Dell 4161DS - Manual (Page 27)

Basic Operations 27
Selecting devices
Use the Main dialog box to select devices. When you select a device, the appliance reconfigures
the keyboard and mouse to the proper settings for that device.
To select devices:
Double-click the device name, EID or port number.
or
If the display order of your device list is by port (Port button is depressed), type the port number
and press .
or
If the display order of your device list is by name or EID number (Name or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the device or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press .
To select the previous device:
Press
and then . This key combination toggles between the
previous and current connections.
To disconnect the user from a device:
Press and then . This leaves the user in a free state, with no device
selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.
Soft Switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch devices using a hot key sequence. You can soft switch to a
device by pressing and then typing the first few characters of its name or
number. 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 devices for soft switching:
1
Press 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 you press .
4
Click OK.
To soft switch to a device:
1
To select a device, press . If the display order of your device list is by port
(Port button is depressed), type the port number and press .
or
If the display order of your device list is by name or EID number (Name or EID button is
depressed), type the first few characters of the name of the device or the EID number to
establish it as unique and press .
2
To switch back to the previous device, press then .