Avocent AV Works, Installer/User Manual

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2 AVWorks Installer/User Guide
Appliance-based authentication
User authentication and access control are appliance-based. After users successfully log in to an
appliance, you may configure the AVWorks software to cache their credentials for the duration of
the AVWorks software session.
System Components
AVWorks software contains the following major components.
AVWorks Explorer
The AVWorks Explorer is the primary point of control for accessing AVWorks software features
and functionality. It is the main Graphic User Interface (GUI) that appears when AVWorks
software is launched. From the Explorer, you may easily view the appliances and devices defined
in the local database. Built-in groupings such as Appliances and Devices provide an easy way to
list units. You may create custom groups of units by adding custom folders. Other groupings are
also available, based on custom fields that may be assigned to units.
From AVWorks Explorer, you may select a device from a Unit list, then click an icon to launch a
session to it. You may also select an appliance, then click an icon to launch management and
control functions.
Video Viewer
The Video Viewer allows you to control the keyboard, monitor and mouse functions of individual
devices. You may use predefined macros and create new macros for the device. The Video Viewer
may be launched to devices on the following switches:
• AutoView
®
1000R/2000R switches
Serial Console Viewer
The Serial Console Viewer allows you to establish serial sessions with individual devices that support
Telnet. You may tailor user preferences for all sessions, as well as session properties for each device.
The Serial Console Viewer offers a separate history mode to review session data, a scripting function
for automatic device login and a logging function for saving session data to a file. Appliance settings
indicate whether Secure Shell (SSH) or plain text (non-encrypted) sessions (or both) are allowed. The
Serial Console Viewer may be launched to devices on the following appliances:
•
Equinox CCM console management appliances
• Generic appliances
Appliance Management Panels (AMPs)
Each AMP is implemented as a Network Management Module (NMM) that supports an appliance
type. An AMP contains a tabbed pane; each tab represents a top-level function category for the
appliance. For example, the AMP tabs may be Settings, Status and Tools. The number and content
of tabbed panes differs for each appliance/switch.