User guide

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• Normal - An interactive session that may be shared with other DSView users. When two
or more DSView users are sharing the session, the mode will change to
Sharing Interactive.
• Exclusive - A private session that does not allow sharing by other DSView users.
• Sharing Interactive - A DSView session that is being shared by two or more DSView
users. Interactive DSView users have full control of the video, mouse and keyboard.
Passive users may also share the DSView session, but may only view the DSView session
and have a state of Sharing Passive.
A DSView user may view the usernames of other DSView users sharing the DSView
session if View identity of shared connections is checked in the Video Viewer Session
Properties dialog box or the DSView user is a member of the built-in DSView
Administrators user group. DSView users viewing the session in Stealth mode will not be
listed. If other DSView users disconnect from the session and a single DSView user
remains connected, the mode will change to Normal.
• Sharing Passive - A DSView session that is being shared by two or more DSView users.
Passive users may only view the DSView session. Interactive DSView users may also
share the DSView session, but have full control of the video, mouse and keyboard and
have a state of Sharing Interactive.
A DSView user may view the usernames of other DSView users sharing the DSView
session if View identity of shared connections is checked in the Video Viewer Session
Properties dialog box or the DSView user is a member of the built-in DSView
Administrators user group. DSView users viewing the session in Stealth mode will not be
listed. If other DSView users disconnect from the session and a single DSView user
remains connected, the mode will change to Normal.
• Scan - A temporary non-exclusive DSView session that displays connected target devices
in a thumbnail viewer.
• Owner - The username of the logged in DSView user that owns the session connected to the
DSR switch port.
• Port - Displays the DSR switch port number connected to the session.
• Preemption Level - Displays the effective user preemption level for the DSView user that is
connected to the DSR switch port. See User Preemption Levels on page 21 for more
information on preemption levels.
The following field are not displayed by default for CPS appliances, but may be displayed using the
Customize link:
• Client - Displays the IP address of the DSView Client computer connected to the CPS appli-
ance in a non-proxied connection. The IP address of the DSView proxy will display in this
column if the DSView Client is connected to the CPS appliance using a proxy connection.