User guide

To change the KVM session settings for a supported KVM switch:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 118), click on the KVM switch name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Sessions. The Appliance
Sessions window will open.
3. Click Settings in the side navigation bar and then click KVM. The Appliance KVM
Session Settings window will open.
4. In the Inactivity Timeout area, click Enable Inactivity Timeout and use the arrows to
specify a time-out value (from 1-90 minutes) that the managed appliance will wait during
inactive intervals until the session is closed and the user must log back into the managed
appliance.
5. To enable video noise compensation, click the Enable Video Noise Compensation
checkbox.
6. In the Encryption Level area, specify an encryption level for the keyboard and mouse and
also for the video:
• DES - SSL Single DES encryption
• 3DES - SSL Triple DES encryption
• 128-Bit SSL - 128-bit encryption which used an ARCFOUR (RC4
®
) SSL cipher
• AES - AES encryption
At least one encryption level must be specified for the keyboard and mouse. When you
specify more than one SSL encryption type, the switch negotiates the strongest
algorithm that is supported by both sides. The strongest algorithm is AES, followed by
128 bit, 3DES and DES.
7. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To change the virtual media session settings on a KVM switch:
This procedure is valid for KVM switches that support virtual media.
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 118), click on the KVM switch name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Sessions. The Appliance
Sessions window will open.
3. Click Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Virtual Media. The Appliance
Virtual Media Session Settings window will open.
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