HP KVM CAT5 3x1x16 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 35
Accessing console switches
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Accessing console switches Accessing console switches overview When you click the Console Switches icon, you see a list of the console switches currently defined in the local database. To access a console switch, first log in with a valid password and user name. After you log into the console switch, the HP IP Console Viewer caches the user name and password into memory for the duration of the HP IP Console Viewer session. All HP IP Console Switch Viewer communications to the console switch use an SMP connection. NOTE: You can clear the login credentials. For information on clearing the login credentials, see "Clearing login credentials (on page 34)." To access a console switch: 1. Click Console Switches to display the console switches in the selected view. 2. Double-click the desired console switch. A login dialog box appears. -orSelect the console switch, and click Manage Console Switch. A login dialog box appears. -orRight-click the console switch, and select Manage Console Switch from the resulting list. A login dialog box appears. -orClick Console Switches, and press Enter. A login dialog box appears. 3. Enter a valid user name and password. If a new user name and password have not been created, the Override Admin. account can be used. The default user name for this account is Admin (casesensitive), and the default password field is blank. IMPORTANT: If you have previously logged in to the console switch during the same HP IP Console Viewer session, the login dialog does not display unless authentication or authorization fails or you clear the login credentials. 4. Click OK. The Manage Console Switch window appears. For information on managing console switches, see "Managing KVM console switches (on page 36) or "Managing serial console switches (on page 98)." -orClick Cancel to exit without logging in. Accessing console switches 35