Linkskey LKV-9208IP - Manual (Page 13)

Prima IP User Guide Rev. 1.6
8/16 x PC ports
Prima IP 16 - Rear-panel
The PC port is where you connect to your computer. The PC port is a HDB 15
connector integrated with USB and PS/2 keyboard, mouse and video. To connect PC
port to one of your computer, you may either use USB-VGA KVM Combo Cable, or 3-
in-1 USB PS/2 KVM Combo Cable, depending on your package option.
Local Console - PS/2 Keyboard port
This is where you connect the PS/2 keyboard for local console.
Local Console - PS/2 Mouse port
This is where you connect the PS/2 mouse for local console.
Local Console - Monitor Port (HDB-15)
This is where you should plug in the Monitor for your local console on Prima IP.
Ethernet Port (RJ-45)
The Ethernet port offers anytime anywhere access of Prima IP and subsequently the
conventional KVM Switch(es) and servers/computers connected behind it to the
remote login clients from LAN/Internet.
The Daisychain OUT Port (HDB-15)
The Daisychain OUT port is of a HDB 15 female connector, where you can daisy- chain
downstream to a Prima KVM switch.
Serial Port 1 (RJ-12)
This is the so-called Console Management port, and it is where you connect the serial
console cable for advanced console management of Prima IP unit via a serial terminal
emulation utility such as Windows HyperTerminal or Minicom on Linux/Unix.
Serial Port 2 (RJ-12)
The serial control port allows you to connect to either an external modem or a power
control unit or to a cascaded chain of power control units. When added with an
external modem to its serial control port, Prima IP could serve either as a PPP server
to allow direct cable connection or dial-in connection from its peer computers, or as a
PPP client to dial-in to the ISP or an enterprise PPP server. Furthermore, through
serial commands sent over its serial control port, Prima IP can perform remote power
on/off and power cycling task via the (cascaded) power control module(s).
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