User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Remote Console Switch Software User’s Guide
- Product Overview
- Installation
- Basic Operation
- Launching the Remote Console Switch Software
- Navigating the Remote Console Switch Software
- Remote Console Switch Quick Setup Checklist
- Adding a Remote Console Switch or Avocent Remote Console Switch
- Accessing Your Remote Console Switch
- Accessing and Managing Your Servers
- Interacting With the Server Being Viewed
- Adjusting the Viewer
- Adjusting the Viewer Window
- Adjusting the Viewer Resolution
- Adjusting the Video Quality
- Minimizing Remote Video Session Discoloration
- Improving Screen Background Color Display
- Setting Mouse Scaling
- Minimizing Mouse Trailing
- Improving Mouse Performance
- Reducing Mouse Cursor Flickering
- Viewing Multiple Servers Using the Scan Mode
- Scanning Your Servers
- Thumbnail View Status Indicators
- Navigating the Thumbnail Viewer
- Using Macros to Send Keystrokes to the Server
- Creating New Macros
- Grouping Macros
- Session Options General Tab
- Screen Capturing
- Preemption
- Preemption of Remote User by a Remote Administrator
- Preemption of a Local User/Remote Administrator by a Remote Administrator
- Connection Sharing
- Changing Server Properties
- Accessing a Server via a Browser Window
- Organizing Your System
- Deleting and Renaming
- Customizing the Explorer Window
- Managing Your Local Databases
- Managing Your Remote Console Switch
- The Management Panel
- Viewing and Configuring Remote Console Switch Parameters
- Changing Global Network and Session Parameters
- Setting Up User Accounts
- Locking and Unlocking User Accounts
- Viewing the SIPs and Avocent AVRIQs
- Enabling and Configuring SNMP
- Enabling Individual SNMP traps
- Viewing and Resynchronizing Server Connections
- Resynchronizing the Server Listing
- Modifying a Server Name
- Viewing and Configuring Tiered Switch Connections
- Adding and Modifying Tiered Switch Connections
- Viewing Remote Console Switch Version Information
- Upgrading Firmware
- Controlling User Status
- Rebooting Your System
- Managing Remote Console Switch Configuration Files
- Managing User Databases
- Changing Remote Console Switch Properties
- Changing DirectDraw Support (Windows Operating Systems Only)
32 Basic Operation
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E Contrast
F Brightness
G Noise Threshold
H Priority Threshold
I Automatic Video Adjustment
J Refresh Image
K Adjustment bar
L Video Test Pattern
M Help button
N Performance Monitor
O Close box
Minimizing Remote Video Session Discoloration
When establishing remote video sessions, pixel discolorations may occur due to network
conditions. This condition occurs most often with a solid color background. This condition is
minimized by using a black background. If a color background is used, a small number of pixels
on the screen will be discolored or white.
To minimize remote video pixel discoloration:
1 On the client system, launch the Remote Console Switch Software.
2 From the Management screen, go to Tools - Manual Video Adjust.
3 Choose contrast or brightness.
4 Incrementally, adjust the contrast and brightness until the image quality improves.
5 A noise threshold setting is also available under Tools - Manual Video Adjust for fine
incremental adjustments.
NOTE: Reducing the noise threshold to zero causes constant video refresh, high network usage and a
flickering video. Dell recommends that the noise threshold be set to the highest level that allows efficient
system performance, while still being able to recover pixel colors over which the mouse cursor travels.
NOTE: When adjusting the noise threshold, use the slider bar for large adjustments and the Plus (+) and
Minus (-) buttons at the ends of the slider bar for fine-tuning.
Improving Screen Background Color Display
You may experience inconsistent color display when viewing target servers where photographic
images or color-intense gradient backgrounds have been selected. We recommend that you
select a solid color display background via the operating system for optimal display quality and
performance.