The Reminder Banner; Routing Status - Lindy MC5-IP KVM User Manual

The reminder banner

As many computer screen layouts can appear very similar, the MC5 provides a
reminder banner option that indicates which computer port you are currently
viewing. The banner is usually displayed at the top of the screen, using blue
lettering and transparent background. You can:
• Move the banner
• Change the banner colours, and/or
• Disable the banner
To move the reminder banner
1 While viewing a computer port, press and hold
Note: The and hotkeys may have been changed. If the combination
fails to work, then please contact the system administrator for details.
2 Press the , , and
position.
To change banner colours or disable the banner
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
• By selecting port using the front panel buttons
If you are not already logged
2 Press to select 'More menus'.
3 Highlight the 'User Preferences' option and press
4 Select the required option:
• To disable the banner – highlight 'Reminder Banner' and press
until 'DISABLED' is shown.
• To change colours – highlight 'Reminder Colour' and press
the desired colour combination is displayed.
5 Press to save the settings. Press
port and view your changes.
and .
keys to move the banner to the required
.
in, do so now.
to select.
twice more to return to the computer

Routing status

On occasions it may be useful to know which computers are being accessed,
in which modes and by whom. The most common reason for this would be if
you were denied access to a computer port and needed to find out if another
user has selected 'Exclusive' access. For this purpose the MC5 provides the very
handy Routing status feature which provides an 'at a glance' view of all current
user connections.
To use the Routing status feature
1 Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways:
• By simultaneously pressing and then releasing
Note: The
combination fails to work, then please contact the system administrator
for details.
• By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or
• By selecting port
If you are not already
2 Press to select 'More menus'.
3 Use or your mouse scroll wheel to highlight the 'Routing status' option.
4 Press or the left mouse button to select. The Routing status screen will
be displayed:
until
Here you can instantly see which computer ports are being accessed and by
whom. The screen will be displayed for ten seconds.
and hotkeys may have been changed. If the
using the front panel buttons
logged in, do so now.
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