Chapter 6. Port Access
(Continued from previous page.)
An explanation of the configuration fields is given in the table, below:
Field | Explanation |
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Port OS | Specifies the operating system that the server on the connected |
| port is using. Choices are Win, Mac, Sun, and Other. The default |
| is Win. |
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OS Language | Specifies the OS language being used by the server on the |
| connected port. Drop down the list to see the available choices. |
| The default is English US. |
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Cable Length | Specifies the length of the Cat5e cable that is used to connect |
| the server to the port. Choices are Short (less than 10 m), |
| Medium |
| Short. |
| Note: Cable length can affect video quality. Generally speaking, |
| shorter cables offer better quality. This setting is designed to |
| compensate for longer or shorter cable lengths. You can |
| experiment to find the setting that best suits your connection. |
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Access Mode | Defines how the port is to be accessed when multiple users have |
| logged on, as follows: |
| Exclusive: The first user to switch to the port has exclusive |
| control over the port. No other users can view the port. The |
| Timeout function does not apply to ports which have this |
| setting. |
| Occupy: The first user to switch to the port has control over the |
| port. However, additional users may view the port’s video |
| display. If the user who controls the port is inactive for longer |
| than the time set in the Timeout box, port control is transferred |
| to the next user to move the mouse or strike the keyboard. |
| Share: Users simultaneously share control over the port. Input |
| from the users is placed in a queue and executed |
| chronologically. Under these circumstances, users can take |
| advantage of the Message Board, which allows a user to take |
| control of the keyboard and mouse or keyboard, mouse, and |
| video of a Share port (see The Message Board, page 67). |
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Timeout | This field sets a time threshold for users on ports whose Access |
| Mode has been set to Occupy (see Access Mode – above, in this |
| table). If there is no activity from the user occupying the port for |
| the amount of time set here, the user is timed out and the port is |
| released. The first user to send keyboard or mouse input after |
| the port has been released gets to occupy the port. |
| Input a value from 0 to 255 seconds. The default is 3 seconds. A |
| setting of 0 causes the port to be released the instant there is no |
| input. |
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After making your configuration choices, click Save to save your new settings and close the dialog box.
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