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Launching a session – Dell KVM 2162DS User Manual

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Description

4

Side navigation bar: Use the side navigation bar to select
the information to be displayed. You can use the side
navigation bar to display windows in which you can specify
settings or perform operations.

5

Navigation tabs: The selected tab displays the system
information in the content area. Some tabs provide sub tabs
that can be clicked to display and revise details within a
category.

6

Content area: Use the content area to display or make
changes to the switch OBWI system.

Launching a Session

NOTE: Java 1.6.0_11 or later is required to launch a session.

To launch a session:

1

From the side navigation bar, select Target List. A list of available devices
will appear.

2

The applicable action, KVM Session or Serial Session, will be displayed in
the Action column, and will depend on the target device that was selected
to launch the session. If more than one action is available for a given target
device, click the drop-down arrow and select the applicable action from the
list.

If the target device is currently in use, you may be able to gain access by forcing
a connection to the device if your preemption level is equal to or higher than
the current user’s.

The RCS also allows serial sessions to Serial SIPs via an external Telnet or SSH
application such as PuTTY. Telnet and SSH sessions are only used to connect to
Serial SIPs and cannot be used to access or manage RCS or KVM target devices.

To launch a serial session from a Telnet or SSH application: