Avocent AV Works, Installer/User Manual

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To view or change general properties:
1. Select an appliance or device in the Unit list.
2. Select
View - Properties from the Explorer menu.
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Click the
Properties task button.
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Right-click on the unit. Select
Properties from the pop-up menu.
The General Properties dialog box appears.
3. In the Name field, type a 1-32 character unique name. (This name is local to the AVWorks
software database; the appliance database may contain a different name for this unit.)
4. The Type field is read-only for appliances. For a device, select a type from the pull-down menu
or enter a 1-32 character type in the text field.
5. In the Icon field, select an icon from the pull-down menu.
6. In the Site, Department and Location fields, select an entry from the pull-down menu or enter a
1-32 character site, department or location in the appropriate text field.
7. In the Login credential caching panel:
If you are configuring appliance properties, to use the global setting, enable the Use Global
Setting checkbox. This is the default.
If you are configuring device properties, to use the appliance setting, enable the Use Appliance
Setting checkbox. This is the default.
To override the global setting for an appliance or a device, uncheck the Use Global or Use
Appliance checkbox, then enable or disable the Cache Login Credentials checkbox.
See Managing Cached Credentials on page 17 for more information.
8. Click another tab to change additional properties.
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If finished, click
OK to save the new settings.
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Click
Cancel to exit without saving the new settings.
Viewing and changing network properties
For an appliance, network properties include the appliance’s address and, for generic appliances,
the URL to be used when establishing a browser connection. When this field contains a value, the
Browse button appears in the Explorer task bar.
For a device, network properties specify the URL to use when establishing a browser connection to
the device. When this field contains a value, the Browse button appears in the Explorer task bar.
To view or change network properties:
1. Select an appliance or device in the Unit list.