User guide
NOTE: If your DSView software version is several versions prior to the current version, the help may not be
available on the Avocent web site. In this case, when you access the help from the web, you are prompted to save a
.zip file of the help to the local device. Complete the Installing DSView help on a local server on page 36 procedure.
Installing DSView help on a local server
You can automatically download the help from the Avocent web site using the DSView
software, or you can visit www.avocent.com/dsview3help to browse for the appropriate version
and save a .zip file of the help to local media.
To download or update DSView help on the local server:
1. Click the System tab, then click DSView Server.
2. Click Properties - Help Configuration in the side navigation bar.
3. Click the Download Latest Help button. The DSView Help Download Wizard opens.
4. Select From the Avocent web site to download the latest help for your DSView software
version from the Avocent web site.
-or-
Select From a local device to retrieve the help from local media. To specify the
location, click Browse or type the path in the field.
5. Click Next.
6. The Completed Successful window opens. Click Finish.
NOTE: If you reinstall or upgrade the DSView software, the DSView help location is reset to From the Avocent web
site. Complete the Installing DSView help on a local server on page 36 procedure if you want to access the help from
the local server.
Global System Properties
Global system properties affect all DSView servers in the system. That is, when global system
properties are changed on a DSView server, the next replication operation will apply those
changes to all other DSView servers in the system; see Replication on page 84.
Global system properties include:
• Video session properties - see Video Viewer session properties on page 289
• User credential properties - see Specifying a user certificate on page 41 and Specifying an
SSH key on page 42
• Legal notice - see Legal Notice on page 37
• PCI Compliance - PCI Compliance Configuration on page 37
36 DSView™ 4 Installer/User Guide