Saving and restoring kvm configuration settings, Preparations for kvm configuration save/load – Adder Technology Switch User Manual
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To select an autoscan mode
. Note: You must be logged-in as the
ADMIN user.
2 Use to highlight ‘Global Preferences’ and press
.
3 Use to highlight ‘Autoscan Mode’.
4 Press
until the required option is displayed: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs or
ALL PCs.
To select an autoscan period
. Note: You must be logged-in as the
ADMIN user.
2 Use to highlight ‘Global Preferences’ and press
.
3 Use to highlight ‘Autoscan Period’.
4 Press
until the required time to view each computer is displayed,
ranging from 2 seconds to 5 minutes.
To define an autoscan list
Note: This stage is required only when the ‘Scan List’ autoscan mode is selected.
. Note: You must be logged-in as the
ADMIN user.
2 Use to highlight ‘Edit Autoscan List’ and press
. A list of all connected
computers will be displayed. Only computers that show a ‘+’ marker to the
right of the menu box will be autoscanned.
3 Select and deselect computers to scan as follows:
• Individual computer - Use and to highlight a computer name,
then press
to apply, or remove, the ‘+’ marker.
• Mark all computers for scanning – Press .
• Unmark all computers – Press .
4 When all settings have been made, press
to save and exit. Press to
return to the ‘Configuration Menu’.
To view autoscan
• At one of the user ports, press
.
Note:
and
are the standard hotkeys and can be
with other devices or software. If you change the hotkeys, remember to use the
new ones in place of
and
when following these instructions.
Saving and restoring KVM configuration settings
The SmartView World can store up to 512 computer names and 16 sets of user
access rights. Particularly in cascaded configurations, manually re-entering all
computer names, port numbers and access rights can be a lengthy process.
Therefore, the SmartView World provides a method to save and, if required,
restore configuration settings using one of its serial ports. Further to this, the
saved file can be opened and edited within a spreadsheet and then restored
back to the SmartView World – a useful way to make multiple setup changes.
Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user for this procedure.
Preparations for KVM configuration save/load
• Log on to the Adder Technology website at www.addertec.com and
download the files XPREAD.EXE and XPWRITE.EXE.
• Connect the serial port on the rear panel of the SmartView World, labelled
‘COM’, to a serial port on your computer using the serial upgrade cable
supplied with the SmartView World. If this is not available then use a
replacement cable that has:
• A 9-way female D-type connector leading to a 9-way male D-type
connector.
• All lines connected straight through (i.e. pin 1 to pin 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3 etc.).
To save KVM configuration settings
1 Run the program XPREAD.EXE on the computer that is connected to the
SmartView’s serial port. Follow the instructions given by the program.
2 Using one of the SmartView World user ports, display the
. Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.
3 Highlight ‘Functions’ and press
.
4 Use to highlight ‘Send Data to RS232 port’ and press
.
5 The SmartView will send the configuration data to your computer. The
XPREAD program will store the data in a file named ‘XPRODATA.CSV’ that
will be created in the same directory where the XPREAD program was
started - Ensure that you have sufficient rights to write to this directory.