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5.4 Main Window
Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window. It displays the screen content of
your host system. The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were
sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means keyboard and mouse can
be used in the usual way. However, be aware of the fact that the remote system will react to
keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay. The delay depends on the bandwidth of the
line which you use to connect to the DKVM-IP8 switch.
With respect to the keyboard, the very exact remote representation might lead to some confusion
as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to the remote host system. If you
use a German administration system, and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout,
for instance, special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected. Instead, the keys
will result in their US English counterpart. You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the
keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one.
The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size.
That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen
resolution of the remote screen has been changed. However, you can always resize the Remote
Console window in your local window system as usual.
Warning: In difference to the remote host system, the Remote Console window on your
local window system is just one window among others. In order to make keyboard and
mouse work, your Remote Console window must have the local input focus.
5.4.1 Remote Console Control Bar
The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar. Using its elements you can
see the state of the Remote Console and influence the local Remote Console settings. A
description for each control follows.
Figure 5-5. Remote Console Control Bar
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Special button key to send the “Control Alt D elete” key combination to the r emote system
(see
also Chapter 6 for defining new button keys).
Auto Adjust button
If the video display is of bad quality or distorted in some way, press this button and wait a few
seconds while the DKVM-IP8 switch tries to adjust itself for the best possible video quality.
Sync mouse
Activates the mouse synchroni zation process. Choose this option in order to synchroni ze the
local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse
settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings on the host.
Single/Double mou se mode
Switches between the Single Mouse Mode (where only the remote mouse pointer is visible) and