User guide

40 DSView Installer/User Guide

The DSView management software license agreement may also be viewed from the User

agreement will appear in a separate web browser window.

8. If the default TCP port used by the dedicated server hosting the DSView software (TCP port

443) is not available, the Define Web Application Server TCP port window will open.

Type the port you want to use in the TCP port # field, then click Next. (Clicking Cancel exits

the Checking for an Updated version installation program.)

9. If the default TCP port used by the Avocent proxy server (TCP port 1078) is not available, the

Define TD (target device) Session Viewer Proxy TCP port window will open.

Type the port you want to use in the TCP port # field, then click Next.

10. The Choose Destination Location window will open.

a. Click Choose and use the Browse for Folder dialog box to select a directory in which to

install the DSView software.

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Click Restore Default Folder to restore the installation directory to the default

(C:\Program Files\Avocent DSView 3).

b. Click Install when you are finished.

The Installing... window will open and display the progress of the installation. The software

will be installed in the specified folder, a Start - Programs - DSView 3.0 shortcut menu will be

generated and the DSView management software service startup will be verified. You may

cancel the installation by clicking Cancel.

If a previous version of the DSView management software already exists on the dedicated

server, message boxes may appear, prompting you to confirm overwriting existing files. Click

Yes to All.

11. When the software has finished installing, the Successful Service Startup message box will

appear. Click Continue.

12. The Installation Complete window will open.

Click Done to begin configuration of the DSView software.

A Security Alert dialog box will appear containing certificate information and a warning that

the generator of the certificate is not trusted. This occurs because the DSView software server

certificate created when the server is installed is a self-signed certificate. You may either

import the certificate into the DSView software client web browser (choosing to trust the

certificate) or obtain a server certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) trusted by the

web browser.

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Click the X (Cancel) button in the top right corner of the window to configure the DSView

management software at a later time by launching the software from the Start menu.