Soft Switching; Viewing The Status Of Your Dsr Switching System - Avocent DSR Installer/User Manual

18 DSR® Switch Installer/User Guide
NOTE: If OSCAR Authentication has been enabled, an "Authenticating" screen will appear after you select a target
device because the DSR switch is confirming your access to that target device. If you are denied access to the target
device, a message will appear saying that you can not view that particular target device.
To select the previous target device:
Press
Print Screen
previous and current connections.
To disconnect from a target device:
Press
Print Screen
device selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

Soft switching

Soft switching is the ability to switch target devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft
switch to a target device by pressing
name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time and you press the key sequences before
that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface will not display.
To soft switch to a target device:
Press
Print Screen
depressed), type the port number and press
-or-
If the display order of the Main dialog is by name (the Name button is depressed), type the first
few letters of the name of the target device to establish it as unique and press
To switch back to the previous target device, press

Viewing the status of your DSR switching system

The status of target devices in your system is indicated in the far right columns of the Main
dialog box. The following table describes the status symbols.
Table 3.1: OSCAR Interface Status Symbols
Symbol
and then
Backspace
and then (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no target
Alt+0
. If the display order of the Main dialog is by port (the Port button is
Description
(green circle) Target device connected, powered up and the IQ module is online.
Connected target device is powered down or is not operating properly, and the IQ module is
offline.
Connected switch is online.
. This key combination toggles you between the
and then typing the first few characters of its
Print Screen
.
Enter
Print Screen
.
Enter
then .
Backspace