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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e.g. If you want to turn on port 3 on bank 1. Then you have
to enter:
/O013\
Delay
Here you should specify the delay time between the sending
of power-down and power-on commands to complete a
power cycling. A power cycling is processed only if you
have selected Restart Computer into the Alarm page. By
default this delay is 5 seconds.
Important Note: To remotely power on/ off this
computer from the Windows or the Java Viewers, switch to
this computer and then click
Power On/Power Off
in the
Viewer menu. The command specified here will be sent
automatically by TK-IP101 to the TK-RP08.
After you have made all modifications, click Store Settings to save
your settings and then hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers to validate
these new settings. Every change you have made on this page will
NOT apply until you hit Apply Settings/Restart Servers! (Also refer
to TK-IP101 User Guide, Section 4.10, KVM Server/Computers –
Port and IP settings)
Verify the remote Power Control function
via Viewer Quick Menu
Step 7. On a client computer that has been installed with
the TK-IP101 viewer program, you can then make a
viewer connection to the TK-IP101.
For viewer connection details, please refer to Chapter 4, Unit
Management over a secure https browser connection.
Step 7-1. To power off a specific computer, first you
have to switch to that computer desktop by clicking its
icon in the Select Computer Box to switch to whatever
PC you WAN to perform power on/off from remote.
Step 7-2. Access the Viewer Quick Menu by clicking on
the title bar of the viewer window.
Step 7-3. To power on or power off a specific computer
desktop of your choice, you need only to select the
Power On /Power Off option on the Viewer Quick Menu.
Now you can use the Viewe Quick Menu to perform power
on / power off command remotely across internet by using
the TK-IP101 together with an TK-RP08.
Likewise, if you are using any other IP KVM switch that supports
serial interface, then you can configure it according to its manual
instructions.