IBM 17352GX User Guide - Page 78

Connecting to a target device, Configuring and starting local virtual media sessions

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62 Global Console Manager Installation and User's Guide Table 4.2: OSCAR interface navigation basics (Continued) Key, key combination, or mouse action Print Screen, Pause Up Arrow or Down Arrow Right Arrow or Left Arrow Page Up or Page Down Home or End Delete Result Start the screen saver immediately and lock the user, if it is password-protected. Move the cursor from line to line in a list. When editing text in a field: Move within the text in the field. All other conditions: Move the cursor from column to column in a list. Page through a list or help window. Move the cursor to the top or bottom of a list. Delete the selected characters in a field or the selected item in the scan list. For more information about scan lists see "Scanning the switching system" on page 78. Connecting to a target device Use the Main window of the OSCAR interface to select a target device to which you want to connect. When you select a target device, the keyboard and mouse are automatically reconfigured to the correct settings for that target device. To select a target device, complete the following steps: 1. Start the OSCAR interface. 2. Use one of the following options in the Main window to select the device: • Double-click the target device name, eID number, or port number. • Type the port number, and press Enter. • Type the first few unique characters of the target device name or eID number, and press Enter. 3. You can toggle between two selected target devices. To select the previously selected target device, press Print Screen and press Backspace. To disconnect from a target device, perform the following step: Press Print Screen and press Alt+0. A Free status flag in the OSCAR interface indicates that the user is not connected to a target device. Configuring and starting local virtual media sessions You can start a virtual media session with a target device through the OSCAR interface only when a USB media device is connected directly to the appliance using a USB port on the appliance.

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Global Console Manager Installation and User’s Guide
Connecting to a target device
Use the Main window of the OSCAR interface to select a target device to which you want to
connect. When you select a target device, the keyboard and mouse are automatically reconfigured
to the correct settings for that target device.
To select a target device, complete the following steps:
1.
Start the OSCAR interface.
2.
Use one of the following options in the Main window to select the device:
Double-click the target device name, eID number, or port number.
Type the port number, and press
Enter
.
Type the first few unique characters of the target device name or eID number, and press
Enter
.
3.
You can toggle between two selected target devices. To select the previously selected target
device, press
Print Screen
and press
Backspace
.
To disconnect from a target device, perform the following step:
Press
Print Screen
and press
Alt
+
0
. A Free status flag in the OSCAR interface indicates that the
user is not connected to a target device.
Configuring and starting local virtual media sessions
You can start a virtual media session with a target device through the OSCAR interface only when
a USB media device is connected directly to the appliance using a USB port on the appliance.
Print Screen, Pause
Start the screen saver immediately and lock the user, if it is
password-protected.
Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Move the cursor from line to line in a list.
Right Arrow or Left Arrow
When editing text in a field: Move within the text in the field.
All other conditions: Move the cursor from column to column in a list.
Page Up or Page Down
Page through a list or help window.
Home or End
Move the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.
Delete
Delete the selected characters in a field or the selected item in the
scan list. For more information about scan lists see “Scanning the
switching system” on page 78.
Table 4.2: OSCAR interface navigation basics (Continued)
Key, key combination, or
mouse action
Result