IBM 17351GX, Installation And User Manual

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38 Local Console Manager Installation and User’s Guide
Broadcasting to target devices
The analog user can simultaneously control more than one target device in a switching system to
ensure that all selected target devices receive identical input. You can choose to independently
broadcast keystrokes or mouse movements.
• Broadcasting keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all target devices that are
receiving a broadcast to identically interpret keystrokes. Specifically, the Caps Lock and Num
Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the appliance attempts to send key-
strokes to the selected target devices simultaneously, some target devices might inhibit and
thereby delay the transmission.
• Broadcasting mouse movements - For the mouse to work accurately, all systems must have
identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons), and video resolutions. In
addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because these conditions
are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple systems might
have unpredictable results.
You can broadcast to up to eight target devices at a time, one target device per ARI port.
To access the Broadcast window, complete the following steps:
1. Press Print Screen. The Main window opens.
2. Click Setup
>
Broadcast . The Broadcast window opens.
To broadcast to selected target devices, complete the following steps:
1. Complete one of the following steps:
• From the Broadcast window, select the Mouse or Keyboard check boxes for the target
devices that are to receive the broadcast commands.
• Press the Up or Down Arrow keys to move the cursor to the target device. Then press
Alt+K to select the
Keyboard check box or Alt+M to select the Mouse check box. Repeat
for additional target devices.
2. Click OK to save the settings and return to the Setup window. Click X or press Escape to
return to the Main window.
3. Click Commands . The Commands window opens.
4. Select the Broadcast Enable check box to activate broadcasting. The Broadcast Enable
Confirm/Deny window opens.
5. Click OK to enable the broadcast. Click X or press Escape to cancel and return to the Com-
mands window.
6. If broadcasting is enabled, type the information or perform the mouse movements that you
want to broadcast from the user station. Only target devices in the list are accessible. The other
user is disabled when broadcast mode is enabled.
To turn broadcasting off, from the Commands window, clear the Broadcast Enable check box.