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Broadcasting to Servers, To cancel scan mode, To access the Broadcast dialog box

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44 RCM Installer and User Guide To cancel scan mode: 1. Select a server if OSCAR is open. -orMove the mouse or press any key on the keyboard if OSCAR is not open. Scanning will stop at the currently selected server. -orPress Print Screen. The Main dialog box will appear. 2. Click Commands. The Commands dialog box appears. 3. Clear Scan Enable. Broadcasting to Servers The analog user can simultaneously control more than one server in a system to ensure that all selected servers receive identical input. You can choose to broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently. To access the Broadcast dialog box: 1. Press Print Screen. The Main dialog box will appear. 2. Click Setup - Broadcast. The Broadcast dialog box appears. Figure 3.21: Broadcast Dialog Box NOTE: Broadcasting Keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all servers receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the Caps Lock and Num Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the RCM attempts to send keystrokes to the selected servers simultaneously, some servers may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission. NOTE: Broadcasting Mouse Movements - For the mouse to work accurately, all systems must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons) and video resolutions. In addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple systems may have unpredictable results.

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RCM Installer and User Guide
To cancel scan mode:
1.
Select a server if OSCAR is open.
-or-
Move the mouse or press any key on the keyboard if OSCAR is not open.
Scanning will stop at the currently selected server.
-or-
Press
Print Screen.
The Main dialog box will appear.
2.
Click
Commands
. The Commands dialog box appears.
3.
Clear
Scan Enable
.
Broadcasting to Servers
The analog user can simultaneously control more than one server in a system
to ensure that all selected servers receive identical input. You can choose to
broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently.
To access the Broadcast dialog box:
1.
Press
Print Screen
. The Main dialog box will appear.
2.
Click
Setup
-
Broadcast
. The Broadcast dialog box appears.
Figure 3.21: Broadcast Dialog Box
NOTE: Broadcasting Keystrokes -
The keyboard state must be identical for all servers
receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the
Caps Lock
and
Num
Lock
modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the RCM attempts to send keystrokes to
the selected servers simultaneously, some servers may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission.
NOTE: Broadcasting Mouse Movements -
For the mouse to work accurately, all systems
must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons) and video
resolutions. In addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because
these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple
systems may have unpredictable results.