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KVM Access Management Software User Manual64
Properties page contents:
Properties Page Action Buttons. When a top-level (non-nested) APC device is selected in the
Sidebar or the Interactive Display Panel, a series of action buttons appear at the top-right of the
Interactive Display Panel.
Item Explanation
Basic Information Name: Provide a name to identify the port. The default is the port name it was given under its
original device configuration. If you change the name here, the change only takes place in the
KVM ACCESS database. The name on the original configuration remains the same.
Model: KVM ACCESS recognizes the device model and fills in this field automatically. It
cannot be edited. If the device is a Cat5e KVM switch, the KVM Adapter Cable model displays
here.
Port ID: Port IDs are unique and permanent and cannot be edited. KVM ACCESS fills in the
field automatically. The ID for Cat5e KVM switch ports is derived from the KVM Adapter
Cable ID.
Port Number: KVM ACCESS ascertains which port on the KVM switch is being configured
and fills in this field automatically. It cannot be edited.
Department: For organizational purposes, establish department categories (R&D, for example),
and assign ports to them. Click to select a department (previously created, see page 71) from the
list to which the port will belong.
Location: For organizational purposes location categories (West Coast, for example) can be
established, and ports assigned to them. Click to select the location choice from the list
(previously created, see page 71).
Type: For organizational purposes the device type can be specified. Click to select the type from
the list (previously created, see page 71).
Description: Optional field. Enter extra information to describe the port here.
Contact
Information
Optional fields for the name and telephone number of the device administrator.
System Macro If system macros have been made, select one from the drop down list. When you close the KVM
viewer the macro will be sent to the server connected to this port and the server will run it.
Note: This item only appears on ports that have servers connected to them.
Trap Destination Optional field. The email address of the person who will receive trap notifications.
Restrictions KVM ACCESS Options includr Disable other authentication, Enable device logs to be sent to
the KVM ACCESS, and Device session timeout (minutes)
Action Purpose
Update All Click to open a page listing all of the items nested under the top-level device. Configure (or
reconfigure) the Department, Location, Type, Description, and Trap Destination of each nested
(child) item.
Lock All If the total number of device nodes on the installation exceeds the number designated by the
license, exclude device nodes by locking them. Click the button to lock all of the device's ports.
See “Locking / Unlocking Ports” on page 60 for more information.
Unlock All Click to unlock all of the device's ports.
Save Click to save any changes made on the Properties page.
Update If the installation information for a device does not match the information stored in KVM
ACCESS' database (if an adapter is moved to a different port, or a new adapter is connected to a
port) a question mark is added to the icon in the Sidebar and the Update button is enabled. Select
the device in the Sidebar and click Update to update the device's installation information in KVM
ACCESS.
Move Click to move the device to a different folder. Select the folder then click OK in the dialog box.