Avocent 1400 Oscar graphical user interface, Security, Operation modes, Video, Plug and Play

2AutoView 1400/1500/2000 Installer/User Guide

OSCAR graphical user interface

AutoView switches use the OSCAR interface, which features intuitive menus to configure your switching system and select computers. Computers can be identified by unique name, EID or port number, allowing you to assign unique server names.

Security

The OSCAR interface allows you to protect your system with a screen saver password. After a user-defined time, the screen saver mode engages and access is prohibited until the appropriate password is entered to reactivate the system.

Operation modes

The OSCAR user interface provides convenient operation modes for easy system administration of the AutoView switch. These modes (Broadcast, Scan, Switch and Share) allow you to manage your switching activities. Chapter 3 explains these modes in detail.

Video

The AutoView switch provides optimal resolution for analog VGA, SVGA and XGA video. Achieve resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 with a 100 foot (30 meter) cable. Resolutions will vary depending upon the length of cable separating your switch and servers.

NOTE: Resolutions above 1280 x 1024 may need to be manually set in the operating systems display settings. Distances up to 100 feet (30 meters) are subject to cable quality and environmental factors.

Plug and Play

The AutoView switch also supports Display Data Channel (DDC) Plug and Play, which automates

configuration of the monitor and is compliant with the VESA DDC2B standard.

Flash upgradable

Upgrade your firmware at any time through a simple update utility to ensure that your AutoView

switching system is always running the most current version available. Both the AutoView switch

and the AVRIQ modules are Flash upgradable. See Appendix A for more information.

Cascading expansion

Each AutoView switch supports up to 16 directly attached servers and can conveniently scale to support more. You can expand your system using cascadable Avocent products such as other AutoView or OutLook® switches. This extra “cascade” of units allows you to attach up to 256 servers in one system. See Chapter 2 for more information.

Local user accounts

The AutoView 1400/1500/2000 switches enable an administrator to configure up to four user accounts for use with the switch. These user accounts allow the administrator to restrict what ports