SERVSWITCH™

5.Operation: On-Screen Display

5.1Overview

You can use the ServSwitch’s on-screen display to:

1.Configure the ServSwitch through a series of configuration menus (triggered with the [Ctrl] [F12] command, where [Ctrl] is the left Control key).

2.Switch to different computers from a window which shows a list of computer names (triggered with the [Ctrl] [ESC] command, where [Ctrl] is the left Control key). You can change the color and position of this window.

3.See the name of the computer you are currently switched to. (The font, color, position, and timing of displayed text are all user-selectable.)

5.1.1THE MAIN MENU

Access the main menu by pressing and releasing the left [Ctrl] key and then hitting the [F12] key. The menu, shown in Figure 5-1 below, appears. (The “Enter password” prompt will appear only if you set a configuration password through the “Configure security” menu; see Section 5.5. If the prompt is on screen, you must enter this password before the ServSwitch will allow you to make any configuration changes through the display.)

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Main configuration menu

Configure system

Configure computers

Configure overlayEnter password

Configure security

Exit

Use arrow keys to highlight selection and press enter or press escape to exit

Figure 5-1. Main configuration menu.

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