask for IP access control
    • Ports
      • Security issues with ports
  • Appendix 7 – Cable and connector specifications
    • RS232 serial mouse to PS/2 converter cable
      • RS232 serial flash upgrade cable
    • MC5 to power switch cable
    • Power switch to power switch daisy chain cable
      • Multi-head synchronisation cable
  • Appendix 8 – Hotkey sequence codes
    • Permissible key presses
    • Creating macro sequences
  • Appendix 9 – Supported video modes
  • Warranty
  • Safety information
  • End user licence agreement
  • Radio Frequency Energy
• Index