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Displays the current name for the chosen device. Any change to this name will be written to
the device when the Submit Changes button is next clicked.
If available, lists the device’s unique MAC address. Not shown for software servers.
Optional details for the device that will assist with recognition, physical location, asset status
and also allow it to be located using a keyword search.
Ping - Allows you to send a test IP packet to the device to ensure that it is responding
correctly.
Indicates the IP address and IP Port – these items are not editable.
Shows the current ADDER.NET status for the device: Acquired (green highlight) or Not
Acquired (red highlight). Not shown for software servers.
Click to delete the ticket authority for a device.
In the event that a device has undergone a factory-reset, or has lost configuration data or had
configuration data modified through some other means, the “Reacquire the device” link can be
used. Clicking this link will re-send all the necessary settings to a device which has previously
been acquired. Not shown for software servers.
Allows you to optionally change the administrator’s password for the device. This will be
written to the device when the Submit Changes button is next clicked. Note that changing the
administrator’s password in this way will also result in all other users being removed from the
internal database of the device. Not software servers.
Delete this device – Remove the device from the ADDER.NET database.
View log – Downloads the status log from the device. Not for software servers.
Advanced control (Hardware Manager) - Allows you to view and alter other details related to
the KVM device, extract details of all connected host computers and also to reboot the KVM
device. See Advanced Control (Hardware Manager) for more details. Not shown for software
servers.
Click to update the ADDER.NET database and also, where necessary, store changes within the
device.
Allows you to access the details of any host computer connected to the KVM device (once the
host details have been extracted using the ‘Advanced Control/Hardware Manager function).
Not shown for software servers.
Managing device entries
You can view and edit numerous details of any acquired device.
To manage a device entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over Devices and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The
Device Browser page will show a list of all devices registered within ADDER.NET. Where large numbers of devices are registered within
ADDER.NET, you can use the search facility to quickly locate a particular device.
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required device name to display the Device Manager page:
3 When all details have been completed for the device, click the Submit
Changes button. If a change is made to a device in ADDER.NET, but the
device is currently inaccessible, the change will be stored in ADDER.NET and
the device will be updated automatically at the earliest opportunity.