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)
58 Managing Your Remote Console Switch
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Figure 4-1. Management Panel Dialog Box
Viewing and Configuring Remote Console Switch Parameters
The Settings tab allows you to display an expandable list of categories covering a wide range of
parameters for your Remote Console Switch. When a category is selected from the list, the
parameters associated with the category will first be read from the unit, the database or both.
You will then be able to modify those parameters and send the changes securely back to the
Remote Console Switch.
Changing Global Network and Session Parameters
The Global category allows you to view the product type, serial number, and language setting for
the Remote Console Switch. If you select the Network sub-category, you will be able to change
the network settings including the IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and LAN speed. The
Network panel also allows you to enable or disable DHCP for connections on which DHCP is
supported.
The Sessions sub-category allows you to apply controls to your video sessions.
By enabling the Video session timeout option, you allow the Remote Console Switch to close
an inactive video session after a specified number of minutes. The Video session preemption
time out option allows you to specify the time (5 - 120 seconds) for which a preemption warning
message appears before a video session is preempted. For more information about preemption,
see “Preemption” on page 43. If this option is not enabled, preemption occurs without warning.