ATEN CS1708i, User Manual

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Chapter 7. Port Access
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The Sidebar
All KVM switches are listed in a tree structure in the Sidebar at the left of the
screen:
The Sidebar Tree Structure
 Users are only allowed to see the devices and ports that they have access
permission for.
 Ports and child devices can be nested under their parent devices.
Click the
+ in front of a device to expand the tree and see the ports/outlets
nested underneath it. Click the - to collapse the tree and hide the nested
ports/outlets.
 A port’s ID number is displayed in brackets next to its icon.
 Switches and ports that are on line have their monitor screen icons in
Green; the monitor screens are Gray for devices and ports that are offline.
 To access and operate a port, double click its icon. Port operation details
are discussed in Chapter 13,
Port Operation
.