Installation guide

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Intelligent Sync
If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system,
use the intelligent resynchronization. This method takes more time than the fast one and can be
accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console option menu. The intelligent
synchronization requires a correctly adjusted picture. Use the auto adjustment function or the
manual correction in the Video Settings panel to setup the picture. The Sync mouse button on
top of the Remote Console can behave differently, depending on the current state of mouse
synchronization. Usually pressing this button leads to a fast sync, except in situations where the
KVM port or the video mode changed recently.
Note: At first start, if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote mouse
pointer, press the Auto Adjust Button once.
4.1.3.4 Host system mouse settings
The host's operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver.
Warning: The following limitations do not apply in ca se of USB and Mouse Type “M S Windows
2000 and newer”.
While the DKVM-IP8 switch works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local
with the remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations, which may prevent this
synchronization from working p roperly:
Special Mouse Driver
There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to
desynchronized mouse pointers. If this happens, make sure you do not use a special vendor-
specific mouse driver on your host system.
Windows XP Mouse Settings
Windows XP knows a setting named “improve mouse acceleration”, which has to be
deactivated.
Active Desktop
If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain background.
Instead, use some kind of wallpaper. As an alternative, you could also disable the Active
Desktop completely.
Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly
forth and back. Thus the mouse will be resynchronized. If re-synchronizing fails, disable the
mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure.
4.1.3.5 Single and Double Mouse Mode
The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote and local mouse
pointers are visible and need to by synchronize. The DKVM-IP8 switch also features another
mode, the Single Mouse Mode, where only the remote mouse pointer
is visible. Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area.
The local mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly. To leave
this mode, it is necessary to define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel.
Press this key to free the captured local mouse poin ter.
4.1.3.6 Recommended Mouse Settings
For the different operating systems we can give the following ad vice:
MS Windows 2000/2003 (Professional and Server)
XP In general, we recommend the usage of a mouse via USB. Choose USB without Mouse
Sync. For a PS/2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed. For XP disable the option enhance pointer
precision in the Control Panel.