Accessing units view windows – Avocent Network Device SPC420 User Manual

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106 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide

To attach a target device that has already been added to the DSView 3 software system,
enable the Attach to an Existing Target Device radio button, enter the name in the Device
Name field and then click Next.

To browse for a target device that has already been added to the DSView 3 software
system, enable the Browse for an Existing Target Device radio button. The Browse for an
Existing Target Device window will open, listing all target devices (or the first 2000),
sorted alphabetically. To tailor the list, enter a valid filter string and click Filter. Select a
target device from the list and then click Next.

6.

The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish.

Accessing Units View windows

To enable a topology view in a Units View window, click Topology (see Topology view on
page 104).

To access Units View windows:

Click the Units tab.

To display target devices:

a.

Click Target Devices in the side navigation bar. The Target Devices - All window will
open. This window lists all target devices in the system.

b.

Click one of the target device type links (if available) in the side navigation bar. Target
device types are user-defined. If a type has been assigned to a target device, the type name
will appear under Target Devices in the side navigation bar. For example, if you assign a
type of “Windows 2000” to three target devices, a Windows 2000 link will appear in the
side navigation bar. Clicking on the link will display the three target devices, as well as
any other target devices assigned that type.

To display managed appliances:

a.

Click Appliances in the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open.

b.

To display an Appliance Type window, click one of the appliance type links in the side
navigation bar.

To display a list of units that you have accessed most recently, click Recently Accessed in the
side navigation bar.

To display units by groupings (if available), click the link in the side navigation bar.

Click Sites to open the Units in Sites window.

Click Departments to open the Units in Departments window.

Click Locations to open the Units in Locations window.

Click Custom Field Labels to display the Units in Custom Field window.

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