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Opening the software................................................................................................................ 13
Setting up the software ............................................................................................................. 14
Rack Mounting A KVM Switch ........................................................................................................ 14
Rack mount safety considerations ............................................................................................ 14
Installing a rack mounting bracket........................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3: Basic Operations......................................................................................... 16
Controlling The Switching System From The Analog Port ............................................................. 16
Starting The OSD............................................................................................................................. 16
Connecting A User To A Target Device .......................................................................................... 17
Using The OSD ................................................................................................................................ 18
Configuring The KVM Switch And The OSD................................................................................... 19
Assigning target device names.................................................................................................. 20
Assigning device types .............................................................................................................. 21
Changing the display behavior................................................................................................. 21
Selecting display language ....................................................................................................... 22
Controlling the status flag ........................................................................................................ 22
Setting the keyboard country code............................................................................................ 23
Setting KVM switch security..................................................................................................... 24
Setting The Preemption Warning..................................................................................................... 25
Managing Target Device Tasks Using The OSD............................................................................. 26
Displaying version information ................................................................................................ 26
Upgrading the firmware ........................................................................................................... 27
Viewing the display configuration ............................................................................................ 27
Viewing and disconnecting user connections ........................................................................... 27
Resetting the keyboard and mouse ........................................................................................... 27
Power Controlling Devices.............................................................................................................. 28
Power window .......................................................................................................................... 28
PDUs window ........................................................................................................................... 29
PDU Settings window ............................................................................................................... 29
PDU Inlets window................................................................................................................... 30
PDU Outlets window ................................................................................................................ 30
Scanning The Switching System....................................................................................................... 31
Running Switching System Diagnostics ........................................................................................... 32
Broadcasting To Target Devices ..................................................................................................... 33