On-screen Display (OSD) Operation
Trigger OSD
Simply press [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] rapidly.
Note: This hotkey sequence can be changed to [Ctrl] [Ctrl] for Mac users. Please refer to Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) section.
The OSD of GCS1108 / GCS1208 incorporates a two level (administrator and user) password system. Before the OSD main screen displays, a login screen appears requiring a password. If this is the first time that the OSD is used, or if the password function has not been set, simply press [Enter]. The OSD main screen displays in administrator mode. In this mode, you have administrator privileges, with access to all administrator and user functions, and can set up operations (including password authorization) as you like. If the password function has been set, you must provide an appropriate administrator/user password in order to access the OSD.
OSD Login
By default, the Login and Password are blanks, so simply press [Enter] [Enter] to login. If you have set a user name and password on the KVM, simply enter them and press enter to login.
OSD Main Screen
After the log in, a screen similar to the one at right appears:
1.The diagram depicts the administrator’s main screen. The user main screen does not show the F4 and F6 functions because these are reserved for the administrator and can’t be accessed by users.
2.The OSD always starts in list view, with the highlight bar at the same position it was in the last time it was closed.
3.Only the ports that have been set accessible by the administrator for the current logged in user are visible.
4.If there is a next to the monitor icon, which means that port is attached to another KVM (Cascading). Click on a switch number, or move the highlight bar to it then press the right arrow key to expand the list. Similarly, to collapse a switch’s port list, click on the switch number, or move the highlight bar to it then press the left arrow key to collapse the list.
One Level Main OSD Screen
Cascading 2nd Main OSD Screen Cascading 2nd level screen
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