Keyboard Translation (Autoview 400 Only) - Avocent AutoView 200 Installer/User Manual

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AutoView 200/400 Installer/User Guide
Multiuser operation in a multiple switch system
In a multiple switch system, users will operate in independent access mode.
Both users can simultaneously and independently access any computer
attached to the primary AutoView unit. Similarly, independent access is
possible across the cascaded units as long as each user is accessing a different
secondary unit.
Multiple Switch Access Example
User 1 User 2
Primary Unit
REMOTE LOCAL USER
A C E G
USER
I/O
SETUP
SUN B D F H
100-240V , .1A, 50/60 Hz
E G
Secondary Unit A
REMOTE LOCAL USER
A C E G
USER
I/O
SETUP
SUN B D F H
100-240V , .1A, 50/60 Hz
AA AC AE AG
Figure 4.3: Independent Operation in a Multiple Switch System
User 1 is working on channel G of the secondary unit A. User 2 wants to access channel CG.
Behavior: User 2 can be independently using any computer attached to the primary unit or to
secondary unit C. User 2 cannot independently access any computer attached to secondary unit
A until the first user connects to a computer attached to a different unit.

Keyboard Translation (AutoView 400 only)

The AutoView 400 allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any type
of attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will
need to be remapped in order to provide all of the functions available on the
keyboard native to that platform.
For example, if you access a Sun workstation with a PS/2 keyboard, you will
notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the Stop and Again keys that are
on a true Sun keyboard. But, by turning Scroll Lock on, the F1 and F2 keys on
the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun Stop and Again keys. With Scroll Lock
off, F1 and F2 function normally.
The following table shows the translations for a PS/2 keyboard to a Sun
computer. All mapped functions will only be valid when the Scroll Lock is on.
Secondary Unit C
REMOTE LOCAL USER
USER A C E G
I/O
SETUP
SUN B D F H
100-240V , .1A, 50/60 Hz
CA CC CE CG