34AMX Switch Series Installer/User Guide
Changing the OSCAR hotkey sequence
You can set the hotkey sequence used to launch the OSCAR interface for each user station.
To change the OSCAR hotkey sequence:
1.Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.
2.Click the Console tab, then click the down arrow button to access the Configure screen.
3.Select a new hotkey sequence under the hotkey
4.To save changes, click Apply. The selected sequence changes from blue to black text. To exit the OSCAR interface, click Cancel or X.
OSCAR interface tabs
The OSCAR graphical interface consists of five main tabs: Target, User, Console, Admin and ?.
Target
The Target tab lists the target devices that can be accessed from your AMX user station and the available modes for these target devices.
User
Use the User tab to control and configure your system at the local port. The User tab screens enable you to change your password, change scan dwell time, set the target flag layout, select target device hotkey functions and configure the audio and serial features.
Console
The Console tab is used to configure local settings for the AMX user station including country specific keyboard layout and keyboard type. In addition, you may configure the hotkey sequences, inactivity time and enable or disable persistent mode.
Admin
The Admin tab displays options for editing user and target device information. Only users with Administrator rights can access editing screens to configure user and target device information for the AMX switching system. Any user can access editing screens for the local server. The Admin tab includes a Users Admin screen and a Device Admin screen.
•Users Admin – This screen allows the Administrator to add, edit and delete users, assign rights to each target device and force user login. For more information about user administration, see Users on page 43.
•Device Admin – This screen allows the Administrator to edit the device name, the keyboard emulation and layout and the IQ module MDM configuration for cascaded switches. Changes to the target device name are propagated to the IQ module immediately. The Administrator can also configure the audio and serial emulation for the selected device.
