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Figure 3.7: Device Modify Dialog Box

3.Choose the number of ports supported by your cascaded switch and click OK. If the number of desired ports is not listed, click Other and type in port number between 4 and 24 ports.

4.Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each port requiring a device type to be assigned.

5.Click OK in the Devices dialog box to save settings.

NOTE: Changes made in the Device Modify dialog box are not saved until you click OK in the Devices dialog box.

Changing the display behavior

Use the Menu dialog box to change the display order of servers, change the key sequence to launch the OSCAR interface and set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR interface. The display order setting alters how servers display in several screens including the Main, Devices and Broadcast dialog boxes.

To access the Menu dialog box:

1.Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box displays.

2.Click Setup - Menu in the Main dialog box. The Menu dialog box displays.

Figure 3.8: Menu Dialog Box

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Avocent 1415, 2015, 1515 manual Changing the display behavior, To access the Menu dialog box

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