User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- TK-RP08
- The TK-RP08 allows its user to upgrade firmware contents whenever is needed to enhance its functionality and/or performance. With the firmware upgrade feature, your investment on the unit is further ensured and its life-time value just maximized. You don’t have to buy a newer unit just to have better features, instead you can have them all added to your current unit with an easy flash upgrade! The correct Flash upgrade procedure is described below. Please follow the instructions to complete your firmware upgrade.
- The TK-RP08 can be used as a power control accessory for TK-IP101 Swtich, or any other KVM Switch that supports a standard serial power control.
- Before you connect the TK-RP08 to the TK-IP101, you might need to install them first into their own proper placements within a rack, that is , if you are going to use them within a rack. After you have installed the TK-RP08, TK-IP101 into the rack, or into their proper locations, you can now proceed with following steps for further connections.
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Install the TK-RP08 as a Power Control
Accessory for the TK-IP101 Switch
The TK-RP08 can be used as a power control accessory for
TK-IP101 Swtich, or any other KVM Switch that supports
a standard serial power control.
When used in conjunction with power device or KVM, you
have to properly connect the TK-RP08 to the TK-IP101 via
a serial interface connection, using the special serial cable
that comes with your TK-IP101. Further, you have to
correctly configures the setting on the TK-IP101, in order
to enable the remote power control function that can be
effected via the viewer menu interface on any of the
remote connection client computers.
I. Connect TK-RP08 to TK-IP101
Before you connect the TK-RP08 to the TK-IP101, you might need to
install them first into their own proper placements within a rack,
that is , if you are going to use them within a rack. After you have
installed the TK-RP08, TK-IP101 into the rack, or into their proper
locations, you can now proceed with following steps for further
connections.
Step 1. Use the serial power control cable that comes
with your TK-IP101 package to connect the TK-
RP08 serial interface to the serial port on the
backpanel of the TK-IP101.
TK-IP101 back panel
TK-RP08 Backpanel
A real connection case of TK-RP08
and TK-IP101
Trendnet KVM back panel
TK-RP08 Backpanel
Step 2. Make sure that the TK-IP101 and TK-RP08 are
powered on. If not, power them up first before
proceeding.
Next, you should access the TK-IP101 Web management
interface to set up the various power control settings….
II. Enable the Power Control Feature on
TK-IP101 Web Management Interface
Step 3. Access the Web Management Interface of your
TK-IP101.
And from there, you can then go forth to (1) enable the
power control feature of TK-IP101, and then (2) configure the
Power control commands for each and every port on the TK-
RP08. (
Also please refer to TK-IP101 User Guide, Section 4.11,
KVM Server/Power Control – Enable the power control.
)….
Step 4. Go to the Power Control page. Then Enable and
Select various Power Control features.
The Power Control page allows you to enable or disable the power
control feature via the serial port on the back panel of your TK-IP101.
(Also please refer toTK-IP101 User Guide, Section 4.11, KVM
Server/Power Control – Enable the power control.)
Serial power control cable
(can be found within the TK-
IP101 package)
Serial power control cable
(can be found within the TK-
IP101 package)