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)

Appendix B: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts 85
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Appendix B: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Table B-1. Divider Pane Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Operation Description
F6 Navigates between the split-screens and gives focus to the last element that had
focus.
F8 Gives focus to the divider.
Left or Up Arrow Moves the divider left if the divider has the focus.
Right or Down Arrow Moves the divider right if the divider has the focus.
Home Gives the right pane of the split-screen all of the area (left pane disappears) if the
divider has the focus.
End Gives the left pane of the split-screen all of the area (right pane disappears) if the
divider has the focus.
Click + Mouse Drag Moves the divider left or right.
Table B-2. Tree View Control Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Operation Description
Mouse Single-Click Deselects the existing selection and selects the node the mouse pointer is over.
Mouse Double-Click Toggles the expand/collapse state of an expandable node (a node that has
children). Does nothing on a leaf node (a node that does not have children).
Up Arrow Deselects the existing selection and selects the next node above the current focus
point.
Down Arrow Deselects the existing selection and selects the next node below the current focus
point.
Spacebar Alternately selects/deselects the node that currently has the focus.
Enter Alternately collapses/expands the node that has focus. Only applies to nodes that
have children. Does nothing if the node does not have children.
Home Deselects the existing selection and selects the root node.
End Deselects the existing selection and selects the last node displayed in the tree.