User guide

Chapter 3: Operations 51
User station inactivity settings
Use the Screen Saver, Logout and Inactivity Time options to control the behavior of your console
during periods of inactivity. You can choose to display your screen saver or have your system log
out when the time period designated in the Inactivity Time field has expired.
To configure your console for inactivity time:
1. Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.
2. Click the Console tab, then click the down arrow button to display the Inactivity screen.
Figure 3.24: Inactivity Screen
3. To display the screen saver after the specified period of inactivity time has elapsed, select
Screen Saver.
4. To log your username out of the switching system after the specified period of inactivity time
has elapsed, select Logout.
5. Enter the amount of time the user station will allow inactivity before applying the screen saver
and/or log out settings.
6. To save changes, click Apply. To exit the OSCAR interface, click Cancel or X.
Setting Device Properties
The AMX switching system automatically recognizes all attached devices by their UID numbers,
including seamless (MDM) IQ modules and MDM target devices. Depending on the device type
and connection, the screens on the Admin tab allow you to view and change settings for devices in
normal and seamless configurations.
To edit a device (normal configuration):
1. Press Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.
2. Click the Admin tab. The Device Admin screen displays.