Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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You may specify which properties display in a Units View window by using the Customize link.
See Using the Customize link in windows on page 12.
You may change the overview, location, contacts, custom fields, notes and the DSView 3 software
server for one or more units in one operation. This may be helpful when you want to assign the
same properties to several units.
To change overview information for one or more target devices:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click the checkbox next to one or more target devices. To change overview
information for all target devices in the page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top
of the list.
2. Click Operations , then select Properties from the drop-down menu.
3. The Multiple Unit Properties window will open. Click Unit Overview .
4. Enter a new type for the target devices.
5. Select a new icon for the target devices using the arrows.
6. Click Save and then click Close . The Units View window will open. If you added a type that
was not previously defined, it will appear under Target Devices in the side navigation bar.
To change the identity properties for a unit:
NOTE: Identity properties are visual representations only. Defining incorrect information may cause confusion
(for example, mistyping a serial number).
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 88), click on the
appliance or target device name.
2. Click Properties in the side navigation bar. The Unit Identification Properties window will
open. To change information, type a part number, serial number, model number and/or asset
tag number.
3. Click Save and then click Close . The Units View window will open.
To change the location properties for a unit:
NOTE: Location properties are visual representations only. Defining incorrect information may cause confusion
(for example, a mistyped room number).
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 88), click on the
appliance or target device name.
2. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Location in the side navigation bar.
The Unit Location Properties window will open.
3. Type or use the menus to select the site, department and/or location for the unit.
4. Click Save and then click Close . The Units View window will open.