Black Box KV0424A-R2, KV1424A-R2 manual Setup Options, Keypads Controls, Language, Exclusive Use

Setup Options

Setup options are available only to the Admin user and consist of key settings that are normally made only during the initial installation stage.

To get here

1From a local, remote or global keyboard, log on as ‘admin’ user.

2Press (hotkeys can change).

3Press to select ‘More menus’.

4Select ‘Global Preferences’.

Security

Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED

SERVSWITCH CX

Setup Options
Security :	ENABLED
Language :	ENGLISH
Hotkeys :	CTRL+ALT
Keypads Controls :	ENABLED
Exclusive Use :	ALLOWED
Automatic Logout :	DISABLED

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Hotkeys

Settings: CRTL+ALT, CTRL+SHIFT, ALT+SHIFT, ALT GR, L+R ALT, L CTRL+ALT,

R CTRL+ALT, DISABLED

The keyboard hotkeys are special combinations of keys that, when used together with certain keyboard “command keys”, perform special ServSwitch CX functions. For example, pressing the hotkeys together with the “M” key will cause the on-screen menu to be displayed on your monitor. Other hotkey combinations allow you to query which server you are connected to and to move the on-screen menu around the screen. You can also use the hotkeys together with the port number to select a particular connected server.

Keypads Controls

Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED

The key controls on the front of the ServSwitch CX may be disabled so that it is only possible to select the special channels “o” (on-screen menu) and “0” (no server channels selected).

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With security disabled there is no requirement for users to log-in to the system. All users have full access to all the connected servers and full administration rights. With security enabled, users are required to log-in to the ServSwitch CX. Each user is allocated access rights to servers by the system administrator and they are only able to see the servers that they have access to on their on-screen menu.

Language

Settings: ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SWEDISH

This option specifies the language that is used for the on-screen menu and the keyboard layout that is assumed for the keyboard. When the French option is selected the keyboard is assumed to have an AZERTY format. When the English, German and Swedish options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a QWERTY format. The new language settings are enabled when you quit from the SETUP OPTIONS menu. The language option only affects the way that the ServSwitch CX interprets the keyboard keys, it does not affect the way that the servers interpret the keyboard. It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do not understand as all the menus will change to use the new language and you may have difficulty reselecting your original language.

Exclusive Use

Settings: ALLOWED, DISABLED

In normal operation, the ServSwitch CX will allow two or more users to share access to a server. In this mode, the server’s video picture will be displayed on all the users’ monitors but only one user may have active control of the server’s keyboard and mouse at any one time. The ServSwitch CX detects an active user by checking for keyboard and mouse data.

A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or mouse data has been received by the ServSwitch CX for a specified timeout period. Whilst one user is active all the other users that are connected to the same server will see a “video only” message displayed on their screen. There may be situations where particular users wish to control and view a server in private with exclusive use. The ServSwitch CX has the facility to allow users to select exclusive use of servers, however, this facility should be used with care.

Users that have selected exclusive access are never timed out by the ServSwitch CX and so all other users are effectively “locked out” until the exclusive user switches to another server or logs out. This could potentially be very irritating if a user has selected exclusive use and has then left their desk without logging out. This would prevent other users from working on the server until they SAMe back. Consequently the system administrator can disable all exclusive use so that all connections are shared.

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