20DSR Installer/User Guide

Configuring OSCAR

You can configure your DSR system from the Setup menu. Below Configure, select the Names button when initially setting up your DSR system to identify servers by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSCAR menu.

To access the Setup menu

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

2.Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears.

Figure 3.2: Setup Dialog Box

Setup Features to Manage Routine Tasks for your Servers

Feature

Purpose

 

 

Menu

Change the server listing between numerical by port and alphabetical by name.

 

 

 

Change the Delay Time before OSCAR displays after pressing Print Screen.

 

 

Flag

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

 

 

Security

Set passwords to protect or restrict server access.

 

 

 

Enable the screen saver.

 

 

Names

Identify servers by unique names.

 

 

Changing the display behavior

Use the Menu dialog box to change the display order of servers, set a time to delay display of the OSCAR GUI after pressing Print Screen and change the switch connection mode.

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Avocent DSR800, DSR1161, DSR4160, DSR2161 manual Configuring Oscar, Changing the display behavior, To access the Setup menu