Chapter 3: Basic Operations 21

To add a new DS/DSR appliance to the system:

1. Load the DSAdmin software.
2. Double-click on the icons labeled Topology and then Your Network. A listing of
all DS appliances accessible by the system will be displayed.
3. From the DSAdmin window, select File - New - [DS/DSR appliance]. The
New [appliance type] dialog box appears.
4. In the [DS/DSR appliance] tab, enter the IP address for the appliance that
you are adding. This is the IP address that you assigned in the Terminal
Applications menu. See the installer/user guide for your DS/DSR appliance
for more information.
5. Enter a name for the appliance that you are attaching. DS/DSR appliances
can be identified by name or IP address.
6. Click on the Port tab and configure each individual port.
Configuring host PCs
A computer attached directly to your DS/DSR appliance is called a “host PC.”
If you are directly attaching a host PC, you may give it a descriptive name in
the Port field. No further configuration is necessary.
Configuring attached KVM switches
NOTE: DS appliances support specifi c AutoView® and OutLook® brand switches. Contact
Avocent Technical Support or your r eseller for details.
Before the ports on an attached KVM switch can be accessed, DSAdmin must
be configured to recognize the attached cascaded or non-cascaded switch.

To confi gure DSAdmin for an attached cascaded or non-cascaded

KVM switch:

1. Attach the switch as directed in your hardware installer/user guide.
2. Activate DSAdmin, and display the DS/DSR appliance to which the swit ch
is attached.
3. Right-click on the DS/D SR appliance and select Properties. The Properties
dialog box will appear.
4. Select the Ports tab.