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
Feature | Purpose |
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|
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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