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4.2.2 Logout

This button

logs out the current user and presents a new login screen.

Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there is no activity

for half an hour.

4.3 The Remote Console

Clicking on the icon

opens an additional Remote Console window. The

Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP

connection to the IKVM-8000. The protocol that is run over this connection is

neither HTTP or HTTPS, but RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). Currently, RFB

tries to establish a connection to port number 443. Your local network environment

has to allow this connection to be made, i.e. your firewall end, in case you have a

private internal network, your NAT (Network Address Translation) settings have to

be configured accordingly.

In case the IKVM-8000 is connected to your local network environment and your

connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being

configured, the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the

according connection. This is because today's web proxies are not capable of

relaying the RFB protocol.

In case of problems, please consult your network administrator in order to provide

an appropriate network environment.

Once the Remote Console is connected, it displays the screen content of your host

system. The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were

sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means keyboard

and mouse can be used in the usual way. However, be aware of the fact that the

remote system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay. The

delay depends on the bandwidth of the network which you use to connect to the

IKVM-8000.

With respect to the keyboard, the very exact remote representation might lead to

some confusion as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to

the remote host system. If you use a German administration system, and your host

system uses a US English keyboard layout, for instance, special keys on the

German keyboard will not work as expected. Instead, the keys will result in their US

English counterpart. You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard

of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one.

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