Tripp Lite NETDIRECTOR B064-016-04-IP - Manual (Page 22)

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The OSD Main Page
The Message Board
The Button Bar
User List Panel
Compose Panel
Message Display Panel
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 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.
• 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.
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.
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.