User guide

462 DSView Installer/User Guide
DSR Switch
Avocent’s digital KVM switch series of products that allow KVM signals to be transmitted over a
standard TCP/IP connection.
DSRIQ
A smart module that uses CAT 5 cabling to attach a target device to a DSR switch. The DSRIQ
significantly reduces cable bulk in the rack and is well suited for high-density installations.
DSView Client
A customer provided PC with an installed web browser. The web browser accesses the DSView
Server software and provides the user interface (that is, the DSView 3.0 Explorer) for the DSView
system. The DSView 3.0 Explorer enables DSView users to access and administer the DSView
Server, managed appliances and target devices.
DSView Client Session
A single HTML session between the DSView Client web browser and the DSView Server. For
each DSView Client session, the DSView user must log into the DSView Server. Multiple DSView
Client sessions can exist between a given DSView Client PC and the DSView Server. This occurs
when the DSView user launches another web browser window and connects to the same DSView
Server.
NOTE: A DSView Client session may contain multiple target device sessions.
DSView Server
A customer provided PC on which the DSView software is installed.
DSView Software
An Avocent software component installed on a PC. The DSView software provides the IP-based
centralized services required for management of managed appliances and target devices, including
centralized authentication, access control, auditing, monitoring, license management and so on.
DSView Clients interact with the DSView software using the DSView 3.0 Explorer.
DSView System
All components required to provide DSView functionality, including the DSView Server, DSView
Client, managed appliances and target devices.
NOTE: An SNMP manager and external authentication servers, which are optional components and outside the
DSView system, may also be added to provide additional functionality.