HP 262586-B21 - IP Console Switch 3x1x16 KVM User Manual page 154

SSH settings are configured in the Manage Console Switch window. For more information, see
"Configuring session parameters for serial console switches (on page 106)."
To choose an encryption method:
Click Servers.
1.
Double-click the server in the Unit list.
2.
-or
Select the server, and click Launch Serial Session.
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Right-click the server. Select Launch Serial Session.
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Select the server and press Enter.
If the serial console switch is configured to allow either an SSH or plaintext connection, the
Encryption Method dialog box appears.
Click Keep choice as default setting to indicate that the selection you make be maintained for
3.
subsequent launch requests during the current HP IP Console Viewer session.
NOTE:
depending on the credential caching settings. For more information, if cached credentials have
been cleared, see "Managing cached credentials (on page 35)."
-or-
Continue to the next step to display the Encryption Method dialog box each time the Serial Session
Viewer is launched.
Click Yes to launch the Serial Session Viewer using SSH.
4.
-or-
Click No to launch the Serial Session Viewer using no encryption.
Selecting an action
If the HP IP Console Viewer receives more than one primary action for a selected unit, because it has
more than one connection type, the Action Chooser dialog box appears and prompts you to select a
single action from the list of possible actions to perform.
To select an action, highlight it and click OK.
The Encryption Choice dialog box might reappear on your next server access,
Managing remote servers through the Serial Session Viewer 154