Single And Double Mouse Mode; Video Modes - Avocent PS/2 IP User Manual

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While the PS/2 IP-KVM switch works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the

local with the remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations, which may prevent

this synchronization from working properly:

Special Mouse Driver

There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to

desynchronized mouse pointers. If this happens, make sure you do not use a special

vendor-specific mouse driver on your host system

Windows XP Mouse Settings

Windows XP knows a setting named " improve mouse acceleration ", which has to be

deactivated

Active Desktop

If the Active Desktop feature of Microsoft Windows is enabled do not use a plain

background. Instead, use some kind of wallpaper. As an alternative, you could also

disable the Active Desktop completely.

To check the settings, move the mouse pointer on your administration system to the upper

left corner of the Remote Console. Move the mouse pointer slightly forth and back, then. This

will synchronize the mouse. Once done, move the mouse pointer around and observe the

behavior of your remote mouse in accordance to the local one. If the mouse desynchronizes

quickly, one of the settings as mentioned above may not be correct.

4.1.3.5 Single and Double Mouse Mode

The information above applies to the Double Mouse Mode, where remote and local mouse

pointers are visible and need to by synchronize. The PS/2 IP-KVM switch also features

another mode, the Single Mouse Mode, where only the remote mouse pointer is visible.

Activate this mode in the open Remote Console and click into the window area. The local

mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly. To leave this

mode, it is necessary to define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel. Press

this key to free the captured local mouse pointer.

The PS/2 IP-KVM switch recognizes a limited number of common video modes. When

running X11 on the host system, please do not use any custom mode lines with special video

modes. If you do, the PS/2 IP-KVM switch may not be able to detect them. We recommend

using any of the standard VESA video modes, instead

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