Configuring OSCAR® Interface Menus

You can configure your Remote Console Switch from the Setup menu within the OSCAR® interface. Select the Names button when initially setting up your appliance to identify devices by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your devices from the OSCAR® interface menu. See Table 3-3.

Table 3-3. Setup Features to Manage Routine Tasks for Your devices

Feature

Purpose

 

 

Menu

Change the device listing between numerically by port or EID number and

 

alphabetically by name. Change the Screen Delay Time before the OSCAR®

 

interface displays after pressing <Print Screen>.

Security

Set passwords to restrict device access. Enable the screen saver.

Flag

Change display, timing, color or location of the status flag.

Language

Choose the language display.

Devices

Identify the appropriate number of ports on an attached cascaded switch.

Names

Identify devices by unique names.

Keyboard

Choose your keyboard country code.

Broadcast

Set up to simultaneously control multiple devices through keyboard and

 

mouse actions.

Scan

Set up a custom scan pattern for up to 16 devices.

Switch

Choose the switch mode and the share mode time-out.

Network

Choose your network speed and configuration. Specify the IP Address, Netmask and

 

Gateway for your system.

 

 

To access the Setup menu:

1Use the OSCAR® activation sequence to launch the OSCAR® interface. The Main dialog box displays.

2Click Setup. The Setup dialog box displays.

Basic Operations

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