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This tutorial requires you to connect to the VPN network first. For more information, visit the VPN tutorial.

This tutorial consists of 4 parts:

• Logging into the Quanta IPMI web interface
• Power Control
• Launching the KVM Console
• Using the KVM Console

Logging into the Quanta IPMI web interface

1. After you have successfully logged into the VPN, open any web browser and go to the IP Address (For example, 192.168.1.2) assigned for your server's management portal.
2. Enter your username and password to log in.
   Note that if you see a red cross (before logging in, please configure your computer such that all the red crosses are gone before continuing.
   
   

Power Control

1. In the Remote Control tab, click Server Power Control.
2. You can now follow what is displayed on the screen to perform your desired power control actions.
   

Launching the KVM Console

1. In the Remote Control tab, click Console Redirection.
2. Click Java Console to download the Java viewer to launch the console.
   
   For Internet Explorer:
   Click Open to directly run jviewer.jnlp.
   
   

   For Google Chrome:

   • Click Show all downloads to show all downloaded files.
     
   • Click Keep to download jviewer.jnlp, clicking Keep anyway if there are additional pop-ups.
     
   • Click jviewer.jnlp to launch.
     
3. If you see a security warning, please click I accept the risk and want to run this application, and click Run.
   

Using the KVM Console

1. Keyboard Usage

• To send the Ctrl-Alt-Delete signal, go to Keyboard > Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
• If you wish to have an on-screen keyboard, go to Keyboard Layout > Soft Keyboard.
  

2. Mounting CD-ROM images

• In Media, click Virtual Media Wizard.
• Click Browse, select the image that you wish to load and click Connect CD/DVD.