Chapter 5. ASMI Module Usage
Soft Keyboard
The Soft Keyboard simulates an entire keyboard that is connected to the remote system. It is necessary in
case your remote system runs with a completely different language and country mapping to your
administration machine. By selecting the appropriate button(s) you can send key codes and also key
sequences to the remote system and act as if you would work with a keyboard that is directly connected
to the remote system.
In order to open the Soft Keyboard select the entry "Soft Keyboard" from the Options menu. You can
send single key strokes like
F
as well as key combinations such as
Ctrl+C
or
AltGr+Shift+F4
.
For a single key stroke you can click on the button with the wanted character. Single keys such as regular
characters and numbers are sent immediately. Special keys like
Ctrl
,
Shift
as well as the function keys
F1
to
F12
have to be selected twice. The first press sends the signal "key is pressed", the second press
indicated the signal "key is released" to the remote system. After the first press the button will change its
color to signalize that the according key is czurrently pressed. After the second press the button will
revert to its usual look and confirm that the key was sent.
To send the key combination
Ctrl+C
select the button
Ctrl
first. The button will change its color. Press
the button
C
. The following key (
C
in our example) will be combined with the previously selected key.
Both the buttons
Ctrl
and
C
are released and the key combination will be sent to the remote system. The
button
Ctrl
will appear as normal (color change).
In order to send the key combination
Ctrl+F5
three steps need to be done. Select the button
Ctrl
once
and the button
F5
twice. The last press will release both buttons and send the key combination to the
remote system.
In order to send the key combination
AltGr+Shift+F4
four steps are required. First, select the button
AltGr
once. Second, select the button
Shift
. Finally, click the button
F4
twice. The last press will
release all the buttons and send the key combination to the remote system.
Figure 5-14. Soft Keyboard
•
Show
Displays the Soft Keyboard.
•
Mapping
Used for choosing the desired language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard.
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