Black Box ServSwitchTM manual Connecting to the Wizard IP Plus, Local connection

Operation

Connecting to the Wizard IP Plus

The Wizard IP Plus offers you three ways to connect:

•Local connection,

•Remote connection by network link,

•Remote connection by direct dial up (modem or ISDN) link,

...and two types of viewer:

•VNC viewer,

•Standard web browser.

Local connection

The keyboard, video monitor and mouse connected directly to the Wizard IP Plus offer password protected access to the host computer(s).

To make a local connection:

1Using the keyboard connected directly to the Wizard IP Plus, press any key to exit the screensaver and display the logon prompt.

Wizard IP Plus Logon

Username: <

Password:

2Enter your username and password. Providing you have the correct permissions, the screen will display the currently selected host computer.

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To view the local control menu											
	rather than the host computer. However, if these particular hotkeys clash
1	Press and hold the hotkeys (usually							and	), then press	and finally
	release all three keys.
	Note: The		and		keys when pressed in combination are called
	‘hotkeys’ and they signal to the Wizard IP Plus that you wish to control it,
	with another device or program, then your administrator may change them
	to a different combination. If the								combination fails to work,		
	then please contact the system administrator for details.
		ServSwitch		Wizard IP Plus			Control
					Logoff
		Host	Restore Mouse			Functions					
				Server		1
				Configuration
		Access	Mode		Shared
					Return	To Host
The local control menu contains numerous options, the most useful of which											 
are:
•	Access mode - Allows you to select a ‘Private’ mode in order to prevent
	other logged on users from viewing your actions on the host computer. Use
	and to change between modes.
	Note: For the courtesy of other users, this mode should be used sparingly.										
	The admin user has the ability to overrule the private setting.
•	Host - Where more than one host computer is available via the Wizard IP
	Plus, this option allows you to easily switch between them. Use									and	to
	change between host computers.
•	Return to host - Quits the control menu and displays the host computer
	screen.

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