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title: "KVM Access over IPMI Gen4"
slug: "kvm-access-over-ipmi-gen4"
updated: 2025-07-19T05:13:22Z
published: 2025-07-19T05:13:22Z
canonical: "docs.fmad.io/kvm-access-over-ipmi-gen4"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# KVM Access over IPMI Gen4

FMADIO systems include a full full Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) remote access using the onboard AST2500/AST2600 BMC chipset. This enables remote power cycles, reboots and others all using a simple HTTPS HTML5 web browser (No requirement for Java)

To log into the system via the KVM please run the following steps

### Step 1) Login IPMI

Log into the IPMI/BMC system, please contact [support@fmad.io](mailto:support@fmad.io) for default IP and credentials.

It uses a self signed certificate unless a certified certificate has been uploaded. Please click thru to the login page

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b9aab0c4-36d0-4616-9673-30b661455571/Images/Documentation/image(204).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-13T20%3A36%3A38Z&se=2026-11-13T21%3A36%3A38Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lWmfMAtWbW5mA5FYEuU8LVvtWTHR2%2Bml%2BIFc8inxTw4%3D)

Self Signed Certificate Warning

Login page looks like the following. Please contact [support@fmad.io](mailto:support@fmad.io) for default credentials

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b9aab0c4-36d0-4616-9673-30b661455571/Images/Documentation/image(205).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-13T20%3A36%3A38Z&se=2026-11-13T21%3A36%3A38Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lWmfMAtWbW5mA5FYEuU8LVvtWTHR2%2Bml%2BIFc8inxTw4%3D)

Example IPMI Login Web page

### Step 2) Remote Control

Select "Remote Control" on the left menu. Depending on which Hardware SKU and version it may be located in a different position.

### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/b9aab0c4-36d0-4616-9673-30b661455571/Images/Documentation/image(206).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-13T20%3A36%3A38Z&se=2026-11-13T21%3A36%3A38Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lWmfMAtWbW5mA5FYEuU8LVvtWTHR2%2Bml%2BIFc8inxTw4%3D) Step 3) Launch Html Viewer

Select "H5Viewer" to launch the web HTML KVM page.

NOTE: this uses normal HTTPS connection no additional firewall rules or ports need to be opened

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b9aab0c4-36d0-4616-9673-30b661455571/Images/Documentation/image(207).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-13T20%3A36%3A38Z&se=2026-11-13T21%3A36%3A38Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lWmfMAtWbW5mA5FYEuU8LVvtWTHR2%2Bml%2BIFc8inxTw4%3D)

### Step 4) HTML5 KVM Viewer

HTML5 KVM viewer is launched. Looks like the following below. From here please login to the FMADIO device to setup and configuration.

Due to screen saver, it may appear blank. Please press any key to disable the screen saver.

NOTE: the currently configured IPs are shown at boot.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/b9aab0c4-36d0-4616-9673-30b661455571/Images/Documentation/image(208).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-13T20%3A36%3A38Z&se=2026-11-13T21%3A36%3A38Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=lWmfMAtWbW5mA5FYEuU8LVvtWTHR2%2Bml%2BIFc8inxTw4%3D)