User guide

• Make a stealth connection (DSView 3 software administrators, appliance administrators and
user administrators only; see Built-in User Groups on page 45). When you are prompted to
connect using Stealth mode and you click Stealth mode, a Video Viewer window session
will be started but you will only be able to view what occurs on the target device, without
controlling the keyboard or mouse. The user who is currently active will not be notified
that access is being shared and no request to authorize sharing will be made. If the user's
preemption level is higher than or equal to yours, the stealth connection may not be
permitted; see Preemption Levels on page 46.
Up to 12 users may share a single port at one time. If a 13th user attempts to connect, an error
message will inform the user that no sessions are available.
To display a list of users sharing their port or channel, select View - List of Shared Users in the
Video Viewer window. Users in stealth mode are excluded from this display.
Video Viewer session properties
Session properties specify whether users may share Video Viewer sessions automatically and
whether shared connections may be viewed with the Video Viewer View - Connected Users
command.
To change Video Viewer session properties:
You must have DSView 3 software administrator or user administrator privileges to configure
Video Viewer session properties.
1. Click the System tab in the DSView 3 Explorer.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar. The Video Viewer Session Properties
window will open.
3. To allow other users to share a Video Viewer session automatically, enable the Allow
shared connections automatically checkbox. You will not be notified that they wish to
connect to the session and will not be able to accept or reject the connection.
Disable the checkbox if you want to be notified when other users want to share the
Video Viewer session. When a user attempts to connect to the session, you will be
notified and prompted to accept or reject the connection request.
4. To display a list of shared connections using the View - Connected Users command in the
Video Viewer window, enable the View identity of shared connections checkbox. See
Displaying Video Viewer Users on page 309.
5. To specify if smart card connections can be used in Video Viewer sessions, enable or
disable Allow Smart Cards to be used in Video Viewer sessions.
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