Avocent DSView 3 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 10: Managing Units 141
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, click Local Accounts and then Settings.
The Appliance Local User Access Method window will open.
3. Enable the Port or Port group radio button.
4. Click Save.
Customizing the Appliance Local User Accounts window
The preemption level and access level fields may be displayed in the Appliance Local User
Accounts window. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display. See Using the
Customize link in windows on page 26.
To add a local user account:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 98), click on the appliance name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, click Local Accounts and then Users. The
Appliance Local User Accounts window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Local User Account Wizard will appear. Click Next.
4. The Type in Local User Credentials window will open.
a. Type the name of the local user account.
b. Type a password for the local user account.
c. Confirm the password for the local user account.
d. Click Next.
5. The Select Preemption Level window will open. Select a preemption level (1-4) for the local
user. This will be used for KVM, serial and virtual media sessions. (See Preemption Levels on
page 38.) Click Next.
6. The Select Access Level window will open. Select an access level from the menu: Appliance
Administrator, User or User Administrator. (DSR1010, DSR2010 and DSR4010 switches
support local accounts, but the Appliance Administrator access level cannot be changed, so
this menu will not appear for these switches.)
7. Click Next.
If you selected User, go to step 8.
If you selected Appliance Administrator or User Administrator, go to step 9.
8. The Assign target devices window will open. Add or remove user access rights to a
target device:
a. To add user access rights to one or more target devices, select the target device(s) in the
Available Target Devices list, then click Add. The target devices will be moved to the
Assigned Target Devices list.
b. To delete user access rights to one or more target devices, select the target device(s) in the
Assigned Target Devices list, then click Remove. The target devices will be moved to the
Available Target Devices list.