Avocent 3008 Switch User Manual


 
14 AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide
Viewing and selecting ports and servers
Use the Main dialog box to view, configure and control target devices in the AutoView 3008/3016
switching system. You may view the target devices by name, port or by the unique Electronic ID
(EID) embedded in each IQ module. You will see an OSCAR interface-generated port list by
default when you first launch the OSCAR interface.
The Port column indicates the port to which a target device is connected.
Selecting a target device
Use the Main dialog box to select a target device. When you select a target device, the AutoView
3008/3016 switch reconfigures the local keyboard and mouse to the settings for the selected target
device.
To select a target device:
Double-click the target device name, EID or port number.
-or-
If the display order of your list is by port (the Port button is depressed), type the port number and
press
Enter.
-or-
If the display order of your list is by name or EID (the Name or EID button is depressed), type the
first few letters of the name of the target device or the EID number to establish it as unique and
press
Enter.
To select the previous target device:
Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you between the previous
and current connections.
To disconnect from a target device:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no target device
selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.
Setup Access the Setup dialog box and configure the OSCAR interface.
Commands Access the Commands dialog box.
Name Name of server.
EID Unique Electronic ID in a module.
Port The port to which a target device is connected.
Table 3.1: Main Dialog Box Functions (Continued)
Button Function