Accessing Connected Devices > Sharing a Server Connection

Sharing a Server Connection
The KVM/netPlus supports shared connections to a server. When a user connects to a server that is already in use, the software auto-detects the event and presents a menu to the connecting user. Depending on the action selected by the connecting user, notifications are also presented to the current user.
Options available under this menu vary depending on the connecting user’s access permissions. When accessing a KVM port that is already in use by another user, two connection options may be displayed depending on the connecting user’s access privileges for that port:
Read-write-power (full access)
Read-write-power (full access)
As displayed in the following figure, two options are always presented in the menu to the connecting user:
Quit – Quits the connection attempt and returns to the Connect to Server form.
Connect read only – Connects the user in read-only mode, and the Access Window displays an event notification to the current user.
Connection Options for Users with Read Only Permission
As displayed in the following figure, if the connecting user has either read-write or read-write-power (full access) permission to the port, the following additional options are presented in the menu:
Connect read write – Connects the connecting user in read-write mode. If the current user is in read-write mode, that user’s access is changed to read-only, and an event notification appears in the Access window.
Kill the other session – Kills the existing session and connects the connecting user in read-write mode. The previous user is disconnected from the server port, and an event message appears in the Access window.
Connection Options for Users with Read-Write or Read-Write-Power Permissions
Note: When the currently connected user is in read-only mode, the connecting user is always granted the highest access privilege based on his or her permission rights.
Once two users are connected to a server port, either user may choose at any time to change his/her access mode (or disconnect from the session by issuing a escape sequence command)
To Share a Server Connection
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A message indicating that another user is connected to the port appears. The message changes depending on your access privilege to that port:
If you have either read-write or read-write-power access permission to the server port, the following window appears with these additional options:
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If the current user is connected in read-write mode, his or her access mode is changed to read-only, and the a message appears on the Access Window.
The current user is disconnected from the server port. The AlterPath Viewer closes, and a message is displayed in the active tab. After the next refresh occurs, the tab disappears.
Once at least two users and up to four users are connected to a server port, any user may choose at any time to change his/her access mode by reconnecting to the server port, or the users can disconnect from the session.
To Power On, Power Off, or Reboot the Connected Server [WMI]
Make sure all the prerequisites for controlling power on KVM-connected servers are met before attempting this procedure.
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To view the status of the connected outlets, view the light bulb icons adjacent to the outlet numbers under the Power Management field.
The icons are described in the following table:
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Once you make a selection, the page is reloaded with the updated power status.
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To lock or unlock outlets, you must go to the Power Management menu on the WMI. By default, regular users have no access to all outlets, and admin users have full access.

Accessing Connected Devices > Sharing a Server Connection