Accessing Connected Devices and Managing Power > Options for Accessing Connected Devices

Options for Accessing Connected Devices
Note: Only one administrative user can be logged into the CLI, Web Manager, or OSD at a time. If another administrative user is logged by any means, the second administrative user attempting access is prompted either to exit or to proceed and log the other administrative user out.
Authorized users and OnSite administrators have the following options accessing devices:
Web Manager—for accessing devices connected to both KVM and serial ports
See Web Manager Introduction” for background information about the Web Manager; Web Manager for Administrators” for how OnSite administrative users can access ports through the Web Manager; and Web Manager for Regular Users for how authorized users access ports through the Web Manager.
telnet or ssh—for accessing devices connected to serial ports
See Serial Port Connections and To Use Telnet to Connect to a Device Through a Serial Port, for more information.
Onscreen display (OSD)—for accessing devices connected to KVM ports
Local users and administrators who have access to a directly-connected Local User station can access the Connection Menu through the OSD. See OSD for All User Types” for how to access connected devices through the OSD.
Dumb terminal—for accessing the OnSite or devices connected to serial ports through the OnSite
See To Connect Through a Dumb Terminal to a Server or to the OnSite.
Modem or PCMCIA modem or wireless phone card—for dial-in/callback access to the OnSite through PPP or a terminal emulator
See Support for Multiple Types of Access, for the types of modems supported. Also see To Start a PPP Connection From a Remote Computer and To Dial Into the OnSite Using a Terminal Emulator.

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