KA9233 User Manual

The Graphical OSD

Menus

The menus at the top of the Graphical OSD are described in the table below:

Menu

Description

 

 

View

Clicking the View menu opens the View screen, which allows the

 

user to set screen viewing options. (See Setting the OSD View,

 

page 24.)

 

 

Settings

Clicking the Settings menu opens the Settings screen. Users can

 

change their account passwords; they also can set the OSD

 

activation keys, time to logout, and screen blanker, as well as turn

 

on and off both the hotkey commands and the beeper, and set the

 

idle timeout. (See Configuring OSD User Settings, page 27.)

 

 

Administration

Clicking the Administration menu opens a pop-up menu. From this

 

menu, administrators and super administrators can manage

 

users, ports, and stations. In addition, super administrators can

 

manage groups, configure the network settings, set the date and

 

time, broadcast, and view the system information for the matrix

 

KVM switch. (Administration is discussed in Chapter 5.)

 

 

Skip/Scan

Clicking the Skip/Scan menu starts Auto Scan mode.

 

(See Skipping and Scanning Attached Computers, page 23.)

 

 

Search

Clicking the Search menu opens the Search screen. The user can

 

search for computers and stations on the matrix KVM switch

 

installation. (See Searching for Ports and Stations, page 64.)

 

 

Icons

The icons at the top of the Graphical OSD are described in the table below:

Icon

Description

 

 

UPGRADE

The Super Administrator can click this icon to upgrade the

 

firmware version of the KA9233. (See Upgrading Firmware,

 

page 65.)

 

 

LOG

Clicking the Log icon opens the Event Log screen, which allows

 

administrators to view all of the events that took place on the

 

matrix KVM switch system. (See Viewing and Clearing the Log

 

File, page 71.)

 

 

LOGOUT

Clicking the Logout icon closes the user's session.

 

 

HELP

Clicking the Help icon opens the KA9233 help file.

 

 

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