Avocent DM2000 manual Adding Units, Unit Overview windows, To view overview information for a unit

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Chapter 3: Managing Units	15

•Status - Current operating status of a unit. Table 3.1 lists and describes the possible values.

Table 3.1: Unit Status Values

	Unit type	Status and Icon	Description

	Managed units	Idle	Unit is powered up, can be communicated with, and
	Managed units	Idle	is not associated with an active media session.
			is not associated with an active media session.

	Managed units	In Use	Unit is associated with a session

	Managed units	Upgrading	Unit firmware is being upgraded

	Managed units	Not Responding	The Management Appliance cannot contact the unit

•IP Address - The IP address of a managed unit.

•Department - The name of the department to which a managed unit has been assigned.

•Location - The name of the location to which a managed unit has been assigned.

•Revision - The current firmware version that is installed on a managed unit.

•ECMS Transmitter name - The name of the ECMS Transmitter. Click the name of the ECMS Transmitter to display or change ECMS Transmitter information.

•ECMS Transmitter address - The IP address of the ECMS Transmitter. Click the name of the ECMS Transmitter to display or change information.

Unit Overview windows

The Unit Overview window contains the following information about an individual unit:

•Managed Units - Name, Type, IP address, MAC address, and Status of the managed units and the tools that can be used to:

•Reboot

•Upgrade firmware

The available tasks depend on the type of managed unit.

To view overview information for a unit:

In a Units View window containing units, click the name of a unit. The Units Overview window will open.

Adding Units

Before you can manage units in the Management Appliance, you must first add them to the Management Appliance database. You can add units to the Management Appliance database using the Add Unit Wizard.

The Add Unit Wizard

•You can use the Add Unit Wizard to:

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