Dell 2161DS-2, 4161DS manual Broadcasting to Servers, Broadcast Dialog Box

Broadcasting to Servers

The analog user can simultaneously control more than one server in a system to ensure that all selected servers receive identical input. You can choose to broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently.

NOTE: You can broadcast up to 16 devices at a time, one device per ARI port.

NOTE: Broadcasting Keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all devices receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the <Caps Lock> and <Num Lock> modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the appliance attempts to send keystrokes to the selected devices simultaneously, some devices may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission.

NOTE: Broadcasting Mouse Movements - For the mouse to work accurately, all systems must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons) and video resolutions. In addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple systems may have unpredictable results.

To access the Broadcast dialog box:

1Press <Print Screen>. The Main dialog box appears.

2Click Setup - Broadcast. The Broadcast dialog box displays.

Figure 3-14. Broadcast Dialog Box

To broadcast to selected devices:

1From the Broadcast dialog box, select the mouse and/or keyboard checkboxes for the devices that are to receive the broadcast commands.

or

Press the up-arrowor down-arrowkeys to move the cursor to the target device. Then press <Alt+K> to select the keyboard checkbox and/or <Alt+M> to select the mouse checkbox. Repeat for additional devices.

Basic Operations

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