Common Tasks
134 AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide
Common Tasks
The following table lists common tasks that KVM/net administrators perform
with links to the procedures.
Administrative Modes Page 141
Wizard Mode Page 141
Expert Mode Page 159
Task Where Documented/Notes
Select a pre-defined security profile, or
configure a custom security profile.
• “Security Profiles” on page 221
Set up other users to access connected
devices without being able to make
changes to the KVM/net configuration
• “To Add a User [Wizard]” on page 153
• “To Add a User [Expert]” on page 192
Assign users or groups to specific ports,
restricting access to a limited set of
devices
• “To Assign KVM Port Access to a User or
Group” on page 196
Set up other users to share all
administration of the KVM/net
• “To Add a User [Wizard]” on page 153
• “To Add a User [Expert]” on page 192
Enable direct login to ports from the
Web Manager login screen
• To Enable Direct Access to KVM Ports
Set up logging of system messages to a
syslog server
• “To Add a Syslog Server [Wizard]” on page
158
• To Delete a Syslog Server [Wizard]
• To Configure Syslogging for KVM Ports and
Specify Message Filtering [Expert]
• To Configure Creation of Alarms and Syslog
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