52DSR Switch Installer/User Guide

Managing Device Properties

Viewing and changing appliance configuration information

The DSR switch can report most device properties directly through the DSR switch web browser.

NOTE: Users can view all appliance information, but only administrators can change settings.

Table 4.5: Viewing Appliance Information

To do this:

Select this:

 

 

Display the unit’s name or type

Appliance - Overview

 

 

Display a list of available target devices, their type

Target Devices

and status

 

 

 

Enter, change or display the unit’s IP version,

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Network

network address, gateway address, subnet mask,

 

prefix length (if IPv6 mode), MAC address, LAN

 

speed, DHCP enable status, ICMP ping reply

 

status, SNMP enable status or primary, secondary

 

or tertiary DNS servers

 

 

 

Display the unit’s current firmware revision for

Appliance- Appliance Settings - Versions

application, boot and Video FPGA

 

 

 

Display a list of the attached IQ module and

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Ports - IQ modules

its status

 

 

 

Display a list of active KVM sessions and

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - Active

their duration

 

 

 

Display a list of active sessions

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - Active

 

 

Display a list of devices attached to the DSR switch

Appliance - Connections

 

 

VIew the unit’s part number, serial number and

Appliance - Properties - Identity

EID number

 

 

 

Enter or display the unit’s Site, Department

Appliance - Properties - Location

and Location

 

 

 

Enable the Inactivity Timeout

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings

 

Then click the Enable Inactivity Timeout box

 

 

Change the unit encryption level

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Sessions - KVM settings

 

Then select the level of encryption desired for keyboard/

 

mouse signals and then video signals

 

 

Change the modem time-out settings

Appliance - Appliance Settings - Ports - Modern

 

 

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Avocent 590-686-501D manual Managing Device Properties, Viewing and changing appliance configuration information