Table 3-2. OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics (continued)

This Keystroke

Does This

Enter

Completes a switch in the Main dialog box and exits the

 

OSCAR interface. Performs the same function as the

 

OK button.

Print Screen, Backspace

Toggles back to previous selection.

Print Screen, Alt+0

Immediately disengages user from a server; no server is

 

selected. Status flag displays Free. (This only applies to

 

the <0> on the keyboard and not the keypad.)

Print Screen, Pause

Immediately turns on screen saver mode, and prevents

 

access to that specific console if it is password protected.

Up/Down Arrows

Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.

Right/Left Arrows

Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a text

 

box, these keys move the cursor within

 

the column.

Page Up/Page Down

Pages up and down through lists and

 

Help pages.

Home/End

Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.

Delete

Deletes characters in a text box.

Numbers

Type from the keyboard or keypad.

Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus

You can configure your Console Switch from the Setup dialog box in OSCAR. Click the Names button when initially setting up your appliance to identify servers by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSCAR menu.

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

Feature

Purpose

 

 

Menu

Change the server 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>.

Flag

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

Broadcast

Set up to simultaneously control multiple servers through

 

keyboard and mouse actions.

Basic Operation

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Dell Console Switch manual Configuring Oscar Interface Menus, OK button