Chassis Plans CPC1-17, -19 Technical Reference
Chapter 7 – 16-Port VGA KVM Programming
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16-Port VGA KVM Switch Operating Instructions
OSD Overview
The on-screen display (OSD) is a mouse and keyboard enabled, menu driven method to handle computer control
and switching operations. All procedures start from the OSD main screen.
OSD Login
The OSD incorporates a two level (administrator / user) password system. Before the OSD main screen displays,
a login screen appears requiring a password. If this is the first time that the OSD is used, or if the password
function has not been set, simply press
[Enter]
. The OSD main screen displays in administrator mode. In this
mode, you have administrator privileges, with access to all administrator and user functions, and can set up
operations (including password authorization) as you like. If the password function has been set, you must
provide an appropriate administrator/user password in order
to access the OSD.
OSD Hotkey
You can display the OSD on the console monitor while also viewing the display of any port on the 16-port switch
by pressing the
[Scroll Lock]
key twice.
Note:
You can optionally change the OSD hotkey to the Ctrl key, in which case you would press
[Ctrl]
twice (see
OSD Hotkey
, page 28). With this method, you must press the same [Ctrl] key.
OSD Main Screen
When you invoke the OSD, a screen similar to the one below appears:
Figure 7 – 16-Port Switch OSD Main Menu
Note
:
1. The diagram depicts the administrator's main screen. The user main screen does not show the
F4
and
F6
functions, since these are reserved for the administrator and can't be accessed by users.
2. The OSD always starts in list view, with the highlight bar at the same position it was in the last time it was
closed.
3. Only the ports that have been set accessible by the administrator for the current logged in user are visible
(see
SET ACCESSIBLE PORTS
for details).
4. If the port list is collapsed, click on a switch number, or move the highlight bar to it then press the right
arrow key to expand the list. Similarly, to collapse a switch’s port list, click on the switch number, or move
the highlight bar to it then press the left arrow key to collapse the list.
