Manually Adding A Single Target Device - Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER Installer/User Manual

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If you want the MergePoint SP manager to search for target devices in the specified IP address
range one time, select Manual.
5. Click Apply.
NOTE: Discovery results from either start mode will be displayed in the Unmanaged Targets list in the
Targets window.
To set discovery time interval:
1. Click the Targets tab, then click Targets in the top navigation bar.
2. Select Discovery Setting.
3. In the Time Interval field, type the value of minutes for the time interval.
4. Click Apply.
NOTE: The time interval is only used for the automatic discovery. The value of the time interval may be between
5 and 65535 minutes. The preset value is 30 minutes.

Manually Adding a Single Target Device

If you already know the IP address of a target device, you may add it manually. In addition, you can
require verification of a specified username and password when a user connects to the target
device. The verified target devices and unverified target devices are distinguished using different
icons in the explorer tree in the side navigation bar. An icon with a key indicates a verified target
device.
Added target devices are displayed in the Managed Targets list. A green checkmark indicates a
verified target device, while a red X indicates an unverified target device.
To manually add a target device:
1. Click the Targets tab, then click Targets in the top navigation bar. The Targets window
appears.
2. Click Manually Add Target. The Input Target Information window appears.
3. In the IP field, type the service processor IP address of the new target device.
4. In the Alias field, type the alias for the new target device.
5. If you want to require a username and password when connecting to the target device, select
Verify username and password.
a. To use the preset credentials configured by the manufacturer, select Use default username
and password.
- or -
To use a new username and password, select Do not use default username and password
and enter the username and password in the corresponding fields.
b. Select or deselect Data Buffering as desired. (To set SoL data buffering size, see To set the
session time interval and SoL history size: on page 35).