Avocent 5224 User Manual
Chapter 3: Web Manager for All Users 45
Accessing Native Features on a Target Device
As mentioned in Access to native features on a target device on page 7, the Native IP and
DirectCommand privilege authorizes users for both Native IP and DirectCommand actions. If the
user is not authorized, the Action pull-down menu for a device on the Web Manager Target
devices screen does not list either Native IP or DirectCommand. Some differences between Native
IP and DirectCommand options that appear for authorized users are described in the following table
with links to sections that provide more details.
DirectCommand privilege authorizes users for both Native IP and DirectCommand actions. If the
user is not authorized, the Action pull-down menu for a device on the Web Manager Target
devices screen does not list either Native IP or DirectCommand. Some differences between Native
IP and DirectCommand options that appear for authorized users are described in the following table
with links to sections that provide more details.
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Table 3.2: Differences Between Accessing Native IP and DirectCommand from the Web Manager
Native IP
DirectCommand
The Action pull
-
down menu for a target device
displays Native IP Enable only if a secure tunnel exists
between the user’s workstation and the MergePoint
5224/5240 SP manager. See To enable access to
Native IP on a target device (Web Manager): on
page 46 for more details.
between the user’s workstation and the MergePoint
5224/5240 SP manager. See To enable access to
Native IP on a target device (Web Manager): on
page 46 for more details.
If a secure tunnel does not exist, the Action pull
-
down
menu displays Native IP: Unavailable.
The Action pull
-
down menu for a target device initially
displays DirectCommand Enable.
Clicking the Native IP Enable link has the
following effects:
•
following effects:
•
Enables Native IP and makes the Disable
link active.
link active.
•
Causes the Go to native web interface link
to appear.
to appear.
The authorized user can then do one of the
following actions:
•
following actions:
•
Click the Go to native web interface link to launch a
browser that brings up the native web application
on the target device.
browser that brings up the native web application
on the target device.
-
or
-
•
Launch an SP management application from the
user’s remote workstation.
user’s remote workstation.
See Managing Native IP on page 46 for more details.
Clicking the DirectCommand Enable has the
following effects:
•
following effects:
•
Enables DirectConnect and makes the Disable
link active.
link active.
•
Launches a Java applet that creates a secure SSH
tunnel and manages the DirectConnect connection.
tunnel and manages the DirectConnect connection.
•
Causes a Go to Direct Command Interface link
becomes active on the Action menu.
becomes active on the Action menu.
•
Causes the DirectCommand Connected link to
appear in the upper right of the Web Manager
under the IP address.
appear in the upper right of the Web Manager
under the IP address.
•
The SP or device’s web interface comes up in a
separate window, with a login prompt if login
is required.
separate window, with a login prompt if login
is required.
Clicking the DirectCommand Disable link closes the
window and causes the DirectCommand Connected
link to change to DirectCommand: Idle. See Managing
DirectCommand connections on page 47 for
more details.
window and causes the DirectCommand Connected
link to change to DirectCommand: Idle. See Managing
DirectCommand connections on page 47 for
more details.