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3. extender menu/settings
3. extender menu/settings
3.10 SWITChING bETWEEN DIFFERENT CoMPUTERS
The menu for switching between different computers is accessible via a USB keyboard connected
to the remote unit.
1. Press
Ctrl+Alt+F12
(this is the default keyboard shortcut but may be changed. See “How to
change keyboard shortcuts”). The
switching
menu opens. The
switching
menu lists all the
local units connected to the switching network.
• Blue indicates the computer with which you are currently connected. The status is
listed as “conn’d”.
• White indicates a computer which is currently connected to by another work station
(Remote unit). The status is listed as “in use”.
• Green indicates a computer in the switching network that isn’t connected to any
work station (Remote unit). The status is listed as “free“.
• Red indicates a computer which was once in the switching network but isn’t
currently available. This usually indicates that the Extender has been discon
nected from the network. If this is the case the computer can be removed from the
switching menu with the “delete” key.
2. Use the arrow up and arrow down keys, or PGUP and PGDOWn keys, to select a local
extender. Press
enter
. The system switches to the selected computer.
• The left column defines the favourites menu and provides each computer with a
favourite number. Each favourite number corresponds to a hot-key combination
that can be used to quickly connect to the desired computer without having to
access the switching menu. for example favourite “1” has the hot-key combination
“Ctrl+Alt+f1” for favourite “2” this is “Ctrl+Alt+f2” and so on up to favourite “8” with
“Ctrl+Alt+f8”. All other computers can still be accessed via the switching menu. To
change the order of the computers in this list, select the computer then press a
number key
1
through
8
to shift it to that number.
• If the password system is active, the user currently logged in is displayed at the
bottom. You can manually logout by pressing the “x” key or disconnect from the
current PC by pressing the „d“ key.
3.11 ShARING VIDEoS
The Video Sharing option allows you to share your screen with other users on the network.
Ensure that the switch you are using has IGMP Snooping capabilities, and that this is turned on
(most switches have this off by default).
What happens with the control over the local extender depends on the initial state. There are
two main use-cases which can both be controlled in the
MASTER VIEW
connections overview
menu
. note that this capability is not available in combination with the password security
system.
To share a video:
1. Make sure the
main menu
is open.
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+f10. The
MASTER VIEW connections overview menu
opens.
3. Choose one of the following:
• To mirror a screen to other consoles:
• Press the
P
key on the keyboard of the extender that should display the user‘s
screen. In this case „P“ stands for „push to screen“. Such a command is only valid
if the console which initiates the mirroring is currently connected to a local unit
and has video and the other remote unit is “free” (marked green).
• To see the screen of other consoles on the network:
• Press the
G
key on the keyboard of the extender that should display the user‘s
screen. The key „G“ stands for „get screen“. If the console unit from which this
command is executed currently has a partner, a disconnect is executed before
the video of the other local unit is displayed. If the selected local extender
currently isn‘t connected, a regular connection including USB, etc. is established.
