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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 been set up between ADDER.NET and the device.\
 If the acquisition fails, check:
•	 That	the	password	is	correct,
•	 That	the	device	is	switched	on	and	responds	to	a	ping	operation,
•	 That	the	device	does	NOT	have	any	“FORCE	VNC	protocol	3.3”	option	
enabled. 
 Tips: Ensure that the device that you seek is switched on, correctly 
configured and is connected to an IP network that can be accessed by 
ADDER.NET. If the ADDER.NET server system is on the other side of a fi\
rewall 
from the device(s) that you seek, ensure that an exception is register\
ed with 
the firewall for port 5900. Please see Appendix 5 - Configuring firewalls 
for more details.
First, choose the type of device that you wish to add.
Enter a name for the device (to aid identification).
Enter a valid IP address for the device. 
Enter the relevant admin password for the device. This password will be \
used once during the acquisition stage and then discarded from ADDER.NET in order \
to maintain security. If a password has not yet been configured within the device,\
 the password entered here will be programmed into the device automatically as part of\
 the acquisition process – blank passwords are not permitted. As a matter \
of course and good practice, please ensure that sufficiently complex and secure pass\
words are set on all devices. Not shown for software servers.
Extract Hosts:  For KVM switches only, this checkbox determines whether \
ADDER.NET should extract and store the list of hosts from the device. Note: If thi\
s box is unticked and the hosts are not extracted at acquisition, ADDER.NET will overwrite\
 the host list. This will permanently delete any hosts which had been configured on th\
e acquired device - you should therefore always extract hosts. Not shown for softwa\
re servers or power control devices. 
Use name from device: If this box is ticked, ADDER.NET will attempt to r\
etrieve the name stored within the device. If none is found, or if this box is untic\
ked, the name entered within the ‘Device Name’ field will be used. Not shown f\
or software servers.
Optionally enter details for the device that will assist with recognitio\
n, physical location, asset status and also allow it to be located using a keyword s\
earch. These can be added or changed later.
Note: If you wish to store details within the ADDER.NET database, but no\
t proceed with the acquisition at this stage, click this link.   
						

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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 packet to the device to ensure that \
it is responding correctly.
Indicates the IP address and IP Port – these items are not editable.
Shows the current ADDER.NET status for the device: Acquired (green high\
light) or Not Acquired (red highlight). Not shown for software servers.
Click to delete the ticket authority for a device.   
In the event that a device has undergone a factory-reset, or has lost co\
nfiguration data or had configuration data modified through some other means, the “Reacqu\
ire the device” link can be used.  Clicking this link will re-send all the necessary settings to a d\
evice which has previously been acquired. Not shown for software servers.
Allows you to optionally change the administrator’s password for the \
device. This will be written to the device when the Submit Changes button is next clicked. No\
te that changing the administrator’s password in this way will also result in all other us\
ers being removed from the internal database of the device. Not software servers. 
Delete this device – Remove the device from the ADDER.NET database. 
View log – Downloads the status log from the device. Not for software\
 servers.
Advanced control (Hardware Manager) - Allows you to view and alter oth\
er details related to the KVM device, extract details of all connected host computers and also\
 to reboot the KVM device. See Advanced Control (Hardware Manager) for more details. Not shown for software servers.
Click to update the ADDER.NET database and also, where necessary, store \
changes within the device.
Allows you to access the details of any host computer connected to the K\
VM device (once the host details have been extracted using the ‘Advanced Control/Hardware\
 Manager function). Not shown for software servers.
Managing device entries
You can view and edit numerous details of any acquired device.
To manage a device entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over Devices and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The 
Device Browser page will show a list of all devices registered within AD\
DER.NET. Where large numbers of devices are registered within 
ADDER.NET, you can use the search facility to quickly locate a particular device.
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required device name to display the Device Manager page:
3 When all details have been completed for the device, click the Submit 
Changes button. If a change is made to a device in ADDER.NET, but the 
device is currently inaccessible, the change will be stored in ADDER.NET\
 and 
the device will be updated automatically at the earliest opportunity.   
						

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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 Manager page.
3 click the Advanced Control link (the device must have previously been 
acquired). The Hardware Manager page will be displayed:
This is the port through which ADDER.NET may make “http” connections to the KVM device.  The default is 80 and can be modified where necessary.
This is the IP address of the device. It cannot be changed here.   
Keyboard shortcuts that can be sent from this device to a connected host can be set here. Please refer to the documentation for the specific device for details of valid key combinations.
If the KVM device supports a modem connection, the baud rate and initialisation strings may be modified here.
When set to “0”, the device will not use DHCP. When set to “1” the device will use DHCP. 
When set to “1” the device will use the VESA Generalized Timing Formula to help identify the incoming video signals from the connected hosts, in order to correctly encode them. If UseGTF is set to “0”, only a fixed internal look-up table will be used for this purpose.  
Click here to retrieve the list of Hosts that the device has already been configured to connect to.  This can help when configuring ADDER.NET for the first time.
Click to discover the current configuration settings of the selected KVM device - these details are required in order to populate the ‘Hardware Configuration’ section (shown right) 
Click this link to reboot the device.
Click to overwrite the host information on the device with the host settings stored within ADDER.NET. This option is only displayed for devices that can store host details. 
The Hardware Configuration section is populated every time the Hardwar\
e 
Manager is opened. If the device is on-line at the time, the configura\
tion will be 
updated. It can be refreshed by clicking on the ‘Download configura\
tion from 
the device’ option:   
						

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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 criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the Device Search page will list all of the devices that match you\
r 
criteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the required device to 
view the Device Manager page.
Click to show a list of all registered devices.
2 As required, enter one or more search criteria for the device:
•	 The	name	of	the	device,
•	 The	description	of	the	device,
•	 The	IP	address	of	the	device,
•	 The	IP	Port	number	of	the	device,
•	 The	Device	ID,
•	 The	location	of	the	device.
•	 The	Status	of	the	device,	i.e.	whether	it	has	or	hasn’t	yet	been	acquired.
 Note: Any of these fields can use the ‘*’ wildcard character to \
give a wider 
match.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.   
						

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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 software \
servers. PCDs must be added manually within the Manager, as detailed in \
the 
section To manually add a new device. When doing so, be sure to select the 
Device Type as ‘WTI Power Control Device’.
Device pages for PCDs include a section at the foot of the page entitled\
 Outlet 
Allocation (in place of Accessible Hosts):
This section indicates the following:
•	 The	name	of	the	devices	that	are	physically	connected	to	each	power	control	
outlet (and have been associated with those outlets within ADDER.NET).\
•	 The	current	status	of	each	outlet:	On	(), Off () and unknown ()
•	 Clickable	action	buttons	for	each	outlet:	Switch	On	(  ), switch Off (  ) 
and power-cycle (  ) .
Altering outlet allocation
To alter the allocation of (server and KVM) devices to the power contr\
ol outlets 
of the PCD, click the Change button to display the following: 
To allocate a device to an outlet
1 Click one or more checkbox(es) for the required outlet(s) in the Current 
outlet allocations... area. If an outlet is already assigned to another device, 
there is no need to end that association before allocating it to a new d\
evice; 
the old association will be broken automatically.
 Note: Devices can be associated with more than one outlet - for instance\
, 
where servers have multiple redundant power inputs.
2 Select the required device from the list in the All permissible targets area.
3 Click the Allocate button to form the link between outlet(s) and device.
To clear an allocation
Note: It is not necessary to clear an existing allocation before linking\
 an outlet to 
a new device; the old association will be broken automatically.
1 Click the checkbox(es) for the required outlet(s) in the Current outlet 
allocations... area.
2 Select the No connection entry in the All permissible targets area.
3 Click the Allocate button.
To exit
•	 Click	the	Device Manager link.    
						

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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 the New Cluster 
page to create a cluster.
To create a device cluster
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place 
your mouse pointer over Devices and then 
choose Add Cluster from the drop down list.
 The New Cluster page will be displayed 
2	Enter a name and optional description for the 
new cluster.
3 Select the device(s) from which you would 
like to create the cluster (in the left hand field 
and then click the Add button to create the 
cluster. 
Cluster name – enter a unique name for the cluster.
Optionally use this field to add further identification information.
continued
See the next page for more details
Devices may be added to the cluster in this section. 
To add a device: Highlight the device name in the left hand box and click the ‘Add’ button.   
						

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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 this cluster. 
Highlight one or more items within the left hand box (hold down the CTRL key to select more than one item) - then click the Add button to transfer them to the right hand box. 
When the list of available users/user groups is long, use the filtering tools to reduce the unwanted items within the list. The filter box allows the list to be constrained by a wildcard match (i.e. match the entered text except ‘*’ which matches zero or more characters). The order in which the devices are displayed can also be selected. 
The ‘Users/Groups having access’ provides a summary of users and user groups which directly or indirectly (via membership of another user group) have permission to access the devices and hosts within this cluster. After each group/user name, the clusters to which they have access are listed. To view information for a user/user group, highlight the name and click the adjacent Manage button.
4 When all details have been completed, click the 
Submit Changes button. The details will be stored 
within the ADDER.NET database. If a change is made 
to a device in ADDER.NET, but the device is currently 
inaccessible, the change will be stored in ADDER.NET 
and the device will be updated automatically at the 
earliest opportunity.
Use this link to transfer all the hosts which are defined in ADDER.NET as being accessible through this cluster to all of the devices in the cluster. Under normal circumstances this will happen as the hosts are created or as devices are added to the cluster, but it may sometimes be necessary to bring all of the cluster devices up-to-date manually, which can be achieved with this link.
When the list of available devices/hosts is long, use the filtering tools to reduce the unwanted items within the list. The filter box allows the list to be constrained by a wildcard match (i.e. match the entered text except ‘*’ which matches zero or more characters). The order in which the devices are displayed can also be selected. 
Devices may be added to and removed from the cluster in this section. 
To add a device: Highlight the device name in the left hand box and click the ‘Add’ button.
To remove a device: Highlight the device name in the right hand box and click the ‘Remove’ button.    
						

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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 ADDER.NET: 
 Where large numbers of clusters are registered within ADDER.NET, use the\
 
Cluster Search facility to quickly locate a particular cluster 
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required cluster name to display 
the Cluster Manager page.2 As required, enter one or more search criteria for the host group:
•	 The	name	of	the	cluster,
•	 The	description	of	the	cluster,
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	clusters	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	clusters	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	clusters	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the Cluster Search page will list all of the clusters that match y\
our 
criteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the required cluster to 
view the Cluster Manager page.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.   
						

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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 added or changed since the acquisi\
tion 
took place. The process of adding hosts manually will normally overwrite\
 any 
existing host definitions stored within the KVM-over-IP device that ha\
ve not 
been previously extracted. 
To extract hosts from a device  
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Devices and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The screen will 
show a list of all devices that are registered within ADDER.NET.
2 Click the Manage button of the appropriate device to display the Device 
Manager page.
3 Click the Advanced Control link to display the Hardware Manager page.
4 Click the Extract hosts from the device link and then confirm the 
popup dialog box. After a short delay the Host Browser page should be 
displayed with a list of all extracted host computers from the device. E\
ach 
host computer entry can be individually viewed and edited by clicking th\
e 
adjacent Manage button – see Managing host entries.
 Note: When a device is connected to just a single host, it is still nece\
ssary to 
extract the single host from the device.
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Hosts
Hosts are computers that are linked to one or more KVM-over-IP devices.
Host Groups are logical collections of host computers (which may be con\
nected 
to the same or to different KVM devices) so that common access rights t\
o the 
host computers within the group can be given to individual users or user\
 groups. 
If required, one or more Host Groups can be included within other Host G\
roups 
to create staged layers of groupings.    
The Hosts menu provides access to the following items:
Browse – Displays the Host Browser page so that you can see a list of the 
registered host computers, each one showing its name, the device/cluster\
 to 
which it is connected, its description and location details. Click the M\
anage 
button for the required host to see further information.     
Search – Allows you to enter various criteria on which to search for a 
particular host.
Add – Allows you to define the characteristics of a new host computer \
and 
add it to the list manually.
Browse Host Groups – Displays the Host Group Browser page so that you 
can see a list of all registered host groups. Click the Manage button fo\
r the 
required host group to see further information and make changes.
Search Host Groups – Allows you to search for host groups by name or 
description.
Add Host Group – Allows you to create new host groups and to define 
the host computers to be included and the users/groups that should be 
permitted access to those hosts.    
						

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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 host is connected in square brackets as follows: [01], [02], [\
03].... [24].
•	 If	the	device	is	connected	to	a	KVM	switch	that	is	controlled	by	hot	keys,	then	
specify the hot key that will access the host, e.g. +CTRL+ALT+1  +CTRL+A\
LT+2   
+CTRL+ALT+3 ......... +CTRL+ALT+24 
For other hotkey combinations please refer to the manual of your KVM-ove\
r-IP device and/
or KVM switch.
Optionally enter details for the device that will assist with recognition, physical location, asset status and also allow it to be located using a keyword search.
Enter a name for the new host.
From the list, select the Device or Cluster to which the host is connected.
If the chosen device or cluster has more than one port, enter either the port number to which the host is connected or the hotkey sequence that will link to the host. Note: Certain devices will provide a list of valid port numbers in the right hand field for you to choose from. See the Hot key / port section below. 
Optionally enter power switching sequences for the host, if power switching is employed on the device.
To manually add a new host
When manually adding a host you need to 
know various connection details:
•	 The	device	to	which	the	host	is	
connected,
•	 The	port	of	the	device	(if	applicable)	to	
which the host is connected,
•	 Optionally,	the	power	on/power	
off sequence commands, if power 
switching is employed.
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, 
place your mouse pointer over Hosts 
and then choose Add from the drop 
down list. The screen will show the New 
Host page 
2 When all details have been completed, 
click the Submit Changes button. The 
details will be stored within ADDER.
NET. Any device that can be updated at 
this time will be updated with the new 
information; all other devices in the 
cluster will be updated when they next 
become accessible to ADDER.NET.