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Accessing Spider Devices Spider Remote Console windows may be launched in the Spider View Observation Window, an individual window, or both. A green Spider icon indicates it is currently connected. A yellow Spider icon indicates it is in process of negotiating a connection. A red Spider icon indicates it is not connected. 1. To connect a Spider Remote Console in the Observation Window: right-click the Spider and select Connect in Observation Window. Alternatively, select the Spider and click the button. 2. To connect all Spider devices in a group: right click the group and select Connect All Devices. Alternatively, select the group and click the button. The stored username and password for each Spider must be valid for a successful connection attempt. 3. To connect a Spider Remote Console in its own window: right-click the Spider and select Connect in Extra Window. Alternatively, select the Spider and click the button. To use non-default settings when connecting, select Connect in Extra Window (Advanced). Modify Connection Options, Display Options, and Preferences as necessary. The Observation Window is useful for monitoring multiple remote systems rather than interacting with them because the windows' sizes decrease with the number of connected Spider devices. Standard Click Behavior allows for clicking on an individual window in the Observation Window to open the Remote Console in an additional window. Observation window click behavior may also be set in ConfigurationOptions to allow selecting and interacting with each device within the observation window (or for monitoring only). Spider™ View User Guide 6

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Spider™ View User Guide
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Accessing Spider Devices
Spider Remote Console windows may be launched in the Spider View Observation Window, an
individual window, or both. A green Spider icon indicates it is currently connected. A yellow
Spider icon indicates it is in process of negotiating a connection. A red Spider icon indicates it is
not connected.
1.
To connect a Spider Remote Console in the Observation Window: right-click the Spider and
select
Connect in Observation Window
. Alternatively, select the Spider and click the
button.
2.
To connect all Spider devices in a group: right click the group and select
Connect All
Devices
. Alternatively, select the group and click the
button. The stored username and
password for each Spider must be valid for a successful connection attempt.
3.
To connect a Spider Remote Console in its own window: right-click the Spider and select
Connect in Extra Window
. Alternatively, select the Spider and click the
button. To use
non-default settings when connecting, select
Connect in Extra Window (Advanced)
. Modify
Connection
Options
,
Display
Options
, and
Preferences
as necessary.
The Observation Window is useful for monitoring multiple remote systems rather than interacting
with them because the windows’ sizes decrease with the number of connected Spider devices.
Standard
Click
Behavior
allows for clicking on an individual window in the Observation Window
to open the Remote Console in an additional window. Observation window click behavior may
also be set in Configuration
Options to allow selecting and interacting with each device within
the observation window (or for monitoring only).