> Accessing Your Remote Console Switch
> When you click the Remote Console Switches tab, you will see a list of the switches currently defined in the local database. To access a Remote Console Switch, you must first log into it by typing a username and password. The default username is Admin (case sensitive) with no password. Once you have logged in to a particular Remote Console Switch, the Remote Console Switch Software will cache the username and password in memory for the duration of the Remote Console Switch Software session.

> NOTE: | You can clear the login credentials an re-login under another username and password by selecting Tools - Clear Login Credentials.

> Figure 3‑8.Remote Console Switch View Tab Selected
> To log into a Remote Console Switch:

> 1 | Click the Remote Console Switches tab in the Explorer.

> 2 | Double-click a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane. -or- Select a Remote Console Switch from the Unit Selector pane, and click the Manage Remote Console Switch task button. -or- Right-click on a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane. A pop-up menu appears. Select Manage Remote Console Switch. -or- Click a Remote Console Switch in the Unit Selector pane and press <Enter>.

> 3 | A login prompt appears. Type your username and password. If this is the first time you have accessed the Remote Console Switch or you have not assigned a username and password, type the default username, Admin (case sensitive), with no password.

> 4 | Click OK to access the Remote Console Switch. This launches the AMP. For more information about the AMP, see “Managing Your Remote Console Switch” on page 57. -or- Click Cancel to exit without logging in.

> To search for a Remote Console Switch in the system:

> 1 | Click the Remote Console Switch tab and insert your cursor in the search text box.

> 2 | Type the search information. This can be the Remote Console Switch name or any information you have entered in the other Unit Selector list headings such as Type or Location or IP Address.

> 3 | Click the Search button. The results appear in the Unit list.

> 4 | Review the results of your search.

> -or-
> Click the Clear Results button to display the entire list again.
> To auto search by typing in the Unit list:

> 1 | Click the Remote Console Switch tab.

> 2 | Type the first few characters of a Remote Console Switch name. The highlight will move to the first Remote Console Switch beginning with those characters. If you pause for a second or more between letters, the function will reset itself and you can begin to type the first few characters of the next Remote Console Switch.