User guide

Product Overview
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The DSView
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3 management software version 3.7 is a secure, web browser-based, centralized
enterprise management solution that allows users to remotely access, manage, monitor and control
target devices through Avocent managed appliances. A session may be launched to a target
device with a single point of access.
Features and Benefits
Network rebooting and troubleshooting
The DSView 3 software uses industry standard IP connections so that you can easily troubleshoot
a server, or even reboot it, from the Network Operations Center (NOC), from your desk or from
any location in the world. With the DSView 3 software, you can access all of your data center
devices from a single screen - making complex network access and control remarkably easy.
Using out-of-band management, the software can be used to reach and restart servers or other
devices that are not functioning or responding to in-band commands, regardless of the state of the
equipment’s operating system.
Web-based access and control
The DSView 3 management software provides secure “point-and-click” browser-based access to
control virtually any data center device using managed appliances from DSView 3 software
clients located anywhere in the world.
Secure authentication and communication
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption may be used to encrypt data traveling within the DSView
3 software system. Users may be authenticated through internal or external services such as
LDAP, Active Directory, NT Domain, TACACS+, RADIUS and RSA SecurID.
Unit and user management
The DSView 3 management software provides centralized network access, control and security
for managed appliances. A DSView 3 software administrator may add, remove, delete and change