User Guide

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Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................................... vi
Safety information .................................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................................... ix
ASMB8-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: Hardware Information
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 Congure BMC IP source static IP..............................................2-5
2.3.3 Congure BMC IP source DHCP ................................................ 2-6
2.4 BIOS configuration ....................................................................................2-7
2.4.1 Running the BIOS BMC conguration.........................................2-7
2.4.2 BMC network conguration ......................................................... 2-8
2.4.3 System Event Log ....................................................................... 2-9
2.4.4 IPv6 BMC Network Conguration ............................................. 2-10
2.5 Running the ASMC8 utility ...................................................................... 2-12
2.5.1 Conguring the LAN controller .................................................. 2-14
2.5.2 Conguring the user name and password ................................ 2-15
Chapter 3: ASUS Host Management Controller Set-up
3.1 ASUS Host Management Controller Setup .............................................. 3-2
3.1.1 Installing and launching the ASUS Host Management
Controller Setup utility ................................................................. 3-2
3.1.2 Command elds .......................................................................... 3-3
3.1.3 Initial ............................................................................................3-3
3.1.4 View ............................................................................................3-3
3.1.5 Set ...............................................................................................3-6
3.1.6 Monitor ........................................................................................3-8
3.1.7 Help .............................................................................................3-9