Avocent Network Device SPC420 - Manual (Page 294)

274 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
To launch a session to a device from the Thumbnail Viewer:
Select a device thumbnail. Select Thumbnail - <device name> - View Interactive Session from the
Thumbnail Viewer menu.
-or-
Right-click on a device thumbnail and select View Interactive Session from the Thumbnail Viewer
menu. That target device desktop will appear in a Video Viewer window.
-or-
Double-click on the thumbnail image.
To exit the Thumbnail Viewer:
Select File - Exit from the Thumbnail Viewer menu or click the Close button.
Macros
NOTE: Macros may not be created, edited, copied or deleted if the DSR Remote Operations software is being
used to connect to the DSR appliance viewing the target device.
Three types of macros are available in the DSView 3 management software. Exit macros are used
by and located on DS1800 digital switches and DSR switches. See Defining exit macros on
page 175.
The other two types, global macros and personal macros, are created and used by the Video
Viewer. Global macros are created and maintained by users with appliance administrator privileges
and are stored on the hub server and any specified spoke servers. See Managed Appliance Session
Settings on page 171.
Global and personal macros may also be created in the Telnet Viewer window. Macros created
using the Telnet Viewer window are not compatible with the Video Viewer and may only be used
with target devices connected to serial console appliances.
Users may create personal macros for their own use. These macros can be accessed on the local
computer using the Video Viewer window. Personal macros may be customized and grouped in
any manner you wish with the exception of being included in a Global Macro group.
When a session is started in the DSView 3 software, global and personal macros are retrieved from
the DSView 3 server. Then, when a Video Viewer window session is started, the macros are
loaded. A user may choose to use either personal macros or global macros and switch between
using them at any time during the session.
Both personal and global macros may be added to the Video Viewer window toolbar. A user may
then execute the macro by clicking the button on the toolbar. See Toolbar profile settings on
page 258.
The Video Viewer window macro function allows you to:
• Send multiple keystrokes to a device, including keystrokes that you cannot generate without
affecting your local system, such as
Ctrl-Alt-Delete .