Dell KVM 2321DS User Manual

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Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports

NOTE:

Broadcasting Keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all

devices receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the

and modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the

appliance attempts to send keystrokes to the selected devices simultaneously,

some devices may inhibit and thereby delay the transmission.

NOTE:

Broadcasting Mouse Movements - For the mouse to work accurately, all

systems must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed

icons), and video resolutions. In addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same

place on all screens. Because these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve,

broadcasting mouse activity to multiple systems may have unpredictable results.

To access the Broadcast dialog box:

1 Press

to launch the OSCAR interface. The Main dialog

box appears.

2 Click Setup - Broadcast. The Broadcast dialog box displays.

Figure 3-15. Broadcast Dialog Box

To broadcast to selected devices:

1 From the Broadcast dialog box, select the mouse and/or keyboard

checkboxes for the devices that are to receive the broadcast commands.

Press the up-arrow or down-arrow keys to move the cursor to the target

device. Then press to select the keyboard checkbox and/or

Alt+M>

to select the mouse checkbox. Repeat for additional devices.