User guide

Installation 17
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Click New Console Switch to add the new console switch to the HP IP Console Viewer database.
The New Console Switch wizard appears.
4. If you previously configured the IP address, select Yes, the product already has an IP
address. You are prompted to provide the IP address of the console switch and complete the
wizard.
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If you did not configure the IP address, select No, the product does not have an IP address.
You are prompted to assign an IP address, network mask, and gateway. The HP IP Console Viewer
finds the console switch and all interface adapters, or ports (for serial console switches), attached to
it. These names appear in the HP IP Console Viewer main window.
5. (Optional) Add additional console switches.
6. Set properties and group servers as desired into Sites or Folders through the main window.
7. Configure the console switch for access by clicking Manage Console Switch.
When prompted for login credentials, login using the Override Administrator User name (Admin).
The password is not set on new console switches. Remember to set the Override Admin Password
and keep it secure.
If local authentication is to be used select the User category and configure user names. For
information on adding internal users, see "Configuring user accounts (on page 42)" or "Configuring
user accounts for serial console switches (on page 108)."
If LDAP is to be used for authentication and authorization the console switch must be configured to
access the directory server. For information on configuring LDAP Authentication, see "Using directory
services integration (on page 182)."
Serial console switches can be configured for internal authentication, LDAP authentication, and also
RADIUS authentication. For more information, see "Configuring authentication parameters for serial
console switches (on page 99)."
8. After one HP IP Console Viewer client is configured, select File>Database>Save to save a copy
of the database with all the settings, and then share the file so that it can be loaded.
9. From the second HP IP Console Viewer client, select File>Database>Load, and browse to find the
file you saved.
10. If interface adapters are added, moved, deleted, or renamed after you loaded this file,
resynchronize your local database with the console switch by clicking Manage Console Switch,
selecting Settings>Servers, and clicking Resync.
11. To access a server attached to your console switch, select the desired server in the main window,
and click Launch KVM Session to launch a server session.
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To access a server attached to your serial console switch, select the desired server in the main
window, and click Launch Serial Session to launch a server session.
If SSH is enabled on the serial console switch to which the selected server is connected, then HP IP
Console Viewer automatically launches a secure session using SSH2. If SSH is not enabled, then a
plaintext Telnet session launches. If both SSH and plaintext sessions are enabled, then you are
prompted to select between launching an SSH or plaintext session, and are given the option to save
your preference for future sessions launched during this HP IP Console Viewer session. To clear your
preference select the Tools>Clear Login Credentials menu option.
12. Adjust the resolution by selecting View>Auto Scale, and click Maximize. Select
Tools>Automatic Video Adjust for the server video in the Video Session Viewer.
13. After setting the mouse properties, click mouse synchronization in the HP IP Console Viewer
menu bar.