APC DIGITAL KVM SWITCHES AP5610 - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 33
To run diagnostic tests:
1. Click Commands — Run Diagnostics. A warning message indicates all users will be
disconnected.
2. Click OK to begin diagnostics.
All users are disconnected and the Diagnostics window opens. As each test is finished, a pass
(green circle) or fail (red x) symbol is visible to the left of the item. The test is complete when
the last test symbol is visible.
Broadcasting To Target Devices
The analog user can simultaneously control more than one target device in a switching system to
ensure all selected target devices receive identical input. You can choose to independently
broadcast either of the following actions:
• Broadcasting keystrokes — The keyboard state must be identical for all target devices
receiving a broadcast to identically interpret keystrokes. Specifically, the Caps Lock and Num
Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the KVM switch attempts to send
keystrokes to the selected target devices simultaneously, some target devices might inhibit and
thereby delay the transmission.
• Broadcasting mouse movements — For the mouse to work accurately, all systems must have
identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons) and video resolutions. In
addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because these conditions
are difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple systems might have
unpredictable results.
You can broadcast to up to 16 target devices at a time, one target device per target device interface
port.
To access the Broadcast window:
1. Press Print Screen . The Main window opens.
2. Click Setup > Broadcast. The Broadcast window opens.
LAN Connection Reports on the condition of the LAN connection.
Online KVM server
modules Indicates the total number of currently connected and turned on KVM server modules.
Offline KVM server
modules Indicates the number of KVM server modules that have been connected successfully
in the past and are turned off.
Suspect KVM server
modules Indicates the number of KVM server modules that have been detected, but are either
unavailable for connection or have dropped packets during the ping tests.
Table 3.8: Diagnostic test details