HP 1x1Ex8 HP IP and Server Console Switches G2 User Guide - Page 58

Launching a session, Session time-out, Adjusting the view

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1. Choose one of the following options: o From the Video Viewer window menu, select Tools>Session Options. o Select the Session Options button. The Session Options page appears. 2. Select the Toolbar tab. 3. Use the arrow keys to specify the number of minutes you want to pass before hiding the toolbar. 4. Select OK to save and close. Launching a session NOTE: If a user connects to a target device with a higher screen resolution than the local computer, the Video Session Viewer window displays a portion of the target device screen, with scroll bars for the remainder of the screen. The user can view the entire screen by adjusting the resolution on the target device, the local computer, or both. To launch a Video Session Viewer session from the remote OBWI, see Active sessions (on page 53). Session time-out A remote session might time-out when there is no activity in a session window within a specified time. The session time-out value is configured through remote OBWI. To enable, disable, or configure the time value for your session time-out, see Configuring General Session settings (on page 42). Adjusting the view When using a non-proxied connection, video performance over a slower network connection might be less than optimal. Certain color settings such as Grayscale use less network bandwidth than others, such as Best Color. Therefore, adjusting the color setting can increase video performance. To adjust the view of the Video Viewer, the following options are available: • Align the mouse cursors. • Refresh the screen. • Enable or disable Full Screen mode. When Full Screen mode is enabled, the image adjusts to fit the desktop up to a size of 1280 x 1024. If the desktop has a higher resolution, the full-screen image is centered in the desktop and the areas around the Video Viewer are blank. The menu and toolbar are locked to remain visible. • Enable automatic, full, or manual scaling of the session image. o Automatic scaling-The desktop window is sized to match the resolution of the target device being viewed. o Full scaling-The desktop window remains fixed and the device image scales to fit the window. o Manual scaling-A menu of supported image scaling resolutions appears. • Change the color depth of the session image. Video Session Viewer 58

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Video Session Viewer 58
1.
Choose one of the following options:
o
From the Video Viewer window menu, select
Tools>Session Options
.
o
Select the
Session Options
button.
The Session Options page appears.
2.
Select the
Toolbar
tab.
3.
Use the arrow keys to specify the number of minutes you want to pass before hiding the toolbar.
4.
Select
OK
to save and close.
Launching a session
NOTE:
If a user connects to a target device with a higher screen resolution than the local
computer, the Video Session Viewer window displays a portion of the target device screen, with
scroll bars for the remainder of the screen. The user can view the entire screen by adjusting the
resolution on the target device, the local computer, or both.
To launch a Video Session Viewer session from the remote OBWI, see Active sessions (on page
53
).
Session time-out
A remote session might time-out when there is no activity in a session window within a specified time. The
session time-out value is configured through remote OBWI.
To enable, disable, or configure the time value for your session time-out, see Configuring General Session
settings (on page
42
).
Adjusting the view
When using a non-proxied connection, video performance over a slower network connection might be less
than optimal. Certain color settings such as Grayscale use less network bandwidth than others, such as Best
Color. Therefore, adjusting the color setting can increase video performance.
To adjust the view of the Video Viewer, the following options are available:
Align the mouse cursors.
Refresh the screen.
Enable or disable Full Screen mode. When Full Screen mode is enabled, the image adjusts to fit the
desktop up to a size of 1280 x 1024. If the desktop has a higher resolution, the full-screen image is
centered in the desktop and the areas around the Video Viewer are blank. The menu and toolbar are
locked to remain visible.
Enable automatic, full, or manual scaling of the session image.
o
Automatic scaling—The desktop window is sized to match the resolution of the target device being
viewed.
o
Full scaling—The desktop window remains fixed and the device image scales to fit the window.
o
Manual scaling—A menu of supported image scaling resolutions appears.
Change the color depth of the session image.