G&D DVIMUX8-OSD-USB - Guntermann und Drunck GmbH

Table of contents
Switching to computers by using a serial device ................................................. 19
Connection settings .................................................................................... 19
Switching commands .................................................................................. 19
Messages .................................................................................................... 20
User management ............................................................................................ 21
Overview of the different access levels ............................................................... 21
User or Supervisor login/logout ....................................................................... 22
Login as user or Supervisor ......................................................................... 22
User logout ................................................................................................ 23
Disabling OpenAccess ...................................................................................... 23
Creating or changing user accounts ................................................................... 23
Disabling/Enabling user accounts ............................................................... 24
Changing usernames .................................................................................. 24
Changing the password of user accounts ..................................................... 25
Resetting the default configuration of user accounts ..................................... 26
Assigning configuration rights ..................................................................... 26
Assigning access rights to connected computers .................................................... 27
Editing user profiles ......................................................................................... 28
Selecting computers for automatic access .................................................... 28
Defining select keys .................................................................................... 29
Selecting computers to perform advanced switching functions ...................... 30
Configuration ................................................................................................. 31
Configuring consoles ........................................................................................ 31
Adjusting the time between automatic switchings ........................................ 31
Selecting a keyboard layout for console keyboards ....................................... 32
Configuring screensavers ............................................................................ 32
Configuring the automatic user logout ......................................................... 33
Renaming KVM switches ........................................................................... 34
Configuring information displays ................................................................ 34
Positioning information displays ................................................................. 35
Positioning the On-Screen Display .............................................................. 36
Adjusting the scancode set of PS/2 keyboards ............................................. 36
Adjusting the transparency of the on-screen display ..................................... 37
Opening the On-Screen Display by mouse ................................................... 37
Selecting step keys ...................................................................................... 38
Transmitting keyboard and/or mouse signals to all computers ..................... 39
Configuring the system ..................................................................................... 40
Changing hotkeys or double hotkeys ........................................................... 40
Enabling single or double hotkeys ............................................................... 41
Opening the on-screen display by pressing a key twice ................................. 42
Changing select keys ................................................................................... 42
Changing the mode of »CPU« interfaces ...................................................... 43
Selecting USB keyboard modes ................................................................... 44
Defining signals types of video channels ...................................................... 46
Support of special PS/2 keyboards .............................................................. 47
Resetting the defaults .................................................................................. 47
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