Rose Electronics Orion - Manual (Page 38)

OPERATING MODES
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Orion Installation and Operations Manual
Operating modes - Overview
The Orion™ provides full flexibility for configuration of your Switch environment. One part can be configured as
Single-Head Ports, another part as Dual-Head- or even Quad-Head Ports. You can also mix configurations of KVM
and USB2.0 ports.
With the “Follow-Me” function, you can copy your own display content to one or more additional monitors. If a
presentation shall be displayed concurrently on a projector
In each operating mode, the device can be controlled like a “Crosspoint Switch”’. This functionality can be used to
perform all switch activity from one single workplace or to set up specific configurations which are not allowed in
regular operating modes. This is the only possible operating mode for pure video switching environments.
Single-Head KVM switch mode
In the Single-Head Mode up to 16 users can access up to 32 CPUs. NON-Blocking Access for all users is granted,
i.e. none of the users is constrained by the activity of another user.
Single-Head KVM-Switch
Using the OSD, each user can select the CPU that he wants to connect to. The OSD display shows if the CPU has
already been assigned to another user. Depending on the switch configuration, access to this CPU Port will be
denied or the former user will be replaced by the new user.
Depending on the switch configuration, access to the OSD is possible at any time or is requiring an authentication.
With the authentication, access to CPU Ports and/or User Ports can further be restricted by assigning specific user
levels. Alternatively, the user can be assigned to one or more user groups with access to a defined set of CPU Ports
and/or User Ports.
With the “Follow-Me” function, you can copy your own display content to one or more additional monitors.
From a Single-Head User Port you might also access a Dual-Head- or Quad-Head- CPU.
Operation, however, is limited to the first monitor in this case.
Connect up to 32 computers
Connect up to 16 user stations