User access functions – Network Technologies ST-xU User Manual

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NTI NODEMUX SERIES UNIVERSAL KVM SWITCH

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System Access List

The System Access List displays a list of numbers representing the ports so the administrator can change access rights to the
ports for the selected user. The user’s name is displayed at the top of the access list. The mouse is used to change access rights
by clicking on a given number to toggle a port’s status. A user that has access to a port can connect to that port and control the
CPU connected to that port when in Normal Mode.

Function:

Keystroke:


Save the changes to the access
list and return to previous mode

Exit the System access list without
saving and return to previous mode.

User Access Functions

Introduction

The OSD menu enables a user to name the CPUs connected to the NODEMUX and connect to them using that name from a
single keyboard and mouse. The OSD is positioned on the user's monitor, displaying 8 CPU names at a time. The screen can be
used for switching as well as editing the CPUs’ names. Through the OSD menu, the user can control the NODEMUX to cycle
through all modes of operation: COMMAND, SCAN, BROADCAST and NORMAL. Three LEDs on the front panel indicate
when these modes are enabled.

Command Mode

In order to control the NODEMUX with the keyboard connected, Command Mode must be enabled. To enter Command Mode
from the keyboard:

Press



The On Screen Display menu will automatically appear on the monitor in addition to illuminating the indicator LEDs on the KVM
switch. This provides a visual way to control the NODEMUX using the keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

With Touch Screen support (optional), the OSD menu can be entered by tapping 3 times on the monitor.

The list below describes the Command functions available from the keyboard within the OSD menu after entering into Command
Mode and while the COMMAND LED is illuminated:

Function:

Keystroke:


Select the previous port



Select the next port



Enable/disable Scan Mode



Enable/disable Broadcast Mode







S

Ctrl

+

B

Ctrl

+

Esc

Enter

`

+

Ctrl

~

(ACCENT

KEY)

`

+

Enter

+

Enter

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