Avocent DM2000 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• EmergeTM DM2000 Desktop Manager

  3
• Table of Contents

  5
• Product Overview

  13
  • Introduction

    13
  • Features and Benefits

    13
  • System Components

    14
  • Supported Units

    14
    • Target Device

      15
  • Explorer Window

    15
    • Using the side navigation bar

      16
    • Displaying pages

      16
    • Refreshing a window

      17
    • Using keyboard commands

      17
  • Internet Explorer Considerations

    17
  • Firewalls

    17
• Hardware Installation and Setup

  19
  • Introduction

    19
  • Safety Precautions

    19
  • Rack Mount Safety Considerations

    19
  • Cabling Installation, Maintenance and Safety Tips

    20
  • Management Appliance Configuration

    20
  • Installing the Management Appliance

    22
  • Using the serial port to configure the IP addresses of the Management Appliance

    22
• Managing Units

  25
  • Introduction

    25
  • Accessing the Management Appliance Web Interface

    25
  • Units View Windows

    25
    • Types of Units View windows

      26
    • Accessing Units View windows

      26
    • Units View windows fields

      26
    • Unit Overview windows

      27
  • Adding Units

    27
    • Adding a single appliance

      28
    • Adding units from a range of IP addresses

      28
    • Adding Units on an IP Subnet

      29
    • Deleting Units

      30
  • Managing units

    30
    • Viewing Unit Overview Information

      30
    • Changing Unit Properties

      31
  • Configuring Network Settings for an ECMS Transmitter or Receiver

    32
    • Authentication Server Settings

      32
    • Viewing Version Information

      33
    • Rebooting a unit

      33
    • Enabling Auto-Login Mode for an ECMS Receiver

      33
    • Setting the Operating Mode for an ECMS Receiver

      34
  • Managing Firmware Upgrades

    35
  • Active Media Sessions

    35
    • All active media sessions

      36
    • Performing a Forced Log-Out

      36
  • Department and Location Groups

    36
• Managing Users

  39
  • Introduction

    39
  • User Accounts Windows

    39
  • Adding User Accounts

    40
    • Deleting User Accounts

      41
    • Enabling and Disabling User Accounts

      41
  • Managing User Accounts

    42
    • Viewing User Account Overview Information

      42
  • User Access Configurations

    42
    • User Passwords

      43
    • Editing User Account Restrictions

      44
    • User Account restrictions

      44
  • User Contact Details

    44
  • User Authentication Services

    45
• Advanced Operations

  47
  • ECMS Transmitter Pooling

    47
  • Backup and Restore

    47
  • Management Appliance Upgrade

    48
  • Firmware Management

    49
• Events and Event Logs

  51
  • Introduction

    51
  • Event Severity and Categories

    51
    • Event severity

      51
    • Event categories

      52
  • Displaying the Event Log

    52
  • Changing the Event Log Retention Period

    52
  • Creating an Event Log .csv File

    53
    • APPENDICES

      55
  • Appendices

    55
    • Appendix A: Technical Specifications

      56
    • Appendix B: Technical Support

      57
  • License Information

    59