Multiuser Operation
The KVM switch supports multiuser operation. When multiple users simultaneously access the switch from client computers, the rules of precedence that apply are shown in the following table:
Operation | Rule |
General | Each bus is independent. Each user can open his own independent GUI Main Page. |
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Auto Scan Mode | • If a user has invoked Auto Scan Mode, and another user logs on and is assigned to the same |
| bus, at first the new user sees the GUI Main Page but, as soon as he accesses any port, he |
| automatically enters Auto Scan Mode (since he is sharing the bus with the original user). |
| • Any user on the bus can halt Auto Scan Mode by recalling the GUI Main Page. When this |
| occurs, Auto Scan Mode stops and all other users on the bus are switched to the port that |
| was being accessed when Auto Scan Mode stopped. |
Panel Array Mode • If a user has invoked Panel Array Mode (see page 88), and another user logs on and is assigned to the same bus as the first user, the new user sees the GUI Main Page. As soon as he accesses any port, he enters Panel Array Mode (since he is sharing the bus with the original user).
•Panel Array Mode continues until the original user stops it. (Administrators can override Panel Array Mode.)
•Only the user who starts Panel Array Mode can use Skip Mode (see page 85).
•Only the user who starts Panel Array Mode can switch ports. Other users automatically switch to the ports that the original user selects. If a user does not have access rights to the port that the original user has switched to, that user will not be able to view the port.
•Users can increase or decrease the number of panels they wish to view in Panel Array Mode; however, the picture quality may decrease as the number of panels increases.
Users and Buses
KVM2132P / KVM2116P / KVM1116P switches support independent bus switching. With independent bus switching, if a user switches to a port that is being utilized by someone on a different bus, only the user that switched ports goes to the new port and the new bus. The other users on the original bus remain on the original port and original bus.
Note: 1. Independent bus switching does not work when Auto Scan Mode or Panel Array Mode is being used by one of the members of the bus.
2.If Enable First Rider Transfer is enabled (see page 68), only the first user on a bus can switch to an unaccessed port. Other users on the bus cannot switch ports unless there is a bus already connected to the port they want to access, or there is a free bus available.
Panel Array Mode should be set to display at least four panels or other users may only receive part of the picture.
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