Local Port Operation

Configuring the OSD Setup Menu

You can configure the IP Console Switch from the Setup menu within the OSD. Select the Names button when initially setting up your console switch to identify servers by unique names. Select the other setup features to manage routine tasks for your servers from the OSD menu.

Table 6-3: Features to Manage Routine Tasks for Servers

Button

Function

Menu

Changes the server listing between

 

numerically by Port or EID number

 

and alphabetically by name.

 

 

 

Changes the Delay Time before the

 

Main dialog box displays after

 

pressing the Print Scrn key.

 

 

Flag

Changes the display, timing, color,

 

and location of the status flag.

 

 

Broadcast

Simultaneously controls multiple

 

servers through keyboard and

 

mouse actions.

 

 

Scan

Sets up custom scan patterns for up

 

to 16 servers.

 

 

Security

Sets password to restrict server

 

access and enables screen saver.

 

A valid password must be

 

alphanumeric and contain a

 

minimum of 5 characters and a

 

maximum of 15 characters.

 

Permitted characters are case-

 

sensitive and can consist of A–Z, 0–

 

9, spacebar, and hyphen.

 

 

 

Enables the screen saver.

 

 

Devices

Identifies device types attached to

 

the console switch, including

 

servers and other switches.

 

 

Names

Identifies servers by unique names.

 

 

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HP IP Console Switch User Guide