Chapter 3: Local Port Operation; Controlling Your System At The Local Port; Viewing And Selecting Ports And Servers - Avocent DSR1021 Installer/User Manual

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3

Controlling Your System at the Local Port

The DSR1021/1022 switch includes a local port on the back panel. You can use this port to connect
a keyboard, monitor and mouse to the switch for direct access. The DSR1021/1022 switch uses the
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OSCAR graphical user interface, which has intuitive menus to configure your system and selected
target devices. Targets can be identified by customizable names.

Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers

Use the Main dialog box to view, configure and control target devices in the DSR1021/1022
switching system. You can view the target devices by name, by port or by the unique Electronic ID
(EID) embedded in each DSRIQ module. When you first open the OSCAR interface, it generates a
port list by default. The Port column indicates the port to which a target device is connected.
To access the OSCAR interface Main dialog box:
Press
Print Screen
Figure 3.1 shows the Main dialog box populated with sample data.
Figure 3.1: Main Dialog Box
Local Port Operation
on the keyboard to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box appears.
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