Dell 2161DS Switch User Manual


 
32 Analog Port Operation
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To soft switch to a server:
1
To select a server, press <Print Screen>. If the display order of your server list is by port (
Port
button is depressed), type the port number and press <Enter>.
-or-
2
If the display order of your server list is by name or EID number (
Name
or
EID
button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press <Enter>.
3
To switch back to the previous server, press <Print Screen> then <Backspace>.
OSCAR Navigation Basics
Table 3-2 describes how to use the keyboard and mouse to navigate OSCAR.
Table 3-2. Keyboard and Mouse Navigation
This Keystroke Does this
Print Screen Opens OSCAR. Press <Print Screen> twice to send the <Print Screen> keystroke
to the currently selected device.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
Escape Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the previous
one. In the Main dialog box, it closes OSCAR and returns to the selected server. In
a message box, it closes the pop-up box and returns to the current dialog box.
Alt Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes actions when used in
combination with underlined letters or other designated characters.
Alt+X Closes current dialog box and returns to the previous one.
Alt+O Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous dialog box.
Enter Completes the switch operation in the Main dialog box and exits OSCAR.
Single-click Enter In a text box, it selects the text for editing and enables the left-arrow key and right-
arrow key keys to move the cursor. Press <Enter> again to quit the edit mode.
Print Screen,
Backspace
Toggles back to previous selection if no other keystrokes have been typed.
Print Screen, Alt+Ø Immediately disconnects user from a server; no server is selected. Status flag
displays Free. (This only applies to the <Ø> on the keyboard and not the keypad.)
Print Screen, Pause Immediately turns on screen saver mode and prevents access to that particular
console, if it is password protected.
Up/Down Arrows Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.
Right/Left Arrows Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a text box, these keys move the
cursor within the column
Page Up/Page Down Pages up and down through Name and Port lists.