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OSCAR Graphical User Interface, Security, Video, users to enter a password before accessing the switch - 8 port kvm switch

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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Either a USB console switch cable or a UCO can be used to connect a server that has USB-based KVM ports. UCO USB console switch cable Figure 1.2: Options for connecting servers that have USB-based KVM ports OSCAR Graphical User Interface The OSCAR interface provides intuitive menus to configure the rack console switch and select servers. Administrators can assign unique names to servers through the interface. See Chapter 3 for more information. Security Administrators can use the OSCAR interface to configure up to four user accounts and require users to enter a password before accessing the switch, restrict access to individual servers, and provide further protection with a screen saver. After a user-defined time, the screen saver mode engages, and access is prohibited until the appropriate password is entered to reactivate the system. Video The rack console switch provides optimal resolutions for analog VGA, SVGA, and XGA video. You can achieve resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 with a 50 foot (15 meter) cable. Table 1.2: Console switch cable resolution and refresh rate Maximum Resolution 720 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 Refresh Rate 70 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 75 Hz Refresh Rate VGA VGA VESA VESA

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Chapter 1: Product Overview
3
Either a USB console switch cable or a UCO can be used to connect a server that has USB-based
KVM ports.
Figure 1.2: Options for connecting servers that have USB-based KVM ports
OSCAR Graphical User Interface
The OSCAR interface provides intuitive menus to configure the rack console switch and select
servers. Administrators can assign unique names to servers through the interface. See Chapter 3 for
more information.
Security
Administrators can use the OSCAR interface to configure up to four user accounts and require
users to enter a password before accessing the switch, restrict access to individual servers, and
provide further protection with a screen saver. After a user-defined time, the screen saver mode
engages, and access is prohibited until the appropriate password is entered to reactivate the system.
Video
The rack console switch provides optimal resolutions for analog VGA, SVGA, and XGA video.
You can achieve resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 with a 50 foot (15 meter) cable.
USB console switch cable
UCO
Table 1.2: Console switch cable resolution and refresh rate
Maximum Resolution
Refresh Rate
Refresh Rate
720 x 400
70 Hz
VGA
640 x 480
60 Hz
VGA
640 x 480
72 Hz
VESA
640 x 480
75 Hz
VESA