Lindy MC5-IP manual Port/host addressing using Port Direct, Examples

Port Direct

Port Direct is totally transparent communication system that allows supporting devices to communicate with each other. Using the keyboard connections that link each device, Port Direct allows:

•A controlling device to provide address details of the required port, the user’s name and access rights, mouse calibration and video mode information.

•A controlled device to confirm the address and other details of the current port.

Such communication simplifies both the configuration and selection of systems, especially within a complex cascade structure. Port Direct also allows the MC5 Hosts option to directly control the connected switching devices (such as other MC5 units in cascade) and then apply the appropriate video capture and mouse scaling settings. Port Direct provides excellent security control to prevent users from accessing systems for which they do not access rights (‘sideways movement’) because each unit is fully informed of each user’s precise access rights.

Port/host addressing using Port Direct

When adding new computers to the Hosts list, the option ‘Add entry for unrecognised host’ is provided to automatically add new entries if a port is visited that does not already have a matching host entry. This is a useful option for simple configurations, but should be used with care when complex cascades of units are being used as it may lead to more host entries being added than are strictly necessary.

Additionally, you can specify the port number of the required system using the same format as if controlling the KVM switch directly. Port numbers MUST be entered within square brackets and can be specified to a maximum of four cascaded levels.

Examples

[16]selects port 16 and is equivalent to the hotkey sequence +CTRL+ALT+– 1+6

[4105] selects port 5 on MC5 unit that is cascaded through port group 41 (see cascade port numbering).

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