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
where IP_address is the IP address of the OnSite and port_alias
is the default port name or alias assigned to the KVM port.
• If DHCP is not enabled, use a static IP address assigned by the
network administrator to the OnSite.
• If DHCP is enabled, enter the dynamically-assigned or fixed IP
address.
The Web Manager login screen appears with the “port name” field. If you
entered a KVM port alias in the URL, the “port name” field is filled in
with the port alias you entered.
2. If you entered a KVM port alias in the URL, save the URL as a bookmark
or in your favorites list in the browser.
3. Enter your account name in “username” field and the account’s password
in the “password” field.
4. If no port is listed in the “port” field, enter a port alias or number.
5. Click “Go.”
The AlterPath Viewer appears.
Serial Port Connection Options
Table 3-2 gives the sequence for logging into servers connected to serial ports
through the Web Manager.
Table 3-3: Connecting to Serial Ports Via Web Manager
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 serial port from the
Connect to Server screen.
• “To Log Into a Device’s Console Through a
Serial Port” on page 106
• “Connect to Server>Connect to Serial Ports” on
page 144