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Accessing console switches

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Accessing console switches overview

When you click the Console Switches icon, you see a list of the console switches currently defined in the

local database.

To access a console switch, first log in with a valid password and user name. After you log into the

console switch, the HP IP Console Viewer caches the user name and password into memory for the

duration of the HP IP Console Viewer session. All HP IP Console Switch Viewer communications to the

console switch use an SMP connection.

NOTE: You can clear the login credentials. For information on clearing the login credentials, see "Clearing

To access a console switch:

1. Click Console Switches to display the console switches in the selected view.

2. Double-click the desired console switch. A login dialog box appears.

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Select the console switch, and click Manage Console Switch. A login dialog box appears.

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Right-click the console switch, and select Manage Console Switch from the resulting list. A login

dialog box appears.

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Click Console Switches, and press Enter. A login dialog box appears.

3. Enter a valid user name and password. If a new user name and password have not been created,

the Override Admin. account can be used. The default user name for this account is Admin (case-

sensitive), and the default password field is blank.

IMPORTANT: If you have previously logged in to the console switch during the same HP IP Console

Viewer session, the login dialog does not display unless authentication or authorization fails or you clear the

4. Click OK. The Manage Console Switch window appears. For information on managing console

switches, see "Managing KVM console switches (on page 35) or "Managing serial console switches

(on page 94)."

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Click Cancel to exit without logging in.