Compaq 400338-001 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide - Page 76

Broadcasting to Tiered Configurations, Setting Up Computers Attached to Secondary Console Switches

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Using the OSD To broadcast to selected computers: 1. Select the keyboard and/or mouse box to receive keystrokes and/or mouse movements. 2. Click OK. 3. Select Broadcast Active from the Commands screen to start broadcasting. To turn off broadcast mode, deselect Broadcast Active from the Commands screen. Broadcasting to Tiered Configurations In a tiered system, the user can broadcast to any combination of computers on the entire system. To broadcast to tiered configurations: Setting Up Computers Attached to Secondary Console Switches 1. From the Main screen, double-click the computer name or port number of the secondary console switch to which to broadcast; press the Print Scrn key twice; the Main screen for the secondary console switch is displayed. 2. Click Setup, Broadcast. 3. Select the keyboard and mouse box for each computer that receives keystrokes and/or mouse movements, then click OK. 4. From the Commands screen, select Broadcast Active to turn on the broadcast mode for the secondary console switch. 5. Press the Print Scrn key to open the Main menu on the primary console switch. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to send broadcast commands to computers attached to additional secondary console switches. Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide 4-29

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Using the OSD
Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
4-29
To broadcast to selected computers:
1.
Select the keyboard and/or mouse box to receive keystrokes and/or mouse
movements.
2.
Click
OK.
3.
Select
Broadcast Active
from the
Commands
screen to start broadcasting.
To turn off broadcast mode, deselect
Broadcast Active
from the
Commands
screen.
Broadcasting to Tiered Configurations
In a tiered system, the user can broadcast to any combination of computers on the
entire system.
To broadcast to tiered configurations:
Setting Up Computers Attached to Secondary Console Switches
1.
From the
Main
screen, double-click the computer name or port number of the
secondary console switch to which to broadcast; press the
Print Scrn
key twice;
the
Main
screen for the secondary console switch is displayed.
2.
Click
Setup,
Broadcast.
3.
Select the keyboard and mouse box for each computer that receives keystrokes
and/or mouse movements, then click
OK.
4.
From the
Commands
screen, select
Broadcast Active
to turn on the broadcast
mode for the secondary console switch.
5.
Press the
Print Scrn
key to open the
Main
menu on the primary console switch.
6.
Repeat steps 1 through 5 to send broadcast commands to computers attached to
additional secondary console switches.