362 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
• Deliver TCP/IP stack configuration parameters, such as the subnet mask and default router
• Provide other configuration information, such as printer addresses
Digital Certificate
A digital certificate is an attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. The
most common use of a digital certificate is to verify that users sending a message are who they
claim to be, and to provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply.
An individual wishing to send an encrypted message applies for a digital certificate from a
Certificate Authority (CA). The CA issues an encrypted digital certificate containing the
applicant's public key and a variety of other identification information. The CA makes its own
public key readily available through print publicity or perhaps on the Internet.
The recipient of an encrypted message uses the CA's public key to decode the digital certificate
attached to the message, verifies it as issued by the CA and then obtains the sender's public key
and identification information held within the certificate. With this information, the recipient
can send an encrypted reply.
The most widely used standard for digital certificates is X.509.
DSR switch
The DSR switch is part of the Avocent digital KVM switch series of products that allows
KVM signals to be transmitted over a standard TCP/IP connection.
IQ module
An IQ smart module uses CAT 5 cabling to attach a target device to a KVM switch.
The IQ module significantly reduces cable bulk in the rack and is well suited for high-
density installations. An IQ module is connected to a DSR switch or other supported
KVM switch.
DSView 3 management software
The DSView 3 management software is an Avocent software component installed on a PC.
The DSView 3 management software provides the IP-based centralized services required for
management of managed appliances and target devices, including centralized authentication,
access control, logging events, monitoring, license management and so on. DSView 3 software
clients interact with the software using the DSView 3 Explorer.
DSView 3 software client
The DSView 3 software client is a customer provided PC with an installed web browser. The
web browser accesses the DSView 3 server and provides the user interface (that is, the
DSView 3 Explorer) for the DSView 3 software system. The DSView 3 Explorer enables users
to access and administer the server, managed appliances and target devices.
DSView 3 software client session
The DSView 3 software client session is a single HTML session between the client web
browser and the server. For each DSView 3 software client session, the user must log into the
DSView 3 server. Multiple DSView 3 software client sessions can exist between a given