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Main menu
The main menu allows you to determine many aspects of the SC5-IP capabilities.
From here you can:
•
Provide names for all connected computers to allow quick recognition,
•
Set individual and global settings for users,
•
Run various functions, such as mouse restore operation,
•
Configure unit, network and serial port settings.
To access the main menu
1 If the select host menu is not already displayed, press and hold
and
then press using a keyboard attached to a SC5-IP user port.
The select host menu will be displayed:
3 Use the and keys to highlight an option, then press
to select.
Default names for
each computer port
Assistance for
keypress options
Your Login name
Connection status
Port numbers
2 Press to display the main menu:
Hotkeys
Note:
and
are the standard hotkeys and can be
altered
to
avoid clashes with other devices or software. If you change the hotkeys,
remember to use the new ones in place of
and
when following
the instructions in this guide.
Security
Note: If the security option has been
enabled, you will be asked for a valid
user name and password before the
main menu can be displayed.
IMPORTANT: When supplied, SC5-IP units have their security
features disabled, which means that any attached users have access
to all connected computers and all SC5-IP settings. You are strongly
recommended to
enable the ‘Security’ feature
and set an access
password for the ADMIN account.
Availability of each
computer:
Green - accessible
Red - unaccessible
Orange - an
inconsistency related
to a cascade linked
host has been detected
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Menu layout
The various menu options
are arranged as shown here
For a description of
each option within the
Configuration menus, see
Appendix 1
for more details.
Main Menu
Functions
User Preferences
Global Preferences
Setup Options
Configuration
Restore Standard Mouse
Restore Intellimouse
Access Mode
Reminder Banner
Reminder Colour
Screen Saver
Confirmation Box
Mouse Switching
Screen Saver
OSD Dwell Time
User Timeout
Security
Hotkeys
Auto Logout
Unit Configuration
Network Configuration
Serial Configuration
Reset Configuration