Enable appliance linking

You can enable linking to log in to one appliance and access multiple linked KACE Systems Management Appliance, KACE Systems Deployment Appliance, or Remote Site Appliance from one Administrator Console as long as the administrator user account for each appliance has the same password.

1.	On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click KACE Linking to display the KACE Linking page.

2.	Select the Enable KACE Linking check box to display the connection settings.

3.	In Host Name, enter a unique, logical name to identify this KACE Systems Deployment Appliance or Remote Site Appliance. This name appears in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information when appliances are linked.

4.	In Remote Login Expiration, enter the number of minutes to keep the link open. When this time period expires, provide login credentials when switching to a linked appliance. The default is 120 minutes.

5.	In Request Timeout, enter the number of seconds that this appliance waits for the linked appliance to respond to a linking request. The default is 10 seconds.

6.	Click Save.

Systems Deployment Appliance

The KACE Linking Key Fingerprint and KACE Linking Key (this server) appear.

7.	Copy the text in the Host Name field and the KACE Linking Key (this server) fields and paste it in a central location, such as a Notepad file.

Tip:	TIP: To copy the linking key, simply click the contents of the KACE Linking Key (this server). A message briefly appears at the bottom of the field, indicating that the text is successfully copied.

The text that you paste in Notepad is the text that you copy and paste in the Names and Keys from one appliance to the other linked appliances.

8.	Repeat the preceding steps on each appliance you want to link.

When linking is enabled on all appliances, add the Names and Keys to the appliances. See Add Names and Keys to appliances.

NOTE: Each KACE Systems Management Appliance comes with a default organization (named Default). If your appliance is linked with the Default organization on a KACE Systems Management Appliance, and the organization name changes, you must provide the new organization name: 1. On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel > Linked Appliances. 2. On the Linked Appliances page that appears, click the name or IP address of the linked KACE Systems Management Appliance. 3. On the Edit Linked Appliance Detail page that appears, in the Default ORG Name field, type the organization name, and click Save.