IP-KVM

Last update: September 15 2026Open in Markdown

IP-KVM is an additional device for remote server administration and management, regardless of the status of the processor, BIOS, or operating system.

IP-KVM is connected by default for each of your servers colocated in Selectel. The monthly usage limit for IP-KVM is 10 hours. If you need more time, order the additional service Permanent IP-KVM connection.

The process of connecting to a server via IP-KVM depends on the type of IP-KVM connected to it:

• Lantronix IP-KVM;
• PI-KVM.

We will provide the IP-KVM type in the ticket about equipment colocation or ordering an additional service.

Connect to server via Lantronix IP-KVM

By default, the IP-KVM is configured to connect in HTML5 mode. If you want to connect using Java, create a ticket requesting to change the connection mode from HTML5 to Java.

HTML5

1. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

2. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

3. Click Login.

Java

Linux

You can connect to the server only using Java Web Start version 8u341 or lower. If your version is higher, connect to the server in HTML5 mode or via serial port.

1. If you have not created a ticket requesting to change the connection mode from HTML5 to Java, create a ticket and wait for confirmation that the IP-KVM connection mode has been switched to Java.

2. Make sure that you have the Java Web Start application installed, version 8u341 or lower. You can download the application from the Oracle website.

3. Open Java Web Start.

4. Go to Security.

5. Click Edit Site List.

6. Enter the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

7. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

8. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

9. Click the Click to open KVM Console link. The Selectel IP-KVM applet will be downloaded to your computer — spider.jnlp

10. Open the spider.jnlp file in the Java Web Start application:

    <java_directory>/bin/javaws <downloads_directory> spider.jnlp

    Specify:

    • <java_directory> — the name of the directory where the Java files are located;
    • <downloads_directory> — name of the directory that contains the file spider.jnlp.

11. If a connection error occurs on startup, make sure that outgoing ports are not blocked by the basic firewall or another firewall and repeat step 10.

macOS

You can connect to the server only using Java Web Start version 8u341 or lower. If your version is higher, connect to the server in HTML5 mode or via serial port.

1. If you have not created a ticket requesting to change the connection mode from HTML5 to Java, create a ticket and wait for confirmation that the IP-KVM connection mode has been switched to Java.

2. Make sure that you have the Java Web Start application installed, version 8u341 or lower. You can download the application from the Oracle website.

3. Open Java Web Start.

4. Go to Security.

5. Click Edit Site List.

6. Enter the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

7. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

8. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

9. Click the Click to open KVM Console link. The Selectel IP-KVM applet will be downloaded to your computer — spider.jnlp

10. Open the spider.jnlp file in the Java Web Start application:

    <java_directory>/bin/javaws <downloads_directory> spider.jnlp

    Specify:

    • <java_directory> — the name of the directory where the Java files are located;
    • <downloads_directory> — name of the directory that contains the file spider.jnlp.

11. If a connection error occurs on startup, make sure that outgoing ports are not blocked by the basic firewall or another firewall and repeat step 10.

Windows

You can connect to the server only using Java Web Start version 8u341 or lower. If your Java Web Start version is higher, you can connect to the server in Java mode only using the SpiderView utility.

1. If you have not created a ticket requesting to change the connection mode from HTML5 to Java, create a ticket and wait for confirmation that the IP-KVM connection mode has been switched to Java.

2. Make sure that you have the Java Web Start application installed, version 8u341 or lower. You can download the application from the Oracle website or use the following distributions: jre-6u45-windows-i586 and jre-6u43-windows-x64.

3. Open Java Web Start.

4. Go to Security.

5. Click Edit Site List.

6. Enter the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

7. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

8. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

9. Click the Click to open KVM Console link. The Selectel IP-KVM applet will be downloaded to your computer — spider.jnlp

10. Select the spider.jnlp file and right-click it.

11. Select Open with → Choose another app → More apps → Look for another app on this PC.

12. Select the folder Java → jre. <version> → bin → javaws, where <version> is the Java version number.

13. Click Open.

14. Click Continue.

15. If a connection error occurs on startup, make sure that outgoing ports are not blocked by the basic firewall or another firewall and repeat steps 10-14.

16. If the Unsigned application requesting unrestricted access to system error appears on startup, open the java.security file and comment out the lines containing the text MD5. For example: jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms=MD2, MD5, RSA keySize < 1024. Then repeat steps 10-14.

SpiderView

You can connect to the server using SpiderView only from Windows OS.

1. Make sure that you have the SpiderView application installed. You can download the application from the Lantronix website.
2. Open SpiderView.
3. In the main menu, click Create New Device in current group.
4. In the Device Name field, enter a device name; the name can be anything.
5. In the Network Address field, enter the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.
6. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click the icon with the device name that you entered in step 4.

serial port

1. Open the CLI.

2. Connect to the server:

   ssh <username>@<kvm_ip_address>

   Specify:

   • <username> — username; you can find it in the service order ticket;
   • <kvm_ip_address> — public IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

3. Enter the password; you can find it in the service order ticket.

4. Connect to the console port of the equipment:

   connect serial

5. Wait for a response:

   To exit serial port connection, type 'ESC exit'

6. Press Enter.

Connect to server via PI-KVM

HTML5

1. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

2. Enter the username and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

3. In the 2FAcode field, leave the default value.

4. Click Login.

5. Go to KVM.

serial port

1. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_kvm_ip_address>

   Specify <ip_kvm_ip_address> — the IP-KVM IP address; you can find it in the service order ticket.

2. Enter the login and password; you can find them in the service order ticket.

3. Click Login.

4. Go to KVM.

5. Go to Terminal.

6. Connect to the console port of the equipment:

   minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -b <speed>

   Specify <speed> – the data transfer rate; recommended values are 9600 or 115200.