LARA eco Installation and User Manual
LARA eco Installation and User Manual Copyright © 2004 - 2006 Peppercon AG, a Raritan company, Zwickau (Saxony), Germany. Based on Firmware 04.00.
CONTENTS iii Contents Contents ........................................................................................ iii Tables .............................................................................................vi Figures ...........................................................................................vii Preface........................................................................................... ix Copyright ....................................................................
iv PRODUCT USER GUIDE Host System Mouse Settings...........................................................................................................21 Single and Double Mouse Mode......................................................................................................22 Recommended Mouse Settings.......................................................................................................22 Video Modes.............................................................................
CONTENTS v Appendix E. LARA eco Operation Advices................................... 86 Appendix F. Peppercon Warranty Information............................. 87 Limited Warranty ....................................................................................................... 87 Customer Remedies ................................................................................................. 87 No Other Warranties ....................................................................................
vi PRODUCT USER GUIDE Tables Table 1 - 1. Initial Network Configuration................................................................................................. 2 Table 1 - 2. Serial Parameters ................................................................................................................... 5 Table 1 - 3. Login Settings......................................................................................................................... 5 Table 2 - 1. Hardware Failures ........
FIGURES Figures Figure 1 - 1. The LARA eco with an angle................................................................................................ 1 Figure 1 - 2. LARA eco Setup Tool (Windows Version) .......................................................................... 2 Figure 1 - 3. LARA eco Setup Tool (Linux Version) ................................................................................ 3 Figure 1 - 4. Top Part of the Remote Console .................................................
VIII PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6 - 14. Selecting Write Support ................................................................................................... 48 Figure 6 - 15. Device Authentication ...................................................................................................... 49 Figure 6 - 16. Tray Info............................................................................................................................. 50 Figure 6 - 17. USB Mass Storage Option..........
PREFACE ix Preface Copyright Copyright © 2004-2006 Peppercon AG All rights reserved. Scheringerstr. 1 08056 Zwickau Germany This publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of the publisher, Peppercon.
PRODUCT USER GUIDE X About the LARA eco The LARA eco provides server management capabilities. You can use the LARA eco to manage and monitor components in your servers through a modem or LAN, even if your network is down. The LARA eco offers a comprehensive hardware solution for server management.
CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 1 Chapter 1: The Quick Start Guide Installation The LARA eco redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted with the TCP/IP protocol family. The LARA eco can be used in a multi-administrator and multi-server environment as well. Combining the LARA eco with a KVM switch allows to access multiple remote servers over one single remote console.
2 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Initial Network Configuration Initially, the LARA eco network interface is configured with the parameters shown in Table 1 - 1. Table 1 - 1. Initial Network Configuration Parameter Value IP auto configuration DHCP IP address - Netmask 255.255.255.0 Gateway none IP access control none LAN interface speed none LAN interface duplex mode none Warning: If the DHCP connection fails on boot up, the LARA eco will not have an IP address.
CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 3 Figure 1 - 3. LARA eco Setup Tool (Linux Version) Connect the LARA eco to your computer either via local network or via USB. Start the setup tool from the CD ROM on the computer where the LARA eco is installed. Depending on the connection (USB or network), the device detection is different. Note: Configuration via network requires the device to have a valid IP address.
4 PRODUCT USER GUIDE MAC Address Detection Using the tool forWindows On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the LARA eco is displayed. To detect the MAC address manually, press the button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker placed on the back of the LARA eco. If the LARA eco is connected via USB, it is classified as a USB device and an appropriate drive letter is chosen for this device.
CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 5 Configuration via Serial Interface To configure the LARA eco via serial interface both a serial port replicator cable and a null modem cable are required (available separately). Connect the Null Modem Cable to the serial interface with the black connector on the rear side. The serial interface needs to be adjusted with the parameters as shown in Table 1 - 2. Table 1 - 2.
6 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system in which the LARA eco is installed. The web browser which is used for accessing the LARA eco has to supply a Java Runtime Environment version 1.1 or higher. However, it is strongly recommended to install Sun JVM 1.4. The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system.
CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION 7 Chapter 2. Introduction Features The LARA eco defines a new class of remote KVM access devices. The LARA eco combines digital remote KVM access via IP networks with comprehensive and integrated system management. The LARA eco offers convenient remoteKVMaccess and control via LAN or Internet. It captures, digitizes, and compresses video data and transmits them with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer.
8 PRODUCT USER GUIDE LARA eco System Components The LARA eco is a stand-alone product with the following dimensions: • 177mm (D) x 41mm (H) x 145mm (W) The LARA eco is shipped with: • a LARA eco base unit • an external power supply (PEPPERCON SA-051A5F-12) • a power cord • a null modem cable • a KVM cable • a rack-mount angle with four bolts • an Installation and User Manual on a CD ROM • a Quick Start Guide When the Server is up and running The LARA eco gives you full control over the r
CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION 9 Table 2 - 1. Hardware Failures Category Probability Hard disk failure 50% Power cable detached, power supply failure 28% CPU, Controller, motherboard failure 10% CPU fan failure 8% RAM failure 4% Using the LARA eco, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred (see Table 2 - 2). Table 2 - 2.
CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION 11 Chapter 3. Installation Operation Overview Figure 3 - 1 displays the connections of the LARA eco to its host, to the power supply and to the local network. Figure 3 - 1. LARA eco Usage Scenario The LARA eco redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted with the TCP/IP protocol family. The LARA eco can be used in both a multi-administrator and multi-server environment.
12 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Rear Side Connectors Figure 3 - 3. Rear Side Connectors SUB-D 9 Serial 1 The standard serial connector is used in multiple ways: • Serial output for a modem dial-in connection • Initial configuration • External power management (optional) SUB-D 9 Serial 2 External power via Inline Power Module IPM 220-L (optional) Reset This button is used to perform a reset of the LARA eco. This button is important for the initial configuration of the LARA eco.
CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION 13 KVM local To connect a local console to the host system besides the LARA eco, attach a monitor as well as a keyboard and a mouse here. Connecting the LARA eco to the Host System Perform the following steps in order to connect the KVM signals of the server system to the LARA eco: 1. Connect the KVM cable (2xPS/2, Video, USB) to the according connectors on the LARA eco. 2. Connect the (purple) PS/2 keyboard jack to the keyboard connector of the host system. 3.
14 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Connecting the External Reset/Power Option Please refer to the manual of the Peppercon external power switch option to connect this external device to the serial interface on the rear side of the LARA eco. By the date of printing this manual supported options are: • Inline Power Module IPM 220-L Connecting the Ethernet The rear side of the LARA eco provides a RJ45 connector for Ethernet.
CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 15 Chapter 4. Configuration Initial Configuration The LARA eco’s communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. It comes preconfigured with the IP configuration listed in Table 4 - 1. Table 4 - 1. Initial Network Configuration Parameter Value IP auto configuration DHCP IP address - Netmask 255.255.255.
16 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Main Window Figure 4 - 1. LARA eco Setup Tool (Windows Version) Figure 4 - 2.
CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 17 MAC Address Detection Using the tool forWindows On the upper left corner, the MAC address of the LARA eco is displayed. To detect the MAC address manually, press the button “Refresh Devices”. The displayed MAC address is the same MAC address printed on the white sticker placed on the back of the LARA eco. If the LARA eco is connected via USB, it is classified as a USB device and an appropriate drive letter is chosen for this device.
18 PRODUCT USER GUIDE To close the window and accept the changes press the “OK” button, otherwise press the “Cancel” button (on Windows). On a Linux system close the window by the appropriate button of the window frame. Initial Configuiration via DHCP Server By default, the LARA eco will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected. If a DHCP server is found, it may provide a valid IP address, gateway address and net mask.
CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 19 IP auto configuration (non/dhcp/bootp) [dhcp]: IP [192.168.1.22]: Net mask [255.255.255.0]: Gateway (0.0.0.0 for none) [0.0.0.0]: Enable IP Access Control (yes/no) [no]: LAN interface speed (auto/10/100) [auto]: LAN interface duplex mode (auto/half/full) [auto]: IP autoconfiguration With this option you can specify whether the LARA eco should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP, enter “dhcp”, and for BOOTP enter “bootp”.
20 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Web Interface The LARA eco may be accessed using a standard Java enabled web browser. You may use the HTTP protocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS. Just enter the configured IP address of the LARA eco into your web browser. There is only one user who has unrestricted access to all the LARA eco features: Table 4 - 3.
CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 21 Auto Mouse Speed and Mouse Synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization. Whenever the mouse does not move correctly, there are two ways for resynchronizing local and remote mouse: Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew. Choose this option from the Remote Console Options menu (entry: Mouse Handling).
22 PRODUCT USER GUIDE While the LARA eco works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations which may prevent this synchronization from working properly: Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers. If this happens, make sure you do not use a special vendor-specific mouse driver on your host system.
CHAPTER 4. CONFIGURATION 23 For a PS/2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed. For XP disable the option “enhance pointer precision” in the Control Panel. Note: The remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse if selecting the option “Windows >= 2000, MAC OSX”. SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via “xset m 1” or use the CDE Control Panel to set the mouse to “1:1, no acceleration”. As an alternative you may also use the Single Mouse Mode. MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode.
24 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 5. Usage Prerequisites The LARA eco features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner. The interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol family, thus they can be accessed using the built-in Ethernet adapter or a modem, too.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 25 Figure 5 - 1. The Internet Explorer displaying the Encryption Key Length Newer web browsers support strong encryption by default. Login into the LARA eco and Logout Login into the LARA eco Open your web browser. Type in the address of your LARA eco which you configured during the installation process. The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name, in case you have given your LARA eco a symbolic name in the DNS.
26 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Table 5 - 1. Standard User Settings Parameter Value Login super Password pass Warning: Please make sure to change the super user password immediately after you have installed and accessed your LARA eco for the first time.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 27 Table 5 - 2. Front End Buttons Return to the main page of the LARA eco. Open the LARA eco Remote Console. Exit from the LARA eco front end. Warning: If there is no activity for half an hour, the LARA eco will log you out automatically. A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen. Logging out of the LARA eco This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen.
28 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the LARA eco. The protocol that is run over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS, but RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). Currently RFB tries to establish a connection to port #443. Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made, i.e.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 29 Ctrl+Alt+Delete Special button key to send the “Control Alt Delete” key combination to the remote system (see also the Section called KVM Settings in Chapter 6 for defining new button keys). Auto Adjust button If the video displayed is of bad quality or distorted in some way, press this button and wait a few seconds while the LARA eco tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality.
30 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Readability Filter Toggles the Readability Filter on or off. If the filter is switched on in scaling mode, it will preserve most of the screen details even if the image is substantially scaled down. This option will be available only with a JVM 1.4 or higher. Scaling Allows you to scale down the Remote Console. You can still use both mouse and keyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details. Figure 5 - 7.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 31 Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer. The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console. The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine, a version of 1.2 or higher offers the full list. Figure 5 - 9. Remote Console Options Menu: Cursor Video Settings Opens a panel for changing the LARA eco video settings.
32 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Brightness Controls the brightness of the picture. Contrast Controls the contrast of the picture. Clock Defines the horizontal frequency for a video line and depends on the video mode. Different video card types may require different values here. The default settings in conjunction with the auto adjustment procedure should be adequate for all common configurations. To achieve a better picture quality you may try to change this setting together with the sampling phase.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 33 Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard simulates an entire keyboard that is connected to the remote system. It is necessary in case your remote system runs with a completely different language and country mapping than your administration machine. By selecting the according button(s) you can send key codes and also key sequences to the remote system and act as if you would work with a keyboard that is directly connected to the remote system.
34 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 5 - 12. Soft Keyboard Mapping Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally, the applet determines the correct value automatically. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always possible. A typical example is a German localized system that uses a US-English keyboard mapping. In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE • 35 Compression level You may select an value between 1 and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest compression and level 9 the best compression. The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwith that is available, on your video picture to be transferred, and on the number of changes between two single video pictures. We recommend to use a higher compression level if the network bandwidth is low.
36 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 5 - 15. Status Line Transfer Rate The next button displays the Remote Console Access settings. Table 5 - 3. Buttons displaying the Access State One single user is connected to the Remote Console of the LARA eco. One or more users are connected to the Remote Console of the LARA eco. Optimizing the Video Picture To achieve an optimal video picture for the Remote Console you may follow the steps as given here: 1.
CHAPTER 5. USAGE 37 frontend. This option can also be preset in the Section called User Console in Chapter 6. The sub menu “Compression” from the Options menu has no influence on the picture quality but on the data rate of the picture that is transferred to the Remote Console. Reducing the Noise of the Video Picture To reduce the noise from the video picture for the Remote Console you may adjust the Noise filter.
38 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 6. Menu Options Remote Control KVM Console Figure 6 - 1. KVM Console Remote Console Preview To open the KVM console either click on the menu entry on the left or on the console picture on the right. To refresh the picture click on the button that is named “Refresh”.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 39 Remote Power The power button is the representation of the ATX power button on your host system. It is used to switch on and off the power supply. Figure 6 - 2. LARA eco Power Buttons Get State Display the current status for the selected interface. Power On Power on the system. Power Off Pressing this button is similar to pressing the Power button directly on the remote system.
40 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Telnet Console Figure 6 - 3. Telnet Console The LARA eco firmware features a Telnet gateway that enables a user to connect to the LARA eco via a standard Telnet client. For connecting to the LARA eco via Telnet protocol you may use a terminal program such as xterm, TeraTerm or Putty. As an alternative you may also enter the telnet command on the command line or use the “Run” dialog from the Windows Start Menu. As an example you may type the following sequence: telnet 192.168.1.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 41 Help Displays the list of possible commands cls Clears the screen quit Exits the current session and disconnects from the client version Displays the release information terminal Starts the terminal pass-through mode for serial port #1. The key sequence esc exit switches back to the command mode. The command has an optional parameter (1 or 2) to select the desired serial port for pass-through access. Virtual Media Floppy Disk Figure 6 - 4.
42 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Upload a Floppy Image Within two small steps working on the basis of a certain (floppy) image can be achieved. • First the path of the image has to be specified. You can do that either by hand or by using the file selection dialog of your web browser. To open the file selection dialog click on the button “Browse” and select the desired image file. Figure 6 - 5. Select Image File The maximum image size is limited to 1.44MB.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 43 Figure 6 - 7. CD-ROM Selection The following information has to be given to mount the selected image properly: Share host The server name or its IP address. On Windows 95, 98 and Windows ME do not specify the IP address but the server name (“NetBIOS Name”). Share name The name of the share to be used. Path to image The path of the image file on the share. User (optional) If necessary, specify the user name for the share named before.
44 PRODUCT USER GUIDE the referenced image file properly, leave the given file unmounted and will display an according error message, instead. So, we recommend to state correct values and repeat this step if necessary. Figure 6 - 8. The Image File on the Share Furthermore, the specified share has to be configured correctly. Therefore, administrative permissions are required. As a regular user you may not have these permissions.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 45 Figure 6 - 10. Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. • Activate the selected directory as a share. Select “Share this folder”. • Choose an appropriate name for the share. You may also add a short description for this folder (input field “Comment”). • If necessary, adjust the permissions (button “permissions”). • Click “OK” to set the options for this share.
46 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection is another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer.With Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine. The drive is hereby shared over a TCP network connection. Devices such as floppy drives, hard discs, CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 47 Force read-only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switched off. It is not possible to write on a redirected device. Click “Apply” to submit your changes. Software Requirements To use this feature, you have to install the Drive Redirection software that is currently only available for MicrosoftWindows. This software can be found on the product CD ROM. Configuration Figure 6 - 12.
48 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Drive Selection Figure 6 - 13. Selecting the desired Drive Select the drive you would like to redirect. All available devices (drive letters) are shown here. Please note that the whole drive is shared with the remote computer, not only one partition. If you have a hard disc with more than one partition all drive letters that belong to this disc will be redirected. The Refresh button may be used to regenerate the list of drive letters, especially for an USB stick. Write Support .
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 49 This feature may be enabled here. Write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive. As you can imagine, this is very dangerous. If both the remote and the local system try to write data on the same device, this will certainly destroy the file system on the drive. Please use this only when you exactly know what you are doing. Device Authentication Figure 6 - 15.
50 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Exit/Hide If the Exit button is pressed, the Drive Redirection software is closed. If a Drive Redirection connection is active, the connection will be closed before the application terminates. Using the Hide to Tray button the application is hidden, but not terminated completely. That means that an active connection will be kept active until it is closed explicitly. You can access the software by its tray icon. The tray icon also shows whether a connection is established or not.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 51 MS Windows You can use the tool "RawWrite for Windows". Figure 6 - 18. RawWrite for Windows Selection Dialog Select the tab Read from the menu. Enter (or choose) the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content. Click on the Copy button to initiate the image creation process. For related tools you may have a look at the homepage of the fdos project (http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/rawrite/).
52 PRODUCT USER GUIDE ISO image from. Specify the filename of the ISO image and save the CD ROM content in that file. Figure 6 - 19.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 53 User Management Change Password Figure 6 - 20. Set Password To change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the field below. Click “Apply” to submit your changes. Users And Groups Figure 6 - 21.
54 PRODUCT USER GUIDE User Management The LARA eco comes with 2 pre-configured user accounts that have fixed permissions. The account super has all possible rights to configure the device and to use all functions LARA eco offers. The account “user” has only the permission to open and use the Remote Console. Even his user name and password can only be changed by the super account. Upon delivery, both accounts have the password “pass”.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 55 KVM Settings User Console The following settings are user specific. That means the super user can customize these settings for every users separately. Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings for the other users. Figure 6 - 22. User Console Settings (Part 1) Remote Console Settings for Users This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect.
56 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Pre-configured The pre-configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and color depth for the indicated network speed. Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the color depth individually. Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the LARA eco and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 57 Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use. Default Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Uses the default JVM of your web browser. This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced (see below). Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Microsystems.
58 PRODUCT USER GUIDE In order to define a new Button Key or to adjust an existing one have a look at the rules that describe the setting for a key. In general, the syntax for a key is as follows: [confirm] [+|-|>[*]]* A term in brackets is optional. The star at the end means that you add further keys as often as required for your case. The term “confirm” adds an confirmation dialogue that is displayed before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 59 Keyboard/Mouse Figure 6 - 24. Keyboard and Mouse Settings Host Interface Enables a certain interface the mouse is connected to. You can choose between “Auto” for automatic detection, “USB” for a USB mouse and “PS/2” for a PS/2 mouse. Warning: To use the USB and/or PS/2 interface you need a correct cabling between the managed host and the managing device.
60 PRODUCT USER GUIDE PS/2 Keyboard Model Enables a certain keyboard layout. You can choose between “Generic 101-Key PC” for a standard keyboard layout, “Generic 104-Key PC” for a standard keyboard layout extended by three additional Windows keys, “Generic 106-Key PC” for a Japanese keyboard, and “Apple Macintosh” for the Apple Macintosh. USB Mouse Type Enables the USB mouse type. Choose an appropriate option from the selection box.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 61 Video Figure 6 - 25. Video Settings To set the options (see below) click on the button “Apply”. Local Video Port Settings Enable local video port This option decides if the local video output of the LARA eco is active and passing through the incoming signal from the host system. Miscellaneous Video Settings Noise filter This option defines how the LARA eco reacts to small changes in the video input signal.
62 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Device Settings Network The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6 - 26 allows changing network related parameters. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect. Figure 6 - 26. Network Settings Warning: The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special procedure described in Table 4 - 1 in Chapter 4.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 63 Basic Network Settings IP auto configuration With this option you can define if the LARA eco should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP select “dhcp” and for BOOTP select “bootp” accordingly. If you choose “none” then IP auto configuration is disabled. IP address IP address in the usual dot notation. Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network.
64 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the LARA eco from the setup protocol. Dynamic DNS Figure 6 - 27. Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dyndns.org) can be used in the following scenario (see Figure 6 - 28): Figure 6 - 28.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 65 The LARA eco is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider, the LARA eco connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there. The administrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address belonging to his card.
66 PRODUCT USER GUIDE The option “Delete saved external IP” is useful if you would like to update your IP address saved externally. To delete the saved address press the button “Delete”. Security Figure 6 - 29. Device Security Encryption Settings Force HTTPS If this option is enabled, access to the web front-end is only possible using a HTTPS connection. The LARA eco will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 67 Certificate Figure 6 - 30. Certificate Settings The LARA eco uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the LARA eco has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate.
68 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6 - 31. SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps the LARA eco has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning: If you destroy the CSR on the LARA eco there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the three steps as described above. Common name This is the network name of the LARA eco once it is installed in the user’s network (usually the fully qualified domain name).
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 69 Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate (e.g. revocation of the certificate). The minimal length of this password is four characters. Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password. Email The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the LARA eco and its security. Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits.
70 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Configuration or console login Do not use the serial port for any special function, use it only for the initial configuration (see Table 4 - 1). Modem The LARA eco offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the standard access over the built-in Ethernet adapter. The modem needs to be connected to the serial interface of the LARA eco.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 71 Passthrough access to serial port via Telnet Using this option it is possible to connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it (assuming it provides terminal support) via Telnet. Select the appropriate options for the serial port and use the Telnet Console or a standard Telnet client to connect to the LARA eco. For more information about the Telnet interface you may have a look at the Section called Telnet Console.
72 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Event Log Figure 6 - 34. Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see Figure 6 - 34). Each of those events belong to an event group which can be activated separately. The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the LARA eco. To show the log list click on the item “Event Log” from the section “Maintenance”.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 73 entries is restricted to 1.000 events. Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically. Warning: If the Reset button on the HTML frontend is used to restart the LARA eco, all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the LARA eco has been started. If the LARA eco loses power or a hard reset is performed, all logging data will be lost. To avoid this use one of the log methods described below.
74 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Maintenance Device Information Figure 6 - 35. Device Information This section contains a summary with various information about this LARA eco and its current firmware and allows you to reset the card. You may have a look at Figure 6 - 35 for an example. The Data file for support allows you to download the LARA eco data file with specific support information. This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 75 Event Log Figure 6 - 37. Event Log List Figure 6 - 37 displays the Event Log list. It includes the events that are kept by the LARA eco extended by the event date, a short event description and an IP address the request was sent from. You may use the text buttons “Prev” and “Next” to browse within the data. The button “Prev” displays the previous page with newer log information whereas the button “Next” switches to the following page with older log information.
76 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Update Firmware Figure 6 - 38. Update Firmware The LARA eco is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the LARA eco can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email . If the firmware file is a compressed file with suffix .zip you have to unzip it before you can proceed.
CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 77 Warning: This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the LARA eco’s power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because this may cause an unusable device. • Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the LARA eco will reset automatically. After about one minute you will be redirected to the Login page and requested to login once again.
APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTING 79 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. The remote mouse does not work or is not synchronous. First, check the VGA connection. Both the LARA eco and the local monitor have to support the same video resolution. Make sure that your mouse settings match your mouse model, i.e. PS/2 or wheel mouse. The mouse model has to be set similarly on both the LARA eco and the Operating System you use on your host.
80 PRODUCT USER GUIDE 8. The LARA eco web pages are not displayed correctly. Check your browser’s cache settings. Make sure the cache settings are not set to something like “never check for newer pages”. Otherwise the LARA eco pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the card. 9. Windows XP does not awake from standby mode. This is possibly aWindows XP problem. Try not to move the mouse pointer while XP switches into standby mode. 10. For SUN computers a USB keyboard does not work.
APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY 81 Appendix B. Glossary ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A specification that enables the operating system to implement power management and system configuration. ATX Advanced Technology Extended A specification that covers the style of motherboards and enclosures introduced by Intel in 1995. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to host names, especially used in a local network.
82 PRODUCT USER GUIDE PS/2 Personal System/2 IBM’s second generation of personal computers, which was released to the public in 1987. Today, PS/2 is known as a device interface for mouse and keyboard. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. SSL Secure Socket Layer An encryption technology for the Internet used to provide secured data transmissions.
APPENDIX C. LARA ECO VIDEO MODES 83 Appendix C. LARA eco Video Modes Table C - 1 lists the video modes the LARA eco supports. Please do not use any other custom video settings besides of these. If done so, the LARA eco may not be able to detect them. Table C - 1.
84 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix D. Key Codes Table D - 1 shows the key codes used to define the key strokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not necessarily represent the key characters that are used on international keyboards. A key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with a US English language mapping is named. The layout for this keyboard is shown in Figure D - 1.
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86 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix E. LARA eco Operation Advices This device has to be operated with the provided power supply only (PEPPERCON SA-051A5F-12) . The use of other power supplies voids the product liability of the manufacturer. If the power supply shows a malfunction, it must not be opened. Instead a request a replacement from the manufacturer or the vendor. The power cord of the power supply is the point of junction to the supply network AC 230 V.
APPENDIX F. PEPPERCON WARRANTY INFORMATION 87 Appendix F. Peppercon Warranty Information Limited Warranty Peppercon AG - a Raritan company, Zwickau (Saxony), Germany. (“Peppercon”) manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices. Peppercon warrants that the hardware products including the firmware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
88 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix G. GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
APPENDIX G. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL) 89 Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).Whether that is true depends on what the Program does. 1.
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APPENDIX G. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL) 91 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices.
92 PRODUCT USER GUIDE How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms. To do so, attach the following notices to the program.
APPENDIX H. THE OPENLDAP PUPLIC LICENSE 93 Appendix H. The OpenLDAP Public License Version 2.8, 17 August 2003 Redistribution and use of this software and associated documentation ("Software"), with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions in source form must retain copyright statements and notices, 2.
