Avocent DSView, Installer/User Manual

Page: 227 / 358

Chapter 7: Using the Telnet/SSH Applet
209
The Session Properties dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Logging tab. The Default Directory field displays the current default location
for logfiles.
3. Click the Browse button. The Set Directory dialog box appears.
4. Select a directory from the Look in list.
-or-
Create a new directory:
a. Click the Create New Folder button. A new directory named New Folder appears in the
directory list.
b. Click the New Folder entry in the directory list to highlight it. Then, click the entry again
to edit its name. Type in a new name. Press
Enter
. The directory appears in alphabetical
order in the directory list.
c. Select the newly-created directory in the directory list. The Filename field will now
contain the name of the new directory.
5. Click the Set Directory button to select the newly-created or selected directory as the default
log file directory. The Set Directory dialog box will close.
6. The Default Directory field now contains the name of the newly-created or selected directory.
Click
OK to save the new information.
-or-
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving any new information.
To enable automatic logging:
1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
-or-
Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.
The Session Properties dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Logging tab.
3. Enable the Logging checkbox.
4. The Default Directory field displays the current default location for logfiles. If that is the
desired directory, click
OK . If you wish to change the default log file directory, see To change
the default log file directory: on page 208.
Automatic logging will begin when you initiate the next DSView management software Telnet/
SSH applet session to that device. At that time, the Logging Status label will indicate
Logging .
To disable automatic logging:
1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
-or-
Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.