Avocent 416 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Basic Operations
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To create the administrator account:
1. Press
the
Control key twice to access the Administrator Channel List.
2. Press
the
Control key twice again to access the Command menu.
3. Select
Administrator Functions - Setup Administrator. The Administrator
Setup screen appears.
4.
Type your password and press Enter. (The password is not case sensitive.)
5.
Re-enter the password for confirmation.
6. Enter the number of minutes you wish to pass without keyboard/mouse
activity before the administrator is automatically logged out of the system.
Entering Ø keeps the administrator logged on continuously; 60 is the
maximum setting.
CAUTION: Security is enabled once the password has been created. Store a copy of your
password in a safe place.
You should now see the option F10 - Logout at the bottom of your Administrator
Channel List and a lock symbol to the right of the menu headings.
To set up additional users:
1. Press
the
Control key twice to access the Administrator Channel List.
2. Press
the
Control key twice again to access the Command menu.
3. Select
Administrator Functions - Setup User 1.
4. Highlight
Name and type the name for this user.
5. Highlight
Password and type the password, then confirm it for this user.
(Passwords are not case sensitive.)
6. Highlight
Logout Time. Type a value in minutes for this user’s logout time.
A value of Ø keeps the user logged on continuously; 60 is the maximum
setting. The default is set for 5 minutes.
7. Highlight
Access Setup. You will see a listing of all attached servers in the
channel list. For each server, choose a level of access for this user by
selecting one of the function keys listed on the screen: F5 for no access, F6
for video only or F7 for video and keyboard/mouse capability. The default
is set for full access. All changes go into effect immediately. Press Enter
when you are finished.
8. Press
Enter to accept your selections and repeat steps 3-7 for each
remaining user.