Lindy PRO-300 user manual To override the Remote password, Hot plugging and mouse restoration

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5.5 Password override

This mode allows you to override the password that has been set at the REMOTE module and place it into configuration mode so that a new one may be set. This feature is particularly useful when passwords have been lost or forgotten.

To override the REMOTE password

1Remove power from the REMOTE module.

2With power to the system and LOCAL module still applied, change LOCAL switch 1 to the ON position.

3Re-apply power to the REMOTE module. The REMOTE module will go directly into configuration mode so that the old password can be cleared and a new one set.

•To clear a password: (within configuration mode) Press <P> followed by <RETURN>and followed by <RETURN>again.

•You can now enter a new password using the procedure outlined in steps 2 to 5 of section 5.4 ‘Password setting’, or press <RETURN> to exit configuration mode.

4Return LOCAL switch 1 to it’s OFF position.

Note: If switch 1 remains ON, then the REMOTE module will enter configuration mode whenever it is repowered and will not operate normally.

5.6 Hot plugging and mouse restoration

It is strongly recommended that you switch off the computer system before attempting to connect it via the Extender C5 modules. However, if this is not possible then you need to ‘hot plug’ the Extender C5 modules while power is still applied to the system. There is not normally a danger of damage to the system, however, when mouse communications are interrupted, often they fail to reinitialise when reconnected. Extender C5 modules provide a feature to reinstate mouse communications once the necessary connections have been made.

There are two main types of data formats used by current PC mice; these are the older ‘PS/2’ format and the more recent ‘IntelliMouse’ format introduced by Microsoft. These use slightly different data arrangements and it is important to know which type was being used before you hot-plugged the Extender C5 modules. The previous setting depends both on the type of mouse and the type of driver as various combinations of PS/2 and IntelliMouse are possible. Using the incorrect restore function may produce unpredictable results and require the system to be rebooted.

Which restore setting do I use?

The general rule is that unless both the mouse and the driver are both IntelliMouse compatible then you need to restore the mouse as ‘PS/2’.

Recognising an IntelliMouse style mouse

The IntelliMouse format was introduced to support, among other features, the scroll wheel function. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, then it is likely to support the IntelliMouse format. If you have a Microsoft mouse, then it will usually state that it is an IntelliMouse on its underside label.

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