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Product overview
HP IP Console Viewer overview
The HP IP Console Viewer is a cross-platform management application that enables you to view, control,
and group console switches and the servers and network devices that are attached to them.
The HP IP Console Viewer:
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Ensures compatibility with most popular operating systems and hardware platforms
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Provides secure authentication, data transfers, and user name and password storage
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Provides directory-based authentication with Microsoft
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Active Directory by using LDAP
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Places system control at the point of need
The HP IP Console Viewer enables you to install, discover, configure, and operate the following products:
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HP IP Console Switches
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HP Serial Console Servers (referred to as serial console switches in the HP IP Console Viewer)
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Interface adapters
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USB 2.0 with Virtual Media
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PS2 with Virtual Media
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PS2
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USB
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Serial
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HP Bladesystem CAT5 KVM
System components
The HP IP Console Viewer consists of the main window, Video Session Viewer, Serial Session Viewer, the
Manage Console Switch window, and the OBWI.
Main window
The HP IP Console Viewer utilizes a Microsoft® Windows® Explorer-like navigation with an intuitive split-
screen interface, providing you with a single point of access for all your servers. From the HP IP Console
Viewer, you can easily perform tasks, such as installing and managing KVM console switches, installing
and managing serial console switches, launching a Video Session Viewer to a server or launching a
telnet/SSH session to a server. Built-in groupings, such as Servers, Sites, and Folders, provide an easy
way to view select console switches, serial console switches and servers. You can also create custom
groupings of console switches, serial console switches, and servers by adding folders that store shortcuts.
Additional groupings are provided based on the custom fields that you assign.
Summary of Contents for 1x1x16 - IP Console Switch KVM
Page 1: ...HP IP Console Viewer User Guide Part Number 409053 003 July 2008 Third Edition ...
Page 50: ...Managing KVM console switches 50 Unlocking an account 1 Select Users ...
Page 176: ...Organizing the system 176 Serial console switch General tab Server General tab ...
Page 181: ...Organizing the system 181 KVM console switch Network tab Serial console switch Network tab ...
Page 259: ...Using the on board Web interface OBWI 259 5 Click Save ...
Page 264: ...Troubleshooting 264 2 Select Install Certificate ...
Page 268: ...Troubleshooting 268 3 Select Install Certificate ...
Page 296: ...LDAP client behavior overview 296 ...