3.6 Accessing target devices
1. Click the Devices button in the Explorer.
2. Complete one of the following steps:
• Double-click on a target device in the list.
• Select a target device, and then click the connection button: Connect
Video if connected to a switch or Browse if a URL is configured. Only the
applicable button or buttons for the selected target device are visible.
• Right-click on the target device. Select the connection entry from the
pop-up menu: Connect Video for a switch or Browse if a URL is
configured. Only the applicable entry for the selected target device is
visible.
• Select a target device in the Unit list and press Enter.
3. If a browser is used for access, no user name and password prompt opens.
If the Video Viewer is used for access, a user name and password
prompt opens if this is the first access attempt during the software
session.
After a unit is accessed, subsequent access attempts for any unit that
uses the same user name and password credentials during this software
session do not require a user name and password.
The configured access method for that target device opens in a new window.
To search for a target device in the local database:
1. Click the Devices button and insert the cursor in the Search field.
2. Type the search information. This could be a target device name or a
property such as type orlocation.
3. Click the Search button. The results are included in the Unit list.
4. Complete one of the following steps:
• Review the results of the search.
• Click the Clear Results button to open the entire list again.
To auto search by typing in the Devices list:
1. Click the Devices button, then click on any item in the list.
2. Begin typing the first few characters of a target device name. The highlight
moves to the first target device name beginning with those characters. To
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