CYBEX XP4040 Installer/User Manual page 88

Shared Access
If two or more consoles need to access the same computer, they can 'share'
access to it through the XP4000 Series unit. Sharing means that multiple
consoles can view a computer channel at the same time, but only one can enter
data through the keyboard or mouse at any given moment. As soon as the active
console stops all keyboard and mouse activity, another console can take
control of the computer. The amount of time that a console must be inactive
before another console can take control is user-configurable and may be 1
second or 10 seconds. See Chapter 3, for more details.
Any console, local or secondary, can share access to any computer with any
other console in the system. There is no system limitation on the number of
consoles that can share access at the same time. All consoles in your system
can share access to all computers simultaneously as long as only four users per
unit are actively working.
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Example: User Console 1 is currently using computer B. If a user at Console
2 switches to computer B, he will be able to observe Console 1 at
work. When all keyboard and mouse activity at Console 1 stops,
Console 2 may take control of computer B by simply moving the
mouse or typing on the keyboard. Console 1 is now the observer.
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