Selecting Servers; Soft Switching - Avocent Outlook 180DX Installer/User Manual

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OutLook 180DX Installer/User Guide
Viewing the Status of your Switch System
The status of servers and switches in your system is indicated in the far right
column of the OSCAR Selection screen. The following table describes the
status symbols.
OSCAR Status Symbols
Symbol Description
+ Server connected and powered up.
X Secondary switch connected and powered up.

Selecting Servers

Use the OSCAR Selection screen to select servers. When you select a server, the
OutLook switch reconfigures the keyboard and mouse to the settings for the
selected server.
To select servers:
1. If your servers are ordered by port number in the OSCAR Selection screen,
type the port number of the server you want to see.
—or—
If your servers are ordered by name, type the first letters of the computer
name you wish to select.
—or—
Use the arrow keys or mouse to select a server.
2. Press Enter.

Soft Switching

After you press Print Screen to initially open OSCAR, you can select servers
without displaying OSCAR. This is called a soft switch.
To configure servers for selecting without displaying OSCAR:
1. Press Print Screen then F2 to access the Advanced Menus screen.
2. Highlight Setup - OSCAR and press Enter.
3. For Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the
OSCAR Selection screen is displayed after Print Screen is pressed.
4. Press Enter and then Escape to exit OSCAR.