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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
•
[F] [1] [Enter]
=
Display firmware version
(see
Section 6.4
)
•
[F] [8] [Enter]
=
Reset to factory defaults
(see
Section 6.3
)
When you finish entering configuration commands and/or adjusting the
Extender’s video compensation (see
Section 4.2.2.A
), press [Enter] to quit
configuration mode and return to normal operation. The Num Lock, Caps Lock,
and Scroll Lock LEDs on your keyboard will stop flashing and will return to the
states they were in before.
4.3 Setting a Password for the Extender
There are many situations where access to corporate file servers or sensitive
information needs to be controlled. In such circumstances, the ServSwitch Duo
and the attached CPUs can be locked away in a secure room or cabinet and
controlled from the user station attached to the Extender.
The Extender also has a password that you can set to prevent unauthorized use.
After setting a password, you can “lock” (disable) the Extender at any time by
typing the hotkey sequence together with the letter “L” at the keyboard: [Ctrl] +
[Alt] + [L] if the hotkey sequence is set to its default value, for example. While the
Extender is locked, it doesn’t output video to the monitor or accept input from the
keyboard or mouse. The Unit indicates that it’s locked by alternately flashing the
Num Lock/Scroll Lock LED pair and the Caps Lock LED on the keyboard. It can
only be unlocked if a user types in the password followed by [Enter] at the
keyboard.
The password is not case-sensitive and can be any combination of keystrokes,
including function keys but excluding [Ctrl], [Alt], [Shift], and [Enter]. (For
example, the password [F4] [F] [R] [E] [D] [Home] would be valid.) The length
of the password can be from 1 to 40 characters, although for better security we
recommend that the password be at least four characters long.
To set the password, first get into configuration mode by typing in the current
hotkey sequence followed by [Enter] at the Extender’s keyboard: [Ctrl] + [Alt] +
[Enter] if the hotkey sequence is set to its default value, for example. Then type
[P], followed by [Enter], followed by the password characters, followed by another
[Enter] to save the password to nonvolatile memory. (This type of memory does
not depend on active power or even a battery backup, so it can persist indefinitely.)
For instance, to set the password to “open sesame”, you would type in [P] [Enter]
[O] [P] [E] [N] [Space] [S] [E] [S] [A] [M] [E] [Enter].
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