The reminder banner
As many server screen layouts can appear very similar, the ServSwitch CX provides a reminder banner option that indicates which server port you are currently viewing. The banner is usually displayed at the top of the screen, using blue lettering and transparent background. You can:
•Move the banner
•Change the banner colours, and/or
•Disable the banner
To move the reminder banner
1While viewing a server port, press and hold 
and 
.
Note: The 
and 
hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.
2Press the 
, 
, 
and 
keys to move the banner to the required position.
To change banner colours or disable the banner
1Select the
•By simultaneously pressing and then releasing 
.
•By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
•By selecting port 
using the front panel buttons
If you are not already logged in, do so now.
2Press 
to select ‘More menus’.
3Highlight the ‘User Preferences’ option and press 
to select.
4Select the required option:
•To disable the banner – highlight ‘Reminder Banner’ and press 
until ‘DISABLED’ is shown.
•To change colours – highlight ‘Reminder Colour’ and press 
until the desired colour combination is displayed.
5Press 
to save the settings. Press 
twice more to return to the server port and view your changes.
Routing status
On occasions it may be useful to know which servers are being accessed, in which modes and by whom. The most common reason for this would be if you were denied access to a server port and needed to find out if another user has selected ‘Exclusive’ access. For this purpose the ServSwitch CX provides the very handy Routing status feature which provides an ‘at a glance’ view of all current user connections.
To use the Routing status feature
1Select the
•By simultaneously pressing and then releasing 
.
Note: The 
and 
hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.
•By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
•By selecting port 
using the front panel buttons
If you are not already logged in, do so now.
2Press 
to select ‘More menus’.
3Use 
or your mouse scroll wheel to highlight the ‘Routing status’ option.
4Press 
or the left mouse button to select. The Routing status screen will be displayed:
Here you can instantly see which server ports are being accessed and by whom. The screen will be displayed for ten seconds.
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