Button Bar, Message Display Panel | Tripp Lite B020-016-17-IP

9.Windows Client (continued)

9.3Windows Client Control Panel (continued)

9.3.3 Message Board

The NetDirector Console KVM Switch with IP Access supports multiple user logins, which can possibly give rise to access conflicts. To alleviate this problem, a message board feature has been provided, allowing users to communicate with each other.

The message board functions much like an Internet chat program does. When you click the Message Board icon on the Windows Client Control Panel, a screen similar to the one below appears:

The Button Bar

The buttons on the Button Bar are described in the table below:

Button	Action
	Enable/Disable Chat. When disabled, messages
	posted to the board are not displayed. The button is
	shadowed when Chat is disabled. The icon displays
	next to the user’s name in the User List panel when
	the user has disabled Chat.
	Occupy/Release Keyboard/Video/Mouse. When
	you Occupy the KVM, other users cannot see the
	video, and cannot input keyboard or mouse data.
	The button is shadowed when the KVM is occupied.
	The icon displays next to the user’s name in the
	User List panel when the user has occupied the
	KVM.
	Occupy/Release Keyboard/Mouse. When you
	Occupy the KM, other users can see the video, but
	cannot input keyboard or mouse data. The button
	is shadowed when the KM is occupied. The icon
	displays next to the user’s name in the User List
	panel when the user has occupied the KM.
	Show/Hide User List. When you Hide the User List,
	the User List panel closes. The button is shadowed
	when the User List is open.

Message Display Panel

Messages that users post to the board - as well as system messages - display in this panel. If you disable Chat, however, messages that get posted to the board won’t appear.

Compose Panel

Key in the messages that you want to post to the board in this panel. Click Send, or press [Enter] to post the message to the board.

User List Panel

The names of all the logged in users are listed in this panel.

•Your name appears in blue; other users’ names appear in black.

•By default, messages are posted to all users. To post a message to one individual user, select the user’s name before sending your message.

•If a user’s name is selected, and you want to post a message to all users, select All Users before sending your message.

•If a user has disabled Chat, its icon displays before the user’s name to indicate so.

•If a user has occupied the KVM or the KM, its icon displays before the user’s name to indicate so.

B020-016-17-IP specifications

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Tripp Lite B020-016-17-IP Button Bar, Message Display Panel, Compose Panel, User List Panel

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