Avocent 590-222-501M manual Setting a target flag, To configure the target flag

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Setting a target flag

After a connection is made to a target device, a target flag will appear briefly on screen and display the name or UID of the selected target device. Each user can configure the target flag settings according to his or her preference.

To configure the target flag:

1.Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.

2.Click the User tab. The User screen displays.

3.Click the down arrow button to display the Target Flag screen.

Figure 3.6: Target Flag Screen

4.Configure the target flag settings as needed.

a.To set information – Select Name to display the connected target device name on the target flag.

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Select UID to display the connected target device UID on the target flag.

b.To set the text color – Select the text color for the target flag from the Text drop-down list.

c.To set the background color – Select the background color for the target flag from the Background drop-down list.

d.To set display properties – If you want the target flag to be displayed, select Displayed. If you do not want the target flag to be displayed, clear the Displayed checkbox.

e.To set display time – If you want the target flag to be displayed for a certain amount of time, select Timed and type the desired target flag duration between 3 and 99 seconds. -or-

If you want the target flag to flash briefly on screen, clear the Timed checkbox. The target flag will appear for less than three seconds.