Black Box KV150A-R2 9. Using the On-Screen Display (UICD Consoles Only)

CHAPTER 9: Using the On-Screen Display (UICD Consoles Only)

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9. Using the On-Screen Display(UICD Consoles Only)

9.1.1 FEATURES

The ServSwitch Multi User-Interface Card with On-Screen Display (“UICD” for short, our product code

KV2550C-R2) adds on-screen menus and other advanced features to the ServSwitch Multi. For instructions on

how install a UICD and its associated cables and equipment, see Chapter 3. For instructions on using the UICD

with a non-multisync monitor, see Section 9.5.

With the UICD’s on-screen displays, you can quickly and easily identify the servers attached to the ServSwitch

Multi and select ones to interact with. Name your servers for easy recognition, then select them from a pop-up

menu. You can keep the name of your currently selected server on screen at all times, or for just the first few

seconds after you make a new selection. With other control features, you can manage your scanning and

broadcast operations on-screen as well.

You can define as many as 32 user profiles for each UICD. Use the Card’s advanced multi-level security-setup

features to configure and control server access for each defined user in the system. The administrator has full

access privileges; other users have viewing, viewing/editing, or full viewing/editing/power-control access to

each attached server.

For additional security, you can turn on the UICD’s inactivity-logout feature. When this is turned on for a

given console, once a period of user inactivity (from 1 to 60 minutes—see Section 9.3.2.A) elapses, that user’s

currently selected channel is deselected and his or her monitor screen goes blank. The user must log in again

to regain system access.

9.1.2 LOGGING IN AND OUT OF THE SYSTEM

To log into the ServSwitch Multi’s on-screen display system from its User Login screen, enter your assigned user

name and password (or, if you’re the system administrator, your administrator name and password—see

Section 9.3.2.A).

When you are finished working with the Switch, activate the on-screen display (if it isn’t already active) and

press the [F10] key. The User Login screen will appear again. That’s all there is to it; you or any other user will

have to log back in to continue working on the system.