Routing status

On occasions it may be useful to know which computers are being accessed, in which modes and by whom. The most common reason for this would be if you were denied access to a computer port and needed to find out if another user has selected ‘Exclusive’ access. For this purpose the SmartView World provides the very handy Routing status feature which provides an ‘at a glance’ view of all current user connections.

To use the Routing status feature

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

By simultaneously pressing and then releasing .

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

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 ‘Routing status’ option.

4 Press or the left mouse button to select. The Routing status screen will be displayed where you can instantly see which computer ports are being accessed and by whom. The screen will be displayed for ten seconds.

User preferences and functions

In addition to customising the reminder banner as described earlier, you can also:

Change the colour of the on screen menu,

Select the screen saver style,

Restore mouse operation, or

Perform power control functions.

All of these options are discussed within Appendix 1.

Using remote power switching

When used in conjunction with optional power switch boxes, the SmartView World allows you complete remote control over the connected computers

from almost anywhere. The primary function of the power switching option is to remotely power down and reset systems that are failing to respond.

To switch a computer on or off

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

By simultaneously pressing and then releasing .

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

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 Switch to the computer port that needs to be switched on or off.

Note: If the computer is responding at all, try to shut it down normally before attempting a power switch operation.

3Display again the on screen menu and press to select ‘More menus’.

4 The ‘Function’ option should be highlighted, press . 5 Use to highlight ‘Power Control’ and press .

6Use to highlight either ‘Switch Computer ON’ or ‘Switch Computer OFF’ as necessary and press . A warning message with two options will be displayed:

7Press to confirm or to confirm and exit. The latter option clears the KVM menu so that, if required, you can be ready to enter any escape sequences that are needed by the computer (to access its BIOS setup area), during the bootup sequence.

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Adder Technology Switch manual Routing status, User preferences and functions, Using remote power switching

Switch specifications

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