Avocent AV Works, Installer/User Manual

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Serial Console Viewer
About the Serial Console Viewer
The built-in Serial Console Viewer is a Telnet client that allows you to establish serial sessions
with devices attached to CCM appliances. 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.
When launching a Serial Console Viewer session to a CCM device, AVWorks software may use
either an SSH or plain text (non-encrypted) session, depending on the settings of the CCM
appliance. The CCM appliance may be set to support SSH sessions only, plain text sessions only or
both types of sessions at the same time.
When the CCM appliance is set to support both types of sessions, the Encryption Method dialog
box is displayed; you may then choose a session type and optionally save your choice for use in
future Serial Console Viewer sessions. SSH settings are configured in the CCM AMP; see
Viewing
and configuring SSH information on page 86 for more information.
To access the Serial Console Viewer:
1. Click the Devices tab in the Explorer.
2. Double-click on the device in the Unit list.
-or-
Select the device, then click the
Connect Serial task button.
-or-
Right-click on the device. Select
Connect Serial from the pop-up menu.
-or-
Select the device and press
Enter
.
3. If the CCM appliance is configured to allow either SSH or plain text connections, the Encryp-
tion Method dialog box appears. Enable the Keep choice as default setting checkbox if you
wish for the selection you make to be maintained for subsequent launch requests during the
current AVWorks software session.
When this checkbox is enabled, the Encryption Method dialog box will not reappear during the
current AVWorks software session unless login credentials are cleared by selecting
Tools - Clear