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Chapter 3: Local Port Operation
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If the display order of your list is by name or EID (the Name or EID button is depressed), type the
first few letters of the name of the target device or the EID number to establish it as unique and
press
Enter .
NOTE: If OSCAR Authentication has been enabled, an “Authenticating” screen will appear after you select a
target device because the DSR switch is confirming your access to that target device. If you are denied access to
the target device, a message will appear saying that you can not view that particular target device.
To select the previous target device:
Press Print Screen and then Backspace . This key combination toggles you between the previous
and current connections.
To disconnect from a target device:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no target device
selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free .
Soft switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch target devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch
to a target device by pressing
Print Screen and then typing the first few characters of its name or
number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you press the key sequences before that time has
elapsed, the OSCAR interface will not display.
To soft switch to a target device:
Press Print Screen . If the display order of the Main dialog is by port (the Port button is depressed),
type the port number and press Enter .
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If the display order of the Main dialog is by name (the Name button is depressed), type the first few
letters of the name of the target device to establish it as unique and press Enter .
To switch back to the previous target device, press Print Screen then Backspace .
Resetting your PS/2 keyboard and mouse
NOTE: This function is for Microsoft Windows-based computers only. Resetting the PS/2 on a target device
running any other operating system may require that you reboot that target device.
If your PS/2 keyboard or mouse locks up, you may be able to re-establish operation of these
peripherals by issuing a Reset command. The Reset command sends a hot-plug sequence to the
target device that causes the mouse and keyboard settings to be sent to the DSR switch. With
communication re-established between the target device and the DSR switch, functionality is
restored to the user.