Setting user station security – Avocent 416 User Manual

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AutoView 424 Installer/User Guide

4. Highlight

ID Dwell Time. Enter a number between Ø-255 seconds. Entering

Ø disables the ID window. Entering 255 allows the ID window to stay on

screen the entire time the channel is active.

5. Highlight

Save Changes and press Enter.

Setting User Station Security

The Administrator Functions menu allows you to set up the administrator and

user accounts, enable and disable the setup port and utilize the AutoView 424

FLASH upgrade feature. The table below discusses the security features.

Security Operating Modes

Feature Description

Administrator

Setting up an administrator account with a password places your
system in secure mode. A lock symbol will appear to the right of the
screen headings to indicate secure operation. Non-secure systems
do not use passwords. To return your system to the default of non-
secure mode, simply delete the administrator password. When the
administrator password is enabled, user passwords must also be
entered or the switch will not be completely secure. The default for
users is no password. Simply press Enter at the prompt. If you
confi gure an administrator password from this menu, your system will
then be in secure mode. A lock symbol will appear to the right of the
menu headings to indicate secure operation.

Logout Capability

You have the option of automatically logging out of the system after
an administrator defi ned period of inactivity. Time-out values can be
set from Ø to 60 minutes. (Default is fi ve minutes.) A value of Ø
keeps the user logged in continuously. When the time-out is
reached, the current channel is deselected and the display goes to
the login prompt. Users must log in again to access system
computers. This option is only available in secure mode.

Multiple User Logins You can create up to four user login accounts in addition to the

system administrator. Use these accounts to confi gure and control
server access for every type of system user. The administrator has
full access privileges. Additional users can have viewing or viewing
with keyboard and mouse control capability for each attached server.
This option is only available in secure mode.

To access the Administrator Functions menu:

1. Press

the

Control key twice to access the Administrator Channel List.

2. Press

the

Control key twice more to access Administrator Commands.

3. Highlight

Administrator Functions and press Enter.

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