Chapter 4. OSD Operation

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 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 ports that the user has set

 

as personal. See SET PERSONAL VIEW (below).

 

ACCESSIBLE—The OSD lists only those ports that the

 

user is permitted to access. See PORT ACCESS, p. 90.

 

ACCESSIBLE + POWERED—The OSD lists only those

 

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 KM0832 switches cascaded from the ports of

 

the master switch, you can create shortcuts to the

 

computers of those lower level 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. 80.

 

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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ATEN Technology KM0832 user manual View Mode, SET Personal View, To add a shortcut, To delete a shortcut