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The Message Board

The B064-Series KVM Switch 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 Button Bar

The buttons on the Button Bar are toggles. Their actions are described in the table below:

Button

Function

Enable/Disable Chat - When disabled, this icon displays next to the disabled user’s name in the User List panel of all users’ message boards. Messages directed to the disabled user are not displayed on the message board. The button is shadowed when Chat is disabled.

Occupy/Release Keyboard/Video/Mouse - When you Occupy the KVM, other users cannot see the video, and cannot input keyboard or mouse data. A prompt will come up on the locked out users’ monitor stating which user has occupied the keyboard, video and mouse. The button in the message board is shadowed and this icon displays next to the occupying user’s name in the User List of all users’ message boards.

Occupy/Release Keyboard/Mouse - When you Occupy the keyboard and mouse, other users can see the video, but cannot input keyboard or mouse data. The button is shadowed and this icon displays next to the occupying user’s name in the User List of all users’ message boards.

User List Panel

To Hide/Unhide the User List panel, click on the arrows in the panel separator.

The names of all the logged in users appear in the User List panel. Select the names of the users that you wish to send the message to 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, the corresponding icon displays before the user’s name to indicate so.

Compose Panel

Type your message into this panel. Click Send, or press [Enter] to post the message to the board.

Note: You must select the user from the user list that you want to send the message to. To send a message to all users, simply click All Users in the user list.

Message Display Panel

Messages that users post to the board, as well as system messages, display in this panel. If you disable Chat, messages that get posted to the board will not appear.

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Tripp Lite B064-016-02-IP, B064-032-02-IP Message Board, Button Bar, User List Panel, Compose Panel, Message Display Panel

B064-032-02-IP, B064-016-02-IP, B064-032-04-IP specifications

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