Avocent® IPUHD 4K IP KVM Device
Quick Installation Guide for Configuration with aVertiv™ Avocent® RM1048P Rack Manager
NOTE: These instructions are forconfiguring the Avocent IPUHD 4K IP
KVM device with an Avocent RM1048P
Rack Manager.

Avocent IPUHD 4K KVM Device Configuration
Vertiv™ Avocent®
4K DP IP KVM adapter

2For instructions on using the 4K IP
KVM device powered by non-Vertiv
PoE+ port devices or a Vertiv™
Avocent® IPPS power supply, see thepages following this one.

1. Powering the 4K IP KVM device
Use a CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable toconnect the LAN 1 (PoE+) port ofthe 4K IP KVM device to one of thePoE+ ports on the rack manager.

4USB-C
port

Micro USB
portThe power LED blinks red whenpower is applied, then turns solid
red or green to indicate it is readyfor operation.
NOTE: In this configuration, the 4K
IP KVM device is powered using aPoE+ port connected to LAN 1. LAN
2 is not a PoE+ port and cannot be
used to power the unit.

2. Connecting to the managed
deviceUse the provided USB-C cable toconnect the USB-C port of the 4K IP
KVM device directly to the manageddevice. If the device has no available
USB-C port with DisplayPort
alternative mode support, or if theUSB-C port is unavailable, install aVertiv™ Avocent® 4K IP KVM
adapter with the appropriate video
port cable connection to the device.
Connect the USB-C cable from the4K IP KVM device to the adapter’s
USB-C port.
NOTE: Avocent 4K IP KVM adapter
video cable connection options for
DP, HDMI and MiniDP are available.
Each adapter has a single USB TypeA cable for keyboard/mouse control.

3. Connecting to a device’s
service processor (optional)
Connect the LAN 2 port of the 4K IP
KVM device to the network port on
the service processor.

NOTE: Avocent 4K DP
IP KVM adapter shown.
Also available, VertivTM
Avocent® HDMI IP KVM
adapter and VertivTM
Avocent® MiniDP IP KVM
adapter.

SPDevice to be managed
LAN 1(PoE+)

LAN 2

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Avocent RM1048P
Rack Manager

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4. Connecting to a serial device(optional)
Use a Micro USB cable to connect
the 4K IP KVM device to either aserial device or a USB-to-serial
converter to manage the host.
NOTE: In configurations with a rack
manager, the 4K IP KVM devices areauto-discovered and require noadditional first time setup.
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Quick Installation Guide for Configuration
With Other Devices or Power Supplies
NOTE: These instructions are forconfiguring an Avocent IPUHD 4K IP
KVM device powered by either aVertiv™ Avocent® IPPS power supply
or by a device connected via a Powerover Ethernet Plus (PoE+) port.

Powered by Avocent IPPS Power Supply, Device Configuration

1. Powering the 4K IP KVM device
The 4K IP KVM device may be
powered by either an Avocent IPPS
power supply or by connecting the4K IP KVM device to a powered
network switch (via a PoE+ port). If
you are using a network switch topower your 4K IP KVM device,proceed to step 2.

Optional 2nddevice

1Powerport

Powerport

To power the 4K IP KVM device withthe Avocent IPPS power supply,
insert the appropriate end of thepower supply into the DC power
port of the 4K IP KVM device andplug the other end into anappropriate power source. The
power LED blinks red when power isapplied, then turns solid red orgreen to indicate it is ready foroperation.
NOTE: Each Avocent IPPS power
supply can support two 4K IP KVM
devices.

Optional
dual device
pigtailPowered by PoE+ Port, Device Configuration

2. Connecting to a network switch
Use a CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable toconnect the LAN 1 port of the 4K IP
KVM device to a port on yournetwork switch or device.
NOTE: If following the PoE
configuration, the port you connect
to must be the PoE+ port on yournetwork switch/device. The 4K IP
KVM device requires an 802.3 Type
2 (30W) PoE+ port.

3. Connecting to the managed
deviceUse the provided USB-C cable toconnect the USB-C port of the 4K IP
KVM device directly to the managed
device. If the device has no available
USB-C port with DisplayPort
alternative mode support, or if theUSB-C port is unavailable, install a
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Quick Installation Guide for a Configuration Poweredby Vertiv™ Avocent® IPPS Power Supply
4K IP KVM adapter with theappropriate video port cableconnection to the device. Connect
the USB-C cable from the 4K IP
KVM device to the adapter’s USB-Cport.

NOTE: Vertiv™ Avocent® 4K IP KVM
adapter video cable connection
options for DP, HDMI and MiniDP
are available. Each adapter has asingle USB Type A cable for
keyboard/mouse control.

Managed Device Connections
Vertiv™ Avocent®
4K DP IP KVM adapter

35USB-C
port

NOTE: Avocent 4K DP
IP KVM adapter shown.
Also available, VertivTM
Avocent® HDMI IP KVM
adapter and VertivTM
Avocent® MiniDP IP KVM
adapter.

Micro USBport

4. Connecting to a device’s
service processor (optional)
Connect the LAN 2 port of the 4K IP
KVM device to the network port on
the service processor.

LAN 2SP

5. Connecting to a serial device(optional)

Device to be managed

Use a Micro USB On-The-Go (OTG)
cable to connect the 4K IP KVM
device to a serial device or aUSB-to-serial converter to manage
the host.

First time setup of the 4K IP
KVM device
By default, a DHCP server on thenetwork assigns an IP address to the4K IP KVM device. Get that IP addressfrom the DHCP server and enter it into
https://<IPaddr> to connect to its web
User Interface (UI).

4Network Setup Connection
NetworkIf the assigned IP address is unknown,
follow one of these two steps:
NOTE: The computer you areconnecting must have a minimum ofWindows 10 installed or have theBonjour protocol installed (by default
on Mac-OS computers).
a) Connect another computer to thesame local network to which the 4K
IP KVM device is connected.

Setup laptop or computer

Network switch ordevice connected toAvocent IPUHD device

LAN 1

Direct Setup Connection
Micro USBport-orb) Connect a micro USB cable from the4K IP KVM device’s micro USB port
to another computer.
NOTE: Ensure that a new USB-NIC
network interface was createdautomatically on the computer.

Setup laptop or computer

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Finding the assigned IP address
1.

2.

From a web browser on yourcomputer, enter: https://ipuhd<macaddr-LAN1>.local, wheremacaddr-LAN1 is the MAC1 on thesticker of the 4K IP KVM device. Forexample, https://
ipuhd-12a4dc3255b0.local
NOTE: If the hostname is not found,you may use this predefined IPaddress instead: https://169.254.0.10.
Once the URL is entered into thebrowser, the 4K IP KVM device’s
web UI appears.

3.

From the web UI, navigate toConfiguration - Network - ethbr0
to find the assigned DHCP IPaddress or change any desired
Network settings (for example,
change to a static IP address).

Changing the mode
By default, the 4K IP KVM device ismanaged by a rack manager (Managedmode). To use the 4K IP KVM device
with a power supply, selectConfiguration - Registration in the web
UI and select Standalone under theMode heading.

Log in with the default username/password of admin/Password1.
You may be asked to change thepassword on first login.

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