Black Box KV2116E, KV2116A, KV4116A, KV4116E manual Setting the preemption warning, Preempt window

CHAPTER 4: BASIC OPERATIONS

To disable password protection, complete the following steps:

1.Press Print Screen. The Main window opens.

2.Click Setup > Security. In the Password window, type the password and click OK.

3.Double-click the New field. Leave the field blank, and press Enter.

4.Double-click the Repeat field. Leave the field blank, and press Enter.

5.Click OK.

4.7 Setting the preemption warning

Administrators and users with certain access rights can preempt (disconnect) KVM sessions and take control of the target device. You can choose whether or not to warn the first user that the session will be preempted and specify how long the appliance will wait for the first user to respond to the warning.

For more information about preempting sessions and preemption settings, see the ServSelect IP VM Software Installation and User’s Guide.

To view or change the preemption warning settings, complete the following steps:

1.Press Print Screen. The Main window opens.

2.Click Setup > Preempt.

3.Enter a number of seconds in the Timeout Seconds field.

•If you enter a value of 0 to 4 seconds, the first user will not be warned before the session is preempted.

•If you enter a value of 5 to 120 seconds, the first user will be warned and will be allowed to continue using the target device for up to the amount of time in the Timeout Seconds field. The session will be preempted when the user clicks OK, or when the specified time elapses.

4.Click OK to save the settings.

Figure 4-12. Preempt window

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