APC AP5816, AP5808 user manual Setting

Setting Function

ACTIVATE BEEPER Choices are Y (on), which is the default position, or N (off). When activated, the beeper sounds when a port is changed, when activating the Auto Scan function, or if an invalid entry is made on an OSD menu.

SET QUICK VIEW	Lets the administrator select which ports to include as quick view ports.
PORTS	• To select or deselect a port as a quick view port, double-click the port or use the
	navigation keys to move the highlight bart to it the press the spacebar.
	• When a port has been selected as a quick view port, an icon displays in the QV
	column of the LIST on the main screen.
	• If one of the quick view options is chosen for the list (see “F2: LIST” on page 13),
	only a port that has been selected here will display on the list
	• If one of the quick view options is chosen for auto-scanning (see “SCAN-SKIP
	MODE” on page 14), only a port that has been selected here will be auto-scanned.
	The default has no ports selected for quick view.
RESET STATION	If the position of one of the KVM stations in the cascade is changed, the OSD
IDS	settings will not correspond to the new location. This function directs the OSD to
	rescan the station positions of the entire installation and updates the OSD so that
	the OSD station information corresponds to the new physical layout.
	Note: Only the station numbers get updated. Except for the port names, all
	administrator settings (such as SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS, SET QUICK VIEW
	PORTS, etc.) must be input again for all of the servers affected by the change.
SET OPERATING	Allows the administrator to define the operating system for the server connected to
SYSTEM	each KVM port. The default is WIN (PC compatible).
	To set the port operating system:
	1. Select the port for the server whose operating system you wish to set.
	2. Set the operating system by pressing the spacebar to cycle through WIN, MAC,
	SUN, or OTHER. Stop on the selection
	3. Press the Esc key to exit. The operating system selected is now assigned to the
	KVM port.
FIRMWARE	To upgrade firmware, first enable Firmware Upgrade mode.
UPGRADE	Select Y to enable Firmware Upgrade mode or N to leave the menu without
	enabling. The current firmware version is also displayed here.

F5: SKP

Skip mode. Skip backward or forward, switching the focus from the currently active server to the previous or next available server.

•The selection of servers to be available for skip mode switching is made with the Scan-Skip mode setting under “F3: SET” on page 13.

•In skip mode:

–Press the left arrow key to switch to the previous server in the list.

–Press the right arrow key to switch to the next server in the list.

–Press the up arrow key to switch to the last server on the previous KVM station in the list.

–Press the down arrow key to switch to the first server on the next KVM station in the list.

Note: You can only skip to the previous or next available server in the list.

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