9.Windows Client (continued)

9.2Windows Client OSD

After you gain control of the KVM switch, the OSD comes up with the Main page and Windows Client Control Panel displayed:

The remote OSD is the same as the local OSD, except the Log tab is not available. The Log can be accessed remotely via the Remote Main Page (see section 8.2, Webpage Layout). The Main tab (section 7.2), the Configuration tab (section 7.4) and the Administration tab (section 7.6) all function exactly as described earlier in this manual.

Note: The Administration tab is disabled for users who don’t have administration privileges.

9.3 Windows Client Control Panel

The control panel consists of an icon bar at the top, with two text bars below it. Initially, the text bars display the video resolution and IP address of the device at the remote location. As the mouse pointer moves over the icons in the icon bar, however, the text bar information changes to describe the icon’s function. The functions that the icons perform are described in the table below.

Icon

Purpose

 

Click on the hand icon and drag to move the control panel to another position on the screen.

 

 

 

Click to bring up the Hotkey Setup dialog box (see section 9.3.1, Hotkey Setup, for details).

 

 

 

Click to bring up the Video Options dialog box. Right-click to perform a quick Auto Sync (see section 9.3.2, Video Adjustment).

 

 

 

Left click this icon to toggle Full Screen Mode on and off. Right click this icon to toggle Keep Screen Size on and off. See section 9.1,

 

Activating the OSD, for details.

 

Click to take a snapshot of the remote screen. The captured screen is saved in the directory you set up in the Graphics Configuration

 

dialog box. See section 9.1, Activating the OSD, for details.

 

 

 

Click to bring up the Message Board (see section 9.3.3, Message Board, for details).

 

 

 

Click to exit the remote view.

 

 

 

These Lock Key LEDs show the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock status of the remote computer. Click on the icon to toggle the

 

status.

 

Note: When you first connect, the LED display may not be accurate. To be sure, click on the LEDs to set them.

 

 

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Tripp Lite B020-016-17-IP Windows Client OSD, Windows Client Control Panel, Click to exit the remote view, Status

B020-016-17-IP specifications

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