Compaq 400338-001 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide - Page 83

Exiting the Simplified OSD, Selecting Computers

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Using the Simplified OSD ADVANCED MENUS COMMANDS SETUP Scan Names OSD Flag Devices Security Broadcast Figure 5-3: Advanced Menus, Setup The Simplified OSD Advanced Menus screen is displayed showing the commands listed under the Commands menu. Highlighting Setup shows screen selections available for configuring the console switch. Moving the highlight with the arrow keys or mouse in either menu selects a specific command or menu screen. NOTE: Broadcast is not an available option for the 2-Port console switch. Exiting the Simplified OSD To exit the Simplified OSD, press the Esc key. Selecting Computers Use the Simplified OSD menus to switch computers, that is, to select which computer receives commands from and displays output to the console. When the user selects a computer, the console switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse for the selected computer using the settings stored in its memory. The current information (for example, the state of the Caps Lock key) is maintained for each computer in the system. When configuration is complete, the video output of the selected computer passes to the monitor. 5-4 Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide

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Using the Simplified OSD
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Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
ADVANCED MENUS
COMMANDS
SETUP
Scan
Names
OSD
Flag
Devices
Security
Broadcast
Figure 5-3:
Advanced Menus, Setup
The
Simplified OSD Advanced Menus
screen is displayed showing the commands
listed under the
Commands
menu. Highlighting
Setup
shows screen selections
available for configuring the console switch. Moving the highlight with the arrow
keys or mouse in either menu selects a specific command or menu screen.
NOTE:
Broadcast
is not an available option for the 2-Port console switch.
Exiting the Simplified OSD
To exit the Simplified OSD, press the
Esc
key.
Selecting Computers
Use the Simplified OSD menus to switch computers, that is, to select which computer
receives commands from and displays output to the console. When the user selects a
computer, the console switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse for the selected
computer using the settings stored in its memory. The current information (for
example, the state of the
Caps Lock
key) is maintained for each computer in the
system. When configuration is complete, the video output of the selected computer
passes to the monitor.