User guide

Local and Remote Configuration
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The User Interfaces
The MergePoint Unity switch comes equipped with two “point-and-click” interfaces: a local user interface (local
UI) and a remote on-board web interface (OBWI). Using the configuration options provided by these interfaces,
you can tailor the MergePoint Unity switch to your specific application, control any attached devices and handle
all basic KVM or serial switching needs.
NOTE: The local UI and remote OBWI are almost identical. Unless specified, all information in this chapter applies to both interfaces.
From either interface, you can launch two different kinds of sessions:
• The Video Viewer window allows you to control the keyboard, monitor and mouse functions of individual
target devices connected to the MergePoint Unity switch in real time. You may also use predefined global
macros to perform actions within the Video Viewer window. For instructions on how to use the Video Viewer,
see Chapter 4.
• The serial viewer window allows you to manage individual target devices either by using commands or scripts.
Local UI
The MergePoint Unity switch includes a local port on the back. This port enables you to connect a keyboard,
monitor and mouse directly to the switch and use the local UI.
You can choose any of the following keystrokes to be configured to open the local UI or to switch between the
local UI and an active session:Print Screen, Ctrl +Ctrl, Shift +Shift, and Alt +Alt. You can close the local UI
by pressing Esc or Print Screen.
To launch the local UI:
1. Connect your monitor, keyboard and mouse cables to the MergePoint Unity switch. For more information,see
Connecting the MergePoint Unity Switch Hardware on page 8.
2. Press any of the enabled keystrokes to launch the local UI.
3. If local UI authentication has been enabled, enter your username and password.
NOTE: If the MergePoint Unity switch has been added to a DSView server, then the DSView server will be accessed to authenticate the
user. If the MergePoint Unity switch has not been added to a DSView server, or if the DSView server cannot be reached, then the
MergePoint Unity switch local user database will be accessed to authenticate the user. The default local username is Admin, and there is
no password. Usernames in the local user database are case sensitive.
Attached target devices in the local UIcan be viewed and managed from two individual screens that are selected
from the side navigation bar. For less than 20 targets, the Target List-Basic screen is recommended for navigation.