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Chapter 4: managing your appliance – Avocent AV Works User Manual

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Chapter 4: Managing Your Appliance

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Chapter 4: Managing Your Appliance

Once you have installed a new appliance, you have the ability to view and

configure unit parameters, view and control currently active video sessions

and execute a variety of control functions such as rebooting and upgrading

your appliance. This is accomplished through the Appliance Management

Panel ( AMP). The AMP has three tabbed panels: Settings, Status and Tools.

Figure 4.1: Appliance Management Panel Dialog Box

To access the AMP:

1.

Click the Appliances button in the AVWorks Explorer.

2.

Double-click on an appliance from the Unit Selector pane.
-or-
Select an appliance from the Unit Selector pane, then click the Manage
appliance
task button.
-or-
Right-click on an appliance in the Unit Selector pane. A pop-up menu
appears. Select Manage appliance.
-or-
Click an appliance in the Unit Selector pane and press Enter.

3. A

password prompt appears. Type in your username and password and

click OK. The default username is Admin with no password.

NOTE: AVWorks caches your user credentials until the application is closed. You do not need
to re-enter your credentials for each session.

4. The

Appliance Management Panel dialog box appears.