IBM 17351GX User Guide - Page 48

Resetting the keyboard and mouse

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34 Local Console Manager Installation and User's Guide Figure 3.11: User Status window To view current user connections, click Commands > User Status. The User Status window opens. To disconnect a user, complete the following steps: 1. From the User Status window, click the letter that corresponds to the user to disconnect. The Disconnect window opens. 2. Complete one of the following steps: • Click OK to disconnect the user and return to the User Status window. • Click X or press Escape to exit the window without disconnecting a user. If the User Status list has changed since it was last visible, the mouse cursor will turn into an hourglass as the list is automatically updated. No mouse or keyboard input is accepted until the list update is complete. Resetting the keyboard and mouse You can reset the keyboard and mouse by clicking Commands > Device Reset. If the keyboard or mouse is still not responding, you might be able to re-establish operation of these peripheral devices by issuing a Reset command for the mouse and keyboard settings on the target device. The Reset command sends a hot-plug sequence to the target device, which causes the mouse and keyboard settings to be sent to the appliance. With communication re-established between the target device and the appliance, functionality is restored to the user. This function is for Microsoft Windows-based computers only. Resetting the keyboard and mouse on a target device running any other operating system might require that you reboot that target device. To reset the mouse and keyboard values, complete the following steps: 1. Press Print Screen. The Main window opens. 2. Click Commands > Display Versions > CO. Select the CO cable connected to the mouse and keyboard that need to be reset from the list. 3. Click Version > Reset.

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Local Console Manager Installation and User’s Guide
Figure 3.11: User Status window
To view current user connections, click
Commands > User Status
.
The User Status
window opens.
To disconnect a user, complete the following steps:
1.
From the User Status window, click the letter that corresponds to the user to disconnect. The
Disconnect
window opens.
2.
Complete one of the following steps:
Click
OK
to disconnect the user and return to the User Status window.
Click
X
or press Escape to exit the window without disconnecting a user.
If the User Status list has changed since it was last visible, the mouse cursor will turn into an
hourglass as the list is automatically updated. No mouse or keyboard input is accepted until the list
update is complete.
Resetting the keyboard and mouse
You can reset the keyboard and mouse by clicking
Commands > Device Reset
. If the keyboard or
mouse is still not responding, you might be able to re-establish operation of these peripheral
devices by issuing a Reset command for the mouse and keyboard settings on the target device. The
Reset command sends a hot-plug sequence to the target device, which causes the mouse and
keyboard settings to be sent to the appliance. With communication re-established between the
target device and the appliance, functionality is restored to the user. This function is for Microsoft
Windows-based computers only. Resetting the keyboard and mouse on a target device running any
other operating system might require that you reboot that target device.
To reset the mouse and keyboard values, complete the following steps:
1.
Press Print Screen. The Main window opens.
2.
Click
Commands
>
Display Versions > CO
. Select the CO cable connected to the mouse and
keyboard that need to be reset from the list.
3.
Click
Version
>
Reset
.