Lindy MC5-IP manual Setup Options, Keypads Controls, Language, Exclusive Use

Setup Options

Setup options are available only to the Admin user and consist of key settings that are normally made only during the initial installation stage.

To get here

1From a local, remote or global keyboard, log on as ‘admin’ user.

2Press (hotkeys can change).

3 Press to select ‘More menus’.

4 Select ‘Global Preferences’.

Security

Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED

LINDY MC5

Space-Toggle

-Up -Down Esc-Quit

Hotkeys

Settings: CRTL+ALT, CTRL+SHIFT, ALT+SHIFT, ALT GR, L+R ALT, L CTRL+ALT,

R CTRL+ALT, DISABLED

The keyboard hotkeys are special combinations of keys that, when used together with certain keyboard “command keys”, perform special MC5 functions. For example, pressing the hotkeys together with the “M” key will cause the on- screen menu to be displayed on your monitor. Other hotkey combinations allow you to query which computer you are connected to and to move the on-screen menu around the screen. You can also use the hotkeys together with the port number to select a particular connected computer.

Keypads Controls

Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED

The key controls on the front of the MC5 may be disabled so that it is only possible to select the special channels “o” (on-screen menu) and “0” (no computer channels selected).

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With security disabled there is no requirement for users to log-in to the system. All users have full access to all the connected computers and full administration rights. With security enabled, users are required to log-in to the MC5. Each user is allocated access rights to computers by the system administrator and they are only able to see the computers that they have access to on their on-screen menu.

Language

Settings: ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SWEDISH

This option specifies the language that is used for the on-screen menu and the keyboard layout that is assumed for the keyboard. When the French option is selected the keyboard is assumed to have an AZERTY format. When the English, German and Swedish options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a QWERTY format. The new language settings are enabled when you quit from the SETUP OPTIONS menu. The language option only affects the way that the MC5 interprets the keyboard keys, it does not affect the way that the computers interpret the keyboard. It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do not understand as all the menus will change to use the new language and you may have difficulty reselecting your original language.

Exclusive Use

Settings: ALLOWED, DISABLED

In normal operation, the MC5 will allow two or more users to share access to a computer. In this mode, the computer’s video picture will be displayed on all the users’ monitors but only one user may have active control of the computer’s keyboard and mouse at any one time. The MC5 detects an active user by checking for keyboard and mouse data.

A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or mouse data has been received by the MC5 for a specified timeout period. Whilst one user is active all the other users that are connected to the same computer will see a “video only” message displayed on their screen. There may be situations where particular users wish to control and view a computer in private with exclusive use. The MC5 has the facility to allow users to select exclusive use of computers, however, this facility should be used with care.

Users that have selected exclusive access are never timed out by the MC5 and so all other users are effectively “locked out” until the exclusive user switches to another computer or logs out. This could potentially be very irritating if a user has selected exclusive use and has then left their desk without logging out. This would prevent other users from working on the computer until they came back. Consequently the system administrator can disable all exclusive use so that all connections are shared.

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