Avocent DSR1021 manual Creating a DSRIQ-SRL module macro, To configure a DSRIQ-SRL module

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To configure a DSRIQ-SRL module:

1.Press Ctrl-F8to open the Configuration Screen.

2.Select a parameter to change. You can navigate the Configuration Screen using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.

3.Modify the selected value using the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys.

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

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

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

Creating a DSRIQ-SRL module macro

You can access the Macro Configuration screen by pressing the Page Down key while the Terminal Applications menu’s Configuration screen is open. You can configure the DSRIQ-SRL module with up to 10 macros. Each macro can be up to 128 characters in length.

To create a macro:

1.Select the DSRIQ-SRL module you wish to configure and press Ctrl-F8to activate the Terminal Applications menu’s Configuration screen.

2.When the Terminal Applications menu 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 return to the previous screen.

Using History mode

You can use History mode to examine the contents of the history buffer, which contains the events that have occurred. The DSRIQ-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. You can change these key combinations by using the Terminal Applications menu.