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Figure 5-14. Encoding
Allows to adjust both compression ratio and the color depth separately.
Depending on the selected compression ratio the data packets between
the IP-KVM switch and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to
save network bandwidth. Since high compression ratios are very time
consuming, they should not be used while several users are accessing the
IP-KVM switch simultaneously.
The standard color depth is 8 Bit (256 colors). The other color depths are
intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster
transmission of packets. Therefore compression level 0 (no compression)
uses only 16 Bit color depth. At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit (16 colors) and
2 Bit (4 gray scales) are recommended for typical desktop interfaces.
Photo-like pictures have best results with 4 Bit (16 gray scales). 1 Bit color
depth (black/white) should only be used for extremely slow network
connections.
5.4.2 Remote Console Status Line
Status line
Shows both console and the connection state. The size of the remote screen
is displayed. Figure 5-15 was taken from a Remote Console with a resolution
of 800x600 pixels. The value in brackets describes the connection to the
Remote Console. “Norm” means a standard connection without encryption,
“SSL” means a secure connection.