5: Remote System Control
The Spider’s primary function is running the Remote Console (Remote Console). The
Remote Console window has settings which apply each time a user launches it. Other
settings may be applied within the window itself. By scaling the window down in size, it is
possible to have multiple Remote Console windows open, allowing interaction with
multiple target systems.
KVM Console
To launch the Remote Console window:
1. From the Main Menu, select
Remote Console
Æ
KVM Console
to launch the
Lantronix Spider Remote Console. The Remote Console window may open in the
foreground or in the background. If it launches in the background, click on the icon to
bring the window to the front.
2. Alternatively, launch the Remote Console from the Home page by clicking the link
above
Remote Console Preview
.
The Remote Console window shows a real-time replica of the video output from the
target system (mimicking a monitor plugged directly into the remote computer). When the
local computer’s focus is within the Remote Console window, mouse movements and
keystrokes are transmitted to the remote computer. The title bar of the window shows the
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