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6. If you want to prevent local users from configuring the KVM over IP switch through the
OSCAR interface, select Disable Configuration under Local OSCAR Configuration.
7. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
To change modem port settings:
NOTE: This procedure is valid for Avocent KVM over IP switches that include a modern port.
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 118), click on the KVM over IP switch name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Ports and then click
Modems. The Appliance Modem Settings window will open.
3. Select Modem sessions can preempt digital sessions to enable a modem session to
disconnect an existing Ethernet connection to the KVM over IP switch.
4. Type an authentication time-out for the modem in the range of 30-300 seconds.
5. Type an inactivity time-out for the modem connection in the range of 1-60 minutes.
6. Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.
Local Account Settings
This procedure is valid on KVM switches and serial console appliances that support local
accounts.
Local accounts allow a user to log in to a managed appliance locally if it has a server
configured as an authentication server. You may assign the user administrator, appliance
administrator or user level to a local user. See Built-in User Groups Roles on page 43.
You must have Configure Local Accounts rights to add, modify or delete local user accounts.
See About Access Rights on page 163.
To display the Appliance Local User Accounts window:
1. In a Units View window containing appliances (see Accessing Units View windows on
page 118), click on the appliance name.
2. Click Appliance Settings in the side navigation bar and then click Local Accounts. The
Appliance Local User Accounts window will open.
Customizing the Appliance Local User Accounts window
The preemption level and access level fields may be displayed in the Appliance Local User
Accounts window. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display. See Using
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