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28 IP-REACH USER MANUAL
Keyboard Macros
RRC allows users to create custom keyboard macros in order to send given key sequences to the remote
server or KVM switch connected to IP-Reach. This feature allows customers to send keystrokes to remote
servers that may be otherwise unintentionally interpreted by the computer on which RRC is running.
IP-Reach’s Keyboard Macro feature can be used to ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the
Target Server are sent to, and interpreted only by, the Target Server.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete Macro
Due to its frequent use, a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro has been pre-programmed into Raritan Remote Client,
and is useful in illustrating the power of keyboard macros.
Send
Ctrl+Alt+Del
<Ctrl+Alt+D> Sends a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro to the Target Server.
Clicking on the Ctrl+Alt+Delete icon in the RRC Toolbar sends this key sequence to the server or KVM
switch to which you are currently connected. In contrast, if you were to physically press the
Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys while using RRC, the command would first be intercepted by your own PC due to the
structure of the Windows operating system, instead of sending the key sequence to the target server as
intended.
Building a Keyboard Macro
To illustrate the creation of a keyboard macro, the following directions detail the steps necessary to create a
keyboard macro for the Windows command, "Minimize All Windows / Show Desktop".
In Windows, pressing the <Windows+D> key combination minimizes all program windows. However,
when connected to a target server with RRC, a keyboard macro is the only means to accomplish this task
on the target server – because, again, pressing the key combination <Windows+D> would result in your
own client PC intercepting the command and performing it – instead of sending the command to the target
server as intended.
1. On the RRC Menu Bar, select Keyboard → Keyboard Macros.
2. When the Keyboard Macros dialog box opens, click [Add].