Contents

Controlling Your System at the Local Port . . . . . . 19
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers . . . . . . . . 19
Navigating OSCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Configuring OSCAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Assigning Server or Serial Device Names . . . . . . . 23
Assigning Device Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changing the Display Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Controlling the Status Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Broadcasting to Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting Console Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting the Keyboard Country Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Managing Server Tasks Using OSCAR . . . . . . . . .35
Viewing and Disconnecting User Connections . . .36
Running System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Resetting Your PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . .39
Displaying Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Local Port Operation