UNIMAX Houseware KVM Switch - Manual (Page 22)

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH
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Broadcast Mode
To activate or deactivate Broadcast Mode press <B> from the Command Mode menu. The text shown in the menu
(see Figure 10) will toggle between “BCast=N” and “BCast=Y”, each time the <B> key is pressed. When “BCast=Y” is shown,
Broadcast Mode is active. When “BCast=N” is shown, Broadcast Mode is OFF.
Broadcast Mode enables the user to type characters to more computers simultaneously. From the Settings menu (see page 14)
press <B> to access the “Broadcast List” where the user can edit the list of ports that receive data in Broadcast Mode.
The “Broadcast List” is a check list with all the port numbers displayed
• unchecked box = the corresponding port is not in the broadcast list
• checked box = the corresponding port is in the broadcast list
From the “Broadcast List” the user can:
• select all ports to be broadcasted to (press <A>)
• deselect all ports so that none are broadcasted to (press <N>)
• select only a limited number of ports to be broadcasted to
• find a specific port to either select or deselect (press <F> , then any
alphabetical or numeric character to locate the desired port).
Figure 15- Broadcast List
A port doesn’t receive broadcast data if one of the following conditions is true:
- the port is not in the Broadcast List
- the port is used by another user and sharing is not enabled
- Security Mode is enabled and the user does not have access rights to the port
Note: The user must type somewhat slowly when in Broadcast Mode (less than 20 wpm) and cannot use the
<Backspace> key.
Note: The mouse will be disabled while in Broadcast Mode .
To return to the Settings menu, press <Esc>. The broadcast selection list is automatically saved.
Sharing Mode
To activate or deactivate Sharing Mode press <H> from the Command Mode menu. The text shown in the menu (see
Figure
10 ) will toggle between “Sharing=N” and “Sharing=Y”, each time the <H> key is pressed. When “Sharing=Y” is
shown, Sharing Mode is active. When “Sharing=N” is shown, Sharing Mode is OFF.
Note: If Security is enabled for a User port, then the administrator will be the only one that can activate or deactivate
Sharing Mode for that port.
Sharing Mode enables two or more users to access the same CPU port. Enabling Sharing Mode will only effect the logged-in
user and can only be enabled if security for that user port is disabled. If Sharing Mode is disabled, the user cannot switch to a
CPU port that is already connected to by another user.
When a CPU port is connected to by more than one user, the user who is currently typing or moving the mouse has access to the
CPU port and other users cannot use it. The active user will give up access to the CPU after 5 seconds of no activity from the
keyboard or mouse if another user with Sharing enabled wants to take control. Any other connected user with Sharing enabled
can gain access to the idle CPU.
Normal Mode
When the UNIMUX switch is not in Command, Scan, or Broadcast mode and the OSD control is not active on the monitor, the
user is in Normal Mode, controlling the CPU to which the user is connected through the UNIMUX switch.