User guide

Basic Operations

This chapter describes basic operations and settings, including global system properties, profiles,

built-in user groups and preemption levels.

DSView 3 Help

NOTE: The DSView 3 Help on page 37 section only applies to DSView 3 software versions 3.5 or later.

The DSView 3 help is hosted on the Avocent web site. If you do not have continuous access to

the Internet, you may wish to install the help on the local DSView 3 server.

NOTE: Help for DSView 3 software plug-ins is automatically installed on your local server and is not available from the

Avocent web site.

Configuring the DSView 3 help location

DSView 3 administrators can change the DSView 3 help location at any time. Help is configured

independently for each DSView 3 hub and spoke server.

To configure the DSView 3 help location:

1. Click the System tab, then click DSView 3 Server.

2. Click Properties - Help Configuration in the side navigation bar.

3. Specify the location of the help that will be accessed each time Help - DSView 3

Management Software Help is clicked.

Select View help from the Avocent web site to access the latest help for your DSView 3

software version from the Avocent web site (Internet connection required).

-or-

Select View help from this DSView 3 server help location to access the downloaded help

from your local server. Complete the following procedure for Installing DSView 3 help

on a local server on page 38.

4. Click Save.