Avocent SPC420 manual Local Account Settings, To display the Appliance Local User Accounts window

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2.Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Ports and then click Modems. The Appliance Modem Settings window will open.

3.Select Modem sessions can preempt digital sessions to enable a modem session to disconnect an existing Ethernet connection to the DSR switch.

4.Type an authentication time-out for the modem in the range of 30-300 seconds.

5.Type an inactivity time-out for the modem connection in the range of 1-60 minutes.

6.Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.

Local Account Settings

This procedure is valid on KVM switches and serial console appliances that support local accounts.

Local accounts allow a user to log in to a managed appliance locally if it has a server configured as an authentication server. You may assign the user administrator, appliance administrator or user level to a local user. See Built-in User Groups on page 40.

You must have Configure Local Accounts rights to add, modify or delete local user accounts. See About Access Rights on page 144.

To display the Appliance Local User Accounts window:

1.In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on the appliance name.

2.Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Local Accounts. The Appliance Local User Accounts window will open.

To change access control method for local user accounts:

1.In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on the appliance name.

2.Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar, click Local Accounts and then Settings. The Appliance Local User Access Method window will open.

3.Enable the Port or Port group radio button.

4.Click Save.

Customizing the Appliance Local User Accounts window

The preemption level and access level fields may be displayed in the Appliance Local User Accounts window. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 28.

To add a local user account:

1.In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on page 106), click on the appliance name.