ADDERnet Manual

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Managing host entries
You can view and edit numerous details of any registered host.
To manage a host entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer 
over Hosts and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The 
screen will show a list of all hosts registered within ADDER.NET. 
Where large numbers of hosts are registered within ADDER.NET, use 
the search facility to quickly locate a particular host.
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required host name to 
display the Host Manager page 
Name of the host computer
Click to view/edit details about the Device Cluster to which this host b\
elongs
If the device has more than one computer port, this field will contain\
 the port number to which the host is connected or the hotkey sequence that w\
ill link to the host. See the Hot key / port section. 
Optional power switching sequences for the host, if power switching is employed on the device.   
3 When all details in the upper section of the page have been 
completed, click the Submit Changes button. The details  
will be stored within the ADDER.NET database.
‘Connect’ or ‘SSH’
Click to link with the host. Opens either a VNC window (for a KVM connection) or a PuTTY window (for a secure serial connection via a Console CAM) as appropriate to view/control the host.
Click the ‘Show Effective members’ option to show a summary of the users/user groups which have access permissions to this host either directly or indirectly (via the membership of a user group). 
This section allows you to control which Users or User Groups should be \
granted access rights to the Host computer.   
To add a user or group: Click on the user/group name in the left hand bo\
x and click the ‘Add’ button.
To remove a user or group: Click on the user/group name in the right han\
d box and click the ‘Remove’ button. 
Note: To select more than one user or group to add or remove,  hold down the CTRL key while clicking on each name.  
If necessary, use the ‘Filter’ and ‘Sort order’ controls, pl\
us the ‘Refresh’ button to locate the required user(s) within a long list.
Optional details for the device that will assist with recognition, physical location, asset status and also allow it to be located using a keyword search.   
						

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To search for a host
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Hosts and then choose Search from the drop down list. The screen will 
show the Host Search page:
2 As required, enter one or more search criteria for the host:
•	 The	name	of	the	host,
•	 The	Device	or	Cluster	to	which	the	host	belongs,
•	 The	description	of	the	host,
•	 The	location	of	the	host.
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	hosts	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	hosts	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	hosts	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the Host Search page will list all of the hosts that match your cr\
iteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the required host to 
view the Host Manager page, as discussed in the section Managing host 
entries.    
Click to show a list of all registered hosts.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.   
						

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Host groups
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. 
To create a host group
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, 
place your mouse pointer over Hosts and 
then choose Add Host Group from the drop 
down list. The New Host Group page will be 
displayed 
2 Enter a name for the new host group and 
optionally provide a description.
3 Click the Submit Changes button to display 
the full Host Group Manager page 
See the next page for full details   
						

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To create (and manage) a host group  
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Use this section to determine which host computers, host groups and/or devices/device clusters should be included within this host group. 
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 hosts/host 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 checkboxes allow you to further refine the search to show only specific types of entries. 
Use this section to determine which users and/or user groups should be permitted to access this host group. 
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 checkboxes allow you to further refine the search to show only specific types of entries.
The ‘Effective List of Members’ provides a summary of the hosts which are directly or indirectly (via the inclusion of another host group, device or cluster) members of this host group. 
The ‘Users/Groups having access’ (Effective Members) list provides a summary of the users who are directly or indirectly (via the inclusion of a user group) permitted to access this host group.    
						

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To search for a host group
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Hosts and then choose Search Host Groups from the drop down list. The 
‘Host Group Search’ page will be displayed:
2 As required, enter one or both search criteria for the host group:
•	 The	name	of	the	host	group,
•	 The	description	of	the	host	group,
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	host	groups	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	host	groups	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	host	groups	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the Host Group Search page will list all of the groups that match \
your 
criteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the required host group 
to view the Host Group Manager page.
To manage a host group entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Hosts and then choose Browse Host Groups from the drop down list. The 
screen will show a list of all host groups registered within ADDER.NET: \
 Where large numbers of host groups are registered within ADDER.NET, use \
the Host Group Search facility to quickly locate a particular host group\
 
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required host group name to 
display the Host Group Manager page.
3 When all details have been completed, click the Submit Changes button. 
The details will be stored within the ADDER.NET database.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.   
						

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Users
The Users section allows you to determine which 
devices, device clusters and host computers each user 
is permitted to access.
User Groups provide a simplified means to administer 
access rights collectively to any number of individual 
users. Where necessary, one or more User Groups can 
be included within other User Groups to create staged 
layers of grouping.
The Users menu provides access to the following 
items:
Adding new users
To add a new user
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over Users and then 
choose Add from the drop down list. The New User page will be displayed:
2 When all details have been completed for the new user, click the Submit Changes 
button. The details will be stored within the ADDER.NET database. ADDER.\
NET will 
then display the User Manager for the new user, from where it is possibl\
e to set up and 
modify the access privileges of the new user.
Browse – Displays the User Browser page so that you 
can see a list of all registered users, each showing 
the name, user type and description. Click the 
Manage button for the required user to see further 
information.     
Search – Allows you to enter various criteria on which 
to search for a particular user.
Add – Allows you to define the characteristics of a 
new user and add them to the list.
Browse User Groups – Displays the User Group 
Browser page so that you can see a list of all registered 
user groups. Click the Manage button for the required 
user group to see further information and make 
changes.
Search User Groups – Allows you to search for user 
groups by name or description.
Add User Group – Allows you to create new user 
groups and to define the devices and hosts that they 
should be permitted to access.   
Choose whether the new user will have access to all areas of ADDER.NET (Manager) or only to the Connector section.
Optionally enter a description for the new user.
If the User Type is set to Manager, select the initial page that the new user will see when first logging into ADDER.NET.
Choose the language in which the ADDER.NET menus, entry labels, error messages, defined values, etc. should be presented to the user.
Determines the number of entries possible in the list of Targets Accessed Most Recently (visited host computers) shown within the Connector section.
Enter the name of the new user.Enter and confirm the password for the new user.   
						

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Managing user entries
You can view and edit numerous details for any registered user. 
Note: You cannot edit your own user entry while logged in (as yourself)\
, 
however, you can edit other user entries even when they are logged in. 
To manage a user entry
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer 
over Users and then choose Browse from the drop down list. The 
screen will show a list of all users registered within ADDER.NET. 
Where large numbers of users are registered within ADDER.NET, 
you can use the search facility to quickly locate a particular user.
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required user name to 
display the User Manager page 
Determines whether the user can see all areas (Manager) or just the Co\
nnector
3 When all details in the upper section of the page have been 
completed, click the Submit Changes button. The details  
will be stored within the ADDER.NET database.
This section shows a summary of the targets to which this user is direct\
ly or indirectly permitted access. Indirect permission means via the user’\
s membership of a user group or via a target’s membership of a host gro\
up. 
This section allows you to control which targets this user can access. 
To add a target: Click on the target name in the  left hand box and click the ‘Add’ button.
To remove a target: Click on the target name in the  right hand box and click the ‘Remove’ button. 
Note: To select more than one user or group to add or remove,  hold down the CTRLkey while clicking on each name.  
If necessary, use the ‘Filter’ and ‘Sort order’ controls, pl\
us the ‘Refresh’ button to locate the required user(s) within a long list. The checkboxes allo\
w you to further refine the search to show only specific types of entries.
The characters of the password are not shown. You can change the password for the user by overwriting this entry (then click the Submit Changes button).
Determines which page the user will see when they first log in.
Optional description for the user.
Indicates which targets the user has selected as “Favourites.
Choose the language in which the ADDER.NET menus, entry labels, error messages, defined values, etc. should be presented to the user.
Determines the number of entries possible in the list of Targets Accesse\
d Most Recently (visited host computers) shown within the Connector page.   
						

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To search for a user
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Users and then choose Search from the drop down list. The User Search 
page will be displayed:
2 As required, enter one or more search criteria for the user:
•	 The	name	of	the	user,
•	 The	description	of	the	user,
•	 The	language	used	by	the	user.
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	users	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	users	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	users	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the User Search page will list all of the users that match your cr\
iteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the user to view the User 
Manager page.
Click to show a list of all registered users.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.
User groups
User Groups provide a simplified means to administer access rights col\
lectively to 
any number of individual users. Where necessary, one or more User Groups\
 can 
be included within other User Groups to create staged layers of grouping\
.
To create a user group
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Users and then choose Add User Group from the drop down list. The New 
User Group page will be displayed:
2 Enter a name for the new user group and optionally provide a description\
.
3 Click the Submit Changes button to display the full User Group Manager 
page   
See the next page for full details
Allows you to search for users who have a particular language setting.   
						

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To create (and manage) a user group  
continued
Use this section to determine which users and/or user groups should be included within this user group. 
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 checkboxes allow you to further refine the search to show only specific types of entries.
Use this section to determine which targets (devices, device clusters, hosts and/or host groups) the members of this user group should be permitted to access. 
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 targets 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 checkboxes allow you to further refine the search to show only specific types of entries.
The ‘Effective List of Members’ provides a summary of users (not groups) who are directly or indirectly (via membership of another user group) members of this user group. After each user, the groups of which the user is a member are listed. To view information for a user group, highlight the group name and click the adjacent Manage button.
The ‘Effective List of Accessible Targets’ provides a summary of the targets to which members of this user group are directly or indirectly (via the membership of another user group, or via a target’s membership of a host group) permitted access. After each target, the groups to which the target is permitted are listed. To view information for a user group, highlight the group name and click the adjacent Manage button.
Click to save any changes to the  Name or Description fields.   
						

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To search for a user group
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Hosts and then choose Search User Groups from the drop down list. The 
‘User Group Search’ page will be displayed:
2 As required, enter one or both search criteria for the user group:
•	 The	name	of	the	user	group,
•	 The	description	of	the	user	group,
3 Choose the search logic that you wish to apply:
•	 Include	user	groups	that	meet	ANY	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Include	user	groups	that	meet	ALL	of	your	search	criteria,
•	 Show	user	groups	that	DON’T	match	your	search	criteria.
4 When all search criteria are in place, click the Search button. After a short 
delay the User Group Search page will list all of the user groups that m\
atch 
your criteria. 
5 Click the Manage button adjacent to the name of the required user group 
to view the User Group Manager page.
To manage a user group
1 On the ADDER.NET Manager menu bar, place your mouse pointer over 
Hosts and then choose Browse User Groups from the drop down list. The 
screen will show a list of all user groups registered within ADDER.NET: \
 Where large numbers of user groups are registered within ADDER.NET, use \
the User Group Search facility to quickly locate a particular user group\
 
2 Click the Manage button adjacent to the required user name to display the 
User Group Manager page.
Note: 
* can also be used as a wildcard character during searches.