Multiuser Operation - ATEN KN4164Vl User Manual

KVM over IP Switch User Manual

Multiuser Operation

The KVM over IP switch supports multiuser operation. When multiple users
simultaneously access the switch from client computers, the rules of
precedence that apply are shown in the following table:
Operation
General
Auto Scan Mode
Panel Array Mode
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Each bus is independent. For an explanation of the method
by which users are assigned to buses, see the next section,
Users and Buses. Each user can open his own independent
GUI Main Page.
If a user has invoked Auto Scan Mode (see page 213), and
then another user logs on and gets assigned to the same
bus, at first the new user sees the GUI Main Page – but as
soon as he accesses any port, he automatically enters Auto
Scan Mode (since he is sharing the bus with the original
user).
Any user on the bus can halt Auto Scan Mode by recalling
the GUI Main Page. When this occurs, Auto Scan Mode
stops and all the other users on the bus are switched to the
port that was being accessed when Auto Scan Mode
stopped.
If a user has invoked Panel Array Mode (see page 216),
and then another user logs on and gets assigned to the
same bus at first user, the new user sees the GUI Main
Page – but as soon as he accesses any port, he
automatically enters Panel Array Mode (since he is
sharing the bus with the original user).
Panel Array Mode continues until the original user stops it.
(Administrators can override Panel Array Mode, however.)
Only the user who starts Panel Array Mode can use the
Skip Mode (see page 214), function.
Only the user who starts Panel Array Mode can switch
ports. Other users automatically switch to the ports that
the original user selects. However, if one of the other
users does not have access rights to the port that the
original user switches to, that user will not be able to view
the port.
Individual users can increase or decrease the number of
panels they wish to view in Panel Array Mode; however,
the picture quality may decrease as the number of panels
increases.
Rule