Managing Host Entries - ADDER .NET User Manual

Managing host entries

You can view and edit numerous details of any registered host.
To manage a host entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer
over Hosts and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The
screen will show a list of all hosts registered within ADDER.NET.
Where large numbers of hosts are registered within ADDER.NET, use
search facility
the to quickly locate a particular host.
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required host name to
display the Host Manager page
Click to view/edit details about the Device Cluster to which this host belongs
If the device has more than one computer port, this field will contain the
port number to which the host is connected or the hotkey sequence that will
link to the host. See the Hot key / port section.
Optional power switching sequences for the host, if power switching is
3 When all details in the upper section of the page have been
completed, click the Submit Changes button. The details
will be stored within the ADDER.NET database.
This section allows you to control which Users or User Groups should be
To add a user or group: Click on the user/group name in the left hand box
To remove a user or group: Click on the user/group name in the right hand
Note: To select more than one user or group to add or remove,
hold down the CTRL key while clicking on each name.
If necessary, use the 'Filter' and 'Sort order' controls, plus the 'Refresh'
button to locate the required user(s) within a long list.
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Name of the host computer
employed on the device.
granted access rights to the Host computer.
and click the 'Add' button.
box and click the 'Remove' button.
'Connect' or 'SSH'
Click to link with the host. Opens either
a VNC window (for a KVM connection)
or a PuTTY window (for a secure serial
connection via a Console CAM) as
appropriate to view/control the host.
Optional details for the device that
will assist with recognition, physical
location, asset status and also allow it
to be located using a keyword search.
Click the 'Show Effective members' option to show
a summary of the users/user groups which have
access permissions to this host either directly or
indirectly (via the membership of a user group).
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