Osd Main Menu; Switching Ports Via Osd Main Menu; Editing Port Names; Setting Ports As Easy View Ports - Tripp Lite NetController B040-008-19 Owner's Manual

3. Operation
(continued)

3.2 OSD Main Menu

Upon opening the OSD, the OSD Main Menu is the first screen to appear. The OSD Main Menu displays the ports on the KVM installation and allows you
to switch between them. In addition, the OSD Main Menu allows you to edit port names, mark ports as Easy View ports and navigate to other OSD pages.
The following section describes the various features of the OSD Main Menu.
• The Bank Number of the KVM switch being displayed by the OSD Main Menu is shown in the upper-left corner. The Bank Number tells you the position
of the KVM switch whose port you are currently viewing.
• The first column of the OSD Main Page displays the port number of the selected KVM switch, and the second column displays the port name. Each port
name can be given a unique name by using the OSD Main Menu's Edit feature. By default, ports are named as PC01, PC02, PC03, etc.
• Port rows that contain the
Port rows that contain the
rows that contain the icon currently have the consoles focus. If you exit the OSD, this is the port that will be displayed.
• Port rows that do not contain any icons either do not have a computer connected to them, or they have a computer connected to them that is powered off.
3.2.1 Switching Ports via the OSD Main Menu
To switch ports using the OSD Main Menu, highlight a port by using the up and down arrow keys. As the OSD Main Menu only displays 8 ports at a
time, use the [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys to navigate between ports on KVM switches and Daisy-Chained KVM Switches. Once the desired port is
highlighted, press the [Enter] key to access the port and close the OSD.

3.2.2 Editing Port Names

To edit a ports name, highlight it and press the [Insert] key. This will allow you to enter in a port name with a maximum of 16 characters (A – Z, 0 – 9).

3.2.3 Setting Ports as Easy View Ports

Easy View ports give users a more convenient way to choose which ports are accessed during an Auto Scan. The user has the ability to set an Auto Scan to
only access those ports that are marked as Easy View, limiting the scan to only the computers that the user wishes to monitor. By default, all ports on the
installation are set as Easy View ports. To toggle Easy View On/Off, highlight a port and press the [F6] key. A "v" next to the port number indicates it is an
Easy View port.

3.2.4 Exiting the OSD

To exit the OSD, simply press the [Esc] key. Regardless of which OSD screen you are in, pressing the [Esc] key will always exit the OSD.

3.2.5 Logging Out of the KVM Switch

To log out of the KVM Switch, press the [F10] key. This will close the OSD and display the currently selected port and a password prompt. You will not be
able to access the connected computer until you enter the correct password. Once the correct password is entered, the port will be released for use.
Note: Pressing the [F10] key when the Password feature is disabled will still close the OSD and display the currently selected port and password prompt;
however, you can simply press the [Esc] or [Enter] key to release the port for use.

3.2.6 Initiate an Auto Scan

To start an Auto Scan, press the [F2] key while in the OSD, regardless of which OSD screen you are in. Press any key to stop an Auto Scan.

3.2.7 Navigate to the OSD Setup Page

To navigate to the OSD Setup Page from the OSD Main Menu, press the [F1] key. The features of the OSD Setup Page are described in the following
section.
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