Adding Users And Configuring Ports Using The Web Manager; Other Methods Of Accessing The Web Manager; Table 2.2: Additional Information About Configuration And Administration; Where Documented - Avocent Cyclades ACS Installation/Administration/User Manual

For detailed information on Security Profiles, see Security Profiles on page 124.
The administrator can perform the following tasks using the Web Manager.
• Administer the console server and its connected devices.
• Configure user and group permissions.
• Access the serial ports and the connected devices.

Adding users and configuring ports using the Web Manager

NOTE: From the factory, the console server is configured with all serial ports disabled.
The administrator can add users, enable or disable the serial ports and select and assign specific
users to individual ports. For more information on managing users and ports, see Security Menu
and Forms on page 113 and Ports Menu and Forms on page 131.
For additional configuration and administration options and other important related information,
see the chapters in the console server user manual listed in the following table.

Table 2.2: Additional Information About Configuration and Administration

Topic
Installation and Configuration Process.
For Regular Users - How to use the Web Manager to access
servers and connected devices.
Web Manager in Wizard Mode.
Web Manager in Expert Mode.

Other Methods of Accessing the Web Manager

You can access the Web Manager using either DHCP or the default IP address.
NOTE: Accessing the Web Manager using either DHCP or the default IP address requires additional setup and
configuration specific to your site's network configuration.
To use a dynamic IP address to access the Web Manager:
This procedure assumes that DHCP is enabled and that you are able to obtain the dynamic IP
address currently assigned to the console server.
1. Mount the console server.
2. Connect servers and other devices to be managed through the console server.
3. Power up the console server and connected devices.
4. Enter the console server's IP address in the browser's address field.
Chapter 2: Installation

Where Documented

Chapter 2 beginning on page 13
Chapter 3 beginning on page 23
Chapter 5 beginning on page 39
Chapter 6 beginning on page 55
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