Chapter 3: Basic Operations

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Accessing and Managing Your Devices

The Devices tab displays a list of devices defined in the database. The Group Selector pane appears if two or more device types are defined. Click All Devices or click on a folder to view all devices of a particular type. When you select a server and click the Connect Video task button, the Viewer launches. The Viewer allows you full keyboard, monitor and mouse control over a server.

Figure 3.6: Devices View Tab Selected

To access a server:

1.Click the Devices tab in the AVWorks Explorer.

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

Select a server, and then click the Connect Video task button. -or-

Right-click on the server. A pop-up menu appears. Select Connect Video. -or-

Click a server in the Unit Selector pane and press Enter. The Viewer launches in a new window.

To search for a server in the local database:

1.Click the Devices tab and insert your cursor in the Search text box.

2.Type the search information. This can be a device name or property such as Type or Location.

3.Click the Search button. The results appear in the Unit list.