
6: Remote System Control
Auto Video Adjustment
The left side of the target computer screen must be aligned with the left side of the Remote Console viewport so that the tops align as well. If not, the local and remote cursors will always have a fixed offset of that amount, even if the USB interface is used. Clicking the Auto Video Adjustment one or more times typically cures any offset.
Screen Display Adjustments
Three features are added to the toolbar to facilitate Screen display changes:
Fast Sync and Intelligent Sync
The Spider device uses two different algorithms for
Intelligent Sync uses a different algorithm and is useful when the mouse settings have changed on the remote system or when Fast Sync does not work. It is accessed through the Options > Mouse Handling
Single and Double Mouse Modes
Continuous synchronization of local and remote cursors may not be feasible. The Spider device provides a mode where only one cursor is visible when operating in the active Remote Console viewport. Click the Single/Double button on the toolbar to activate Single Mouse Mode. This is indicated by a single arrow in the Single/Double button. When in this mode, the Java KVM console “grabs” the local cursor after clicking within the viewport and will not release it until a
If at some point the cursor seems to disappear, click Alt+F12 or check the Single/Double Button as Single Mouse Mode may have been entered in error.
Note: Single Mouse Mode requires Sun Java 1.4 or higher
Local Cursor
The Spider device has an option to change the appearance of the local cursor when the focus is on the remote computer. Select Options > Local Cursor and select one of the following cursor options:
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