Opening A Client Session - Avocent Network Device SPC420 Installer/User Manual

• Windows 2003 Server Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
• Windows Vista Ultimate or Business
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 4 (AS, ES and WS products)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Version 5
• Sun Solaris SPARC 9 and 10
• Novell SUSE Linux (x86) Enterprise Server 9 or 10
• Macintosh OS X version 10.4 and later
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• Adobe Flash Player version 9.0 or later
• One of the following browsers:
• Microsoft
• Firefox
Install the latest updates and service packs available for your browser.
If you are using Firefox, the Video Viewer and the Telnet Viewer clients require Java; see Java
Installation on page 19.

Opening a client session

Before opening a client session
• Enable cookies and JavaScript on the client's web browser.
• Configure the web browser. If you are using Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer Consider-
ations on page 42.
To open a client session:
NOTE: If DSView 3 Software Client Certificate Authentication or DSView 3 Software Client Integrated Windows
Authentication is being used, the user will not be required to log in. See Certificates on page 46.
1. From the DSView 3 software client web browser, enter the URL of the server host in the
address bar in the format:
https://<servername>/dsview
In this case, <servername> is the DNS name of the host system, or the IP address in standard
dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
NOTE: To avoid multiple security warnings, enter the DNS name.
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If you are opening the session on the DSView 3 server, you may select Start - Programs -
Avocent DSView 3 - DSView Software.
2. Accept all security alerts that may appear as the client computer connects to the DSView 3
server. The DSView 3 Explorer User Login window will open.
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Internet Explorer 6 or 7
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2 or 3
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