User guide

Contents 3
Contents
Product overview .......................................................................................................................... 8
HP IP Console Viewer overview................................................................................................................... 8
System components ...................................................................................................................................8
Main window ................................................................................................................................. 8
Video Session Viewer ......................................................................................................................9
Serial Session Viewer....................................................................................................................... 9
Manage Console Switch windows ..................................................................................................... 9
Features and benefits............................................................................................................................... 10
Directory services integration (LDAP) ................................................................................................ 11
Supported operating systems ....................................................................................................................11
Browser requirements............................................................................................................................... 11
Supported directory services..................................................................................................................... 11
System requirements ................................................................................................................................ 11
Installation ................................................................................................................................. 13
Setting up the HP IP Console Switch........................................................................................................... 13
Synchronizing your mouse pointers.................................................................................................. 13
Establishing LAN connections ................................................................................................................... 14
Windows XP SP1 or newer............................................................................................................. 14
Installing the HP IP Console Viewer............................................................................................................ 15
Launching the HP IP Console Viewer.......................................................................................................... 16
Configuring the HP IP Console Viewer ....................................................................................................... 16
Navigating the HP IP Console Viewer ........................................................................................... 18
HP IP Console Viewer components overview............................................................................................... 18
Viewing the main window........................................................................................................................ 18
Main window features ............................................................................................................................. 19
Auto searching for a server in the list view..................................................................................................20
Searching for a server in the local database ............................................................................................... 20
Adding and discovering console switches...................................................................................... 21
Adding console switches .......................................................................................................................... 21
Adding a console switch without an assigned IP address .................................................................... 21
Adding a console switch with an assigned IP address ........................................................................25
Discovering one or more console switches with the Discover Wizard ............................................................. 27
Managing multiple connections................................................................................................................. 31
Server naming ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Server name displays..................................................................................................................... 32
Sorting displays............................................................................................................................. 33
Managing cached credentials................................................................................................................... 33
Clearing login credentials............................................................................................................... 33
Accessing console switches.......................................................................................................... 34
Accessing console switches overview......................................................................................................... 34
Managing KVM console switches ................................................................................................. 35
Manage Console Switch window overview for KVM console switches............................................................ 35
Viewing and configuring parameters through the Settings tab ....................................................................... 35
Configuring global parameters........................................................................................................ 35
Configuring user accounts .............................................................................................................. 42
Viewing interface adapter parameters.............................................................................................. 50
Configuring SNMP parameters........................................................................................................ 51