Setting Valuesand Effect on Flag Appearance
Enabled Flags Off = Flag does not appear
Ports On = Flag shows the connected port number
Names On = Flag shows the connected server by name
Ports Timed= Port number displays for five seconds after connection
Names Timed= Name displays for five seconds after connection
Row Select values from 0–14 to position the flag vertically on the screen
Column Select values from 0–25 to position the flag horizontally on the screen
Color Select values from 0–7 for the flag color.
Text Select values from 0–7 for the flag text color
Mode Choosebetween Opaque and Transparent
5. Press the Enter key to save the settings. Press Esc at anytime before pressing
Enter to cancel the operation and save the previous settings.
6. Press Esc to exit.
Assigning specific device types
In situations where one or more servers need a special type of monitor device, it
might be necessary to assign that device type to the port number associated with
the server.
Note: When tiering, you must make the primary selector switch aware of the
secondaries through the assignment.
Assign a device type as follows:
1. Press the Print Screen key.
2. Press the F2 key to display the Advanced Menu screen. Press the RightArrow
(→)key to move the highlighting to the Setup menu.
3. Using the Up Arrow (↑)and Down Arrow (↓)keys, move the highlighting to
Devices and press the Enter key.The following menu appears:
Device Settings
Port Monitor
1 SVGA
2 SVGA
3 8515
4 SVGA
5 Default
6 Default
7 Default
8 8port
4. Toassign a monitor type, highlight the port you want and use the +or -keys to
select the value that corresponds to the particular monitor.
Toassign a secondary selector switch to a port, highlight the port and use the +
or -keys to obtain the appropriate port value.
5. Press the Enter key to save the settings. Press Esc at any time before pressing
Enter to cancel the operation.
6. Press Esc to remove the Advanced Menu from the screen.
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