User guide

4. Click the Credentials link in the side navigation bar and then click Credentials in the side
navigation bar.
5. The NEC IPF Settings window will open. To change information:
• In the Name field, type a 1-64 character appliance name. The name is not case
sensitive.
• In the Username field, type a 1-64 character username to be used to log in to the
embedded appliance. Usernames are case sensitive.
• In the Password field, type a 1-64 character password to be used to log in to the
embedded appliance. Passwords are case sensitive.
Click Save and then click Close.
Asset and Usage Reports
You can view Asset and Usage reports as a pie chart, bar chart or table by clicking the
appropriate button. If multiple charts are tiled on the screen, you can change the size of the
charts by dragging the triangle on the Size bar to the right or left. To print a report in a printer-
friendly format, click the printer icon.
Asset
To view Asset reports:
1. Click the Reports tab, then click Asset in the top navigation bar.
2. Select one of the following reports in the side navigation bar:
• Appliance Models - Displays the number of units for each appliance model the user has
added to the DSView 3 software.
• Port Types - Displays the number of ports for each type of port connected to the
DSView 3 software. Port types include KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse), Serial, Power,
SPC (an Avocent power control device), SoL (Serial over LAN) and LDSM (LANDesk
Server Manager).
• Appliance Versions - Displays the firmware version(s) for each appliance model
managed by the DSView 3 software.
• Target Devices - Displays the total number of target devices, sorted by type.
• Units - Displays the total number of units, sorted by type.
3. Click Export Data if you wish to export and save the report data as a .csv file.
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