HP 1x1x16 - IP Console Switch KVM, User Manual

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Accessing console switches
Accessing console switches overview
When you click the Console Switches icon, you see a list of the console switches currently defined in the
local database.
To access a console switch, first log in with a valid password and user name. After you log into the
console switch, the HP IP Console Viewer caches the user name and password into memory for the
duration of the HP IP Console Viewer session. All HP IP Console Switch Viewer communications to the
console switch use an SMP connection.
NOTE: You can clear the login credentials. For information on clearing the login credentials,
see "Clearing login credentials (on page 35 )."
To access a console switch:
1.
Click Console Switches to display the console switches in the selected view.
2.
Double-click the desired console switch. A login dialog box appears.
-or-
Select the console switch, and click
Manage Console Switch. A login dialog box appears.
-or-
Right-click the console switch, and select
Manage Console Switch from the resulting list. A login
dialog box appears.
-or-
Click
Console Switches, and press Enter. A login dialog box appears.
3.
Enter a valid user name and password. If a new user name and password have not been created,
the Override Admin. account can be used. The default user name for this account is
Admin (case-
sensitive), and the default password field is blank.
IMPORTANT: If you have previously logged in to the console switch during the same HP IP
Console Viewer session, the login dialog does not display unless authentication or
authorization fails or you clear the login credentials.
4.
Click OK. The Manage Console Switch window appears. For information on managing console
switches, see "Managing KVM console switches (on page 37 ) or "Managing serial console switches
(on page 99 )."
-or-
Click
Cancel to exit without logging in.