Chapter 4: Configuration
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4.5.3 Central Switch > OSD Settings
Options related to the on screen display are presented in this section:
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Thumbnails - when set to Off, this option will hide the
thumbnail views of each computer within each user’s OSD main
page.
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Auto Layout - when set to Off, this option will maintain a 5x5
grid for the displayed computers within the OSD main page,
regardless of the number of available computers. When set to
On, the OSD view grid will be re-scaled accordingly.
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Use Full Grid - when set to On, if you have 4, 9 or 16 computers
connected, the OSD will use the bottom right portion of the
screen as a square computer thumbnail, instead of reserving it
for the system information. A small tab appears in the top right
corner of the OSD if “Show System Info” is On, showing the IP
address and an icon denoting any compatibility issues (green tick
for no issues, yellow warning for upgrade recommended and a
red warning for upgrade required).
Note: This option will be hidden if Auto Layout is set to Off.
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Display System Info - when set to On, the current IP address
and firmware version details for the switch will be shown in the
lower right corner of the OSD, or the IP address and firmware
icon in the top right corner of the OSD.
Note: Disabling ‘Display System Info’ will remove the IP address
from the OSD. When ‘Use Full Grid’ is enabled, this option will
also suppress all firmware version mismatch warnings.
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Display Date and Time - when set to On, the current date and
time are displayed on the OSD menu.
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Background Brightness - determines the brightness of the OSD
thumbnail views when the mouse is not hovering over them.
Five settings are available, from 100% down to 20%. If set to
100% then all thumbnails remain at full brightness all of the
time. Whereas, at 20% all thumbnails will darken until the
mouse hovers over one of them, at which point it will come to
full brightness to clearly highlight it against all the others.
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EDID - optionally allows you to determine a video resolution
to use when displaying the OSD. For instance, if you have a
19” monitor that can only display 1024x768 then by changing
this setting to 1024x768 you can match the OSD to the screen
resolution. Firmware versions below v3.0 will only display the
OSD at a resolution of 1920x1080. After this setting has been
changed, the system will reboot automatically.
WARNING: This is a global setting and will be applied to all the
monitors connected to the system. Before making changes,
ensure that all your monitors can support this video resolution.
If you have different sized monitors, this option should be set
to the video resolution of the smallest monitor to ensure that
you can bring up the OSD on all the monitors connected to your
system.