Avocent 2020 - Manual (Page 23)

Chapter 3: Operations 13
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If the display order of your server list is by name or EID number (Name
or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the server or the EID number to estab-
lish it as unique and press
Enter .
To select the previous server:
Press Print Screen and then Backspace . This key combination toggles you between the previous
and current connections.
To disconnect the user from a server:
Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 . This leaves the user in a free state, with no server selected. The
status flag on your desktop displays Free.
Soft switching
Soft switching allows you to switch to a server by simply typing the first few characters of its name or
number. Pressing
Print Screen initiates the soft switch feature. If you have set a Screen Delay Time
and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR interface will not display.
To configure servers for soft switching:
1. Press Print Screen to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog box displays.
2. Click Setup - Menu. The Menu dialog box displays.
3. For Screen Delay Time, type the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog
box is displayed after
Print Screen is pressed. Click OK.
Navigating the OSCAR Interface
This table describes how to navigate the OSCAR interface using the keyboard and mouse.
Table 3.2: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics
This Keystroke Does This
Ctrl-Ctrl, Shift-Shift and/or
Alt-Alt
Activates the OSCAR interface.
Print Screen-Print Screen
Press Print Screen twice to send the Print Screen keystroke to the currently
selected device.
F1 Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.
This Keystroke Does This
Escape
Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the
previous one. In the Main dialog box, it closes the OSCAR interface and returns
to the flag. In a message box, it closes the pop-up box and returns to the current
dialog box.