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Using the user interfaces ............................................................................................................................. 31
Local console user interface ......................................................................................................................... 31
Target devices ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Filtering target devices ................................................................................................................................ 32
Appliance tools .......................................................................................................................................... 32
Upgrading the console switch firmware .............................................................................................. 33
Saving the console switch configuration or user database .................................................................... 34
Restoring the console switch configuration or user database ................................................................. 35
Viewing system information ......................................................................................................................... 35
System alerts .................................................................................................................................... 36
Network settings ........................................................................................................................................ 36
General network settings ................................................................................................................... 36
DNS settings .................................................................................................................................... 37
NTP settings ..................................................................................................................................... 37
SNMP settings ................................................................................................................................. 37
Ports ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Interface adapter ports ...................................................................................................................... 40
Cascade devices ports ...................................................................................................................... 41
Local console UI settings ............................................................................................................................. 41
Configuring sessions ................................................................................................................................... 42
Configuring General Session settings ................................................................................................. 42
Configuring KVM Session settings ...................................................................................................... 44
Configuring Virtual Media Session settings ......................................................................................... 44
Configuring Serial Session settings ..................................................................................................... 46
Setting up serial access from a command line ..................................................................................... 46
User accounts ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Local user accounts .......................................................................................................................... 47
MergePoint Access settings ......................................................................................................................... 48
Configuring LDAP ....................................................................................................................................... 49
LDAP search .................................................................................................................................... 50
LDAP query...................................................................................................................................... 51
Override admin ......................................................................................................................................... 53
Connections .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Active sessions ........................................................................................................................................... 53
Local sessions .................................................................................................................................. 54
Scan mode ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Disconnecting an active session ......................................................................................................... 55
Video Session Viewer .................................................................................................................. 56
The Video Session Viewer overview ............................................................................................................. 56
Changing the toolbar ....................................................................................................................... 57
Launching a session .................................................................................................................................... 58
Session time-out ............................................................................................................................... 58
Adjusting the view ...................................................................................................................................... 58
Window size ................................................................................................................................... 59
Video Session Viewer tasks ......................................................................................................................... 59
Closing a session ....................................................................................................................................... 59
Using Virtual Media .................................................................................................................... 60
Virtual Media overview ............................................................................................................................... 60
Limitations of using USB 2.0 composite devices with Virtual Media ....................................................... 60
Virtual Media resources .............................................................................................................................. 61
Configuring Virtual Media........................................................................................................................... 61
Sharing and preemption considerations ........................................................................................................ 61
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