Chapter 4. Local Console Operation

F4 ADM

F4 is an Administrator only function. It allows the Administrator to configure and control the overall operation of the OSD. To change a setting use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to move the highlight bar to it then press [Enter].

After you select an item, a submenu with further choices appears. Move the Highlight Bar to the choice you want, then press [Enter]. An icon appears before the selected choice so that you know which one it is. The settings are explained in the following table:

Setting

Function

 

 

EDIT PORT

To help remember which computer is attached to a particular port,

NAMES

every port can be given a name. This function allows the Administrator

 

to create, modify, or delete port names. To Edit a port name:

 

1. Click the port you want, or use the Navigation Keys to move the

 

highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].

 

2. Key in the new Port Name, or modify/delete the old one. The maxi-

 

mum number of characters allowed for the Port Name is 12. Legal

 

characters include:

 

Š All alpha characters: A–Z*

 

Š All numeric characters: 0–9

 

Š - and Space

 

*Case does not matter; the OSD displays the Port Name in all

 

capitals no matter how they were keyed in.

 

3. When you have finished editing, press [Enter] to have the change

 

take effect. To abort the change, press Esc.

 

 

RESTORE

This function is used to undo all changes and return the setup to the

DEFAULT

original factory default settings (see OSD Factory Default Settings,

VALUES

page 153) – except for the Names settings that were assigned to the

 

Ports, which are saved.

 

 

CLEAR THE

This function is similar to Restore Default Values. The difference is that

NAME LIST

it also clears the Names settings along with undoing all changes and

 

returning the setup to the original factory default settings.

 

 

RESET

If you change the position of one of the Stations in the daisy chain, the

STATION IDS

OSD settings will no longer correspond to the new situation. 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.), for all of the computers affected by the change,

 

have to be manually redone.

 

 

 

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