User guide

If you quit after installing the DSView software installation process (by closing the

window), select Start - All Programs - Emerson - DSView 4 Software.

2. A security alert box will appear containing certificate information. See Certificates on page

51.

3. The Select DSView Server Role window opens.

• Click Hub to assign the dedicated server as the hub server, then click Next. Go to step

• Click Spoke to assign the dedicated server as a spoke server, then click Next. Go to

step 8.

4. The Type in Master License Key window opens. Type the Avocent-provided license key

for the DSView software hub server, then click Next. (DSView software license keys prior

to version 3.0 are not valid.)

If you did not receive a license key, click the http://www.avocent.com/activation link

to obtain a license key.

If the entered license is already in use on another server, a license violation will occur

when you log in, and you must configure the server as a spoke server.

5. The Type in Initial Administrator Account window opens. Type a username, a password

and confirm the password of the user to whom you wish to give administrator privileges.

Usernames are case sensitive and may contain up to 64 characters. Click Next.

6. A Request in Progress message will appear. The license key will be installed and a

DSView software administrator account will be created. The built-in user groups will also

be created.

7. The Completed Successful window will open when configuration is completed. Click

Finish.

8. The User Login window will open in the DSView Explorer.

You may now log in using the username and password specified during configuration.

If you chose to configure the server as a spoke server in the Select DSView Server Role

window or if you entered a duplicate software license key in the Type in Master License Key

window, continue with the following steps.

NOTE: The DSView software versions of the spoke server and the hub server must match in order to register the

spoke server. For example, you may not register a spoke server running DSView software version 4.0 with a hub

server running DSView software version 3.2.

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