Chapter 4: Configuration

You can select between the following settings:

 

 

Table 4-17. Switch settings.

 

 

 

Field

Selection

Description

 

 

 

 

 

The user can switch to any CPU as an observer, even to ones that are

 

 

already assigned to another user (observer without keyboard/mouse

 

 

access).

Video

Activated

• NOTE: Switch with the <Space> key , not the <Enter> key.

 

Sharing

 

• The operator will not be informed if further users connect as an

 

 

 

 

observer to the CPU that is connected to his console.

 

 

 

 

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

 

 

The user can connect to every single CPU as an operator, even to ones

 

 

that are related to another user.

Force

Activated

• NOTE: The previous user is set to video-only status.

 

Connect

 

• To share K/M control, Force Connect must be activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

 

 

Extension of Force Connect: If the user connects to a CPU as an

 

Activated

operator that is already related to another user, the connection to the

Force

previous user will be completely disconnected.

 

 

Disconnect

 

NOTE: To share K/M control, Force Connect must be deactivated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

 

 

If a console is not connected to a CPU, you can establish an automatic

CPU Auto

Activated

connection to the next available CPU by pressing any key or mouse

 

button.

Connect

 

 

 

 

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

CPU

0–999

Period of inactivity after which a console will automatically disconnect

Timeout

minutes

from its current CPU. (default value = 0 minutes)

 

 

 

Keyboard

Activated

Activate request of K/M control by keyboard event (key will be lost)

 

 

Connect

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

 

Mouse

Activated

Activate request of K/M control by mouse event

 

 

Connect

Deactivated

Function not active (default)

 

 

 

 

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