Adding Units - Avocent DSView Installer/User Manual

4. Select a new icon for the target device using the arrows.
5. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open. If you added a type that
was not previously defined, it will appear under Target Devices in the side navigation bar.
To initiate a session with a target device from the Unit Overview window:
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the name of a target device. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click on the icon or name of the session type you wish to start.
To change the power state of a target device from the Unit Overview window:
NOTE: A user must have power control access rights and the target device must be connected to and powered
by a supported power device; see Power Devices and Power Device Sockets on page 142.
1. In a Units View window containing target devices (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the name of a target device. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click the checkbox to the left of the power device outlet(s). To select all device outlets on the
page, click the checkbox to the left of Connection at the top of the list.
3. Click On, Off or Cycle to power up, power down, or power cycle (power down and then power
up) the power device outlets.
To change the name of a managed appliance from the Unit Overview window:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 88), click on the name of an appliance. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. Type a name for the managed appliance. (You cannot change the type.)
3. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.

Adding Units

You may add:
• A single managed appliance
• A single embedded appliance
• Multiple managed appliances based on a range of IP addresses
• A generic appliance or an EVR1500 environmental monitor
• A single target device that is not attached to a managed appliance
When a managed appliance is added, DSView 3 software administrator, user administrator and
appliance administrator privileges are automatically assigned to the managed appliance. A user
with any of these privileges may:
• Reboot a managed appliance and disconnect sessions
• Administer local user accounts on the managed appliance
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