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Device Management
IP Installer
NIC Settings
Redundant NIC
IP Address
DNS Server
Network Transfer Rate
The IP Installer is an external Windows-based utility for assigning IP addresses to the B064-Series KVM Switch. The IP Installer searches the
network for B064-Series KVM Switches and then displays them in a dialog box that allows you to configure the IP address of the unit. (See IP
Installer
on page 13 for details) The IP Installer section of the Network tab allows you to set different access rights for the IP Installer.
Enable – Selecting this option will allow the IP Installer to locate the B064-Series KVM Switch on the network and configure its IP Address.
View Only – Selecting this option will allow the IP Installer to locate the B064-Series KVM Switch on the network, but will not allow you to
configure the IP Address using the IP Installer.
Disable – Selecting this option will prevent the IP Installer from both locating the B064-Series KVM Switch and configuring its IP Address.
The B064-Series KVM Switch is designed with two network interfaces. The NIC Setting section of the Network tab allows you to assign a single
IP Address and DNS Server for both network interfaces, or to assign a separate address for each.
If Redundant NIC is enabled (the default), both interfaces use the IP address assigned to Network Adapter 1. Under this configuration, the B064-
Series KVM Switch will switch to the second network interface in the event there is a crash on the first network interface.
• If you select Redundant NIC, the Network Interface drop-down menu will be frozen to Network Adapter 1, and you will only have to enter IP
Address and DNS Server settings once.
• If you do not select Redundant NIC, you will have to enter IP Address and DNS Server settings for both Network Adapter 1 and Network
Adapter 2. User the Network Interface drop-down menu to select the Network Adapter you want to configure.
The B064-Series KVM Switch can either have its IP address assigned dynamically (DHCP), or it can be given a fixed IP address.
• For dynamic IP address assignment, select the Obtain IP address automatically option.
• To assign an IP address yourself, select the Set IP address manually option and fill in an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway
appropriate for you network.
As with the IP Address, you have the option of having the DNS Server set automatically or setting it yourself.
• For automatic DNS Server address assignment, select the Obtain DNS Server address automatically option.
• To specify the DNS Server address manually, select the Set DNS server address manually option, and enter in Preferred and Alternate DNS
servers that are appropriate for your network.
Note: If you choose to enter the DNS Server manually, it is required that you specify the preferred DNS Server address. The alternate DNS
Server address is optional.
This setting allows you to set the size of the data transfer stream to match network traffic conditions by setting the rate at which the B064-Series
KVM Switch transfers data to remote computers. The range is from 4 to 99,999 Kilobytes per second (KBps).