PLANET IKVM-17080 User Manual

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Transmission Encoding

The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image-encoding algorithm

that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window. It is possible to
optimize the speed of the remote screen processing depending on the number of users
working at the same time and the network bandwidth of the connection line (Modem,
ISDN, DSL, LAN, etc.).

Automatic detection

The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the

available bandwidth and the current content of the video image.

Pre-configured

The pre-configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized

adjustment of compression and colour depth for the indicated network speed.

Manually

Allows to adjust both compression rate and the colour depth individually.

Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the IP-KVM and
the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth. Since high
compression rates consum more computing power of IP-KVM, they should not be used
while several users are accessing the IP-KVM simultaneously.

The standard color depth is 16 Bit (65536 colors). The other color depths are intended
for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data. Therefore
compression level 0 (no compression) uses only 16 Bit color depth. At lower bandwidths
only 4 Bit (16 colors) and 2 Bit (4 gray scales) are recommended for typical desktop
interfaces. Photo-like pictures have best results with 4 Bit (16 gray scales). 1 Bit color
depth (black/white) should only be used for extremely slow network connections.

Remote Console Type

Specifies, which Remote Console Viewer to use.

Default Java-VM

Uses the default Java Virtual Machine of your Browser. This may be the Microsoft

JVM for the Internet Explorer, or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun
JVM may also be forced (see below).
Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin

Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun

Microsystems. The JVM in the browser is used to run the code for the Remote Console
window, which is actually a Java Applet. If you check this box for the first time on your
administration system and the appropriate Java plug-in is not already installed on your
system, it will be downloaded and installed automatically. However, in order to make the
installation possible, you still need to answer the according dialogs with “yes” . The
download volume is around 11 Mbytes. The advantage of downloading Sun's JVM lays
in providing a stable and identical Java Virtual Machine across different platforms. The
Remote Console software is optimized for this JVM versions and offers wider range of
functionality when run in SUN's JVM. Please make sure that you are installing Sun JVM
v1.5 or above to your client system.

Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings

Start in Monitor Mode

Sets the initial value for the monitor mode. By default the monitor mode is off. In

case you switch it on, the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode.