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Basic Operations
Controlling Your System at the Analog Ports
The Remote Console Switch features user-side keyboard and mouse ports that allow you to
connect a USB or PS/2 keyboard and mouse for direct analog access. The Remote Console
Switch uses the powerful OSCAR
®
interface, which uses intuitive menus to configure your
system and select computers.
Viewing and Selecting Ports and Devices
Use the OSCAR
®
Main dialog box to view, configure and control devices in the Remote
Console Switch system. View your devices by name, port or by the unique Electronic ID number
(EID) embedded in each SIP module. When you launch the OSCAR
®
interface for the first
time, the default port list is the OSCAR
®
interface-generated list.
The Port column indicates the ARI port to which a device is connected. If you cascade a switch
from the main Remote Console Switch, creating another tier, the port numbering displays the
ARI port first, then the switch port to which the device is connected. For example, in Figure 3-1,
devices 06-01, 06-02, 06-03, and 06-04 are connected to switches. The port numbering displays
the ARI port first, then the switch port to which the device is connected. If you cascade a switch
from a Port Expansion Module (PEM), you will also see multiple devices that show up on a
single port.
To access the Main dialog box:
Press <Print Screen> to launch the OSCAR
®
interface. The Main dialog box displays.
