Avocent 590-222-501M Creating an AMIQ-SRL module macro, To create a macro, Using History mode

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4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 to modify additional values.

5.Press Enter to save your changes and exit the Configuration Screen. - or -

Press Esc to exit the Configuration Screen without saving the changes.

Creating an AMIQ-SRL module macro

Pressing the Page Down key when the Configuration Screen is displayed will provide access to the Macro Configuration screen. The AMIQ-SRL module can be configured with up to 10 macros. Each macro can be up to 128 characters in length.

To create a macro:

1.Select the AMIQ-SRL module you wish to configure and press Ctrl-F8to activate the Configuration Screen.

2.When the Configuration Screen appears, press Page Down to view the Macro Configuration screen. The Macro Configuration screen shows the 10 available macros and the associated key sequences, if any, for each.

3.Using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys, scroll to an available macro number and highlight the listed keystroke sequence. Type the new macro keystroke sequence over the default. Any combination of Ctrl or Alt and a single key may be used. When you have finished entering the keystroke sequence that will activate the new macro, press the Down Arrow key.

4.On the line below the macro keystroke sequence you just entered, type the keystroke sequence that you wish the macro to perform.

5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 to configure additional macros.

6.When finished, press Enter to save your changes and exit the Macro Configuration screen. - or -

Press Esc to exit the Macro Configuration screen without saving the changes.

Using History mode

History mode allows you to examine the contents of the history buffer, which contains the events that have occurred.

The AMIQ-SRL module maintains a buffer containing 240 lines minimum, or 10 screens, of output. When the history buffer is full, it will add new lines at the bottom of the buffer and delete the oldest lines at the top of the buffer.

NOTE: The Config Key Sequence, On-Line Key Sequence and Clear History Key Sequence used in the following procedure are the default values. These key combinations can be changed using the Configuration Screen.