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2. To change the background color, click the Background/History Mode box in the Colors
section and select a color. The default color is blue.
3. To change the text color, click the Text/History Mode box in the Colors section and select
a color. The default color is white.
Macros
NOTE: Three additional types of macros are available in the Rack Power Manager software. Exit macros, created
within the Rack Power Manager Explorer, reside on DS1800 digital switches and DSR switches and are used by
these switches. Global macros and personal macros are created using the Video Viewer window and are used with
KVM sessions with target devices attached to DS1800 digital switches and DSR switches. None of these macros
may be used or are compatible with a Telnet Viewer.
The Rack Power Manager software Telnet Viewer has a macro function that allows you to
create and use macros during Telnet Viewer sessions. A macro comprises a series of keystrokes
that you define. Additionally, you may specify a hotkey in the macro’s definition. When you
define a macro and enable its inclusion in the Macros menu, you may execute the macro during
a Telnet Viewer session either by selecting it from the Macros menu or by pressing the defined
hotkey on your keyboard.
You may also define one or more global macro or personal macro groups, then add macros to
the groups. Personal macro groups may be created by any user and are only available for use on
the target device on which they are created. Global macros may only be created by a Rack
Power Manager software administrator and are available for use by any user on the Rack Power
Manager software system.
A macro may belong to more than one macro group or belong to both personal and global
macro groups; however, a macro does not have to belong to a macro group. Selecting Macros -
Configure - Groups takes you to the Configure Macro Groups dialog box which contains a list
of defined macro groups from which you may select one group or all defined groups. The
macros in the selected group(s) are then available for use during subsequent Telnet Viewer
sessions with that device/port.
After defining a macro or a macro group, you may edit or delete it at any time. When you
delete a macro or macro group, you are prompted for confirmation. When you change a macro
group name, each macro belonging to the changed macro group is updated, but the change is
not visible until the next Telnet Viewer session is established. When you delete a macro group,
you delete only its name - the individual macros in the group are not affected.
To create a macro:
1. Select Macros - Configure - Macros from the menu. The Configure Macros dialog box
appears.
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