Lindy Keyboard, Mouse and Video Configuration, P16-IP Keyboard Settings, Remote Mouse Settings

Section 4 IP Access Configuration & Operation

4.3 Keyboard, Mouse and Video Configuration

Between the P16-IP and the host, there are two interfaces available for transmitting keyboard and mouse data: USB and PS/2. The correct operation of the remote mouse depends on several settings which will be discussed in the following subsections. Please see page 30 for details of how to make the specific changes to the mouse settings described below.

P16-IP Keyboard Settings

The P16-IP settings for the host©s keyboard type have to be correct in order to make the remote keyboard work properly. The settings can be checked using the P16-IP front-end (see page 33)

Remote Mouse Settings

A common problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors. The P16-IP addresses this problem with an intelligent synchronization algorithm. There are two mouse modes available on the P16-IP: Auto mouse speed and Fixed mouse speed.

Auto mouse speed

The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically. Speed detection is performed during mouse synchronization. If the mouse does not move correctly, there are two ways to re-synchronize the local and remote mouse:

Fast Sync: Fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary, but fixed skew. Choose this option using the Remote Console options menu or by pressing the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence - [ALT] + [F12]

Intelligent Sync: If the fast sync does not work correctly or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system, you can use the intelligent resynchronization option. This method can be accessed from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Option menu.

Intelligent synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture. Use the auto adjustment function or manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture. The Sync mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently, depending on the current state of mouse synchronization. Usually pressing this button leads to a fast sync, except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode was recently changed.

Tip: When first started, if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse pointer, click the Auto Adjust Button once. If the mouse is still not synchronized select Intelligent Sync from the Mouse Handling sub menu of the Remote Console Option menu.

Fixed mouse speed

This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will lead to ‘n’ pixel moves on the remote system. This parameter ‘n’ is adjustable. However, it should be noted that this works only when mouse acceleration is turned off on the remote system.

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