18DSR Switch Installer/User Guide

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus

You can configure your DSR switching system from the Setup dialog box within the OSCAR interface. Select the Names button when initially setting up your DSR switching system to identify target devices by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your target devices from the OSCAR interface menu. Table 3.4 outlines the function accessed using each of the buttons in the Setup dialog box (Figure 3.2).

Table 3.4: Setup Features to Configure the OSCAR Interface

Feature Purpose

 

Change the Main dialog box list sorting option by toggling between numerically by port or EID

Menu

number and alphabetically by name. Change the Screen Delay Time before the OSCAR

 

interface displays after pressing Print Screen.

 

 

Flag

Change display, timing, color or location of the status flag.

 

 

Broadcast

Simultaneously send mouse movements and keystrokes to multiple target devices.

 

 

Scan

Set up a custom Scan pattern for up to 16 target devices.

 

 

Screen Saver

Set passwords to protect or restrict access or enable the screen saver.

 

 

Keyboard

Set the keyboard country code to send to Sun servers.

 

 

Devices

Identify the appropriate number of ports on an attached cascade switch.

 

 

Names

Identify target devices by unique names.

 

 

To access the OSCAR interface Setup dialog box:

1.Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box appears.

2.Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears.

Figure 3.2: Setup Dialog Box