Avocent SPC420 manual Global System Properties, Installing DSView 3 help on a local server

34DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide

NOTE: If your DSView 3 software version is several versions prior to the current version, the help may not be available on the Avocent web site. In this case, when you access the help from the web, you are prompted to save a .zip file of the help to the local device. Complete the Installing DSView 3 help on a local server procedure.

Installing DSView 3 help on a local server

You can automatically download the help from the Avocent web site using the DSView 3 software, or you can visit www.avocent.com/dsview3help to browse for the appropriate version and save a

.zip file of the help to local media.

To download or update DSView 3 help on the local server:

1.Click the System tab, then click DSView 3 Server.

2.Click Properties - Help Configuration in the side navigation bar.

3.Click the Download Latest Help button. The DSView 3 Help Download Wizard opens.

4.Select From the Avocent web site to download the latest help for your DSView 3 software version from the Avocent web site.

-or-

Select From a local device to retrieve the help from local media. To specify the location, click Browse or type the path in the field.

5.Click Next.

6.The Completed Successful window opens. Click Finish.

NOTE: If you reinstall or upgrade the DSView 3 software, the DSView 3 help location is reset to From the Avocent web site. Complete the Installing DSView 3 help on a local server procedure if you want to access the help from the local server.

Global System Properties

Global system properties affect all DSView 3 servers in the system. That is, when global system properties are changed on a DSView 3 server, the next replication operation will apply those changes to all other DSView 3 servers in the system; see Replication on page 75.

Global system properties include:

•Video session properties - see Video Viewer session properties on page 253

•User credential properties - see Specifying a user certificate on page 38 and Specifying an SSH key on page 39

•Legal notice - see Legal Notice on page 35

•Target device naming - see Target Device Naming on page 152

•Automatic inheritance - see Automatic Inheritance for Group Memberships and Properties on page 135