Specifications

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SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY
5.4 Connection Modes
The ServSwitch Affinity has four “connection modes” that can be assigned to user
profiles in order to give users with varying security clearances the corresponding
level of access to the computers in the system. These connection modes, discussed
in the following four subsections, are:
• View mode
• Share mode
• Control mode
• Private mode
Be aware that there can never be more than the normal maximum number of
users—four in “all 4-User model” systems, eight in systems that include only 4- and
8-User chassis, sixteen in systems that include 16-User chassis—connected to the
same CPU at the same time, no matter what connection mode any of the users are
in.
5.4.1 V IEW M ODE
A user connected to a computer in view mode sees that computer’s video, but has
no keyboard and mouse access. This mode allows a non-interactive broadcast of a
computer’s display to multiple monitors.
5.4.2 S
HARE M ODE
A user connected to a computer in share mode not only can see that computer’s
video, but also has keyboard and mouse access. Multiple share-mode users may use
different keyboards and mice to access the same computer; however, only one user
has keyboard and mouse control at any given time. When a user’s keyboard or
mouse hasn’t been active for the duration of the share-mode timeout (see
Section 4.6), another user may assume keyboard and mouse control of the shared
computer.
5.4.3 C ONTROL M ODE
A user connected to a computer in control mode takes complete control of that
computer. Other users connected to the same computer (either before or after the
control-mode user connects) may view the control user’s screen, but can’t take key-
board and mouse control of that computer until the control-mode user disconnects.