User guide

Using the OSD
4-30 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL
Writer: Amy L. Laffitte File Name: e-ch4 Using the OSD
Codename: Hoosier Part Number: 141555-003 Last Saved On: 8/22/02 12:19 PM
Setting Up Computers Attached to Primary Console Switches
1. From the Main menu on the primary console switch, click Setup, Broadcast.
2. Check the keyboard and mouse for each computer that receives keystrokes and/or
mouse movements, then click OK.
3. From the Commands screen, select Broadcast Active to turn on the broadcast
mode for the primary console switch.
4. From a user console attached to the primary console switch and connected to the
secondary console switch, enter information and/or make mouse movements the
user wants to broadcast.
NOTE: Only broadcast to systems directly connected to a primary console switch or only
to secondary console switches connected to a primary console switch.
To turn off broadcast mode for a tiered configuration:
1. From the Commands screen at the primary console switch, deselect
Broadcast Active.
2. From the Main screen, double-click the port number or name of the secondary
console switch for which the user wants to stop broadcasting commands; press
the Print Scrn twice; the Main screen at the secondary console switch displays.
3. Click Commands.
4. Deselect Broadcast Active.
Accessing the OSD at a Secondary Console Switch
Configuration of the console switch system is accomplished at the primary console
switch. All naming, scanning, status flag attributes, menu attributes, device settings,
passwords, and so on must be set at the primary console switch. The factory defaults
for the OSD should not be changed in a secondary console switch because
adjustments can cause conflicts between the secondary and primary console switches.
Access OSD menus at the secondary console switch to:
• Check version information of the firmware
• Set up broadcasting