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6. Select the command to associate with the generic appliance.
• None - Select this option if the generic appliance does not have an associated command.
• Launch Telnet Session - If this option is selected, the generic appliance will use a Telnet
application connection.
• Launch Browser - If this option is selected, the generic appliance will use either the IP
address of the appliance or a user-specified URL when the web connection is launched.
Type the web address in the URL field.
• Launch User Specified Application - If this option is selected, you must enter an associ-
ated executable in the Command field. If the $1 parameter is included with the executable,
the IP address of the appliance will be automatically substituted when the command
is executed.
The command associated with the generic appliance will be executed when:
• The appliance is double-clicked in the DSView management software window.
• The generic appliance is right-clicked in the DSView management software or
DSWebview Client and the Command menu option is selected.
7. Click the OK button to add the new generic appliance to the DSAuth Server and close the
dialog box. The new generic appliance appears in the Topology and Server views.
NOTE: Once a generic appliance has been added, the specified connection option cannot be changed. You must
delete the generic appliance and re-add it to specify a different connection method. However, you may choose a
different URL if you are using the Launch Browser connection option or a different executable if you are using the
Launch User Specified Application connection option.
Adding an EVR1500 environmental monitor
To add a new EVR1500 environmental monitor 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 EVR1500 environmental monitor at the top level of the
topology tree.
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Expand the topology tree and click on the name of the group to which you wish to add the new
EVR1500 environmental monitor.
3. Select File - New - EVR1500. The New EVR1500 dialog box appears.
4. In the EVR1500 tab, enter the IP address for the EVR1500 environmental monitor that you
are adding.
5. Enter the domain name for the EVR1500 environmental monitor, which will display in the
Topology and Server views.
6. Click on the Properties tab and type in any information you wish to add.