Cyclades AlterPath family of KVM products Manual Do Utilizador

Cyclades Web Manager

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Administrators perform most tasks through the Cyclades Web Manager. The 
Web Manager runs in a browser and provides a real-time view of all the 
equipment that is connected to the KVM/net. The administrator or the regular 
user who has administrative access can use the Web Manager to configure 
users and ports, troubleshoot, maintain, cycle power, and reboot the connected 
devices, either while on site or from a remote location. KVM/net also allows 
regular users and administrators to use the Web Manager to access devices 
that are connected to KVM ports.

The On Screen Display (OSD) can be used locally from a keyboard, 
monitor and mouse that is directly connected to the KVM/net. When 
the monitor and the KVM/net are on, the OSD login screen appears on 
the monitor. 

• See “To Connect to the User 1 Management Port” on page 83 for 

instructions on how to make the hardware connection.

• See “On Screen Display” on page 351 for how KVM/net 

administrators and regular users can use the OSD.

The KVM/net offers the following types of access allowing 
administrators to log in and enter Linux commands and KVM/net-
specific commands in a shell running on the KVM/net.

• A local administrator who has a direct connection to the console 

port on the KVM/net, who is running a terminal or terminal 
emulation program, and who knows the root password. The direct 
login requires authentication using the root password. The default 
shell defined for the root user is bash.

• A remote administrator who uses telnet or ssh to connect to the 

KVM/net and log in as root.

See “To Connect to the Console Port” on page 82 and “Configuring 
Basic Networking Using the wiz Command” on page 85.

Table 1-6:  Administration Options (Continued)