Avocent 590-222-501M manual Forcing a connection using the OSD Command Line, Guidelines

66AMX Switch Series Installer/User Guide

You can force a connection using any of the following methods:

•Forcing a connection using the Command Line

•Forcing a connection using Serial Force mode

•Forcing a connection using SNMP

Guidelines

NOTE: The following guidelines do not apply when forcing a connection using SNMP.

All forced connections are done in Shared mode. For optimum operation of the force connection feature, observe the following guidelines:

•Both the user entering the command and the user at the target user station must have rights to the target device.

•All user stations and IQ modules must have unique names.

•If the host and target user stations are connected to different AMX switches, the AMX switching system must be synchronized using the AMWorks software.

•(Serial Force mode only) To prevent the host user station from automatically logging out, the Inactivity Timer Disconnect function must be disabled. See Persistent mode on page 57 for more information.

•(Serial Force mode only) If Force User Login is enabled, a user must be logged in. See Administering security settings on page 45 for more information.

Force connect and force disconnect commands

The force connect and force disconnect commands contain two user-defined variables: the [TargetUserStationName] and the [servername]. Single quotes are required before and after each variable. The following is an example of a force connect command: fc ‘User Station 3’ ‘Server 43’.

•[TargetUserStationName] - the name of the user station that you wish to connect to or disconnect from the target device.

To determine the name of the user station, launch the OSCAR interface and click the ? tab. Press the End key to view the unit name at the bottom of the screen. When entering a force connect or disconnect command, replace [TargetUserStationName] with the unit name.

•[servername] - the name of the target device to which you wish the user station to force a connection or disconnection.

The server name is stored on the IQ module and is displayed in the list on the Target tab of the OSCAR interface. When entering a force connect or disconnect command, replace [servername] with the appropriate target device name from the Target list.

Forcing a connection using the OSD Command Line

To force a user station to make or break a connection:

1.Press the default Command Line hotkey sequence to display the Command Line. For more information see Accessing the Command Line on page 62.