Linkskey LKV-IPM01 - Manual (Page 5)

KLE User Guide R1.2
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1 INTRODUCTION
The name of KLE is derived from an acronymic combination from it full name, KVM
Link Extender, which well explains the functionality of this powerful machine in itself.
Though lightweight in size and compact in form factor, KLE is nevertheless a heavy-
weight in its functional versatility, rock-solid robustness and formidable security. It
supports full 1024-bit PKI authentication, 128-bit SSL data encryption, LDAP,
RADIUS as well Active Directory authentication and RADIUS accounting.
Dominant yet cost-effective solution for remote server management
scenarios
With the ubiquity of the DSL/Cable technology and the bandwidth availability
therewith, the IP-based KVM technology has emerged as a dominant player in the
new landscape of remote servers management. Today, the IP-based KVM Extender
has been regarded as a better and more cost-effective solution to address the critical
issue of remote servers management, which could only be partially tackled in the
past by expensive yet redundant software solutions or Enterprise Management
System. And KLE is a robust and versatile solution to address the needs of modern
remote server management scenarios.
Total server control from BIOS level up anytime anywhere
KLE gives users total control from preboot stage such as the BIOS-level CMOS
setting up to the GUI applications and daily maintenance routines such as power
cycling (power control unit required). And all these could be nicely done on your
admin desk using an ordinary web-browser management interface and a thin-client
software viewer. All you need for accessing your computer is to login the KLE and
download the viewer program and get yourself connected to a whole bunch of
servers in seconds. A truly anytime anywhere access for the server administrator!
Versatile backup connection featuring a PPP Server or PPP Client
To provide the necessary redundancy of a second backup system while your network
might no longer works in critical situation, KLE also allows an easy and convenient
PPP connection over the dial-in modem phone line. It could serve as a PPP server to
accept a peer computer to make PPP connection request over either a direct cable
connection or a dial-in modem phone line. On the other hand, KLE could also serve
as a PPP client to dial-in to your ISP or enterprise PPP server to connect to internet,
making a truly anytime access for remote client anywhere on the Internet. Thus, the
PPP server/client features in KLE allow users a second backup system, which offers
a direct cable/modem dial-in access to your connected servers via PSTN while your
network is down.