Viewing the status of your appliance | Black Box KV2016A, KV2016E

CHAPTER 4: BASIC OPERATIONS

Viewing the status of your appliance

The status of the servers in your system is indicated in the right columns of the Main

dialog box. The following table describes the status symbols.

OSD Status Symbols

Symbol Description

SAM is online (green circle).

SAM is ofﬂine or is not operating properly.

Connected switch is online.

Connected switch is ofﬂine or is not operating properly.

SAM is being upgraded (yellow circle).

SAM is being accessed by the indicated user channel (green channel letter).

SAM is blocked by the indicated user channel (black channel letter).

Selecting servers

Use the Main dialog box to select servers. When you select a server, the appliance reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that server.

To select servers:

Double-click the server name, EID or port number. -or-

If the display order of your server list is by port (Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter.

-or-

If the display order of your server list is by name or EID number (Name or EID button is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or the EID number to establish it as unique and press Enter.

To select the previous server:

Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you between

the previous and current connections.

To disconnect the user from a server:

Press Print Screen and then Alt+Ø. This leaves the user in a free state, with no server selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

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Black Box KV2016A, KV2016E Viewing the status of your appliance, Selecting servers, Basic Operations, OSD Status Symbols

Contents

April Page Servswitch Family Welcome to the ServSwitch Family European Union Declaration of Conformity Servselect II INSTALLER/USER Guide Japanese Compliance Statement Other Agency Approvals Compliance Statements Instrucciones DE Seguridad Normas Oficiales Mexicanas NOM Electrical Safety Statement NOM Statement Contents Specifications Specifications Multiplatform support Features and BenefitsServer Access Modules Introduction Introduction Example ServSelect II Configuration Safety Precautions Rack mount safety considerations Supplied with the ServSelect InstallationGetting Started Rack Mounting Your ServSelect To install the 1U switch mounting bracket Installation Basic ServSelect II Configuration Installing the ServSelect To connect an SAM to each server Setting Up Your ServSelect II SystemTo connect local peripherals Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers To access the Main dialog boxBasic Operations Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports Basic Operations OSD Status SymbolsViewing the status of your appliance Selecting servers To conﬁgure servers for soft switching Soft switchingTo soft switch to a server OSD Navigation Basics Navigating the OSD Setup Features to Manage Routine Tasks for Your Servers Configuring the OSDTo access the Setup menu Assigning server names To access the Names dialog boxTo assign names to servers Assigning device types To access the Devices dialog box Changing the display behavior To access the Menu dialog boxTo assign a device type To set a Screen Delay Time for the OSD To choose the default display order of serversControlling the status flag To determine how the status ﬂag is displayed To access the Flag dialog box To access the Security dialog box Setting console securityTo set or change the password To log in to your console To password protect your consoleTo remove password protection from your console To enable the screen saver mode with no password protection To immediately turn on the screen saver To exit the screen saver modeDisplaying Version Information To turn off the screen saver Click X to close the SAM Version dialog box To add servers to the scan list Scanning Your System To cancel scan mode To start the scan modeTo remove a server from the scan list Broadcasting to Servers To access the Broadcast dialog box To broadcast to selected servers Changing Your Switch ModeTo turn broadcasting off To enable sharing To access the Switch dialog box Shipping and Packaging TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Calling Black BOX To upgrade ﬁrmware Flash UpgradesPossible error conditions Items needed for the upgrade To simultaneously upgrade multiple SAMs Flash UpgradesUpgrading the SAM firmware Version Dialog Box To upgrade SAM ﬁrmware individually SAM Load Dialog Box Servselect II INSTALLER/USER Guide Page Page Page Doc. No -330-001A