Chapter 19: Using the Video Viewer

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To reset all USB devices on the target device:

NOTE: The USB reset feature resets every USB device on the target device, including the mouse and keyboard. It should only be used when the target device is not responding.

1.In the Virtual Media dialog box, click Details.

2.The Details View will appear. Click USB Reset.

3.A warning message will appear, indicating the possible effects of the reset. Confirm or cancel the reset.

4.To close the Details view, click Details again.

Closing a virtual media session

To close the Virtual Media dialog box:

1.Click Exit.

2.If you have any mapped drives, a message is displayed, indicating that the drives will be unmapped. Confirm or cancel the operation.

If a user attempts to disconnect a virtual media session or an active KVM session that has an associated locked virtual media session, a confirmation message is displayed, indicating that any virtual media mappings will be lost.

See Sharing and preemption considerations on page 280 and Active Sessions on page 176 for information about other factors that may affect virtual media session closings.

Using Smart Cards

You can connect a smart card reader to the client server and access attached target devices on a supported KVM switch system. You can then launch a KVM session to open the Video Viewer and map a smart card.

NOTE: To specify smart card session and mapping options for Video Viewer sessions, see Video Viewer session properties on page 253.

The smart card status is indicated by the smart card icon at the far right of the Video Viewer toolbar. The following table describes the smart card status icons.

Table 19.6: Smart Card Icons

IconDescription

Disabled - A smart card reader is not available, the IQ module does not support smart card readers, or smart card access is disabled in the DSView 3 software.

Not mapped - A smart card reader is available but has not been mapped yet.

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