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To do this, hold down the central button or wheel button and click the right hand button. Hold down centre button ( ). Press and release left hand button ( ) to launch the on-screen menu When the menu is first called up, a set of default names will be listed. You will probably want to change these names to suit your computers (see section 3.5). When you launch the on-screen menu you will see a screen similar to that shown below. LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use Page 47 To connect to a computer, place the menu bar over the computer name using a combination of the up and down cursor keys and the page up / page down keys. You may also use the wheel on a wheel mouse to move the menu bar up and down if you have enabled mouse control (see section 3.6.8). LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use Page 48 To select the computer with SHARED access press: e f or When a computer is selected in SHARED mode, the computer’s video picture will be displayed on all the KVM consoles that are connected to that computer. Only one user will have control of the computer’s keyboard and mouse at any one time. If no keyboard or mouse activity has been detected for the timeout period (see section 3.6.13) then other KVM consoles may gain control. To select the computer with EXCLUSIVE access press: je jf or When a computer is selected in EXCLUSIVE mode, the computer’s video picture will only be displayed on the KVM console that has exclusive access. Other KVM consoles will not be able to access the computer or view its video until the exclusive user has selected another computer or logged out. This mode prevents other KVM consoles from using the computer and so should be used with care. To select the computer with VIDEO ONLY access press: be bf or When a computer is selected in VIDEO ONLY mode, the computer’s video picture will be displayed on the KVM console’s monitor but the keyboard and mouse will not control the computer. The “VIDEO ONLY” message will be displayed under the confirmation banner if this has been enabled. LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use Page 49 You may also use a 3-button mouse or wheel mouse to select a computer if you have enabled mouse control (see section 3.6.8). To select a computer in SHARED mode use the left hand mouse button ( ) whilst the menu bar is positioned above the required computer name. To escape without selecting a new computer use the right hand mouse button. To select a computer in EXCLUSIVE mode, use the left hand mouse button together with the SHIFT key on the keyboard. To select a computer in VIDEO ONLY mode use the left hand mouse button together with the CTRL key on the keyboard. If you have many connected computers then you can do an alphabetic search of the list of computer names by pressing F3 and then entering the name that you want to find. When you select a computer the LINDY CPU Switch will briefly confirm the computer that has been selected by displaying a message. There may be situations where the selected computer cannot be accessed and in this case the LINDY CPU Switch will display an error message and wait for the user to press ESC before continuing. The LINDY CPU Switch may not be able to connect due to the following reasons: The requested port is being accessed exclusively by another user. There are no free cascade links available. The requested port does not exist. LINDY CPU Switch confirms a successful connection LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use Page 50 LINDY CPU Switch indicates an unsuccessful connection 4.11 The reminder banner Normally the LINDY CPU Switch will display a discreet computer name reminder banner that reminds you which computer you are connected to. This banner will normally appear at the top of the screen in a central location and may optionally be disabled (see section 4.12.2). Many computer screens can look very similar and so this banner serves as a useful reminder of which computer you are working on. The colour and transparency of the banner can be selected to make it as discreet as possible. It may also be moved around the screen in any direction by using the ‘HOTKEYs’ together with the cursor keys. For example to move the banner up the screen (assuming the default CTRL + ALT hotkeys) use: baw The computer name banner is also used to tell you that another user is using the computer that you are currently connected to. Whist the other user has control of the computer you will see the message "Video Only" below the computer name banner. LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform Installation and Use Page 51 4.12 Setting the USER PREFERENCES TheUSER PREFERENCES are system operating parameters that are independently selectable for each user. From the main menu press F1forMORE MENUS. Use the cursor keys to position the menu bar over USER PREFERENCES PressENTERorRETURN to view the preferences. Use the cursor keys to place the menu bar over the required option and then use SP...

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