User guide

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Operation
Connecting to the AdderLink IP Gold
The AdderLink IP Gold offers you three ways to connect:
• Localconnection,
• Remote connection by network link,
• Remote connection by direct dial up (modem or ISDN) link,
...and two types of viewer:
• VNCviewer,
• Standardwebbrowser.
Local connection
The keyboard, video monitor and mouse connected directly to the AdderLink IP
Gold offer password protected access to the host computer(s).
To make a local connection:
1 Using the keyboard connected directly to the AdderLink IP Gold, press any
key to exit the screensaver and display the logon prompt.
AdderLink IP Gold Logon
Username: <
Password:
2 Enter your username and password. Providing you have the correct
permissions, the screen will display the currently selected host computer.
AdderLink IP Gold Control
Shared
Server 1
Access Mode
Host
Restore Mouse Functions
Return To Host
Configuration
Logoff
To view the local control menu
1 Press and hold the hotkeys (usually and ), then press and finally
release all three keys.
Note: The and keys when pressed in combination are called
‘hotkeys’ and they signal to the AdderLink IP Gold that you wish to control
it, rather than the host computer. However, if these particular hotkeys clash
with another device or program, then your administrator may change them
to a different combination. If the combination fails to work,
then please contact the system administrator for details.
The local control menu contains numerous options, the most useful of which
are:
• Access mode - Allows you to select a ‘Private’ mode in order to prevent
other logged on users from viewing your actions on the host computer. Use
and to change between modes.
Note: For the courtesy of other users, this mode should be used sparingly.
The admin user has the ability to overrule the private setting.
• Host - Where more than one host computer is available via the AdderLink IP
Gold, this option allows you to easily switch between them. Use and
to change between host computers.
• Return to host - Quits the control menu and displays the host computer
screen.
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