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Setting
SET This function sets a time threshold for users on ports whose Operation
OCCUPY Mode has been set to Occupy (see SET OPERATION MODE,
TIMEOUT page 33). If there is no activity from the user occupying the port for the
amount of time set here, the user is timed out and keyboard and
mouse control on the port is released, after which the first user to send
keyboard or mouse input will occupy the port. However, the user
originally connected to the port will still see the port's video output.
Input a value from 1 to 255 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
EDIT PORT To identify which computer is connected to a particular port, each port
NAMES can be assigned a name. This function allows the administrator to
create, modify, or delete port names. To assign a port name:
1. Click the port to be assigned, or use the navigation keys to move
the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].
2. Key in the new port name; or modify/delete the old one. The maxi-
mum number of characters allowed for the port name is 14. Legal
characters include:
*You can enter the port names in either upper or lower case
however the OSD displays the port name only in UPPERCASE.
3. When you have finished editing, press [Enter] to have the change
take effect. To abort the change, press [Esc].
RESTORE This function is used to undo all configuration changes and return to
DEFAULT the original factory default configuration (see OSD Factory Default
VALUES
Settings, page 74)
ports, which are saved.
CLEAR THE This function clears the port name list.
NAME LIST
RESET Use this function to reset the Station IDs when the IDs in the OSD do
STATION IDS not match the physical positions of the Stations in the chain. This can
be due to a new installation or a change in the station positions.
Note: Only the station numbers get updated. Except for the port
names, all administrator settings (such as Set Accessible Ports, Set
Quick View Ports, etc.), for all of the computers affected by the change,
have to be manually redone.
SET Specifies the operating platform of the computer attached to each port.
OPERATING You must configure each port of the installation. For each port, press
SYSTEM the [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices (PC, Mac, or Sun). Repeat
until all the ports have been set, then press [Esc]. The default is PC.
Note: If you are installing a Sun or Mac computer it may not boot when
you run it for the first time unless you first set the correct operating
system for the port it is connected to.
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All alpha characters: A–Z
All numeric characters: 0–9
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except for the Names settings, assigned to the
Function