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By defining descriptive computer names you can select the required computer from an on- screen menu without having to remember which physical port the computer is connected to. For each computer name that you define you can grant or deny access to any of the defined users. Each computer name that you define will have an associated port number. This is the SmartView port that the computer is attached to. If all of your computers are connected to a single SmartView XPro then all the port numbers will be two characters long (for example: 01, 02, 03, 16 etc.). If you are cascading SmartView SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 30 XPros then the port numbers will be four, six or eight characters long depending upon whether you have two, three or four levels of cascade (see figure 7). See the end of this section and section 4.10 for an explanation of how the port numbers are constructed. The SmartView XPro supports up to 512 computer names. To create computer names: Ensure that you are logged on as the ADMIN user. From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS. Select EDIT COMPUTER LIST from the menu. Press INSERT to add a new computer name. Type in the name of the computer and press RETURN or ENTER. Type in the port number for this computer and press RETURN or ENTER. Define the users that you want user to have access to this computer the SPACE BAR and function keys as directed on the menu. The starred users will have access to this computer. Don't worry if all the users have not yet been defined. You can allocate computers to users when you add the users later. Press RETURN or ENTER to create the new computer name. When you are adding computers it is advisable to setup just one name for any particular port. Avoid creating two names for the same port as this can lead to confusion. Also, if you are using ports to cascade to other SmartViews, avoid setting up unique names for individual ports that form part of a group of ports that are being used to cascade. For example, if you are using group 41 (ports 1,2,3 and 4) to cascade to another SmartView then avoid setting up individual names for these ports. Follow a similar process to edit computer names: In the EDIT COMPUTER LIST use the menu bar to select the computer that you want to edit. Press ENTER or RETURN to edit the computer's name or change the users who you want to have access to this computer. Press RETURN or ENTER if you want to keep the existing entries. SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 31 Creating entries for computers connected to cascaded SmartViews You can cascade SmartView 4XPro units using one, two, three or four KVM links and SmartView 2XPro units using one or two KVM links. Section 2.5 explains the rules that you must follow when installing a SmartView cascade. The number of cascade links that you install determines the number of simultaneous users that can access computers on the cascaded SmartViews. Ideally if you are cascading 4XPro units then you should use four cascade links as this will cause no blocking and will allow all four users simultaneous access to all computers. Each computer name that you add to the on-screen menu has an associated port number that tells the SmartView where to find the computer. Port numbers for computers attached to a single SmartView are simply the port number that the computer is attached to. Port numbers for computers connected to cascaded SmartViews are constructed by defining the port routing that is required to get from the user's KVM to the computer. Figure 7 illustrates how port numbers are constructed and how the physical configuration of a cascaded system relates to entries in the on-screen menu. The illustrated configuration is an unlikely configuration in practice but has been chosen for explanation purposes. If you make multiple cascade links then they must be connected to the groups of ports defined in figure 8. These ports have associated group port numbers. The SmartView uses this group port number to connect to the first available port in that group. For example, group port number 21 comprises of ports 1 and 2. If these ports are linked to a cascaded SmartView and users try to connect to computers that are attached to the cascaded SmartView, the system will allocate the cascade links to the first two users on a first come first served basis. Further users that try to connect to computers on the cascaded SmartView will get a message saying that no cascade links are available and they will not be able to connect to the cascaded SmartView until one of the previous users has finished with one of the cascade links. SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 32 Fig. 7 - Creating menu entries for computers that are connected to cascaded SmartViews SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 33 SmartView XPro Installation and Use Page 34 Fig. 8 - Possible cascade groups and their associated names 3.6 Setting the SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES The SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES are...