Installing the IP Console Switch

Adjusting the Mouse Acceleration

Before a server can connect to the IP Console Switch, an adjustment to the mouse acceleration must be made. Use the default Microsoft Windows PS/2 mouse driver for all attached Microsoft Windows systems attached to the console switch.

NOTE: To ensure optimum mouse performance, refer to the “Setting the Mouse Scaling” and “Aligning and Resetting the Mouse” sections in the HP IP Console Switch Software Guide, included on the Rack Products Documentation CD.

For Windows operating systems (default drivers):

1.From the desktop, select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double-click the Mouse icon.

2.Select the Motion tab.

3.For Windows NT, set Pointer Speed to Slow and the Acceleration setting to None.

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For Windows 2000, set the Speed setting to 50% (default) and the Acceleration setting to None.

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For Windows XP, set the set the Speed setting to 50% (default) and the Acceleration setting the 6th position from the far left.

For Linux operating systems:

1.From the GNOME desktop, click main menu.

2.From the main menu task list, select Programs, Settings, Peripherals.

3.From the Peripherals task list, select Mouse. The Mouse Configuration window is displayed. In this window, you can set the mouse to be either right-handed or

left-handed, and adjust the mouse motion by changing the threshold and adjusting the acceleration to the 4th position from the far left.

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