User guide

86 DSView Installer/User Guide
Video Viewer window minimum requirements
The Video Viewer window requires one of the following:
• Windows 2000 Workstation or Server with Service Pack 2
• Window NT 4.0 Workstation or Server with Service Pack 6a
• Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
•Red Hat
®
Linux
®
7.2, 7.3, 8.0 or 9.0 with 2.4 Kernel (supported in the DSWebview
software only)
To access the Video Viewer window:
In the DSView management software window, double-click on a port.
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Click an appliance port hyperlink.
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Select a port and then right-click and select Connect from the shortcut menu.
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In the DSWebView software, place your cursor over a port and select Connect from the floating
option menu.
The Viewer launches in a new window.
To preempt the local user:
1. In the DSView management software window, select a port and then right-click and select
Disconnect from the shortcut menu.
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In a DSWebview software window, place your cursor over a port and select Disconnect from
the floating option menu.
2. A message will prompt you to terminate the local user’s session (if you have appropriate
access rights) when the local user is viewing this device.
3. Click Yes to terminate the local user’s connection. The local user will receive a notification
message. The Video Viewer window launches.
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Click No to allow the local user to retain the connection.
To close a Video Viewer window session:
Select File - Exit from the Video Viewer window.