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® DSView 3 Management Software Version 3.5 Installer/User Guide Avocent, the Avocent logo, The Power of Being There, DSView, DSR, MergePoint, AlterPath, AutoView, OutLook, OSCAR, AVWorks, LANDesk, Dambrackas Video Compression and Cyclades are registered trademarks of Avocent Corporation or its affiliates. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. © 2007 Avocent Corporation. All rights reserved. 590-395-501J
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iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................ xv List of Tables................................................................................................................ xvii Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1 Features and Benefits .....................................................
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iv DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide Sorting information in a window .............................................................................................. 24 Filtering information in a window............................................................................................ 24 Saving information in a window............................................................................................... 25 Using the Customize link in windows ...........................
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Table of Contents v VPNs ................................................................................................................................................ 48 NAT Devices .................................................................................................................................... 49 Licenses............................................................................................................................................ 50 ISV Partners......
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vi DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide Unit Status Window ....................................................................................................................... 105 Chapter 8: Adding and Deleting Units ....................................................................... 107 Adding Units .................................................................................................................................. 107 Wizards that add units ........................
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Table of Contents vii Local Account Settings................................................................................................................... 140 Embedded Units............................................................................................................................. 143 Launching embedded unit sessions......................................................................................... 143 Changing embedded unit credentials ......................
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viii DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide Chapter 14: SSH Passthrough Sessions ................................................................... 177 Configuring SSH Passthrough....................................................................................................... 177 Enabling SSH Passthrough .................................................................................................... 177 SSH port sharing ..........................................................
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Table of Contents ix Phone contact ......................................................................................................................... 210 Email contact.......................................................................................................................... 210 User notes ............................................................................................................................... 210 Custom field properties .......................
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x DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide Displaying Video Viewer Users..................................................................................................... 243 Scan Mode...................................................................................................................................... 244 About scan mode..................................................................................................................... 244 Thumbnail Viewer features.......
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Table of Contents xi Merging target devices ........................................................................................................... 279 Importing DSView 2.x software databases............................................................................. 280 Importing data ........................................................................................................................ 283 Using the Managed Appliance Tools.........................................
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Table of Contents xii Event severity.......................................................................................................................... 309 Event categories...................................................................................................................... 310 Email Notifications ........................................................................................................................ 310 Enabling and Disabling Event Logging........
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Table of Contents xiii VT100+ terminal emulation .................................................................................................. 344 VT102 terminal emulation ..................................................................................................... 344 VT100 terminal emulation ..................................................................................................... 345 VT220 terminal emulation ....................................................
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xiv DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
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xv LIST OF FIGURES List of Figures Figure 1.1: Example System Configuration ...................................................................................... 8 Figure 3.1: Example Avocent DSView 3 Explorer Window Areas.................................................. 21 Figure 3.2: Example Side Navigation Bar....................................................................................... 23 Figure 4.1: Typical DSView 3 Software System Firewall Configuration.........................
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xvii LIST OF TABLES List of Tables Table 1.1: DSView 3 Software System Configuration Descriptions.................................................. 8 Table 3.1: DSView 3 Explorer Window Area Descriptions............................................................. 22 Table 3.2: Side Navigation Bar Descriptions..................................................................................23 Table 3.3: Filter Text Strings.........................................................................
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xviii DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide Table 15.2: Custom Fields Example: Side Navigation Bar Descriptions ..................................... 192 Table 15.3: Unit Groups Features.................................................................................................194 Table 15.4: Unit Group Hierarchy Example Descriptions............................................................ 195 Table 16.1: User Status Icons..........................................................
