Avocent AV2000BC Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 3: Basic Operations 21
Changing the display behavior
Use the Menu dialog box to change the display order of servers and set a Screen Delay Time for the
OSCAR interface. The display order setting alters how servers will display in several screens
including the Main, Devices and Broadcast dialog boxes.
To access the Menu dialog box:
1. Press
Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box displays.
2. Click Setup - Menu in the Main dialog box. The Menu dialog box displays.
Figure 3.7: Menu Dialog Box
To choose the default display order of servers:
1. Select Name to display servers alphabetically by name.
-or-
Select EID to display servers numerically by EID number.
-or-
Select Port to display servers numerically by port number.
2. Click OK.
To set a Screen Delay Time for the OSCAR interface:
1. Type in the number of seconds (0 to 9) to delay the OSCAR interface display after you press
Print
Screen
. Entering 0 will instantly launch the OSCAR interface with no delay.
2. Click OK.
Setting a Screen Delay Time allows you to complete a soft switch without the OSCAR interface
displaying. To perform a soft switch, see Soft switching in this chapter.