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108 pages, 1.1 Mb
Installer/User Guide
DSView
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Contents
Main
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Product Overview
Overview
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Features and Benefits
Network rebooting and troubleshooting
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Chapter 2: Installation
Installing the DS Management Software Suite
Installing the DSAuth Server
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Installing DSAdmin
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Installing the DSView Client
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Basic Operations
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Chapter 3: Basic Operations
Launching the DS Management Software
To launch DSAdmin:
To launch the DSView Client:
Working with the DS Management Software
Viewing Target Devices
DS topology view
To display the DS topology view:
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Icons
Port status indicators
Available
In use
Blocked
20 Not powered
Adding and Configuring DS Appliances and Target Devices
To add a new DS/DSR appliance to the system:
Configuring host PCs
Configuring attached KVM switches
To con gure DSAdmin for an attached cascaded or non-cascaded KVM switch: 1
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To add a new CPS appliance to the system:
Adding an SPC device as a CPS appliance port
To associate a DS appliance port with an SPC device:
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To add an SPC to a DS appliance port using a CPS appliance:
To add an SPC to a DS appliance port using a CPS appliance port:
Adding and Managing DS Users
Adding DS users
To add a user:
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To change default DS user permissions:
To change speci c user permissions:
Setting the Remote Session Window Size
To set the default remote session window resolution:
Setting the color depth
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To set the initial color depth for all ports and channels:
To set the color depth for an individual port or channel:
Accessing Target Devices
To access a target device:
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Using Privacy mode
To access a target device in Privacy mode:
Sharing or Terminating a Device Session
Sharing a device session
Session time-out
To change a remote session time-out value:
32
Terminating a target device session
To specify settings to terminate the local DS user session:
To terminate the current DS user session using the Disconnect command:
Rebooting and Changing Power States
To reboot a remote DS appliance:
Changing the SPC device power state
To change the SPC device power state:
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Advanced Operations
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Chapter 4: Advanced Operations
Changing the System Settings
Changing the remote session window time-out
Limiting DS user port information
Connection sharing
Port status polling frequency
DS Management Software suite update
To specify a version number:
Terminating a DSR appliance local port session
To terminate a DSR appliance local port session:
Configuring SNMP trap logging
To con gure SNMP logging:
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Configuring the Event Log
To configure the event log for use with Windows NT:
To configure the event log for use with Windows 2000:
Setting Up a DSAuth Server
To add a new DSAuth Server:
To delete a DSAuth Server:
To select an alternate DSAuth Server:
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To add a backup DSAuth Server:
To promote the backup DSAuth Server to primary:
Forcing a full resynchronization
To force a full resynchronization:
Altering Settings in DSView
Changing your default desktop size and window scaling
To change your remote session window resolution:
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To change the default window resolution:
Creating and Using Keyboard Macros
Local and Global Macros
Displaying/editing macro selection buttons
Sending keyboard macros
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Programming a keyboard macro
To add a macro:
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Macro groups
To create a macro group:
To assign a macro to a group:
To activate a macro group:
Changing Cursor Settings
To change cursor settings:
To eliminate the local mouse pointer:
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Adjusting Video Parameters
To automatically adjust video parameters:
Customizing video parameters
Image position
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Image clarity
Detection thresholds
Noise Threshold and Priority Threshold (Standard Video Compression)
Block Noise Threshold and Pixel Noise Threshold (DSR DVC Upgrade)
Image capture
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Video scaling
Mouse alignment
Updating Firmware
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Appendices
Appendix A: Technical Support
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Appendix B: TCP Ports
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Figure B.3: DSView Client Establishing a Session with a DS Unit
Figure B.4: Establishing a Session with an Additional DS Unit Port
Port 8191
Port 8192
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Port 8191
Figure B.6: Full Diagram
TCP/IP
Port 2068
Appendix C: Telnet Operations
DSView Telnet screen
Security property
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Setting the security property
To con gure DSView Telnet for SSL mode:
Opening and closing a session
To open a DSView Telnet session with a DS appliance:
To open a DSView Telnet session with a DS appliance port:
Customizing the application
Changing colors
Changing the cursor
Enabling and disabling the exit warning prompt
To enable/disable an exit warning prompt for DSView Telnet sessions:
Customizing session properties
Changing the terminal window size
To change the DSVIew Telnet terminal window size:
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Changing the terminal emulation mode
To change the DSView Telnet terminal emulation mode:
Changing Arrow key sequences
Arrow Key Sequences
To change the DSView Telnet Arrow key sequences:
Changing the terminal type
To change the terminal type:
Changing the linefeed settings
To change the linefeed settings:
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Enabling and disabling line wrap
To enable/disable line wrap:
Enabling and disabling local echo
To enable/disable local echo:
Enabling and disabling 7-bit ASCII
Login scripts
To build a login script and enable/disable automatic login:
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Telnet history mode
To enter DSView Telnet history mode:
To exit DSView Telnet history mode:
To go to the beginning of the DSVIew Telnet history:
To go to the end of the DSView Telnet history:
Macros
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To create a macro:
To edit an existing macro:
To delete a macro:
To execute a macro:
To create a macro group:
78 To enable a macro group for use during Telnet sessions:
Logging
Log files
To change the default log le directory:
To enable automatic logging:
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To disable automatic logging:
To start dynamic logging:
To pause logging:
To resume logging:
Copying, pasting and printing session data
To copy a DSView Telnet screen:
82 To copy DSView Telnet session history data:
To paste system clipboard contents:
To print a DSView Telnet screen:
To print a screen of DSView Telnet session history data:
Appendix D: Terminal Emulation
VT terminal emulation
VT Key and Keypad Numeric Codes
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VT100+ terminal emulation
VT100+ Function Key Support
VT102 terminal emulation
VT102 Receive Codes
VT100 terminal emulation
VT100 Special Keys and Control Keys
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VT100 ANSI Set and Reset Mode Cursor Keys
VT100 PF1 through PF4 Key De nitions
VT100 ANSI Mode Control Sequences
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VT220 terminal emulation
The following table lists the keystroke mapping (encoding) for VT220 emulation.
VT220 Encoding
The following table lists the DSView decoding for VT220 terminal emulation.
VT220 Decoding
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VT52 terminal emulation
The following table lists the DSView keystroke mapping (encoding) for VT52
VT52 Encoding
The following table lists the DS Management Software decoding for VT52
VT52 Decoding
VT320 terminal emulation
VT320 Encoding
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The following table lists the DS Management Software decoding for VT320
VT320 Decoding
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Appendix E: Setting SNMP Traps (Windows NT/ 2000/XP Only)
To use SNMP trap logging:
Appendix F: Menus and Commands
Pulldown menus
Shortcut menus and commands
DSAdmin Shortcut menus and commands
98 DSView Client shortcut menus and commands
Telnet window menus and commands
Telnet menu
View menu
Options menu
Appendix G: Glossary
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