Adder Technology 5000 manual VNC hotkey selection, To select a computer using hotkeys

VNC hotkey selection

During a VNC session, you can use hotkey presses to quickly display the Host selection menu or to choose a host by its port number:

To select a computer using hotkeys

1 Simultaneously press and hold and .

Note: The and keys when pressed in combination are called ‘hotkeys’ and they signal to the AdderView CATxIP 5000 that you wish to control it, rather than the computer. However, if these particular hotkeys clash with another device or program, then your administrator may change

them to a different combination. If the combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.

Note: VNC hotkeys are set separately to the hotkeys used by the locally connected keyboard. For details about changing the VNC Viewer hotkeys, see Appendix 2: Unit Configuration.

2While still holding and , press the first numeral of the required port address, then:

•If the port address is a single character, release all of the keys.

•If the port address is two or more characters, release the first numeral key and press the second – repeat this procedure until all of the port

address numerals have been entered, then release and .

Note: The numbers on your keyboard’s numeric keypad are not valid, use only the numeral keys above the QWERTY section.

Note: If you do not have authorisation to view the selected port then a message will be displayed to explain your lack of access rights.

Note: When using hotkeys, the leading zeros for all single digit port numbers (including all cascade levels) are optional, i.e. 01, 02...09.

Standard hotkeys

The range of hotkey combinations are as follows:

Note: If your hotkeys have been changed, substitute them for and in the examples given here.

	Selects port 1
	Selects port 2
•	•
•	•
then	Selects port 10

Note: When entering multiple digit addresses as

above, keep and pressed down until all other numbers have been entered.

Selects no host

Displays the Host Selection menu so that you may choose a host by name.

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