Configuring the selector switch
Note: For information about the IBM NetBAYConsole Switch, see “IBM NetBAY
Console Switch” on page 121.
Note: Some selector switch units have different functions and displays. Refer to the
Apex PC Solutions
®
Outlook
™
Concentrator User Guide. This guide is
shipped with the Selector Switch Unit.
No configuration is necessary for normal switch operation.
Switch configuration can be performed to:
vAssign unique names to servers.
vDisplay servers by their assigned port names and port numbers.
Switching among servers
Toswitch among servers:
vPress the Print Screen key.
vType the port number of the server to be switched.
vPress Enter.
Note: One depression of the Print Screen key starts the switching process. To
print a screen, depress the Print Screen key twice.
Port Name
1 Magic +
2 CentralOfc +
3 Sales-C +
4 Sales-B
5 Sales-A +
6 Downtown
7 Foreign +
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Port Name
CentralOfc 2 +
Downtown 6
Foreign 7 +
Magic 1 +
Sales-A 5 +
Sales-B 4
Sales-C 3 +
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F1 Help F2 Advanced
vUsing the Up Arrow (↑) and Down Arrow (↓), select the server you want to
switch to, or press the numeric key that corresponds to the server’s port number
and then press Enter.
The symbols after the Port or Name columns on the menu show the status of the
port as follows:
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