Using your Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch
Using the MultiView Feature
Your Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch is capable of allowing multiple users to view the same server simultaneously; however, only the first console to focus on that server will have control (be capable of input). When additional consoles focus on the same server, those consoles will display the banner, “Viewing only, no control”. The console with control will display the banner, “Viewed by console X”, where X corresponds to the letter of another console viewing that server. If the banner is enabled on either type of console, it will be displayed indefinitely; if the banner is disabled, it will be displayed for five seconds.
IntelliView Graphical On-Screen Display Menu Control
The IntelliView Graphical On-Screen Display (OSD) is intended to have a look and feel similar to popular Windows-based operating systems for PCs. To activate the OSD, press on “Scroll Lock + Scroll Lock + space bar” on your keyboard. (There are other keys that can be substituted for the “Scroll Lock” key. For keyboards that do not have “Scroll Lock” keys, refer to the “IntelliView OSD Features” section of this User Manual for more information).
IntelliView OSD Features
The “Main” page is the initial screen that will appear after opening the OSD. The OSD screen layout is similar to many Windows-based operating systems. The user will see a window with a title bar with some controls and a main area where the user accesses the features of the Rack-Mount Console KVM Switch. The top right side of the OSD title bar identifies the user’s current console (consoles A–D are BANKs 00–03, respectively) and the user that is currently logged-in. Selecting the “?” button displays the “Help” screen, which will provide instructions for using the current OSD page.
Selecting the “X” button will close the page the user is viewing. Selecting the “Escape” key on your keyboard will also close the OSD.
NOTE: All changes to the OSD are written and saved to memory as soon as the focus changes; there is no method of canceling or undoing actions once they have been entered. There is one exception: When editing the contents of an edit box (e.g. the “Computer Name” edit box), ESC will exit the control and revert the contents back to their original form.
