Operating instructions

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NTI’s OSD lets you perform the following functions by keyboard and mouse control or front panel control:
• Name or rename each connected computer.
• “Select” a particular computer.
• Search for a particular computer connected to the KVM switch – this is particularly helpful when users
connect many computers to the KVM switch application. For example, if the user controls 40 computers
from his or her workstation, it may take a while to find a computer in the port listing since the OSD
displays only eight names at one time. Search mode goes directly to the desired computer listing.
• Scan all computers – the NTI default scan interval is 5 seconds. A computer is active for 5 seconds, then
the switch selects the next powered-on computer as active.
• Set a scan interval from 2 to 255 seconds.
NTI’s LCD display also lets the user perform the listed functions. In that case, the user can press buttons on
the switch console or use keyboard commands. An LCD screen on the console shows the appropriate
information.
Figure 13– OSD Opening Screen
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igure 14 – LCD Front Panel