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)

Basic Operation 41
Grouping Macros
The Macro Groups dialog box allows you to arrange macros into logical groups. Macro groups
for Windows and Sun are already predefined. However, you can alter these groups or create an
entirely new group. You can also rename and delete groups that have been previously created.
To create a macro group:
1 Select Macros - Configure - Macro Groups from the Viewer. The Macro Groups dialog
box appears.
2 Click Create. The Create Macro Group dialog box is displayed.
Figure 3-22. Viewer Create Macro Group Dialog Box
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Type a name. Click OK to save the name and return to the Macro Groups dialog box. A
tab with the new name appears.
To add macros to an existing group:
1 Select Macros - Configure - Macro Groups. The Macro Groups dialog box is displayed.
2 Click to select a pre-defined macro group and click Edit. The Edit Macro Group dialog
box is displayed.
3 Click on the macro you wish to add from the Macros Available pane on the left side of the
dialog box. Click the Add button. The macro appears in the Macros in Group box. Use the
Move Up and Move Down buttons to move the macro up or down.
4 Repeat step 3 until all the macros you grouped appear in the Macros In Group box.
5 Click OK to accept the macro group and return to the Macros dialog box.
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Click Cancel to leave this dialog box without saving changes.