Setting Port Permissions

For each server port, you can specify the access type the group has, as well as the type of port access to the virtual media and the power control. Please note that the default setting for all permissions is Deny.

Port access

option

Description

Deny

Denied access completely

View

View the video (but not interact with) the connected target server.

Control

Control the connected target server. Control must be assigned to the group if VM and power control access will also be granted.

In order for all users in a user group to see KVM switches that are added, each user must be granted Control access. If they don't have this permission and a KVM switch is added at a later time, they will not be able to see the switches.

Control access must be granted for audio or smart card related controls to be active.

VM access

option

Description

Deny

Virtual media permission is denied altogether for the port.

Read-Only

Virtual media access is limited to read access only.

Read-Write

Complete access (read, write) to virtual media.

Power control access

option

Description

Deny

Deny power control to the target server

Access

Full permission to power control on a target server

For blade chassis, the port access permission will control access to the URLs that have been configured for that blade chassis. The options are Deny or Control. In addition, each blade housed within the chassis has its own independent Port Permissions setting.

If you are using a tiered configuration in which a base KX III device is used to access multiple other tiered devices, the tiered device enforces individual port control levels. See Configuring and Enabling Tiering for more information on tiering.

See Also

Adding a New User Group

Setting Permissions

Setting Permissions for an Individual Group

Group-Based IP ACL (Access Control List)