Asus ASMB5-iKVM - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
ASMB5-iKVM specifications summary ..................................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Features ........................................................................................ 1-3
1.4 System requirements ................................................................... 1-4
1.5 Network setup .............................................................................. 1-5
Chapter 2: Installation
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Hardware installation ................................................................... 2-2
2.3 Firmware update and IP configuration ....................................... 2-4
2.3.1
Firmware update ............................................................. 2-4
2.3.2 Configure BMC IP source static IP .................................. 2-6
2.3.3 Configure BMC IP source DHCP .................................... 2-7
2.4 BIOS configuration ...................................................................... 2-8
2.4.1
Running the BIOS BMC configuration ............................ 2-8
2.4.2 BMC network configuration ............................................. 2-8
2.4.3 System Event Log ......................................................... 2-10
2.5 Running the ASMC5 utility ........................................................ 2-11
2.5.1
Configuring the LAN controller ...................................... 2-13
2.5.2 Configuring the user name and password .................... 2-14
2.6 Software installation .................................................................. 2-15
2.6.1
Installing the ARC ......................................................... 2-15
2.6.2 Launching ARC ............................................................. 2-16
Chapter 3: ASUS Remote Console
3.1 ASUS Remote Console (ARC) ..................................................... 3-2
3.1.1
ARC sections .................................................................. 3-3
3.1.2 Connecting to the remote server ..................................... 3-6
3.1.3 Retrieving sensor information ......................................... 3-8
3.1.4 Displaying FRU information .......................................... 3-10