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OPERATION
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Mode
(Default: Share)
Assigns 1 of 4 modes to a profile. To change the mode, select the profile to
change the mode, then select the mode to change and press [Enter]. A
selection box will display. Select the mode needed and press [Enter]. The
modes are:
n
View – Profiles set to the view mode allow users to switch to any computer,
but have no keyboard or mouse control, only view privileges.
n Share – Profiles set to the share mode allow users to take keyboard and
mouse control of a computer on a first come, first serve basis. Control of
the computer is based on the time-out value entered in the share column.
n Control – Profiles set to the control mode allow users to take exclusive
control of a computer. No time-out value is invoked. Other users that try
to connect to the same computer can only view the video. They have no
keyboard or mouse control until the user with the control disconnects from
the computer.
n
Private – This mode is the same as the control mode except other users
cannot view the video or access the computer.
Share (Default: 2 seconds)
This feature allows other users to take keyboard and mouse control of a
computer after a specific time of no keyboard or mouse activity by a user. To
change the Share time for a given profile, select the profile, then the Share to
change and press [Enter]. An input box will display. Type in a new share value
in seconds and press [Enter]. Valid share values are 0 to 9999 seconds. The
share value is only valid if the profile mode is share. (See Appendix F.)
Scan (Default: 5 seconds)
When a user invokes the scan function, this feature sets the time the video is
displayed before switching to the next sequential computers video. To change
the scan rate, select the profile, then the scan rate to change and press [Enter].
An input box will display. Type in a new scan time and press [Enter]. Valid
scan times are 0 to 9999. If the video is not present during the scan mode, the
scan value may be set to low and the monitor cannot synchronize to the video
fast enough to display it. This usually happens with a scan value of 4 or lower.
If this problem occurs, increase the scan value. 0 (zero) is a valid entry but not
recommended.
Logout
(Default: 240 minutes)
This setting disconnects and logs out a user after the set period of no keyboard
or mouse activity. To change the logout value, select the profile, then the
logout time to change and press [Enter]. An input box will display. Type in a
new logout time and press [Enter]. Valid times are 0 to 9999 minutes. A value
of 0 (zero) disables the automatic logout function. If login is enabled for a KVM
station, but the Logout time is set to zero, the user remains logged in until they
manually log out using the [Ctrl] L command. (See Table 1, keyboard
commands)