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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Setting/Disconnect
When TK-RP08 is connected with host PC, click
Setting/Disconnect to disconnect it from host PC.
Setting/Configuration
Click Setting/Configuration to access the TK-RP08
Configuration interface. You can use this dialog box to
configure your COM port setting, Auto-connection and Power
ON/OFF confirmation prompt setting.
The General Setting Tab
<Select COM port>: you can select Auto for auto-
configuration of COM port, or you can specify your COM port
setting as any of the available COM ports.
<Auto-connect to TK-RP08 on Start>: Check this option if
you want to automatically connect to TK-RP08 when the
management software is started. (Auto-connect is disabled
by default)
<Touch-Panel Power ON/OFF Confirmation Prompt>: Check
this option if you want a confirmation prompt pops up to
confirm the Power ON/OFF change with you. (Confirmation
Prompt is enabled by default).
<Auto-sync system time with host time on start>: Check this
option if you want to synchronize TK-RP08 system with PC
system time every time when you start ioPower Management
Software.
<Restore last known port status on start on start>: Check this
option if you want to restore the last known port status of
each port when TK-RP08 unit is restarted.
Tools/Upgrade
Once TK-RP08 firmware upgrade is available, you can either
get it from your local dealer or download it from available
network resources. First, copy the firmware upgrade file to
your host computer, and then access Tool/Upgrade to open
the file locator dialog box.
Then select the correct firmware upgrade file, e.g. TK-RP08
_V.x.x.x_dddddd.x Then click Open to start firmware
upgrade.
You can also use the Windows HyperTerminal to perform firmware
upgrade, please refer to the Firmware Upgrade Operation Guide that
comes with your firmware upgrade file. Normally, your TK-RP08
unit is loaded with the latest firmware, you should have no need to
reload/upgrade your firmware unless (1) there’s a new firmware
upgrade ready (2) your firmware is corrupted and need reloading.
Tools/Check Version
To check the firmware version of Bank x (x = 1 ~ 16) of
cascaded TK-RP08 units, just click Tools/Check
Version/Bank x to show the firmware version information in a
small message box.
Time/ Set Timer
On this Time/Set Timer setting, you can specify whichever
port on whichever bank (of all available banks) to power
on/off at a preset time point (within 23 hours 59 minutes) or
after certain duration (within 99 hours 59 minutes). After you
have hit the Apply button, the enabled settings will be
registered and put into action accordingly, and each entry
date/time will be shown.