Avocent KVM over IP switch user manual 4Device Settings, Network

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display, but small changes in some display regions may not be recognized immediately. A small filter displays all changes instantly but may lead to a constant amount of network traffic even if the display content is not really changing (depending on the quality of the video input signal). All in all the default setting should be suitable for most situations.

• Force Composite Sync (Required for Sun Computers)

To support signal transmission from a Sun machine, enable this option. If not enabled the picture of the remote console will not be visible.

To set the options, click on the button “Apply“.

6.4Device Settings

6.4.1 Network

The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6-19 allows changing network related parameters. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect.

Figure 6-19. Network Settings

Warning

The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special procedure described in Table 4-1.

Warning

Changing the network settings of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch might result in losing connection to it. In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the PS/2 IP-KVM switch.

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