Dell PowerEdge 2161DS Dell 180AS/2160AS Analog Console Switch User's Guide - Page 36

Displaying Version Information, Enable Screen Saver, Energy, Screen, Commands, Display Versions

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 2 Select Enable Screen Saver. 3 Type the number of minutes for Inactivity Time (from 1 to 99) to delay activation of the screen saver. 4 Choose Energy if your monitor is ENERGY STAR® compliant; otherwise select Screen. CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy mode with monitors not compliant with ENERGY STAR®. 5 (Optional) Click Test to activate the screen saver test, which lasts 10 seconds then returns you to the Security dialog box. 6 Click OK. NOTE: Activation of the screen saver mode disconnects the user from a server; no server is selected. The status flag displays Free. To exit the screen saver mode: Press any key or move your mouse. The Main dialog box appears and any previous server connection will be restored. To turn off the screen saver: 1 In the Security dialog box, clear Enable Screen Saver. 2 Click OK. To immediately turn on the screen saver: Press , then press . Displaying Version Information The OSCAR interface enables you to display the versions of the Console Switch and the SIP firmware. For optimum performance, keep your firmware current. For more information, see "Appendix A: Flash Upgrades". To display version information: 1 Press . The Main dialog box appears. 2 Click Commands - Display Versions. The Version dialog box appears. The top half of the box lists the subsystem versions in the appliance. 36 Basic Operation

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36
Basic Operation
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2
Select
Enable Screen Saver
.
3
Type the number of minutes for
Inactivity Time (from 1 to 99)
to delay activation of the
screen saver.
4
Choose
Energy
if your monitor is E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
compliant; otherwise select
Screen
.
CAUTION:
Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy mode with monitors not compliant with
E
NERGY
S
TAR
®
.
5
(Optional) Click
Test
to activate the screen saver test, which lasts 10 seconds then returns you
to the
Security
dialog box.
6
Click
OK
.
NOTE:
Activation of the screen saver mode disconnects the user from a server; no server is selected.
The status flag displays
Free
.
To exit the screen saver mode:
Press any key or move your mouse. The
Main
dialog box appears and any previous server
connection will be restored.
To turn off the screen saver:
1
In the
Security
dialog box, clear
Enable Screen Saver
.
2
Click
OK
.
To immediately turn on the screen saver:
Press
<Print Screen>
, then press
<Pause>
.
Displaying Version Information
The OSCAR interface enables you to display the versions of the Console Switch and the SIP
firmware. For optimum performance, keep your firmware current. For more information, see
"Appendix A: Flash Upgrades"
.
To display version information:
1
Press
<
Print Screen
>
. The
Main
dialog box appears.
2
Click
Commands
-
Display Versions
.
The
Version
dialog box appears. The top half of the box
lists the subsystem versions in the appliance.