Avocent 416, 424 Keyboard Translation, Multiuser operation in a multiple switch system

38AutoView 424 Installer/User Guide

Multiuser operation in a multiple switch system

In a multiple switch system, users will operate in independent access mode. Both users can simultaneously and independently access any computer attached to the primary AutoView unit. Similarly, independent access is possible across the cascaded units as long as each user is accessing a different secondary unit.

Multiple Switch Access Example

User 1	User 2
Primary Unit

3 4

Secondary Unit C

Secondary Unit A

C1 C2 C3 C4

A1 A2 A3 A4

Figure 4.3: Independent Operation in a Multiple Switch System

User 1 is working on channel 4 of the secondary unit A. User 2 wants to access channel C4. Behavior: User 2 can be independently using any computer attached to the primary unit or to secondary unit C. User 2 cannot independently access any computer attached to secondary unit A until the first user connects to a computer attached to a different unit.

Keyboard Translation

The AutoView 424 allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any type of attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will need to be remapped in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native to that platform.

For example, if you access a Sun workstation with a PS/2 keyboard, you will notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the Stop and Again keys that are on a true Sun keyboard. But, by turning Scroll Lock on, the F1 and F2 keys on the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun Stop and Again keys. With Scroll Lock off, F1 and F2 function normally.