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KVM over IP Module
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the normal state. The Sync mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave
differently, depending on the current state of mouse synchronization. Usually pressing
this button leads to a fast sync, except in situations where the KVM port or the video
mode changed recently.
Note: At first start, if the local mouse pointer is not synchronized with
the remote mouse pointer, press the Auto Adjust Button once.
3.3.4 Host system mouse settings
The host's operating system knows various settings from the mouse driver.
Note: The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type
“Windows >= 2000, MacOSX”.
While the IP-KVM works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the
remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations, which may prevent this
synchronization from working properly:
Special Mouse Driver
There are mouse drivers that influence the synchronization process and lead to
desynchronized mouse pointers. If this happens, make sure you do not use a special
vendor-specific mouse driver on your host system.
Windows XP Mouse Settings
Windows XP knows a setting named “improve mouse acceleration”, which has to be
deactivated.
Active Desktop
If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain
background. Instead, use some kind of wallpaper. As an alternative, you could also
disable the Active Desktop completely.
Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it
slightly forth and back. Thus the mouse will be resynchronized. If re-synchronizing fails,
disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure.
3.3.5 Single and Double Mouse Mode
The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote and local mouse
pointers are visible and need to be synchronized. The IP-KVM also features another mode,
the Single Mouse Mode, where only the remote mouse pointer is visible. Activate this mode
in the open Remote Console and click into the window area. The local mouse pointer will be
hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly. To leave this mode, it is necessary to