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LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use
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3. Configuring the LINDY CPU Switch Dual MP
3.1 Configuration summary
The LINDY CPU Switch is configured using the on-screen menu system which is
activated by default when you first power on the system. It may also be accessed by
using the keyboard 'hotkeys' (see section 4.8) or by using the LINDY CPU Switch's
front panel keys (see section 4.6). The following steps summarise a typical
configuration process. For more advanced information on each of the configuration
steps please refer to the appropriate sections of this manual shown in brackets.
Note: The LINDY CPU Switch is configured via the ADMIN user account. The LINDY
CPU Switch will allow multiple users to be logged in under the ADMIN account but
will only allow one of these users to be adding or editing computer names or user
profiles or setting global and setup options at any one time.
Step 1 - Decide if you are going to use password security
The LINDY CPU Switch may be run with security enabled or disabled. With security
disabled, all user ports have full access to all of the computers and full administration
rights. The LINDY CPU Switch is shipped to you with security disabled. This mode is
suitable for simple installations with a small number of users. Larger installations or
systems with larger numbers of users will require password security to be enabled. In
this mode, each user logs on to the system and is allocated access rights to defined
computers by the system administrator. This mode is recommended for most
systems (see section 3.2 for details on how to enable security). If you are not using
security the go to step 4.
Step 2 - Create an ADMIN (administration) account password
The LINDY CPU Switch has a fixed user account that cannot be deleted, named
ADMIN. This user account is the only one that is able to make important system
changes. If you are going to be using security then you should allocate a password to
this account (see section 3.3 for instructions).