- Hewlett-Packard IP Console Switch User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP IP Console Switch User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Installing the IP Console Switch
- Chapter 3: Expansion Module
- Chapter 4: Interface Adapters
- Chapter 5: Cascade Console Switches
- Chapter 6: Local Port Operation
- Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers
- Soft Switching
- Using Basic OSD Navigation
- Configuring the OSD Setup Menu
- Assigning Server Names
- Assigning Device Types
- Changing the Display Behavior
- Controlling the Status Flag
- Broadcasting to Servers
- Setting up a Scan Pattern
- Setting Local Console Switch Security
- Managing Server Tasks Using the OSD
- Viewing and Disconnecting User Connections
- Running System Diagnostics
- Resetting the PS/2 Mouse
- Displaying Version Information
- Chapter 7: Upgrading Firmware using TFTP
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Power Cord Set Requirements
- Index
Local Port Operation
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Soft Switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch servers, using a hotkey sequence. You can soft
switch to a server by pressing the Print Scrn key and entering the first few characters
of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you press the key
sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSD does not display.
Configuring Servers for Soft Switching
To configure servers for soft switching:
1. Press the Print Scrn key. The Main dialog box is displayed.
2. Click Setup. The Setup dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Menu. The Menu dialog box is displayed.
4. For Screen Delay Time, enter the number of seconds of delay desired before the
Main dialog box displays after the Print Scrn key is pressed.
5. Click OK.
Soft Switching Servers
To soft switch servers:
1. To select a server, press the Print Scrn key. If the display order of your server
list is by port (the Port button is selected), enter the Port number and press the
Enter key.
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If the display order of the server list is by Name or EID number (the Name or
EID button is selected), enter the first few letters of the Name of the server or the
EID number to establish it as unique, and then press the Enter key.
2. To switch back to the previous server, press the Print Scrn key, then press the
Backspace key.