Users Guide

Passing all keystrokes through virtual console for Java or
ActiveX plug-in
You can enable the Pass all keystrokes to server option and send all keystrokes and key combinations from the management station to
the managed system through the Virtual Console Viewer. If it is disabled, it directs all the key combinations to the management station
where the Virtual Console session is running. To pass all keystrokes to the server, in the Virtual Console Viewer, go to Tools > Session
Options > General tab and select the Pass all keystrokes to server option to pass the management station's keystrokes to the
managed system.
The behavior of the Pass all keystrokes to server feature depends on the:
• Plug-in type (Java or ActiveX) based on which Virtual Console session is launched.
For the Java client, the native library must be loaded for Pass all keystrokes to server and Single Cursor mode to function. If the native
libraries are not loaded, the
Pass all keystrokes to server and Single Cursor options are deselected. If you attempt to select either
of these options, an error message is displayed indicating that the selected options are not supported.
For the ActiveX client, the native library must be loaded for Pass all keystrokes to server function to work. If the native libraries are not
loaded, the Pass all keystrokes to server option is deselected. If you attempt to select this option, an error message is displayed
indicating that the feature is not supported
For MAC operating systems, enable the Enable access of assistive device option in Universal Access for the Pass all keystrokes
to server feature to work.
• Operating system running on the management station and managed system. The key combinations that are meaningful to the
operating system on the management station are not passed to the managed system.
• Virtual Console Viewer mode—Windowed or Full Screen.
In Full Screen mode, Pass all keystrokes to server is enabled by default.
In Windowed mode, the keys passed only when the Virtual Console Viewer is visible and is active.
When changed from Full Screen mode to Windowed mode, the previous state of Pass all keys is resumed.
Java-based virtual console session running on Windows operating
system
• Ctrl+Alt+Del key is not sent to the managed system, but always interpreted by the management station.
• When Pass All Keystrokes to Server is enabled, the following keys are not sent to the managed system:
• Browser Back Key
• Browser Forward Key
• Browser Refresh key
• Browser Stop Key
• Browser Search Key
• Browser Favorites key
• Browser Start and Home key
• Volume mute key
• Volume down key
• Volume up key
• Next track key
• Previous track key
• Stop Media key
• Play/Pause media key
• Start mail key
• Select media key
• Start Application 1 key
• Start Application 2 key
• All the individual keys (not a combination of different keys, but a single key stroke) are always sent to the managed system. This
includes all the Function keys, Shift, Alt, Ctrl key and Menu keys. Some of these keys affect both management station and managed
system.
For example, if the management station and the managed system is running Windows operating system, and Pass All Keys is disabled,
when you press the Windows key to open the Start Menu, the Start menu opens on both management station and managed system.
However, if Pass All Keys is enabled, then the Start menu is opened only on the managed system and not on the management station.
Configuring and using virtual console
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