Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM7017 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction

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  • 1.1 Key features

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  • 1.2 System components

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  • 1.3 Terminology

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  • 1.4 System diagram

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  • AccessIT

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• 2. Pre-installation guidelines

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  • 2.1 Access services details

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• 3. Understanding the system – an overview

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  • 3.1 Creating users

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  • 3.2 Forming users into Groups

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  • 3.3 Creating Targets

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  • 3.4 Forming Targets into sets

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  • 3.5 Associating a User Group with a Target Set

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  • 3.6 Access services

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• 4. Setting up the system

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  • 4.1 Connecting the AccessIT Manager

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  • 4.2 AccessIT Manager’s default IP address

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• 5. Displaying the AccessIT web interface

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  • 5.1 Menu section

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• 6. Creating users

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  • 6.1 General tab

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  • 6.2 User Group tab

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  • 6.3 Access Permissions tab

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  • 6.4 Saving a user

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  • 6.5 Creating a User Group

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• 7. Configuring Targets

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  • 7.1 Access Services tab

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  • 7.2 PDUs tab

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  • 7.3 Target Sets tab

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  • 7.4 Access Permissions tab

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  • 7.5 Saving the Target

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  • 7.6 Deleting Targets

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  • 7.7 Creating a Target Set

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• 8. Configuring KVM/IP Devices

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  • 8.1 Setting each IP device to be AccessIT enabled

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  • 8.2 Configuring the IP devices

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  • 8.3 KVM Ports tab

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  • 8.4 Targets

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  • 8.5 Network tab

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  • 8.6 Saving the IP device configuration changes

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  • 8.7 Deleting IP devices

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  • 8.8 Device discovery

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• 9. Configuring Other Devices

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  • 9.1 Configuring PDUs

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  • 9.2 Configuring Console Servers

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• 10. Configuring Access Services

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  • 10.1 Access services

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  • 10.2 Minicom KVM/IP

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  • 10.3 Configuring other Access Services – introduction

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• 11. Configuring Access services for individual Targets

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  • 11.1 Default access service

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  • 11.2 Minicom PX Serial

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• 12. Account Policy

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  • 12.1 Password policy

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  • 12.2 External authentication (LDAP)

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• 13. Global Settings

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  • 13.1 AccessIT / KVM/IP Session Idle timeout

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• 14. Attached Devices

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  • 14.1 Selecting PDUs

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  • 14.2 KVM switches

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  • 14.3 Configuring a Console server

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• 15. System Maintenance

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  • 15.1 Backup & Restore

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  • 15.2 Restore Settings

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  • 15.3 Firmware upgrade

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  • 15.4 Replication

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  • 15.5 Event log

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  • 15.6 SNMP

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• 16. Unit Maintenance

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  • 16.1 Date & Time tab

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  • 16.2 Network tab

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  • 16.3 Power Control tab

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• 17. Accessing Targets - Administrator

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  • 17.1 Access page columns

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  • 17.2 Accessing a Target via KVM/IP remote session

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  • 17.3 Sharing a remote session

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  • 17.4 Displaying the Toolbar

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  • 17.5 Virtual Media

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  • 17.6 Session profile

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  • 17.7 Full screen mode

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  • 17.8 Changing the performance settings

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  • 17.9 Adjusting the Video settings

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  • 17.10 Power cycle

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  • 17.11 Keyboard key sequences

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  • 17.12 Synchronizing mouse pointers

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  • 17.13 Manual mouse synchronization

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  • 17.14 Accessing a Target through other Access Services

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  • 17.15 Exiting the AccessIT system

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• 18. Accessing Targets as a User

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  • 18.1 Power column

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  • 18.2 Status column

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  • 18.3 Connecting to a Target

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• 19. Accessing an IP device directly

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• 20. About

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• 21. General troubleshooting

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• 22. Technical Specifications

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  • 22.1 WEEE compliance

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• 23. Appendix A – PX details

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  • 23.1 KVM/IP device details

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