User`s guide

Introduction 5
Overview of OnSite Features
When a KVM port is accessed through the Web Manager the AlterPath
Viewer appears and displays the video from the connected server. The
connected user can launch applications directly on the server.
KVM connections give real-time access to information that is otherwise
inaccessible through in-band network interfaces. For example, BIOS access,
POST, and boot messages are inaccessible through inband connections but are
accessible through KVM connections. In some cases, the in-band network
interfaces are not available after the system boot is completed (for example,
after a Windows Safe Mode boot) without the kind of out-of-band access the
OnSite provides. An administrator can list and manage processes, add and
remove users, and address OS problems even if the GUI is locked or the
network is not fully operational.
Overview of OnSite Features
Administration of the OnSite is separate from access to and power
management of the connected devices.
Authorized users and administrators can access devices that are connected to
the OnSite’s ports and manage power, but only administrators can configure
access and security on the OnSite. See the following bulleted items for more
details.
• Only an OnSite administrator can configure access to the OnSite and to
the connected devices.
• OnSite administrators can also access all connected devices.
• Only OnSite administrators can add regular users and authorize them to
access ports.
• Regular users can access devices if they are authorized for the ports to
which the devices are connected.
• Regular users can manage power outlets on optionally connected
AlterPath PM IPDUs if authorized.