Avocent 590-686-501D Switch User Manual


 
52 DSR Switch Installer/User Guide
Managing Device Properties
Viewing and changing appliance configuration information
The DSR switch can report most device properties directly through the DSR switch web browser.
NOTE: Users can view all appliance information, but only administrators can change settings.
Table 4.5: Viewing Appliance Information
To do this: Select this:
Display the unit’s name or type Appliance - Overview
Display a list of available target devices, their type
and status
Target Devices
Enter, change or display the unit’s IP version,
network address, gateway address, subnet mask,
prefix length (if IPv6 mode), MAC address, LAN
speed, DHCP enable status, ICMP ping reply
status, SNMP enable status or primary, secondary
or tertiary DNS servers
Appliance - Appliance Settings - Network
Display the unit’s current firmware revision for
application, boot and Video FPGA
Appliance- Appliance Settings - Versions
Display a list of the attached IQ module and
its
status
Appliance - Appliance Settings - Ports - IQ modules
Display a list of active KVM sessions and
their
duration
Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - Active
Display a list of active sessions Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - Active
Display a list of devices attached to the DSR switch Appliance - Connections
VIew the unit’s part number, serial number and
EID
number
Appliance - Properties - Identity
Enter or display the unit’s Site, Department
and
Location
Appliance - Properties - Location
Enable the Inactivity Timeout Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings
Then click the Enable Inactivity Timeout box
Change the unit encryption level Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings
Then select the level of encryption desired for keyboard/
mouse signals and then video signals
Change the modem time-out settings Appliance - Appliance Settings - Ports - Modern