Operations

Configuring OSCAR

 

 

4.4Configuring OSCAR

You can configure your KVM s2-1611 system from the Setup menu within OSCAR. Select 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.

Setup Feature

Purpose

Menu

Change the server listing between

 

numerically by port or EID number and

 

alphabetically by name. Change the Screen

 

Delay Time before OSCAR 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.

Scan

Set up a custom scan pattern for up to

 

16 servers.

Security

Set passwords to restrict server access.

 

Enable the screen saver.

Devices

Identify the appropriate number of ports on

 

an attached cascade switch.

Names

Identify servers by unique names.

Table 7: OSCAR Navigation Basics

4.4.1 Accessing the Setup menu

Press Print Screen to launch OSCAR. The Main dialog box appears. Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears.

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