Avocent Network Device SPC420 - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 2: Installation 15
During configuration, you specify whether the computer will be a hub server or a spoke server. If
this is your first DSView 3 server installation, hub should be selected in the Select DSView Server
Role window. The hub server should be installed before any spoke servers are added.
What you will need
If the computer will be a hub server, you will need the license key obtained from Avocent and
provide a username and password to use for initial log in.
If the computer will be a spoke server, you will need to identify the associated hub server and
provide the name/password of the hub server’s DSView 3 software administrator.
To configure the DSView 3 software:
1. If you are configuring the DSView 3 software during the installation process, you have already
clicked Done in the Launch Default Browser window.
If you quit after installing the DSView 3 software installation process (by closing the window),
select Start - Programs - Avocent DSView 3 - DSView Software.
2. A security alert box will appear containing certificate information. See Certificates on page 46.
3. The Select DSView Server Role window opens.
• Click Hub to assign the dedicated server as the hub server, then click Next. Go to step 3.
• Click Spoke to assign the dedicated server as a spoke server, then click Next. Go to step 8.
4. The Type in Master License Key window opens. Type the Avocent-provided license key for
the DSView 3 software hub server, then click Next. (DSView 3 software license keys prior to
version 3.0 are not valid.)
If you did not receive a license key, click the http://www.avocent.com/activation link to obtain
a license key.
If the entered license is already in use on another server, a license violation will occur when
you log in, and you must configure the server as a spoke server.
5. The Type in Initial Administrator Account window opens. Type a username, a password and
confirm the password of the user to whom you wish to give administrator privileges.
Usernames are case sensitive and may contain up to 64 characters. Click Next.
6. A Request in Progress message will appear. The license key will be installed and a DSView 3
software administrator account will be created. The built-in user groups will also be created.
7. The Completed Successful window will open when configuration is completed. Click Finish.
8. The User Login window will open in the DSView 3 Explorer.
You may now log in using the username and password specified during configuration.
If you chose to configure the server as a spoke server in the Select DSView Server Role window or
if you entered a duplicate software license key in the Type in Master License Key window,
continue with the following steps.