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INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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™ AVWorks Installer/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There and AVWorks are trademarks of Avocent Corporation. OSCAR is a registered trademark of Apex Inc. AutoView is a registered trademark of Cybex Computer Products Corporation. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. © 2002 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview About AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 3: Basic Operations Launching AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Navig
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Product Overview 1 Contents About AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Chapter 1: Product Overview About AVWorks AVWorks is a cross-platform management application that allows you to view and control the AutoView 1000R/2000R appliance and all its target devices. The cross-platform design ensures compatibility with most popular operating systems and hardware platforms. AutoView 1000R provides secure switch-based authentication, data transfers and username/password storage. Each appliance handles authentication and access control
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4 AVWorks Installer/User Guide
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Installation 2 Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Chapter 2: Installation 7 Chapter 2: Installation Getting Started Before installing your AVWorks, refer to the following lists to ensure that you have all the items that shipped with your software as well as all other items necessary for proper installation. Supplied with AVWorks Your AVWorks package contains the following items: AVWorks CD AVWorks Installer/User Guide Download Instructions Supported operating systems AVWorks is supported on the following operating systems: ® ® Micr
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8 AVWorks Installer/User Guide To install on Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 or XP: 1. Insert the AVWorks CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If AutoPlay is supported and enabled, the setup program will start automatically. -or- If your system does not support AutoPlay, set the default drive to your CD-ROM drive letter and execute the following command to start the install program (replace drive with your CD-ROM drive letter): drive:\WIN32\SETUP.EXE 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. To install on
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Basic Operations 3 Contents Launching AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Navigating AVWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Appliance/AVWorks Quick Setup Checklist . . . . . . . . . 13 Adding an Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Accessing an Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Accessing and Managing Your Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Changing AVWorks Device Properties . . . . .
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Chapter 3: Basic Operations 11 Chapter 3: Basic Operations Launching AVWorks To launch AVWorks on all Microsoft Windows operating systems: Select Start - Programs - Avocent AVWorks. -or- Double click the AVWorks icon. AVWorks will launch. To launch AVWorks on Red Hat Linux (7.1 and 7.2): From the application folder (/usr/lib/Avocent_AVWorks/), execute the following command: ./Avocent_AVWorks -or- From (/user/bin), execute the following link: ./Avocent_AVWorks -or- If a desktop shortcut was
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12 AVWorks Installer/User Guide default display is user-configurable. For more information, see Customizing the AVWorks Explorer Window in this chapter. The AVWorks Explorer default display is set for the Server view once you have added your first appliance. NOTE: The Group Selector pane does not appear under the Appliances or Devices tab unless you have more than one type of appliance or device. AVWorks Explorer Window Features A B F G C H D I E Figure 3.1: AVWorks Explorer Window A. Menu ba
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Chapter 3: Basic Operations 13 Appliance/AVWorks Quick Setup Checklist The following list is an overview of the steps you will follow to set up and configure your AutoView system. Each of these steps is explained in detail in separate topics throughout this and the AutoView 1000R/2000R Installer/User Guide. To set up the AutoView 1000R/2000R: (See the AutoView 1000R/2000R Installer/User Guide) 1. Adjust mouse acceleration on each server to Slow or None. 2. Install the AutoView 1000R/2000R
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14 AVWorks Installer/User Guide Adding an Appliance Before you can access your appliance through AVWorks, you must add it to the AVWorks database. Once an appliance is added, it appears in the Unit list. You may either manually add or discover an appliance. To manually add an appliance with an assigned IP address: 1. Select File - New - Appliance from the AVWorks Explorer menu. -or- Click the New Appliance task button. The New Appliance Wizard appears. Click Next to continue. 2. Select the t
