Managing Folders; Assigning Units - Avocent AVWorks Installer/User Manual

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c.
To insert a predefined macro at the cursor location in the command line, click the Insert
Macro list box and select a macro from the pull-down menu. AVWorks software will
automatically replace these variables when the application runs.
d.
Enable/disable the Launch in command window checkbox. When enabled, the user-
specified Telnet application will be launched from within an OS command window.
5.
Click another tab to change additional options.
-or-
If finished, click OK to save the new settings.
-or-
Click Cancel to exit without saving the new settings.

Managing Folders

Folders provide a way to create a customized organizational system for groups of units. For
example, you might create a folder for critical servers or for remote servers. Folders appear under
the Folders tab in the Explorer. You may name and structure folders in any way you choose.
To create a folder:
1.
Select the Folders View tab.
2.
Click on the top-level Folders node and select File - New - Folder.
-or-
To create a nested folder, click on an existing folder and select File - New - Folder in the
Explorer menu. The New Folder dialog box appears.
3.
Type a 1-32 character name. Folder names are not case sensitive. Embedded spaces are
allowed, but leading and trailing spaces are not. Duplicate folder names are not allowed at the
same level but are allowed across different levels.
4.
Click OK. The new folder appears in the Group Selector pane.
To assign a unit to a folder, see Assigning Units on page 31. To rename or delete a folder, see
Deleting on page 32.

Assigning Units

Once you have created a new site, location or folder, you may assign a unit to that organization.
The Assign menu item is only enabled when a single unit is selected in the Unit list (the custom
assignment targets are defined in the General Properties dialog box).
There are three ways to assign a unit to a Site, Location or Folder: editing the unit's Properties
dialog box, using the Assign function or dragging and dropping.
To assign a unit to a Site, Location or Folder:
1.
To use the unit's Properties dialog box:
a.
Select a unit in the Unit list.
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