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Adder Port Direct
Adder Port Direct is totally transparent communication system that allows
supporting KVM switches and remote access devices to communicate with each
other. Using the keyboard connections that link each device, Adder Port Direct
allows:
• A controlling device to provide address details of the required port,
the user's name and access rights, mouse calibration and video mode
information.
• A controlled device to confirm the address and other details of the current port.
Such communication simplifies both the configuration and selection of systems,
especially within a complex cascade structure. Adder Port Direct provides
excellent security control to prevent users from accessing systems for which they
do not access rights ('sideways movement') because each unit is fully informed
of each user's precise access rights.
Port/host addressing using Adder Port Direct
When adding new computers to the Hosts list, the option 'Add entry for
unrecognised host' is provided to automatically add new entries if a port is
visited that does not already have a matching host entry. This is a useful option
for simple KVM switch configurations, but should be used with care when
complex cascades of switches are being used as it may lead to more host entries
being added than are strictly necessary.
Additionally, you can specify the port number of the required system using
the same format as if controlling the KVM switch directly. Port numbers MUST
be entered within square brackets and can be specified to a maximum of four
cascaded levels.
Examples
[16] selects port 16 and is equivalent to the hotkey sequence
+CTRL+ALT+–1+6
[4105] selects port 5 on a KVM switch that is cascaded through port group 41
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