Apex Digital model 140DX BROADCASTING COMMANDS

Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide 42

USING OSCAR

BROADCASTING COMMANDS

Broadcasting enables you to simultaneously control more than

one computer in a system. This feature is useful when you want

to ensure that all selected computers receive identical input. For

each computer receiving the broadcast, you can choose to

broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently.

Note

The keyboard state must be identical for all servers receiving a

broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the CAPS

LOCK and NUMLOCK modes must be the same on all keyboards. While

the switch attempts to send keystrokes to the selected servers simulta-

neously, some servers may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission.

Note

For the mouse to work accurately, all systems must have identical

mouse drivers, desktops (i.e., 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 broadcast to selected computers:

1From the Setup menu in the Advanced Menus screen,

highlight Broadcast and press ENTER; the Broadcast Settings

menu appears.

2For each port select which computers receive keyboard and/

or mouse commands by using the + or – key to choose YES

or NO.

3Press ENTER to save the settings.

4From the Commands menu in the Advanced Menus screen,

highlight Broadcast. Press ENTER to turn on the broadcast

mode. Type information and/or make mouse movements you

want to broadcast.

BROADCASTING COMMANDS

Contents

Main Page CONTENTS 3 S Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide CONTENTS 4 SAFETY (CONTINUED) Pred intalciou tohto produktu si pretajte Informa n brorku o bezpenosti. G ETTING H ELP , S ERVICE , AND I Getting help, service, and information 1 C 2 3 4 5 6 7 CONTENTS (CONTINUED) 1 OVERVIEW P RODUCT O F FEATURES (CONTINUED) 6 Set up the Switch System Before installing this product, read the Safety Information on the Apex User Guide CD. QUICK START Page POWER UP YOUR SWITCH SYSTEM INSTALLATION R ACK I CABLING CABLE LENGTHS USING LOCKING CABLE CONNECTORS DISCONNECTING CABLES CONNECTING CABLES CONNECTING CABLES (CONTINUED) STATEMENT 1 CONNECTING CABLES (CONTINUED) Connecting the Cables STARTING THE SWITCH BOX POWERING UP THE SYSTEM STARTING THE COMPUTERS CONFIGURING THE SWITCH BOX UNATTENDED REBOOT RESETTING THE UNIT MAKING CONNECTIONS UNDER POWER ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS (CONTINUED) 5 USING OSCAR LAUNCHING OSCAR OSCAR SELECTION SCREEN OSCAR STATUS PORT SYMBOLS Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide 29 USING OSCAR C OMMAND S This section describes the key sequences that are used to activate OSCAR functions. OSCAR ADVANCED MENUS SCREEN OSCAR ADVANCED MENU SCREEN SELECTING COMPUTERS SWITCHING TIERED SYSTEMS ASSIGNING UNIQUE NAMES TO COMPUTERS ASSIGNING UNIQUE NAMES TO COMPUTERS (CONTINUED) CHANGING MENU ATTRIBUTES Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide 36 USING OSCAR CHANGING MENU ATTRIBUTES (CONTINUED) CHANGING STATUS FLAG ATTRIBUTES VALUES AND EFFECTS OF SETTINGS ON FLAG APPEARANCE CHANGING STATUS FLAG ATTRIBUTES (CONTINUED) SCANNING THE COMPUTERS Page SCANNING THE COMPUTERS (CONTINUED) BROADCASTING COMMANDS Page Page Page Page Page Page SECURING SERVER ACCESS (CONTINUED) DISPLAYING VERSION INFORMATION SAVING THE HARDWARE SETTINGS RESETTING THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ASSIGNING SPECIFIC DEVICE TYPES CAPTURING THE SCREEN CAPTURING THE SCREEN UPDATING FIRMWARE U PDATING THE F To update firmware: TROUBLESHOOTING Page Page Page Page Page APPENDIX A Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide 64 Appendix B Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement Avis de conformit la rglementation d'Industrie Canada Australia and New Zealand Class A statement Page C Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide 67 Appendix Country-Specific Requirements Use the following table to identify the appropriate accredited agency in your country. Before installing this product, read the Safety Information on the Apex User Guide CD.