Chapter 6. Windows Client Port Operation

Port Operation

Select a port on the OSD Main Screen either by moving the highlight bar to it with the Up and Down Arrow keys and pressing Enter, or by double-clickingit. Once you select a port, its screen displays on your monitor, and your keyboard and mouse input affects the remote system.

The OSD Toolbar

The OSD provides a toolbar to help you control the KL9108 / KL9116 from within the captured port. To bring up the toolbar, tap the OSD Hotkey (Scroll Lock or Ctrl) twice. The toolbar appears in the upper left corner of the screen:

Depending on the settings that were selected under ID Display (see page 40), the Port Number and/or the Port Name display at the right of the toolbar.

Note: 1. Click on a free area of the toolbar and drag to move it around the screen.

2.When the toolbar displays, mouse input is confined to the toolbar area and keyboard input has no effect. To carry out operations on the computer connected to the port, close the toolbar by clicking the X on it; or, recall the OSD and select the port again.

Recalling the OSD

To dismiss the toolbar and bring back the OSD display (the Main, Configuration, and Administration pages), do one of the following:

ŠTap the OSD Hotkey once.

ŠFrom the toolbar, click the icon that opens the OSD (see OSD Toolbar Icons, page 86).

The toolbar closes, and the main OSD display reappears.

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