Accessing Your Remote Console Switch

When you click the Remote Console Switches tab, you will see a list of the switches currently defined in the local database. To access a Remote Console Switch, you must first log into it by typing a username and password. The default username is Admin (case sensitive) with no password. Once you have logged in to a particular Remote Console Switch, the Remote Console Switch Software will cache the username and password in memory for the duration of the Remote Console Switch Software session.

NOTE: You can clear the login credentials an re-login under another username and password by selecting Tools - Clear Login Credentials.

Figure 3-8. Remote Console Switch View Tab Selected

To log into a Remote Console Switch:

1 Click the Remote Console Switches tab in the Explorer.

2 Double-click a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane.
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Select a Remote Console Switch from the Unit Selector pane, and click the Manage Remote Console Switch task button.
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Right-click on a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane. A pop-up menu appears. Select Manage Remote Console Switch.
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Click a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane and press <Enter>.

3 A login prompt appears. Type your username and password. If this is the first time you have accessed the Remote Console Switch or you have not assigned a username and password, type the default username, Admin (case sensitive), with no password.

4 Click OK to access the Remote Console Switch. This launches the MP. For more information about the MP, see Managing Your Remote Console Switch.
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Click Cancel to exit without logging in.

To search for a Remote Console Switch in the system:

1 Click the Remote Console Switch tab and insert your cursor in the search text box.

2 Type the search information. This can be the Remote Console Switch name or any information you have entered in the other Unit Selector list headings such as Type or Location or IP Address.

3 Click the Search button. The results appear in the Unit list.

4 Review the results of your search.

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Click the Clear Results button to display the entire list again.

To auto search by typing in the Unit list:

1 Click the Remote Console Switch tab.

2 Type the first few characters of a Remote Console Switch name. The highlight will move to the first Remote Console Switch beginning with those characters. If you pause for a second or more between letters, the function will reset itself and you can begin to type the first few characters of the next Remote Console Switch.

Accessing and Managing Your Servers

The Servers tab displays a list of servers defined in the database. The Group Selector pane appears displaying a tree view containing all of the unique server types that are defined in the database. The Group Selector pane only appears if two or more server types are defined. You can either click All Servers or click on a folder to view all the servers of a particular type. When you select a server and click the Connect Video task button, the Viewer launches. The Viewer allows you full keyboard, monitor and mouse control over a server.

You can also scan through a customized list of servers by enabling individual servers to appear in the Thumbnail Viewer. This view contains a series of thumbnail frames, each containing a small, scaled, non-interactive version of a server's screen image. For more information, see Viewing Multiple Servers Using the Scan Mode.

Figure 3-9. Server View Tab Selected

To access a server:

1 Click the Servers tab in the Explorer.

2 Select a server to access in the Unit Selector pane.

3 Click the Connect Video task button.
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Right-click on the server. A pop-up menu appears. Select Connect Video.
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Double-click the server name.
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Press <Enter>. The Viewer launches in a new window.

To search for a server in the system:

1 Click the Servers tab and insert your cursor in the search text box.

2 Type the search information. This can be the server name or any information you have entered in the other Unit Selector list headings such as Type or Location.

3 Click the Search button. The results appear in the Unit list.

4 Review the results of your search.
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Click the Clear Results button to display the entire list again.