Using JetKVM

Password

The password protects JetKVM's web interface on your network. Without one, anyone on your network who knows JetKVM's IP address can control the computer it's connected to. We recommend setting one.

The password is only for local access. Through JetKVM Cloud, you sign in with your cloud account instead; see JetKVM Cloud.

Forgot your password

There's no way to recover the password itself. Instead, erase JetKVM's settings, which removes the password, and set JetKVM up again.

This erases all settings, including the cloud connection and network settings.

With SSH set up. If you added an SSH key in Developer Mode before you forgot the password, erase the settings from your computer:

  1. Open the Start menu, type PowerShell and open Windows PowerShell.
  2. Connect to JetKVM, with the IP address from its display:
    Terminal
    ssh root@<jetkvm-ip-address>
  3. If SSH asks whether you trust the device, type yes and press Enter. If you set a passphrase for your key, enter it.
  4. Erase the settings and restart JetKVM:
    Terminal
    rm /userdata/kvm_config.json && sync && reboot
  5. Wait for the display to show the IP address again, then open it in your browser and set JetKVM up again.

Without SSH. Reflash JetKVM with fresh firmware. It takes a few minutes and a computer:

Recovery

Set a password

The first time you open JetKVM, it asks for a password. Enter one and click Secure Device. If you clicked Not Now, set one later:

  1. In the JetKVM web interface, open Settings, then Access.
  2. Click Enable Password.
  3. Enter a password twice and click Secure Device.

Signing in and out

  • You stay signed in for 7 days in the browser you signed in with.
  • One browser at a time. Signing in from another browser or computer signs the previous one out.
  • To sign out, open the menu at the top right and click Log out.
  • After 5 wrong passwords, JetKVM blocks sign-ins from that computer for 15 minutes, and for up to an hour if it keeps happening.

Passwords and sessions are stored on JetKVM and never leave it.

Change or remove it

  1. Open Settings, then Access.
  2. Click Change Password to set a new one, or Disable Protection to remove it.
  3. Enter your current password to confirm.