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

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Controlling Your System at the Local Port

The DSR2035/8035 switch includes a local port on the back. This port enables you to connect a
keyboard, monitor and mouse to the switch for direct access. The DSR2035/8035 switch uses the
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OSCAR graphical user interface, which has intuitive menus to configure your system and select
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 DSR2035/8035
switching system. You may view the target devices by name, port or by the unique Electronic ID
(EID) embedded in each DSRIQ module. You will see an OSCAR interface-generated port list by
default when you first launch the OSCAR interface.
The Port column indicates the port to which a target device is connected.
To access the OSCAR interface Main dialog box:
Press
Print Screen
Local Port Operation
to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box will appear.
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