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Table 3-2. OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics (continued)

This Keystroke

Does This

Enter

Completes a switch in the Main dialog box and exits the

 

OSCAR interface. Performs the same function as the

 

OK button.

Print Screen, Backspace

Toggles back to previous selection.

Print Screen, Alt+0

Immediately disengages user from a server; no server is

 

selected. Status flag displays Free. (This only applies to

 

the <0> on the keyboard and not the keypad.)

Print Screen, Pause

Immediately turns on screen saver mode, and prevents

 

access to that specific console if it is password protected.

Up/Down Arrows

Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.

Right/Left Arrows

Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a text

 

box, these keys move the cursor within

 

the column.

Page Up/Page Down

Pages up and down through lists and

 

Help pages.

Home/End

Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.

Delete

Deletes characters in a text box.

Numbers

Type from the keyboard or keypad.

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus

You can configure your Console Switch from the Setup dialog box in OSCAR. Click the Names button when initially setting up your appliance to identify servers by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSCAR menu.

Table 3-3. Setup Features to Manage Routine Tasks for Your Servers

Feature

Purpose

 

 

Menu

Change the server listing between numerically by port or

 

EID number and alphabetically by name.

 

Change the Screen Delay Time before the OSCAR interface

 

displays after pressing <Print Screen>.

Flag

Change display, timing, color or location of the status flag.

Broadcast

Set up to simultaneously control multiple servers through

 

keyboard and mouse actions.

Basic Operation

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Contents Console Switch Installer/User’s Guide Model Console Switch October Contents Appendices Appendix B Technical SpecificationsFigures Tables SIP Intelligent Module Console SwitchOscar Graphical User Interface Multiplatform SupportSecurity VideoFlash Upgradable Safety PrecautionsTiering Expansion General Rack Mounting of Systems Product Overview Getting Started Supplied with the Console SwitchAdditional Items Needed Console Switch Horizontal Installation Installing the Console SwitchBasic Console Switch Configuration Tiering Console Switches Console Switch Configuration with a Tiered Switch Legacy Switch Support Legacy Product Model Numbers Adding Legacy SwitchesTo add a legacy KVM switch Setting Up Your Console Switch System Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers Controlling Your System at the Local User PortsOscar Interface Status Symbols SymbolDescription Viewing the Status of Your SwitchSelecting Servers Soft SwitchingOscar Interface Navigation Basics This Keystroke Does This Navigating the Oscar InterfaceOK button Configuring Oscar Interface MenusAssigning Server Names Setup Dialog BoxNames Dialog Box Devices Dialog Box Assigning Device TypesDevice Modify Dialog Box Changing the Display BehaviorOscar Status Flags FlagDescription Controlling the Status FlagFlag Dialog Box Set Position Flag Setting Console SecuritySelect Enable Screen Saver Displaying Version Information 11. Version Dialog Box 13. SIP Version Dialog Box Resetting a SIP14. SIP Version Dialog Box Resetting Your Keyboard and MouseScanning Your System 15. Commands Dialog Box16. Scan Dialog Box 17. Commands Dialog Box Running System DiagnosticsDiagnostic Test Details Description 18. Diagnostics Dialog BoxBroadcasting to Servers 19. Diagnostics Warning Message Box20. Broadcast Dialog Box 21. Broadcast Enable Dialog Box Changing Your Switch Mode 16-port Console Switch OnlySelect either Preemptive or Cooperative as your switch mode Basic Operation Upgrading the Console Switch Appendix a Flash UpgradesItems Needed for the Upgrade Upgrading FirmwarePossible Error Conditions SIP Status Dialog Box Upgrading the SIPClick SIP to view individual SIP version information SIP Version Dialog Box Technical Specifications Server Ports Appendix B Technical SpecificationsUpdate Port DimensionsTechnical Specifications USA Notification Canadian Notification Appendix C NotificationsJapanese Approvals Taiwanese Approvals GS GOST-R Vcci CCC Saso Agency ApprovalsAppendices Index Tiering, 9 Version Information Displaying