ADDERnet Manual

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To manually add a new device
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Add from the drop down list. The screen will 
show:
2 Enter the relevant details for the device and click the Acquire button. 
 After a short delay, if the acquisition process is successful, the Statu\
s box will 
change to a green background and show the word ‘Acquired’. This me\
ans 
that a secure key link has...

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Displays the current name for the chosen device. Any change to this name\
 will be written to the device when the Submit Changes button is next clicked.
If available, lists the device’s unique MAC address. Not shown for so\
ftware servers.
Optional details for the device that will assist with recognition, physi\
cal location, asset status and also allow it to be located using a keyword search.
Ping - Allows you to send a test IP...

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Advanced Control (Hardware Manager)
The Hardware Manager allows you to view greater levels of detail for a c\
hosen 
KVM device and permits changes to be made to various aspects of operatio\
n. 
To use the Hardware Manager
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Browse from the drop down list. 
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required device name to display 
the Device...

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To search for a device
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Search from the drop down list. The ‘Device 
Search’ page will be displayed:
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	devices	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	devices	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	devices	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search...

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Power control devices
Power control devices are network-linked power switches that enable auth\
orised 
users to remotely make/break/cycle the mains supply to individual host s\
ystems 
and other devices. ADDER.NET supports power control devices (PCDs) as \
a 
distinct sub-class of devices.
When adding a PCD to ADDER.NET please note that it is not possible to in\
clude 
them by scanning the network as you might with KVM devices and...

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Device clusters
A Device Cluster consists of one or more KVM-
over-IP devices that collectively provide multiple 
paths to the same set of host computers. The 
multiple paths are important because they provide 
redundancy within an overall system and allow 
more than one route to any single host computer.
A device cluster may be created from any Device 
that has been previously Acquired. Once a device 
has been acquired, you can use...

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To create (and manage) a device cluster (continued)
 The Cluster Manager page will now be shown 
so that you can determine all aspects of the new 
cluster. 
The list of hosts that can be accessed through this cluster are displayed here. To view details, highlight a host name and click the adjacent Manage button.
Use this section to determine which users and/or user groups should be permitted to access the devices and hosts within...

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To search for a device cluster
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Search Clusters from the drop down list. The 
‘Cluster Search’ page will be displayed:
To manage a device cluster
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Browse Clusters from the drop down list. The 
screen will show a list of all clusters registered within...

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Adding new hosts
There are two main ways to add new hosts, you can either:
•	 Extract	hosts	from	a	device,	or
•	 Add	each	new	host	computer	manually.
Note: As a matter of course, hosts should always be extracted during acq\
uisition 
of a device, otherwise the host list within the device will be overwritt\
en by 
ADDER.NET. The extraction facility described below would then only be ne\
eded 
to learn about devices that have been...

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Hot key / port
The hot key / port setting depends on the device to which the host is co\
nnected:
•	 If	a	single	port	device	or	a	VNC	Server	program	is	used,	then	no	hot	key	/	port	number	
is required.
•	 If	the	device	has	multiple	ports	then	simply	specify	the	port	number	to	which	the	host	
is connected as follows: 01, 02, 03...24.
•	 If	the	device	is	a	combination	of	closely	coupled	units,	then	specify	the	port	number	to	
which the...