Adder Technology 5000 manual Full configuration by global user

Full configuration by global user

Once the basic features have been configured using the AdderView CATxIP 5000 configuration menus, further changes can be made by authorised global users via the VNC interface. There are two main ways to use the VNC interface to access the AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit:

•The VNC viewer – a small application supplied on the CD-ROM or downloadable from the RealVNC website or even downloadable from the AdderView CATxIP 5000 itself.

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•A standard browser that supports Java – When a web browser makes contact, the AdderView CATxIP 5000 provides the option to download a Java application to it. This allows a viewer window to be opened and operation to commence just as it would with the VNC viewer application.

User Accounts

Allows you to create and manage up to sixteen separate user accounts, each with separate access permissions.

Unit Configuration Allows you to alter both basic and fundamental settings within the unit.

Time & Date Configuration Allows you to configure all aspects relating to time keeping within the unit.

Network Configuration Here you can alter any of the existing network settings plus you can take advantage of the IP access control feature that lets you to specifically include or exclude certain addresses or networks.

Serial Port Configuration Lets you setup or alter the details concerning the OPTIONS serial port.

To configure the unit from a global user location

1Use either the VNC viewer or a standard web browser to make remote contact with the AdderView CATxIP 5000 – see Global user access for more details.

2If the username entry is not blanked out, enter ‘admin’. Then enter the

admin password or the username / password of a user with admin privilege (if no password is set, then just press ). Once logged in, the AdderView CATxIP 5000 will show the video output from the host system (if one is connected), or otherwise a ‘No Signal’ message.

3Click the Configure button in the top right hand corner of the window to display the main

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Shaded items signify options that are not available via the standard configuration menus.

Host Configuration Allows you to configure user access, hot key switching and power control codes for the connected host systems.

Logging and Status Provides various details about the user activity on the unit.

LDAP Configuration Allows you to configure settings which enable the unit to consult external databases in order to verify user details.

For more information about each page, please see Appendix 2 - Configuration pages via viewer in the ‘Further information’ chapter.

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