Selecting devices, Soft switching – Dell KVM 2321DS User Manual

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Selecting Devices

Use the Main dialog box to select devices. When you select a device, the

appliance reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that

device.
To select devices:
Double-click the device name, EID, or port number.

-or-

If the display order of your device list is by port (Port

button is depressed),

type the port number and press <Enter>.

-or-

If the display order of your device list is by name or EID number (Name

or

EID

button is depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the

device or the EID number to establish it as unique and press <Enter>.

NOTE:

You can connect to the selected device by pressing <Enter>.

To select the previous device:
Press <Print Screen>

and then <Backspace>. This key combination toggles

between the previous and current connections.
To disconnect the user from a device:
Press <Print Screen> and then <Alt+0> or click Disconnect in the OSCAR

interface. This leaves the user in a free state, with no device selected. The

status flag on your desktop displays Free.

Soft Switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch devices using a hot key sequence. You

can soft switch to a device by pressing <Print Screen> and then typing the

(black letter) Indicates a blocked path. For instance, in

Figure 3-1, user C is viewing Forester, but is blocking access to

Acton, Barrett, and Edie, which are connected to the same

ARI port.

(blue letter) Indicates a virtual media connection.

Table 3-1. OSCAR Interface Status Symbols

Symbol

Description

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