Target Devices; Connection Modes; Accessing Target Devices - Avocent AMX Switch Serie Guide D'installation

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The ? tab provides access to the OSCAR interface help and displays the software version and name
of the user station.

Target Devices

Target devices attached to the switching system are displayed on the Target tab. You can select a
target device in Shared, Private, Scan or Maintain connection modes. If you have not logged in
successfully to the AMX switching system, the target devices attached to the user station will not
display in the target device list. You can access the target devices by double-clicking on Matrix
System in the list and then logging in again.

Connection modes

Shared
If two or more users need to access the same target device, they can share access to it through the
AMX switch. Sharing allows multiple users to view a target device channel at the same time, but
only one can enter data through the keyboard or mouse at any given time. When the active user
stops all keyboard and mouse activity, another user can take control of the target device.
Private
When you select a target device after clicking the Private radio button, no other user station in the
switching system can switch to that target device. You can take the channel out of Private mode by
switching to another target device or reselecting the same target device in Shared mode.
Scan
In Scan mode, multiple target devices can be monitored in sequence. When keyboard or mouse
activity is detected, scanning stops, allowing users to operate an attached target device. Scanning
will resume when keyboard or mouse activity stops.
Maintain
Use Maintain mode when you wish to remain connected to a target device while rebooting or
maintaining the target device. Once selected in Maintain mode, the target device will not lose
contact with the switch when power to the target device is cycled.
NOTE: Target devices in Maintain mode cannot be shared.

Accessing target devices

Use the Target tab in the OSCAR interface main dialog box to connect to target devices and to
change the access mode. When you connect to a target device, the AMX switch reconfigures the
keyboard and mouse to the appropriate settings for the selected target device.
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