Document Outline

• G&D DVICenter
  • The matrix switches of the »DVICenter« series
    • Operation
      • On-screen display
    • Configuration
      • On-screen display
      • The »Config Panel« web application
  • Getting started
    • User login at the matrix system
    • Changing your password
    • Accessing a target module via on-screen display
    • Disconnecting the target module
    • User logout at the KVM matrix system
    • Starting the functions of the »Operation« menu via hotkeys
    • Selecting the hash algorithm for storing passwords
  • The On-Screen Display (OSD)
    • Calling the on-screeen display at a console
    • The general OSD structure
      • Colour-coded target module names
      • Displaying the status condition
    • Operating the OSD via keyboard or mouse
      • Keyboard operation
      • Mouse operation
    • OSD functions
      • Search function
      • Changing the sort criteria of the list entries
      • Limiting the entries using the view filter
      • Showing an additional column in the Select menu
    • Configuration
      • Changing the hotkey to call the on-screen display
      • Opening the on-screen display via double keypress
      • Adjusting the on-screen display’s transparency
      • Adjusting the information display
      • Changing the colour of the information display
      • Defining a standard view filter
      • Changing the display‘s position
      • Changing the OSD position
      • Selecting a keyboard layout for on-screen display entries
      • Operating the on-screen display by mouse
      • (De)activating the on-screen display
  • Overview of the menus and functions
    • Select menu
    • Operation menu
    • Personal Profile menu
    • Configuration menu
    • Information menu
  • Accessing target modules (basic functions)
    • Accessing a target module via on-screen display
    • Returning to the previously accessed target module
    • Disconnecting the target module
    • Enhanced functions
      • Automatically accessing a target module
    • Messages when accessing a target module
      • »No free route to target«
      • »No route to target known« or »Unknown route to target«
      • »Target not available«
  • Accessing target modules via select keys
    • Accessing a target module using select keys
    • Changing the select key modifier and the valid keys
    • Administrating select key sets
      • Creating a select key set
      • Changing the name and global allocation of a select key set
      • Defining the select keys for the target modules
      • Assigning a select key set to a user account
      • Deleting a select key set
    • Push events
    • Triggering push events
    • Changing push event key modifiers and valid keys
  • Switching the target modules automatically or manually
    • Auto scanning all target modules (Autoscan)
      • Applying the Autoscan function
      • Configuring the scantime of the Autoscan function
    • Auto scanning all active target modules (Autoskip)
      • Applying the Autoskip function
      • Configuring the scantime of the Autoskip function
    • Scanning the target modules manually (Stepscan)
      • (De)activating the Stepscan function
      • Switching between the target modules
      • Configuring keys to scan the targets manually
    • Administrating the scanmode sets
      • Creating a scanmode set
      • Changing the name and global allocation of a scanmode set
      • Assigning the target modules to a scanmode set
      • Assigning a scanmode set to a user account
      • Deleting a scanmode set
  • Users and Groups
    • Efficient rights administration
      • The effective right
      • Efficient user group administration
    • Administrating user accounts
      • Creating a new user account
      • Renaming the user account
      • Changing the user account password
      • Changing the user account rights
      • Changing a user account’s group membership
      • (De)activating a user account
      • Deleting a user account
    • Administrating user groups
      • Creating a new user group
      • Renaming a user group
      • Changing the user group rights
      • Administrating the user group members
      • (De)activating a user group
      • Deleting a user group
    • Rights regarding the user account
      • The »Superuser« right
      • Changing settings in the »Personal Profile« menu
      • Changing your own password
  • Target groups and view filters
    • Difference between target groups and view filters
      • Intended use of target groups
      • Intended use of target groups
    • Administrating target groups
      • The »New Targets« target group
      • Creating a new target group
      • Renaming a target group
      • Administrating the target group members
      • Deleting a target group
    • Administrating view filters
      • Creating a new view filter
      • Assigning a target module to a view filter
      • Renaming a view filter
      • Deleting a view filter
  • Target modules
    • Adjusting the access and config rights
      • Accessing a target module
      • Accessing a target group
      • Access mode when simultaneously accessing a target computer
      • Access to USB devices
      • Rights for configuring the target modules
      • Rights to reset or reactivate a PS/2 mouse
    • Basic configuration of the target modules
      • Renaming a target module
      • Deleting a target module from the KVM matrix system
      • Copying the target module config settings
    • Settings for special hardware
      • Choosing the USB keyboard type
      • Support for servers of IBM’s RS/6000 series
      • Defining the EDID profile to be used
      • Reducing the colour depth of the image data to be transmitted
    • Enhanced functions
      • Remembering the last target module
      • Displaying »Multiuser« information
      • Activating or resetting a PS/2 mouse
      • Resetting the video profiles of a analog target module
      • Viewing the route information of the target module
  • User modules
    • Operating modes of user modules
      • Standard operating mode
      • Open Access operating mode
      • Video operating mode
      • Selecting the user module’s operating mode
    • Basic configuration of the user modules
      • Renaming a user module
      • (De)activating the user module
      • Enabling/disabling the keyboard support for user modules
      • Copying the user module config settings
      • Deleting a user module from the matrix system
    • Settings for special hardware
      • Adjusting the scancode set of a PS/2 keyboard
      • Activating the support for special PS/2 keyboards
      • Support of any USB device
      • Reinitialising USB input devices
    • Enhanced functions
      • Setting the auto user logout
      • Auto-disconnecting the access to a target module
      • Activating or resetting a PS/2 mouse
      • Viewing technical information about the user modules
      • Remembering the username in the login box
      • Setting the hold time for the screensaver
  • Administrating EDID profiles
    • Importing the EDID profile of a monitor
    • Renaming the EDID profile of a monitor
    • Deleting the EDID profile of a monitor
    • Defining the EDID profile to be applied for a target module
  • Power switch
    • Switching the power outlets assigned to the target
    • Rights administration
      • Rights for switching the power outlets of a target module
      • Rights for switching the power outlets of a target group
    • Configuration
      • Assigning a power switch power outlet to the target module
      • Renaming a power switch
      • Deleting a power switch from the matrix system
  • Special functions for cascaded KVM matrix systems
    • Basic functions
      • Renaming the master matrix switch
      • Renaming the slave matrix switch
      • Deleting a slave matrix switch from the system
    • Configuration settings
      • Defining the cascade mode of a matrix switch
      • Forwarding target names to the slave matrix switches
  • Expanding switchable signals
    • Expanding through channel grouping
    • Expanding through stacking
      • Adjusting the bus address of matrix switches
  • Shared editing
  • System settings and functions
    • Basic configuration
      • Renaming the matrix switch
    • Network settings
      • Configuring the network ports
      • Configuring global network settings
      • Resetting the netfilter rules
    • Enhanced functions
      • Freeze mode
      • Reading out the status of the network interfaces
      • Checking the availability of a host in the network (Ping)
      • Resetting the default settings
      • Adjusting the RS232 mode and the baud rate of the service port
    • Retrieving information about the system
      • Hotkey settings
      • Displaying firmware information of the matrix system
      • Displaying dynamic port information of the matrix system
      • Displaying hardware information of the matrix switch
      • Displaying cable information
    • Rights administration
      • Login rights for the »Config Panel« web application
    • Optional premium functions
      • Activating a premium function
      • Displaying the premium functions
  • Push-Get function (optional)
    • Moving the screen content (Push)
      • Moving the monitor content to another user module
      • Stopping the moving of the screen content
    • Getting the screen content (Get)
      • Getting the screen content from another user module
      • Changing a user account’s »Push-Get right«
  • IP-Control-API (optional)
    • Supported functions via API and text-based control
  • Controlling the matrix switch via XML
    • Structure of a valid XML document
    • Selecting devices
    • Use of device IDs
    • Use of port names
    • Responses and messages of G&D devices
      • Responses of G&D devices
      • Messages of G&D devices
    • Combining multiple commands in an XML document
    • Push notifications of connections and disconnections
    • Configuration and encryption
      • Configuring accesses of devices for XML control
      • Instructions for encrypting passwords
    • Commands
      • User logon and user logoff
      • Establishing a connection to a target module or disconnecting a connection
      • Switching the channel of the target module »DVI-CON-2«
      • Showing messages
      • Opening or closing the OSD
      • Redirecting keyboard and mouse data
      • Listing information about devices and connections
      • Requesting monitoring values
  • Tradeswitch function (optional)
    • Switching keyboard and mouse signals
    • Basic configuration
      • Creating Tradeswitch workplaces
      • Renaming a Tradeswitch workplace
      • Deleting a Tradeswitch workplace
      • Changing the Tradeswitch key and the valid keys
    • Detailed configuration of a Tradeswitch workplace
      • Assigning devices to a Tradeswitch workplace
      • Defining the master workplace of the Tradeswitch workplace
    • Enhanced functions
      • (De)activating the Tradeswitching information display