Avocent Behavior, Scan Mode, Full Connection, Skip Connection, Watch Connection, Scan Behavior Examples

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Scan Mode	Behavior
Full Connection	User has keyboard and mouse control.
Watch Connection	User sees video only; has no keyboard or mouse control.
Skip Connection	User cannot select the server because access is unavailable. Either
	the port connection is in use or the power is turned off to the port.
Scan Behavior Examples
Full Connection	Watch Connection	Skip Connection

Example 1: User A is accessing server 2-4. User B wants to scan servers on the secondary switch at Port 1 of the primary switch.

Behavior: Any keyboard stroke or mouse click by User B will stop the scanning and pass the keystrokes or mouse movements to the currently selected server.

Example 2: User A is accessing server 2-4. User B wants to scan server 2-4.

Behavior: Activities of User A can be monitored but keyboard strokes or mouse movements by User B cannot be passed on to server 2-4.

Example 3: User A is accessing server 2-4. User B wants to scan server 2-2.

Behavior: Since User A occupies the primary port connection at Port 2, server 2-2 is unavailable to User B.