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To select a computer using the on-screen menu
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing
.
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
Note: The mouse switching option is usable only if the ‘Mouse
Switching’ option is enabled. See
Global preferences
for more details.
• By selecting port using the front panel buttons (see previous).
At this point, depending on the security settings and the current log in
situation, one of two things will be displayed, either the login screen, or the
Selection menu:
The login screen
- here you enter a valid User Name and Password
– see
Logging in and out
for more details. When you do so, the MC5
selection menu will be displayed:
The Selection Menu
– here you can select computers by name.
2 Use the and keys (or the scroll wheel of an IntelliMouse) to highlight
the required computer name. Alternatively (for large configurations), press
to perform an alphabetical search for a particular port name.
Note: If security has been enabled then only computers to which the current
user port has permission will be displayed.
3 Select the highlighted port in one of three ways:
•
Shared use
- press
- This
standard
method allows other users to view
the same computer port. Control of the port is given to one user at a
time, on a first-come, first-served basis and is relinquished after a certain
period of inactivity.
•
Exclusive use
- press
– This mode prevents any other user from
viewing or controlling the computer port until you either select another
computer or log off. This mode should be used with care – it can also be
blocked as an option by the administrator.
•
Video Only
- press
– This mode displays the video picture of
the port, but prevents keyboard or mouse activity from controlling the
computer.
To select a computer using mouse buttons
Note: This procedure works only with three-button or IntelliMouse devices and
only if the ‘Mouse Switching’ option has been enabled by your administrator.
1 Hold down the middle button (or scroll wheel) of the mouse.
2 Click the left mouse button to select the next computer port. When the
correct port is reached, release the middle button.
Note: If security has been enabled then only computers to which you have
permission will be displayed.
To select a computer using mouse buttons – Advanced method
1 Select the on-screen menu by pressing the middle and right buttons of a
three button mouse.
2 Use the scroll wheel to highlight the required computer port.
3 Then, select either:
•
Shared Use
- press the left mouse button - This
standard
method allows
other users to view the same computer port. Control of the port is
given to one user at a time, on a first-come, first-served basis and is
relinquished after a certain period of inactivity.
•
Exclusive Use
- press
and the left mouse button – This mode
prevents any other user from viewing or controlling the computer
port until you either select another computer or log off. This mode
should be used with care – it can also be blocked as an option by the
administrator.
•
Video Only
- press
and the left mouse button – This mode displays
the video picture of the port, but prevents keyboard or mouse activity
from controlling the computer.
•
Escape without selecting a port
– press the right mouse button.
