Dell 2161DS-2, Install & User'S Manual

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Basic Operations 27
Selecting devices
Use the Main dialog box to select devices. When you select a device, the appliance reconfigures
the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that device.
To select devices:
Double-click the device name, EID or port number.
or
If the display order of your device list is by port ( Port button is depressed), type the port number
and press <Enter>.
or
If the display order of your device list is by name or EID number (
Name
or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the device or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press <Enter>.
To select the previous device:
Press <Print Screen>
and then <Backspace>. This key combination toggles between the
previous and current connections.
To disconnect the user from a device:
Press <Print Screen> and then <Alt+0>. This leaves the user in a free state, with no device
selected. The status flag on your desktop displays
Free
.
Soft Switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch devices using a hot key sequence. You can soft switch to a
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 configure devices for soft switching:
1
Press <Print Screen> to launch the OSCAR
®
interface. The Main dialog box displays.
2
Click Setup - Menu . The Menu dialog box displays.
3
For
Screen Delay Time
, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the
Main
dialog box is displayed after you press <Print Screen>.
4
Click OK .
To soft switch to a device:
1
To select a device, press <Print Screen>. If the display order of your device list is by port
(
Port
button is depressed), type the port number and press <Enter>.
or
If the display order of your device list is by name or EID number (
Name
or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the device or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press <Enter>.
2
To switch back to the previous device, press <Print Screen> then <Backspace>.