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38 DSView Installer/User Guide
Configuring host PCs
A computer attached directly to your DS appliance/DSR switch is called a “host PC.” If you are
directly attaching a host PC, you may give it a descriptive name in the Port field. No further
configuration is necessary.
Configuring attached KVM switches
NOTE: DS appliances support specific AutoView
®
switches and OutLook
®
switches. Contact Avocent Technical
Support or your reseller for details.
Before the ports on an attached KVM switch can be accessed, the DSView management software
must be configured to recognize the attached switch.
If a port is already associated with a KVM switch, you may modify or remove its association using
either the Ports tab or the Properties tab in the [DS Appliance/DSR Switch] Properties dialog box.
To configure the DSView management software for an attached cascaded or non-
cascaded switch:
1. Attach the switch as directed in your hardware installer/user guide.
2. Activate the DSView management software, and display the DS appliance/DSR switch to
which the switch is attached.
3. Right-click on the DS appliance/DSR switch and select Properties. The Properties dialog box
will appear.
4. Select the Ports tab.
5. You will see a list of ports and a corresponding drop-down menu beside it. Using the drop-
down menu, select the number of channels supported by the KVM switch you are configuring.
Repeat this procedure for every KVM switch you plan to configure. Click OK when complete.
After all DS appliances/DSR switches are configured, you may add CPS serial over IP network
appliances, EVR1500 environmental monitor and control appliances and generic appliances to
the system.
Adding a CPS appliance
To add a new CPS appliance to the system:
1. From the DSView management software window, click View - Topology to display the DS
topology view.
2. Click Topology to add the new CPS appliance at the top level of the topology tree.
- or -
Expand the topology tree and click on the name of the group to which you wish to add the new
CPS appliance.