Appendix B Authentication Of User Stations And Kvm Switches - Raritan Dominion KX III User Manual

Appendix B Authentication of User Stations and
KVM Switches
User credentials you use to log in to the Dominion User Station can be
different or identical to the user credentials you enter for accessing the
port information of any KX III KVM switch.
User Station's user credentials:
User credentials for logging in to the User Station determine the
tasks/permissions you are allowed to perform on the User Station, but
not the tasks/permissions you can perform on KVM switches and KVM
ports.
For example, user credentials of the User Station determine whether you
can add or remove the data of KVM switches, or whether you can back up
and restore the User Station settings.
For detailed information on what you can do on a User Station, see
Privileges
(on page 115).
KVM Switch's user credentials:
User credentials entered for KVM switches determine the
tasks/permissions you are allowed to perform while accessing computer
devices connected to KVM ports (that is, target servers).
For example, user credentials for the KVM switch determine whether
you can access all KVM ports on this KVM switch, or whether you can
perform the virtual media or power control function on a KVM port/target
server.
This is why users of the User Station CANNOT share user credentials of
KVM switches, and each user must enter and save his or her own user
credentials for KVM switches respectively. See
(on page 31). However, if LDAP is enabled, and you can add your KVM
switches with a special setting that makes single sign-on possible. See
Adding KVM Switches
LDAP
more details. See
For detailed information on what you can do with a KVM port/target
server, see the user documentation for KX III KVM switches, which is
accessible from the KVM switch's application or KX III section of Raritan
Support page
website's
Examples:
The following table illustrates different combinations of user credentials
for User Stations and KVM switches.
(on page 29), and also check the LDAP help for
(on page 118).
http://www.raritan.com/support/
(
Editing KVM Switches
).
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