Minicom Advanced Systems Phantom Switch User Manual


 
Password protecting the OSD & Auto numbering
3-5
Timeout
When password protection is activated you can automatically disable the Management keyboard, mouse and
screen after a preset time of non-use. You set the Timeout period in the OUT column of the Setup window
(F3).
By default the OUT column is set to 999, which means that the Time Out function is disabled.
To set Timeout:
1. From the Select Computer window press F3. The Setup window appears.
2. Navigate with the Tab or Arrow keys to the OUT column of the desired computer.
3. Type the desired time span (minimum 030 seconds maximum 998 seconds).
( For the rest of the column downwards to take on the same change press End, End.)
4. Press Esc.
When Timeout is activates the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the monitor blacks out with a ‘Timeout’
label.
Figure
3-7 The TIMEOUT label
To re-enter the system:
Press Shift, Shift.
Type the password and press Enter. You re-enter the system.
Reverting to the default OSD settings - F11
The Administrator can reset all editing and configurations done in the different OSD windows, to the default
factory settings.
Warning! This feature will erase all settings including computer names, passwords and security profiles.
To revert to the default OSD settings:
1. Enter the Password window (F7).
2. Press F11.
3. Press ‘Y’ to confirm. The OSD reverts to the default settings.