Avocent 590-222-501M manual Target Devices, Connection modes, Accessing target devices

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?

The ? tab provides access to the OSCAR interface help and displays the software version and name of the user station.

Target Devices

Target devices attached to the switching system are displayed on the Target tab. You can select a target device in Shared, Private, Scan or Maintain connection modes. If you have not logged in successfully to the AMX switching system, the target devices attached to the user station will not display in the target device list. You can access the target devices by double-clicking on Matrix System in the list and then logging in again.

Connection modes

Shared

If two or more users need to access the same target device, they can share access to it through the AMX switch. Sharing allows multiple users to view a target device channel at the same time, but only one can enter data through the keyboard or mouse at any given time. When the active user stops all keyboard and mouse activity, another user can take control of the target device.

Private

When you select a target device after clicking the Private radio button, no other user station in the switching system can switch to that target device. You can take the channel out of Private mode by switching to another target device or reselecting the same target device in Shared mode.

Scan

In Scan mode, multiple target devices can be monitored in sequence. When keyboard or mouse activity is detected, scanning stops, allowing users to operate an attached target device. Scanning will resume when keyboard or mouse activity stops.

Maintain

Use Maintain mode when you wish to remain connected to a target device while rebooting or maintaining the target device. Once selected in Maintain mode, the target device will not lose contact with the switch when power to the target device is cycled.

NOTE: Target devices in Maintain mode cannot be shared.

Accessing target devices

Use the Target tab in the OSCAR interface main dialog box to connect to target devices and to change the access mode. When you connect to a target device, the AMX switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the appropriate settings for the selected target device.