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61KVM Access Management Software User Manual
Tools
Click Tools on the Panel Menu bar to open the page.
Click an icon to perform a specific task described in the table.
Icon Icon Name Task
Broadcast IP
address and port
number to the
devices
Before a device can communicate with KVM ACCESS, its ANMS settings have to
specify KVM ACCESS' IP address and device management port number. Click this
icon and KVM ACCESS will broadcast its IP address and device management port
number to the devices connected to it on its network. This automatically sets them on
the devices (instead of setting them manually on the device itself). This is done the first
time a device is connected to the KVM ACCESS network, or if a device has been reset
to its default settings.
Note: 1. This function uses UDP to broadcast the information. Therefore the devices
must be on the same network segment (VPN will not work). UDP uses port 18768.
Make sure that the network settings for computers that KVM ACCESS is installed on
have this port open.
2. For heightened security, once the broadcast is done and the information has been
sent to the device, the device will not accept UDP broadcasts from any other KVM
ACCESS .
3. If you change KVM ACCESS servers, you must use the ANMS settings page to
specify the IP Address and port number (see Device Configuration (For KVM
Devices), page 110).
Broadcast
changed IP
address and port
number to the
devices
This feature is used when KVM ACCESS' IP address and/or device management port
number changes. Click this icon to broadcast KVM ACCESS’ new IP address and/or
device management port number to the devices connected to it on its network,
automatically updating their ANMS settings accordingly.
Note: 1. This function uses UDP to broadcast the information. Therefore the devices
must be on the same network segment (VPN will not work).
2. For heightened security, the receiving devices will only accept UDP broadcasts from
the original KVM ACCESS that initialized them.
Restore device
configuration
This feature is used to restore a device's configuration and/or account information to
one saved on a previously backed up configuration file (See “Backup Device
Configuration/Account Information” on page 89). See page 62 for the restoration
procedure.
Device Name
Sync
If device name changes have occurred, use this feature to manually sync the names
between the devices and the KVM ACCESS. See “Device Sync” on page 63 for
automatic syncing details.