Rose Electronics Vista Remote 2 - Manual (Page 28)

22 Vista Remote 2 Installation and Operations Manual
It is recommended that the naming and hot key assignments for each Host Configuration entry
match the CPU port configuration of the Vista Remote 2.
Entry #1 - Name and hot key defined to switch to CPU port #1, Entry #2 for CPU port #2, etc.
Examples of Hot key sequences for switching to a given port are shown below.
Name
Enter the name that will be displayed in the viewer window when you click the Host button.
Users
Select the users that will be permitted to connect to this host. Either enter * to allow all users or
a list of users separated by commas (e.g. sales, admin, eng, david). Names must be set-up on
the user accounts menu and match these names.
Hotkey / KVM Port
Declare the hot key sequence, or Remote Port Direct address that will cause the KVM switch
module to link with the required host system. Remote Port Direct addresses must be entered
within square brackets. To set-up the hotkey values used to switch to a given CPU port, the
following information is used to create the hot key sequence:
+ means press down the key that follows
– means release the key that follows
+ – means press down and release the key that follows
To switch to CPU port #1, the Hotkey / KVM port sequence would be +-Ctrl+-1+-Enter, to
switch to CPU port #8, the sequence would be +-Ctrl+-8+-Enter. A list of the valid hotkey
codes are given in Appendix I.
Logging and Status
This screen provides various details about the user activity on the Vista Remote 2.
Note: The log has a maximum capacity of 1000 event lines. After 1000 entries, the oldest
entries are overwritten. If log data are important to your installation, ensure a regular backup
procedure or use the Syslog Server IP Address option to send log information automatically to
another system.