User guide

To change login credentials for an NEC IPF embedded appliance:
1. Click the Units tab.
2. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar.
3. Click the embedded appliance name.
4. Click the Credentials link in the side navigation bar and then click Credentials in the side
navigation bar.
5. The NEC IPF Settings window will open. To change information:
• In the Name field, type a 1-64 character appliance name. The name is not case
sensitive.
• In the Username field, type a 1-64 character username to be used to log in to the
embedded appliance. Usernames are case sensitive.
• In the Password field, type a 1-64 character password to be used to log in to the
embedded appliance. Passwords are case sensitive.
Click Save and then click Close.
Asset and Usage Reports
You can view Asset and Usage reports as a pie chart, bar chart or table by clicking the
appropriate button. If multiple charts are tiled on the screen, you can change the size of the
charts by dragging the triangle on the Size bar to the right or left. To print a report in a printer-
friendly format, click the printer icon.
Asset
To view Asset reports:
1. Click the Reports tab, then click Asset in the top navigation bar.
2. Select one of the following reports in the side navigation bar:
• Appliance Models - Displays the number of units for each appliance model the user has
added to the DSView software.
• Port Types - Displays the number of ports for each type of port connected to the
DSView software. Tracks and displays the quantity of used and unused ports for all
managed appliances. Port types include KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse), Serial, Power,
SPC (an Avocent power control device), SoL (Serial over LAN) and LDSM (LANDesk
Server Manager).
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