Chapter 3: Basic Operations
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Configuring OSCAR Interface Menus
You can configure the console switch from the Setup menu within the OSCAR interface. Select the
Names
button when initially setting up the console switch to identify servers by unique names. Select
the other setup features to manage routine tasks for the servers from the OSCAR menu.
Accessing the Setup menu
1.
Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main window opens.
2.
Click
Setup
. The Setup window opens.
Right/Left Arrows
Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a field, these keys move the
cursor within the column.
Page Up/Page Down
Pages up and down through Name and Port lists and Help pages.
Home/End
Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.
Delete
Deletes characters in a field.
Table 3.2: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics (Continued)
Table 3.3: Setup Features to Manage Routine Tasks for the Servers
Feature
Purpose
Menu
Change the server listing between numerically by port number and
alphabetically by name.
-or-
Change the
Screen Delay Time
before the OSCAR interface displays after
pressing Print Screen.
Flag
Change display, timing, color, or location of the status flag.
Broadcast
Set up to simultaneously control multiple servers through keyboard and
mouse actions.
Scan
Set up a custom scan pattern for up to 16 servers.
Security
Set passwords to restrict server access.
-or-
Enable the screen saver.
Devices
Identify the appropriate number of ports on an attached tiered switch.
Names
Identify servers by unique names.
Switch
Enable share mode. Choose the switch mode and the share mode
time-out.
Keyboard
Set a keyboard language for the USB switch cable.
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