Avocent SPC420 manual Active Sessions, All active sessions, Example Creating a macro

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8.To specify one or more target devices on which you wish to use the macro, select the device(s) in the Available list, then click Add. The target devices will be moved to the Assigned list.

9.To remove one or more target devices on which you wish to use the macro, select the device(s) from the Assigned list, then click Remove. The target devices will be moved to the Available list.

10.Click Save and then click Close. The Units View window will open.

Example: Creating a macro

The following example creates an exit macro where the Ctrl key is held while F1-F2-F3are typed:

1.Type ControlF1-F2-F3in the Name field. This is the name of the macro that will appear in the Appliance Exit Macros window.

2.Click the left or right Ctrl key in the keyboard graphic in the window. Ctrl Left - PRESS or Ctrl Right - PRESS will appear in the list box to the left of the keyboard graphic.

3.Click F1, F2 and F3 in the keyboard graphic in the window. The keystrokes will appear in the list box to the left of the keyboard graphic.

4.Click the same left or right Ctrl key in the graphic that you pressed in step 2. Ctrl Left - RELEASE or Ctrl Right - RELEASE will appear in the list box to the left of the keyboard graphic.

5.In the Assigned to Macro area, select the target devices to which you want to assign the macro.

6.Click Save and then click Close.

Active Sessions

There are two types of active session displays: all active sessions in your system and active session information for each target device.

All active sessions

To display information about all active sessions:

1.Click the Units tab.

2.Click Active Sessions in the side navigation bar. The Active Sessions window will open.

3.To display information about a session, click on the name in the Start-Date-Time column. The Active Session Information window will open.

4.Click Close to close the window and return to the Active Sessions window.

Customizing the Active Sessions window for all sessions

The Start-Date-Time field, which indicates when the target device session was started, is always displayed in the Active Sessions window:

The following fields may be displayed in the Active Sessions window. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 28.