Tripp Lite B072-016-IP4 Manual

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1. Product Overview

1.9 Connecting the System

The ﬁgure below illustrates the NetCommander IP system overview. Note: The ﬁgure below shows a B072-032-IP4 4-User installation. Set

up is the same for all models, with the only difference being the number of simultaneous users supported, and the number of ports.

1. Make sure that power to all the devices you will be connecting has been turned off.

2. ConnectaVGAcablefromthemonitortotheHD15(VGA)portonthebackoftheKVM.

3. Connectthekeyboard’sUSBconnectortotheUSBKeyboardportonthebackoftheKVM.

4. Connectthemouse’sUSBconnectortotheUSBMouseportonthebackoftheKVM.

5. ConnectaCat5e/6cablefromanavailableserverportonthebackoftheKVMtoaSIU(B078-101-PS2,B078-101-USB,or

B078-101-USB-1)appropriateforthecomputeryouareadding.

6. ConnecttheSIU’sconnectorstothecorrespondingportsonthecomputer/server.

7. Repeatsteps5and6foreachcomputer/serveryouareadding.

8. ConnectaCat5e/6cablefromyournetworktotheLAN1portonthebackoftheKVM.

9. ConnectasecondCat5e/6cablefromyournetworkintotheKVM’sLAN2port.

10. Optional: ConnectuptotwoserialdevicestotheRJ45SerialPorts1and2onthebackoftheKVMswitch(SeetheConﬁguring

Serial Port Settingssectionoftheowner’smanualfordetailsonconguration.SeetheSerial Port Pinoutsectionoftheowner’smanual

for the pinout information).

11. Usingthepowercordsprovided,connecttheNetCommanderIPtotheC14outletsonthebackoftheKVM,andplugthemintoa

TrippLiteSurgeSuppressor,PowerDistributionUnit(PDU),orUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS).TherearenoPowerOn/Offswitches,

so plugging in the power cords will power on the KVM.

12. Turn on the power to all of the connected devices.

1.10 Initial Settings (Default IP Address)

Bydefault,theNetCommanderIPissettohavethenetwork’sDHCPserverpullanIPaddressforit.Referencingtheunit’sMacaddress,

which can be found on the bottom panel of the KVM, have your network administrator provide you with the IP address that was assigned by

theDHCPserver.YoucanalsoobtaintheIPaddressbyloggingintotheKVM’sOSDviathelocalconsole,andnavigatingtotheF2Settings

menu.

OnnetworksthatdonothaveaDHCPserver,theKVMbootswiththedefaultstaticIPv4addressof192.168.0.254.

Note: There is no default IPv6 address for the KVM switch. An IPv6 address can be automatically assigned via DHCP server, a Stateless

address can be assigned, or a static address can be manually entered.

TocongureanIPaddressfortheKVM,youcanusethelocalconsoleOSDortheWebCongurationInterface.Bothmethodsaredescribed

in the following sections.

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