Dell Server Console Switch- User Manual

Dell Server Console Switch

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Notes and Cautions
  • Page 3 – Contents; Product Overview
  • Page 5 – Managing Your Remote Console Switch
  • Page 6 – A Appendix A: Updating the Remote Console Switch Software
  • Page 7 – Product Overview; About the Remote Console Switch Software; Easy to Install and Configure; quickly find any system unit.
  • Page 8 – Extensive Remote Console Switch Management
  • Page 9 – Installation; Getting Started; necessary for proper installation.; Supplied with the Remote Console Switch Software; Software CD; Supported Operating Systems; • Microsoft
  • Page 10 – System Hardware Configuration Requirements; recommended requirements are not supported.; Supported Browsers; Installing the Remote Console Switch Software
  • Page 11 – If AutoMount is supported and enabled, proceed to step 3.
  • Page 13 – Basic Operation; Launching the Remote Console Switch Software
  • Page 14 – Viewing Your System in the Explorer
  • Page 15 – Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist
  • Page 16 – Adding a Remote Console Switch or Avocent Remote Console
  • Page 19 – Figure 3-4. Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box
  • Page 21 – Figure 3-6. Configure Tiered Switches Dialog Box
  • Page 22 – Figure 3-7. Select Remote Console Switches to Add Dialog Box
  • Page 23 – Accessing Your Remote Console Switch; Figure 3-8. Remote Console Switch View Tab Selected
  • Page 24 – Accessing and Managing Your Servers
  • Page 26 – To auto search by typing in the; Unit; Click the; Servers; Interacting With the Server Being Viewed; Viewer; such as sending special macro commands to the server.; Accessed server desktop:; Interact with your server through this window.
  • Page 27 – Viewer Menu bar; Connection Status Indicator:; Adjusting the Viewer; Connection Status Indicator
  • Page 28 – Adjusting the Viewer Tool bar
  • Page 29 – Expanding and Refreshing Your Viewer; Adjusting the Viewer Window
  • Page 30 – Adjusting the Viewer Resolution; Adjusting Color Depth
  • Page 31 – Manual Video Adjust Dialog Box Options
  • Page 32 – Minimizing Remote Video Session Discoloration; Tools - Manual Video Adjust; Improving Screen Background Color Display
  • Page 33 – Adjusting the Mouse; Setting Mouse Scaling
  • Page 34 – Minimizing Mouse Trailing
  • Page 35 – Reducing Mouse Cursor Flickering
  • Page 36 – Scanning Your Servers; Using the; Thumbnail; specify a scan delay between thumbnails (; Time Between Servers; thumbnail size is based on the number of servers in the scan list.
  • Page 37 – Thumbnail View Status Indicators; Setting up your Scanning Preferences
  • Page 38 – Navigating the Thumbnail Viewer; Using Macros to Send Keystrokes to the Server
  • Page 39 – Creating New Macros
  • Page 41 – Grouping Macros; Figure 3-22. Viewer Create Macro Group Dialog Box
  • Page 42 – Session Options General Tab
  • Page 43 – Preemption; another user with lesser or equal privilege.; Preemption of Remote User by a Remote Administrator; setting in the; Session; Parameters” on page 58.
  • Page 44 – rejected and that they cannot access the server.; Connection Sharing; share your connection. You may select; Yes; to reject sharing, or click the; Passive Share; also be offered the option to open a stealth video session.; Automatic Sharing; and Session Parameters” on page 58.
  • Page 45 – Changing Server Properties; displays the physical connection path that is used
  • Page 46 – Figure 3-24. Server General Properties tab; Network
  • Page 47 – Figure 3-25. Server Network Properties Tab; Information
  • Page 48 – Accessing a Server via a Browser Window; Organizing Your System
  • Page 50 – Modifying Custom Field Names; Figure 3-28. Example of Modified Custom Fields
  • Page 51 – Assigning a Unit to a Site, Location, or Folder
  • Page 52 – Deleting and Renaming
  • Page 54 – Customizing the Explorer Window; Modifying the Selected View on Startup
  • Page 55 – Managing Your Local Databases; Saving a Database; Video Session
  • Page 56 – Exporting a Database; Loading a Database
  • Page 57 – Managing Your Remote Console Switch; The Management Panel
  • Page 58 – Viewing and Configuring Remote Console Switch Parameters; Changing Global Network and Session Parameters
  • Page 60 – Setting Up User Accounts; Users; Operations Remote
  • Page 62 – Figure 4-5. User Access Rights Dialog Box
  • Page 63 – Locking and Unlocking User Accounts
  • Page 64 – The; Language; parameters for all the Sun/USB SIPs of the whole appliance.
  • Page 65 – Enabling and Configuring SNMP; Figure 4-7. SNMP Configuration Dialog Box; SNMP
  • Page 66 – Enabling Individual SNMP traps
  • Page 67 – Viewing and Resynchronizing Server Connections; When you select the; category for the first time, the MP will retrieve the servers that; switch in the; Connection
  • Page 68 – Resynchronizing the Server Listing; Resync
  • Page 69 – Modifying a Server Name
  • Page 70 – Viewing and Configuring Tiered Switch Connections; Viewing Remote Console Switch Version Information
  • Page 71 – Hardware Subcategory; Hardware; SIPs Subcategory; SIPs
  • Page 72 – Resetting a SIP; can be done using the; Reset SIP; button in the; SIPs s
  • Page 73 – Upgrading Firmware
  • Page 75 – Controlling User Status
  • Page 76 – Rebooting Your System
  • Page 77 – Managing Remote Console Switch Configuration Files
  • Page 78 – Managing User Databases
  • Page 79 – Changing Remote Console Switch Properties; Figure 4-16. Remote Console Switch General Properties
  • Page 80 – Changing DirectDraw Support
  • Page 81 – To disable DirectDraw:; Options; Click to disable the; DirectDraw; Click; OK
  • Page 83 – Appendix A: Updating the Remote Console; Continue
  • Page 85 – Appendix B: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
  • Page 86 – Table B-3. Keyboard and Mouse Operations for the Unit List
  • Page 87 – Appendix C: Ports Used by Console Switch; Console Switch Software operate in the networks.; Port Number
  • Page 89 – Index; Numerics
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Dell™ 2161DS-2/4161DS

Remote Console Switch

Remote Console Switch

Software User’s Guide

2161DS-2/4161 Remote Console Switch

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Summary

Page 2 - Notes and Cautions

Notes and Cautions Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentia...

Page 3 - Contents; Product Overview

Contents 3 Contents 1 Product Overview About the Remote Console Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Easy to Install and Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Powerful Customization Capabil...

Page 5 - Managing Your Remote Console Switch

Contents 5 4 Managing Your Remote Console Switch The Management Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Viewing and Configuring Remote Console Switch Parameters . . . . . . . . 58 Changing Global Network and Session Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Setting Up User Accounts . ...

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