Minicom Advanced Systems 5UM70156 V1.1 12 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction

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  • 1.1 Key features

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  • 1.2 Terminology

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  • 1.3 System components

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  • 1.4 Pre-installation guidelines

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• 2. Connecting and setting up the system

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  • 2.1 Connecting the hardware

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  • 2.2 Initial Settings

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    • 2.2.1 Changing the Root user’s password

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    • 2.2.2 Setting the system’s date and time

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    • 2.2.3 Accessing the KVM.net Manager from outside a Firewall

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    • 2.2.4 Accessing the KVM.net Manager from a remote location

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• 3. Displaying the Web interface

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  • 3.1 IP Access status

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• 4. Configuring the system components

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  • 4.1 Defining the KVM switches

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    • 4.1.1 Importing a new KVM Switch

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  • 4.2 Creating Target servers

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    • 4.2.1 Mouse parameters

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    • 4.2.2 Deleting Targets

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  • 4.3 Configuring the IP Access units

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    • 4.3.1 Assigning a name to an IP Access unit

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  • 4.4 Deleting an IP Access unit

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• 5. Using the system – an overview

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  • 5.1 Creating a user

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    • 5.1.1 The General tab elements

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    • 5.1.2 The Targets tab elements

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    • 5.1.3 User summary

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    • 5.1.4 Deleting a User

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  • 5.2 Creating a User Group

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    • 5.2.1 The Members tab elements

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    • 5.2.2 The Targets tab elements

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  • 5.3 Adding Users to a Group

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    • 5.3.1 Deleting Users from a Group

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  • 5.4 Associating User/Groups with Targets

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    • 5.4.1 Disassociating a User/Group from a Target

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    • 5.4.2 Deleting a User Group

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  • 5.5 Creating a Target Set

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    • 5.5.1 The General tab elements

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    • 5.5.2 The Targets tab elements

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    • 5.5.3 The Users tab elements

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    • 5.5.4 Deleting a Target Set

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  • 5.6 Associating Target servers with Target Sets

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  • 5.7 Creating Profiles

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    • 5.7.1 Creating a Target Profile

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    • 5.7.2 Creating an IP Access Profile

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• 6. Maintenance features

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  • 6.1 Upgrading the KVM.net/IP Access firmware

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  • 6.2 Backup

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    • 6.2.1 The backup elements

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• 7. Account policy

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  • 7.1 Password policy

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  • 7.2 Account blocking

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  • 7.3 Idle timeout

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• 8. General Administration of the system

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  • 8.1 Updating the system

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  • 8.2 Exiting the KVM.net Manager system

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  • 8.3 Rebooting KVM.net Manager system

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  • 8.4 Shutting down the KVM.net Manager system

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  • 8.5 Activity Log

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• 9. Accessing the system as a User

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  • 9.1 Status column

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  • 9.2 Connecting to a Target server

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    • 9.2.1 Navigating the Web display

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• 10. Accessing an IP Access unit directly

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• 11. Technical Specifications

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