Users Guide

• Any change to the devices or settings on the Map View (home) portal is synchronized with the Map

View tab accessible through the Devices portal.

• Zoom level and the visible portion of the Map View (home) portal are not synchronized with the Map

View tab accessible through the Devices portal.

NOTE: For information about using the features available in Map View, see Using Map View.

Related References

Map View (Home) Portal Interface

Related Tasks

Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal

Viewing the User Information

To view the user information such as the OpenManage Essentials roles associated with the current user:

1. Move the mouse pointer over the user name in the heading banner.

2. In the menu that is displayed, click User Info.

The User Information for <user name> dialog box with the user information is displayed.

Related Concepts

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Logging On As a Different User

NOTE: The Sign in as Different User option is not displayed on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox

browsers. To log on as a different user when using Chrome or Firefox, close and reopen the

browser, provide the new user credentials when prompted, and click

OK.

NOTE: When using the Sign in as Different User option in Internet Explorer, you may be prompted

to provide the credentials multiple times

To log on to OpenManage Essentials as a different user:

1. Move the mouse pointer over the user name in the heading banner.

2. In the menu that is displayed, click Sign in as Different User.

The Windows Security dialog box is displayed, prompting for the user name and password.

3. Type the User name and Password and click OK.

Related Concepts

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Related References

Using the OpenManage Essentials Home Portal

Using the Update Available Notification Icon

NOTE: The update available notification icon may be displayed in the OpenManage Essentials

heading banner only after you refresh the web browser.

The update available notification icon is displayed in the OpenManage Essentials heading banner

when a new version of OpenManage Essentials is available. Move the mouse pointer over the icon to