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7.4 Configuration Page
7. Administration
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continued
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The OSD Configuration page allows users to set up their own, individual,
workingenvironments.TheNetDirectorConsoleKVMSwitchwithIPAccess
stores a separate configuration record for each user profile, and sets up the
working configuration according to the username that is used to log in.
Setting Function
OSD Hotkey
Selects which Hotkey controls the OSD function:
[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] or [Ctrl] [Ctrl]. Since
the Ctrl key combination may conflict with programs
running on the computers, the default is the Scroll Lock
combination.
ID Display
Selects how the Port ID is displayed: the Port Number
alone (PORT NUMBER); the Port Name alone (PORT
NAME); or the Port Number plus the Port Name (PORT
NUMBER + PORT NAME). The default is PORT
NUMBER + PORT NAME.
ID Duration
Determines how long a Port ID displays on the monitor
after a port change has taken place. You can choose an
amount from 0 - 255 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
0 is Always On.
Setting Function
Scan Select
Selects which computers will be accessed under Auto
Scan Mode (To start Auto Scan Mode, see section
9.4.2, Toolbar Icons) Choices are: ALL - All the ports
which have been set Accessible; POWERED ON - Only
those ports which have been set Accessible and are
Powered On; QUICK VIEW - Only those ports which
have been set Accessible and have been selected
as Quick View ports; QUICK VIEW + POWERED ON
- Only those ports which have been set Accessible
and have been selected as Quick View ports and are
Powered On. The default is ALL.
Scan Duration
Determines how long the focus dwells on each port as
it cycles through the selected ports in Auto Scan Mode.
Key in a value from 0 - 255 seconds. The default is 10
seconds; a setting of 0 disables the Scan function.
Screen Blanker
If there is no input from the console for the amount of
time set with this function, the screen is blanked. Key in
a value from 1 - 30 minutes. A setting of 0 disables this
function. The default is 0 (disabled).
Logout Timeout
If there is no Operator input for the amount of time set
with this function, the Operator is automatically logged
out. A login is necessary before the KVM switch can be
accessed again. Enter a value from 0 - 180 minutes.
The default is 30 minutes. 0 disables the function.
Beeper
When set to ON, the beeper sounds whenever the port
is switched, when activating the Auto Scan function, or
when an invalid entry is made on an OSD menu. The
default is ON.
Change
Password
Allows a user to change the account password. After
clicking the Change Password button, a dialog box
appears. Enter the old password. Then, enter a new
password and confirm it by entering it again. Press OK
to save changes, or press Cancel to discard changes.
The Configuration page settings are explained in the following table: