APC AP5615, AP5616, AP5610 manual To access a target device

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the KVM server module user name and password credentials during this Network Access Software session do not require a user name and password. The software provides credential caching that captures credentials upon first use and automates the authentication of subsequent unit connections.

To clear login credentials, in the Network Access Software go to Tools > Clear Login Credentials.

When you select a device and click the Connect Video button, the Video Viewer launches. The Video Viewer allows you full keyboard, video and mouse control over a device. If a URL has been defined for a given device, then the Browse button will also be available. The Browse button will launch the configured Web browser, if any, or the default browser to the defined URL for that device.

For more information, see Customizing Properties on page 44 and Customizing Options on page 49.

If a server is connected to a CPS that has SSH enabled, the configured Telnet access (Serial Console Viewer or third party Telnet client) will be launched on top of an SSH tunnel when required or requested.

You can also scan through a customized list of devices using the Thumbnail Viewer. This view contains a series of thumbnail frames, each containing a small, scaled, non-interactive version of a device screen image. For more information, see Using Scan Mode on page 82.

To access a target device:

1.Click the Servers button in the Network Access Software.

2.Double-click on a target device in the Unit list.

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Select a target device, and then click the connection button: Connect Video (or Browse if a URL is configured). Only the applicable button or buttons for the selected target device are visible.

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Right-click on the target device. Select the connection entry from the pop-up menu: Connect Video or Browse if a URL is configured. Only the applicable entry for the selected target device is visible.

Select a target device in the Unit list and press Enter.

3.If a browser is used for access, no user name and password prompt opens.

If the Video Viewer is used for access, a user name and password prompt opens if this is the first access attempt during the Network Access Software session.

After a unit is accessed, subsequent access attempts for any unit that uses the KVM server module user name and password credentials during this Network Access Software session do not require a user name and password.