User`s guide

Other Web Manager Login and Port Connection Options and Requirements
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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
KVM Port Connection Options
This section describes the different ways that OnSite administrators and
authorized users access servers connected to KVM ports through the Web
Manager. The two options listed below depend on whether or not direct access
to KVM ports is enabled as described in “Direct Access to KVM Ports and
KVM Port Authentication” on page 45:
• If direct access to KVM ports is not enabled, users can access servers
connected to KVM ports after first logging into the Web Manager, and
then connecting to the KVM port from the Connect to Server screen.
• If direct access to KVM ports is enabled, administrative users and
authorized users can access KVM ports through the Web Manager login
screen.
Connecting to KVM Ports When Direct Access is Disabled
• Table 3-1 gives the sequence for how you can log into a server connected
to a KVM port through the Web Manager when direct access to KVM
ports is not enabled.
Connecting to KVM Ports When Direct Access is Enabled
When direct access to KVM ports is enabled, a “port name” field appears on
the Web Manager login screen, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Table 3-1: Connecting to KVM Ports Via Web Manager When Direct Access is not Enabled
Login Sequence Where Documented
1. You enter the OnSite’s IP address or
DNS name in a browser to bring up the
Web Manager login screen, and you log
into the Web Manager.
• “To Log Into the Web Manager” on page 128
3. You connect to the KVM port from the
Connect to Server screen.
• “To Log Into a Server Connected to a KVM Port”
on page 94
• “Connect to Server>Connect to KVM Ports” on
page 144