Chapter 5. OSD Operation

F1: HELP

Click or press [F1] to access Help. It gives a brief description about each OSD function. It also displays information about the user, such as username, group membership, and the KVM console the user is operating.

To return to the OSD main screen, click or press [Esc].

F2: VIEW

Many of the OSD functions only operate on the computers that are currently displayed (listed) on the main screen. This function lets you broaden or narrow the scope of which KVM ports the OSD lists on the main screen. The submenu choices and their meanings are given in the table below.

Setting

Function

 

 

VIEW MODE

Allows you to select which computers are listed in the OSD

 

main screen. Choices are:

 

PERSONAL—The OSD lists the KVM ports that the user

 

has set as personal. See SET PERSONAL VIEW (below).

 

ACCESSIBLE—The OSD lists only those KVM ports that

 

the user is permitted to access. See PORT ACCESS,

 

p. 114.

 

ACCESSIBLE + POWERED—The OSD lists only those

 

KVM ports that the user is permitted to access and that

 

have their attached computers powered on.

 

The default is ACCESSIBLE + POWERED.

 

 

SET PERSONAL VIEW

If there are KVM switches cascaded from the KVM ports of

 

the first-level KVM switch, you can create shortcuts to the

 

computers of those lower-level KVM switches that will

 

appear in the OSD list.

 

To add a shortcut:

 

1. Select ADD SHORTCUT. A box appears.

 

2. Enter the port ID number of the computer for which you

 

wish to create a shortcut (e.g. 1-1-1). For a discuss on

 

port ID numbering see p. 104.

 

To delete a shortcut:

 

1. Select DELETE SHORTCUT. A list of shortcuts

 

appears.

 

2. From the list, select the shortcut that you wish to delete.

 

3. Press [Y] to confirm; or, press [N] to cancel.

 

 

 

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