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Selecting cascaded computers

The SmartView World is not limited to sharing just sixteen computers. By joining numerous SmartView products together in a tree-like or Cascade arrangement, it is possible for each user port to view many more computers. Although you can use exactly the same selection methods to choose any computer, you are strongly recommended to use the on screen menu method for the following reasons:

•The on screen menu – this method displays the names of each computer in

alphabetical order and also allows you to search for them by name, press

– a useful feature in a long list. This really is the best way to access a large number of computers.

•The mouse method – this method is fine for small numbers of computers but can take too long to reach the required computer in an extensive configuration.

•The hotkey method – depending on their position within the connection structure, each computer can have an address up to eight digits long which can be difficult to remember and lengthy to type.

Using the dual access ports

The SmartView World is equipped with two dual access ports - ports 1 and 3. These dual access ports each allow a keyboard, video monitor and mouse set to be connected locally as well as via an extender, such as the Adder X-Series (not X-Series Gold). Either the local KVM set, or the extended set may be used to access the SmartView World. The video picture is

duplicated on both the local and extended access points, however, the SmartView World will accept keyboard and mouse data from only one KVM set

at a time. When one of the KVM sets is active, the keyboard indicators will flash on the KVM set that does not have control.

After a set timeout period has elapsed since the last keyboard or mouse input, the option to control the SmartView World is opened up to both ports, and the first to respond will gain control.

The reminder banner

As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar, the SmartView World provides a Reminder banner option that indicates which computer port you are currently viewing. The banner is usually displayed at the top of the screen, using blue lettering and transparent background. You have the option to:

•Move the banner

•Change the banner colours, and/or

•Disable the banner

To move the reminder banner

1While viewing a computer port, press and hold and .

Note: The and hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.

2Press the , , and keys to move the banner to the required position.

To change banner colours or disable the banner

1Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:

•By simultaneously pressing and then releasing .

•By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or

•By selecting port using the front panel buttons

If you are not already logged in, do so now.

2 Press to select ‘More menus’.

3 Use or your mouse scroll wheel to highlight the ‘User Preferences’ option.

4Press or the left mouse button to select. Then, highlight the required option:

•To disable the banner – highlight ‘Reminder Banner’ and press until ‘DISABLED’ is shown.

•To change colours – highlight ‘Reminder Colour’ and press until the desired colour combination is displayed.

5Press to save the settings. Press twice more to return to the computer port and view your changes.

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