Tripp Lite Essential Hotkey Setup for KVM Switch Operation

6. KVM Operation (continued)

6.6.6 Remote Control Panel

When accessing connected computers over IP, a control panel appears in the lower-right corner of your screen. The remote control panel allows you to perform tasks and edit settings related to the remote session.

The icons provided in the remote control panel are described in the following section.

Hotkey Setup

When the Hotkey Setup icon is clicked, a screen appears that lists various actions related to the keyboard, video and mouse that can be performed via hotkey commands. The actions that can be performed are listed on the left side of the screen, and the hotkey commands that invoke them are shown to the right.

The table describes the actions that are found in the Hotkey Setup screen:

Action	Hotkey	Description
		Displays the remote screen either
Toggle screen mode	[Alt] + [F]	as a full-screen or as a window on
		the local computer.
Adjust video	[Alt] + [V]	Displays the Video Settings screen.
Toggle OSD	[Alt] + [O]	Toggles the remote control panel
		on and off.
		Toggles the mouse pointer of the
Toggle pointer display	[Alt] + [P]	local computer on and off, so that
		only the mouse pointer of the
		remote computer is displayed.
Adjust mouse	[Alt] + [M]	Aligns the local and remote mouse
		pointers.
		Although all other keyboard input
		is captured and sent to the remote
		computer, the [Alt] + [Tab] and
		[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] commands
		are still sent to your local computer.
		In order to use these commands
Substitute Alt key	[F12]	on the remote system, another key
		must be substituted for the [Alt]
		key. If you substitute the [F12] key,
		for example, you would use [F12] +
		[Tab] and [Ctrl] + [F12] + [Del].
		Note: By default, the substitute
		[Alt] key is [F12].
Exit: remote view	[Alt] + [E]	Disconnects and exits the remote
		session.

Configuring the Hotkeys

If you find the default hotkey commands inconvenient, you can configure them by following these steps:

1.In the Hotkey Setup screen, highlight the action that you wish to edit.

2.Click the Start button.

3.Enter in the new hotkey combination. The name of each key appears in the Keys field upon being entered.

4.When you have finished entering the new hotkey command, click the Set button.

5.Click the Close button to exit the Hotkey Setup screen.

Video Settings

Clicking the Video Settings icon in the control panel brings up the Video Settings dialog box. This dialog box allows you to adjust the placement and picture quality of the remote screen on your monitor:

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