Broadcasting To Servers; Broadcasting Keystrokes; Broadcasting Mouse Movements; Accessing The Broadcast Dialog Box - HP 262586-B21 - IP Console Switch 3x1x16 KVM User Manual

6. Click OK to save settings.

Broadcasting to Servers

Analog users can simultaneously control more than one server in a system to be
sure that all selected servers receive identical input. For each server receiving the
broadcast, you can choose to broadcast keystrokes and mouse movements
independently.

Broadcasting Keystrokes

The keyboard statistics 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 HP IP Console Switch
attempts to send keystrokes to the selected servers simultaneously, some servers
can inhibit and thereby delay the transmission.

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 can have unpredictable results.

Accessing the Broadcast Dialog Box

From the Main dialog box ("Accessing the Main Dialog Box" on page 45), click
Setup>Broadcast. The Broadcast dialog box is displayed.
-or-
Click X to exit, or press the Esc key to exit without saving settings.
NOTE: Changes made to the position flag are not saved until you click
OK in the Flag dialog box ("Accessing the Flag Dialog Box" on page
56).
NOTE: During broadcast, any users connected to a broadcast server
will be disconnected and unable to access any servers.
NOTE: You can broadcast to only one server per Expansion Module
("Installing the Expansion Module" on page 21) connection.
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