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• Check Skip prompt when leaving pages with unsaved changes, if you do not want a
message box to prompt you to save modified information when you leave a window.
• Uncheck Skip prompt when leaving pages with unsaved changes if you want a
message box to prompt you to save modified information when you leave a window.
4. Select a refresh rate or Never. By default, windows automatically refresh every 30 seconds.
If you select Never, windows will only be refreshed when you click the REFRESH icon or
text in the top option bar.
5. Click Save.
Changing your password
When the DSView software internal authentication service is used, user accounts will indicate
if users are allowed to change their password; see User account restrictions and expiration
settings on page 269.
By default, passwords must contain at least three characters and will never expire. A different
minimum character length and an expiration date may be configured; see DSView software
internal authentication service on page 88.
To change your password:
1. Click the Profile tab.
2. Click Preferences in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Change Password in the side navigation bar. The Change Password window will
open.
4. Type your current password.
5. Type and confirm the new password.
6. Click Save.
Choosing the serial session application
You may specify the application to be used for serial sessions to target devices.
• DSView software Telnet Viewer (Avocent Session Viewer)
• Win32 PuTTY Telnet/SSH application
• Third party application
NOTE: If you use a third party Telnet application, the first time you attempt to launch a session, you will be prompted
to confirm the use of that application. If you do not confirm the use of that application, the session will not be
launched.
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