Avocent AV Works Chapter 4: Managing Your Appliance, To access the AMP:, NOTE:, Figure 4.1: Appliance Management Panel Dialog Box

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Chapter 4: Managing Your Appliance

Once you have installed a new appliance, you have the ability to view and configure unit parameters, view and control currently active video sessions and execute a variety of control functions such as rebooting and upgrading your appliance. This is accomplished through the Appliance Management Panel (AMP). The AMP has three tabbed panels: Settings, Status and Tools.

Figure 4.1: Appliance Management Panel Dialog Box

To access the AMP:

1.Click the Appliances button in the AVWorks Explorer.

2.Double-click on an appliance from the Unit Selector pane. -or-

Select an appliance from the Unit Selector pane, then click the Manage appliance task button.

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Right-click on an appliance in the Unit Selector pane. A pop-up menu appears. Select Manage appliance.

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Click an appliance in the Unit Selector pane and press Enter.

3.A password prompt appears. Type in your username and password and click OK. The default username is Admin with no password.

NOTE: AVWorks caches your user credentials until the application is closed. You do not need to re-enter your credentials for each session.

4.The Appliance Management Panel dialog box appears.