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SMT IPMI User's Guide
2-3 Connecting to the Remote Server
Using the IPMIView to Connect to the Remote Server
1. Connect a LAN cable to the onboard LAN1 port or the dedicated IPMI LAN
port.
2. Choose a computer that is connected to the same network and open the
IPMIView utility.
3. Go to File>New>System. Enter the System Name, IP Address of LAN1 (or
the dedicated LAN, and the Description in the appropriate elds, and press
<Enter>.
4. Select the system from the IPMI Domain. Enter the Login ID and Password in
the appropriate elds to log in to the IPMIView utility.
Using the Browser to Connect to the Remote Server
1. Connect a LAN cable to the onboard LAN1 port or the IPMI LAN port.
2. Choose a computer that is connected to the same network and open the
browser.
3. Enter the IP address of each server that you want to connect to in the ad-
dress bar of your browser.
4. Once the connection is made, the Login screen as shown on the next page
will display.
Notes:
1. The default network setting is "Failover", which will allow the IPMI to
connect to the network through a shared LAN port (onboard LAN Port 1 or
0) or through the IPMI Dedicated LAN Port. If the IPMI must be connected
through a specic port, please change the LAN conguration setting under
the Network Settings.
2. For IPMI to work properly, please enable all onboard USB ports and the
COM port designated for SOL (IPMI) on the motherboard. All USB ports
and the COM port for IPMI are enabled in the system BIOS by default.
The COM port for IPMI is marked with "*" in the BIOS. It is usually listed
as COM2 or COM3 in the BIOS. Refer to Section 2-1 Conguring BIOS
for more information.
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